it was still 6:00 AM, yet a busy scene could be seen in the sahasrara family's mansion. some maids were opening curtain in the front hall's room, some buttlers were giving instructions to the cheff and the other workers to prepare the breakfast. one of the maid, walked through corridor and arrived in the front of the room that was located in the end of the corridor. she stood for a second and made sure that her maid uniform and her appearance were perfect enough to meet her master.

-biiip- a sound was coming when she pressed the button in the room's door.

"young master Arva, can i come in?"

"....."

there was no reply for a minute. she still stood there, waited for her master's permission.

"sure Nanika, come in"

after heard her master's voice, Nanika opened the door and came into the room.

she took three steps, and did a bow gesture to her young master. it was such a pleasure sight for someone to see first in the morning. Nanika had a beautiful and elegant face, her long green emerald like hair was set tidely. she also wore a purpleish maid uniform with a lotus concept which was a color that represented sahasrara family, combined with a 170cm good posture and body, she was someone that you would call "beautiful sister".

"good morning young master. the breakfast will be ready in 20 minute. before that, anything that you need will be taken care by me the head maid" said Nanika with a calm voice.

"hm, i understand, thank you Nanika. i know you are the head maid of this mansion, but you can relax, at least in front of me."

"forgive me young master, it is only natural for me as the head maid" she showed her band that was worn on her left arm. that band was a symbol for the head maid, it had purpleish lotus on it, same as the sahasrara family's symbol.

"beside.... the "relax" condition is still not installed in me and i don't understand how to take care that. forgive me for my slow learning abilty young master" Nanika said, but with no change in the tone nor the expression on her face.

"hm, then that is my fault... because you are an androdyne, sometimes i forgot that you are not a human being"

Nanika kept standing there and waited for her young master's order

Arva put his mantle and walked towards nanika. he put his right hand in front of Nanika's forehead. Arva had 180cm sturdy and great posture, so he could do it with an ease

"looks like your energy is below 50%, let me charge it, so you can have enough energy for this week"

a blue warm light glowed from Arva right hand and it got responded by a lotus symbol on Nanika's forehead. the lotus symbol glowing, it was indicated that energy was being transferred into it.

"thank you very much young master.. and forgive for the incovenience that is caused by my selfishness" again, Nanika said that without any changing in her expression.

"i don't see any problem here. energy is not an issue for me, and you said it will be more effective for you to do all your chores when using my energy instead of common energy bars that are massed produced by the factory"

Nanika was silent for a while, and then she gave reply

"then i'll take for your kind word young master"

Nanika was an androdyne, a high tier of android that had more capabilities, functions, and systems than any normal android. thus, she had two energy receiver on her body, one on the forehead, and one on her back. both of these two energy receiver needed to charge with energy to maximize all the function that androdyne had. Nanika was one from three androdynes that served sahasrara family. other maids, workers, buttlers in the mansion were usually android type.

the energy transfer's process was done. then, Arva walks into the door

"i'll have my morning practice before breakfast. please prepare the training room Nanika"

"understood young master"

Arva left the room, and Nanika stayed in there to make sure that everything was in order before she prepared the training room for her young master.

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far from upper city where the sahasrara family's mansion was, a young man around his eighteen was mumbling in the small street at the lower city. he brought two boxes that was made from aluminum. those would be delivered to his customer in the second tier of sunra's district. it would be an easy delivering if he used EBW to go there, but sadly his family was too poor to afford something like that. and so, he needed to deliver them on foot.

(*EBW = energy based wheel (motorcycle like with energy as its fuel)

with a 169cm body, brought two medium boxes not really a problem. but sadly, Halym, the boy's name, had some unstable energy condition in his left leg. this made everytime he walked, he would feel a slight spark like pain in his left leg. his mother said that condition has something to do with his childhood, but the detail of the chronology still shrouded in mystery.

