《Egg of the Black Goat》


 The Black Goat

    The rush of a kill, the blood splattering across the walls and the sight of a dead corpse were an incomprehensible and quite disturbing thought for Kazuki Haruka. he had a strong sense of justice and hated wrongdoings. He wanted to be a cop and join the academy as soon as he left university. Although the school was boring hours of Maths, English and Phys Ed, he studied hard and was determined to fulfill his dreams. His life at home was pretty normal, he was an only child, lived with his mother & father, Ai & Kaito Haruka in a small 4 bedroom house in Shinjuku, Japan. Life was calm and normal.


    Time: 4:20 pm, Location: Sweet Heaven Cafe,  Akihabara


    "Another mutilated corpse was found along the banks of the Sumida river yesterday at 5:00 am, the body has yet to be identified but the Police are stating that this murder was the work of the infamous serial killer, Black Goat..." The sound of the news was eclipsed by one Kurai Takuya "Another one?! that''s the fourth this month, when will he stop?"


    "I don''t know but it''s horrific what he does, doesn''t he have a family? Why does he not care that he could be taking a person significant to another?" replied Kazuki,  "Guess we''ll never know Kazuki, it''s not like we can talk to them face-to-face, plus I doubt that a crazy like that has a family to go back to".


    Their chatter was interrupted by the a waitress in a maid outfit.


    "Can I get something for you Master?" she asked, the two teenagers scanned the menu briefly and paused to make their order.


    "I''d like to have the Strawberry delight sponge cake and a Heaven Cappuccino please," said Kazuki.


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story."And I''ll have the Double chocolate cake and the Sweet sin tea" seconded Kurai. After quickly writing down the order on a small decorative notepad she told them, "I''ll be back soon with your food", and parted ways towards the kitchen.


    They talked for a while as well as eating eventually stopping to pay and exit the cafe. They did this every day until it was like it was second nature then they would conclude their meetings and go home. Normally before he got on the train, he would call his father to let him know he was heading home but today was different he called 3 times to reach the same result of a denied call. Confused he called his mother hoping she would answer. She did but instead of her cheery tone her voice was rough and was distorted she spoke; "Kazuki I want you to be strong",


    "What do you mean?" He replied,


    "Promise me you''ll be strong..."


    "I promise " He concluded


    "It''s your father... He''s dead."


    Right there the whole world went silent for Kazuki, he wanted his mother to change her tone and say "Just joking" but he did not receive that privilege. His father was dead and there was nothing that could change that. He was gone forever. He fell to the floor shocked and upset, why did this have to happen to him. He hung up the call and grabbed this first train he could praying that this was all an elaborate joke, his father would be waiting at home, sitting in his recliner, reading the news and that life continue on normally, but deep inside his head he knew that the news was true and at home would be his nightmares.

 Cold Blood

    Time: 6:00 pm Location: Shinjuku, Japan


    Kazuki ran out of the train station with little regard for his surroundings. He pushed past the plethora of civilians in front of him, he just wanted to get home as soon as possible; his phone rang but he could not hear the ring tone over the sound of his panting breath and heart racing. It was dark out by now but he ran through the dark passageways like the sun was shining the path ahead of him. He did not want to waste a second. He finally ran towards his house now covered with the lights of police cars and SAT cars around his house.


    He ran forward pushing past the crowd of observers and policemen, only just barely making it through. He burst into the house to which he was greeted with a gruesome sight. There in front of him laid a pool of blood; the pale mangled corpse of his father, his once white button shirt was dyed with the colour red. On his back laid multiple rips in his shirt and flesh where a knife had entered. Loud shouting could be heard from upstairs but he did not pay attention to the sound. He placed his hand on his father''s arm and whispered desperately with tears pooling in his eyes, "Wake up dad..."


    He repeated those words while continually shaking his body hoping that this was not the truth. His quiet whispers turned into anguished screams, "WAKE UP FATHER! PLEASE WAKE UP, COME ON DAD WAKE UP!"


    His screams came to an end. He lay his head on the floor where his departed father lay. Kazuki could not help but cry at the scene of his father the man he admired, loved and dearly missed. He didn''t want to face the reality that he was gone.


    Moments passed. The shouting upstairs stopped briefly. A deep silence had befallen the room, followed by the sound of footsteps coming from above. Down came a woman once, known to Kazuki as his mother; now the blood-covered killer ''Black Goat''. She was surrounded by 3 SAT officers with 4 or so following behind them taking her to one of the SAT vans in front the house. He rushed up the and checked around the rooms. His room was clean as usual, same for his mother''s and father''s. All that was left was to check the guest rooms.


    When Kazuki''s parent bought their house when he was young, they claimed the guest rooms were "too good a deal to pass up". His mother took one room for herself to use as her office while the other room stayed empty except for when family and friends were visiting. Kazuki''s mother always told him not to go in her room, "It is off-limits. It has important work in there, okay?"


