Onii-san</3: Come outside, I've come to pick you up.

YN: Aki too?

Onii-san</3: Just you. I'll return you later.

"Ryo is outside, he says he's got to spend some time with me but that I'll be back later." You relayed the message to Akira.

"Just you? Hmm." He looked hesitant, but ultimately kissed your forehead as you got up to leave from bed.

This better be worth it... You thought bitterly as you walked out to the street. He had brought his Porsche with him today, which you quickly jumped into. The ride was long and mostly quiet, except for a radio broadcast being played quietly as background noise. You weren't quite sure what to say to him.

"We're going to get my memories back, little sister." Ryo finally broke the silence. "I need to jumpstart my memory before Jenny can give me the full extent, otherwise I might not be able to withstand it. We're going to start from the beginning and work backwards. This place we're going to is what I think was one of the first Sabbath parties, even though it's run down now."

"I would really like you to get your memories back." You responded blandly. "It wouldn't be so difficult to talk to you then."

"Well, my thanks for not rushing the process." He nodded as he stopped the car. "Follow me and hold my hand."

"I better not die in here..." You mumbled as he dragged you down to what looked like an old coliseum that they had when you were a human. "What, is there some kind of gladiator battle going on later?"
 
"Gladiators? Why would that be your first though?" Suddenly, he whipped out his pistol. "Stop. Who's there?"

"Wait!" A disembodied voice sounded. "Don't shoot, we're humans!"

As if that had ever stopped him before. You rolled your eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Ryo asked the two men who emerged.

"What do you mean?" They asked. "We've been living here for more than 10 years."

As you and Ryo looked around, you noticed all of the home-like items laying around. Suddenly, Ryo fired off his gun, frightening you and causing you to hide in his jacket. As you looked at the victim, a wall, you noticed giant gashes that looked like a demon had slashed through it. You didn't remember this place. But you had a feeling it had something to do with Ryo's memory.

As he aimed the gun forward, he began backing out of this place, with you behind him. Once you both had left the building, you took his hand as you went back to the car.

"So... Any revelations?" You inquired.

"Yes. And I've got a call to make too."

"Were there demons in that place once?"

"Yes, I believe so." He stuck his phone in the hands-free phone holder and scrolled through his contacts and called some unknown number

"You didn't go there with me, though."

"Yes, that's right. Professor Fikira, the one who studied ancient people. But the memories are still fuzzy." He looked back. Someone was tailing his car.

"Any memories?" You asked, looking behind you as well.

"No. We'll have to go way back."