Megumi thought she was already in Heaven, because of the candid white light surrounding her plus the seemingly haze that comes with it. Although grateful she wasn't subjected to Hell, she still feels down that her cause of death is lame and she didn't even get a damn chance to ask Toshiro why the big breasted pink-haired nurse turned into a psychopath.

"Hello?!" Her voice echoed, seems like she's the only one around, where are the angels though? Aren't they supposed to be here to ferry her soul or something?

Growing more confused and uncomfortable with the silence blanketing the area, she tried running and see where it would get her but unfortunately it didn't take her anywhere significant, she was running around in circles.

"Crap!" Her breathing became short after doing almost three laps, she stopped and sat on the ground for a minute.

Suddenly, the blanket of silence was shattered by a loud footstep coming from behind. This made Megumi felt cold, extreme illogical scenarios running through her head of who is coming—what if it wasn't an angel? Or the grim reaper? A ghost? But she's dead so she's the ghost—

Alas, none of these weird thoughts came to fruition as she saw...herself.

"AAAHHH!" She screamed hysterically and scrambled backwards, away from her 'other' self but the only difference between them were their eyes, while she had warm brown ones her doppelganger had dual colored eyes.

The doppelganger Megumi watched her moved away in fear, "You cannot runaway from me 'less you want to die completely, not only you but him"

"I don't understand! Why are you talking to me?! And why am I even responding!?" Her hysteria is going sky-high.

"You cannot runaway from me," The other Megumi repeated, her face bore a serious expression that made the latter stop freaking out. Kami, she wasn't playing around!

Megu sobbed and with shaky hands, pushed herself off the floor, "But I don't really know what you're talking about,"

Her other self with heterochromia eyes stood in front of her, "You have to remember and accept me," She raised both hands and placed it on either side of Megu's face, "That's the only way for you to win from your enemy"

Enemy? The fight in the infirmary flashed back in Megu's head and Toshiro's hardship as he tried so hard to protect her.

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Eri narrowed her eyes in irritation and disappointment (in herself). Gone was the infirmary and here they are standing inside a large checkered board akin to the chess set. She could also sense the slow decrease in her spiritual energy.

She spun around at full alert, the Sentinel and the school girl was nowhere to be found although the thick tension remained in the air, the pink-haired nurse is certain they never left.

"What's the matter, Eri-san? Why do you look so tense now?"

Eri looked at her left, a growl almost slipping out of her upon seeing Toshiro—his inky dark hair now had its silvery highlights and his entire being was almost filled with a white glow.

His spiritual energy is reeking and that spells nothing good for her.

She took steps backwards, "Do not mock me, Hunter! You are still at a disadvantage!"

Toshiro raised his hands in mid-air, conjuring glowing swords on each, "Unfortunately for you, the tricks you emitted earlier are no longer working its magic" His migraine was gone and so is the restriction in his power. "Time for payback"

He threw his left sword at her direction and Eri was to evade it but may set of hands popped out of the checkered board below and held her in place.

"What the?! No!" She struggled in the hold of the hands but it felt too sticky on her skin. So instead she focused all energy to her tentacles, more came out of her navel and countered Toshiro's sword however in the process the blade pierced on the tentacle and Eri felt the pain.

Toshiro sprinted towards her and raised the other sword in the air, "I will make you pay for what you did!" Upon reaching her restrained form and without any hesitation, he brought the glowing blade to her neck, cutting Eri's head off quickly. It rolled down on the floor with her pink eyes still wide.

However, the headless body of Eri writhed and exploded—thick, fat brown glob with long tentacles attached to it.

The dark-haired Sentinel jumped away from the expanding mass of shitty looking glob; he scrunched his face in disgust thinking what other kind of creatures their enemy is working on. He knew the Arthropod Prince had been into experimentation and mixing of literally anything but in their previous encounter, Toshiro never fought someone as strange as Fester and now, the nurse.

Raising his two swords in mid-air, a devious smile appeared on his face. "So, this is your real form huh? It made me want to butcher you more, Eri-san, I'll make sure you won't get out of this place alive"

~XXX~

Riki, Ai and Aki are inside the newly opened fast food two blocks from school; they eat while talking about schoolwork, trivial stuff and Ai's ideal plan to torture her asshole-of-an-ex which Aki quickly agreed on, finding pleasure in hearing how her pretty friend wants to cause pain in the damn male.

"If you need help, Ai-chan, I can kidnap him for you" The braided-haired girl suggested, taking a sip from her coke, "We'll bring him in a dark warehouse and you can torture him slowly, try dripping melted candles on his nipples or eyeballs"

Ai laughed out loud at this, "That's a great idea! I'll do both! I will pour hot wax on his nips then his eyeballs"

"After that you can use a pliers to" Aki made a cutting gesture in the air, "To crush or pinch his manly thingy"

The orange-haired male shook his head and smile in amusement while hearing the two girls' deranged plans for John.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" The snobbish-looking girl across him loudly asked.

His citrus eyes flickered to Ai's direction, "Why?" He took a spoonful of the mash potato and put it in his mouth.

Ai's well-done brows leveled as she looks at him pointedly, "Because you haven't spoken a word, Riki and that's weird"

Yes, ever since they arrived at Pop Chicken's, he remained silent although he was listening to them and sometimes nodding his head but he hasn't said anything so far.

Aki, who was sitting beside him, gave him a look of worry, "Are you upset that Megu-chan didn't join us today, Ri-kun? Is my presence not enough?

Riki was startled at her last question and almost jumped out of his chair, "What are you talking about, Aki?" His eyes widened a fraction.

"Because I think you missed Megu-chan" She assumed, her forest green eyes turning sad, "Do you like her more than me?"

Ai looks at them back and forth, holding back a snicker. "Don't be such a killjoy, Riki"

He internally facepalmed, "It wasn't like that Aki, do not misunderstand me" The girl had been attracted to him for quite some time now and Riki couldn't comprehend how she became drawn like a moth to a flame! And she was very bold about it too, Aki never falter when it comes to her declaration of love towards him. She was aware of his past relationship with the same gender yet that did not deter her at all.

This girl had some weird taste in men.

"So you don't like Megu-chan romantically?" Aki asked, blinking.

Riki took the untouched piece of chicken leg from the girl's plate and ate it, "Where are you getting those crazy ideas, Aki? Even if she's the last person in the world, I ain't doing it with her"

"Do not worry, she won't be the last person in the world because I will be there too so you have another option!" Aki told him with such eagerness that triggered a teasing laughter from Ai.

The orange-haired male was contemplating if he will throw this obsessed girl out of the window when his phone vibrated in his pocket. Pulling it out, his face turned wholly serious after reading the message he got.

"I have to go," He hastily stood up, bringing his bag with him, "It's an emergency, I'll see you two tomorrow"

Riki walked out of the fast food without waiting for the two girls' reply, a sense of weariness ran inside him as he quickened his pace. He reached the public park and scanned the area for anyone familiar, then in the bench near the fountain he saw a hunched figure.

"What do you want?" He asked, clearly dismayed as he approached the figure. "I am hanging out with my friends"

The person straightened then leaned backwards on the bench, his face was void of any expression. "It's time you stop your hang out with your so-called friends, brother,"

Riki's citrus eyes squinted, "What is this all about, Alexei?"

"We are back on duty, brother" Alexei Jenner smirked deviously at him. "The Prince wants to see us all"

Ah, shit. Riki closed his eyes and cursed internally.

~XXX~