Noragami: Capypa Land Terror (Fanfiction)

WARNING!!! This is fanfiction so please read...Hiyori is given a job where she works at a new building in the Capypa Land theme park but there was an animatronic Capypa who begin to look creepy and something goes wrong that makes Yato suspicious of. Trouble is ahead and it looks like the animatronic is alive with a corrupt spirit. Can Yato, Yukine, and Hiyori get to the bottom of things before that animatronic eats every human soul? Find out! --KatDon

It was summer. Hiyori Iki woke up to see the sun was out and she got ready when she was greeted by her parents at the table. "Good Morning Hiyori." Her mother said. "Morning Mom." Hiyori said. "Honey, did you hear the news? Capypa Land has a restaurant in the theme park and they have help wanted there. Would you like to apply there?" Her mom asked. "Really? They have one, I didn't know that." Hiyori said. "Yes, they have one now. Perhaps you can get a job there." Her father suggested. Hiyori wasn't sure about working there and promised she'll think about it. But when Hiyori met up with her friends; they told her the exact same thing: Capypa Land Diner which was a chain of family entertainment centers and restaurants. Hiyori decided to check it out so she went there and there was a help wanted sign. She went in and saw a worker there, he asked Hiyori if she can work. Hiyori asked if she could have a word with the boss, the boss came out and introduce himself as Hatashita. "So, Miss Iki, will you be available tomorrow?" He asked. Hiyori was shocked, "That's it? No interview?" She asked. "No, you got the job." Hatashita answered. Hiyori was so happy that she thanked him and promise to come by tomorrow. She told her parents as soon as she got home! When she got to her room; Hiyori thought that the guy never gave her information on what was she suppose to do and did her research. There was cleaning tables and wearing the mascot costume, this dreaded Hiyori a bit but she smiled as she found a job out there. "Somebody looks happy." A voice said. Hiyori jumped and looked to see Yato. Hiyori kicked Yato down, "You idiot! You scared me!" She shouted. "Yow! What's with you? I came out and surprise you and this is the thanks I get? It sucks to be a god of being fast and affordable." Yato complained. "Speak for yourself, Mr. Track Suit. Is being fast and affordable on an account to scare girls?" Yukine said with sarcasm. Yato reacted in horror! "Come on, Yato. I just got home. I got a job and I'm really happy about it!" gushed Hiyori, "I didn't get an interview. They just gave me the job. I'm so thrilled!" She was so glad that this made Yukine smile. "Hiyori." Yato said in a serious tone. Hiyori glanced at him, "Yeah?" She asked. Yato looked at her with a solemn look. "Have you been noticing the news reports of missing kids?" He inquired. Hiyori looked at him, "No. Nobody told me about that." She said. "There's disappearances out there?" Yukine asked. "Yes, I don't know what's going on but I think there is something going on with that Hatashita guy." Yato said. "Him? That's crazy! He hasn't done anything. He seems like a nice guy." Hiyori protested. Yato wasn't so sure about Hiyori and this new job. The next day, Hiyori got to meet Hatashita again who told her that her job was to clean the robot and left. So Hiyori did her routine however she was suddenly creeped out by the sight of that animatronic of Capypa staring at her. Turning straight at her which horrified Hiyori as she went and did her business before being told that she was done. And Hiyori left but not before looking back and shivered as that animatronic was still staring at her. 

