If I ever need someone to come along, who's gonna comfort me? And keep me strong?
"The world is fading, young hero." I heard that voice that spoke to me a few days ago. Wandering the saved town, the ruins that held such beautiful warmth to them, the feeling of gratitude. It had overwhelmed me, knocked me backwards in a way that I never experienced before. It was a warm feeling, one that I liked. One could even go so far as to say I loved it, I was addicted to it, and I wanted more. "It needs to be saved. This town... It was just one of many, crying out to be saved from the destructive humans who reign over them carelessly. The humans decided to destroy the world; a savior is needed to rectify the situation.
My quest would start there. With divine aid at my side, and this ARM in my hand, I would be the hero that saved the planet. Soon, the world would be free from enslavement, and everything would start anew. I would blaze a path into Filgaia's future with my resolve.
"Hey, Kid!" A rough voice, the first gruff voice I had heard in days, emanated from behind me. My head perked up, but for whatever reason, I wouldn't turn around. Perhaps I was afraid of losing my resolve to save the planet. Perhaps I was afraid, afraid that he would try and put an end to my plight. Or, maybe I had lost all trust. I couldn't even look another person square in the eye, without being disgusted. I didn't know the answer, but thousands of possibilities swam through my head at a moment's notice. "What happened here?"
I remained silent. It wasn't that I didn't want to speak, it was I couldn't. My voice wouldn't come out. Was this perhaps the price I had to pay for being a hero? It was a small price to pay. I couldn't convey my hatred, which would have been unbecoming of a hero. I hated those villains who destroyed the world upon which we live. And he was one of them. An obstacle I needed to get over in order
And then, to my surprise as well as the adults, my voice conveyed my thoughts, it was the first time I had spoken in months. "You're in my way." It was so easy, it felt natural, to talk, even after so long. However, the old man didn't take too kindly to this statement. His gaze hardened as he reached for his belt. It was only then that I noticed that he had a sword strapped there.
"Kid, you'd best not mess with me. I'm with the government's peacekeeper divis..." Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the glowing of my hand and jumped behind one of the numerous piles of rubble that littered the landscape.
He was lucky.
Three bullets were spit out of the muzzle of the newly formed ARM in my right hand; each of the balls of energy rammed into the rubble and was stopped short. I reloaded without much effort, and set into motion. My opponent, apparently an experienced fighter, also did the same. He had unsheathed his weapon, an apparently normal sword with no obvious alterations.
I dove, sliding across the ground and kicking up dust along the way, firing two more bullets towards my new adversary. Skillfully, he blocked them both with his sword, taking the chance to charge. My eyes were on him every step of the way; I was analyzing the situation as I never had before. I didn't know that I'd be able to tell that he'd dodge left because of the way he was dragging his sword. I didn't know how I knew that he'd be jabbing at my torso while I laid there; just by the way he looked at me.
But I did. And because I knew, I also recognized that this battle was over. He thought he had one, as he went through all the motions I had predicted. I was on the ground, he stabbed down. My legs darted upwards; I caught the blade betwixt the soles of my shoes, sticky with the grip of rubber found from the sap of the rare trees on the mountains. His blade was stuck, he knew he had lost.
"You did this, didn't you?" His voice was quaking with disgust; the old man had now realized that a young boy with a brain far beyond his years had gotten the better of him. I had seen it in his eyes.
"Yes." And then, for the second time in those three days, I pulled the trigger to save the planet.