A PERPETUAL CONTRACT
AT NIGHT
It was now in my head, a relay of the action- a spark passed through my hand. And then a vision. I was stuck in an unending loop of this action.
"Do you want to know who did it?" the shingami appeared, hindering Arya from my sight. "Yes", I finally muttered. It then floated to the left, finally letting me adore Arya... till I realized it was presenting me one of the culprit's names. Arya.
My head instantly jerked in his direction, "what do you mean?!"
He calmly smiled and announced in a bold voice, "I can prove you this girl killed your sister. Just follow me. And, oh, she wasn't alone in this. Someone helped her", a grin on its face as he said so.
"But why would Arya do this?" I questioned helplessly. "I wonder" it shrugged.
POLICE STATION
My finger was constantly jittering with sparkling current but I kept on to accompany the shinigami. This was till I heard a recording in Arya's voice, "we know that you're sleeping with the mayor's wife Sheriff. If you don't want that to blow out in the public, make shreds of evidence to prove that Siya died in an accident".'
With a grave expression dressing my face, I turned to the shinigami, "was it the sheriff who helped her murder my sister?"
The shinigami calmly denied so, "here's a deal. I will tell you why, how, and who, murdered your sister. But in return, you'd have to do me a favor. What is it, you ask?
You have a power that can kill anyone. You just need to have a vision. The vision of the specific person being killed in some way. You've had that vision often, right?" Yes: I nodded in mystery.
He smirked, "anyone whose face you imagined in those images died in reality. Now I will provide you a deal." "A bewitching deal?" I stammered, trying my best to stay as cool as a cucumber.
Leisurely, taking his time with every word he uttered, he declared, "you shall stay with me to envisage the dropping face of every person I demand. I don't care what you do of the culprits of your sister, but I assure you once you know the dirty truth, you'd want to accept the deal more than ever. But you'd have lost the offer by then."
His voice rang in my ears like footsteps to an ant, "instead, your friend Cynthia will be the one to hold this power. And Anya, she will be dead."
I chuckled, baffled as I was. This chuckle was purely unintentional but conveyed my shock.
"Listen, I don't care what you say, I simply can't accept such an offer from someone who might just be a fragment of imagination."
He subtly spoke, "Ah, then so be it! Even the ones you imagine will not die in reality. The deal is simple, isn't it?" I was left deadpanned...
Deep down, this question nudged me and finally slipped outta my mouth, "how do I believe you weren't the one to kill my sister?"
He smirked, "you are quite an overthinker, I never thought you'd ask that. But, since you did, I shall prove that as well. Simply, I cannot kill anyone. My power to imagine has long gone. The only way I can imagine is when I'm having a conversation. And even then, my creativity can only lead to the fulfillment of the conversation, not more, not less." I wasn't much convinced yet.
"And who will be the people I kill?" I questioned in phlegmatic curiosity. "They're criminals. Just like Arya" he taunted. "Killing them will make me a criminal," I said, "just like Arya" I mockingly added. Ah, he grinned, "you're right. But just imagine, you'd want revenge over Arya, or she will be sent to jail. If you chose neither, you'll punish yourself for eternity.
The saying is that criminals always make the police chase them. Half the criminals out there are still roaming free, doing something worse than what Arya did. Do you want that to happen? Especially when your town has such a filthy and self-centered Sheriff! And oh, many other towns have similar conditions, remember that!"
I was flabbergasted for a legit minute till I held my crew and stated, "if I kill them I'm wrong." "No, you're a god then" he pursuantly specified. "God doesn't kill anyone".
The shinagami tittered, presenting his own self, "you mean those words kid? It's my duty to kill because that is a natural cause and has to come either way. And those criminals are evil, killing them will not be entirely right but it is god's work to sweep evil. And I'm giving you the power to do that".
"You're just a figment of imagination, nothing more."
Itachi callously smirked, "maybe. I told you, go to a psychiatrist. He'd laugh at you first, And then treat you. If my existence does not wash away then hope you realize my virtue. But the offer would be gone by then."
I stood adamant, maybe it was the effect of the police station...
PRESENT
It's raining heavily. I am standing there in a black oversized coat with a hood. A sword in my hand and begging for life in front of me is Arya. No, I won't kill her. She didn't even see my face. I am just here to give her an ultimatum,
"Arya, it's a message from your friend Alan. He found out about Siya. Did you know she was his sister?" Shock seizes Arya's face as she gasps.
"That boy has gone numb, but I'm here to warn you. I am a vigilante who will stand against evil. You stood there and let Brook and Cynthia do whatever they wish. Now they are dead, from a car accident, just like Siya did. But you are free to live, I'll always be watching you.
From today, if you ever let anyone be prey to harassment, remember what fate did to you. Unknowingly, you let something bad happen to a stranger who apparently was the sister to the person closest to you. Such a world it is!"
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