When she got home, Hiyori was so content that she told Yato and Yukine about her job there. Yato was in disbelief, "That's it? You have to clean the robots? And watch them? Sounds boring." He said. "Yeah, what can you do about it?" Hiyori said with a shrug. Yato asked, "So, did anything happen there?" Hiyori was hesitant, "Uh...No, nothing." She lied. Yato smirked at her, "Uh huh. You sure about that?" He said. Hiyori sighed, "OK fine. Something freaky happened." She admitted, "I think one of the robots that resembled Capypa was looking right at me, it was so creepy." Yukine couldn't help but laugh, "Oh come on Hiyori!" He said. "You can't believe that!" Yato wasn't laughing which was odd. "Did it really?" He asked. Hiyori looked at Yato, "What's wrong? You seem calm." She noted. "I have a feeling something is up with that diner at the Capypa Land." answered Yato. Yukine looked at him, Hiyori was horrified. "That can't be!" Hiyori said. "I think it could. I mean, there could be something wrong with that animatronic for sure and also that place." Yato said. Hiyroi was shaken a bit and the thought made her uneasy. Yukine looked at Hiyori with concern, "Hiyori...." He thought. In the middle of the night; she woke up to a sound of a high pitched laugh from outside her house. from afar. She knew who that it was, she looked out the window!  There was a dark figure from afar that made Hiyori uneasy by this. She looked away from the window and looked back to see the figure was gone. Hiyori sighed and went back to sleep. The next morning when she got to her job, she noticed that the other employees were staring. They gave her looks and whisper about her when she wasn't looking. "What's with them?" Hiyori thought. Yato glared at the employees who couldn't see him or Yukine so Hiyori went out and did her routine however she was, once again, creeped out by the sight of that animatronic of Capypa smiling at her. Hiyori thought there was a glitch and sprayed it with water but the animatronic begin to squeak. However it turned out fine but it continued to stare at Hiyori. Hiyori didn't understand what was going on. Yato looked at it, he glared at it and Yukine was shocked by this sight. "Hmm, it is alive huh." Yato remarked. "Could you please back off?" Hiyori yelled. "Hiyori, come on! You have to admit, look at it--It looks creepy! How could you want us to back off? Look at it!" Yukine protested. Hiyori nervously glanced at it, that Capypa animatronic was still looking at her! "I think it likes you, but not for the right reasons." Yato said. "Shut up!" Hiyori said angrily. 

"Hiyori Iki?" A girl's voice said. Hiyori turned and saw a girl by the name of Ryoko, "Yes?" She asked. "You can take your lunch break now." said Ryoko. She was about to turn when Hiyori calls out, "Miss? I'm sorry to bother you but I haven't done much around here. What's the point of my job anyway?" Ryoko slowly turned to her and said in ominous tone of voice, "Your job is more that meets the eye, Hiyori." She then turned and walked away. Hiyori thought this was strange but Yato knew what that could mean. At lunch, Hiyori ate as she learns that the price for lunch was already paid for a cheap amount. She was amazed but it soon became downhill when another co-worker entered, his name was Takayto and he looked spooked under his glasses as he put his hands on Hiyori's shoulders and said, "Get out of here, Little girl. While you still can, if you care for your life." Then, he turned and left. Hiyori was now scared and confused but Yato knew what that meant. "Hmm....Sounds like there's trouble around here." He muttered. This made Yukine a little freaked out as he glance at the trembling Hiyori. After the second day, Hiyori lied in bed and wondered about the strangeness in the co-workers and what was going on amongst them. She then fell asleep until she woke up to the startling sound of a high pitched laugh from outside her house. She knew who that it was, she looked out the window! She saw that it was a mascot of Capypa Land! It looked right at her and Hiyori jumped back in horror! She panted as she backed away, "Wha--What's going on?" She thought. Hiyori looked out the window and saw the mascot was gone which she breathed a sigh of relief. Yato, from outside, saw the mascot was gone too but he glared at its retreating figure and the laugh it made. "A storm is coming." He thought, "It looks like there's a storm coming at Capypa Land's new restaurant." On the third day, Hiyori went to work but was shocked to see the police at the Capypa Land Diner and asked the officer what was going on. She heard that somebody stole one of the animatronics from the diner. Hiyori was troubled by this, Yato and Yukine heard this from afar as Yato said: "Stole? Yeah right." Yukine looked at him, "What do you mean?" He asked. "I mean, I don't think somebody was strong enough to take those." Yato said, "If they had tools, it would be tricky but it looked like the animatronic went away on its own." Yukine shivered, "Stop creeping me out." He snapped. "Sorry, I just...Nothing, sounds crazy for an animatronic to leave by itself huh." Yato said. At night, Hiyori try to sleep but she was freaking out however she managed to after calming herself down. She woke up as she got a phone call but she decided not to answer, however a message was left on her phone and she decides to answer it. The person who left the voice mail message was Hatashita: "Miss Iki...I am so sorry, this is nothing personal but.....you must understand, we needed you.....We needed someone.....He's getting more ravenous, Hiyori. He needs to eat more or else.....Listen well, Hiyori Iki, your sacrifice will not be in vain nor forgotten. Please, we only do this to please him and save humanity. We can't kill it, we only make him angry....If we don't feed it, we only wanted him to consume only backstage but now he's on the run. I am so sorry, Hiyori." 

