Lives reborn
Faust got overwhelmed by the crowd and ran away. He felt a surge of emotions that transformed into obssesive concern in an instant. He ran towards school and skipped class.
He called Niels to join him at the rooftop.
Niels: Hey what's up?! Why are you so out of breath?
Faust starting to creepily smile: I think… I died… heh
Niels: Huh?
Faust explained what had happened just a few moments before.
Niels: Man… how do you expect me to believe such a thing? Are you high?
Faust getting frustrated: Fuck man… this is real! All of it! Goddamn… I need someone to believe me
Niels: Hmm… well… if it was such an incredible event… someone must have posted something right?
Faust: YES! I saw someone recording with their phone! Take out your phone
Niels: What happened to yours?
Faust: Man I just told I got run over. It's fucked I left it there.
Niels: Fine. He take his phone and checks Gossip'd.
Niels: Well, there's nothing on the feed… let's check the hashtags…. Hmm… this one is weird.
He found at the bottom of the list a hashtag name #miracleonreinburg.
They checked the posts and Niels started to get nervous.
There were a grwoing number of posts telling of how a teen got run over by a truck and miraculously got healed immediately. Other posts said that the teen was stabbed by a knife and it dissapeared inside him. One poster said that he had recorded the whole evento, but when he opened the video it was all static.
Niels: What. The. Fuck…
Faust: I told you.
Niels: Nah.. nah… this must be a misunderstanding… or you are part of an ARG right?
Faust: NO FUCK!
Niels: Then prove it.
Faust: How?
Niels looked around and found a pipe laying on the floor. He picked it up.
Niels: Here. I'll break your hand.
Faust: Really?
Niels: You brought this and now I can't get over it until you prove it.
Faust: You are fucked up.
Niels: Well… I guess that's why we are Friends. So ready?
Faust: Sigh.. fine go ahead. Faust placed his hand on a block.
Niels swinged and striked Faust hard. It very much broke, he heard the cracks… yet Faust seemed totally calm
Niels: WTF… did it really not hurt?!
Faust moved his shattered hand: No.. it doesn't. He shaked his hand and cracks were heard again. It was completely healed.
Niels: Oh my god man… what the fuck.
At that moment they heard something moving by the back and a slight screech. They approached.
Niels: Shit…
A girl had fallen to the ground. She had long Brown hair with blonde highlights and was wearing a long coat.
Faust: Lissa… were you… spying on us?
Niels: Hoho… now this is a problem Bonn…
Lissa nervously: I just… was curious…
Niels approached intimidately: Hmm… is that so… so you saw that? Right?
Lissa: I… well… I might have… seen you breaking Faust's hand…
Niels: Hmmmmmm… what should we do with her Faust?
Faust shoved him: Cut the crap Niels… here… sorry for scaring you. He helped Lissa get up.
Faust: I guess I have no choice but to tell you…
Niels: Huh? Just like that? IT TOOK YOU YEARS TO TELL ME!
Faust: Because you are an idiot and a blabbermouth! Besides she has been our friend since forever too… and she is quite prudent… not like you.
Niels: Well she wasn't prudent at all today… in any case she has been distant to us since last year!
Lissa getting more nervous: Well… I'm sorry… I just…
Faust: That's ok Lissa… I haven't been the most approachable person for a while now… and this dumbass is always with me…
Lissa: No… that's…
Niels: Sigh… well you are fucked now Bonn… you are in this shit with us now. You better not say anything or someone might kill you… maybe someone right here you know?
Lissa: Huh?!
Faust: Quit it for fuck sake. Here, let's sit. I'll tell you what going on.
After a while Faust told Lissa everything that had happened to him since he encountered the Entity.
Lissa's eyes were glowing in awe: Wow… that's… incredible…
Niels: Incredible is your reaction… damn what a bunch of weirdos we are…
Faust: Yeah… talking about you two about it made me realice… how troublesome this is. What do i do now? I can't tell my parents… they'll probably get kidnapped by the government or something. And what about you? Oh fuck…
Niels: Yeah you fucked us Faust thanks.
