Silent Torture

Sairento o Goumon or Silent Torture is an American Creepypasta novel series of Dark Star Press. It's Manga One-shot was composed on April 3rd 2013. Parts 1 and 2 of the series are readable on this page and on the Creepspasta.wiki. ENJOY!!

Part 1: Origins (2013-2014)
Chapter 1: Rage Of The Silent Lenalee Yamanaka was a strange girl. She was born with a disability called a speech disorder,causing her to suffer from muteness. She was completely unable to utter a single word. I'm Mike Hatchet,an American exchange student who lives in a Tokyo foster home. I had been there since I was in Pre-K due to my parents mysterious departure. I had met Orsoka Himeji, a orphan who had never met her parents at all. I couldn't really relate to her a lot since I've seen my parents, but I knew how she felt about having loved ones taken from you. We became friends ever since. Orsoka and I had met Lenalee on July 15th, 2005, she was about 5 at that time. Her birthday,June 4th,being a month ago. She looked terrified to be in our building, her parents, from what I could tell, had probably been members of the Navy.That must have been a reason why they brought her here,I thought to myself.They looked pretty guilty, and by their expressions, it looked as if they were reconsidering the foster home. To me it seemed Lenalee was struggling to get along with the other kids,which I understood her pain.Her inability. Kids instantly began hassling her,believing that she thought she was too good to speak to them.As we all got a little older,they understood her disability,but took it more as a joke than a serious condition. On May 23rd,2014,Lenalee's birthday was coming up soon,me,Orsoka,and few other friends were planning a big party for her 15th.The foster home was okay with it,so on that day we left for the mall. When your 15 or over,you're allowed to venture around the city without a adult to chaperone you.We had just returned when I saw Lenalee in the playground.She looked like she was drawing,then I saw Kang Nara,one of her well-known tormentors,walk towards the picnic table where she was sitting. I was ready to run towards them myself until I saw him sit next to her and sparked up a normal conversation. He asked yes or no questions so it'd be easier for her to respond.He mentioned that since her birthday was coming up,and that he had made wanted to request a truce with her once in for all. She sat for a while,then nodded. They hugged on it,which for some reason bothered me a little bit. He saw her drawing and began talking about that.They seem to be hitting it off pretty well...I thought to myself while leaving. Couldn't help but wonder if Nara was up to something,NO QUESTION that he had been crushing on Lenalee for a while,but he had never expressed it in a manor that I had just witnessed. June 4th,Lenalee's birthday,it was amazing we had used the home's dining room (HUGE by the way) and there's a big stage so we asked a few local bands to perform. Luckily,we even got her favorite band,Ling Tosite Sigure,to sing her a happy birthday song. We had put up a bunch of gothic decorations with spiders that had skull designs,and skulls with spider designs.To top it off Lenalee drew an enormous banner of the entire foster home and it's staff and residents. For manga art,it looked exactly like us,everyone was amazed.Then something well expected happen.Kang Nara was standing by the banner,he was shaking up a 2-liter soda. I had to say something,"Nara! What the hell are you doing?!",he looked at me,grinning that sinister grin,"Chill, American-boy! I'm just messing--",he twisted the cap and the soda squirted everywhere behind him,drenching Lenalee's banner. Everyone stared on as the ink began dripping from the banner,you couldn't even tell what it was anymore.I looked over at Lenalee,she looked more broken than she had ever looked before.That's when I had enough,"What the fuck is wrong with you,Nara!!",I shouted across the room.Still grinning,all Nara said was,"Oops!".I ran over to that bastard and started pounding him like there was no tomorrow. I was informed by the foster home's director that I had to apologize to Nara for making a scene at Lenalee's party,also for attacking him. No one has seen or heard from him since that day.It's been 2 weeks since that icident,which worried a lot of people. I viewed it as him not wanting to face Lenalee,Orsoka,or me about this whole thing. Angrily, I walked up to Kang's room door,I knocked...no answer...I knocked again..same result."Hey Kang!! I came to apologize for kicking your inconsiderate ass at Lenalee's party!! Open up bro,I want no more bad blood with you!!".No answer..."Are you fucking with me?!! Open up asshole!!".Nothing,I figured that since I was being overly aggressive with him.I exhaled,"Look,I'm sorry for snapping bro,I'm just sick of everyone treating Lenalee like a freak of nature.I know you've got a thing for her,so let's talk this out man,okay?".NOTHING.."*Fuck this!*" I muttered to myself,I kicked his door out of frustration...the door swung open...it was pitch black in there.As nosy as I was,I went on inside."Kang?" I called,no answer.I smelled something FOUL! by far the worst thing I ever smelled in my life. I bumped into something and got a full whiff of that smell..I went and reach for a lamp switch. As soon as the lights where on,I turned to see what I had bumped into and when I did,I gagged uncontrollably at the sight...It was Kang Nara...hung from the ceiling...BY HIS INTESTINES!!! I began vomiting a few seconds after getting the full view of Kang. He looked as if he was tortured,as if he was still alive when being hung by his intestines. I then saw a message on the wall next to him,it read: 'Tormentor # 1: Terminated'.