"haah... (sigh), seriously, to think i must do a delivering job at this early...it's cold, my leg is hurt, not to mention i still need to walk to get home... if only i have sibling, surely everything will be easier.."

he kept mumbling and had to endure the pain in his left leg. Halym was the only child from his mother. thus, he must support his mother business alone in order to keep maintain their family's income. their family sold a baked bread with various filling in the inside. some that really popular were spicy squid, grilled tanna, mixed vegetables and fruit filling. that's being said, Halym need to use all of his time to work in his mother baked bread's business, he didn't have enough time to train himself with his energy control in order to become a FATE fighter. yup, Halym dream was to become a FATE fighter and participated in the tournament. he wanted to aim at least B rank fighter, so he could move from lower city, from sunra district at the very least.

(*tanna = fish that mutate from energy exposed)

"aargh!!" he growls a little.

a spark like pain in his left leg was do some damage for him, so he needed to take a rest for a while. he moved aside and sat in the rain shelter. he was seeing the street, there's no one that cross it. in the second tier of sunra district, the activity of its people would start from 7:00 AM. second tier was having more average income than first tier, that made everyone in the second tier had a better quality of life. well that's what was tier for, your tier was determined by your income.

"seriously... what a joke..., first tier need a large amount of money to get place in second tier, yet if you're not a fighter it will take forever to get that money. meanwhile.. my leg just like this.... i don't have time nor energy power..... mother of origin must be really hate me huh?"

after enough of rest, he continued his journey to the customer's house.

"biip" he pressed the button in the front gate

"yes? who is it?" some middle age woman's voice answered from the interface

"i'm Halym from smile's bread, delivering your order mam"

"ahh, wait..."

she opened the door and gave halym the payment for the order

"thank you young man, tell your mother that i'm saying hi too"

Halym received the money and left those boxes near the gate

"my pleasure mam, and i'll make sure my mother getting your message"

after made sure everthing is good, Halym took his leaves and started walking to get back to his home.

-----++-----

back in the sahasrara's training room, Nanika was preparing the target and field for her young master morning practice. after all the parameters and field were being set, Nanika gave an ok signal to her young master through the interface.

"all set young master, you can start the practice anytime"

"good, thank you Nanika"

Arva prepared his gear.  he put his gauntlet, crimson eater, and started to adjust his energy flow and output. crimson eater was a high-tech ACE that had biggest energy capacity and smart-energy gate compared to other ACE in the market, that's because crimson eater was made personally by sahasrara technology and when paired with Arva perfect energy's control, it became superior match.

(*ACE = amplifier casting energy)

"ssshhh (take a deep breath). energy flow 60 lof.... energy output 50 %...."

at the moment Arva charged his energy into crimson eater, it responded with purple light, the lotus petals in the gauntlet's head make a *click* sound and spread. those scene made the lotus on crimson eater was looks like blooming. Arva took his stance and about twenty shadow targets appear before him.

"recording starts, will calculate average energy output" Nanika starting to analyze all ouput in the training command center interface.

those twenty shadows dashed and charged into Arva, just in a mere second, the gap between them was closed. they were getting closer, yet Arva didn't move. instead, he closed his eyes and said..

"energy is the origin, and you is the energy"

the closest shadow with Arva, threw its claw to slash him. Arva used his left hand to hold and change the direction of the attack. at the same time, he landed a punch to the head of the shadow.

-buum- the shadow got a massive damage and gone.

then, three shadows surrounded Arva and attacked at the same time. one with its claw, one with its kick, and one with its energy blast. with one breath, Arva moved and reacted to the attacks. he was turning  around and taking one step to the left, continued with one hard kick to the nearest shadow. the shadow flying and got blasted by the attack from another shadow.

-blast- the shadow's gone.

Arva was moving within those short interval and gave a strike blow to the other shadow, but the shadow in the back was ready to shoot another energy blast...

-bwoosh- an energy blast was coming from the shadow, the pressure and disturbance in the air was created by the energy blast. Arva took a stance and waited the moment to punch the energy blast, and..

-woosh- Arva countered it and the energy blast was bounced back to the shadow, it didn't have time to react and gone after took damage from the energy blast itself.

the training was last for 25 minute before it was finally end.

"margin error of the energy output is less than 0,2%. the energy flow keeps stable at 60 lof. total the shadow targets that get annilihated are 100. this morning training is getting better than the previous one young master."a good result that is delivered without tone or expression changing from Nanika.

"hmm, got it. maybe you can tell the head of energy development to increase the energy output for the target, so i can use more energy flow and output when i do the next training."

