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CHAPTER I (01): Enter Akira Tanaka
Welcome to Imaj, the planet that contains everything created by the human mind, ranging from cartoons, to chalk-made designs, to anime, to even movie characters that have deceased and have been reborn again multiple times. This planet exists at the far corner of the universe, for the planet grows in size every time a new idea is made. It has an uncountable amount of moons (some of the more-known ones are The Moon, K-Pax, Cybertron, and Namek). The planet, so far, is bigger than our sun, and is still growing. There are many Japans on the planet Imaj, as well as many North Americas, Europes, Asias, Africas, South Americas, Antarcticas, Australias, and all the Earth's known oceans, and some unknown seas and islands. Planet Imaj is a total jumble of all of these places, but separated by either vast oceans or great deserts that no one has ever crossed yet… except for one known being.
Enter Akira Tanaka, a young man in his early twenties with emerald-colored eyes and the blackest of hair that anyone has ever seen before. No one knows when or where Akira was born. All they know is that he has had freakishly unstable powers that, just recently, he has managed to hide... and now he wants them back again.
Ever since he was just a child, Akira has been a loner, traveling everywhere he went alone. He never stopped for help, nor did he stop to stay at someone else's place. He trusted no one and loved nothing.
Akira travels from place to place with his larger-than-average silver sword, which activates during battles and responds to Akira's feelings. The more rage Akira feels, the more powerful the sword becomes. The weapon has no name and has no known creator. Here's how the story goes: Akira found an unusually powerful sword one day while in a place known as "Hyrule," and he managed to pull the sword from a large block of rock. Shortly after, he faced a green-dressed elf who demanded that he put the sword back. Not wanting to pick a quarrel, Akira did as the elf said, and in great gratitude, the elf told Akira of a place that held a more powerful sword: a sword that no one has ever been able to get because of many challenges you had to face. Akira shrugged his shoulders and didn't mind the tests, for he had been bored for quite some time and needed some excitement. The young elf named Link showed Akira the place (which, by the way, was a large cave given the name "Black Dragon of Death," for there used to be a large charcoal-colored dragon that used to dwell in the cave until it finally died of old age). Akira entered and exited a few days later, unscratched by the many traps, bloodthirsty demons, and huge monsters that lurked in the dungeon. Having being successful, Akira thanked the elf and left Hyrule as quickly as he came, leaving no trace of where he went off to next.
Now to tell one more short story of Akira's tiny comrade: Shortly after leaving Hyrule, Akira ran into several thugs who had taken a baby dragon known in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime realm as a Red Eyes B. Chick. The baby dragon was smaller than most Red Eyes B. Chick's, and it also couldn't breath fire. The thugs had torn off one of the baby dragon's wings so to keep it from flying off and broke one of its legs to keep it from running. The baby dragon managed to catch Akira's attention as he walked across a large desert known as the Sahara. The dragon squawked furiously and wouldn't stop, no matter how harshly it was yelled at by the thieves. One of the men finally snapped and pulled out a gun to kill the baby, despite the fact that they were delivering the baby to their boss for reasons unknown. Before the shot was fired, however, there was the sound of air being sliced, and the gun that the thug was holding had turned into metallic sand. Akira appeared before the men and demanded that they release the baby, even though it was half-dead. The men resisted, and Akira took the law into his own hands, cutting up the men badly and breaking all of their legs. He was about to rip off their arms as well, but the baby dragon once again caught his attention. Akira put up his sword in a small sword-holder on his back and trudged off with his hands in his pockets, leaving the men to roast in the desert sun. Somehow, the Red Eyes B. Chick managed to keep up with Akira, even with its broken leg and missing wing. Day and night, the baby followed in pain, eating whatever Akira ate and drinking whatever Akira drank. Finally, Akira gave in and decided to help out the baby dragon, for he now felt much respect to the dragon who kept on going despite its crippling injuries. Not only that, but there was another thing that Akira learned about the baby that changed his aspect on it completely: It was blind on its right eye. Akira got right to work fixing up the tiny dragon. Within a matter of hours, the baby's leg had been bandaged up and was healing quickly, and even the wing was showing signs of returning, for dragons can regenerate certain body parts. Every night, the chick would stay up and keep watch over Akira as he slept peacefully under the moonlight next to a small campfire. The dragon seemed to need no rest and would take naps occasionally. Whenever this did occur, Akira would carry the dragon until it awoke, and they would continue their journey through the many worlds, deserts, and oceans of the planet Imaj.
Akira was never one to have friends, nor did he like the thought of having companions. He thought that all they did was slow him down and that they would only give him more trouble. Akira was also one who hated having to put his trust into another, for he relied on no one and loved nothing, but when he sees injustice, he will attack ruthlessly and restore order in his own fashion, even if it does get him in trouble with the law.
'What makes this person so special?', you're probably asking yourself. Well, soon you will learn. Akira is no ordinary person, and everyone who has met him knows it. Not only does he have an untapped power that he has been trying to release for years, but he also has a background that will change the life of everyone who knows him, has known him, or even seen him.
Now…
Let his adventure begin…
NOCTURNE"Reality is a momentary dream, but a dream is a reality for an eternity." –Edgar Allan Poe