After the voice mail was done; Hiyori thought this was all a joke and decides to call the police. As she dialed the number, she looked in horror to see the animatronic in her room. She was scared that she managed to open the window and look back to see the thing opened its mouth as it slowly moved towards her. Hiyori jumped out the window, she was out of her body but Yato caught her body as they both escaped with Yukine with them. "See Hiyori, it does like you but for the wrong reasons!" Yato said. "Why does it want me?" Hiyori asked. "The disappearances....This animatronic.....These people who are your co workers......Something is up with all of this....." panted Yato. Later; Hiyori got back in her body and went back to her house where she saw the police was there as well as her parents. Hiyori told them that a man in a Capypa costume had trapped her in her room and she escaped from the window. The police decided to investigate the diner and searched it only to find a horrifying sight of mutilated bodies of the missing teens were backstage. The Capypa Diner was shut down however the scariest thing was that the animatronic was still out there! And was still on the loose....

"Aw, Poor Yori! I never knew that you were part of all that! You poor thing!" Kofuku said, hugging Hiyori. Daikoku, who brought in food shook his head, "I can't believe those humans would do something like this." He remarked. "I feel like something was amiss but I couldn't be sure, is that animatronic possessed? Or are the workers controlling it and are delusional to think that it's out of control?" Hiyori said. "Possessed is a good word to describe it." Yato said. "So, what do we do now?" Yukine asked. "Simple, we're going back inside that closed down diner and confront that monster." Yato answered. "WHAT?! NO WAY!" Yukine said, backing away. "Listen well, Yukine, as my Regalia, you will do as I say!" Yato said, pointing a finger at him. "I won't do it! Forget it!" Yukine protested. Hiyori pound her friends on their heads and scolded at them, "YOU GUYS ARE GOING THERE BY YOURSELVES?! YOU! AREN'T GOING THERE.....!" Yato and Yukine bowed their heads in disappointment. Kofuku gasped. Daikoku sighed. But Hiyori smiled and said in a normal voice, "Without me." Yato and Yukine looked up at her, "WHAT?!" They cried. Kofuku cheered, "YAY!!!!" Daikoku was surprised but he soon smiled, Hiyori grinned at the boys. "I would never let you two deal with this alone. I want to find out more about all of this." She answered. Yato smiled, "Good to hear." He said. Yukine beamed, "Awesome!" He replied. Hiyori slipped out of her body and went with Yato and Yukine, Hiyori's body was to stay at Kofuku's shrine for protection if that animatronic were to wander around the shop. The three friends went off to the close down diner, looking outside at it. "Man, it looks so creepy. You sure you want to do this?" Hiyori asked. "Positive. We are going to end this once and for all." Yato confirmed. "I don't like the looks of this." Yukine remarked. Hiyori put her arms around her blonde haired friend, "It'll be OK." She said. 

Yato then pulled out a tape recorder and smiled like a nerd, "Maybe we can catch some strange activity, huh?" He said. His friends gave him a weird look, "You really are weird, aren't you?" They both said. Yato let out an 'Ack' as he turned white but recovers and says, "ALL RIGHT! LET'S GO!" Yato, Hiyori, and Yukine sneaked inside the building after pick-pocketing the back door opened. As they got inside, Hiyori wrinkled her nose. "Whoa! It stinks in here." She retorted. "That explains the corpses of the bodies." Yato said. He looked around and saw the bodies were gone. "Guess the police took care of it, there aren't any around here." Yato replied. The three walked from the back to the halls and looked around the arcade and all the other places such as the kitchen, the dining place, and the stage. Yato used his bought tape recorder and turned it on, "Fast and affordable Yato with his friends, his Regalia and his fair maiden as we explore the wonders around this area." He said dramatically. "Will you put that away?!" Hiyori demanded. "Aww come on, Hiyori! I want to catch some on--" Yato protested but they were interrupted by a snarling sound. Yato whirled around, "Did you hear that?" He said softly. "Wha--What was that?" Hiyori stammered. "Aww man! Is that the animatronic?" Yukine said. "One way to find out, c'mon!" Yato said. The trio move into the direction that the sound was coming from: The play place area. "Hmm, I don't see anythign around here." Yato commented. "It was so scary, what could it be?" Hiyori asked. Yukine then peered over and could see a little girl. "Wait guys! Look, there's a kid here!" He said, he walked over to the child. "Yukine, come back!" Hiyori called. But Yukine said, "I just want to see if the kid is OK." He approached the child and touch his or her shoulder, "Hey kid, what are you doing here....?" He started to inquired. But as the child whirled around, the child had pinkish red eyes and a demonic appearance as it growled, "Smells nice....Smells nice...." Yukine jumped back. Yato pulled him aside and the three friends ran into another room with a huge window and shut the door, locking it. They turn off the lights outside and in as they huddled in that room, panting out of breath! "What....were you....thinking?" Yato gasped for air. "I...I'm sorry....I didn't know..." Yukine protested between breaths. Yato had shut off his recorder and sighed, "Well! We're safe for now." He said. "You think? You think that kid is still out there?!" Hiyori protested. 

