Light

What else was more present to him then light. From the rays of sun shinning over his face, to the dim lamplight that hover over his head as he sleeps. Even the moon could be considered as light but he digress. The smell of disinfectant really bugs him.

Eyes peered open with this feeling of weakness in his bones, since when was it so hard to move his arm? Why is there stiches all over him? Where was he? Why is he stuck?

Was he in a hospital? Hino wondered. What happened to me?

The place seems to be jam packed with injured people, with so many others stucked in bed just like he is. A nurse came over, she looked pretty-just here to examine his condition and health status. She scribbled something on his patient card leaving for something else.

Surprisingly for him. He's in pretty good condition, no complications or anything, even his two previous two broken fingers seems to patched up well-only just a scar line across it. There he notices it, the many stiches line across his legs-there's even one line across his abdomen although hardly visible.

"Support screws and minor nerve damage" the doctor spoked, busy studying Hino's medical status, "You heal quite fast, compare to your peers over there" he points over to the many rows of people line up in hospital beds. Only Hino and the doctor in this room conscious currently.

"Well I also have bad news for you-"

"Which is" Hino asked finding difficulty in speaking.

"We have alot of people needing a bed outside and from your files here, your in good shape. You can go home now-I'll get so meds before you leave" he says before waving him goodbye.

Dressed and waiting at the lobby for his number with the lobby packed to the brim with injured students and teachers and even the cops are here asking questions and such. Even representee of insurance companies are also present trying to woo in the victims here today.

Its surprising that a hospital would have so many option of spare clothes but in a time like this who isn't surprise. More nurses rushed towards the entrance of the building assisting more injured folks into the building, Hino could only watched at these nurse's panic faces. "Must be stressful" he imagine.

"Number 247" the reception calls as Hino arrives receiving some pain killers and other sort of meds.

There he left the building greeted by night. "Err excuse me police here" a man showing his badge towards him as he approach. "Names Andi. Hino? Right?"

"Yeah? Am I getting arrested?"

"Do you want to?"

He continues with Hino silent. "We are under investigation of a certain someone" he spoked. "Never heard off" Hino answered.

"Did you even heard the question?"

"Did you?" Hino asked. Pulling a gun out towards his face with the sound of the trigger clicking into place "Speak again" Andi dares him.

"Whatever" Hino spoked before leaving with his stuff. "Hey what do you think treating an officer like that!!!" his assistant yells trying to grab Hino before Andi stops him. "Take a card and go" Andi spouts before together with his assistant returning back into the hospital.

"Detectives?" Hino wonders, choosing to keep the card in his drawer after reaching home.

........

Midnight. A steady drive to the station with empty handed as always. After discovering the corpse of a beast with such force, not even man power could hold it, all for something much more mysterious to come by.

On the wheels, Andi's assistant-Connor asks "You seem to know alot somehow but yet you don't seem to speak a thing. Ain't that strange?". "Not really" Andi answered lighting up a smoke as he does so "It ain't strange to stay silent, even if you have something to say".

Puffing a cloud of smoke' "Sometimes its even survival". The car stops at a junction "Turn right would ya. I need a burger". Green light hits as they sway right towards Happy Family Burgers.

Parked at the side of the building where a feel seat were placed outside as he smokes and chews on his burger. The streets were empty yet somehow he feels distracted maybe spending his time in the hospital with a bunch of sickly injured kids really messed his mind a little. He could still recall the sounds of the ER monitor beeping then suddenly dropping to a declining zero and where panic nurses come rushing but it was to late by then and how all those people seem to cry out for their friend.

Even in all this sadness he couldn't even be bothered to feel a sense of pity for these kids more so he was curious of one thing. The rumor monster killer, there were myths about it but no physical ones but now these kids are his witnesses.

Some kid name Minako talked about seeing similar that guy looks to those human monster that attacked the school, hearing a loud roar before appearing. She always recalls partly how it wasn't interested in humans but her own theory seem to say that it targets monsters then humans later.

Another kid name Ben, grieving over his Nick who died due to a lost of blood from one of the school monsters oddly name Luna or Lana it wasn't that important. The main key point to take away here were his personal grudges he held not against the school monsters but this guy. Claiming that he could have save Nick but yet he's out here playing superhero. He suspect that Ben is just so sad loser that is all, but the claims of this so called hero's personality seems interesting.

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Then there's Josh seeming to some sort of fan boy of this violent hero, claiming that he did nothing wrong and it was all that student Emily's fault for siding with the monsters and some now disturbing news of his teacher having slept with one of these school monsters, those still can't be proven with the teachers corpse found undrain-unlike the others. Overall no useful info came out of him but he did drop someone likely interesting about one of his classmate/friend Hino. Being able to survive an attempted murder from Emily-currently that boy is a rude nut-loose but he may be helpful somehow.

"So what your thought on today?" Connor asks also looking towards the road. "Not alot just tons of kids dying. I couldn't care" he answers wiping the sauce off his face, "Quit being curious on what I do" Andi spoked tired of how many times this has happened. "I am the detective here" he claims.

"Nah I am just curious" Connor claims "Just wondering why a former government agent would be working down here at a station".

"So it just like that" Andi spoked relieve and finally done with his meal-deciding to leave on foot then stay another road on the road with Connor. "Hey I could drop you off. You know?" he offers-"I am a pretty good walker and plus I live nearby".

