05 - The Ripper

Terrified, Jun instinctively pushed the man away and leaped back, amazed at the distance he could make with that single jump. His body did that completely on it's own, as Jun had no control over it anymore. He didn't understand what's going on, but he felt that the man is dangerous, and he has to get away from him.

The burning pain started anew and he clutched his chest. And it was only at that time he noticed that his veins turned black on his forearms. Before he could react, the blond man closed the distance between them and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

"What's happening to me?" Jun whimpered, confused more and more.

"Close your eyes, and don't open until I say so." Replied the man with a smirk on his face.

With the corner of his eye Jun noticed something white gleaming next to them. Something long and crescent like a scythe was looming above, ready to strike. When it moved towards him, he closed his eyes with a whimper and then he felt it.

Multiple sharp objects cutting deep into his body.

The time seemed like it slowed down and he was sliced in slow motion. The shock overwhelmed the pain, so Jun felt the impact of it once the blades cut all the way through to the other side. He fell to his side and gasped, trembling uncontrollably. Despite what the man said, he opened his eyes expecting a bloody mess, but he was surprised to see that he was still in one piece, not even a single droplet of blood on the ground.

He looked up and stared in fear. The white scythe-like object he saw before was actually the man's arm. It was unnaturally long and ended with giant crooked claws. It was holding something like a deformed humanoid shadow that was writhing between the blades and making inhuman noises.

"Aren't you a big, violent one?" The man spoke to the creature in a calm tone, the smirk still on his face. "Whatever. Now die."

He squeezed the bladed hand until the entity exploded in his grip. The scraps of dark, gooey flesh evaporated in a black smoke before they hit the ground. Only one part dropped with an unpleasant splat, oozing black liquid. The man's arm morphed back into normal length. He leisurely picked up a pack of cigarettes, picked out one, ignited it and dropped the still flaming match on the fleshy part. It instantly went up in flames.

"I told you not to look." The man sighed, releasing a cloud of cigarette smoke. His eyes turned back to normal as well.

"Wha-what was that? What are you? What the hell just happened!?"

Jun mumbled confused, struggling to get up. The man grabbed his arm and pulled up to his feet, but Jun was still weak in his knees, so he needed support. The blond man held him tight and tried to calm down, but it was hard for the young one to comprehend what just happened.

The last thing Jun remembered was that the man got annoyed, then a sudden sharp pain exploded in his gut and he blacked out.

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Jun was sitting still for a moment, replaying the last parts of that bizarre meeting in his head. His terrified expression was partially hidden by his hands almost clawing at his face. Well, even with that horrifying flashback it still didn't explain why he landed in the stranger's bed. He was missing some events.

There was only one way to find out.

"What did you do to me, you perv!?"

Jun yelled with rage, grabbed his pillow and smacked it on the man's head. A muffled grumble was to hear under it and the blond pushed it to the side with a glare. His hair was more disheveled that it already was.

"What the hell...?" He mumbled rolling to his back and rubbing his eye.

"That's my line!" The angry young man pointed at himself with his thumb "What am I doing in one bed with you, half *****!?"

He winced as the headache pulsated within his temples with the sudden anger rush.

The man ran a hand through his face and yawned.

"Oh. About that..."

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