On the next day, Zashi dressing up, ready to go to work.
Moon waiting for him on downstairs with breakfast already serve on the kitchen table.
“Ah there you’re I was planning to wake you up, but I just know dedicated worker like you won’t even slacking off even for just one day.,
Zashi get slight offensive by her words and decide to pinch her waist.”No I’m not shut up.”
Moon giggling for avoiding his playful touch.
Zashi manage to finsih his breakfast and ready to head to work.
“Okay, Moon is we you back home.”
Moon stare at him with warm smile.
“Yes, and don’t came back late, because I migjt spam text you, saying how bored I am at home!”
She shout the moment the moment Zashi is already walk away
As Zashi checking himself if he fully prepared before he gets to work, and he notice he missing his wallet
Zashi get off from his motorcycle and proceed to get back inside his house shortly after leaving.
“Moon, I’m back, guess who’s missing thier wallet.” He announced, while Moon was nowhere near to be found
His instinct suddenly kicking him to search for Moon, every each door and she wasn’t there, except the last door that barely close, he can hear the wind came from that direction, and once he open he shock the see the whole view of sky, and floating path through that lead to many doors,
Zahsi remain speechless, and lingering every doors that he can spots on the sky, but there’s one specific door that catch his eyes, is the zinc door that look fimmiliar to his, his heart beating in normal rate, but there still uncertainty for the discussion that he was about to make.
Once he open it, he were shock to see not only himself but with Yukio in his old zinc house, and the scene he witness was nothing he can remember, but it feels so real, with a sunlight escape through a hole of his zinc wall.
And the conversation goes randomly between them, starting with Zashi who lay his head on Yukio lap.
“But I don’t want to think about our future it was very scary thing.”
“I know you don’t, but at some point we both need to leave from this place, and find your home.” Yukio respond while rubbing his hair.
“But I like it here.
I’m going to miss this village once we moving to different place.”
Zashi eyes continue witness the unfamiliar memories,
And there’s a time that two of them on the same back cuddling inside the blanket, while the rain leaking through roof.
“Sorry, my house, just has too many holes to keep us from outside world, house are meant to feel safe,
And yet it and it feels like is going to collapse at any moment.” Zashi apologize while keep her tight.
Yukio only chuckle and nuzzling agaisnt his chest.
“What are you talking about?, I am feel safe now, with you and as for this house, it wasn’t perfect, but is definitely a home…
”
Yukio’s words echoing on his mind.
Even when he was at work, the manager came try to wake him up by snapping his finger.
“Zashi!, hey!, eyes on me., you zoning out on another important day of this restaurant.”
“I thought yesterday was the important day you taking about?” Zashi eyes narrow down, looking over his boss.
The manager loudly.
“Everyday was important day you silly, because you gonna make me even more money, now get to work and who knows maybe I’m going to give you a raise, and I know young guy like you, gonna need it.”
As the manager walk away, Zashi continue to spacing out, and the only thing he can think of is Yukio’s smile.
During his break, his coming out checkover Yukio’s number and almost call her.
But something Interrupted him, when he hear a footsteps from the distance, he saw someone’s legs running away, as soon Zashi spot him, trigger Zashi for remamber that same situation from different night.
“Hey you the guy that stalk to me from last night right?”
Zashi continue chasing the guy without thinking much about the route he take, until he realizes he being trap and surrounding by bunch of suspicious people’s with a suit , staring at him
Zashi let out a sighs.
“Ah I see a robbery, how much money you willing to bet for me to not break every single botmne from each of you.”
One of the guy stepfoward with a suitcase.
“We not here to fight you, but I bealive you can help us with something.”
Zashi notice how close the guy taking into his personal space.
“Back off, unless you want to know me”
“Oh we all actually know who you’re, Zashi, or should I call you the name from your past?.”
Zashi suddenly get a a weird feelings the more he look at them closely.
“Do I guys know you from somewhere?”
“Hell yes you do, we are bunch of peoples that you thought you have buried us alive, but we are still here Zilfias, maybe not as big as we used to, after you dad were gone, we been following a different leader, he wasn’t as good as him, but careful enough to keep all of us alive.”
Zashi was stunt, his eyes was widen to hear a life changing news, the gang then try to calm him down by a tone shift.
“But are not here try to threatening you, we came here simply offer you to do one simple job, and we will hand you a reward.”