Faust: I…
Niels: Just kidding. No worries, I find this so exciting… like we are part of something important… what about you Bonn?
Lissa: Well I… want to try it out…
Faust: Huh?
Lissa: Breaking something… can I?
Niels got a bit spooked: Uh…
Faust: Yeah go ahead… but aren't you scared or freaked out?
Lissa gently grabbed one of Faust's fingers: No… And she snapped it in half.
Lissa: I… like it. Tehe… hehe
She saw how the finger got back in place and was in awe.
Niels was most definitely scared: She is going to use as a doll Faust… I can tell
Lissa snapped out of it: Huh? No! I was just… fascinated that's all… sorry.
Faust: That's ok Lissa… I'm glad it doesn't freaks you out. It's kinda a relief actually.
Lissa smiled gently.
Faust: In any case… what should I do?
Niels: Hmm… how about nothing for now?
Faust: But people saw me!
Niels: Yeah.. but there is no proof though… for some reason all the videos of it are ruined by static… that's lucky
Lissa: Umm… maybe… something is protecting you?
Niels: Yeah right? It's kinda like what happens around the Devil's Horn! Oh man… that's right…
Faust realized that was true: It seems… I got some of those strange Powers… and the dagger… acted like a key?
Niels: Makes sense right? But weird how it got inside you though… maybe there is something to it?
Lissa: Maybe… think about it coming out?
Faust: Huh?
Lissa: Like when you take your tongue out… maybe think about the dagger in that way?
Niels: Damn you are weird girl…
Faust: Hmmm I'll try.
Faust thought about where the dagger could be. If it cameo ut of his chest it would ruin his shirt even more… so he thought about the palm of his hand.
Nothing happened.
Faust: Hmm it's not working…
Lissa thought for a minute: Then how about thinking like it's a part of your body? Like when cats take out it's claws… maybe like that?
Faust: Ok… He thought about having claw like fingers.
At that moment his fingers grew larger and became covered with some crystaline material that was razor Sharp.
Niels was shocked: Oh fuck!
Lissa was amazed: Oh… it's so shiny…
Faust was a bit scared about what happened. The claws quickly dissappeared leaving a bit of steam.
Afternoon
Faust returned home and locked himself in his room to think about what to do. He knew there would be trouble if he told his parents. Particularly his father, as he had worked with government interested in the power of the Devil's Horn, capable of doing anything to get it.
Meanwhile with his mother… he had a complicated relationship with her. There was a lot he did not know about her and she refused to tell him.
As he grew, her mother had told him sporadically Little clues about herself and their family history. He realized his mother had been planting something on him on purpose…
When he was 5, she told him his maternal family, the Fushima, were people of great importance destined to change the world.
At 10, she told him the Fushimas were related to the Imperial Family of Hizuru, the Azumabitos… and that they were their blood sworn enemies…
The final clue was at 15, a time when he was already weary of her and was conflicted with his experience in the Devil's Horn…
Faust opened the door of his room and found his mother sitting on his bed. He knew what this meant. He felt a combination of excitement and annoyance.
Sakura: Faust.
Faust: Yes mom?
Sakura: Come. Sit beside me.
Faust sat beside her, and she started to stroke her hair. She gently pushed him towards her lap, placing his head on her tighs.
Sakura: Faust… you've grown so much…
Faust felt inconfortable and a bit squeamish as her mother was not gentle or affectionate towards him usually. More than a loving moment… it felt like a show of power…
Faust: I guess…
Sakura: Do you remember… everything that I've told you.. about us?
Faust: Yes… I'm sure you thought about the way for me to never forget… right?
Sakura: My… how clever of you
Faust: Am I… like a tool to you?
Sakura: Tool? How can you say that?
