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Chapter 30 - HEARTLESS

Yaze stood up and walked to Kakashi before removing a piece of paper from his back pocket and gave it to Kakashi.

"What is this for?"

"Just open and read it first" Yaze ordered. Kakashi looked at his face, trying to read his expression but he always had that serious look on his face, nothing else.

So he opened it up and read aloud.

"Name- Jumbe Yamaha, Age- 38, Sex- male, Marital status- married. I don't get it, what is this?"

"It was a report about the man you got killed"

Kakashi froze.

_He died!?. But, I thought Yaze must have saved him when he came_

"Soul transfiguration" Yaze continued. Kakashi looked up at him, Yaze didn't look like he was angry or anything but as for Kakashi, he was scared and maybe a little bit angry. Any word relating to death makes him shiver, it reminds him of that day when everyone was cut into pieces. "It's a technique that allows him to change the shape of a human by interacting with their soul. To keep it simple, it means, even though you're the greatest healer, you can't undo his technique"

"Then what happened to him?" Kakashi said weakly, it was like, he was being choked by my own words.

"After a few hours of suffering from a disfigured body, we decided to kill him quickly as a way to end his suffering" Yaze walked away slowly before stopping. "It was your fault that he got killed. We supernaturals exist to protect humans and that's it, we are the reason why there are demons in the first place. When you fight an enemy, especially a demon, you lead him away from the civilians not to them. You didn't even ask about him after then, that only shows that you don't care."

"But.... but...I thought..."

"I know. You thought I saved him. Human, no, everyone gets scared and runs when someone they don't know is killed in front of them, but they get angry and seek revenge when someone they care about is killed. And that's the same with you. I guess in the end, we're all demons, aren't we, Kakashi" Yaze walked away, but kept talking as he walked. "That's it for today. Before the end of the exchange program, I want you to make up your battle technique using the divergent fist I taught you. And, there will be no more lessons from today. I'm disappointed in you"

"But I"

"I didn't say it was your fault but you should at least feel sad, I know how it feels, not being able to save anyone no matter how hard you try"

Yaze walked out of sight. Kakashi looked down at the paper, the paper suddenly started spilling blood.

"WAHHHHH!, AHHHHHHH!"

Kakashi threw the paper away but the blood started flowing towards him, he moved backward and tripped then fell. But the blood kept on flowing till it was around him.

"you killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us! You killed us!"

The voices of multiple people echoed around the forest.

Multiple corpses came out of the blood, each of them trying to hold on to Kakashi. He pushed them away but they were too much, he screamed in pain as he yelled for help.

...

Kakashi jumped up, he was still in the forest. Yaze was still scrolling through his phone.

_Was I dreaming?, What actually happened?_

"Looks like you finally decided to wake up," Yaze said in a mockery manner.

"W....what happened?" Kakashi asked in confusion.

"You passed out after I told you that the man who you tried to rescue when fighting the demon died," Yaze said, this time he was serious. "I don't blame you, I've lost more people than I could ever save. You must have cared about saving him, but I sorry we couldn't. The demon that killed him was using soul transfiguration to change the shape of his soul, which means, no amount of healing could do anything. He died a few hours after bearing the pain long enough to speak to his family for the last time before dying slowly and painfully"

Kakashi looked at his hand and saw the paper, it wasn't a dream. He quickly pocketed It.

"You can't always save everyone, no matter how hard you try." Yaze-sensei quoted. "I learned that the hard way."

Kakashi held my head and sat down.

"Are you okay?" Yaze walked to Kakashi and helped him up. "You must be weak after wasting almost all your karma. Go home and take a nap, no more training and before the end of the exchange program, I want you to make up your battle technique using the divergent fist, I taught you. Okay?. I'll be off for a mission, so you'll have to go home yourself, it's getting late"

Kakashi nodded slowly.

"Kakashi" he called.

"Yes?"

"Do you know where demons come from?"

"What?" Kakashi froze, why would Yaze ask him that? "Why are you asking me?"

"Nothing!" Yaze smirked. "Just asking"

Yaze walked away, leaving Kakashi scared and confused.

***

Kakashi made it to his room about thirty minutes later, it was almost 7p.m and he was getting hungry. There was a kettle on the stove which only meant one thing,

_Instant Rumen!, Again_

Kakashi heated the water again poured it into the ramen and gulped it down.

"Come to think of it, Ayaka hasn't cooked a meal after that day," Kakashi said to himself and switched off the lights before heading to bed.

The bed had earlier been changed to a bunk bed. Miss Tokoyami thought it was going to strengthen Kakashi's relationship with Ayaka.

_If she wanted a close relationship, she should have gotten us a couple-sized bed instead_

Kakashi took the lower bunk while Ayaka took the upper one. At least now they can both stay beside the window.

Kakashi laid down on his bed thinking, did all that happen or was it just a dream? He pulled out the piece of paper from his pocket and looked at it again.

"From now on, I'll never let anyone die in my present. Not when I'm around!"

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