[ Chapter 14 - Horrors ahead ]

Jerry slowly, but cautiously takes hold of the door's knob, and slowly opens the door.

The others in the group are hiding in the shadows, observing the situation outside.

Cole picks up a small stone near his foot, and throws it outside along the floor, surprising everyone with the sudden noise.

Everybody tenses up and observes the rock, the noise, the smell, the light.

Seemingly, everybody thought: "If anyone is out there, please get it over with!".

Cold sweat, rolled down their spines, the noise of gulping intensified, their ears shook with exhaustion of overwork, fingers trembled with fright of the open door and the idea of something, or someone waiting for them outside.

Cole, noticing the intensifying situation, taps Denma on the shoulder.

Denma turns around to see the situation and sees their state.

Denma then turned around to face the door and dashed through it, stopping in the middle of the street.

Denma slightly bends down and extends his arms and spreads his legs, while checking every corner, crack, opening.

While doing that, Cole was chewing his nail, because of the stress, worrying about Denma.

Denma felt the unease, the unease of somebody's stares.

Denma turns back to the exit door to see everybody's sight focused on him.

Jerry's sight was filled with anger, that his vein showed on his forehead.

[ Denma ] It's safe!

Denma waved for the group to come over with a forced smile and sweat soaking his armpits.

[ Geon ] Hold back Jerry!

Geon whispered into Gerald's ear, giving Gerald a clue on what is gonna happen if he does not do as Geon says.

Jerry now ready to sprint, breathing heavily as anger has overtaken him, gets grabbed by the arm by Gerald.

[ Gerald ] Don't, move.

Gerald said in a stern low voice, as if emphasizing that they are not buddies, but a group.

Jerry stared at Gerald with anger and tried getting out of Gerald's hold while turning back to face Denma and rush at him.

Gerald tightens his grip and reminds him.

[ Gerald ] Did you not hear what I said!

Gerald screamed with a voice so loud that shook the building on a miniscule level, making the dust fall off the broken ceiling.

[ Jerry ] Okay, okay!

Jerry just realized the grip of Gerald's and noticed the pain.

[ Jerry ] I'm calm, I'm calm so let go!

Gerald let's go of Jerry's arm.

Jerry takes in deep breath's, as to calm himself, but instead, feeling more anger with each breath.

While the turmoil was happening, Denma came to the door.

[ Denma ] What's going on?

Denma entered the building, and came into Jerry's vision while his anger kept building up, snapping the thin line of reality and delusion.

[ Jerry ] Aah!

Jerry screamed out as he raised his handgun to the ceiling and hitting Denma on the top of his head.

[ Denma ] Agh!

Denma falls to the ground while covering his head, dropping near Gerald's feet.

Jerry then lets out his saliva in the corners of his mouth, seemingly going mad.

Gerald then quickly throws his punch into Jerry's face, knocking him into the wall near the door with a loud thud of equipment and handgun falling out of Jerry's hand.

Denma glances back at the policeman who was knocked out near the door and noticed the white foam from the corners of his mouth.

Gerald then placed a foot in front of Denma's face, heading towards the unconscious policeman.

Denma grabbed Gerald's foot in a quick succession of the sudden events befalling him, Luna grabs Gerald by his left arm and held it close to her chest.

[ Denma & Luna ] Wait!

They both cried out to Gerald whose veins were showing on his tensed up arms.

Gerald's face was  covered by the shadows, but his bloodshot angered eyes bright as day.

[ Gerald ] Let, go.

Gerald tensed up his fists and body, growing a little bit in size, because of the muscle he has.

[ Luna ] He is currently having a seizure!

Luna cried out to Gerald to understand Jerry's situation in medical terms.

[ Gerald ] It has nothing to do with me, let go.

Gerald spoke in a low tone.

[ Denma ] It's called an anger episode which disrupts the brain's thinking capabilities and makes the person go into a frenzy!

Denma spoke in a loud but concise voice, explaining everything to Gerald.

[ Denma ] It's a very rare term, but understand that anyone can get it!

[ Denma ] Even me!

Once those words went out of Denma's mouth, Gerald eased his muscles, shrinking a little bit.

[ Gerald ] Yes sir.

Gerald then turned around, peeling off Luna's grasp and Denma's grip.

[ Luna ] "So he could have moved even If I didn't hold him!"

Luna stared in amazement and fright to how weak her body is.

[ Denma ] What are you day dreaming about, Luna!

He shouted out with a commanding voice he always used in his past life, sending chills down Luna's spine.

[ Denma ] Start the treatment!