"It'll be all right." Yato promised. Then, they heard a tapping at the window. It was so dark that Hiyori had to turn on the lights but was startled to see that Capypa animatronic was there with possessed children. The children had eerie smiles and Hiyori turned off the lights. She backed away back to her friends as Yato looked at the window, "He has possessed kids? What the hell?" He rasped angrily. "What is becoming of Capypa Land?" Yukine whimpered. "Now this place is going to be a nightmare! It won't be such a happy place with all of this going around." Hiyori said. "No doubt about it, not until we put a stop to this." Yato said. They waited for a while and are unsure to get to the outside but once turning on the lights outside, there was no one there. The trio opened the door and looked around, the coast was clear! They slipped out and made their way to the staff room. It was dark and damp but it reeked badly like in the back. "Aww! It smells like dead animals in here!" groaned Yukine, covering his mouth and nose. Hiyori felt nauseating, even Yato was disgusted. "It's no good, this is where the other bodies were hiding." He said. Hiyori's eyes bulged wide in terror! "B--b--bodies?" She whispered. Yato moved the mascot's head and sure enough, there was something of piles of something stuffed in there. Yukine held in his breath, Yato was shocked, and Hiyori almost fainted. "What. Is. This." Yato said. "I--I don't believe it....!" Hiyori sobbed. "Who are these people? What is going on?!" Yukine demanded. 

In that instant; Hiyori then felt someone was behind her so she slowly turned around, the Capypa animatronic was there and it opened its mouth and screamed. It grabbed onto Hiyori, who squirmed before she kicked it as she shouted: "Jungle High Kick!" The animatronic fell backwards but eyes pop from its sockets of a familiar pinkish red color and the words were: "Sssssmmmelllssss nnnnniiiiiiiicccccccceeeee!" Hiyori was horrified, "What the--? It is possessed!" Hiyori cried. "I knew it! There was a corrupt spirit in that animatronic after all! It was inside of it!" Yato said. "So, what do we do?" Yukine said. "We cut the head off and find the source. Then we eliminate it." Yato said. "Or I can kick the head off and you finish it!" suggested Hiyori. "Can you do that?" Yato asked. Hiyori nodded, Yato glance at her and said, "All right." Then he called out to Yukine: "COME! SEKKI!" Yukine's symbol glowed and he turned into the twin swords. Hiyori fought the possessed animatronic and managed to kick its head off! She saw a swarm of corrupt spirits from inside the animatronic, causing it to move inside of it! "I found it, take it down Yato!" Hiyori shouted. "OK, Yukine!" Yato said, "You know what to do!" Yukine nodded, "Right!" The corrupt spirits growled and snarled. It was then Yato raises his swords and announced, "This is the Land of the Rising Sun! Your desecration shall not be allowed! Hear me! I am the god Yato! I now lay thee waste with the Sekki, and expel thy vast defilement! I cleanse thee!" And then, he said, "REND!!!" He eliminated the corrupt spirits and took care of it. The animatronic was no longer possessed. "Ah, I'm glad that's over!" Hiyori sighed. "Let's get rid of the pieces in the mascot and make this place nice." Yato said. "Really? I think I like that!" Yukine said. And so they did but they need to find the people and how they got a corrupt spirit amongst them in this place. At Bishamon's mansion, Lady Bishamon bathed in the springs when Kazuma made his report on trouble at Capypa Land's diner that was shut down. "Did Yato took care of it?" She asked. "Yes, he did." Kazuma confirmed. "I see." Bishamon remarked, "You may go now Kazuma. Report to me for any new information." Kazuma nodded, "I will do so, m'lady." And he went away. He was going to pay a visit to Yato and his friends once more and found out what really went on! 

