Terror Infinity Side B

Chapter 5 - 1, Real World I

Real World Day 8/30 -

The day after we had cleared up those who wished to harm Hikari and her family, we decided to pay a visit our comrades and see how they are adjusting back to the real world. Of those we could only visit the few who didn't live to far away.

Those like Aqua, Saki and Kampa ( Russia ) lived too far away and would require a plane to reach them and since we were going to meet up in a week or so anyways there wasn't any point in making the effort for a long trip. So that just left Misaki and Shuai for the two of us to visit as they didn't live more then 1-2 hours away from my home by car or bus. Additional, Shuai said that he was going to be occupied today, so by process of elimination that just left visiting Misaki at his home.

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Together Hikari and I made our way to Misaki's home. He lived in a upper class apartment building to our surprise. We rang the door bell and a few moments later Misaki opened the door with a fed up look on his face. Hikari and I weren't stupid so we understood why he was upset.

Misaki: What the hell have you two been up to since you got back?

Shin: Ahh... Playing at vigilantes of justice and love.

Misaki: Don't screw around with me when I saw you running down a building on the new!

Hikari: I geuss we did draw attention to ourselves, but Misaki, for certain reasons it couldn't be helped... Probably.

Misaki: I don't even know who here is the bigger influence on the other. You two aren't wanted are you?

Hikari: I hacked into the police database and found out that we aren't. They don't know who or how to explain the events. They saw Shin, or the man in the mask who killed all those people die by jumping off a building, so Shin's serial killer persona isn't technically wanted as he is confirmed dead. They just don't know who took his body is all, but they aren't putting too much resources into finding out who either.

Misaki: ...As a former biker gang leader, maybe I don't have the right to comment on adding the crime of hacking to your... Just come in already.

Then with his permission Hikari and I entered Misaki's home.

Originally, Misaki lived in this an apartment building with his sister before finding himself in God's Dimension. His father and mother divorced for silly reason and so they live with only their mother, but she works a lot, so must of the time it is just Misaki and his sister at home.

That was why Misaki was the most desperate of us all to return home. His mother was a workaholic and paid little attention to her children. That was why he was so worried about his sister, and as Misaki was explaining all this I had a question.

Shin: The why did you join a biker gang if you had to look after her?

Misaki: It is shameful to admit, but it wasn't till my parents divorce and... The incident with Mokoto ( The real one, not the human creation he meant ) and I was trying to leave that old life behind did I realize how much I had been neglecting my little sister... Just like my worthless parents. That was when I decide to live for her in my parents stead who were to busy to look after, or even care about their children.

Hikari: Is, is it really that bad? Weren't they worried about you when you up and disappeared?

Misaki: Huh, them? Not at all Hikari. In fact, my mother hasn't been home in all this time and even when my sister kept calling her to say that I hadn't come back in days and weeks, she didn't do anything other then send her some money to take care of herself. That's horrible, right? Even I was outraged and almost went to go strangle that women.

Hikari: You absolutely should have! That just wasn't horrible which it was, it was inhuman. It was also child neglect. What are you going to do about this?

Shin: Do about?

Hikari: Well, Misaki can't leave his sister with such a shameful excuse for a mother... No offense Misaki.

Misaki: None taken. I've said far worse about her and to her face before at that.

Shin: Then how about your father? Can't he look after your sister while you are on the other side?

Misaki: Him? No way in hell. That man is enjoying his batchelor and child free life too much with the mistress he had on the side when he was married, which I hardly blame him for having since his wife was a man hater piece of work to say the least. Anyways, that new women of his hates us as she can't look at us without being reminded of our mother, an insult in itself, and last I've heard they are getting married and she is already with child. There isn't any place for either of us there and nor would I leave her there in that environment. My sister will either me treated as shit by both the new wife and possibly her child, or my father will just ship her off to some boarding school were he won't have to think about or see her till she is a grown adult, if that.

Hikari: Then what will you do?

Misaki: Well, for the time being I contacted a company that provides professional housekeeping and childcare for the rich, and have come to an arrangement. They are the best in the area and will send someone to look after my sister as a stay in maid or housekeeper or something like that indefinitely.

Hikari: Isn't that stuff for the rich? How can you afford it?

Misaki: No worry. Like Shin did, I used my left over points to exchange platinum bars. This service is expensive, but in the worst case scenario that I don't make it back, they can look after her for the next ten years. By then she will be off to college.

Shin: By worse case, do you mean...

Misaki: I die. I have every attention to return to the real world permanently along with Makoto, but I... I can't fool myself after that last mission. I lost my ability to fight and even move in the final battle against the Btooom Lord. In the end I had to leave our survival to both Aqua and you, Shin. I may have gotten some good exchanges this time around and I'm good in a fight, but I'm not invincible and I don't believe that I have Shin's talent for staying alive either. The next mission or the one after, I can very well die. Knowing that... I can't leave my sister unattended to or with those kinds of parents.

Misaki had a look of resolution on his face. More than anyone else he wanted to return to the real world, but he understood how high a hurdle that was.

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Misaki: So what have you two been up to? From the news, I don't know what went down other then Shin going insane with a sword.

Shin: Don't look at us like that. It is easy to explain what went down.

Shin and Hikari than began to tell Misaki the events that lead up to their plan to deal with the individuals who were a threat to Hikari. During the explanation Misaki looked half fed up that the two of them went so far, and half pissed off at those wanting to harm Hikari and her family, so much so that he then became angry that they didn't include him in the plan. In the end Misaki didn't really say anything like what they did was wrong, yet that just showed Shin that Misaki has changed since entering God's Dimension.

Shin: What about you Misaki? Other then making arrangements for you sister what else have you been up to? Also, where is Makoto and how did you explain her presence to your sister ( A exact copy of a girl who had died walking around with you )?

Misaki: Nothing as major as what you two have been doing, and about Mokoto... It wasn't as big as a deal as I feared it would be.

Shin: Really

Misaki explained the following.

Misaki had a touching reunion with his sister after being gone from weeks, tear and hugs and that sort of thing, and then he brought in Mokoto who had been waiting outside. At first this freaked out his sister since she knew Mokoto as her brothers childhood friend, and even went and cried at her funeral last year. Misaki had a very hard time from stopping his sister from chanting mantras over and over to appease Mokoto's 'Spirit'.

In the end, Misaki got away with an half assed lie that the Mokoto in front of her had become an angel and come back from heaven. He also said that he was the one to go pick her up and that is why he was gone so suddenly at that.

Shin: And she bought that?

Misaki: Yeah. My sister was somewhat religious and seeing Mokoto once more after death... She had no other choice than to accept that she was an angel. How else could she process everything? Also, I am not allowed to tell her the truth about anything pertaining to God's Dimension.

Hikari: Where are you sister and Mokoto now?

Shin: They are in my sisters room play some game. Before Mokoto passed away she was like an older sister to her, so they both get along well even now.

Shin: So everything worked out in the end.

Misaki: I geuss, but... My sister has been praying to Mokoto as a divine being, and she has been getting really into religion with a passion and zeal that I have never seen in her before.

Hikari: Is that bad?

Misaki: Not at all. It izn't bad, but...

Shin: But?

Misaki: As a future career path which do you think is better; a Nun, Monk, or Shrine Priestess? Last night, my sister seriously asked me that question with a straight face.

Shin: ...

Misaki: ...

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