Warning: This story contains violence, blood, gore and inappropriate language.

PROLOGUE:

A SECOND CHANCE

INT. TOKYO-MORNING

(A fourteen year old boy is walking down the street, on his way to school. Headphones strapped over his head and a duffle bag at his side. He has long dark hair and a black eye. His headphones are playing Heavy Metal at the highest volume setting. He is looking down at the ground as he walks forward, not paying attention to the world around him. He doesn’t want to be a part of this world and has therefore escaped into his own fantasy. Earlier that morning he woke up for school, just like any other day.)

INT. THE BOY’S ROOM

(The boy sits up from his bed and shuts off his annoying alarm. He rubs his eyes and then walks out of his room and goes into the bathroom. He eventually finishes getting ready and leaves the bathroom, going to his room to get changed. His little brother, who is 7 years old walks into the bathroom, behind him, still half asleep.)

Little brother: Good morning, Yoshiro!

Yoshiro: Morning, Jiro.

(Yoshiro ruffles Jiro’s hair, as he walks by. Yoshiro walks into his room and gets dressed in his school uniform. He gathers up his text books and puts them into his duffle bag. He hears yelling, outside his room and hurries out to see what could be wrong. Much to his anger he sees his father yelling at his little brother, as usual. His father is holding, his brother’s report card.)

Father: Jiro, you need to get your grades up! You don’t have a single A and most of your grades are D’s and C’s!

Jiro: I’m trying, but I don’t understand it! You won’t help me!

Father: Don’t talk back, Jiro! This is your own fault! Don’t blame others for your shortcomings! Maybe, if you spent less time playing with those stupid dolls and more time studying, you would do better!

(Tears pour out of Jiro’s eyes.)

Father: Knock it off!

(Yoshiro grabs his dad’s shoulder and turns him around.)

Yoshiro: Dad, stop, he’s trying. Maybe, if you’d help him, once in a while…

Father: Was I talking to you, Yoshiro? This conversation had nothing to do with you.

Yoshiro: Dad, you’re making him cry! He’s only seven!

(Suddenly, Yoshiro falls to the ground, feeling the pain of his father’s fist against his eye.)

Father: Get up and get to school, now.

(Jiro tries to hold back his tears, as Yoshiro gets up and, angrily, walks past his father. You’d think he would’ve known better than to talk back to his father, as this was not the first time his father had hit him. But, he cares far too much for his brother and didn’t think about his well-being at the time. As he walks down stairs he sees many empty beer bottles, lying around to his dad’s favorite chair. Tears fill up the bottom of his eyes, but he rubs his eyes and exits his house. He pulls his CD player out of his duffle bag and puts on his headphones. He makes his way down the street, hoping that his brother doesn’t suffer the same punishment he had to endure. Suddenly, on the nearby bridge above him, a group of thugs begin a small gang war.)

Thug: I’ll teach you to mess with me, you son of a bitch!

(The thugs pull out guns and begin firing at one another. They run across the bridge and make their way down to the streets, Yoshiro is walking along. Yoshiro notices none of this, over his headphones. One of the thugs runs up behind Yoshiro, as another thug is chasing after him, firing at him. He quickly dives to the side and a stray bullet pierces the back of Yoshiro’s skull. The bullet passes through the other side and he falls forward, dying. The thugs continue on, as if nothing had happened. Just before blacking out Yoshiro pictures his brother, the one person he had to live for.)

CHAPTER 23:

 

 

EXT. THE RESORT-MORNING

 

(Jiro and Takao are skiing down the slopes, happier than ever. They keep falling, considering they have no experience, but they are still happier than ever.)

INT. THE RESORT-EVENING

 

(Jiro and Takao enter their room and take off their jackets, throwing them on the floor. They are laughing and talking, having the most fun they’ve had in a while. Jiro walks over to his bed and collapses onto it. Takao does the same, but on his own bed.)

Jiro: Man that was sick. I haven’t had this much fun in a long time!

 

Takao: You got that right! I’ve wanted to go skiing for a long ass time, ever since I was just a little kid! Finally, I can say that I did.

 

Jiro: What made you want to go skiing?

 

Takao: Nothing special, really. I just didn’t have the best home life. I didn’t have a lot of fun growing up and I saw a brochure for this place, actually. I thought it looked amazing and peaceful. It was something that I figured would help make me happy. How about you? Why’d you want to come here?

 

Jiro: …I’ve wanted to go ever since I was six. My brother wanted to go and he was going to take me with him. It was like a dream come true. I always looked up to my brother, he was a good and caring person.

 

(Takao lies there in silence, wondering what Jiro will say next.)

Jiro: But, my dad never wanted to take us. He was always too busy… or too drunk. Of course, we could’ve gone when we got older and we didn’t need out father, but… my brother’s dead.

 

(A lone tear makes its way down Jiro’s right cheek.)

Jiro: He died when I was seven. The last time I saw him…

 

(Jiro clears his throat.)

Jiro: My dad was yelling at me about my grades. My brother, Yoshiro, I called him Yoshi sometimes, tried to defend me.

 

(Jiro’s face soon becomes drenched in his tears.)

Jiro: My dad gave him a black eye for defending me, goddammit! If I had only tried harder in school, if I had only done better, it wouldn’t have happened. He left for school, he and my father both angry at each other, and it was my f***ing fault! He was shot by some random asshole, mixed up in a stupid gang fight. My dad was already depressed over my mom’s death, but this only made his life worse. He spiraled into depression and two years later he put a bullet in his brain! He couldn’t handle the death of his son, too. So, I went and moved in with my aunt. I studied harder and started getting good grades…

 

(Jiro sits up at the edge of his bed and lets his tears pour onto the floorboards, as he chokes up his words.)

Jiro: Goddammit! If I had just tried harder! If I hadn’t been so f***ing lazy! Yoshi wouldn’t have gotten into a fight with my dad, he wouldn’t have left late for school, or upset! He wouldn’t have died and my father wouldn’t have taken his own life!

 

(Jiro claps both of his hands to his face, crying into his hands.)