Kazuma adjusted his glasses up to the bridge of his nose, he sat there with Yato, Yukine, Hiyori, Kofuku, and Koku in the room. "So, that's what happened." He said. Yato nodded, "Yup. I'm glad we got that job done." He said. "And we made things right as a result." Hiyori added. Kazuma nodded, "I see. By the way, did you know anything about this boss of yours?" He asked. Hiyori shook her head, "No idea. But he left me a voice mail. Here, I'll let you guys listen to it." She replied. She pulled out her cell phone, she put the volume up a little on speaker and played the message. All at once, the others were repulsed to hear what the guy said. Yato cringed at the words of the animatronic being 'hungry' and how it needs to eat. Yukine covered his mouth as he fought the urge to throw up. Kofuku and Koku seemed shocked by this, Kazuma's eyes widened in horror. After the message was over; Kazuma composed himself to say something: "Hmm...I believe there must be some sort of cult going on." Hiyori glanced at him, Yukine glanced too and Yato nodded. "That guy must be hiding something, all of them. They must be looking for some sort of sacrifice." He said. "Sacrifice? Like...Me?" Hiyori inquired. "You were lucky that thing didn't get to you, Hiyori Iki. If it did, you would've been dead by now." Kazuma said. "But I'm glad I didn't...I can't help but feel like that thing is out there." Hiyori said. "You know it's out there?" Yukine asked with fear. 

Hiyori seemed nervous at first but then she said, "I have this strange feeling but also, I woke up one night and heard it outside in the neighborhood. This person made that exact same laugh, it couldn't be that animatronic right?" Yato shook his head, "No. Not an animatronic, more like a puppet or a doll this time." He said. "What's going on? What's with all this?" Hiyori gasped. "I believe we have reports about this....Someone has summoned a corrupt spirit or more and they are manifesting on any non living object like a doll...A mannequin....And an animatronic.....Sometimes these non living objects are used by the corrupt spirits to feast on the human souls." Kazuma said. Yato looked at him, "So there is someone out there that's doing this." He said softly. "But what purpose? Why do they need it?" Kofuku asked. "Good question." Koku said, mouth full of a cigarette. "We know so little." Yukine said. "We're going to start digging then. Find out what we know and search for a person responsible." Kazuma answered. "Where do we start?" Yato said. "Oh! I know!" Kofuku nearly shouted and runs out of the room. She was gone for a few minutes and returns with a flyer that said in big bold letters: "PURIFICATION: MIND, BODY, AND SOUL. FEEL CLEAN BY THE HEALING OF THE MIRACLE CLEANSE!!!" Kofuku said, "I was in town one day and someone pass me this as a flyer." Yato and the others look at it. "Hmm, Miracle Cleanse...It says, 'We come to save the souls of others who want to be cleanse by a miracle. We would make you anew and feel perfectly purified'." read Yato. Koku looked at it too, "Sounds like a load a bull crap to me. Nobody can be perfect." He said. 

"Indeed. It seems this so-called purification is a way to lure in humans and that's when the truth comes out." Kazuma noted. "So this how they managed to lure in people. That's really clever." Hiyori muttered. "AHHHH!!!" Yato cried out, "I JUST REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER ADVERTISEMENT THAN ME!!! IT'S NOT FAIR!!! I AM THE WISH GRANTING GOD, YATO!!!! I DESERVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DON'T I?" Yukine exclaims, "Quit whining! You don't go and lure people in for grotesque human sacrifices!!! Do ya?" Yato looked at him, "No! Are you crazy!"  He said. Hiyori looked at him, "And besides, if you want to have your own advertisement than maybe you need something more colorful!" Hiyori teased. Yato turned white upon hearing that, he then straightened himself. "I'm surprised nobody found this out. Quite manipulative bastards aren't they huh." He said solemnly. "They must be using someone or something to cover it up." Kazuma said. "But who? Could it be that Hatashita guy?" Yukine inquired. It was then that Hiyori realized that it could be him. Who else could've warned her? She thought about the other co-workers, especially Ryoko and Takayto. It was all coming back to her: Ryoko slowly turned to her and said in ominous tone of voice, "Your job is more that meets the eye, Hiyori." Takayto looked spooked under his glasses as he put his hands on Hiyori's shoulders and said, "Get out of here, Little girl. While you still can, if you care for your life." And the text message echoed in Hiyori's head: "Miss Iki...I am so sorry, this is nothing personal but.....you must understand, we needed you.....We needed someone.....He's getting more ravenous, Hiyori. He needs to eat more or else.....Listen well, Hiyori Iki, your sacrifice will not be in vain nor forgotten. Please, we only do this to please him and save humanity. We can't kill it, we only make him angry....If we don't feed it, we only wanted him to consume only backstage but now he's on the run. I am so sorry, Hiyori." It made Hiyori realized that maybe all three of them are conspired together with those others! It horrified her so much, she couldn't believe it! 