Chapter 2: Suspicion & Deception After that incident,I was the prime suspect in Kang Nara's murder.The cops found no source of my DNA in the carnage.So I was kept an eye on since then. I was in my condo (Foster Home is that fucking big),I was sitting with Orsoka in the livingroom,Lenalee was in my room sleeping. I had told Orsoka everything,which she was less than happy to hear."But you'd never do something like that!! Killing just isn't you!! Other people in this place hated him just as much as you did. Maybe they're covering up for the real culprit,and decided to throw you under the bus!" I thought about it,"You have a point there,but that's awfully complicated to pull off.I personally think someone is trying to fuck with me.I'm gonna find out who it is and put them away!"I held Orsoka's face in my hands,"Are you with me,Orsoka?" She was blushing,"Sh-sh-sure,Mike..."We stared at eachother for a bit,then we heard a creek on the floor. Startled,we turned towards my room door,out came Lenalee,looking as if she just woke up.She walked across the living room towards some photos I had,then began glaring at one photo intently,I dunno why,but I just knew she was.."Lena,what's wrong?",I asked.She walked up to me and held up the picture she was holding,it was a photo of me,Orsoka,her,Kang, and Rika Suzuki,whom Lenalee pointed at. Now if you thought Kang was a dick,Rika was an even bigger one. She would pulverize Lenalee every chance she got and would never get in trouble cuz no one would notice,Lenalee couldn't scream for help. Years have past and Rika has long grown up from her old ways. Lenalee looked hurt,as her lingering pain was obvious to notice,even today. I gestured her to sit with me and Orsoka,she did so and we both held her tightly."We love you." I said,"we will never leave your side,"Added Orsoka. 5 days later,me and Orsoka set out all over the buildingto ask around. Everyone we asked kept pointing at me as the culprit,"You had the most hatred for Kang!" Or "You know you did it,Hatchet." That's all we got from them. We were still cruising around when we heard a scream down the hall. We ran in the sound's direction,it took us to Rika Suzuki's room. As we went in,there she was standing in her bedroom,eyeing her bathroom fearfully..."What is it?",I asked. She whirled around at the sound of my voice,"Agghh! How the fuck did you get there?" I glanced at Orsoka,"Um,what are you talking about?" Rika didn't look amused,"The fuck do you mean,'What are you talking about?' I should fucking shoot your dick off!!" (Never did lose her violent mindset,I guess.) "You were in that bathroom...I swear that was you...I didn't believe the rumors...but now that I look at it..." "That version of you had glowing red eyes.."That made my heart jump."Come with us,we'll figure this out,but right now,I don't think any of us are safe in here.""Sure,thing,sorry for snappin'."Rika said shyly.We turned to leave but then we heard a meaty sound hit the floor...me and Orsoka stopped in our tracks,turned where Rika should have been standing.There she was,ripped in pieces,guts all over the floor and the blood was spreading quickly.Next to her in blood,read;"#2 the Abuser: Terminated"Here we go again,I thought.Orsoka was throwing up at the sight of Rika.We have to do something,and quick.I had a gut feeling that the culprit was watching me and smiling...

Chapter 3: Misdirected Orsoka and I painfully watched Rika's body,now ripped apart into nothing.Whatever it was that did this,had to still be here."Hello?",I managed to call out.No answer.Orsoka wasn't hip about sticking around,"Mike let's just get the fuck outta here!"She looked terrified, I exhaled, then we left the scene."Should we inform director Ryukaze about this?",I shook my head,"Knowing that creepy motherfucker,he may already know." There was also something he told me that shocked me...and when I think of this person's possible motives,sadly,it all made sense. Lenalee was the suspected culprit in Ryukaze's eyes. I refused to believe it,but as much as I wanted to,reality kept striking. I could NEVER tell Orsoka this,she'd fall to pieces. We ran down the hall,the killer had moved, we saw a dark figure standing ahead of us. We stopped in our tracks... the figure stood tall,(7'4" I'd estimate) with a black cloak covering the face. "Who the hell are you?" I asked hesitantly.The figure stayed silent."Are you the culprit in killing these two foster kids?"The figure nodded and spoke up."NOT NECESSARILY... I COLLECT THEM. YOU SEE,PEOPLE CALL ME DEATH."His voice was agonizingly loud,creepy,and fucking disturbing. "The...Grim Reaper?",Orsoka asked. Death gave us a so-so gesture with his hand,"OR THAT WATERED-DOWN NICKNAME,YEAH.NOW IF YOU TWO'LL EXCUSE ME..." He began to float past us,but I stopped him,"Do you know who the murderer is?"Hr lifted his hood to reveal a bony smile,"THAT I DO,HATCHET.BUT THAT'S FOR YOU TO FIGURE OUT."He flew through me with no problem, I felt on the verge of death for a few seconds. That's when my suspicion of Lenalee grew. My vision showed her walking down this hall with a knife in hand blood all over her top and skirt..."Mike,look!",Orsoka tapped me as I snapped outta my space out. Down the hall was Lenalee walking towards us...with a knife in hand...and BLOOD ALL OVER HER TOP AND SKIRT!!!" LENALEE!!!",I yelled out. She walked up to us with a puzzling look on her face. She then gestured us to follow her,hesitantly, we did so. She took us to the kitchen,so it was revealed to us that she was putting the finishing touches on a cake forsome upcoming bake sale."I still don't' know why she used a butcher knife on the strawberries though...",the Chef had explained . Feeling better,we left the kitchen to continue our task at hand. I still didn't trust Lenalee and I thought about it...there was someone who worked in the kitchen that gave her a hard time."Fuck,Orsoka,we're going--" There was a blood curdling scream the kitchen,we bolted back in,the chef and Lenalee were running to the back room.We followed them. The four of us came upon the body of Samantha Collins,Stuffed in the oven and a apple in her mouth. She never did like Lenalee,when she didn't eat her soy sauce pasta,(which Lenalee was allergic to) she would constantly inject her allergic reactions into her food. Collins was a touchy cook,and to be honest,I didn't Blame Lenalee if she did it. Lenalee was staring at me,as if she knew I suspected her. I felt like shit,if it wasn't her,then who?On the wall in blood read;"Terrible Chef:Terminated"