Takao: …It’s not your fault. You shouldn’t blame yourself and I’m sure they don’t blame you, either. There’s no way you could’ve known what would happen.

 

Jiro: …Yoshi died thinking that our father hated him. I did that, it’s my fault. Nothing I do can ever make up for what happened.

 

(Jiro lies back down and turns away from Takao, still crying. But, what Jiro doesn’t see is that Takao's cheeks are plagued with his own tears, as well.)

Omigosh. So sad...

I wonder what would happen if Takao told Jiro that he is actually his dead brother...?

>;o

This made me want to cry . Dammit Ertyx !!!

This made me want to cry . Dammit Ertyx !!!

 

Good! That was my goal! ;p

CHAPTER 24:

 

 

INT. THE RESORT-MORNING

 

(Jiro is silently lying in his bed, tears slowly pouring out of his eyes. Takao walks into the room, holding bags of food, ready to begin breakfast. Jiro quickly rubs his face with his arm, trying to get rid of his tears.)

Takao: I got us some breakfast sandwiches. I’m not really much of a cook, so I figured this would be the best plan! Hahaha!

 

(Jiro sits up, after wiping all of his tears away.)

Jiro: Sounds good. Thanks.

 

INT. THE RESORT

 

(Jiro and Takao are now sitting at the table, eating their breakfast, in silence.)

Jiro: …Thank you.

 

(Takao stops eating and looks at Jiro, confused.)

Jiro: Thank you, for being my friend and… thank you for hearing me out, last night. I haven’t told any of my friends, not even Yuriko, about my family problems.

 

Takao: Not a problem, man. I just hope that it helped you to get it off your chest.

 

Jiro: …A little bit. I just don’t feel like they’d understand. You remind me of my brother and it makes it easier to tell you these things.

 

(Takao smiles and then continues to eat.)

INT. GRAVEYARD-AFTERNOON

 

(Takao and Jiro are standing at a graveyard, staring at two graves. One of them says Yoshiro Shinto and the other says Taro Shinto. Jiro is staring at the graves, seemingly detached from reality. Takao puts his hand on Jiro’s shoulder.)

Takao: It sucks, I know. I lost my brother as well. But, I can assure you that you’ll see him again.

 

Jiro: I hope not. I’m not sure I can face him after what I did.

 

Takao: You didn’t do anything to be ashamed of. If your brother is as good a person as you say he is then he would never blame you.

 

(Takao takes his hand off of Jiro’s shoulder and stands there, staring at the graves with him.)

INT. JIRO’S APARTMENT-AFTERNOON

 

(Jiro enters his apartment and walks over to the couch. He picks up his phone and opens it up, checking his texts. His eyes widen and he rushes out the door.)

EXT. YURIKO’S APARTMENT

 

(Jiro knocks on the door. Yuriko opens the door and glares at Jiro. She quickly slams the door, but Jiro catches it and pushes against her, trying to keep the door open.)

Jiro: Yuriko, listen to me! I’m sorry I missed the dinner with your parents! I thought it was next weekend!

 

(Yuriko lets go of the door, causing Jiro to stumble forward. Jiro catches his balance, only to stand up and take a slap to the face.)

Yuriko: Are you f***ing kidding me, Jiro?!?! You blow off meeting my parents, with no explanation until two days later and your only excuse is you mixed up the date?!?!

 

Jiro: I’m sorry! I have a lot on my plate, okay! I wouldn’t have done that on purpose, you know that!

 

Yuriko: What was so important that you couldn’t even answer my texts, huh?!?! Do you realize how disappointed I was, how worried I was?! You just f***ing disappeared on me!

 

Jiro: I went to Echigo Yuzawa with Takao. We were going skiing for the weekend.

 

Yuriko: And you didn’t think to tell your f***ing girlfriend?!?! What the hell is up with you, lately?!?!

 

Jiro: I just needed some time to hang out with my friend.

 

Yuriko: You didn’t think that you could just tell me that, or I don’t know, move it to NEXT weekend, considering that we’ve had this planned since summer?!?!

 

Jiro: I don’t know what you want me to say! I screwed up, okay! I make mistakes!

 

Yuriko: That is no excuse, Jiro! Everyone makes mistakes, but people are supposed to learn from their mistakes! You’ve been making mistake after mistake, lately! I can’t just sit around like a goddamn fool, waiting for you to just learn!

 

Jiro: …What are you saying?

 

Yuriko: I would hope that you could figure that out on your own! We’re done, Jiro. It’s over!

 

(Yuriko slams the door shut. She turns around, leans against the door and slides down to the floor. She bursts into tears and hides her face in her knees. Outside, Jiro stands there, dumbfounded. His knees wobble out from under him and he drops to the ground. He leans up against the wall and bangs the back of his head off of the wall, multiple times. Yuriko hears it, but ignores the sounds, bawling into her knees.)

INT. TAKAO’S APARTMENT

 

(Takao enters his apartment, only to find Ronin watching his TV.)

Ronin: Hey, buddy! Where have you been?

 

Takao: I was on a ski trip with my brother.

 

Ronin: Aw, how nice.

 

(Takao plops down on the couch and disappears, leaving behind Yoshiro. Yoshiro lays his head back and soon falls asleep. Ronin continues to watch the TV, laughing like an idiot. He soon looks over at Yoshiro, hearing his loud snoring. He squints at Yoshiro, confused. He slowly stands up, still staring at Yoshiro.)

Ronin: Yoshiro.

 

(Yoshiro continues to snore.)

Ronin: Yoshiro!

(Yoshiro stays asleep, much to Ronin’s annoyance. Ronin punches Yoshiro in the face, quickly waking him up.)

Yoshiro: What the hell, man?! I was enjoying that nap!

 

Ronin: Exactly, you idiot! We’re souls, we don’t sleep! How much have you been using your fake body?!?!

 

Yoshiro: I don’t know, a lot, I guess?

 

Ronin: You fool! Your soul is beginning to transform into a normal human! You’ve been using your fake body too much!

