My name is Amon Kurai. I was twelve when this happened. I'll tell it as best as I can. It was a hot summer day. I was in class staring out of the window when all of a sudden I got the surge of energy running through my body. I felt as if nothing else mattered. As if I was standing on top of the world. I quickly ran out of the classroom and out of the school. My body felt lighter than ever. This energy flowing through me felt like pure ecstasy flowing through my entire body. I could run faster. Jump higher. I felt as if I could do anything. I ran for over an hour without breaking a sweat. I ran to an alleyway where I'd see something I shouldn't have. I quickly stopped, seeing a man lying face-first on the ground bleeding, and a woman standing over him. Her long white hair flowed with the wind with elegance. She turns over to me. I see her two black horns. Her deep red eyes peered into my soul. I could sense a dreadful aura off of her. It felt suffocating. I couldn't speak or breathe. I stood there staring at her gasping for air. That previous burst of exotic energy quickly faded as I felt death standing right in front of me. She opens her mouth, revealing four fangs in her mouth. "Hello there, young one. It appears you have been stricken by horrible luck," she says with a calm, melodic voice. I still couldn't utter a word. She walks over, putting her cold hand against my cheek. "You poor thing. Having your life taken from you at such a young age is so pitiful." I feel a warmth in my chest. I slowly look down to see her hand stabbed into my chest. She quickly pulls it out and wipes the blood off onto a handkerchief. I coughed blood onto the ground before falling to my knees. "Wh...what are you?" I utter with what little energy I have. "That is not something for you to know. Just lay there and die," she says before walking away into the alley. Before long she is gone, and I am left lying there staring at the body lying not too far from me. I can sense the energy coming from surrounding objects flowing into me, healing me. Not enough to save me, but enough to slow the blood. I hear footsteps coming from the opposite direction. "Wow, would you look at that? A boy so young using celestial energy. Not only is he able to absorb it, but he's slowing the blood loss as well." I listen to this curious and energetic voice coming from behind me. A foot steps over me into my view. It is a woman with pitch-black hair and pure blue eyes. Very pale and blue lipsticks. "Let me heal you and in return, you will be my student, alright?" she says with an energetic tone. She places her hand over my wound and I can see the golden energy flowing out of her hand and into my wound. The blood quickly stops and the wound closes not too long after that. "Who are you?" I utter. "My name is Laila. I am a celestial user. I can teach you to use this energy that you absorbed." she says in a calm, soothing tone. "Celestial?" I say in a confused tone. "Yes, celestial energy flows out of every living thing. It is a pure and beautiful energy that we can absorb and manipulate. We at the DDA use this energy to fight against the ones who seek to watch the world burn. They use what we call Infernal energy. It is an energy derived from sins. The stronger the sin, the stronger the energy will be. Come with me and help us put a stop to this." She says, holding out her hand. I reach out my hand back at hers.

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Fade to white,

Six years later.