Chapter 4: Cracked Head We all stood there.Me,Orsoka,Lenalee,the Head Chef,and the rest of the staff that opened the oven and found Samantha Collins there. At this point,I had enough.This motherfucker was gonna pay for this.Killing these people were one thing,and then having people suspect me was another....but having me doubt my trust for a girl I love and care for...IS CROSSING THE FUCKING LINE! I was determined to find this monster more than ever. And now that I know Lenalee was in the clear,I felt comfortable around her again...but then...why are Lenalee's bullies the targets? "Guys,let's go,"I said to Lenalee and Orsoka,"We need to check on Anri Kusanagi."The three of us left the cooking staff to deal with Samantha's corpse,dick move I know,but I had to see if Lenalee was really innocent. In Anri Kusanagi's room,she was utterly shocked by our visit..and due to the rumors about me,she was hesitant to even let us in."It's been a while since we chatted,guys,"She forced a friendly smile,I think she could feel Lenalee's pain from across the room,"What brings you here?" I got to the point,"We fear that you may be the killer's next victim."She gasped and backed away from us."Stay the fuck away from me!!"I held up my hands in protest,"No,no,no! We're not gonna touch you. We just wanted to stick around and see if the killer comes to your room."Anri began to calm herself."Alright,if you believe so,you guys can crash in my closet.""We appreciate this,Anri,we're gonna videotape everything,to see what goes down."I held up a camera. This is perfect,I thought to myself,this way I'll know if Lenalee is truly not the culprit,and we'll see who it really is if anyone shows up,Now here's the reason why I picked Anri's room in the first place; Anri was the first person to befriend Lenalee besides me,Orsoka and a few others.But when Rika Suzuki one day pummeled Anri for "hanging around a doll" and that "She's getting too old to have toys for friends",Anri refused to leave Lenalee. But then Rika had grabbed a 2 by 4 and beat Lenalee senseless to the point where Anri couldn't stand seeing her suffer and gave in.This hurt Lenalee a lot...and honestly hasn't been the same since. That was 6 years ago,and we haven't heard from Anri since.But I could tell that she still loved and cared for all of us the way she did then,and I swore to myself that I wasn't gonna let anything happen to her."Anri,we miss you a lot,and I just want you to know...that despite your decision to leave Lenalee,you're still a friend in our book.We know your decision was a selfless act to protect Lenalee,and tonight we'll return the favor."Tears fell down Anri's face as she listened to my words."Th-thank you...that means so much to me."She managed to say.I had my Beretta in my hand and a Machete strapped to my backThey all could tell,I wasn't fucking around. Later that night,Anri was sound asleep,me and the girls were camping in her closet,(Shut up,dirty thinkers!!),we left the door open a crack and waited.I told Orsoka to dimmer her flashlight,cuz that'd draw attention away from us if the killer were to emerge from the hall into this room.Hours have past and only me and Orsoka remained awake.I guess this would take my suspicion off some more if someone were to come in. Then we heard a creek of the door,we silenced our breathing and focused our attention on the door...as it flew open some more,we saw a normal sized figure,had to stand at 5'0" at least,a pipsqueak,I thought to myself. It inched towards Anri's bed and stood over her.That's when Orsoka dimmered the light some more and flashed it on the figure...I saw a cracked head...it looked more plastic than anything else..and as she moved the light along the figure's face and we both noticed jagged yellow teeth spread across it's face in a wide grin.It's eyes looked worn out,as if it was seen a lot and all it wished for is sleep.If you asked me,it looked tortured...and after meeting the grim reaper..I didn't really think much of this.This thing was still pretty disturbing. It began to raise an arm.Orsoka spotlighted the thing's arm and revealed long worn claws that intertwined his fingers and lengthy vine-like material.Orsoka tossed me the flashlight and darted out towards the figure and kicked it across the room.I walked out the closet and flicked the lights on,Lenalee was right next to me and looked as if life had escaped her eyes,Orsoka got a decent look at the thing,she gasped and turned towards me and Lenalee."Guys,this thing looks too familiar.."I gave the thing a glance...and after a while we both looked at Lenalee,"Lenalee",I asked,"Isn't that Sebastian?" No answer,as if she couldn't even hear me.We turned back towards the thing,it was gone.I looked so much like this life sized ventriloquist dummy I had bought Lenalee for Christmas around 7 years ago.She hated it cuz it would constantly speak to her..she would throw it around and slap it...then one day she wrote me a note saying;"Me and Sebastian had a fight and he decided to leave."I humored her,thinking she just threw it away,but now I wasn't so sure...

Chapter 5: Wooden Dreadful Memory The Puppet was gone,Anri's lights were still on and everything,and without a trace...the fucker escaped. Anri was awake and her eyes went bloodshot,"Wh-wh-what in the h-hell was that?",she managed to cry out.I had to pinch myself a few times.That...clearly looked like Lenalee's old puppet,Sebastian.We all stood in silence for a while,guessing that,none of us knew how to react. We now knew who the culprit was...I guess? But the main question that must have gone through our heads was,'How the hell were we supposed to stop it?!' No one would believe that a puppet with a voice box came to life and is murdering kids in the foster home.I'd think that's a load of bull too.My guess was,since the Sebastian Puppet had failed to kill Anri,that it would return tomorrow night. 7 years ago...I was 10 years old.That year around Christmas time,I had bought Sebastian for Lenalee.Sebastian The Talking Butler Puppet Franchise was starting out,and within weeks it was already pretty damn popular.The puppet came with a voice box,it would react to any hearable sound, or you could just record your own voice.It'd mimic what you said or ask you questions and answer yours.Make any sudden movements,it would react.I felt that maybe Lenalee would need something to help her communicate better,so I did a few odd jobs,saved up some cash,and purchased it two days before Christmas. On Christmas when Lenalee had received it,she seemed delighted by Sebastian,but showed some annoyance when she found out it speaks.Now even having Muteness,Lenalee would never make that much of a sound,weirdly,when doing just about anything...but for some strange reason,the puppet would speak to her...she never recorded her voice...(she couldn't),as usual Lenalee....NEVER...MADE...A SOUND...I swear to you.She never really touched Sebastian she had him sit on a bean bag since she got him.One day,I was walking in the wall when I heard Sebastian...was talking to Lenalee,but the voice sounded more,disturbed and worried. The puppet asked her how her day was...Lenalee of course,couldn't respond.Sebastian then questioned why didn't she respond,I giggled,thinking it was programmed to do so.But then it began mocking her saying,"Muteness must be a bitch,am I right? Oh wait,I'm sorry.I forgot.",Lenalee began crying, and that's when I ran in to hold her.I was 10,I didn't think it was possible for a puppet to have a mind of it's own,so I assumed it was some prank that Kang had pulled,I then later went to go deal with him. Soon,Lenalee started showing more signs of being uncomfortable with Sebastian.First she would throw it across her room and began stomping on it.These days I would notice and watch without her knowing.A few days later,she gave me a note saying that she and Sebastian had a terrible fight with Sebastian,he had beat her up and left.I chuckled to my self and told her that she still had me and Orsoka.My smile faded when I looked down to see her dress covered in blood..and was holding her side.Naturally,I blamed Kang and Rika Suzuki...but now that I think about it...if I knew the things I knew now...I would have never bought that thing in the first place. I was back in present day when we heard a scream from another room.We all headed towards to noise and it was in Keiko Tomodachi's room..there she was lying on the ground skewered with a pole,she looked like a human shish kabab...and standing there was Sebastian...In the light his look was much more clearer....he had a feature on his torso that I never noticed.It marked;"The Silent" in red crayon. His throat had looked like someone violently removed his voice-box.his hair and suit were ripped off obviously.Last but not least...his mouth was stitched shut. We faced the puppet.Having a staring contest with the thing...That's when I looked at Lenalee...her eyes were lifeless again...and when she looked at Anri...without any warning,the puppet had darted for Anri...

