Within The Darkest Shadow

Prologue

Burning, it was the only sensation I could feel as I watched the destruction unfold around me. I could hear my parent's bloodcurdling screams in the next room where the fire had trapped them. Unfortunately the fire seemed to raged fiercer in their area. Knowing there was no hope for them, I just tried to close the sound out and face my own suffering. The little hobble we called home was burning to the ground, and it was my entirely fault.

Before all of this, to support my poor family I joined the famous criminal organization, The Unversed. The pay was good enough to keep us alive but I wanted more. That greed eventually turned into a thirst that couldn't be quenched. After years of working my way up, I was eventually trusted enough to be trusted with a heist. All I had to do was take the money while my superiors, Flood and Scrapper, set charges for our escape. When night struck, we planted sleeping gas into the bank to be rid of any resistance. When we got to the bank I was able to hack the mainframe that connected to the safe lock. This left us with about five minutes before authorities arrived when they were alerted. Just as the Flood and Scrapper were finishing the charges, the police arrived. Knowing who they were dealing with, they had brought other squads. Having no other choice Flood and Scrapper started to surrender, all the while I grabbed the detonator and slinked into the vault and lock it behind me. Bracing myself, I flipped the switch. All that could be heard was the screaming of men and the building collapsing. I burst out of the fault and was forced to jump through the window. I barely made it in time because the building soon collapsed after me. All I could remember after that was the long trip back to the hobble I called home. At first my parents were furious with me, demanding to know where I had been. But after I showed them the money, they got a certain gleam in their eyes that let me know they were proud of me. We made plans to leave the county the next day. Our dreams of luxury would never become realized.

I woke up with a start to find my room ablaze. The Unversed had gotten word of what I did and this was their punishment. My greed had gotten the better of me and we were going to die for it. I chuckled, "So this is where the life of Sora Hiroaki ends huh? Maybe things will be better next time around." At that moment I was enveloped by the flames. Then there was just darkness.

A/N: That's definitely not the best thing I've written. Oh well, it's a start for now. Hope you guys enjoyed it or was at least received any amusement from it. So leave a review, tell me how it was and I welcome your criticism. See you guys next chapter.