Faust: Well… you have… pretty much… groomed me for something…
Sakura: Of course… I'm your mother… that's my job. I'm preparing you for the life you are supposed to have…
Our family… is one of power son… yet this was lost… due to the evil of our Imperial relatives. They banished our family Faust… we had to change our name. Do you know what that means?
Faust: That we… are Azumabitos?
Sakura: How Smart son… yes. Our family… is the real imperial house… and this has implications… more than just who runs a nation… there is something more… stories of old… of old Powers and lineage… but that's for later.
Faust got up. He was interested by what she said but mostly annoyed and disturbed.
Sakura grabbed Faust's face: You… have something in you…
Faust got nervous.
Sakura: I can see it in your eyes. Everyone I've met… doesn't have it. A spark in their eyes… A shine. You do…
Something happened on that trip 4 years ago… didn't it?
Faust started to tremble: N…no. I don't know what you mean… dad told you… we couldn't… get into the Devil's Horn…
Sakura smiled at him: That's ok… take your time… She left the room leaving Faust deeply disturbed.
Faust felt his mother already knew something was going on… but he felt anxious about telling her… he knew she would do something drastic. He felt concerned about his father.
But he started to think about her.
Faust: Was all of this… somehow… her plan? Her grooming… me reaching the entity… but no… how could she know any of this? My dad is the one wi…
Did she… choose my dad… out of convenience? Oh God stop…
God dammit… crazy woman… I never wanted this…
Claws formed on his fingers.
Faust: Maybe I should…
Faust pulled his hands back: Oh god… what just went to my mind… FUCK. This is your fault… fucking seeds…
Night
Faust and his mother were having dinner in silence. This wasn't unusual for them.
Sakura: Did you know… there was a strange report on the news today?
Faust got very nervous but tried to hide it: Really? What happened?
Sakura: It was a story about how some people swear they saw a teenage boy getting hit by a truck. His body was mangled.
Faust: Oh… that's awful
Sakura: He even got stabbed by a knife he seemed to be carrying with him. Right at the heart.
Faust: Damn…
Sakura: But get this… the people that saw the accident… swear they saw the boy get completely healed in an instant… not only that. Some say they say that knife get inside him.
Faust: That's crazy hah
Sakura: Isn't it? The reports said it might be a case of collective hysteria.
Faust: Yeah that might be it.
Sakura: But that's not what caught my attention…
Faust: Hmm?
Sakura: They also said that… some people recorded the event with their phones… but all the videos only recorded static… doesn't that sound familiar?
Faust starting to sweat: N.. no?
Sakura got up: So Faust… where is that dagger that your dad gave you?
Faust starting to tremble: W.. what?
Sakura: Take it out.
Faust: I… I lost it heh… it was an old rusted th…
Sakura smashed the table with her fist: WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME!?
Faust got up in fright: w… what's the matter with you?!
Sakura: ME? WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ALL THESE YEARS?! HUH?! ABOUT OUR DESTINY?! AND YOU… HAVE KEPT IT FROM ME… FOR HOW LONG!? 5 YEARS?!
Faust: I.. I don't know wha…
Sakura grabbed a knife and wildly stabbed Faust on the chest.
Faust was frozen in shock.
Sakura: Liar… She took the knife out and saw how the wound immediately healed.
Faust dropped to the floor.
Sakura: You know this changes everything right?
Faust was speechless.
Sakura bent in front of him and hugged him tightly.
Faust felt tears were dropping on his shoulder.
Sakura: My son… is the one… I'm… so happy…
Faust was extremely conflicted and could not think straight.
Sakura grabbed him and kissed him on the lips. Faust was too stunned to feel anything, not even that her mother bited his lips.
Sakura licked his son's blood that smeared her lips.
Sakura: Sorry for biting you my love… I just… wanted a bit… of that power… please forgive me.
Now… we'll have to think about the future… for now… just go on with your normal life ok? I'll tell the plan later.
Sakura got up and started to walk to her room.
Sakura: Oh and… don't tell your father yet.
Faust was left on the floor flabbergasted.