"understood young master. i will tell it to the head of energy development" Nanika do the bow gesture.

"how about the breakfast? i think its already the time? we don't want to come later than father."

"the breakfast is ready young master. i will prepare the bath, so you can take a bath before have the breakfast."

"hm, thank you Nanika."

"you don't need to thank me young master, it is only my duty as head maid. your order is my top priority , that is what i understand from my master program." Nanika replied with lift up her long skirt a little and bow to her young master. from three androdyne in the mansion, Nanika is assigned only for arva, the rest is for his father.

"hm.. i know, but it's only natural to thank to the person that help you. that.. is what i got from my mother."

"but i'm not a person young master, i'm an androdyne" Nanika tilt her head.

"hm, that's make sense. i just want to thank you nanika. take it as that, no less" Arva gives his statement and Nanika takes that as the order and save it in her master program. Nanika nod and prepare to take her leave.

"then, i'll take my leave young master"

"got it"

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Nanika left the training room and Arva put his crimson eater in its guard box. he took a deep breath to control his energy flow.

-fuuuh- arva controlled his energy flow in a short time.

Arva known as "child of origin". his energy control was perfect, even among the S rank fighter. that's the reason why he could counter the energy blast from the shadow target earlier. he could see and feel the energy from the living being and the nature itself. that's a very natural thing for him, so most of the time he didsn't understand why other people couldn't do it. genius, super fighter, purple wind, absolute king.. so many nicknames that had been given to him, yet all of that didn't give any effect on him. Arva only thought about improving himself. he didn't get any happiness from praises, titles, trophies, let alone money, because he's the only succesor for sahasrara family.

"haah...." he took a warm bath

"mother.. i don't get it.. why people frustate about ranking? why they need money more than needed? why they're happy when they bullied another people?, glory? fame? money? is such a thing can make people happy?"

Arva got lost in his mind. his mother passed away when he still very young and his father raised him as his succesor. that's mean, he only know how to show result, how to fullfil his father hope. he did love his father, he cared about his family, but he wanted to know about love, human interaction, and many things that his mother said to him.

"...ter..... young master.." Nanika voice from the interface woke him from his state

"yes. what's wrong Nanika?"

"you already spend 10 minutes in the bath young master. i want to remind you about the breakfast with your father"

"hm, you're right. i'll be there"

Arva got up from his bath and prepared to have breakfast with his father. after well dressed, Arva went to the dining room with nanika walking in the back. a buttler welcomed him with some maids that stand by in the front door.

"this way young master" a maid guided arva to the dining table

"good morning father, forgive me for my lateness" Arva gave his greeting to his father

in front him, his father sat on his chair. he was Aswara Sahasrara, the head of the sahasrara family. he was really not looked like in his 50's. he still had a sturdy body, and an overwhelming aura in him. his 176 cm height combined with a dark purple suit with many intricate decorations and accesories made a magnificent look. his long silver hair was adding more to it. Arva didn't have a long hair, he always cut it short, that made his father feeling unsatisfied.

"it's all right. i've heard that your training result get improved than previous one. that's what matter" Aswara replied with a heavy and intimidate voice

"yes father, i understand" Arva sat on his chair and started eating the breakfast

Nanika kept standing at Arva back, in case her young master needed something

"i've heard you still go to the lower city with that A rank fighter? can you not try something useless and unimportant thing like that?"

"..., i'm sorry father. that is my will, it is necessary for me to understand what my mother told me when i was a child"

Aswara stopped eating for a moment. he felt a little angry because his son never wanted to do what he wants. he always didn't understand about Arva's principle..

" you will never fullfill what i want, but you will never failed me for what i hope" Aswara suddenly said Arva's principle

"...." Arva kept silent

"huh... if you ever failed me, even once, then i have a good reason to make you do what i want.."

