There's such a large quota to fill on this world.
The night was deep in its silence, unblinking stars with their feeble light did their best to stave the darkness away.
Advancing through shadows, white on black tracks.
Like a cat it landed on a fence's edge, a creature known only as Kyuubey the Incubator surveyed the night.
There's only need for a few to start with.
"Incubator."
Standing in the streetway was a man, a young adult human to Kyuubey's gaze. Yet he felt older-not ancient, but aged.
Despair? Conflict? Sacrifice?
The interest of this Kyuubey was piqued.
"Why is it you can see me?" The Kyuubey landed in the middle of the street, wondering, curious. All the while the expression on its face unchanging. "Only those with incredible magical potential can see me. Only those who are young girls can see me."
The young man said nothing, merely fixing Kyuubey with a glare.
"You're not human, are you?"
"This body hasn't been human for a long time," was the calm and collected answer, finally. "I've heard about you from the others."
"Others?"
"I've heard of Incubator from other worlds," the tall figure spoke neither afraid nor confident. Simply stating facts. "Someone I know encountered you before."
"Then you know why we collect this energy."
"So humans are just a source of fuel for you?" A step forward, the light was insufficient for the Kyuubey to clarify if the being really looked human. "This world doesn't need young people to sacrifice themselves."
"You sound like a human, at least." The Kyuubey's head rotated slowly, imitating an all-too human look of amusement. "I find you interesting, though. There is a lot of emotional energy that's built up in you, almost to the level of a Walpurgis witch."
Silence. Empty echoes.
The Kyuubey dared another question "What did you go through to endure that? It may be something we can use."
"You're not using anything," there was a distant, lonely look on his face an instant before he turned cold again. "You promise wishes, but you don't tell them about the price they pay for fighting."
The price paid? Kyuubey was now truly interested. "Did you subject yourself to suffering other humans could not take?"
"I did. Knowing full well what was required." A small chuckle as the man takes out an odd looking belt buckle and a card. "I didn't sacrifice my own humanity so other people would suffer."
Recoiling in the shadow, Kyuubey was equally threatened and curious. This being had the form and shape of a human, but the air about it was strange. As if it was not a person but a force.
"If you know what I am, you know it's impossible to kill me."
"No. But I can seal you."
The Kyuubey that knew not fear wondered what this feeling was holding him back from running. "Who...or what are you?"
"Henshin."
-TURN UP-
