Chapter 1 – Ring out wild bells

On a pleasant evening at a well-established diner, a father, wife and his two daughter started dining after long waiting for someone who have to show up yet. After fifteen minutes into their meal, he barged in.

“….Hi~!”

“Kai, you’re late.”

“Sorry, sorry I was a bit busy with classes.”

“We went ahead and ordered without you… if it’s alright.”  Said mother with a slightly worried look in her face.

“Yeah…. Yeah, it’s fine.”

Kai sat down on an empty seat beside his father. Food already ordered even for Kai. With no one talking to each other, a silent and an awkward dinner proceeded.

“Pstt….” Called one from two of the sisters for Kai.

“Yes?” answered Kai, Leaning towards her.

“So? The exams…. Tomorrow?”

“Um…. Yeah~! That’ the issue, I won’t be par—“

“Be keep quiet while having a meal.” Said the eldest sister, shushing them both.

“Reina, it is alright to have a light conversation in mid—“

“You too, father maintain your silence.”

Father nodded as he eyeballed mother and went ahead with the meal.

“….”

*BURP

Kai let out a seemingly huge burp, making Nagisa and mother to giggle whilst the eldest sister, Reina remarking it ‘disgusting’. Father followed his son and let out a huge burp making other to laugh a bit louder and Reina making a face filled with disgust.

The silent and awkward dinner went ahead with a much lighter mood than before as the night sky hit.

***

In 1978, undisclosed location –

As evening the sun set around 7p.m. two people, wearing cartonería masks and suits stood up on a roof of a building glancing right down at the alleyway by the building waiting for someone or something.

“It has been seven whole years, are you preparing for ‘Merry-Go-Round’, January?”

“….Phew….” letting out an audible sigh, January ignored his partner.

“Ugh…” *sigh “pfpfpf…..when will it come…? When will it come? ~”

A young girl about 18yrs old screamed right down from the alleyway they were staking out at. A Black shadow, humanoid yet with a monstrous appearance confronted her. It approached her with a slow movement and a screeching noise.

“Finally, it’s here!”

January jumped towards the alleyway and landed behind the black figure – Dona. March (The partner) followed him and landed next to him. Lured by sound of them landing, the Dona dashed towards them at an alarming speed.

January ran deeper into the alleyway luring Dona inward, while March rushed near the young women to her aid.

The Dona had cornered January. It approached him slowly taking it’s time like a tiger ready to pounce. With the behavior of an animal it also had thinking pattern of an animal. It didn’t notice that January was just a bait to lure it in while main attack will be landed from March at any given moment.

 March attacked that Dona from behind using a heavy rock the size of a dining table conjured from his right arm. That strike landed directly unto Dona’s back making it immobile. Dona laid on ground screeching in pain, a cry annoying to anyone who hears them.

January pinned the Dona with his leg down to the ground cutting off its chance to escape; Dona kept on screeching in a muffled tone since his leg was on its throat. All of sudden smoke started to come from his foot as if his soles were on fire and the Dona started burning up.

 “Fuhaha…. And then tis was gone.” Said March enjoying his victory lap.

“Yeah, ye, don’t let your guard down yet.”

“T-thank you…” The women approached them with a sigh of relief and gratitude.

“Who you might b—?”

Just as the woman who they saved were about to thank them, 20 Donas appeared on either of their sides. These Donas were attracted as the response to the screeching noise of the previous Dona’s cry for help. The carcass of the Dona they killed began to heal and it stood up as if the wounds inflicted were nothing.

“W-w-wHAT!!!!” screamed the women as she stuck herself to the walls of a building in a delusion of safety.

“DO SOMETHING!!! DO SOMETHING!!!” Cried the young women before she lost her consciousness in fear.

“Senior, you should have finished it first, Senior? Finished it first…~” Said March with a mocking tone.

“So anyway I take ten you take ten, Senior.”

“Idiot, there is 20 for each.”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s get this over with in an instant.”

Said March with a grin that could even be seen beneath the mask. They both dashed opposite towards the heard of Donas facing them.

The End.