Flames roared and crackled as they filled the night sky in black smoke- cries and shouts echoed through the night as a young boy ran across the burning buildings, he was searching for his parents.
"Mom! Dad!" he called out to them but no voice would return to him.
He kept on running and running, when he saw what looked like his parents, they were standing there with someone he was filled with joy, his parents were fine they were... fine.
He stopped when he saw their blood splatter against the floor and into his face, he looked at the man who had cut them his blade dyed in their blood. He looked at his eyes they were blood red, the boy looked down at the corpses of his parents and dropped to his knees.
"Boy do you resent me now?" he looked up at him, he gritted his teeth and glared at the man, tears in his eyes.
"Very well, if you think you can, then catch me and... kill me." the man turned away and started to walk away.
"I will, I'll find you and I'll end your life!" the boy shouted, the man turned around only to be surprised, the boy donned two bright red eyes- and he swore one eye had a faint light emitting from it, he looked up and was surprised yet again, behind the boy was half of a giant skeleton one of its eyes glowed bright red similar to the boy's.
"Find me then..." before he can get up his vision faded to black.
...
Bring! Bring! Bring!
A loud sound boomed at Makoto's ear as he fell off the bed, he turned his alarm off and groaned as he lifted himself up. "Ugh man, not how I expected my morning to go." he made his way out of his room and into the bathroom with a change of clothes.
Downstairs his older brother and younger sister were eating breakfast, they also knew that their brother was awake, since the crash sound he made before was heard downstairs as well.
"Mako-nii's awake." Komaru commented, her brother Hajime however was just reading the newspaper.
"Hajime-nii." she called out the to the eldest.
"What is it?" he asked his eyes still fixated on the paper.
"Mako-nii's awake." she said.
"Oh...I see." Komaru sighed, and stood up then headed for the kitchen and prepared Makoto's breakfast before sitting back down with his plate with: toast, bacon and eggs.
Just as she sat down her brother appears running down the stairs, "Morning you two." he greeted them he sat down next to his sister and noticed a plate is already there for him.
"I filled it for you since Hajime-nii is too lazy." Makoto smiled at her and patted her head lovingly, she enjoyed the sensation when Makoto patted her head.
"I wasn't lazy, and Makoto how was work?" Makoto glanced at his brother and proceeded to eat breakfast, the atmosphere became heavy.
"So and so, no problems really, but no clues either." for a brief moment Hajime glanced at him then returned his gaze back to the paper.
"I see." Makoto ate his breakfast, when he finished he sat down at the sofa and turned the TV on.
"Yesterday night, a bank manager was found dead at his office, the culprit is known to be an assassin known as the Phantom, the mark of the Phantom, a card was found on the victim's body ." the reporter on the TV said.
Makoto turned the TV off clearly disturbed at the news. His brother and sister who was also listening stopped what they were doing and glanced at their brother. Makoto stood up and headed for the door.
"I'm gonna head out." he leaves their house and left his siblings slightly worried.
"Mako-nii." Komaru whispered.
"Don't worry he'll be fine Komaru, we both know how tough our brother is." he said while glancing at the TV, a small smile prominent on his face. When Komaru saw this, it made her smile as well.
"Yeah."
...
Makoto walked down the road, enjoying the nice sunlight, he kept on walking until he passed by a shop and on its window was a sign that said 'School supplies' he then remembered that school was just around the corner.
After he bought the supplies he needed Makoto was ready to go home when something caught his eye. "Please stop!" a group of thugs were harassing a woman.
"Give us your money! Or we'll rip your clothes off!" they threatened her, Makoto couldn't just stand there so he walked up to them.
"I think you guys need to learn how to treat a lady correctly." the thugs turned their heads and saw Makoto staring at them.
"Who are you kid? Go back to your mommy." one of the thugs said, Makoto walked up to him and grabbed his wrist.
"What did I say-" before he could finish his sentence he was lifted to the air and slammed to the floor. He groaned in pain, he glared at Makoto who was still holding his wrist.
"Get him!" the other two thugs closed in on Makoto, what they didn't notice was that he had a cold gaze. Makoto tightened his grip on the thug's wrist causing him to scream in pain.
"Ow ow!" Makoto continued to tighten his grip before speaking, "Call them off." he said coldly, the thug didn't cooperate. He tightened his grip again and repeated, "Call them off." the thug didn't answer again.
"Call them off or your hand gets broken." he said, the man looked up at Makoto who now sported a dark gaze, yet he didn't waver, Makoto closed his eyes and with a slow movement Makoto dislocated his entire hand- twisting his wrist, the man cried in pain as the rest of them heard bones cracking.
"Ok ok!" Makoto let his grip go, the man stood up now his hand now 180 degrees turned. The other thugs ran up to him and they all left leaving Makoto and the woman.
"Th-thank you." Makoto turned around now with a softer gaze.
"Its nothing, here." he held out his hand to help the woman up, she gladly took it. She thanked Makoto again and left.
...
"I'm back." he entered his house and noticed there were more shoes now than when he left. He walked over to the living room and saw his brother with two men in suits, one wore a purple suit, the other a grey suit with a fedora.
"What's going on?" he asked nervous.
"Uhh well, this is..."
"I'm Jin Kirigiri, this is Kohichi Kizakura." Jin introduced themselves, which still left Makoto puzzled.
"Oh, nice to meet you." he bowed politely.
"What's that?" Hinata asked pointing at the bag in Makoto's hand.
"Uhh, school supplies." he answered, he was about to leave when Jin stopped him.
"Makoto can you please stay." Makoto turned around, and walked to the dining table then placed his bag down before settling down next to his brother.
"Its nice to meet you Makoto, we've heard good things about you." now Makoto was lost.
"We are from Hopes Peak academy, you know us right?" Makoto nodded in response.
"Yeah its Hajime-nii's school." he answered and Jin nodded back.
"So are you two here for my brother?" he asked nervous if that was right to ask.
"No we're here for you actually." Kohichi said.
"Me?" Makoto pointed at himself, and they both nodded.
"You see Hopes Peak is a school where the most talented is housed." Jin explained.
"Yeah, I know Hinata told me about this." Jin gave a small smile.
"But that's what Hopes Peak is on the surface." Makoto's eyes widened, on the surface?
"What do you mean?" Makoto asked.
"You see Hopes Peak shows itself as a school where students who have amazing abilities are taught, but we also have another agenda... we train and make hunters flourish." Makoto wasn't as surprised as before, in fact he realised why they were there.
"And I was wondering how you got paid." he sighed, then looked at his brother.
"So you're a hunter I'm guessing?" Hajime nodded in response.
"What do you want from me?" he asked Jin.
"Join Hopes Peak Makoto no..."
"Phantom."
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