Part 2:Unveiling The Truth...The Real Story Begins!! (2014-2015)
Chapter 6: No!...It Can't Be!

It all happened so fast,I didn't have time to react to the puppet's attack.I honestly believed that Anri was done for. But there was Orsoka again,right on time to stop it.The puppet moved back to retreat after it took a kick in the face from her. It stared at her up and down...it's claws extended to almost a Kusanagi blade length.I grew worried for Orsoka."Lenalee,take Anri outta here,we'll take care of Sebastian!" Lenalee,with no hesitation,fled holding Anri by the hand.I took out my Beretta,"You take him on with close combat," I said,"I got him from here."

Orsoka nodded and quickly darted for the puppet.It was life sized and stood at about 5'0" and Orsoka was barely 5'3".It must've felt like fighting a human.The Sebastian puppet had began to raise it's claws towards Orsoka as she ran at it,she leaped over them,balanced herself on it's arm and kicked off it's head...BLOOD squirted out of it's neck,which made me raise an eyebrow. Orsoka stared down at the puppet and gasped."Mike...",she managed to cry out.."This puppet was....alive...look." I walked over for a closer look...it's body was made of plastic alright...but...blood...actual blood was oozing out of it's neck.I raised the body and shined my flashlight to look inside.There were bones too...a pumping heart,organs of every human's requirement to live was inside this thing...just...WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING?!!

Suddenly,before I could even react,the puppet's arms moved up and slashed at my left arm...I darted back to evade it.As I grabbed my arm,I felt a deep ass gash.*FUCK*,I thought to myself.Headless it blew by Orsoka,slashed her in her stomach,and darted for me again."Orsoka!!,"I cried,I raised my Beretta and fired at it's chest,it blew open,blood flying everywhere...as it fell something else flew out of it...a pen...Lenalee's pen.It had Sailor Moon designs on it...and her initials.

The only thing that got me was,what the hell was it doing inside of the puppet.I opened the cap and a tiny piece of paper flew out.Holding her stomach,Orsoka leaned over to pick it up."My dear master...I shall fulfill your wishes by making sure everyone who've wronged you,pays with their lives...",She read."Wait," I added,"Sebastian is only programmed to address it's owner as 'Master'... Followed by the list it marked off all of the people that were murdered...and Anri's name had the words 'In progress' written next to it.

We ran out of the room to find the girls.*No..*,I thought,*It can't be...* We were too late,there was Anri lying a bloody mess in the hallway...no sign of Lenalee...I dropped to my knees and held my headthis wasn't happening."Lenalee!" I heard Orsoka say,"What happened?!" Lenalee had tears rolling down her eyes...she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote something down.She gave it to us,it read:'I just wanted to be happy...WE WERE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY...but I guess I could never please you Oni-Chan... We heard Anri coughing,she was still alive.She sat up and looked over at us..when she saw Lenalee,her eyes went bloodshot..."GUYS,GET AWAY FROM HER!! SOMETHINGS WRONG HERE!! GET AWA--" A butcher knife went through her neck. Behind her was Lenalee,but it didn't look much like her at all...she had blood all over her,and the most wicked grin I never saw her sport before... Then she began walking towards us... Lenalee was without a doubt...the murderer.

