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Title: Second Life
Chapter: 4 - Frozen in Purgatory
Character: Aoi Ryosuke, Ryuzaki Shinji, Hasebe Nagisa, Sawamura Takayuki
Fandom: Orthros no Inu
Rating: PG13
Summary: As Ryosuke lie motionlessly on his bed, Tatsumi Shinji contemplated over his inability to do anything for his brother's sake. Nagisa interrogated Sawamura as she realised that he was already stuck in a world where she could not possibly understood.
A/N: I always liked to explore these kinds of themes... hmm.
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Only the sounds of the monitors beeping and the air pumps from the ventilators that filled the room Ryosuke was placed in. Watching over him from where he stood, certainly it was hard for him to bear.
Shinji sighed. He had just returned from the hospital’s cafeteria, eating a bit of the morning’s breakfast with Detective Hasebe before she left to go to work. Ryosuke’s other family had also left with his insistence. There was no need to have everyone staying beside Ryosuke to watch over him. He alone was enough.
Besides, he preferred to be left alone with his brother.
Shinji took a seat beside the bed as he reached out to take Ryosuke’s hand. His younger brother now looked so fragile, holding his limp arm now seemed unreal. He could sense no strength in his brother’s arm. It dawned to him how weak his brother was right now.
Shinji ran his hand on the side of Ryosuke’s face, brushing away his bangs and some stray hair so that it doesn’t cover his face much. Ryosuke’s face was still pale but that was to be expected. He had lost so much blood last night. He sighed as he held Ryosuke’s hand close to his face.
Somehow, right now... he wished he still had that power to heal people of any injuries and sickness just by touching them. Not like he did not trust the current medical technologies... it’s just...
Waiting here helplessly... waiting here while he could not do anything to make this precious person to wake up and smile at him—to tell him that everything’s gonna be all right again—was just something he doubt he could endure by himself. Ryosuke... was all he had left of a family.
“I’m a detestable person, isn’t it Ryo?” Shinji spoke softly, even if Ryosuke would not be able to hear his words. “After all I’ve done to make that power to go away, now I wished I still had that power. I’m a rotten brother, isn’t it? If I still had that power, that would also mean... you also—”
“Sensei wouldn’t want you to blame yourself.”
Shinji jumped, as he turned to see Shirakawa Kana entering the room. The girl bowed in apology for startling him as she shrugged.
“Sensei wouldn’t want to depend on the God’s hand... if you still had that power. Sensei most probably... will try his best to overcome his injuries, to get better... by his own will.”
Shinji smiled as he returned his attention towards his brother, running his hand on his face.
“Yeah, Ryosuke would have done that too...”
Yeah... above all, Ryosuke wouldn’t want him to continue holding that ominous power that could drive every single person to madness. He wouldn’t want him to continue hurting inside because of it, just as much as he wouldn’t want Ryosuke to carry the burden of having the Devil’s hand for the rest of his life as well.
“Sorry... Ryosuke. I don’t know what got into me to think about such silly notions. I’m so hopeless right now...”
Shinji tensed as he felt Ryosuke’s hand slowly griping his own. He was still unconscious, yet—Shinji blinked away a tear as he kissed his younger brother’s hand gently...
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“Why did you escape the prison? Was Aoi Ryosuke the only reason for you to risk it all? You were once a good police officer, Sawamura-san. I’d ask you again like I have asked you last year. Why would you go as far as attempt to take Aoi Ryosuke and Ryuzaki Shinji’s life away?”
Chief Goto spat as Sawamura appeared as if in a trance.
“The dog of Orthros... should be slain by Heracles...”
Nagisa bit her lips as she rushed into the interrogation room, slamming her fists on the table.
“The two of them are NOT monsters! They were both a normal human beings!” she exclaimed as Chief Goto placed a hand on her shoulders to calm her down.
Sawamura on the other hand, appeared unfazed.
“Heracles, in order to obtain absolution from his sins... must complete his twelve tasks to receive his rewards. He would then be purified of his sins and be allowed to join the ranks of the gods.”
Sawamura cast his crazed eye towards both Chief Goto and Nagisa.
“Whoever stands in the way of his missions, should receive its divine retribution!”
Chief Goto frowned.
“You are NOT Heracles!”
Sawamura still had not been paying attention to them as he laughed.
