Kazuma: *Kazuma's pupils shake in fear, he looks in the room to see a red galaxy like aura in a humanoid figure looking back at him* Is that a fiend trying to replicate him!? *Kazuma puts his sword in his left hand, pulls back his right fist with a growl and throws a punch, Kazuma clenches his fist during the punch, his ring goes off, a gust of green wind flies into the room, the second it makes contact with the fiend, it quickly runs out of the room screeching, the fiend then rushes out the store and runs down the street, Kazuma quickly runs in the room and checks around* Rylet!? Anyone else here!? *Kazuma hears an explosion, it was on the other side of the store with Richard, Then Kazuma hears a loud crash in the back of the store* What the hell is going on in this store!? *Kazuma quickly runs out of the store* All of you better have it under control! *Kazuma runs after the fiend* *Back to Aiden*

Aiden: *Aiden does a right 360 drop heel kick with his air, the kick has so much force behind it, the air makes the bear lean back on its two back legs, Tank quickly runs and elbows it in the chest with his right elbow, the bear roars before swinging his arms down at Tank, Rebecca runs close and makes two pillars of ice with spikes, both pierce through both paws, the bear roars in pain, Aiden runs towards the bear as fast as he can, Aiden does a front flip and does a double footed kick behind him with air to get speed and flies into the bear with his right fist out, punching it in the chest, the bear roars in pain while falling back but it's eyes turn gold, before it can do anything, Tank comes from the sky and does a double footed stomp on the bears face, slamming it into the ground, breaking it's snout, the bear lays on the ground without moving* *Everyone is breathing hard* You think that was enough?

Tank: I'm not sure.

Rebecca: This thing is ridiculous! *She throws both of her hands out at the bear, freezing the entire bear* Hopefully that can stop it! Let's get the girl now! *They all run towards the girl, while they do, the ice cracks abit* *Back to Kazuma*

Kazuma: *Kazuma runs after the fiend but for some reason it leads him to a school playground* What am I doing here!? *Kazuma then realizes that Rylet is standing there in the middle of the playground* Rylet!?

Rylet: *Rylet is staring at the slide* … no… this is not… *Rylet gets a flashback in his head* *Rylet is a kid, playing in the playground, while he is playing, he can hear his parents yelling, the yelling is muffled because he wasn't listen, Rylet takes the slide down, when Rylet makes it to the bottom, he looks over at his parents, Rylet's father looks disheartened as his mom turns her back on him, she crosses her arms as she says something, His father looks down while balling his fist, he then walks away, Rylet watches as his father leaves, In the present day, Rylet stares at the same slide, the red fiend completely morphs into Rylet and runs at him, Kazuma is right behind the fiend, he's keeping up with it, Kazuma quickly swings his sword with his right arm and cuts the right achilles tendon of the fiend, the fiend falls down with a shriek, Kazuma quickly stabs his sword down into the ground, the fiend rolls to the left of Kazuma and does a doubled kick, sending Kazuma flying back a few feet, when Kazuma hits the ground, he drops his sword, the fiend gets up and runs at Kazuma, Kazuma grunts as he looks up and sees the fiend jumping at him, Kazuma quickly pulls his fist back and throws a right punch, sending out a green cloud from his ring, the cloud hits the fiend, causing it to be blown back like if it was a heavy gust of wind, the fiend flops on the floor coughing and shrieking, the fiend slowly stands up but its met with Kazuma cutting it's head off*

Kazuma: That was too close. I got really sloppy. *He turns to see Rylet still staring at the slide, Kazuma growls as he walks over to Rylet and shakes him* Hey! What the hell is wrong with you!? *Kazuma sees Rylet’s eyes, they are dilated, Kazuma gets a bit worried* Rylet? *Rylet hears Kazuma in the hallucination, he turns around but he's met with a blackhole, Rylet touches the black hole and almost instantly, Rylet snaps back into reality* Rylet?

Rylet: *Rylet looks around confused* W-where are we…? *Rylet looks down to see the slide* Were we here on a mission?

Kazuma: No, we were at Haitch’s Everyday Bargain. You were teleported here when you came into contact with the fiend I just killed.

Rylet: *Rylet looks over at the fiend, it looks just like him, the fiend starts to fade away* W-what the…?

Kazuma: Did something happen on that slide before? Any type of nightmares or traumatizing events?

Rylet: *Rylet thinks about the argument with his parents, Rylet closes his eyes and sighs* No. Nothing comes to mind.