Chapter 7: The Killing Joke

N-no..Lenalee? It couldn't be...she was with us the whole time...this makes no goddamn sense.Surely someone's messing with us...more importantly,she was darting right at us."Shit,Orsoka--",she was already one step ahead of me she flipped and kicked Lenalee in the back of her head,sending her face first into the wall. "LENALEE!!",I screamed " Mike,shoot her!" I looked at Orsoka,had she lost her goddamn mind?!I shook my head."What the fuck are you thinking?! That's LENALEE,Orsoka,we can't just kill her!"Tears fell down Orsoka's teal eyes,"Don't you think I know that,genius?!"Lenalee had molded into the wall,she finally pulled herself out and ran at Mike."MIKE! JUST TRUST ME!!"I exhaled,raised my Beretta and shot Lenalee right through the dome Blood squirted all over my face,her knife was only inches from cutting my throat...I stared at Lenalee as she hit the ground.I didn't know how to respond. "Get over yourself man,that's not even her." Orsoka said"Huh?"Suddenly Lenalee's corpse had turned into Sebastian..."It used a decoy to fool us.That puppet we fought in Anri's room was a mere hallucination.The real Sebastian came out here to finish the job.Meaning the real Lenalee is being kept somewhere." I blinked with confusion,"Damn,how did you figure all of that out?"She smirked,"Because,there's no hope for you two!""What?"Suddenly standing before Suddenly standing before me...was Sebastian!! And next to me was Orsoka lying on the floor unconscious...only...this Sebastian looked much different,he wore a white suit...completely parallel to the puppet's usual black one.His pale puppet skin was as white as the suit,jet-black hair...his voice-box was fixed...and to top it off,his Suit had a black marking:'The Silent' on it.Sebastian walked up to me.He looked as if he grew a bit,because he was much taller ..I'm 5'11",so he had to be at least 6'5"..."Greetings,Mike Hatchet,friend and care taker of my owner,Lenalee Yamanaka. "What do you want?" "I want you and your meddling girlfriend to keep to yourselves,but out of Lenalee's wishes.She doesn't need you anymore." I shook my head,"You're wrong you plastic son of a bitch!! She'd never wish death on anyone!! How would you know? You're just a plastic mold!" Silent Torture Part 2:Chapter 7: The Killing JokeN-no..Lenalee? It couldn't be...she was with us the whole time...this makes no goddamn sense.Surely someone's messing with us...more importantly,she was darting right at us."Shit,Orsoka--",she was already one step ahead of me she flipped and kicked Lenalee in her her,sending her face first into the wall."LENALEE!!",I screamed" Mike,shoot her!"I looked at Orsoka,had she lost her goddamn mind?!I shook my head."What the fuck are you thinking?! That's LENALEE,Orsoka,we can't just kill her!"Tears fell down Orsoka's teal eyes,"Don't you think I know that,genius?!"Lenalee had molded into the wall,she finally pulled herself out and ran at me."MIKE! JUST TRUST ME!!"I exhaled,raised my Beretta and shot Lenalee right through the dome.Blood squirted all over my face,her knife was only inches from cutting my throat...I stared at Lenalee as she hit the ground.I didn't know how to respond.

"Get over yourself man,that's not even her." Orsoka said"Huh?"Suddenly Lenalee's corpse had turned into Sebastian..."It used a decoy to fool us.That puppet we fought in Anri's room was a mere hallucination.The real Sebastian came out here to finish the job.Meaning the real Lenalee is being kept somewhere."I blinked with confusion,"Damn,how did you figure all of that out?"She smirked,"Because,there's no hope for you two!""What?"Suddenly standing before me...was Sebastian!! And next to me was Orsoka lying on the floor unconscious...only...this Sebastian looked much different,he wore a white suit...completely parallel to the puppet's usual black one.His pale puppet skin was as white as the suit,jet-black hair...his voice-box was fixed...and to top it off,his Suit had a black marking:'The Silent' on it.Sebastian walked up to me.

He looked as if he grew a bit,because he was much taller ..I'm 5'11",so he had to be at least 6'5"..."Greetings,Mike Hatchet,friend and care taker of my owner,Lenalee Yamanaka."What do you want?""I want you and your meddling girlfriend to keep to yourselves,but out of Lenalee's wishes.She doesn't need you anymore."I shook my head,"You're wrong you plastic son of a bitch!! She'd never wish death on anyone!! How would you know? You're just a plastic mold!"Sebastian cracked a wide disturbing smile,"How would you know? Has she spoken to you? *Sarcastic gasp* Oh I'm sorry,I keep forgetting."I darted towards him."YOU BASTARD!!"His fingers retracted and went through my abdomen,"Aaaaagghh!!"Sebastian put a finger on my lips,"Shhhhh,everyone's asleep...have you no manners?"

I bit his finger..."YOWWWWW SONUVA BITCH! MIKE!!"I woke up with a slap to my face."Ahhh,what the fuck was that for?!"Looking up,I saw Anri,alive and well,Orsoka and....LENALEE.What the hell was going on here?

"It's okay," Said Orsoka trying to shake the pain outta her finger,"We were all trapped in a hallucination.None of that was real.I looked into Keiko Tomodachi's room,her corpse is still there..no doubt that was real."I kept shaking my head,my mind was officially fucked for life...I heard footsteps...and it sounded like a lot of em'.I held my head,but the girls reacted as well,soon the room was lit up and we saw the most trippy shit yet...standing there was Rika Suzuki,Samantha Collins...and Kang Nara!! Their skin was all gangrenous and dark.We all gasped,"How are they alive?!," Anri Screamed.

"They're not.",a strange,but familiar voice stated.My heart jumped as the Foster home director Misako Katsu was now standing infront of The Silent's(Sebastian's) revived pack...."They're now Lenalee Yamanaka's loyal puppets...just like Sebastian."We turned and looked at Lenalee,she had her head down.We all eyed her,completely frightened...Sebastian was right...She gave us all a regretful look,handed me a note,the other two gathered near me to read:"I'm sorry...forgive me for deceiving you all...I'm responsible for everyone's murder..and this.."....we stopped,'and this?'what could tha--All of a sudden,Anri's head was decapitated and it flew to the ceiling,her body collapsing just seconds later.Everything happened so fast that me and Orsoka had just now noticed that Lenalee had out a butcher knife covered in blood..Anri's blood..THAT WAS REAL."ANRI!!!",Me and Orsoka had cried out.

Lenalee began walking to Katsu and the corpse puppet's side of the hall,I ran up and grabbed her,"Lenalee,what the fuck has gotten into you?!!"She turned around,got on her tippy toes and kissed me full on my lips.After she stopped,she gave me a wicked smile...the same one Sebastian had used when he took form of her...Mr.Katsu had grinned,"This is only the beginning...we'll nurture all victims to strength...there's only one way of dealing with pests...and that is..SILENT TORTURE!"

Chapter 8: The White Locust

Mr.Katsu walked towards us."The end is near children.You all still have no idea why you're here,do you?" We stood there in silence. A wide grin spread across his face,the short man leaned in before he spoke,"You kids will make a decent meal..." My heart skipped a beat.I had a hunch on where this was going. Anri cried out,"Wh-what? A meal t-...t whom?" Mr.Katsu just stood there in silence,as we were.He licked his lips hungrily,then took his attention to Anri..."Appetizer...",he looked at me,"Side dish...",then finally at Orsoka,"Main course..." Holy shit,we had to get outta here and fast...but with Lenalee,Sebastian,and corpse puppets on Katsu's side,how on earth were we gonna escape.

