Ekoro's POV

My body froze as the woman's sharp staff jabbed into my neck, but that feeling was quickly replaced by relief after Yoru kicked her out of the way, baring her fangs.

...Wait, she had fangs?

It was just now that I'd gotten a proper look at that woman. Short, neck-length blue hair, and red eyes. She looked masculine, but her only feminine giveaway was her chest. She had some sort of purple aura surrounding her, like flames. Was she on fire? Was she even a threat? My second question would be given an answer as she snarled and lunged at Yoru with a bite to her arm. I could only tremble in fear, as I saw the blood spewing from the wound. Yoru kicked the woman in the throat, and she was sent back. "You... Yurei! How could you even think of attacking my daughter?!" She yelled with a sadistic smile. It scared me, I didn't know Yoru could smile like that, she looked like a psycho, but that wasn't the point. She said Yurei.. Was that the woman's name? Yurei? Do they know each other? I'm so confused but yet... intrigued.

"Hah. A daughter within a few days?" The woman spat venom with her words, it seemed to make Yoru's smirk grow.

Creepy...

Yoru scoffed. "As if you've ever had a daughter, Kahari. I know what happened to her."

Kahari? Was that her name? Was it Yurei like I had previously thought, or was it Kahari? I'm so confused... Why is my new family so confusing? Why is it not like home, whenever I used to wake up to my mother's voice... Now I wake up to all white walls and sheets, as if I'm a patient in a mental hospital. Even if it isn't that way, I feel like I should be.

"Now you're just making me want to kill you all even more, exterminators."

Kahari/Yurei, whatever her name was, spoke up. But, what did she mean by exterminator? What was that, and was Yoru one? I had so many questions... and not enough answers to any. I had to ask... so, my quiet, raspy voice spoke up in a whisper.

"E..x...terminat-tor..?"

Nobody heard me, but it was like there was a blade stuck in my throat, no way of communicating at the moment but to tremble in fear.

Then, the woman surprise-attacked Yoru, which, wow, LORD was she fast, but then Yoru kicked her away and it was so much I could barely keep my eyes open. I wanted to shriek in terror but there was a blade in my throat. I wanted to fight but my muscles wouldn't move me.

Eventually, The woman had gotten close to killing Yoru, I almost cried until I heard a soothing voice singing out to the room. I followed the sound, noticing it was Jundo vocalizing such a melody.

It was strange, like a lullaby slowly relaxing me, but I wasn't opposed to it. If it was to kill me, so be it, I can join my mother.

Just then, the woman fell to her knees, coughing and growling.

Jundo then stopped singing and brung her blade to the woman's neck, creating a violent bloodspray. It reminded me of how my mother died. I got teary-eyed, but Yoru hugged me before I could cry, my face in her chest, it covered my eyes. She stroked my head, comfortingly holding me as I recovered from the sight, or, well, tried at least. "Shhh, it's alright, Eko. She fights to protect us."

She held me tighter, huffing as if she were ashamed of me. But I can't help being scared of all that blood and gore, I'm only a kid. I'm just 16.

Or am I just weak?