Hatashita, Ryoko, and Takayto were talking amongst themselves. It was then they heard a water drop and turned to see a little girl with names on her arms and legs, she smiled a sinister smile, "Hello you three. I heard that Capypa was taken care of, huh." She said. Ryoko gasped, "Nora! Thank goodness! We lost our business and we're trying to hide out. We need more, we really need more of the spirits. Why is your so-called father taking so long?!" Nora looked at her, "You are selfish. You need to give Father more time, you're impatience is troubling me." She snapped. "Look, we just need more or everyone will find out we're murderers! I won't take any chances in jail, forget it!" Takayto whimpered. Hatashita slaps him, "Get a hold of yourself! Nobody is going to jail! We just need more, tell your 'Father' to take as much time. But don't keep us waiting." He said. Nora replied with a frown, "Fine then. I'll see what I can do." She said. Hatashita nodded, he turned the other two: "Let's go." He said. They all turned and left as Nora watched them go. Nora smiled sneakily, "Well...Those trouble fools could be the next sacrifice they created." She thought.  

A week later; ​​​Hiyori walked down the street, she saw Ryoko and Takayto talking to each other in hushed but frantic tones. She looked at them, waiting patiently. But she heard them speak about a place called Precious Strike Haven. The two of them noticed Hiyori and greeted her. Hiyori smiled but she then said in a serious tone, "I want to show you guys something." She said. Hiyori pulled out a flyer that read, 'Purification: Mind, Body, and Soul. Feel clean and perfect by the Healing of the MIRACLE CLEANSE!!!'. "Is this yours?" She asked, showing it to them. Upon seeing this; Ryoko and Takayto got excited, "Yes! Where--How did you find this?" They said in unison. "A good friend of mine still had it. You know, that incident in Capypa Land? You guys really caused a ruckus there." said Hiyori in a disapproval tone of voice. Ryoko and Takayto's heads bowed in ashamed. "We're sorry Hiyori. We didn't mean to." Ryoko protested. "It's fine, but you're going to take me to this place you mentioned. Precious Strike Haven? Can you take me there?" Hiyori requested. "I don't think that's a good idea Hiyori." Takayto warned. "Here's the deal--If you take me there, I promise I won't turn you in. I really don't think you guys wouldn't like being on the news wouldn't you?" Hiyori said. That scared Ryoko and Takayto, they could not want to be arrested for their secret will be exposed and everyone will know! However, not everyone will believe them. "OK, OK, we'll take you but Hatashita cannot know about this." Ryoko said firmly. "All right." Hiyori said. And so, they all went to the site however it didn't take too long to realize that they had to waddle in the shallow water to get to Precious Strike Haven. But they did, despite getting their shoes wet only slightly. Hiyori knew something wasn't right and she felt as if she was going to panic a lot. She was saying, "Are you guys sure this was a good idea of keeping this a secret?" Takayto glared at her, "Come on Hiyori! Don't be such a chicken!" He scolded. "I'm not, I'm just saying." protested Hiyori. "It doesn't matter, we wanted to show you this so we're going to do it anyway." Ryoko said in a neutral tone. Hiyori nodded so they managed to arrive at Precious Strike Haven. There was a row of dolls in display but they all looked creepy. Hiyori felt eyes watching her every movement as she walked passed the display glass. They reached another part of an exhibit which was dark in the room but they turned on the light and felt something upon them. Eyes, blood-red eyes in the room. There were dozens of pairs of eyes reflecting the light back at them. Hiyori, Ryoko and Takayto froze in their tracks as they saw a colony of dolls looking back at them. They were larger and far more paler than any doll Hiyori has ever seen before, probably a cross between multiple species that used to be on display back at the area. Hiyori knew they had to leave right now. "Guys, we have to get out of here." She whispered. "Right." Ryoko agreed in a hushed tone. "More leftovers, huh." Takayto murmured to the girls as they began shuffling backwards towards the door. They didn't lose focus on the group of primates, who were beginning to congregate. Takayto's heel caught on something as the trio moved and he fell backwards, hitting his head on the cold concrete below with a loud smack, where he became unconscious. The colony of dolls noticed Takayto's fall as well, they all banded together and moved in sync towards the still body of the young man, whooping and hollering at the tops of their lungs. Their screams sounded human-like as they approached, some of them standing on two legs as they did so. The larger dolls had to be at least four feet tall on their hind legs, looking almost human-like with patches of cornsilk on their heads and coarse of clothing on their bodies. With about twenty of them now approaching Takayto and the girls with a predatory stare, Hiyori knew that Ryoko and her alone was going to be no match fighting them off. Hiyori slowly backed up and saw something she would never forget: The dolls, who now surrounded Takayto, began to eat him alive. His screams of anguish were deafened by the screams of the dolls, who were now excited and enraged. They took large bites out of him, ripping him apart like a child's toy. Takayto had a slow death however he was in a state of shock as the live dolls began to violently tearing at him out of his body and drag them off into their own corners of the room to eat. Occasionally, two other dolls would squabble over a clearly distinguishable body part and Hiyori would often hear the loud crack of his bones being broken from their strong jaws and large teeth. The sound made her sickened but she swallowed hard. Hiyori and Ryoko waited until each last doll was occupied with eating before they made their escape out of the building and to the edge of the island. Thankfully, none of them pursued them as they made a bee-line it to the opposite side of the island. Takayto was gone. And he was now in a dozen pieces being ravenously devoured by some strange mutant dolls that someone doesn't want people in the city to know about. Hiyori knew that there are more dolls in that haven. Ones that have evolved and mutated to become monstrous and aggressive beyond belief on the inside. Hiyori and Ryoko didn't stick around to find out, getting away from that place was far safer than being stuck on an island with who knows wants to eat her and Ryoko now. The girls don't even remember the walk back to the city, except for the fact that they made it back to the main part of the city safe and sound and without getting caught. Hiyori was told by an understanding Ryoko that most people don't make it back from the island alive, and the ones that do share their stories of predatory possessed dolls of all shapes and sizes. Some who survive their visit to Precious Strike Haven say that there's black magic and human sacrifices are performed there to keep profits up. "If you are wise, Hiyori, you'll heed my advice and warn people never swim out to that damned place. If they do, prepare yourself for the horrors that abound in the one place that lifts the innocent veil of the strangeness that goes on in this city." said Ryoko. Hiyori nodded, she was going to tell Yato and Yukine about this. They need to know. 

