Tokyo, Japan. 7 P.M

Shibuya Crossing at night remained bustling with pedestrians, whether they were out hanging out or returned from work and other errands.

The large TV screens on the surrounding buildings displayed brightly lit advertisements, making Shibuya Crossing appeared bright even at night.

A child was standing with his mother at the intersection and was watching an advertisement on one of the buildings, pointed his little finger at the sky but did not making any sound.

The child saw a small black circle that was gradually getting bigger. Inside it, there was a swirl of black and gray moving in circles, forming a spiral and continuously spinning.

The pedestrians were busy walking without paying attention to their surroundings, let alone noticing the black circle above them.

When they realized the presence of the black circle, it had already a diameter of five hundred meters, and from within it emerged human-shaped creatures, with long tails and wings like bats.

People who saw it immediately screamed, causing everyone to turn towards the circle and join in the screaming. But none of them ran away. Some even took pictures of the circle or recorded videos of it with their smartphones.

Those creatures descended slowly, gradually increasing in number. They hovered above the pedestrians.

The pedestrians only then noticed that the skin of those creatures was all dark red and they had two horns on their heads.

"De-Demon!" one of the pedestrians shouted. Instantly, all the pedestrians screamed for help and ran away from the place.

Amid the panic, there was a child who got separated from their parents and fell almost directly under the circle. Some of the demons looked at the child with predatory gazes.

Suddenly, a shadow darted and took the child away. The demons growled and began attacking the pedestrians.

Some of the demons managed to catch and stab the pedestrians with their spears, causing them to fall. Some died on the spot.

At that moment, around twenty shadowy figures floated down from the surrounding buildings and fired blue and golden light balls at the demons.

The demons flew in all directions in a panic. Those hit by the golden light ball fell with their bodies charred black and then turned to ash. Those hit by the blue would fall with their body parts scattered.

The demons that had just emerged from the circle then attacked the people who were shooting blue and golden lights. The blue people then drew their respective weapons. Swords, spears, shields, and so on, and jumped towards the demons attacking them.

Among the crowd of pedestrians running in panic, some people were seen approaching the demons instead. About thirty people in light blue coats, the same as those who had previously descended from the rooftops, drew their weapons.

They immediately attacked the demons. A battle took place on land and in the air.

The flashing of their weapons could not be followed by the naked eye. The flashes of blue and red alternated, and the sound of clashing weapons was deafening.

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The people who were running in panic earlier are now standing on the roadside and watching all the fights. Several dozen young women in blue coats guarded all the pedestrians in a circle. They held all their weapons in their hands.

Some pedestrians recorded everything that happened with their smartphones. Although scared, they know that the people in blue are watching over and protecting them.

Blood, dark reddish in color, began to soak the asphalt floor. And not long after, the demons flew back into the black circle in the sky. Then, the circle closed.

All the pedestrians and people inside the building clapped loudly. They were happy and rejoiced at having escaped the threat of the demons. Some approached the people in blue and thanked them.

People in blue coats were all bowing in unison towards the pedestrian. And suddenly from the middle of the intersection, someone in a blue outfit emitted a bright blue light. The light spread in all directions for several kilometers.

After the blue light disappeared, the pedestrians and everyone at Shibuya Crossing seemed to wake up from a dream. They saw people lying in the middle of the intersection, but they didn't remember what had happened. And those people in blue coats were nowhere to be seen.

***

The Arena of The Elements, 4 P.M.

Fenrir suddenly straightened his body from his sleeping position. His ears were twitching.

Ryan, who was sitting on his bed reading a book about Mana, glanced at him. Frowning, he asked Fenrir, "What's wrong?"

Fenrir replied, "There was another attack like the one in Al-Qusayr. But this time the attackers are demons."

Ryan's throat felt choked. "In Egypt again...?" he asked worriedly.

"No." answered Fenrir.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. He was somewhat worried about his former colleague in Egypt.

"This time they attacked Tokyo. But The Guardians managed to defeat them and the demons fled," Fenrir continued.

Ryan let out a sigh of relief again. And suddenly he remembered something he had wanted to ask Fenrir for a long time but had forgotten because of the Beelzebub incident.

"Fen, until now there has been no historical record of the existence of The Guardians. If an event like the one that happened in Tokyo occurred, there would surely be many people who saw The Guardians. But why is there still no evidence?" asked Ryan.

"Not that there aren't any. All The Guardians last came out tens of thousands of years ago. After that, they all worked in secrecy. But I'm sure, the incident in Tokyo will leave a mark," replied Fenrir.

"Really? What kind of trace?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Just watch. Now try browsing news about Tokyo," challenged Fenrir.

With great curiosity, Ryan took his smartphone and tried to find news about Tokyo. Not long after, he found news about what was happening in Tokyo. Some images from eyewitnesses adorned the news and social media. There are even videos of it.

Ryan watched the videos with his mouth agape. The demons fighting with the people in blue, who must be The Guardians. After the demons ran back into the circle, suddenly there was a blinding blue light, and at that moment, the video stopped.

Ryan lifted his head and stared at Fenrir. "The pictures and videos are everywhere on the internet," he said.

"Of course. The present time is far more advanced than tens of thousands of years ago." Fenrir replied lightly.

"Is it okay if many people know about The Guardians? And that blue light spreading everywhere, what is it?" asked Ryan.

"Hmm. Actually, we gods don't mind if many people know about The Guardians. In fact, we are pleased if many people will remember us again." Fenrir grinned mischievously.

Ryan stroked his chin, "That's true. Many will remember you again."

"And that blue light is actually meant to erase the memories of everyone who sees The Guardians. But it turns out they forgot that people nowadays have smartphones. Hahaahaha..." Fenrir laughed.

"Erasing memories? You mean like in that movie?" Ryan was stunned.

"Movie? What movie?" Fenrir was confused.

"Ah... Forget it." Ryan scratched his head, which wasn't itchy.

But The Guardians he saw in the video earlier were really cool. Even many of them can fly.

"They look very strong... Can I be like them?" Ryan asked himself.