Luna hurriedly ran over to Jerry's side and crouched down.

Denma looked at Gerald.

Gerald was siting down on the floor, looking at the floor with Geon beside him.

[ Gerald's memory ] 

[ Geon ] Hold back Jerry!

Gerald looked at Geon with confused eyes then back at Jerry.

Gerald noticed that Jerry was clutching his hand on the gun really hard and saw Jerry's eyes filled with anger.

[ Gerald ] "Wait, don't tell me..."

Gerald quickly took off to Jerry and grabbed his arm before Jerry was about to sprint.

[ Gerald ] Don't, move.

Gerald spoke in a stern low voice.

[ Gerald ] "This bastard.."

Jerry glanced towards Gerald for a second, showing his visible anger and his constitution.

[ Gerald ] "He is not in control."

Gerald tightened his grip and screamed.

[ Gerald ] Did you not hear what I said!

Gerald screamed with a voice so loud that shook the building on a miniscule level, making the dust fall off the broken ceiling.

The voice echoed trough the hallway, shaking dust off the ceiling.

[ Jerry ] Okay, okay!

[ Gerald ] "Finally, he's in control!"

[ Jerry ] I'm calm, I'm calm so let go!

Gerald let's go of Jerry's arm.

Jerry takes in deep breath's to calm himself.

[ Gerald ] "That's a good exercise for calming down."

Then out of nowhere, Denma stepped in through the door into Jerry's vision.

[ Denma ] What's going on?

[ Gerald ] "Wait, brot-!"

[ Jerry ] Aah!

Jerry screamed out as he hit Denma on the top of his head.

[ Denma ] Agh!

After Denma fell near Gerald's feet, he felt it, he felt an imaginary string inside his head snapping in half.

Gerald's vision sharpened, memory, fogged.

[ Gerald's memory end ]

Gerald clutched his face with both arms, blaming himself, regretting that he had let this happen.

Geon placed his arm on Gerald's head, not blaming, speaking, just, letting Gerald compose himself.

[ Cole ] Tell me right now, why I shouldn't kill him.

Cole stood on the left side of the policeman with a gun aimed at him.

Luna then hurriedly came in front of the gun, spreading her arms out.

[ Luna ] P-p-please, let me exp-explain!

She kept choking on her words as Cole looked unfazed with sharp eyes, giving off the same feeling as a hawk that was ready to hunt with its strong, but calm gaze.

Denma put his hand on Cole's hand which held the handgun, lowering the gun.

Cole stared at Denma with the same gaze he used for Luna.

Denma had a slightly nervous look in his eyes, but a strong will befitting of a leader.

Cole sighed and fully let the weapon down.

[ Cole ] If that's what you want.

Cole smiled and went past Denma while placing the gun into Denma's chest, letting the gun fall down into Denma's arms.

Cole went to Gerald and sat near him in a relaxed pose while staring at the top floors above them.

Denma looked down at his hands, inspecting the gun.

Denma took the gun into his hands and sighed with a faint smile.

[ Denma ] "You critters, that's why I love you."

Denma placed the gun into his pants and hid it under his shirt.

Denma turns his attention towards the girl that had suffered misfortune.

[ Luna ] Boohoo!

Luna wept as she kept wiping tears off her face.

Denma came towards Luna and forcefully took her chin to redirect it's direction towards Denma's face for inspection.

Denma took up his sleeve into his hand and started wiping all the tears and some snot from her face.

Luna's face was still filled with worry and fear while staring at Denma's eyes.

[ Denma ] Gather your inner strength and help this man, you're a nurse aren't you?

Luna looked towards Jerry whose foam stopped forming at the mouth and instead gurgling could be heard.

[ Luna ] "B-b-but-!"

Denma slaps Luna with his right palm while holding her chin with his left hand.

[ Denma ] Don't hesitate!

Denma shouted at the top of his lungs.

Luna looked at Denma to get rid of the shock, and noticed something, something motivating.

Denma's voice, shook the scaredy cat in her, his eye's edges glowed in a faint purple light, letting the shaking in Luna's eyes cease.

Luna contemplates on her actions and looks down.

[ Luna ] "That's right, don't I already know how to save him?"

Luna looks up at Denma with a newly found force behind her eyes.

[ Luna ] I-I will save him!

Luna clenched her fists, steels her determination to do what she has to.

Denma chuckles and pats Luna's head.

[ Denma ] That's the spirit, don't ever forget it, you hear me?

[ Luna ] Yes sir!

[ Denma ] "That child who had been timid from the start, seems to have been reborn!"

Denma faintly smiles at the fruits of his labour.