Kazuma: *Kazuma can tell he is lying but he goes with it* My guess was the fiend teleported you to a location that messes with you mentally so it can kill you while you're distracted. But if there isn't anything connected with the slide then I may be wrong. *Kazuma sheaths his sword and starts walking back to the store* *Rylet jogs over and walks with him, after walking a few steps, Rylet looks forward with confidence*

Rylet: Thank you. *Back at the fight with Tank, Aiden and Rebecca* *They all run at the girl, the three of them hear the ice start to break behind them, Rebecca stops and turns around, she quickly throws both of her hands out towards the bear, she starts to seal the cracks and chunks of ice that were broken*

Rebecca: Go kill that damn girl! I will be fine! *Aiden stops and looks at Rebecca*

Aiden: Kill her…? *Aiden thinks to himself with an upset face, Aiden quickly snaps out of it and runs towards the girl with Tank, Rebecca puts more energy into her freezing, making the bear stuck in a huge ice cube, Rebecca lowers her arms, the ice cracks slightly, Rebecca groans as she goes back to freezing the cube* *Tank runs up to the girl and punches her square in the face with his left fist, right on the nose, sending the girl falling back, Tank quickly makes rock spike comes from the ground, making three stab into her, first in the tailbone, second half way up her back and third in the back of her head*

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Tank: NOW AIDEN!! *Aiden comes from above her, Aiden screams as he pulls his right fist back and punches her in the chest, making a huge shockwave shake the entire store and destroy the entirety of the storage room, the smoke clears to reveal a huge crater, Aiden quickly stands up, puts his left foot on her chest and pulls her right fist back, Aiden grits his teeth as he makes eye contact with her, the girl's face is full of fear, Aiden pupils shake as he holds his fist up, Aiden slowly stops gritting his teeth and lowers his fist, Aiden takes a few steps back as his face is filled with self hatred, he grits his teeth again* What the hell are you doing Aiden!? finish the job!

Aiden: I can't kill her… *Aiden clenches his fist* I won't kill her… *Suddenly the rock spike in the back of her head goes straight through her head, her blood covers Aiden’s face, Aiden slowly looks down at her to see her face completely disfigured, Aiden’s pupils and breathing shake as he stares at her, Aiden’s vision starts to become blurry as he looks at his hands and wipes his face off, Tank walks over towards him*

Tank: Do you have any idea how much trouble you could have gotten us into!? *Out of nowhere, Aiden’s right fist punches Tank in the face, slamming Tank against the wall at unbelievable speeds, Tank quickly looks up to see a dark purple aura around Aiden*

Aiden: *Aiden yells at Tank but when he does, his voice has an echo in it* WHY DID YOU KILL HER!?

Tank: *Tank growls, blood leaks out of the right side of his mouth, Tank wipes it and spits the rest in his mouth out before standing up* You aren't thinking straight Aiden! You question my killing but you have no awareness of your own teammate! *Aiden looks over at Rebecca, Rebecca is on the floor with a huge four claw slash across her chest, the bear is fading away in a gold aura, Aiden’s aura fades away*

Aiden: I-i had no idea… *Tank sighs and walks towards her, Tank picks Rebecca up*

Tank: I will take her back to the Garrison. You can go help someone else if you want. *Tank walks out the back door, Aiden turns around to see the girl's dead body laying on the ground, the girl's body starts to glow with a golden aura*

Aiden: The soul is leaving… *Aiden puts his hands together, closes his eyes and bows* Go in peace. *Aiden stays in the pose for a few second before opening his eyes and looking in the sky* No one deserves to die so young. *Aiden hears another explosion, Aiden quickly runs towards the explosion, Back at Richard*

Ragabon: *He crawls backwards as he talks* P-please-! I will give you any info you need! My name is Ragabon Boy and I'm 16 years old!

Richard: Now I know what to put on the tombstone.

Ragabon: Please don't kill me!! *Richard pulls his right fist back* PLEASE-!! *Richard throws the punch, smoke flies everywhere, once the smoke clears, Aiden caught the punch with his left hand*

Richard: Aiden? What the hell are you doing here?

Aiden: *Aiden throws Richard's fist back* Doing the right thing. *Richard looks at him with an annoyed face*

Richard: I get your heart is a good kid but this guy isn't worth it. He killed most of the people in here! *Richard notices the blood on his clothes* What happened to you guys?

Aiden: A lady awoken her Mabiki in the storage room, she wasn't well. She attacked us so we had no choice but to stop her. I could have done it but I choked. Thankfully Tank was there. I feel awful for watching Tank kill her but it needed to happen. Rebecca is injured because I didn't finish the job. Tank took her back to the Garrison, so I came to see if anyone needed help. I think since this guy has his mind, we should help him. I don't want anyone else dying today.

Richard: And let me guess, she lost her mind and awoken her abilities because he killed her family and friends? *Aiden looks down* Exactly, see this is what I mean, you want to save all these people even if they are bad people. Well, I'm here to tell you that people in this world don't have a heart like you!

