Once Izumi and Yeong returned to Jigoku, the guards were acting weird.
“You need to come with us…” one of the guards said, pointing his spear at Izumi.
Yeong stepped back making Izumi go behind him.
“He is my friend. I will not hand him over.” Yeong said.
Yeong flew off hold Izumi leaving the gate. The guard did not follow but waited for them to be back.
“We can’t get in.” Izumi said “maybe… if we go around…”
Izumi walked away from the entrance and tried to walk in from the bushes. There was a force field around the land so that didn’t work.
“There is a small entrance at the top. The guards are trying to fix it but it takes some time. We can get in through there.” Yeong said.
Yeong flew up with Izumi and entered through the hole. Once they got in Yeong took his tunic and wrapped it around Izumi to hide his glowing heart. Once they got to their home they saw Yua once more.
“Dear brother welcome home. I see you’ve brought the prince of Tenshi.” Yua said.
“Get out of our house. If you dare lay a finger on him I swear I will rip you to shreds before you see hell in me.” Yeong threaten
Yua walked out casually.
“I see you don’t want the promised child that you know that was with-stowed upon you.” Yua said looking at a child wrapped in blankets.
“Wait. What child?” Izumi asked.
“Hiroki’s child.” Yua said. “People have already heard that Hiroki is dead. His wife committed suicide shortly after. Giving me her baby and telling me to give him to you guys.”
“Ren?” Izumi remembered the name.
“He is only two months old.” Yeong said “how will we take care of him?”
“You’ll have to figure it out yourself.” Yua said leaving and taking off into the night.
Ren started crying and moving. Izumi picked him up and cradled him.
“We need something to feed this child.” Izumi said while Ren calmed down from crying.
The next day Yeong and Izumi heard crying from Ren and woke immediately and rushed by his side.
“He is hungry. What can we feed him?” Yeong asked.
“If the medicine doctor is still here, maybe we could ask for something that might help us if Ren.” Izumi said.
“Ok let’s go” Yeong said “but first we need to make a few adjustments…”
Yeong had a long fabric and wrapped Ren in it and tied it to Izumi.
“I don’t see the light shimmering so you should be fine.” Yeong said.
The three left and went back to Itsuki.
“Nice seeing you boys again after 4months being here. I see you guys got yourself a child, possibly married too?” Itsuki said, chuckling.
“This Ren he is only 4 months old. We aren’t women so we can’t give the same nurturing as they do. What can we do?” Izumi said.
“It seems you have more than one type of bad luck. You have, in fact three.” Itsuki said.
“Three?” Yeong said.
“The baby, conjoinment, and an unnameable curse.” Itsuki said.
“Our priority is this child. What can we feed it?” Izumi ske,
“I will give you this spell for children, use wisely. If you need more help come anytime.” Itsuki said waving bye to them.
Izumi and Yeong left with the baby and a book. Yeong starts reading and suddenly Ren starts crying.
“Why is he crying?” Yeong asked.
“He is probably hungry. Let’s hurry home” Izumi responded.
They hurried home and Yeong found the page for feeding the baby. He casted the spell and a milk bottle with milk inside came falling. Yeong caught it and grabbed the baby and started feeding him.
“Now I have to protect two.” Yeong said
“What can we do about this?” Izumi said, lifting his hand a little and pouting the bonded necklaces.
“I know a way…” Yeong said, looking away from Izumi.
“How do you unhook it?” Izumi asked
“It’s not an accurate statement but it might work…” Yeong said
“ it’s better than nothing.” Replied Izumi “so what needed?”
“Uh… we need… an enchanted ring and a strand of hair from each other.” Yeong said lying.
Izumi gave his ring and pulled one hair and Yeong pulled his hair too. Yeong pointed his fingers at the pieces and faked everything.
“Well sorry looked like it didn’t work.” Yeong said
“It's ok, we'll just go find a book about it.” Izumi said cheerfully.
Yeong looked at Ren and then at Izumi. Soon Ren finished the milk and fell fast asleep.
“He’s finally asleep. Let’s go” Izumi said.
Yeong put Ren on their bed and created a silent bubble and went to the kitchen.
“I’ll make something so just wait.” Izumi said to fix some stuff to eat.
