To most little girls, thunderstorms are the scariest thing in the world.

Never could they have dreamed of something more scary than the roar of thunder and the flashes of lightning.

One night, while their brother was working to provide for them, and their older sister was in the shower, two little sisters huddled together under the protection of their blanket. Tears shinned in Kida?s black eyes as Emi shivered in fear. Suddenly something slammed open their door. Both screamed. The blanket was ripped away from them and above them stood a monster. A terrifying monster that spewed terrible things.

?But-? The older of the two protested. The monster roared, sending fear to her heart. Then it pushed her, causing her to fly back against the wall. While she wasn?t anything but bruised, she still felt very, very hurt. Then she feared for Emi. So she looked towards the two, the image broken by her black hair.

?Stop!? She screamed, racing to grab her sister from the claws of the monster. Emi?s green eyes were squeezed shut. The monster snarled and was about to throw her too, but the wails of their baby sister from the other room had it pausing. Its eyes narrowed and it dropped the girl. Kida watched in horror as her blond sister fell at an odd angle.

?Ouch!? The younger cried. Kida raced towards Emi. Taking her sobs to mean that she was at least alive, Kida realized the other potential victim.

?We have to save Kuro!? Kida gasped. As soon as she had her sister on her feet, the baby?s cries stopped. Heart stopping, the Kida into the living room that held her sister. The monster was shaking the crib.

?No!? She screamed, running at the monster. She shoved it away, but the crib fell over and her sister tumbled out. Emi went to retrieve the baby, trying to quiet her.

?What in the hell is going on here?? Mizu, their oldest sister, asked as she entered the room. The monster backhanded her, sending her flying only to land on the entryway.

?Onee-san!? Kida and Emi cried out. The monster took a look around the room. Satisfied that its work was done, it disappeared. Biting back a sob, the girl called 911.

Later that evening, their older brother picked them up from the hospital.

Mizu had a cracked skull and a broken shoulder.

Kida had a sprained ankle and a serious case of shock.

Emi?s right leg was shattered.

Kuro had severe brusing all over her body.

As the ragtag group walked towards him, and doctors began shoving paperwork into his face, Hikari couldn?t help but stand there in shock.

What the hell?