SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY
On the street of a bustling city, a teenage girl was dragging a teenage boy. Suddenly, she drop him.
“Ouch! That’s so ladylike!” Getting up he quickly wipe of the dust in his clothes. “What’s the big deal? We get all the time in this universe, so why can’t I--” Sensing the unusual quiet atmosphere, he turn around.
Is she daydreaming while lecturing me? He thought as he watch Rin stare off into space. In a whisper, Rin spoke, “South. That’s our destination.”
Shocked, Amurt almost cry out, “South?! But we just came from South?!”
Shaking her head, Rin continue, “Listen...It’s imperceptible, but I can feel it.”
Closing his eyes while concentrating with an empty mind, a tingle of happiness rush upon him. With a small smile he murmur, “Interesting. My limb are going crazy, itching for action.”
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SOUTH OF THE CITY
“RRROOOAAARRR”
The sound of an animal roar ring throughout the city. The roar cause a shock-wave, which in turn make it similar to an earthquake. Tracing the roar back to its origin, what lay there is an impossible sight. A blond haired teenage boy is running for his life. He is completely covered in blood, from head to toe. Blood dripping on the ground, making a trail, as he run. His right hand was supporting his left broken arm, while his leg was running as fast as possible. Although he was heavily injury, his mind was completely focusing on escaping. Turning around the corner of a remaining skyscraper, the boy’s eye lit up. Leaning on the rusty wall was a black backpack. He rush toward the backpack, and with his right hand he unzip it. Instantly, he take out a cylinder container fill with blue liquid. In one gulp the blue liquid disappear inside his mouth. In a mere second, his wounds and injury are healing at an astonishingly rate. Even his left broken arm is as good as new. If one were to observe closely, one would be amazed to find no scars on his arm.
Scooping up his backpack, he run toward a dark narrow alleyway. He, then, came upon an intersection, which he decide to take the left turn. Unbeknownst to him, a shadow, as fast as lightning, strike him.
Losing his balance, he fall on the ground. His back was itchy, his entire body going numb, and blood slowly leaking out of his body.
*THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP*
A loud metal sound slowly make its way toward the boy. Deep in his heart, the boy knew who this sound belong to.
In a fearful voice it spoke, “Boy, I can’t let you survive, now that you know ‘our’ secret.”
Darkness spread throughout the surrounding area. It was then did the boy knew, but there was nothing he can do about it.
His mind slowly lose his consciousness. As if on cue, memories rush into his mind.
A blond haired teenage boy was in the middle of packing, when someone suddenly open his door.
“Ace?” Entering the bedroom was an extremely beautiful woman. She has blond hair, yellow eye, and a curve body.
Hearing the voice, Ace immediately turn around, while at the same time hiding a black backpack behind his back.
*sigh* “Mom, please knock before you come in.”
“Hmp! Look at you, lecturing your mother. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of these day, you suddenly bring a girl into your bedroom.”
Ace’s face was as red as an apple. He immediately blurt out, “M-mom!”
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Seeing her embarrassed son, she couldn’t help, but let out a laugh. Coming closer, she give Ace a hug.
In a low and quiet voice she say, “Promise me that you’ll return safe and sound.”
Although Ace was shock, but it was immediately replace with a smile.
“I promise mom, I’ll be back before you know it.”
Although, she was a little relieve, but she couldn’t hide the fact that her face was full of worry. For some unknown reason, her heart was really heavy, as if a needle was poking it.
Dismiss that uneasy feeling, she took out a cylinder container fill with blue liquid.
“What’s that?” Ace was staring at the blue liquid.
“Medicine. You must take it when you’re injury.” Saying so she hand the blue liquid to Ace.
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Ace was currently walking in the remaining of a ruin down city. In his hand was a bunch of papers. He was reviewing the information, finding any flaws.
5 days ago, a gigantic earthquake occur in south of Edgen city. It completely destroy the entire south area. Causing hundreds of casualties. Survivors reported seeing strange unknown creatures. Gigantic monster, flying humans, and even humans with wings and horns. However, the doctors believe that the survivors are suffering from the shock of the earthquake. Therefore, no investigation was carry out.
‘Idiot. How can an earthquake cause such a mess.’
Quietly thinking to himself, Ace turn to observe his surrounding.
The famous skyscraper, that belong to Virtual Company, was no more. Instead, what stood in its place is a bent building that’s about to fall any minute. Windows are all broken, the walls are full of crack, and the door was burst down.
Further down the street, similar case are everywhere. Broken buildings, houses, and streets. Even cars are flip upside down. In one intersection, a collision of multiple cars was see.
Ace was standing right in front of the collision intersection. He was quietly thinking to himself.
‘There’s no doubt that this was done by something beyond human logic. Hmm….No way! I’m overthink---’
As he was gazing on one particular building, he froze.
“You’re kidding me.”
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Reflecting back, there was nothing he regret. He should have seen it coming, but his curiosity get the better of him. One event lead to another, in the end it all connect. The last missing piece was found, and the puzzle was solve. Except….no one will discover it.
‘It’s better this way. It been a crazy journey, but the last piece shall never be solved. No one should walk the same path as I.’
Now, there is nothing left, but darkness. There is only darkness that welcome him. In this empty darkness, only one thought remain.
‘Mother, your son fail you.’