    He always kept to true to her order but he could never shake off the curiosity surrounding that room. What was it used for? his father told him that his mother was once an artist and that the room was used so his mother could paint in privacy but that brought up more questions, What did she paint? Why could he not see her paintings? However, whilst standing in front of the ''office'' Kazuki could not help but take one look in this mysterious room. He hesitated, thinking about the corpse of his father that awaited him downstairs. The whole night was surreal, he thought it was all a dream "If it''s all a dream then this room will not be real just my imagination working its tricks," he said, trying to reassure himself. Proceeding to turn the handle to the room, he took one deep breath and pressed against the door causing it to swing open he took one glance at his mother''s forbidden room and ran, ran past his father, past the crowds and bolted away from the scene he could not stand what he saw in that room.


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    The Next Day,


    Time: 11:00 am Location: Suginami, Japan


    Kazuki eyes opened he was tired. The bright lights burned as he was waking, he was hazy about the night before and was unsure of why he was lying on the floor of Kurai''s room, "What happened last night?" he thought to himself, he could not recall his memories of last night all he could conjure up was the fact he had visited Kurai''s house and that he had ended up staying the night. "Well you''re finally awake" his thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Kurai "I was surprised why you came last night especially in the state you were in but you didn''t look too well so I let you in any way"


    Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit."Where are my clothes?" asked a confused Kazuki.


    "They were beaten and covered in blood so I decided to throw them in the wash"


    "Why were they covered in blood?"


    "Beats me, that''s what I was hoping you could explain when you''re ready come down and have some breakfast and explain everything".


    Kazuki was even more confused now he could not for all his might remember the events of last night . He got up and changed into the clothes left by Kurai''s bedside table and headed downstairs to the sight of policemen in Kurai''s room. He could not believe this. His best friend called the police on him and he didn''t even know why Kurai''s face turned from a serious and stern face to guilty frown. The two policemen approached him, "Hello Mr.Haruka. My name is Officer Shirahama and this is my partner Officer Kyousuke we''d like to ask you a few questions" Kazuki began to worry "What did I do?" he thought his head still flowing with unanswered questions. He sat down. "So Mr. Haruka where were you last night at 6:30?", "I don''t remember officer" Officer Kyousuke replied with a sharp tone "There were sightings of you at *********** the latest crime scene of the Black Goat", Kazuki was puzzled he began to think, "Last night at my place the latest crime scene... OF THE BLACK GOAT!" he was shocked "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS!!?" he shouted at the officers. "Turn on the news Shirahama," replied Kyousuke the Officer proceeded to try turn on the TV but was met with defeat, he went over to Kurai to ask him how to turn and return moments later, equipped with the new knowledge he pressed the combination of buttons to turn the TV on.


    The channel was already set with the news. The Officers and Kazuki waited, finally, after the ad break had ended the anchor began their ''SPECIAL REPORT'' on the events of last night "Last night at 6:30 Police and SAT were called on a killing by the infamous serial killer Black Goat there was one victim identified as Kaito Haruka and the killer suspected to be the Black Goat identified as Ai Haruka the wife of the victim, an investigation has been started to identify....." the sound of the TV was outweighed by the memories flooding in Kazuki''s brain everything made sense the moments seemed like hours as Kazuki''s relief turned to misery and despair only one thought rang through his head "Mom is the... Black Goat" tears filled his eyes, the dark revelation was too much for him to handle. Unprepared a second thought entered his head "Father... is dead" he broke down. His whole world was crumbling around him. He was unsure on how to continue, the two most prominent figures in his life had just outed on him and left him helpless to the ruthless world within in his feeling of remorse was a twinge of hate, why did they have to leave him like this? why did his father have to die?. "Are you alright?" asked Officer Shirahama, Kazuki''s focus switched to the present where he was being questioned "Yes, sorry but I can''t fully remember the events, only what was said in the report" although he could remember the events he did not want to reveal too much to the officers as he feared it may land him in trouble , so for the time being he lied. The questioning concluded after a few minutes of brief conversation "Call us if you happen to remember anything, here''s our card" he took the card as a gesture of kindness although knowing well he would not tell anything.


    Once the officers had left Kurai entered the living room once again with the same guilty face as before, "I hope you aren''t too mad that I called the police",


    "No not at all, I too was confused but I had nothing to worry about," said Kazuki in a forgiving tone.


    "I''m sorry about your parents"


    "Me too," he thought as he thought back to the report which claimed that his mother was the Black Goat,


    "You can stay here until you decide what to do next," said Kurai but Kazuki was not too keen so he replied "Only until my parents house is cleared," he said. He wanted to live his life normally so he could get over this tragedy but in his mind, all he could think about was finding out more about his mother''s secret life and the reason why his father lay dead on the floor that night .