“I’ll find some other things in this book.” Yeong said.
Yeong read and Izumi made food. They sat down having their first meal together.
“Thank you, it was delicious,” Yeong said.
Izumi washed the bowls and Yeong still kept reading.
They soon went to the bed and laid there in silence.
“Yeong..” Izumi said
“Yes?” Yeong replied.
“Why are you not affected by my heart?” Izumi asked.
“You want to know the truth?” Yeong asked.
“The complete truth.” Izumi said, looking straight at Yeong.
“I am being affected by it…” Yeong said. “ There is something that holds me from doing anything.”
“What holds you back? You can easily kill me and be the ruler of this world.” Izumi said.
“What holds me from killing you, is you…” Yeong said
Izumi was silent and he didn’t know what to say.
“Why would I hold you back? Because I’m your friend? Or what?” Izumi said.
“No that’s not…” Yeong said pausing.
Izumi got up and took Yeong’s hand and held it near his neck.
“You don’t have a reason to kill me than kill me.” Izumi said.
Yeong was not surprised by his actions for what happened to Hisao months ago.
“Umi…”Yeong said
“Do it!” Izumi shouted.
“No!” Yeong said
Yeong moved Ren with his hand on the floor with a cushioned blanket and then turned Izumi to the bed. Izumi looked up at Yeong and closed his eyes.
“Go ahead… kill me.” Izumi said, turning his head to the side.
Yeong moved his hand and hugged Izumi. He brought him up and hugged him tighter.
“Just kill me if I’m that valuable.” Izumi said, crying and struggling to get free from his grip.
Yeong held on until he stopped struggling. Then Izumi fell asleep.
“I can’t because you're valuable to me, not the scroll running in your veins.
Yeong carefully put Izumi down and brought the baby back on the bed and slept.
The next morning Izumi woke up and didn’t remember when he got in the bed.
“Yeo.” Izumi called. “Yeong.”
Izumi looked and saw he was dead along with Ren.
“No” Izumi said “No”
Izumi grabbed Yeong and Ren hooding them closely. What happened to them Izumi did not know.
“Yeong please…” Izumi said, crying.
The necklace wasn’t there anymore but instead on his neck once more.
Izumi got up and left the house. They walked around and saw everyone dead on the streets.
“What happened?” Izumi said.
He went to Itsuki's store and rummaged around trying to find a revival spell.
“Bring back book” Izumi repeated
He found a book but it wasn’t for being back, people only talk to their souls. Izumi took the book and left to go back to his house.
“It’s in ancient Jigoku language…” Izumi said “lucky I can read some”
He held his hand out and focused on the spell. Suddenly a sound came ringing in his ears.
“Umi.” Yeong soul said.
“Yeo!” Izumi said “what happened?”
“It’s not real…” Yeong said “none of it is”
Yeong’s soul left his head and Izumi reappeared after what Yeong said.
“If none of it is real then why am I here?” Izumi questioned himself.
He went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, he impaled himself and suddenly he fell to the floor. A loud sound ringed and he was woken up by Yeong.
“Izumi you have to get up.” Yeong said.
Yeong grabbed Ren and got out of the house.
“What happened?” Izumi said.
“Something possessed you last night.” Yeong said “it was something inside our home. It was trying to possess me to kill you.”
“How did you escape?” Izumi asked.
“My will.” Yeong replied
“This creature is not like others we’ve fought. They only bring up the most sad or angered emotions in you. That's why you got possessed.” Yeong said
“You didn’t have… emotions like that?” Izumi asked
“I don’t regret anything but one.” Yeong said.
Finally after sometime Yeong got a glimpse of the creature.
“It's a demon.” Yeong said “it’s here for you Izumi”
Yeong flew upwards and Izumi flew away fast. Ren started crying and Izumi stopped.
“He is hungry.” Yeong said
“Did you bring the book?” Izumi asked
“I memorized it.” Yeong said.
He gave Ren the milk and they started off again. Soon afterwards, they met Cuojue.
“I had to stop and sleep that’s why I’m late” Cuojue said
“For now we need to get away.” Izumi said
Yeong and Izumi climbed on his furry back once more and they flew off…
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