"Doing to much, again" Andi narrates to himself-walking down narrow alley ways, zipping passed quick corners and even climbing over fences to save a few seconds. Finally he reached home, finally being able to be safe behind familiar walls.

Closing all the curtains to his home, blocking anyone from looking in. There's this feeling he has while walking home for the last few nights now, he knows he's being followed and thank goodness he was lucky to see it this time.

Just a small car hiding in the dark of one of the alley ways-the front nose sticking out open. Its obvious that is Connor right there.

.....

Pancakes.

Maybe He should have some pancakes for breakfast tomorrow, Hino thinks. He should probably have enough-for once he manage to eat up a week worth of food during his recovery. Now he could savor something a little exotic.

Soft fluffy texture of the pancake with the inner warmth form it escaping once you cut it open. Such a sweet aroma coursing out with every cut against its surface, alone with the fine powder of sugar dusted lightly on top its surface. Even the the burn edges seemingly invoke a universal moment of comfort with the warm fluff and the perfect balance of melted butter further amplifying the taste in your taste buds. Thats all without the main show-the syrup. Brown and light in colour-endlessly flowing across it surface before seeping its way down-together forming a new.

Hino needs to stop thinking about pancakes, he's already half way covered the amount of stairs before reaching his home.

Apartment 12-13 stood silently, with stacks of mail pilling up inside the door's mail box. "Stupid ads" he muttered before entering his room. "Still same as always" Hino smiles "atleast no cockroaches" he feels being greeted by a decently clean home.

Entering the bathroom stall burning and hurting from the water hitting against his stiches. Then brushing his teeth and taking some pain killers, he laid in bed. Why can't he recall what happened?

He remembers Nana, he recalls being at school but he couldn't remember finishing Nana off. Did he lose? but he's alive currently so maybe he really did won that fight. Hino doesn't know, he really couldn't be bothered to know-whats currently set on his mind is keeping is life stable and with school closed for a few days, there's the opportunity to make some cash.

Just how?

knock.. knock.. the sound echoed from his room, it sounded serious but it couldn't be a distant family only cover the housing bills and even fee aren't due yet so why the sudden knock? Hino curious on whats going on out there, could be a robber but he has nothing to be rob of maybe the pity of the robber?

"Hello?" he innocently answered before dropping the act as a girl stood right back at him-silently judging her. "Who are you?" Hino question wondering to grab the baseball bat hiding behind the door. "Name is Princi!!" she spoked, to Hino she looks like she seen something horrible but the way she greeted him feels odd. Before even thinking of inviting her in, she enters seemingly like she owns the place. "No drinks?" she ask inspecting the fridge to cold air. "The hells her problem" Hino wonders "Why is she treating my fridge as hers and when am I supposed to serve her?".

"Look I have enough trouble for today so could you please leave. Please" Hino asked with his hand begging as Princi looks on from the window. "But I need a good worker" she spoked her two hands pointing guns at him with her face doing kisses in the air.

"Come on I need a worker"

"Come on"

"You kill things before. I kill things before we should work together"

"Come on"

"If you want to say a series of rock-paper-scissors. I think I gonna have to kick you out" Hino exclaims having a palm over his face. "Well I guess I just have to spoil the news to everyone." Princi spoked threatening him "Look if you don't want to be my worker fine. How about a partnership?".

Worker. Partnership. All these stupid words with so many things wrong with them. Hino sighs. "Is this job offer illegal?"

Crossing her arms, she answered confidently "Oh well definitely".

The job being illegal doesn't seem to bother him, he's done it before-even earlier selling half his pain killers for a little cash to some addict on the street. "Specific?" he asks.

"Monkill.com"

"What shit is that?"

"It a site. You make money. Killing monsters"

"So?"

"You get recognitions? God how dense are you, I can't believe you kill a whole bunch of monsters without reason."

"What is she spouting about?" Hino wonders-now there's even more words he don't know, maybe she's just way smarter then he is. Currently she just standing there endlessly blabbering about her achievements. Something about being the best in school, sports and not bounty hunting.

"This woman is sick" Hino thinks how could anyone be proud of killing? "I don't think can deal with her" he admits.

"Ok I'll do your partnership thing just why me?" Hino spout-sick of her blabbering. "Simple. You and I can attract weapons but mine is way better then yours" she explains-looking at the time, proposing to meet up at the fountain park tomorrow morning.

That excited look he notices on her face, seem to excite him also even knowing that those round shaped eyes would never different between good and evil. Seeing her left just like that, really relieves Hino. "She's so hard to deal with" he thought before sleep took him somewhere else. His last thoughts-what did she meant by "way better?".

.....

Violence violence Let there be violence!!! A man shouted in the rain-facing the rapid river as it passes by through the monsoon drains around the city. The storm was brewing, with wild howls and growls mixed between its endless whistle.

A nearby building once dark now claim to life, lighting up in this dark part of town. Three man arrive with another waiting inside. One in office wear with water dripping off from his skin, another more refine adorn in egg shell white and sliver clothing. Next to him was a hooded figure, the neck below human the top an endless void. The last one, hidden behind the shadow with a monotone voice speaking for all.

Their latest topic : a chaotic hero.