 

Yoshiro: So? What’s the big deal if I turn back into a human? Unlike you, I want to be human, again.

 

Ronin: Use your brain a little bit, you idiot! If you become a human, you will lose the Fire Tear’s abilities and you won’t be able to wield the glove or any of our Soul Weapons! Just because you become a human, doesn’t mean that the demons will stop chasing you! Your soul belongs in Hell and if you can’t fight back or even SEE them, for that matter, then it will only make their job easier!

;O Takao is becoming a human...

Is he gonna become a human to stay with his brother and face the danger of going back to Hell?

So many questions.

Awesomeness

Moar!!! Quota dammit ! U KNOW DRILL !!

Moar!!! Quota dammit ! U KNOW DRILL !!

 

Same here. lol

CHAPTER 25:

 

Well, guys we're slowly reaching the climax. Not long until the end of the story!

 

 

Yoshiro: Dammit, why didn’t you tell me this before?!

 

Ronin: I didn’t think I’d have to. It’s not my job to babysit you, you know.

 

(Yoshiro looks away, as if thinking about what to do. Suddenly, a demon phases through the wall and tackles Yoshiro. The demon passes through the wall, but Yoshiro collides with the wall, as if he were in a physical body. The demon’s arm phases through the other side of the wall and clutches Yoshiro’s head, attempting to send him back to Hell. Ronin rushes up and kicks the demon’s arm, breaking in. The demon’s hand falls limp and phases back through the wall. Ronin leaps through the wall, ready to fight the demon. Yoshiro gets up and slowly reaches for the wall. His hand passes through, reassuring himself that he is still indeed a soul. He rushes through to the outer hallway and sees Ronin sending the demon back to Hell. Another demon tries to catch Ronin off guard, but Ronin turns around and kicks him in the face. Yoshiro leaps at the demon and sends him back to Hell. Another two demons rush through the hallway, attempting to box them in. Yoshiro turns and slings a fireball at the demon’s face, blurring his vision and melting his face. Ronin turns and grabs the other demon by his face, smashing him into the ground. Ronin stomps on his head, sending him through the ground and down to the 1^st floor. Ronin phases through the floor, giving chase to his prey. Yoshiro sends his opponent back to Hell and then tries to phase through the ground, but his human transformation begins to act up and he just ends up stomping the ground with his foot. He stands there a moment, a bit annoyed.)

INT. APARTMENT ELEVATOR

 

(Yoshiro is standing in the elevator, waiting to get down and help Ronin. The elevator music helps him pass the time.)

INT. 1^st FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING

 

(Ronin is beating the shit out of the demon, crushing the many parts of his body, faster than he can regenerate.)

INT. APARTMENT ELEVATOR

 

(Yoshiro has started whistling, as the elevator music is not enough to pass the time.)

INT. 1^st FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING

 

(Ronin slams the demon into the ground, as the living people just walk on by, completely clueless as to what’s going on. Ronin sends the demon to Hell, right before Yoshiro runs up raring to go.)

Yoshiro: …I missed the fight, didn’t I?

 

(Suddenly, a demon swoops in and lifts Yoshiro off the ground. Yoshiro and the demon phase through the wall, but when they hit the ground Yoshiro’s body causes the ground to cave in. The nearby crowd freaks out, unsure of what just happened. Yoshiro reaches up and grabs the demon’s head, sending him back to Hell. Ronin hurries over and helps Yoshiro onto his feet.)

Ronin: This is why you need to lay off of your fake body for a while! Things will only get worse in the future.

 

Yoshiro: I’ll try and lay off of it, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop using it. I won’t just abandon my brother. Not after everything he just told me.

 

(Yoshiro leaps into the sky and flies away, much to Ronin’s disdain.)

INT. JIRO’S APARTMENT-MORNING

 

(Jiro is lying in bed, once again having a nightmare. In this nightmare, he is 7 years old and is peering around the corner and into the living room, watching as his dad chugs down beer after beer. His dad lets out a random sob and leans back in his chair.)

Jiro: Daddy… why didn’t Yoshi come home from school?

 

(Taro slings his empty beer bottle at the wall, scaring Jiro.)

Taro: Get back in your room and keep studying!

 

(Jiro hurries up the stairs, as his father continues to cry out in pain. Jiro wakes up and looks at his clock. He freaks out and leaps out of his bed, rushing to get ready for class.)

INT. PHYSICS CLASS-MORNING

 

(Takao walks into class and sees Yuriko has moved to the back of the classroom. Goro and Honda are sitting in their usual seats, but Jiro is nowhere to be found. Takao walks over to his seat and stands next to it.)

Honda: Takao, have you seen Jiro?

 

Takao: No, what’s up? Why’s Yuriko sitting back there?

 

Goro: We tried asking her and she said that she broke up with Jiro and there’s no reason for us to pretend that we’re her friends, anymore. Jiro’s usually here by now, but he’s not. We’re kind of worried about him.

 

Takao: …I’m sure he’s fine. He’s probably just in a bad mood, with what’s happened and all. After class, we’ll go look for him and make sure he’s alright, sound good?

 

Honda: Yeah, sounds good.

 

Goro: Alright.

 

(Takao walks up to Yuriko and stares at her, trying to come up with something to say.)

Yuriko: What do you want?

 

Takao: Where’s Jiro?

 

Yuriko: How should I know? He never told me where he was before, why would things be different now?

 

Takao: What happened?

 

Yuriko: Why don’t you ask Jiro? You’re his best friend, I’m sure he’ll tell you.

 

(Takao sits down in the empty seat next to Yuriko.)

Takao: Because, I asked you. Why are you suddenly acting like we aren’t friends?

 

Yuriko: Why are you suddenly acting like we are?

 

(The professor walks into the classroom and sets his briefcase on the desk. Takao stares at Yuriko, thinking about what she said.)

Professor: Alright, class let’s get started.

 

(Jiro bursts into the classroom.)

Professor: Well, Jiro, nice of you to join us.

 

Jiro: Sorry, professor. It won’t happen again.