Katsu looked at us one by one.Then stared over at Orsoka. "You ever wonder what really happened to your parents,Ms. Himeji?" Orsoka glared maliciously at the old man,but didn't utter a word. He chuckled and turned to Lenalee,"Ms. Yamanaka? Care explaining?" Lenalee looked up and nodded.The three of us gasped. "What the hell are you talking about old man?!",I shouted.

Katsu just grinned as Lenalee walked up closer to us.Next to her was...Sebastian! Only...he looked the same as he did when we first encountered him...he was all white with red hair.His voice box was fixed,a lot like from my hallucination. "Orsoka...you're parents,much like mine,couldn't take care of you.The second you were born,they brought you here.From what Mr.Katsu told me...you couldn't manage to open your eyes.Which is why you never truly met them...Katsu...made a meal outta them that same day..." The voice startled us.It sounded like an emotionally disturbed girl...it took us only a few seconds t know who's it was."Le-Lenalee?" I called out to her.

"This is me,Mike.The Silent (Sebastian) transmits my thoughts aloud.Technically I can speak now.Isn't that great?!" She walked up to me and gave me a hug. "I can finally tell you how I feel about you...",She said,"Ever since I got used to being here,my feelings grew and grew,Mike.I love you and Orsoka so much for being there for me...please...just give in.We can all be together forever if you just give in..." She glared at Anri..."Pity,I didn't think you would survive this long...after what you did.Do you really think I forgave you? Friends don't abandon each other!! No matter what?! If you really loved me,you would have stopped Rika in her tracks.But instead,you cowardly did what she wanted.Mike and Orsoka ended up saving me!! They cared!! They came to my rescue!! They went through hell,JUST to keep me happy!! And you know what?!! It worked.So the least I could do for them was to return the favor..."

She moved away from my arms and looked over at the standing corpse puppets,"Kang Nara: A sexually confused boy who was abused and raped by his own father, Had a crush on me,but could only get my attention through harassment.Hurt me emotionally,putting Mike under so much stress...Rika Suzuki: A pretty,but extremely aggressive young lady.Jealous whenever attention drifted away from her.Her parents spoiled her until they went bankrupt.They dumped her off here and never looked back.She beat up any pretty girl that came her way.If one girl was prettier or even had a feature that she believed that she flawed in,she would take care of that.She had a crush on Kang and focussed on me...beating me and taking away my innocence in the girls washroom...sorry I never mentioned that.Orsoka came to my rescue that day and vowed to keep that between us two...Samantha Collins: Always made great dishes as a kid,never ceased to amaze her family and peers...until one day,a person grew sick from a allergic reaction to her cooking...Samantha grew angry and cut the person up.Making the victim into a roast.She had her eyes set on me when I coughed eating her food...not only was I allergic...I could taste something odd about that meat...whenever I didn't eat a dish,she wouldn't let me leave the dining room until I did...allergic or not.Mike and Orsoka would come to my rescue.But Samantha always filed a complaint and had them go days without eating...it was my fault. I had to repay them...and why not take the lives of the people who hurt my loved ones?!!"

We stood in absolute silence.Lenalee walked up,I held her in my arms again.She stood on her tippy toes and kissed me again."Be mine,Michael...I want you to be with me through all eternity."

I came back to my senses.I slapped Lenalee as hard as I could."Why?Why go through all this?! Me and Orsoka helped you because we wanted to...not so where you think you owe us!! You fucking sold your soul to this creepy,old,perverted,cannibalistic psychopath? Lenalee,this isn't you.There were other ways to deal with those situations...killing your tormentors...is NOT THE SOLUTION!!" Everyone was in shock,I had never struck Lenalee in my life,and honestly,I felt nothing of it. "Lenalee...you have to be killed!!" I pulled out my beretta,Orsoka took a fighting stance,and Anri grabbed a sheath and drew a Katana. Lenalee stared at all of us...heartbroken..."M-Mike? Orsoka..?" She stood up...."WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???!!!!" Red aura formed around her,shaking the entire building. Soon after...everything calmed down.We froze in horror as Lenalee...didn't look much the same anymore...she wore a white cloaky dress...white hair...white skin...RED eyes.She gave us a grin..her teeth were sharp and pointy.

Mr.Katsu grinned to himself."This,my dear children is the White Locust.She'll be joining me for dinner." The corpse puppets darted at us,I shot two of them as Anri helped by slicing them in two.Orsoka snapped the neck of Kang as I followed up by kicking his head off. Lenalee grinned,"You sure made quick work of them...but it's the Silent's turn...he may be my only other source of communication...but I doubt he'll fail." The Silent was so fast we didn't even look back in time to hear Anri screaming...

Chapter 9: The Yokai From Hell

Anri's screams echoed throughout the entire hallway. He whirled around to see The Silent with Anri's sword impaled in it's head. That wasn't anything good though,blood squirted out of his head,but continued to claw at her. Anri was holding him back with her sword,I could tell she couldn't hold any longer.

"Orsoka!!", I yelled. Orsoka ran to aid Anri. I thought I heard the puppet sneer as he lifted his right claw and stabbed Orsoka in the stomach. "ORSOKA!!", Anri screamed. Orsoka stood her ground and worked her way towards The Silent's head,impaling herself deeper through the puppet's right arm. I was a disturbing sight, but I knew I had to focus on putting an end to Lenalee...this girl was put through so much pain and sorrow...some of which I hadn't even been aware of. It was my fault for neglecting these heavy situations. The only way to fix it,was to put the girl I loved and cared for...out of her misery. Lenalee must have known what was going on in my head, because she had The Silent project her thoughts again."You've hurt poor Lenalee long enough. I shall see to it that she ends you all."

(That was the White Locust), I thought.