"Takayto is dead?" Yato asked. Hiyori looked sad, "Yeah, Ryoko and I witness possessed dolls devouring him." She said. "You saw that?" Yukine asked. Hiyori nodded, Yato gave her a hug. "It's OK, you're safe Hiyori. Nobody's going to hurt you." He assured her. Hiyori felt stiff as she managed to say, "Yato....How did they get themselves into this mess? How could they be doing this?" Yato said, "I don't know." He pulled away gently, "But it's going to be OK. I promise." Yato assured her. Hiyori nodded, however despite being comforted by her friends; she knew things were about to get worst. Since Takayto's death; Ryoko told Hiyori about all the spirits she could see. She said that they were always there, just staring at her. She claimed she saw an old woman with a doll mask in a bloodstained apron. Ryoko took them seriously though. That week, Ryoko wasn't around. Though Hiyori wasn’t horribly upset, because even though she wanted to always be nice to her nevertheless she had been getting on Hiyori's nerves a bit lately. Though, Ryoko returned and she looked like hell! The ghost stories had increased; she was claiming to see a misshapen spirit with a pig snout and bites on its skin, like some kind of animal had started eating him but quit halfway through, and the ghost of the old woman was back, only this time she looked disfigured. Obviously Hiyori thought Ryoko was just acting out, so I kind of ignored him. That Monday when she didn’t come into the cafe like she used, Hiyori figured she’d be back the next day. But she didn't. It was one day around the weekend; Hiyori found a stream of text messages poured through, she hadn't use her phone all day so this surprised her. Her friends looked at the missed messages and were shocked by how many were on there. "Looks like you’re a pretty popular girl!” remarked one of her friends Akira playfully. "Yup, sure am!" Hiyori said, beaming. But she was curious to know who they were from! All of them were from Ryoko. Hiyori went out to the sidewalk to start reading them while walking with her friends. She had seven messages unread and what she read that day still haunts her: 

The first one was at 9:47 PM: Hiyori, I don’t know what’s going on, but I think I just saw someone pull into my driveway. I’m home alone and this is kind of freaking me out, my parents aren’t coming back until Monday. This is like the start of a horror movie! 

The second message was at 10:22 PM: Where are you right now, Hiyori? I don’t know where I am. It’s dark and I’m in a really small space. I don’t know what happened, first I saw headlights and then I blacked out and now I’m here. I tried calling the police but they didn’t help because they’ve had problems with my brother before. Help me, Hiyori! Help me!

The third message was at 12:30 AM: Okay I think I’m in a closet now, I see a little bit of light outside. The door is locked but I think I hear someone outside. 