"i'm sorry father. i'll never failed you, but i'll never do what you want"

"yes i know, i'm tired listen to that ridiculous principle of yours" Aswara grumped a little

both of them continued their breakfast

"so, as the FATE tournament getting closer, i need you to supervise and train our A and S rank, Arva"

"understood father, i'll do my best"

"good then"

two androdynes stood at aswara back. androdyne in the rigth, Saghi, had a dark crimson hair with a sharp look on her face. she used dark purple glasses with some lotus ornament on it, her lean body with 167cm height was perfectly match her appearance. in the left side, Inna, stood there with her  172cm voluptuous body. she braided her shiny black long hair with some version and uses lotus hairpin as the final touch. both of them are under Nanika's command as the maid head, but as the androdyne, they still had a higher authority with the other android maids and butlers.

"master, you have a meeting schedule less than 30 minute. it'll take 10 minute to get there" Saghi do her duty

"i already prepare the transportation and several documents that are needed master" Inna follow up

"hmmm, i get it. then, i'm relying on you Arva for that training issue" Aswara finish his breakfast and prepare to leave the room.

"understood father"

Aswara left the room. Saghi and Inna bowed to Arva before they were leaving too. Arva continued his breakfast with thinking about his plan to go to lower city. he always went there with his friend once every week. he mainly observed what people did there. sometimes he helped someone who needed money. sometimes he helped some fighter to improving their energy control skill, etc. in order understand more about humanity, how they feel, he kept doing that. Arva wanted to know that various feelings. he rarely felt happy, let alone angry. he wanted to "live" not just moving and breathing without felt anything.

"i think i'm done here" Arva finish his breakfast

"then, should i prepare your departure to the lower city young master?" Nanika responded with the situation

"yes, please do Nanika"

"it'll be ready in 5 minute young master. anything else that you need?"

"that's all Nanika. i'll go to my room for prepare"

"understood" Nanika replied and did a bow gesture before she left the room

buttler and some maids did their duty and cleaned up the dining room. Arva arrived at his room, he put his common and simple shirt, he also put hat and simple black jacket. luckily, people in the lower city didn't really care about fighters, at least in the sunra district where he intended to go today. Arva opened an interface to call nanika.

-biip- "Nanika? is everything ready?"

"everything is ready young master. you can depart anytime"

"got it, I'll be there"

Arva closed the interface and then he took the elevator to the  basement. sahasrara mansion was 12 floors in total, 10 floors, 1 basement, and 1 large roof top. his room was in the 9th floor, so it'll take quite time if he wasn't using elevator.

-niiin- the elevator's door was opened and Nanika welcomed him.

"I hope you have a safe trip young master. when will you get back? do I need to prepare dinner for you?"

"hmm, yes please. I'll go back before dinner"

"understood. you can call me when you need something young master"

"got it Nanika"

Arva took his EBW and left the mansion, while Nanika stood still in there until her young master disappeared from her sight.

-----++-----

Halym was seeing his payment from his delivery earlier. the amount of the money didn't match with his struggling and his pain, the cold weather, the quite far distance that he took. everyday, he must face that kind of situation. everyday, he cursed his hard life.

"why? why it becomes like this?. at least give me a proper left leg, give me a good energy control...aarrggh to think I'll have to spend the rest of my life just like this.."

for a man like Halym who actually didn't have a strong will, it was a great job that he could take his life this far. of course, his mother was the one that carry a heavier burden than him, but still, Halym did a great job too. he could see sahasrara mansion tower from the street.

"it would be nice to live in a place like that... I can explore my ability, focus on my self, enjoying the world..... the more I think about it, the more I feel frustrated about my life... I even don't have a chance to change my life. -sigh-"

mumbling was the only luxury that was given to him, at least he could do it whenever he wanted to. halym took 20 minute trip back to his home, with his left leg's pain and cold weather as his company.

he arrived at his house which was located right in the cross small road in the first tier of sunra district. he could see a steam from the baked machine, smelled a nice fragrance of the wheat flour, and his mother figure in the shop. his mother, Tyan, was 48 years old. with small and thin body around 160cm, she worked very hard everyday to feed her family. though selling bread didn't need too much energy and stamina, not to mention all delivery was done by Halym, but her daily was still a hard one because she had some energy issue in her heart. sometime Halym felt that energy issue was like a curse for his family.

"i'm back mom" Halym sat in the shop

"welcome back my son, you must be really tired, take a rest, i will handle the rest" she brought a wet towel to compress Halym's left leg.