“Anything... and anyone who tried to bring chaos to the world must be destroyed. Criminals, politicians, anyone who tried to do that for their own benefit... they should be destroyed by any means! Whichever the methods or means used does not matter, all that matters is the result. No matter how many lives should be sacrificed, the end justifies the means.”
Nagisa kicked her chair away in anger as Sawamura looked up towards her, grinning at her with his maniacal smile. She bit her lips, clearly repulsed by the man as she walked out of the room.
“It seemed it’s not possible to lock him up in the prison anymore. This past year of him being locked up there had just make him even more crazy. Who knows when again he’d just escape and target even more people to his fancy...”
Nagisa turned around towards the older man as she frowned.
“You want to put Sawamura in a psychiatry institution, sir?”
Chief Goto nodded.
“Yes, but before that we need to make sure Sawamura was indeed insane to begin with. I guess we had overlook the fact last year when we sent him to prison. Never thought that man could turn crazy that badly...”
Nagisa shrugged. “Perhaps he already was, even before Aoi-san and Ryuzaki enters the picture. Chiharu always said that it was peculiar of Sawamura to change his profession from a medical officer to a policeman...”
The older man glanced at her.
“Chiharu? Oh, you mean your old friend who used to work at the coroner’s office?” he asked as Nagisa nodded. “Hmm... I heard Sawamura used to be her senior.”
Nagisa nodded her head.
“Yes. She also said that from the very beginning, Sawamura had already been obsessed about Aoi’s powers. When everyone else had been obsessed with Ryuzaki, that guy—he even went as far as sending his men to their deaths to verify Aoi’s powers.”
Chief Goto’s eyes widened.
“Eh? Why did I never heard of this?”
Nagisa hastily apologised.
“I’m deeply sorry, sir. It’s just that... a lot of things had happened last year...”
The old man just waved his hand at her.
“It just shows how even we have to watch over what we’re doing. And hopefully we do not end up having such a twisted view of the justice system as did Sawamura.”
Nagisa nodded.
This was just another bleak reminder for her to never ever sway from her original purpose when she first joined the force. Hopefully, there would never come a day when all of the crimes in the world that she would face would turn her into what Sawamura had become now...
Chapter: 4 - Frozen in Purgatory
Character: Aoi Ryosuke, Ryuzaki Shinji, Hasebe Nagisa, Sawamura Takayuki
Fandom: Orthros no Inu
Rating: PG13
Summary: As Ryosuke lie motionlessly on his bed, Tatsumi Shinji contemplated over his inability to do anything for his brother's sake. Nagisa interrogated Sawamura as she realised that he was already stuck in a world where she could not possibly understood.
A/N: I always liked to explore these kinds of themes... hmm.
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Only the sounds of the monitors beeping and the air pumps from the ventilators that filled the room Ryosuke was placed in. Watching over him from where he stood, certainly it was hard for him to bear.
Shinji sighed. He had just returned from the hospital’s cafeteria, eating a bit of the morning’s breakfast with Detective Hasebe before she left to go to work. Ryosuke’s other family had also left with his insistence. There was no need to have everyone staying beside Ryosuke to watch over him. He alone was enough.
Besides, he preferred to be left alone with his brother.
Shinji took a seat beside the bed as he reached out to take Ryosuke’s hand. His younger brother now looked so fragile, holding his limp arm now seemed unreal. He could sense no strength in his brother’s arm. It dawned to him how weak his brother was right now.
Shinji ran his hand on the side of Ryosuke’s face, brushing away his bangs and some stray hair so that it doesn’t cover his face much. Ryosuke’s face was still pale but that was to be expected. He had lost so much blood last night. He sighed as he held Ryosuke’s hand close to his face.
Somehow, right now... he wished he still had that power to heal people of any injuries and sickness just by touching them. Not like he did not trust the current medical technologies... it’s just...
Waiting here helplessly... waiting here while he could not do anything to make this precious person to wake up and smile at him—to tell him that everything’s gonna be all right again—was just something he doubt he could endure by himself. Ryosuke... was all he had left of a family.
“I’m a detestable person, isn’t it Ryo?” Shinji spoke softly, even if Ryosuke would not be able to hear his words. “After all I’ve done to make that power to go away, now I wished I still had that power. I’m a rotten brother, isn’t it? If I still had that power, that would also mean... you also—”
“Sensei wouldn’t want you to blame yourself.”