 

Professor: I believed you last time. Don’t let me make the same mistake, twice.

 

(Jiro nods and walks over to his desk, sitting down. He looks at Goro and Honda, nodding to his friends. He looks at Takao’s empty seat and then looks up at Yuriko and Takao, sitting next to each other. He swallows his emotions and turns around, ready to learn.)

Yuriko: Why don’t you go sit with your friend?

 

Takao: I am.

 

(Yuriko looks at Takao, surprised. She quickly looks away and opens her book.)

EXT. PHYSICS CLASS

 

(Honda, Goro, and Jiro exit the classroom. Goro puts his hand on Jiro’s shoulder.)

Goro: You alright, bro?

 

Jiro: Yeah, I’m fine.

 

Honda: You want to grab a bite to eat?

 

Jiro: Nah, I’m good. Thanks, though.

 

Honda: Alright, man. If you need us, you know what to do.

 

Jiro: Yeah, see ya.

 

(Honda and Goro walk off, talking to each other about Jiro’s wellbeing. Takao walks out of the classroom and hurries over to Jiro.)

Takao: Are you alright?

 

Jiro: Why do you care? You were up there sitting with Yuriko. You obviously care more about her than me.

 

Takao: Alright, Jiro, you need to back off. I’m trying to help both of you here. Neither of you want this…

 

Jiro: Are you serious? You obviously don’t know what I want. For the first time in a while, I’m happy. I don’t have her breathing down my neck. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, for the first time, since I started dating her!

 

(Jiro turns around and sees Yuriko standing behind him. She shakes her head and then walks off. Takao puts his hand on Jiro’s shoulder. Jiro chokes up and then walks off, leaving Takao to himself.)

Takao: Jiro!

 

Jiro: Just leave me alone… please. I just… I need some time… alone, okay.

 

(Jiro walks off, unsure of what to do next.)

INT. GRAVEYARD-DAWN

 

(Yoshiro is sitting in the graveyard, in front of him and his father’s graves. Ronin walks up and sits down next to him.)

Ronin: This is depressing, why are you here?

 

Yoshiro: This is my grave… and my father’s grave.

 

(Ronin looks up and stares at the graves. He soon seems to become confused. Ronin quickly stands up.)

Yoshiro: What’s wrong?

 

Ronin: …Yoshiro Shinto. Taro Shinto…

 

Yoshiro: Yeah, that’s my father’s name.

 

Ronin: So, you’re brother… Jiro…

 

Yoshiro: …Yeah, what about him?

 

(Ronin quickly looks down at Yoshiro and stares at him, for a moment. He looks back at the graves and then walks away, seemingly depressed.)

Yoshiro: Ronin? What’s wrong?

 

(Ronin ignores Yoshiro and continues to walk away.)

INT. JIRO’S APARTMENT

 

(Jiro bolts up from a deep sleep, obviously after a nightmare. Oddly enough, Ronin is standing over him, breathing heavily. Jiro goes to get up, but Ronin reaches out and yanks Jiro’s soul out of his body. He slams Jiro’s soul into the ground and grabs his face with his glove.)

Jiro: What’s going on?! Who the hell are you?!

 

(Ronin ignores Jiro and then sends him to Hell. He stands up and then continues to breathe heavily. He leaps through the wall, disappearing.)

oawfpahfapowhfawf

ronin has a bad past with jiro? what could've happened o3o

must know

moarrrrrrrr

Wtf is going on ?? LOL! This is very shocking ...lol

oawfpahfapowhfawf

ronin has a bad past with jiro? what could've happened o3o

must know

moarrrrrrrr

 

Wtf is going on ?? LOL! This is very shocking ...lol

 

You guys don't know how long I've had this planned out. lmao Don't worry the next chapter will explain what's going on and I will either post it later tonight, or sometime tomorrow.

Edited June 27, 201213 yr by Ertyx

CHAPTER 26:

 

 

INT. RONIN’S APARTMENT-27 YEARS AGO

 

(Ronin, although much younger, is sitting in an apartment, drinking beer and watching TV. He hears a knock at the door and gets up to answer it. He opens the door and sees a beautiful young woman, in seductive attire. She unbuttons her shirt a bit more, creating a perverted smile on Ronin’s face.)

Woman: You in the mood?

 

Ronin: Hohoho, baby I’m always in the mood.

 

(The woman leaps into Ronin’s arms and begins making out with him. He kicks the door shut and they go to town.)

INT. RONIN’S APARTMENT-MORNING

 

(Ronin is doing push-ups, while smoking a cigar. He hears a knock at the door and quickly gets up, removing his cigar from his mouth. He opens the door and sees the same woman that he had his way with in the last scene. But, this time she is wearing normal everyday clothing. She appears depressed.)

Ronin: Hey, baby! It’s a little early, but like I said, I’m always in the mood!

 

(The man reaches for the woman, but she pulls away.)

Ronin: What’s wrong?

 

Woman: …I’m pregnant.

 

Ronin: Well, that’s great! Now you can finally leave that stiff and we can be together!

 

Woman: No, Ronin. It’s his baby.

 

Ronin: Even better! That way we don’t have to deal with the little bastard!

 

Woman: Ronin, you don’t get it! I’m not leaving him, I’m staying with him. We can’t do this. I’m starting a family.

 

Ronin: Babe, come on! We can at least do stuff, right? You can’t let something like this ruin what we have?

 

Woman: No, I won’t let this ruin what I do have. I have a life, a family and I’m sorry, but you can’t be a part of that.

 

(The woman rushes off, leaving Ronin to himself. He shakes his head and shuts the door.)

EXT. LOCAL PARK-9 YEARS LATER

 

(That same woman is sitting on a park bench, smiling beneath the warm son. Her two year old son is sitting on the bench, next to her.)

Woman: You don’t want to go play with your brother?

 

(Her son shakes his head, staring at all of the other children playing. Ronin walks up from behind her and waits a moment, deciding if he should talk to her. He takes a deep breath and walks up to her.)

Ronin: Kimiko?

