The lighter
Ed and other was in the castal of oni king the castal was nothing like a " castal " it was more like court there was a roof and five piller supporting and there was an invisible force that was separating the court and ocean.
The view was magnificent.
Ed was " erm..why this called a "castal "?"
inari turnd " because it was his home! '
Ed stand there blank.
" let me tell you about oni classification,
First oni : the name
They are the oni which are born on the main land .
They live on the main land since they belong there but most of them are inxnict and reamianig one live here on the onigishima the second.
Second oni : nameless
Most of oni are namelsee since we recanted as haif dead body and erased memory.
They where the residents of the first onigishima.
Thrid oni : Descent
Those are the oni which are descendants of nameless and named oni.
Ed point his finger in question " wait, isn't oni are half dead? "
Inari smile " yes, oni are haif dead but still oni have body so eventually they can reproduce.
And " descent " are the oni which born and raised in onigishima the second.
Me and Tunki are fall in this category.
And fourth oni : elder
As name suggests that the oni who are old. But they are not just old since the you have seen lots old oni here.
But those are mostly decent and by seeing me you can say that decent age by time.
But in reality we don't know the aging process of decent since we decent are hybrid.
And nor we can consider original oni as elder or nameless.
The best example will be the person garud mention before Mr Okinawa.
He is oni for almost 200 years.
Ed was not expecting that oni are that old oni exist here.
" still he hadn't been considered himself a elder.
To be a elder get consider you have to be a ancient oni. And people must accept him as elder.
In whole history of the oni there was only five elder oni."
And then inari hand rise and point out toward the thron that was there.
Thron was made out of stone and has beautiful carving on it. But it was in really riged state the carving was falling out.
Inari said with reasoning voice
Fifth and last oni : oni king!!
He is the oldest oni of all not only that he is the strongest oni.
He came when oni was shattered as leaf fallen through the tree and I the different as wind he made everyone one.
That why he is given the title
"ONI KING "
lan and ed got goosebumps all over there body.
Ed blink his eyes for brief second and he saw someone was near to thron with body in his hand and tear Comeing out of the the person .
The person near by thrown screamed out
" why did you do that!!!! "
And ed eye intestinaly moved to On second piller.
His eye blink Again and when he opened the eye again there was nothing.
But the second piller has a crack.
Ed thought " am I day dreaming? "
He rubbed his eyes for a while and look at the court again.
It was quite and normal.
lan look at ed but don't say anything.
" by the way how can oni king is oldest oni isn't it should be elder oni " lan ask inari.
inari nodded and said
" it true that elder are the oldest of all oni but what makes oni king old is that we don't know when he become oni.
That why we call him oldest oni since we dont have record or when he came. "
Jake siad " hm... Interesting. "
" so he lived here " lan ask while hand on his chin.
Inari nodded.
" so I think that is for today. We have to meet someone Tommorow. "
Ed mouth spread open " what! We still not reached to our main destination? "
Inari look back at him and start leaving
Ed was still standing there and other leave with leaving him behind.
Ed sigh and put his hand on the face then he looked at the court again.
Ed thought " ..what was that ?"
Then he looked at the thron for a moment and he turned and started to leave.
While walking away from the thron but little rock hit upon ed head.
Ed look up in pain and look up.
On the roof or seiling there was a round thing.
It was looked like cast out of the iron. And around it there was some Japanese letter.
The letter indicates one, two, three, four and five and in the that circular thing there was a letter dnote " king "
But Ed don't get it since it was written in the Japanese. And not only Japanese but the old Japanese.
Ed just stare at the circular thing without blinking his eyes.
But he got disrupted by shouting of lan who was telling him to come here .
Ed don't think much since he doesn't getting anything from the staring of circular thing.
He walk from the the tunnel the same from before.
All through there is no other route to come in castal. Ed notice that now.
after joining the other they started to go to there stay.
Ed was thinking something lan see him
" what are you thinking? "
Ed broke out his thoughts and looked at lan " urm.. I am thinking about that kid. from before who hit on me. "
lan look at him " you are still on that? "
Inari look back and said " wait did you said there was a kid who came out of the castal? "
Ed nodes.
" but there is no record of the anyone other than us going in Infact no one can go without permission. "
Ed get shocked by the information.
" what!, so what about that kid I saw!?, not only that lan also saw it too ."
inari was intrigued by it but also confuse
" you don't have to think about it I think you both must be halusinating since air here is really dense. "
Ed approve it but lan was still in question but he think that how can two person see same illusion?, But he don't think since himself was uncertain.
While walking from the street of the city people of onigishima the second was giving them a weird glaze.
Inari said with smile " oh.. Don't worry they are just curious by seeing you people. "
Ed when he was looking at people " people are that much cutted from outside...?"
Inari said with a intriguing voice his two fingers was on the chin " not really we have internet, people watch enjoy the foreign thing. Not only that people actually connect with outside people and obviously if they have permission.
And they are some people who can leave the island like me and Mr Okinawa.
But thing is that they never seen one in person. "
After walking around for while and after seeing the people weird glaze they reach to there place they are going to stay today .
" are you going to your home. " Jake questioned inari.
inari noded saying " yes it is really long time since I go home "
lan " by the way you said you are an " Descent " so you must have parents.
"no actually my patents are dead. " it he said with a clam face.
" sorry for that" lan said in an apologetic tone.
" no, no.. You don't have to say sorry since it was them who was weak. In not physically but financially. "
lan look at him
Inari don't say anything and leave them and give them the key of the per booked room.
and inari vanish into the street of onigishima the second.
And then a familiar voice came from behind.
" hello !! ,guys "
It was Tunki with a handful of chip.