The guy in the middle snap his finger to command the other guy from the back to show Zashi what’s inside the suitcases and turns out it was case full wit money.
“There’s seventeen millions dollar inside this case,
“All you need is to take down this one person, the most wanted person that I bealive you were with, that’s right I’m talking about the one you currently have relationship with, Moon…”
Zashi immediately draw his sword and almost stab on the guy’s throat, defensively.
” Why her?”
All of the member unable to keep their time to draw thier pistol before Zashi does, but the main guy tell them sowc to hold thier gun down with hand gesture.
“Why her, can’t you see anything strange with her, at most of the time you spend with her, she wasn’t a real human and even you know already know that even how sweet she seems to be with you, she wasn’t as defendless girl that you thought she was.”
The guy try to talk carefully to keep his throat away from Zashi’s sharp blade.
“I don’t care if she was a spirtual user or secretly hybrid, I love her just the way she was.”
The guy start to to laugh intentionally to let himself to escape from Zashi’s grip and blade.
“You think she was a spirt user?, a Hybrid, no she’s alot worst than that, or should I say more devine, with power that beyond from ou comprehension, you think she really love you, no..
she using you to get what she want
Zashi keep he’s sword inside slowly, intresting to know more about Moon’s secret.
Moon is not using me, we already been together for months now!”
“Really a months, is funny from the date we got you two seems to only been less than a week.”
The guy stament alone turn Zashi to panicking, he struggling to pulling out his phone to check on the date he was in.
As the guy smile to see Zashi’s reaction to learn about the biggest truth he ever experienced in his life
“You see, people like her have many tricks on their sleeve and clearly you already being fool by her, Transcendence, they the one that control us, our thoughts, our reality, you just to happen to her special victim.”
“Transcendence?” Zashi mumur quietly.
“What the hell are you talking about!”
At that moment his eyes start to open to make him see all the Moon tricks and manipulation, the moment he has been dreaming about her on his sleep for the first time, and the moon Yukio came just in time for her to witness him and Moon having akward position, he remamber the day, he save the city from gaint skyscraper monster, and that time he did spot somebody on the rooftop from afar watching him, a woman with long hair flowing from the wind and this time, he can see that person clearly, it was actually Moon.
The guy start to pushing him further to get Zashi into his side..
“Now you finally see it Zashi , Moon herself was not just a girl, but embodiment of the moon itself, the one who can creates dream and turn it into fake your memories but she also can be many things, just to clarify she happened to be one of the strongest Transcendence out there,”
“And all of them has their different desire to make their own version of the end of the world, but I might don’t knke, what exactly she want to do with you, but if you keep letting those question overshadow you, she might finally trigger her biggest plan that make you regret to ever falling in love with her, you don’t get much time Zashi, Moon has to be eliminate…
”
Zashi keep standing there unable to speak, but part of him feel being stab on his back million times, but he doesn’t know what to do with absurb information he was given
“Look I’m not try to be nice ot emphatic with you, but just take the money already.
”
The guy hand him the suitcase, Zashi look at him with confusion
“Huh, but why?”
The guy simply smirk, as he can predict the outcome between both Zashi and Moon
“You gonna need it, trust me, once you did it you don’t even need to see us to get it, you just can go, and have all the money, and if you still have any hesitation, just think what you can do with, this amount of money!, syart a new life with whoever you want, is that like a dream come true?
”
Zashi suddenly catch another Glimpse of Yukio’s smile, already imagining his next step, even he was completely in conflicted situation right now.
Later on, Zashi was already on his way to head home and make the suitcase and make it dissappear using his blue fire, his mind was filled with Yukio sweet words, and theur promise to search a home together.
But as soon he stumbled upon his apartment door , his mind swith to silent as the memories that he had with Moon overcome Yukio’s, everything start to making sense to him.
He let out a sighs, ready to meet the girl he was planning to kill tonight.
He were shock to see Moon is already infront of her, wearing nice dress, his scan over her figure from the bottom to the top, staring at him with sultry look.
Before he can say anything, Moon already give her wish “Happy anniversary, sweetheart, this is day that we firstly met.”
Her smooth voice triggering something that make his heart keep pumping up ,
“Happy Anniversary?, I mean yeah, i suprise that you remamber it.”
his eyes can’t get enough to see her in red bodycon dress that show more than just her elegance but strange sensation that burning the room along with him.
Moon took his hand and look at him closer.
“is everything okay today at work?”
