Suddenly answered by the noise of their living room television vibrating through her bedroom walls. A familiar news broadcast, with the overly enthusiastic hosts that was turned on every morning to wake them from their grogginess. But when she eventually ventured outside to check, she’d find herself alone with all the lights off. A peek out the window would confirm that there were no cars in the parking lot, and a thick layer of fog shields her sight from the rest of the world. Yet the loudness wouldn’t hurt her ears no matter how close she was to the screen, as everyone of her senses had sharpened into clarity. She should’ve felt it crawling atop her skin and from deep within her bones. [b]Power[/b] — with an equally strong moral obligation to fight the horrors that faced her that fateful night. She just wasn’t the same person after what happened yesterday and today wouldn’t be any easier.

Reports on the spreading of rumors about demons online and the disturbing imagery getting shared among websites. A small group of cultist protests that erupted in violence. Cults that worship them and expect them to bring Japan to an end. Claims on monster sightings and speculation that they’re tied to similar conspiracies that are certainly fake  — [i]or so they say[/i]. Soon to be informed on her school being temporarily shutdown for a police investigation for an undisclosed amount of time. The only other information given by the authorities was that bodies were found and that they’re taken matters very seriously. But that would be met by a nearly instinctive cynicism in the back of her mind, could they solve anything if they didn’t even understand the problem? A man blind to the light can't kill the shadows.

Whether she remembered and acted upon his appeal or not. A brightness flashed into the living room and Eshu appeared, though the splendor of it was admittedly lessened as she saw him quickly shutting the window that he entered from. Despite approaching Mika by floating barely above her head and holding that lantern stick, the creature seemed oddly ordinary. Perhaps they had formed a connection of sorts, or maybe it was in comparison to everything else. The dull glimmer of his sad eyes expressed the same emotions she had. The way his stare peered into her soul would have sent chills down her spine, if he hadn’t immediately began to shine, showing a smile that comforted her heart before words had escaped his mouth. [color=f49ac2]“Your friend is okay. Her parents were notified by the hospital. And if you wished to speak to her, I've gotten her room number as well.”[/color]

The cellphone hadn’t been charged, but a home phone was still in the kitchen that she could use. Finally obtaining some needed closure, that she had made a difference for the positive and saved Kiyoko from danger. The possible question of what comes next would be addressed before it was asked, shaking his head slightly as he spoke in a hurried manner. [color=f49ac2]“Don’t worry about the demons right now and please excuse me, there’s somebody I must meet...”[/color]

And with those parting words, Eshu left the way he came in. Hopefully she'd enjoy a private conversation or at least a chance to contemplate. He didn't want to leave her so abruptly, but he couldn't afford being late with so little time remaining...