Chapter 3- The Forty First Child Returns
At that same moment on the other side of town in a small elementary school playground, a little girl was playing a game of soccer with her friends. The game was getting pretty exciting, and she just happened to kick the ball a little too hard, so it ended up in the bushes near the brick wall that surrounded the school.
"Don't worry guys, I'll get it!"
She ran over to the bushes and got down on her hands and knees, feeling around with her hands for the ball. She touched something soft but it wasn't the soccer ball. Curious as to what the unknown object was, she crawled into the bushes to investigate.
".AAAHHH!!"
The girl's cries were heard by her friends who ran over to the bushes only to find the girl in hysterics and to catch a glimpse of a bare skinned teenage boy leaping over the wall and out of sight. And one of those kids could have sworn that he was glowing just a little. Glowing red.
The boy finally stopped in a very dark, dank alleyway, short of breath and physically exhausted. His small dark eyes darted around the cramped space until his gaze fell upon a box full of old clothes that somebody had carelessly thrown away. After rummaging in the box for a minute or so he put on a pair of faded blue jeans, a short-sleeved pale blue shirt and a pair of leather sandals. His energy now expended, he crouched down in a corner using a piece of sheet metal as a makeshift shelter from the rain that now began to fall down on the city, the city that had once been his home. The boy raised his weary head up and looked at the darkening sky with a heavy sigh.
"God.I just hope you're still alive. Why the hell did I do all that? Please forgive me buddy.please forgive me Kaneda."
Fatigue then took over and the teen lay down and let sleep overtake him. Tetsuo Shima was home once again, seeking atonement. And he promised himself that no matter what the cost, he would set things right. For now, Tetsuo knew that he had to sleep in order to get both his physical and mental strength back. He was not entirely sure how he had managed to escape from Akira's personal universe, but it had taken every ounce of willpower and energy to do it. Now that he was asleep, he would not awaken until his power had been replenished. Tetsuo did not know how long that would take. He did not care how long it took. At the very least he could now fully control his special abilities, which included the power to mutate his body, which had been what destroyed the one whom he loved. The mutation disgusted him, but he had a strange feeling that he was going to need all of his abilities at their peak very soon. And heaven help anyone who would try to use him as a lab rat or a weapon. He would never let that happen again. A whole new trial would soon begin.
At that same moment on the other side of town in a small elementary school playground, a little girl was playing a game of soccer with her friends. The game was getting pretty exciting, and she just happened to kick the ball a little too hard, so it ended up in the bushes near the brick wall that surrounded the school.
"Don't worry guys, I'll get it!"
She ran over to the bushes and got down on her hands and knees, feeling around with her hands for the ball. She touched something soft but it wasn't the soccer ball. Curious as to what the unknown object was, she crawled into the bushes to investigate.
".AAAHHH!!"
The girl's cries were heard by her friends who ran over to the bushes only to find the girl in hysterics and to catch a glimpse of a bare skinned teenage boy leaping over the wall and out of sight. And one of those kids could have sworn that he was glowing just a little. Glowing red.
The boy finally stopped in a very dark, dank alleyway, short of breath and physically exhausted. His small dark eyes darted around the cramped space until his gaze fell upon a box full of old clothes that somebody had carelessly thrown away. After rummaging in the box for a minute or so he put on a pair of faded blue jeans, a short-sleeved pale blue shirt and a pair of leather sandals. His energy now expended, he crouched down in a corner using a piece of sheet metal as a makeshift shelter from the rain that now began to fall down on the city, the city that had once been his home. The boy raised his weary head up and looked at the darkening sky with a heavy sigh.
"God.I just hope you're still alive. Why the hell did I do all that? Please forgive me buddy.please forgive me Kaneda."
Fatigue then took over and the teen lay down and let sleep overtake him. Tetsuo Shima was home once again, seeking atonement. And he promised himself that no matter what the cost, he would set things right. For now, Tetsuo knew that he had to sleep in order to get both his physical and mental strength back. He was not entirely sure how he had managed to escape from Akira's personal universe, but it had taken every ounce of willpower and energy to do it. Now that he was asleep, he would not awaken until his power had been replenished. Tetsuo did not know how long that would take. He did not care how long it took. At the very least he could now fully control his special abilities, which included the power to mutate his body, which had been what destroyed the one whom he loved. The mutation disgusted him, but he had a strange feeling that he was going to need all of his abilities at their peak very soon. And heaven help anyone who would try to use him as a lab rat or a weapon. He would never let that happen again. A whole new trial would soon begin.