Zashi nod slowly.
“yeah I’m just a bit tired.”
Moon give her playfully concern face, gently lean him to the kitchen.
“oh my poor baby, lucky for you, I just make something for you in the kitchen to energize you back, because you have to stay awake this night for me.”
“Ohh really, what’s is it?” Zashi try to glance at her back, without try to blush,
Her touch give him the odd feelings he haven’t experienced for a long time.
Soon later Moon finally revealed the dish and is beautiful presented spaghetti on the table.
Zashi can’t express his amaze more than just a chuckle
“Oh god Moon, , thank you some much you know I’m always craving for you to cook me some spaghetti for a long time.”
Moon only give her small smile, find her sit to face him.
“Yes, and after try to learn and perfecting it, now I’m officially ready for you to taste it.”
Zashi grab his sit, exictey ready to dig in with his fork, he took a huge portion to his mouth to savory the taste, and chew it delightfully and all of sudden he was stunt as his mood change into a little sadness.
Moon looking over him with legitimate concern.
“Zashi, what’s wrong?
, is it anything wrong with my spaghetti?”
Zashi finsih his chew, whike waving his hand reassuringly.
“No Moon , thus is very delicious, I just can’t bealive how good it is.”
Moon open her mouth on shock.
“Really Zashi?, you love it?, Thank you, thank you, now you start to motive me to cook more variety of spaghetti recipes after this.”
Theres something clearly wrong happen to Zashi after he just take his first bite and is up to him to decide what his going to do, with uncanny emotions he just felt.
On the bed, they both just about to finsih their love making, with the loudest moan they ever make, and finsih it with passionate kiss,
Both of them panting and taking their side on the bed.
“That was good, like really good.” Moon panting continously, losing herself with intense pleasure
After two of them stop their panting Zashi has a slight urge to ask her am odd question.
“Moon do you ever have this moment on your life when you feel like you have everything you needed in your life or you archive something that you always looking for and yet you still feel empty despite everything?.”
Zashi speak with serious tone.
while he still hold her closely.
Moon shift her body slightly as his question did catching her off guard.
“What do you mean, Zashi?” she ask more than just big concern but out of fear.
“I never feel that such a feelings before, especially when I’m around you, I feel complete and happy?, do you not feel the same, as I do?
she feels a twinge of unease in her chest.
She knows what he’s talking about, but refuse to bealive it, As Zashi try to correct himself.
“Yes of course I am happy that we are together, but what I’m try to say, despite how smooth everything goes, there’s still there’s one thing that just wasn’t there in order to perfecting everything, like… You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Something was missing.”
“I…
I don’t know,” she admits, her voice small.
“Sometimes do I feels like there was something that missing, even when I have everything I could ever want It’s like…
like, I’m searching for something, but I don’t know what it is.”
Moon slowly understand his word more openly
“Yeah, me too, sometimes I just don’t know what it is, and it always happen after I pour all my heart in to it, and soon I’m just going to leave it, like it was nothing, and search for other things.”
Moon can feel his hand start to shaking and cold, Zashi lean his head to her shoulder
“Yeah, but what if that other thing is better than what you have, or the best for you?, do you think that feelings might be something that simply unfix?”
Moon pause for a moment to gather her thoughts.
“Maybe…
That’s just how human being works, we always thought that we know we got what we want but after we receive it, we still can feel empty is like we making a mistake that so clear, but we decide to ignore and blind ourselves with fake happiness since that’s that’s the best thing we can have.”
Zashi can feel her tiredness from her voice” What if love that we having right now is just a mistake and we both didn’t mean to be happy together?.
Zashi raise his head, immediately,
“No Moon, I don’t think that’s what we should leading too, I’m sorry I don’t mean to ruin this moment, I really don’t know what I’m saying, let’s us just sleep, and hoping for a brighter day, where we don’t have to think ab9funnt thought.”
He hold her tight to convince her everything it’s going to be okay.
Moon smile a little from his warm embrace.” Mhm, this is more I like, Zashi, that always love me, and makes me feel safe, even is just for awhile…”
Moon close her eyes enjoy the moment she have, she then open her eyes slightly, “Good night.” she mumur and sleep on his chest.