 

(Kimiko looks up, surprised. She smiles at the sight of her ex-lover.)

Kimiko: Ronin?!

 

(She gets up and hugs him.)

Ronin: How have you been?

 

Kimiko: Pretty good! How about you?

 

Ronin: Not bad, not bad. Is that your son?

 

Kimiko: Oh, yes! This is little Jiro and my first born, Yoshiro, is over there playing on the swing set!

 

Ronin: Ah, I see. You know it’s been so long… I… I’d love to catch up.

 

Kimiko: …I don’t think that’s such a good idea.

 

(Ronin’s mouth opens, but the words don’t come out. He closes his mouth and looks away, ashamed.)

Ronin: I-I understand. I’m sorry…

 

(Ronin hurries off, angry and depressed.)

INT. RONIN’S APARTMENT-EVENING

 

(Ronin is lying on his couch, not paying attention to his TV, despite it being on. The sound of rain and thunder can be heard, outside. Ronin picks a gun up off of the nearby table and looks it over. He holds the gun to his head and takes a deep breath. Suddenly, he hears a knock at the door. He gets up and puts the gun behind his back. He opens the door, but only slightly. Kimiko is standing at the door, drenched in rainwater. He puts the gun in his pants and opens the door, all the way. She steps inside and takes a deep breath. Ronin shuts the door and then leans against the wall.)

Ronin: Why are you here? You made it very clear at the park that you don’t want to see me, anymore.

 

Kimiko: I know, but I felt like you deserved to know something…

 

Ronin: What would that be?

 

Kimiko: …Yoshiro isn’t Taro’s son. He’s your son.

 

(Ronin chokes back his anger and paces around the room.)

Kimiko: I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. But, I had something special with Taro! I didn’t want to throw that away.

 

Ronin: Oh, but what we had wasn’t?! What we had was just trash to you?!

 

Kimiko: Our relationship was physical! We had nothing!

 

Ronin: Maybe to you it was! But, I loved you! You…

 

(Ronin chokes up and then reaches into the back of his pants, whipping out his gun. He points it at her, much to her surprise.)

Ronin: We could’ve been a family, too, you know! We could’ve had something, but you just threw me away as if I was nothing!

 

Kimiko: Ronin, please…

 

(Kimiko begins to cry, as she backs toward the wall.)

Ronin: Shut up, you lying...

 

(Kimiko closes her mouth, causing it to quiver up and down, as she fights her fear to scream.)

Ronin: You’re going to pay for what you did to me. Get on your knees and make me happy.

 

(Kimiko slowly gets to her knees, shaking her head and crying uncontrollably. Ronin puts the gun to her head, waiting for her to unzip his pants.)

INT. RONIN’S BEDROOM

 

(Kimiko is sitting next to his bed, quivering. Ronin zips up his pants and cocks the gun, aiming at Kimiko.)

Kimiko: No, please, I have a family!

 

Ronin: That’s the problem.

 

(Ronin fires the gun, killing Kimiko. The sound of the gun is heard by many of the neighbors, who quickly call the police. Ronin hurries out of the apartment, carelessly leaving his door open.)

EXT. TARO’S HOUSE

 

(Ronin walks up to the door. He kicks the front door, multiple times.)

Ronin: GET OUT HERE, TARO SHINTO!!!! I’M GONNA PUT A BULLET IN YOUR BRAIN!!!

 

(Taro wakes up and quickly gets on the phone, calling the police. He finishes the conversation and hangs up the phone. He looks around, confused.)

Taro: Kimiko, where are you?

 

(Taro rushes into Jiro’s room, taking the phone with him. Jiro is crying from the loud noise. Taro picks him up and holds him close to his chest. Jiro rubs his eyes, trying to calm down. Taro rushes into Yoshiro’s room. Yoshiro gets out of bed, as Taro quickly shuts and locks the door, behind them.)

Yoshiro: Dad, what’s going on?

 

Taro: It’ll okay, Yoshi.

 

(Taro embraces both of his sons, the three of them sitting on the floor. Outside, Ronin continues to kick the door. He eventually gets tired and lifts up the gun.)

Ronin: FINE, ASSHOLE! I’LL COME AND KILL YOU MYSELF!

 

(Ronin misfires, at first, clearly drunk. He realigns the gun and shoots the lock on the door. He grabs the handle, but a group of police vehicles rush up to the house and surround him. He quickly turns around and waves the gun around, nervously. The police get out of their vehicles and ready their guns.)

Police Officer: Freeze, we have you surrounded! Drop your weapon and put your hands in the air, immediately!

 

Ronin: F*** OFF, PIGS!!!!

 

(Ronin fires a few rounds, but the police quickly respond by pumping him full of lead. Ronin drops to his knees and stumbles down the porch steps. One of the officers pulls out a phone and dials the Shinto household. Taro answers the phone and quickly stands up, holding both of his sons, tightly. He opens the door and sets his sons down.)

Taro: Stay here, boys. I’ll be right back, okay?

 

Yoshiro: Okay, dad.

 

(Taro hugs both of his boys and then leaves the room. Yoshiro guides Jiro over to the bed and they climb onto the bed, trying to relax.)

EXT. TARO SHINTO’S HOUSE-DAWN

 

(Taro is standing outside his home, when the police tell him that his wife has been murdered. Taro stands there, dumbfounded. He drops to his knees and bursts into tears. Yoshiro and Jiro walk up to the door.)

Yoshiro: Daddy?

 

(Taro turns around and looks at his sons.)

Yoshiro: Where’s mommy?

 

(Taro holds out his arms, signaling Yoshiro and Jiro to come over. He embraces them, without uttering anything more than tears of pain.)

TEARS /SNIFF

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yoshiro is ronins son and he killed their mother

biggest plot twist ever

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Oh my god.. No waaaaaaaay! I just can't! This is crazy! I can't wait for the rest of this! If Yoshiro finds out, he's gonna try to beat the shit outta Ronin!

OMG This is too good ! Must know whats next !!!