I raised my Beretta and aimed directly at Lenalee's head...I looked her in the eyes...she's so beautiful.Her hair,long and white with black flowers on both sides...her eyes had turned from bright red to a blue color.Black outlined around her eyes and dead skin laid red under the bags of her eyes. Her life was being put to waste by pain and hatred. My arm began to shake. "Only you can stop her Hatchet!!", Yelled Mr. Katsu,"Though, I doubt you will." He pulled out a book marked "Hellfire" on it's cover. My attention was on him now. He smiled wickedly as I felt the air of something swing toward me. I jumped back as I saw white energy destroy the very spot where I was standing. Lenalee looked very upset, her hand was spread out. No shit,that it came from her. "Mike...taking your gaze off of me will not help you achieve anything." She was right, I had to stay focused. I started shooting at her legs...she took flight and darted at me. Realizing that despite her powers and whatnot, she was still a little girl. I kicked her in the head with all my might and shot her in the back. She was sent into a nearby wall. I heard some heard chant and looked up at Mr. Katsu. He was preaching in some language I had never heard in my life...whatever it was...Lenalee was stepping out of the destroyed wall...she turned around to show me no sign of a bullet wound...what the fuck was this?

Katsu continued praying in this language. Gates began to raise throughout the hall...the ceiling was gone...in fact...this wasn't even a foster home anymore. If I had to guess...this was the gateway to Hell. "I WILL GET MY MEAL,EVEN IF I HAVE TO SEND US TO HELL ITSELF!!" Katsu's teeth began to retract into fangs. His body grew in weight. He grew a turtle shell,his skin turned green. Suddenly our rocky,cold floor turn wet...soon my knees were getting wet too...I looked down and realized that we were standing in a River...Mr. Katsu was a Yokai called...a Kappa...

Shit...had read all about them in Japanese folklore books.The kappa is typically depicted as roughly humanoid in form and about the size of a child. Its scaly reptilian skin ranges in color from green to yellow or blue. Kappa supposedly inhabit the ponds and rivers of Japan,(Not Hell),and have various features to aid them in this environment, such as webbed hands and feet.They are sometimes said to smell like fish and they can swim like them. Seeing one was strange enough...but after talking to Death and watching my best friend get impaled by a humanoid puppet with the ability to control sound and project thoughts...it didn't phase me...but what did...was that this Kappa was associated with Satanism...

I took my Beretta and charged at Lenalee...I suddenly noticed that Mr. Katsu was gone...Kappa fact # 1: Kappa are usually seen as mischievous troublemakers or trickster figures. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the malevolent, such as drowning people and animals, kidnapping children, and raping women...I aimed directly at the water...I stared intently into it... Katsu grabbed my leg and pulled me below...I shot mercifully at him over and over...then I realized that my bullets were made from Steel and not Iron,(One of the Kappa's weaknesses),I began losing air quickly... I was shit outta luck. Suddenly Katsu released my foot. He began screaming and covering his eyes. I saw Anri in front of him...Anri in hand had a shaker of ginger, (Another weakness). She must have left Orsoka to handle The Silent. She took her Katana,still covered in The Silent's blood,shook ginger on it,and stabbed Katsu The Kappa through the heart...

Anri grabbed me and swam up to the surface.I gasped for air...I saw Orsoka on the ground...The Silent was still standing however. Anri ran to Orsoka,"I'll heal her wound! Mike! The Silent is Lenalee's only source to communicate with us!! The head is all she needs.Get rid of it's body!!" I didn't even ask how Anri was gonna 'heal Orsoka'...something just snapped inside my brain as I faced off with The Silent. Lenalee smiled as she watched...

Chapter 10: The Legend Of Silent Torture

"Show me Silence and I will make it scream. Enjoy my muse, because this is my dream" - Silence Screamz

The Silent made the first move. It extended it's claws and sliced for my torso. I darted out of it's reach and began firing my Beretta. The bullets simply just ricocheted off of it's plastic,splintery skin. (Dammit!), I exclaimed to myself, (guns aren't gonna finish im'.) I set down my gun and stood up straight. Lenalee was in midair watching me brawl with her Christmas gift from me. She grinned maliciously at the sight of it. Seeing her like that tore me apart.

I took care of Lenalee like a little sister, I stood up for her when she couldn't...I thought she was strong...but in the end...vengeance corrupted her sweet innocent little heart. I was enraged, I couldn't stand any of this anymore. Without really reacting quickly, I caught a blade that appeared to be darting at me. I turned to see Anri with a determined look on her face."Mike!! You're gonna have to use that Katana to take it out! Bullets only had such a limited effect on that thing. You basically turned the Puppet into a bullet masochist. That blade is sure to do damage,though. Give it a shot!!" Before I could move, I felt something sharp nick my arm. "AGH,FUCK!!",I swore. The Puppet had planted a huge gash on my right arm. How was I going to raise a sword against it, if I couldn't use my arm?! The Puppet inched foward and kicked me into the water. "MIKE!!!", I heard Anri cry out. I heard Lenalee's thoughts being transmitted through The Silent again...was she laughing? If so,that'd be a first...no...she was...cackling...something you'd never expect.

I blacked out...

"Mike! Mike,wake up!" I woke up to a 9 in a half year old Orsoka and a 7 in a half year old Lenalee sitting next to me in my bed. (I remembered this day instantly...) "Oh man. What's up you two?", I yawned as I sat up to face them. "Ugh,frickin' Mikey! Don't tell me you've forgotten! We're drawing names for Secret Santa today! Up and at em'!" She grabbed a pillow and started hitting me. Lenalee grabbed another pillow and followed suit. Later that day, we drew names with a few other kids, I got Lenalee, Orsoka had Kang, Kang had Anri, Anri had Rika, and she had me, Lenalee felt she'd be no use to get anyone anything due to her muteness. Kang seemed discouraged that day. I asked him what was wrong. "*D-d-don't tell anyone this but...I-I wanted to get Lenalee something!*" His eyes were watery. This kid was seriously about to cry. All I've ever seen him do was tease her...but at this moment...I believe I was looking at little Kang Nara's true colors."Now,Kang. Just because someone else has her for secret Santa,doesn't mean you can't get her a gift." He looked up at me,"Really?" I nodded my head and patted his head,(I remember this well...he was so fucking puny.) Days went by...soon I had to buy something for Lenalee. She had a love for dolls and puppets, and funny thing about that...there just so happened to be a store like that in town...I went with a chaperone to get it. Sebastian The Talking Butler was the hottest thing out at the time. There were some still in stock...one of them caught my eye...a faint glow drew me near it. I dunno why,but I just had to buy it. My memory skipped ahead...it was Christmas Day. Everyone had opened their gifts. Soon, it was Lenalee's turn. In Secret Santa, the person you bought a gift for ends up knowing you're the culprit.