" sorry but I overheard your conversation and about the inari parents. "
lan ask him " I don't wanted to hurt..him but still can you tell us. "
Tunki chukle.
" we oni are bonded with law and law to us ,a oni us nothing if there is no law and order.
And that law stop me to tell you about it. "
He come closer and siad " but I can tell you that law ate inari parent. "
And leve while juggling.
lan look at him with a unfulfilled face his mind rase more questions than answer.
They stand there for a while.
And then ed and other gose in the place where they are stay.
It was old rusty hotel with moist on the wall and dusty and gloomy and dark . With a flickering light.
And there was a reception table there was a old man seating on old dirty chiar the old man didn't say anything. He pointed out to the stair way.
Ed and other don't ask anything but go to the pointed direction
After going up there was a hallway room was on the both side. And drity and uncleaned carpet laying on the ground..
There expectation was all ready low and now its more low.
Ed insert the key and open the door of the room.
The room was neat and clean it has a window from where you can see the view of city.
lan go toward the window while looking at the city lan eyes see old big building that was above the ground of city.
In look it was looking like a factory but the lan was questioned himself that what a factory will do here ?
He doesn't think much about it and look at ed and Jihgen .
Ed siad with a disappointed voice " it relly not good man! "
lan waves his hand and said " are you expecting a proper Hotel in the city which is allmost cut off from rest of world? are you really serious I mean it good at least here is an hotel.
Ed tilted his head in embarrassment and his lip curled up .
On the other side Jihgen smashed his bag on ground and slept.
" I think I should also leave " Jake said with a smile and moved from the door and gose in his room and locked the door.
in the Hotel there was no electricity present. It was quite usal what did they saw out side.
and then a bell rings heavily.
It was indication that one hour has passed.
Since the onigishima the second is cut off from the outside world there is no clock in the City.
In the city only life essential are imported from the outside world. like a example chip,rice, cloth and fish.
It what inari told them while they were coming to the hotel.
ed was feeling little weird about the place they are staying.
lan said him that he is overwhelm by the new atmosphere nothing else.
Ed nodes in approval
After some time around 4 o'clock they both sleep.
ed body was tighten by the coldness of the city.
It was obvious that was because humidity.
Ed was trying to sleep desperately. But for some reason he heard something.
He ignored it.
But it happens again and again. In rhythm.
Ed was annoyed. He doesn't wanted to go out.
Since he is not a that dumb person from horre movie.
But for a moment he look at the door. He gathered his courage and go and open the door.
There was nothing but deep silent and darkness.
Ed took out his feet out of the room he walk in the that small hallway.
There was a small window
From the window some small amount of light ray was coming out.
But suddenly that light disappeared and darkness fell down.
For second he thought this was act of Luse but it wasn't.
There was a cold breeze in the air.
That is not part of the Luse domain so who is it?
Ed try to move back but failed he feels a weird instict which was stopping him to move.
It was like the gravity has increased!
But an howling voice comes.
" hello "
That voice was cold and silent
Ed head look back.
There was a person who was relly tall and has bellbottom pant and a veast. Which color was like a fox skin.
In the mothu of the person there was a cigarette.
The person approach towards the ed and opened up his mouth.
And saw ed fang
Ed hand get thigthen and eye widen he try to resist desperately but he was power less.
His body was not moving he feeld stiff.
" hah. ..! You are one really one of us..! "
The person said with a uncomfortable but in energetic way.
And then the man walk towards the window ed look at him and asked " who are you? " he was scared.
"Ha.. You will get know about it soon "
Then the man take out a old metal lighter and lit up his cigarette.
and throw the lighter on the floor and floor started to burn .the hallway covered in flames .
An ember flick and come toward ed
Ed raise his hand to block it and his eye got close
But Ed feel a cold breeze on the face and a soft light.
He open his eylied slightly and found nothing.
He go to his room and sleep without thinking any thing.
His eyes open up in the noise of morning ring of onigishima the second.
Ed wake up in haif wake up state.
Then his mind click what he saw. Ed thought is as dream.
lan you are awake?
Ed in annoyed by haif sleep said " yeas... "
Then there door got knock.
Knock!!, knock!!
lan look at door And his feet move on to the door he opens the door.
It was Tunki.
He firstly greet them good morning and enter in the room.
" what are you doing here? "ed asked him.
Tunki expression Change to confusion
"what did you not hear it? "
lan ask him " what ? There was pin drop silent In fact it was creepy as hell. "
Tunki shake his hand " wait are you sure? "
They all noded.
" last night the old factory got on fire for no reason. "
lan mind remember that he saw a factory last night.
He go toward the window and sees that the factory was brund out and there was just some remain and ashes.
lan trund back " by the way what was that factory for? "
" it was a water purification factory or plant "
Tunki said.
" but don't you have pound here? " lan ask while his finger was on the chin.
Tunki noded " yes we have a pound here but water is not drinkable. So that why we made a water purification plant. But by time technology evolved and that plant got closed.
And now we purifie water through the new and compact technology. And also we generate hydrolic energy through the waste water and reuse the energy to Purifi and some part of it provides electricity. "
lan was surprised by the Tunki statement.
Tunki stand up " inari told me to tell you to get ready to go. "
Ed ask " are you not coming with us? "
Tunki noded and said " no I don't have permission from it "
And he leaves though the door.
Ed and other get up and get ready to leave.
ed look at room and notice that Jihgen is not here "
lan was preparing to go " oh.. He is out early. "
" again "ed siad
lan don't say anything.
They get ready and set out
Jake is was also leave early .
while walking through the hallway ed look at the window and the vison of his dream flash in front of him.
Ed slap on his head and shig and look down slightly and on ground he sees a lighter.
Same one as he saw in dream.
Ed look fell blank. And his eyes look on the lighter.
Ch 40 end