CHAPTER 27:

 

 

 

INT. PHYSICS CLASS-MORNING

 

(Takao is sitting in his original seat, near Goro and Honda. Yuriko remains in her new seat. The professor walks in and shuts the door behind him.)

Professor: Alright, class. Let’s begin.

 

EXT. PHYSICS CLASS

 

(The class exits the room, happy that class is over. Takao exits the classroom, followed by Goro and Honda.)

Honda: Hey, do you guys think that Jiro is alright? I mean at first I wasn’t too worried. I figured he’d sleep in and be a little late, but he didn’t even show up.

 

Takao: I’ll go check on him and see if he’s alright. I’ll text you guys later and let you know what’s going on!

 

Goro: Alright, man, make sure you keep us informed!

 

(Goro and Honda take their leave. Takao turns around and sees Yuriko staring at him. A lone tear rolls down her left cheek. She turns around and walks away. Takao hurries away, ready to make sure that Jiro is okay.)

EXT. JIRO’S APARTMENT

 

(Takao walks up to the door and knocks on it several times, waiting for an answer. He places his head against the door, trying to listen for any kind of noise. Takao disappears, leaving behind Yoshiro. Yoshiro phases through the wall, after a few failed attempts at passing through the door. He enters Jiro’s apartment and unlocks the door, in order to use it as an excuse as to how he entered the apartment. He presses a button on his fake body device and reenters Takao’s body. He looks around the apartment and eventually wanders into Jiro’s room. There he finds him lying in bed. He walks over and shakes him.)

Takao: Jiro, wake up! You missed Physics!

 

(Takao becomes worried. He leans down and listens for a pulse, a heartbeat, anything. Unfortunately, he hears nothing. Takao disappears, leaving behind Yoshiro. Yoshiro attempts to rip Jiro’s soul out of his body, but soon realizes that he can’t extract what isn’t there. Yoshiro clenches his fist and begins to cry. He remembers how odd Ronin reacted the previous night.)

Yoshiro: Ronin… there’s no other explanation. How could Jiro possibly have died out of the blue, like that?!

 

(Yoshiro leaps through the wall and soars above the city, in search of Ronin. He flies around, growing increasingly angrier as time passes.)

Yoshiro: RONIN! RONIN, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!?!

 

(Yoshiro soon finds him at the local graveyard. He lands in the graveyard, behind Ronin. Ronin is sitting in front of Kimiko Shinto’s grave. Ronin turns around to face Yoshiro. Ronin’s cheeks are drenched in his own tears. Yoshiro clenches his fist.)

Yoshiro: What did you do to Jiro?!

 

Ronin: …I extracted his soul and sent him to Hell.

 

Yoshiro: WHY?!?! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY POSSESS YOU TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!?!

 

Ronin: He was a product of their love.

 

Yoshiro: A product of…? What the hell are you talking about?!

 

Ronin: Taro and Kimiko. He was a product of their love.

 

Yoshiro: My mother and father?! What does that have to with any of this?!

 

Ronin: You don’t understand, boy. I am your father, not Taro. Your mother had an affair with me and that is why you are here, today. She decided to take you from me and live out a lie. All this time, you believed that man was your father. I don’t know about you, but that disgusts me. So, I took matters into my own hands. I killed Kimiko and was going to take you away from that excuse for a father.

 

Yoshiro: At least he was there.

 

Ronin: What?!

 

Yoshiro: He was there, when you weren’t. Instead of trying to be my father, you were just being a selfish asshole! You didn’t help me! You raped and took my mother from me and ruined my f***ing life! Because of you… my mom’s dead! My real father spiraled into depression and my brother is wasting away in Hell! You’re gonna make up for this, right now. You’re going to go to Hell and you’re going to help me bring my brother back!

 

(Ronin stands up and wipes the tears from his face.)

Ronin: There’s no way I’m going back there.

 

Yoshiro: If you think that you can call yourself my father, then you’ll get off your lazy ass and you’ll make up for what you’ve done!

 

Ronin: What are you going to do if I don’t?!

 

Yoshiro: I’ll beat the living shit out of you then and save him myself.

 

Ronin: You would attack your own father?!

 

(Before Ronin can react, Yoshiro lands a devastating punch to the center of his face. Ronin does a back flip and lands on top of Kimiko’s grave. He wipes the blood from his lip, before his regeneration takes effect.)

Ronin: So, it’s come to this. A father forced to fight his own son. It breaks my heart, son.

 

Yoshiro: You speak as though you have one.

 

(Ronin leaps off of the grave and tries to kick Yoshiro in the face. Yoshiro puts up his arms, quickly defending himself. Ronin lands on Yoshiro’s arm and then does a flip over him, landing on the ground directly behind Yoshiro. Yoshiro cannot react in time, feeling the pain a devastating kick to his back. He smashes through his mom’s grave. He quickly gets up, both of his hands igniting.)

Yoshiro: You bastard!!!!

 

(Yoshiro rushes at Ronin and begins a series of fire-induced punches that Ronin easily dodges. However, Ronin slips up and Yoshiro lands a burning punch to Ronin’s stomach, singing his gut. He punches Ronin’s face with his other fist, melting the side of his face. Yoshiro kicks Ronin in the chest, sending him through a nearby building. Yoshiro rushes up and bounces off of the wall, slowly losing his spiritual abilities. Ronin leaps through the wall and elbows Yoshiro in the head. He punches Yoshiro in the stomach, sending him soaring toward a group of trees. Yoshiro reaches out and grabs one of the trees, phasing through another tree in his path as he swings around the first tree. He lands on his feet and looks up to see Ronin rushing at him, wielding his scythe. Yoshiro leaps back, as Ronin swings his scythe, diagonally and upward. Ronin grazes Yoshiro’s chest. Yoshiro spins around, kicking the scythe out of Ronin’s hands. Yoshiro’s chest heals and he kicks Ronin in the chin, knocking him into the air. Yoshiro releases a flurry of fireballs at Ronin’s airborne body. Ronin hits the ground and the mysterious fire begins to draw the many random pedestrian’s attention. Yoshiro swings his foot up and crushes Ronin’s chest with his foot, causing the ground beneath Ronin to explode. The debris scares all of the nearby people, causing them to flee in fear. Jimmy happens to be standing nearby. He freaks out, swinging his arms around, as if having a spaz attack.)