Suddenly I hear Kang cry out,"I'll be right back!!" My point of view at moment switched to his, the second he left the room. Kang had an eager look on his face. "She's gonna love this! I know she will. And I made this all by myself!" He came out his room with a gothic lolita doll...it was spectacular. He giggled to himself as he jotted down the stairs. Lenalee had opened Sebastian and was amazed by the sight of him...she gave a big cheesy smile and jumped in my arms. Now I was back in my point of view, I looked over at Kang...he looked a little threatened. He had the doll in a box,wrapped nicely. I saw him wince when Lenalee kissed me on the cheek. After she was done joying over her gift, Kang took action. He held out his gift to her...Lenalee looked mesmerized...we all did! Rika stood in between them."Not this time, squirt. I think even Lenalee has had enough pies in the face for one year."

Everyone brought their attention to him... Kids were pointing and gawking,"The badass is at it again.", "Give it up, Nara. Can't it wait til' AFTER Christmas?" Foster workers took his gift and threw it out...without even checking the box. I finally saw it...I didn't see it then...but I did now... no one believed him...they didn't know what really went through his mind. They didn't know how he truly felt about Lenalee. He had been in love with her since he first laid eyes on her. He was pressured into picking on Lenalee...he didn't want to be ridiculed for liking a girl. No one supported him.

Kang...I'm sorry I wasn't there for you...I could have been helpful...and you wouldn't be dead...

I was snapped back to reality as I woke up underwater. Gasping for air, I noticed that something was pushing me upward. Soon enough, I was at the surface. Next to me floated...THE CORPSE OF KANG NARA!! "HOW?!, I saw Orsoka snap your fucking neck!!", I cried. He grinned,"Katsu gave me a resolve. If I can get Lenalee...I can die peacefully...but I need you to help me." He gestured towards my Beretta on the dry ground. Without even thinking, I knew what had to be done. The Silent Darted at us as we reached the surface.Suddenly, Orsoka jumped in front of it,and drove her arms through it's body. Then, with a heaving cry, she out-stretched her arms...ripping The Silent it half, Anri grabbed a scythe and sliced up The Puppet's legs. I finally remembered why I was holding Anri's Katana. I took aim,and drove it in The Silent's chest.

With nothing to transmit her thoughts, Lenalee couldn't do anything... She floated done to examine her plastic friend's severed body. At this point, she knew she was cornered. Anri,Orsoka,Kang,and I were all ready to strike. She grinned and summoned white spikes from the ground. We jumped from them. Anri grabbed these aura colored bands and threw them at Lenalee. When they latched on her, they gave off a burning sensation...Lenalee dropped to her knees and began shuddering from the pain. Anri nodded. You're standing here as a corpse, Kang. Meaning you have a resolve to full fill. You and Mike do what needs to be done. Kang approaches and kneels down with Lenalee. Suddenly...we heard a voice...Lenalee's voice..."I saw it...I saw everything when Mike blacked out...I saw how you were treated...the way people judged you for having a crush on a girl...I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused. Because...I DID TOO!! I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AROUND YOU...THEN...I LET RIKA SCARE ME INTO FEARING YOU!! " Suddenly...Lenalee's White Locust form disappeared...Lenalee was...looking a lot like Lenalee again. She began breaking down in his arms.

"LENALEE!! YOU'RE TALKING!!", we exclaimed with our eyes full of tears. Lenalee smiled,"I love you all..I'm so happy that I had people to love me...I know that I--" She glanced at the Silents decapitated head and began muttering to herself. "It touched me...it touched me..." Kang began shuddering as he hugged her. "Mike,do it!" "Gotcha!!", Without hesitation,I took aim...even though Lenalee was back to normal...but it had to be done. "IT TOUCHED ME,IT TOUCHED ME,IT TOUCHED MEEEEE!!!!!!!!" Me,Orsoka,and Anri began panicking. "I'LL SHOW YOU THE TRUTH,BUT PLEASE, YOU MUST RELIEVE HER OF HER PAIN!!!" I fire a shot a the back of Lenalee's neck...we crowded around her body. She rose back up,as a corpse. She hugged us. Those gates to hell opened up. She took Kang's hand,they shared a passionate kiss,then made her way through the gates of hell...she glanced back at us with a peaceful smile on her face. Later, Kang took us to Lenalee's room and forced open a chest. In it, was a journal...(If you guys were wondering what she was babbling about, here it comes.)

Sebastian,The Puppet,The Silent, whatever the hell you want to call that thing...did more than just mock her for her muteness...it was doing her...She hated herself for being sexually assaulted by a inanimate object...though in reality...it wasn't. She wrote that The Silent drove her into hating noise. She began killing and destroying anything that made a sound. Sadly, the thing she hated the most...never did. Kang went his separate ways by ascending into heaven...that was the last we heard of him...

17 years passed, the three of us ran the Foster home.It was renamed The Lenalee Yamanaka's Foster Care Center. Orsoka and I had married, our kids help us keep things in order. Anri ran the medical offices in the buildings. Things have been well managed ever since. One day I learned that Lenalee's parents had died in the line of duty around the same events of the Silent Torture movement...Anri insists that the kids should learn about these tragic events. To spook them into never taking the actions that Lenalee did.

A few months later, this couple,who looked like they were from the marines, brought in a little girl...she was short with long black hair, a red barrette was in her hair. She had on a black jacket and a red scarf...she wore the most beautiful smile I had seen in years...

THE END

~ Kido The Playground Slasher

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