“Good night Moon” Zashi respond shortly after, only left him awake with so many thoughts of memories he have, with Yukio, and his POV chasing after her on the beach, everything was in slow motion, their body strangely bright and the sounds of Yukio laughter was getting louder,
Another unrecognized memory start to trigger when they’re playing sparkling stick together in dark area , one of his blue fire balls begin to appear on the top of his forehead, when he was in that dark place with Yukio
Another memory he have unlock is when they’re on bicycle ride together, taking her on some beautiful neighborhood.
Cause another fire ball to emerge in the darkness
His mind begin to stowmr with countless of precious memories he have with Yukio, making all his blue fire balls to orbiting on his forehead, faster and faster.
And there’s one specific memory that he investing to see the longest and is the most memorable one, when they eating spaghetti together for their dinner at his house.
All his memories sequence ends as soon he finally catch Yukio on the beach,
And Yukio simply whisper “Wake up.” when he was in the dark place.
Throw back when Zashi finally awake when he was open his eyes after a long sleep on train ride, once the door open for arriving to the last destination, he was stunt to see Yukio was behind that door.
Eventually Zashi awake from his sleep all sweating, catching his breath and glancing at Moon in her peaceful state in her sleep, he looks away and set both of his foot to the floor.
He gasp after he seeing a strange figure standing on the corner, watching over him.
Zashi immediately in his fighting posiotion draw his sword out.
“Who, are you, what are you doing here?!”
The dark figure give his long stare before speak.”Who I am it’s not important, and I think you’re pointing your sword at the wrong person.”
Tje dark figure take the next closer, glancing over Moon.
“Kill her, when you still have a chance.”
His stament has left Zashi with total confusion.
“What, what are you talking about, you can’t just say that, who the hell do you think you’re, do you have a death wish.”
The tall dark figure that strangely look like Zashi, try to humble himself.
“I don’t, but if I was you, there is no other day or night that I’m going to bealive her, even you see for yourself, she has fool us, all the memories we have with Yukio.”
Zashi lower his sword slightly.
“Did you just say we?”
The dark figure ignore his question and lean closer to see Moon.
“Even wehb she was sleeping, I can sense, she was plotting something for you, and it wasn’t the nice one, can’t you see?, she’s the one thay end you relationship with Yukio, claiming she sees you in certain ways, while we both know Yukio is the first one that sees us as human, you can’t waste another day to see her again, not if you gonna keel awake next to her.”
“Shut up!” Zashi shout with holding his sword tightly.
“Don’t you ever say any bad things about her, do you hear me.”
The Dakr figure expression remain nonchalant as he already was before,
“You know what to do, it is time to runaway from Moon’s control, you know she was behind all of this, she’s the one that seprete us from Yukio, and even you know it, but it is time for you to reclaim her back with one quick push…”
Zashi hands start to shake, whimperingin fear for the actions his about to do.
“No that’s already too late, Yukio.., we both break up, she probably forget about me by now.”
“You think so?, or she just wait for you all this time, in another reality, the reality that she stole from you, did you see all those sweet unfamiliar memmoeuesyou have with Yukio, what if those memories are real, and because of her doing, can you imagine just how many memories you actually have experience with her, but you only remember just a few them, because of obvious answer lays next to you.” The Dark Figure point directly at Moon sleeping state.
Zashi looking down watch over the sleeping beauty next to him.
“But Moon…
She love me, she really love me…”
Zashi reach out his hand to caressing he hair.
“But does love actually fulfilled you, or satisfied you in the way Yukio, did…, to us, even you kill Moon now , I bet all of this will dissappear, this hallucination and fake happiness that keep you distracted to see the real desire inside of you.”
The Dark figure continues to push Zashi to overwhelm him with his own dark thoughts.
“You need to kill and get rid of her forever in your life, and be one you truly love, Zashi.”
Zashi begin to look over Moon with sharp gaze and rise his sword higher ready for a stab, as the dark figure continue encouraging him.
“Moon is not your home Zashi, you need to cameback to where you belong, and I bealive there is something waiting for you.”
Zashi raise his sword even higher, his face is stressing up with anxiety feel his own weight over his own sword crushing him down.
” No stop, I can’t do this!, stop talking, make it stop!”
The Dark Figure ignores, with one last sentence.
” Be free Zashi, you always take whatever you want and run away from your troubles, you keep confuse yourself with your pointless regret, but the real word you was looking for…, is satisfaction.
”
Zashi let out a loud scream and proceed to drop his sword directly into Moon, cut everything to black, with the sounds of flesh being stabbed.
Peak cliffhanger.