Jimmy: Finally! You all will realize that I’m not crazy!

 

(A random piece of the broken street flies up and hits Jimmy’s forehead, knocking him out. Yoshiro drops down and rapidly punches Ronin’s face, not giving him any time to regenerate. Ronin clenches his fists and attempts to lift his arms off of the ground, despite the intense pain that Yoshiro is putting him through. Ronin slowly lifts both of his hands up. Yoshiro punches his right arm, but this distraction allows Ronin enough time to swing his left arm up and grab Yoshiro’s throat. Ronin gets up and holds Yoshiro above the ground. Yoshiro begins to flicker into the view of normal people’s vision. The random pedestrians watch in awe as they see Yoshiro flickering in and out of their vision and hovering above the ground. Ronin punches Yoshiro a few times in the stomach, as he holds him with his other arm.)

Ronin: I will teach you to respect your father.

 

Yoshiro: I will never respect someone like you!

 

(Yoshiro’s body ignites on fire. Ronin yells out in agony, as he tries to hold onto Yoshiro’s throat. The intense heat burns Ronin’s hand, but he suffers through the pain, determined to keep Yoshiro from further harming him. Yoshiro lifts up his free hand and slings a fireball at Ronin’s face, causing him to drop Yoshiro. Yoshiro leaps forward and punches Ronin in the face, sending him soaring over the street. Yoshiro leaps into the air and kicks Ronin in the stomach, sending him to the ground. Ronin hits the ground and rolls out of the way of Yoshiro’s next punch. Yoshiro crushes the ground beneath his fist and leaps off of his fist slamming his fist into Ronin’s gut. He grabs Ronin by his hair and throws him up into the sky. Ronin falls toward Yoshiro, caught in a daze. Yoshiro steps out of the way and lets Ronin fall to the ground. He reaches into Ronin’s pocket and pulls out his weapon’s device. Yoshiro tugs on Ronin’s glove and yanks it off of his arm, tossing it aside. Ronin sweeps Yoshiro’s feet out from under him and places his palm on Yoshiro’s chest, pushing him into the ground. Yoshiro hits the ground, but holds onto the weapon’s device as tight as he can. Ronin stomps on his wrist, trying to get him to drop it, but Yoshiro takes his free hand and burns Ronin’s leg. Ronin stumbles back, allowing Yoshiro enough time to get up. Yoshiro presses a series of buttons on the device causing a long set of chains to fly out of the screen. Ronin’s eyes widen, but before he can react, Yoshiro rushes at him and binds him in these amazing chains. The chains surround Ronin’s body, giving him no room to maneuver or break free. The only part of Ronin’s body that is free is his head. Ronin struggles, but to no avail. Yoshiro puts the weapons device in his pocket.)

Yoshiro: I’m surprised you’re struggling. You should know better than anyone that you can’t escape these chains.

 

Ronin: Grrrrr, YOU BASTARD! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!?! EVERYTHING I DID WAS FOR YOU!!!!

 

Yoshiro: NOTHING YOU DID WAS FOR ME!!!! EVERYTHING YOU DID WAS FOR YOURSELF!!!!! YOU KILLED MY MOM FOR YOURSELF, YOU SENT MY BROTHER TO HELL FOR YOUR OWN SELFISH REASONS!!!!! NONE OF THIS BENEFITTED ME IN ANY WAY!!!!! …….If you have to keep telling yourself these lies, you go right ahead. But, you aren’t fooling me.

 

(Yoshiro places his gloved hand on Ronin’s head.)

Ronin: What are you doing?!?!

 

Yoshiro: Making a deal with the Devil.

 

(He sends Ronin to Hell. Then he places his glove on his own head and transports himself to Hell.)

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plot twist

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plot twist

so good

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great job dude

 

Thank you!

Great story ! Moarrrrrrrrrr !

 

I can't see the image, bro.

CHAPTER 28:

 

The next chapter will be the last, so enjoy it while it lasts!

 

 

INT. YURIKO’S APARTMENT-AFTERNOON

 

(Yuriko is lying on her couch, staring at her fan. She picks up her phone and checks for any possible messages. Sadly, she has none. She puts the phone back on the table and nervously taps her feet against the side of the couch. She quickly picks her phone back up and types a message to Jiro: “Why weren’t you at class today?! Is everything okay? ” She puts her phone back down and closes her eyes, trying to relax.)

INT. THE GATES OF HELL

 

(Ronin and Yoshiro fall through the malignant portal hovering in the sky above Hell. The many demons below them look up and see the two souls floating back into their prison. The demons ready their weapons and leap into the skies, intent on capturing the escapees. Yoshiro holds onto Ronin with his left hand. He holds out his right hand, as it catches on fire. He releases a flurry of fireballs at the hordes of demons that are rushing toward him. Many of the demons roll out of the way of Yoshiro’s raging fire, slowly reaching him. Yoshiro swings Ronin around, swatting at the few demons that make it to him.)

Ronin: KNOCK IT OFF!!!

 

Yoshiro: You’re not exactly in a good position to be telling me what to do!

 

 

(Yoshiro descends through the sky, swatting at demons and slicing through them with his pyrokenesis. He eventually reaches the ground. He stands up and looks around to see a large group of demons, surrounding him. They’re all glaring at him, many of them having been pummeled by him at some point in the story. Yoshiro sets Ronin down. The demons rush at Yoshiro, ready to put him back to his eternity of torture. Yoshiro leaps over the three incoming demons. He quickly turns around and kicks one of the demons off the edge of the island that they are all currently standing on. The demon falls into the lava and enters a consistent cycle of melting and regenerating. Yoshiro proceeds to knock many of the other demons off of the island, in an attempt to thin the number of his opponents.)