"i already told you many times mom, compressing my leg wouldn't solve it. it's about the energy's flow in the inside -sigh-"

"people say physique and the body is connected with the energy inside. so i thought compressing your leg will ease the pain and recover the energy, my son... we must try what we can do -cough-"

"geezz, you do this since i was a child, you should know by now that this isn't working"

Halym got up and went into the house, while his mother showed a troubled and sad face. but she knew, left her son alone would be the best choice. she continued her activity in the shop, so she's gonna be ready when the customer came. Halym went to his room in the second floor, he lay on his bed, try to get some rest after walking that far.

"uugghh.." the pain still could be felt, he couldn't sleep in that state. in that moment, he remembered heard about some people who came and helped many people in the sunra district.

"the rumor says they help people with their problems.. maybe they know how to fix my leg?"

Halym thought for five minute and got up from his bed. he decided to check this people, who knew? maybe he could be cured and started to have a proper training to become fighter. he took his mantle because the weather at the outside was still quite cold and when he passed his shop, his mother asked him.

"my son? where do you want to go? shouldn't you take a rest?"

"... don't worry mom, i'll back before lunch. you don't have to worry about the delivery" Halym was in a bad mood. maybe because he mumbled too much about his life. then, he went without even waiting for his mother response.

"but.. that's not what i worried about my son...." Tyan said it with a weak voice.

his son disappeared from her sight. she's really sad, since his husband passed away fourteen years ago, she's trying to raise Halym, she would do anything to give the best for her son, yet the distance between them kept getting bigger. she knew what she gave to her son far from the standard, thus she blamed herself for his son agony.

"mother of origin, please protect my only son.. from danger, from any suffering" the mother of origin's protection is the only thing that Tyan can be hoped for.

Halym was walking slowly. he heard the rumor about where those people would come and where they're gonna show up.

"if i'm not wrong... in the allex plaza?, better go there and check it"

allex plaza was about 10 minute from his house. he was almost there and he decided to take the short path through the alley. in there, he found a little boy around ten years old, crying, he had some bruises on his right arm. halym approached the boy to know what's happen with him.

"hiks...hiks... mama...."

"hey you little brat, why're you crying here? gezz, at least do it in your house"

the boy kept crying, he just kept shouting his mama. halym tried to walk away but the boy's crying was really annoying.

"seriously.... -sigh-, hey what's wrong? boy shouldn't cry this easy"

"hiks... mama.... told me to run from the house.... papa.... his face is really red... mama got slapped.. mama told me to run... huaaaaa" the boy's crying was getting louder.

"...."

Halym tapped the boy's shoulder, he bowed a little bit so he could see the boy's eyes

"listen... little brat... this world is unfair, you know that. you can mumble! you can curse your life! you can hate your father!!.... but remember, you can't cry.. because the moment you're crying.. you are lose to this world..." who knew? halym told that to the boy, or to his pathetic life

"but...but...mama.... hiks.."

"-sigh- instead crying here, why you don't help your mother? you two can run together right?"

"but....papa is scary.."

"haaah.. seriously little....."

just when Halym wanted to finish his sentence, a machine's howl could be heard. it's still 7:10 AM, that sound was filling the street and the alley. next thing he knew, a black EBW appeared in front of him. in an instance, he tried to save the boy first, but unfortunately, his left leg gave him an enormous pain. he couldn't move, the only thing that he could do was seeing two people riding that EBW and with their confused expression.

"silver hair?....."

-DRRAAKKK- a loud sound could be heard through the alley

-----++-----

Arva was driving his car type's EBW to his friend house. his friend knew very well about lower city, in fact he came from there. he pushed his way through until he came in upper city. Abhin, the red swallow, was an A rank fighter that was well known in FATE tournament, he was number 25 from 125 A rank fighter list. Arva became friend with Abhin when they met in a open party in the FATE headquarter. the reason was very simple, only Abhin who approached and talked to him. they became friend and Abhin gave this solution to Arva, visited lower city and interacted with its people. Arva was agree and he had been doing that for two month now. the result? he helped many people, sawthem happy, got motivated, many things that he never encountered in the upper city where he lived. he thought he would understand, but until today he still didn't get it.