The fourth message was at 12:46 AM: They opened the door. Their faces… They aren’t human. At least not anymore. They have like… doll heads. And they have glowing reddish purple eyes. They're saying the words, 'Smells nice.' Why don’t you answer?! I need help! Call the police or something, Hiyori!

The fifth message was at 1:03 AM: They have me, I can’t escape! There is no escape!!!! They’ll take you too, there’s no escape, all that's there is fear! I only wanted to be loved! There is no escape, the dolls are coming!!!!!

The sixth and last one was at 1:09 AM: Why didn't you help me, Hiyori?! We could've at least gone together, you were my only friend now they have me...I can't breathe...I cant see...and they want you too they want us all!!!! They want you too, they'll take you, there's no escape from the Evil Spirits of this world, see you soon Hiyori!


In the next day; Hiyori showed the text messages to Yato, Yukine, Kofuku, and Koku. She looked like she hadn't slept in days; Hiyori couldn't sleep well because she couldn't close her eyes and spend all night keeping her eyes opened, her blankets over her head as she ducked under the covers. "Oh wow! What do you think might've happen to her?" Kofuku asked. "I don't know." Hiyori said. "Eh, that's just creepy." Koku replied. "Geez, and you spend awake all night?" Yato asked. "I wish I could've helped her." Hiyori replied. "You did all you could, Hiyori." Yukine assured her. Just then, the phone rang but the number was unknown. Hiyori answered it: "Hello?" A short pause and then, "Ha--Hatashita? Whoa, whoa, slow down. Where are you?" She listened and nodded, "OK. I'll be right there." Yato and the others knew something was up. Hours later at around night; Hiyori meets up with Hatashita, who was pacing around. "Hatashita!" She called. Hatashita jumped but he seemed relieved, "Ah Hiyori. It's so good to see you. Where have you been? Are you alive?" He asked. "I'm fine. But you look awful. You look like you haven't slept in days." Hiyori noted. "Ryoko told me about Takayto's violent death and she went missing. Where is she?" Hatashita asked. "She text me a lot but she looked like she was in trouble but I don't know where she is." Hiyori explained. Hatashita looked like he was going to lose his mind, "Where is she? How did you know?" He asked. So Hiyori explained what happened: The Precious Strike Haven incident, the dolls, Ryoko's strange behavior and the text messages. Once she finished; Hatashita looked scared and guilt. "We really got ourselves in trouble." Hatashita remarked. "What do you mean?" asked Hiyroi. "Hiyori, we went to a place and got to meet someone. A girl, she promised us....But now, she's causing us to go crazy and now..." Hatashita stopped and turned around, he looked scared and ran away. "NOT ME! PLEASE, NOT ME!!!" He screamed. "Hatashita! Hatashita, wait!" called Hiyori. But he was gone! Hiyori wanted to go after him but she was afraid he will see her. Though she wanted to help him. But Yato stopped her, "Just leave him. He got himself into this mess." He stated. "What? What do you mean?" Hiyori asked. "I'll tell you along the way. Come on." Yato said. And so they went. Meanwhile; Hatashita could hear the corrupt spirits as he ran faster but he tripped many times until he found a secluded area and hid there. He thought he was safe but he was dead wrong. Hatashita felt paralyzed in the area he was in. Not able to move at all. All he could see was a scene of pure horror and violence. A massacre. He looked before him of a women dead next to him. He screamed but still couldn't move. Whispers filled his ears as Hatashita struggled to keep his eyes open. He heard the spirits told him horrible things: how they would rip his organs from his body one by one, they would pull his eyes from the sockets and devour them like grapes, the vile ways they would violate his body before death turned it cold. Hatashita covered his ears, desperate to block out the voices, but it was no use. They grew louder and louder until whispers turned to screams. He witnessed children ripped limb from limb, a woman tied to a table while a bear-like creature penetrated her with a long knife, a man’s skin blister and melt away as he burned into nothing. A figure was holding Hatashita by the back of the neck while Hatashita pleading with it, begging it to let him go. But the figure pushed Hatashita into its stomach. Once he was gone, his body became nothing but a corrupt spirit. Nora watched her work brought to life, "Well then. I believe it's all part of the purification. Throughout mind, body, and soul....This is my 'healing' of the Miracle Cleanse." She said with a creepy close-lipped smile to her red thin mouth. "You are such a fool, Hatashita. You and your allies. You didn't keep your promise and for that you will face the consequences. Shame on you." She said.