Dave: ENOUGH!!!!!!

 

 

(The demons and Yoshiro stop and look up to see Dave standing at the bridge between the island and the Devil’s palace.)

Dave: The Dark Lord himself has seen fit to invite the one known as Yoshiro Shinto to his throne room!

 

 

(The demons hesitantly step aside, allowing Yoshiro to pass. Yoshiro picks up Ronin and strolls up to the bridge. Dave turns and begins escorting him toward the palace.)

Yoshiro: Hey, Dave, how you been, buddy?

 

Dave: You shouldn’t have come back here. Do you realize how foolish you are?!

 

Yoshiro: I came back here for good reasons. I’m here to return my brother’s soul to Earth.

 

Dave: I know why you’re here. You don’t need to tell me, I know that he has Jiro. He knows that Jiro is your brother and he’s going to use him against you.

 

Yoshiro: I don’t see what the big deal is. It’s not like I can die, again.

 

Dave: You idiot! You obviously don’t understand what kind of power Lucifer possesses! Lucifer can kill souls, just as a human can kill a human!

 

 

(Yoshiro stops dead in his tracks.)

Ronin: Dammit, your dumbass is gonna get me killed, again?!?!

 

 

(Yoshiro slams Ronin’s face against the bridge.)

Yoshiro: You had better shut the hell up! I am fed up with your bullshit. Dave, he hasn’t killed Jiro, has he?

 

Dave: Of course not. Lucifer’s job isn’t to kill souls; it’s to torture the corrupted ones. He won’t kill a soul, if he can avoid it. He merely wants to use Jiro as leverage in order to re-apprehend you.

 

Yoshiro: Good, I think this should all work out, then.

 

Dave: What are you talking about?

 

Yoshiro: The less you know the better, Dave. Just show me to the throne room.

 

 

(Dave shakes his head and leads Yoshiro up to the palace entrance.)

INT. YURIKO’S APARTMENT-AFTERNOON

 

(Yuriko is lying on the couch, just as she was before. She checks her phone, again, only to find that she still has no messages. She quickly gets up off the couch and begins to pace, nervously. She grabs her coat and hurries out the door.)

INT. THE BLACK CASTLE THRONE ROOM

 

(Dave and Yoshiro enter the throne room. As they step into the center of the room, two massive green eyes appear from within the darkness in the back of the room.)

Devil: SO, YOU MUST BE THE ONE KNOWN AS YOSHIRO. HUMANS ARE SO…PREDICTABLE.

 

Yoshiro: Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?

 

 

(Lucifer glares at Yoshiro, offended by his disrespect.)

Yoshiro: You have something I want and I have something you want.

 

 

(Yoshiro tosses Ronin into the center of the room. A massive and terrifying smile protrudes from beneath the glowing green eyes.)

Devil: HAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU THINK THAT THIS IS ENOUGH TO HAGGLE WITH ME?! THE DARK LORD, HIMSELF?!?!

 

Yoshiro: Let’s look at the facts. You have my brother. I have one of your escaped souls. If you set him free…

 

 

(The Devil leaps out of the darkness, pinning Yoshiro to the ground. He has finally revealed himself, as a massive red dragon.)

Devil: HERE ARE THE FACTS, YOU INSIGNIFICANT SPEC! YOU ARE GOING TO RETURN TO YOUR TORTURE, AS WILL THE OLD PERVERT! AND YOU WILL DO SO, ON MY TERMS!

 

 

(The Devil rears his head back and prepares a large breath of fire. Yoshiro lets out a warrior cry and shields himself with a large wall of flame. Lucifer’s fire dies out and Yoshiro spits a fireball in Lucifer’s eye, causing him to stumble off of Yoshiro. Yoshiro quickly gets up.)

Yoshiro: We don’t have to do this. If you try to kill me, I’ll only take Ronin and leave. You’ll lose us both.

 

Devil: AS IF YOU COULD ESCAPE MY WRATH!!!!

 

 

(Lucifer swats at Yoshiro, but Yoshiro quickly reacts and leaps over his hand. Yoshiro pulls out Ronin’s weapons device and dodges each of his incoming attacks. He summons Ronin’s blade and points it at Lucifer.)

Devil: YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT YOUR FEEBLE ATTEMPTS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE?!?!

 

 

(Yoshiro smiles at Lucifer’s ignorance.)

Yoshiro: Now, back to our negotiations.

 

 

(Lucifer attempts to crush Yoshiro beneath his hand, but Yoshiro activates the blade’s green lighting and slices through his hand. Lucifer yanks his hand away, roaring in pain. Yoshiro leaps onto his back and hacks off his wings, causing him to fall onto his stomach. He leaps onto Lucifer’s neck and points the tip of the blade at his throat.)

Yoshiro: You have my brother. I have one of your escaped souls. If you set my brother free and return him back to Earth, SAFELY, then I will allow you to take Ronin and do with him as you please. Now, there are more conditions to my request. If you do not accept EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE TERMS, I will slit your throat and be done with it. But, I’ll be honest with you. I don’t want to do that. I realize that you’re just doing your job. Because, of people like that dirt bag over there…

 

 

(Yoshiro points at Ronin.)

Yoshiro: …your job is a necessary one. I want him to pay and I want you to make him pay. Now then here are the three remaining conditions. You may have the Fire Tear back; I no longer want nor need it. Next, I will help you in making sure that Ronin does not escape, again. If he tries, I will help you and your demons apprehend him. Although, as long as you keep those chains on him, I don’t think that he will be going anywhere, anytime soon. My final condition… I will return to Hell, peacefully and accept my punishment.

 

 

(Lucifer smiles, perfectly content with Yoshiro’s conditions.)

Devil: YOU HAVE YOURSELF A DEAL, YOSHIRO SHINTO.

Edited October 2, 201213 yr by Ertyx

LE GASP.

that...

was an awesome chapter

nooooooooo

whaiiiiiiiii does it have to enddddddddd

i hope yoshiro gets to be with his bro

or jiro accepts the fact and moves on and stuff

cant wait 8D