S-Cry-Ed

Chapter 1.

"You can't be Serious Kazuma!" Kimishima protested. "You can't do that! You'll get caught!"

"No I won't…" Kazuma balled up his right fist. He stood on a rocky cliff that wasn't far from the city of Hold. He looked around, body glowing as 3 chunks burst from the ground, his arm changing into his alter. "Time for Hold to get a little wake up call." He threw down his fist and used it to leap over the wall, and into the city.

"What is your report?" Martin Zigmarl, head of Holy asked to Ryuho, and another alter user. This other user was slightly shorter, and had slicked back black hair. His eyes gray, but hidden by sun glasses. Both he and Ryuho wore standard uniforms.

"Tachibana is Still missing sir. So is Emergy. The alter hunt from before was completed…" Ryuho sighed, lowering his eyes for a moment.

"Another has been requested Sir!" the other user snapped. "We require the Dars, Cougar, Urizane, and Eilean."

Zigmarl nodded, not noticing the rather annoyed stare from Ryuho to the smaller user. "Ryuho… Why not take Joshua with you?" he smirked, having noticed the look Joshua was receiving.

Ryuho looked at Zigmarl. "What are you –"

Then Eilean rushed into the room. "Sir! Kazuma's been spotted in the city! He's coming right at the base."

"That's good. Joshua. Who don't you go deal with Kazuma?" he asked, folding his hands. "This will be a good chance to see how your alter works before a hunt is issued."

Joshua smiled and pulled off his sunglasses. "I can do that sir."

Kazuma stopped upon a building roof, looking at the Head quarters for Holy. "I'm coming Ryuho…" he snarled, Ryuho flashed in his mind. "You and everyone else…" He was about to jump, but then saw that across the street from him, on another building, stood a kid. He smirked and raised his right arm, which became covered In the same manner as Kazuma's.

"Hello There!" Kazuma called to the kid, who was now lowering his arm. He blinked and watched the person… who had copied him… was this some kind of illusion?

"Hello Kazuma." He then punched the roof as Kazuma did, flipping into the air. They both whirled around, and both of them destroyed a crimson fin as they said:

"Shocking First Bullet!"

The fists connected and sent them back to where they stood. How was this possible? Was this a dream?

"Who.. or what… are you?" Kazuma questioned. He took a step forward.

"Joshua. An Alter User." The other replied in the same tone and with the same action.

"So what's your alter?" Kazuma tilted his head and leapt the chasm between the two buildings, landing not far from Joshua.

"You're looking at it." Joshua smirked and raised his fist. "Surprising isn't it?" he questioned.

"There's no way you and I have the same alter." Kazuma barked. "Everyone's born different! Except for those Dars guys…"

"The whole world rests in me… you look at me… I look with your eyes back at you… but even a simple child could carry my weight…" Joshua riddled. "what am I? A Mirror."

"You never gave me time to guess Kid." Kazuma smirked. "and you mimic people… that's a really lame alter power."

"What if I Copied Ryuho? Imagine that. Two Zetsusei… Coming right at you." Joshua taunted.

Kazuma snarled and spun around, breaking off another fin as his fist unexpectedly slammed into Joshua's face, sending him careering off the building face. "you talk to much kid." He smirked as he watched Joshua grab onto the ledge, whimpering.

"Please Kazuma. Don't kill me. I beg you." Joshua begged, looking distressed. He looked down at the street and yelped, grabbing the edge with his other hand.

"Too bad." Kazuma punched downwards, breaking off a chunk of the building, making Joshua fall with it. "See you later kid!"

"So that's what happened…?" Kimishima sighed in annoyance. "You didn't encounter Ryuho?"

"No… I had to get out. And I didn't use my new power either…" Kazuma laid back. "I'm saving it… saving it for Ryuho…"