Aiden: They don't have to have my heart, Just my motivation.

Ragabon: Yeah I kinda want to join now!

Richard: Bullshit! You just want to get out of dying! *Richard looks Aiden in the eyes* You save this kid, you will be disrespecting everyone in here that died!

Aiden: *Aiden stands in front of Ragabon and gets into his stance* I believe we give him a chance. We shouldn’t be resorting to killing everyone we see with Mabiki. Our numbers are low, we can use a hand.

Richard: Yeah, call yourself a hero all you want. *Richard gets into his stance, Richard smiles at Aiden* Save all including murders huh?

Aiden: *Aiden’s eyes narrow* Speak for yourself. Clarke brought you in as a murderer and made you a friend. There are two murders in my presence and yet I am willing to forgive both of them. *Richard's face goes blank but before he can do anything, Aiden's dark purple aura flows out of his body* But I also won't let both get away if they refuse my helping hand. *Richard stares in shock*

Richard: *Richard talks to himself in his head* So this is what Clarke sees in this boy. I know this isn't the peak of what he is, but it's still a hell of a sight. His aura pressure feels like it's weighing me down, like I can implode at any second. *Richard groans as he lowers his hands, Richard speaks out loud* Explain it to Clarke! I'm not doing this anymore! *Richard walks away*

Aiden: *Aiden aura slowly fades away, Aiden gets a smile on his face* Thanks tough guy. *Aiden turns around and extends his right hand* Come with me. I can help you. *Ragabon stares at his hand before grabbing it*

Ragabon: Thank you.

Aiden: No problem. How long have you been having this power?

Ragabon: For about a week, I've been teaching myself.

Aiden: For a “self-taught”, you have some skill from what I can… *Aiden looks around* Seeee…

Ragabon: *Ragabon sits down* I really killed these people. *Ragabon stares at the ground* I was never shown kindness nor have ever been spared. I have always fought for my freedom. But I get this power and the first thing I do is get revenge? This is a new feeling for me. It surely makes you feel like shit.

Aiden: *Aiden couches next to Ragabon and puts his left hand on his right shoulder* Revenge is not a way to cope with stuff. It only makes you just like the person you hate. But for some people, revenge actually does help them cope. But right now, it's not your way of coping. That's why I'm willing to forgive you if you join us. *Ragabon looks at Aiden*

Ragabon: Then let's get started. *Ragabon stands up* Plus, I owe it to them to save others now. I need to make up for my actions. *Aiden smiles*

Aiden: Let's head to the Garrison. *While they walk out, they bump into Rylet and Kazuma* Wait, why weren't you guys in the store?

Kazuma: Long story short, we encountered a fiend and I got teleported to a park. *Aiden and Ragabon look at them like they seen a ghost* Yeah it sounds fake I know.

Rylet: I put people before me and it almost cost me my life. I got sloppy. *Rylet and Kazuma look at Ragabon* Who’s this guy?

Aiden: How do I say this without looking weird? *Aiden itches the back of his head with his right hand* This is… the killer. *Rylet pulls Aiden by his shirt with his right hand*

Rylet: *Rylet makes Aiden stand behind him, Rylet draws his sword with Kazuma, They both point their swords at Ragabon, Ragabon quickly puts his hands up*

Ragabon: Woah wait-! I'm good-! *Aiden pulls Rylet by the back of his shirt*

Aiden: You heard him.

Kazuma: You can't be serious right?

Aiden: I'm serious.

Kazuma and Rylet: Really?

Aiden: Really really. *Kazuma and Rylet stare at Aiden before drawing their swords, Aiden gets in his stance, Kazuma and Rylet’s eyes widen* Like I told Richard, I'm willing to fight for this guy. Understand that people make mistakes, just like Richard. If Richard can kill but be taken in, Ragabon has the right. *Rylet and Kazuma both look like they are holding a smile back, Kazuma slips up abit before looking away and sheathing his sword* What's so funny? *Kazuma starts laughing hard*

Rylet: *Rylet chuckles a bit before sheathing his sword as well* Ragabon?

Aiden: Yeah his name is Ragabon.

Rylet: *Rylet fights through the smile* Alright, you have a fair point. If Richard was given a chance then lets see what Clarke has to say about it. *Rylet and Kazuma head to the Garrison, They chuckle as they walk their*

Ragabon: *Ragabon laughs abit* Dont worry about it. I do have a very weird name. I was teased as a kid so I'm used to it. I laugh at my stupid name too sometimes. My dad was an asshole for it but at least I can make people laugh right?

Aiden: *Aiden smiles* Yeah! *They head to the Garrison*

(To Be Continued…)