As you and the two men followed brightly lit arrows towards whatever it was, you grappled for Akira's hand.

"Scared?" He asked you as he rubbed the back of your hand with his thumb.

"No. More like excited. Something about this place feels familiar. Like the energy..." You mused.

"Sorry for dragging you into this." Ryo said to Akira.

"Dragging me into what?"

"If possible, I wanted to find out the truth with you. But there's a big risk that comes with it. You might get eaten by a devil--"

"Devil? Ryo, did you bring us to a demon den?! You said we were just going to--" You looked at him panicked and held on tightly to Akira. You weren't scared for yourself after all; you were scared for your boyfriend.

"Maybe if you didn't fall asleep, you would have heard the plan." Ryo rolled his eyes at you. "Anyway, you might get eaten by a devil or end up pouring gasoline over your head, just like Fikira."

"Ryo, why me?"

"I'm scared. I'm so terrified. This is a horrific legacy that Fikira left me. I must find out the truth. And I wanted to tell this to you before anyone else, excusing my baby sister of course, as soon as I could." Ryo placed his hands on Akira's shoulders. "You two are the only ones I can trust." He looked Akira deep in the eyes, as if searching for any signs of true hesitation. "I need your help. We're going to tell everyone the truth. When we go back alive, everyone will thank us."

It took less than a second for Akira's surprised face to become one big smile.

"Thanks. Okay, Ryo. I trust you!"

"Thank you, Akira." Ryo pulled Akira in closely, pulling his head onto his shoulder and wrapping his other arm around Akira's shoulders. You thought Akira would let go of your hand to embrace him back, but it never happened. It seemed that Akira was going to help you stay strong. He was so brave and you loved it. You loved him.

You sniffled a little bit as Ryo declared the adventure before them, cell phone in hand.

"There's no going back."

And the doors opened.

Immediately, you were struck by the lights, the energy, the music. It was amazing, in a truly free way. You felt your demon form pushing through, just enough for Ryo to wrap his arm around your waist and pull you close, attempting to smother it.

"Shh, shh. Don't worry, baby sister, he'll be okay. I promise. You don't need to cry over a human." He wiped your eye as he whispered in your ear.

But as you breathed out, Akira squeezed your hand. You squeezed back. This could be the very last time that you would ever see Akira. He might die. He might be ripped to shreds in front of you. He might become a devil. He might become something in between.

You didn't want to lose your Aki. He was perfect to you. Caring so much about other humans was what made Akira who he was. And here you and Ryo were, forcing him to lose his humanity at any cost.