Shinji jumped, as he turned to see Shirakawa Kana entering the room. The girl bowed in apology for startling him as she shrugged.
“Sensei wouldn’t want to depend on the God’s hand... if you still had that power. Sensei most probably... will try his best to overcome his injuries, to get better... by his own will.”
Shinji smiled as he returned his attention towards his brother, running his hand on his face.
“Yeah, Ryosuke would have done that too...”
Yeah... above all, Ryosuke wouldn’t want him to continue holding that ominous power that could drive every single person to madness. He wouldn’t want him to continue hurting inside because of it, just as much as he wouldn’t want Ryosuke to carry the burden of having the Devil’s hand for the rest of his life as well.
“Sorry... Ryosuke. I don’t know what got into me to think about such silly notions. I’m so hopeless right now...”
Shinji tensed as he felt Ryosuke’s hand slowly griping his own. He was still unconscious, yet—Shinji blinked away a tear as he kissed his younger brother’s hand gently...
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“Why did you escape the prison? Was Aoi Ryosuke the only reason for you to risk it all? You were once a good police officer, Sawamura-san. I’d ask you again like I have asked you last year. Why would you go as far as attempt to take Aoi Ryosuke and Ryuzaki Shinji’s life away?”
Chief Goto spat as Sawamura appeared as if in a trance.
“The dog of Orthros... should be slain by Heracles...”
Nagisa bit her lips as she rushed into the interrogation room, slamming her fists on the table.
“The two of them are NOT monsters! They were both a normal human beings!” she exclaimed as Chief Goto placed a hand on her shoulders to calm her down.
Sawamura on the other hand, appeared unfazed.
“Heracles, in order to obtain absolution from his sins... must complete his twelve tasks to receive his rewards. He would then be purified of his sins and be allowed to join the ranks of the gods.”
Sawamura cast his crazed eye towards both Chief Goto and Nagisa.
“Whoever stands in the way of his missions, should receive its divine retribution!”
Chief Goto frowned.
“You are NOT Heracles!”
Sawamura still had not been paying attention to them as he laughed.
“Anything... and anyone who tried to bring chaos to the world must be destroyed. Criminals, politicians, anyone who tried to do that for their own benefit... they should be destroyed by any means! Whichever the methods or means used does not matter, all that matters is the result. No matter how many lives should be sacrificed, the end justifies the means.”
Nagisa kicked her chair away in anger as Sawamura looked up towards her, grinning at her with his maniacal smile. She bit her lips, clearly repulsed by the man as she walked out of the room.
“It seemed it’s not possible to lock him up in the prison anymore. This past year of him being locked up there had just make him even more crazy. Who knows when again he’d just escape and target even more people to his fancy...”
Nagisa turned around towards the older man as she frowned.
“You want to put Sawamura in a psychiatry institution, sir?”
Chief Goto nodded.
“Yes, but before that we need to make sure Sawamura was indeed insane to begin with. I guess we had overlook the fact last year when we sent him to prison. Never thought that man could turn crazy that badly...”
Nagisa shrugged. “Perhaps he already was, even before Aoi-san and Ryuzaki enters the picture. Chiharu always said that it was peculiar of Sawamura to change his profession from a medical officer to a policeman...”
The older man glanced at her.
“Chiharu? Oh, you mean your old friend who used to work at the coroner’s office?” he asked as Nagisa nodded. “Hmm... I heard Sawamura used to be her senior.”
Nagisa nodded her head.
“Yes. She also said that from the very beginning, Sawamura had already been obsessed about Aoi’s powers. When everyone else had been obsessed with Ryuzaki, that guy—he even went as far as sending his men to their deaths to verify Aoi’s powers.”
Chief Goto’s eyes widened.
“Eh? Why did I never heard of this?”
Nagisa hastily apologised.
“I’m deeply sorry, sir. It’s just that... a lot of things had happened last year...”
The old man just waved his hand at her.
“It just shows how even we have to watch over what we’re doing. And hopefully we do not end up having such a twisted view of the justice system as did Sawamura.”
Nagisa nodded.
This was just another bleak reminder for her to never ever sway from her original purpose when she first joined the force. Hopefully, there would never come a day when all of the crimes in the world that she would face would turn her into what Sawamura had become now...
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