"you already arrives at your destination" GPS sounds came from his EBW interface

Arva stopped at front of Abhin's house and tried to call him

-biiip- "Abhin?  you there?"

"yo Arva, wait a minute, just finish my breakfast"

"ok, got it"

Arva was waiting for 5 minute before Abhin finally showed up and greeted him

"hey, this time we will go to the allex plaza in first tier of sunra district. why don't we use my EBW? more simple and efficient that way" Abhin gave a suggestion, because he knew that streets in first tier was not wide enough to a car type's EBW to go trough.

"understood, i will leave my EBW here then"

"ok, wait here. let me get my EBW" Abhin went to his garage and rode his black motor type's EBW.

both of them sped up through the upper city's border gate. it took around 10 minutes to get there from Abhin's house. the street was still relatively quiet because it's still so early for upper city people to do their activity.

they finally arrived at the upper city's border. officer checked their identity card and pass card. after confirmed by the officer, they continued their trip to sunra district. there were two district in the lower city : washin and sunra district. so, they must pass through washin district first and then they would arrive in sunra district. when they passed through the washin district, they saw people already so crowded in the street. washin district's people mainly had job as seller, distributor, trader, and any job that relate to trading business. they already started their activity and do their business, some people recognize both of them and waved at them.

they kept going and entered sunra district's main street. when Abhin opened conversation with Arva.

"so Arva. what do you think about this method? find something that you're looking for?"

".....unfortunately no"

"heee.... why is that? i'm pretty sure we already interact with enough people"

"hmm, yes it is. but the more i see their problem, the more thing that i don't understand"

"is that so? for example?"

"the mother with one child that we help for paying her husband debt"

"... what's wrong with that?"

"why she didn't leave her husband? she said that her husband always come home drunk, and also sometimes slap her. why she even bother to take care about her husband debt?"

"yea.... thing doesn't work that easily Arva"

"why? her husband brings so many problems to her, why she still want to live with him?"

"because they're married. they also have a child"

"....so?"

"i mean..... you can't just throw your marriage just like that and maybe they still love each other"

"love? even though you are getting slapped? have to take care a debt that isn't yours?"

"well.... sure she got many problems and suffering from her husband Arva, but i think she still stay with him because she loves him... i mean... aaaaargh. it's so hard to explain"

"hm, i still don't understand"

"ugh.. give me another example"

"..... about the F rank fighter who ask for energy control advice"

"ok... what's wrong with that?"

"i don't understand why he can't do it"

"err.... cause energy control is really difficult? especially if you don't have talent for it"

"talent? you only need practicing everyday, and you will get it"

"....practicing? do you think he doesn't practice hard enough?"

"judge from the result.... no?"

just when Abhin wanted to reply Arva's answer, he realized that they're near Allex plaza. he passed through some alley. with his motor type EBW, that was an easy thing to do. then he tried to reply again

"listen Arva, not everyone can control energy like you.... no, no one can do that. you're the only one that can see energy and perfectly control it. so even someone practice to their limit, they doesn't have a guarantee to get it."

"i'm sure if you practice enough you will achieve it tho" Arva still doesn't understand

Abhin remembered that the next alley in the left was a shorcut to the Allex plaza. he took the turn without paying attention to his surrounding, instead he reacted to the Arva's answer.

"come on Arva! that's why i say that the world is not working like...."

"Abhin!! look out!"

just when Arva gave him warning... he looked to his front and saw a young man and a little kid were standing in the front of his EBW. he was trying to change his EBW direction, yet it's already too late. the young man tried to save the little kid, but he wasn't fast enough. Arva saw that and he had the capability to save one of them by creating energy barrier for a short time.

"the young man have a better endurance rather than that little kid.. and this young man want to save that little kid... so the answer is clear" arva made up his decision

he cast an energy barrier to the little kid and in split of second the young man was crashed by the Abhin's EBW

-DRAAAKKK- a loud sound could be heard through the alley

the young man got fallen after flying for about one meter. Abhin stop his EBW. he was really panic and confuse at the same time. the little kid's crying was getting louder because he saw that young man got crashed and not moving again. Abhin was looking to the Arva direction....

"Arva.... what will we do now?" Abhin begged for help

-----(CHAPTER 1 "THAT DAY")-----