The Encounter

Kira arrives at the scene. Her nose picked up the smell of fire burning. She felt the wind was much hotter than before she arrived. She concludes that a huge fire enveloped the area a few minutes ago. She can see scorch marks on the ground and on the walls of the building. Smoke was coming off the marks. It looked like death came and wiped the life out of this place.

Kira stops the moment she sees bodies on the ground. There were students around the same age as her. The large stain of blood on their clothing told her it wasn't caused by fire but something else. A weapon she can't identify. She bit her bottom lip and looked away disappointed at herself for not getting here fast enough. Her hands were clenched to the point where her nails were digging into her skin. Before her tears came out, a small gust of wind rubbed against her face. It made her look at a boy who was laying on his back with the same stain mark like everyone else. She takes a few steps closer.

Being able to control wind isn't all she can do. Her eyes can detect the wave patterns of wind. She can see where the current goes. In her eyes, the wind are light blue lights almost like shooting stars but going everywhere. She is capable of decluttering the wind and focusing on the main streams. What she sees now is a faint wind coming from the boy's mouth. "He's breathing" she thought running to him.

OOO

A week later…

The news continues to talk about the event that unfolded of the tragedy. There was a funeral being held for all the students that lost their lives. Families were torn and heartbroken. The news did not only talk about that but the missing hero and how it was his fault for not preventing this. Before his disappearance, many of the citizens were at ease walking the streets of New york since they knew they had a guardian angel watching over them. Time and time again, the hero proved himself to be the real deal. However, there are still some who dislike him and want him out off the streets.

There was still one student whose life was saved. He was laying on a wooden floor half naked with a white bandage wrapped around his torso. His eyes finally opened. His vision was blurry but it took a second for it to be clear. He slowly sat up and noticed the bandage.

"What happened?" he said softly to himself, confused.

He took in the area around him. It seems to be the inside of a karate dojo. There were candles lit which was the only light source in the room. However, there was a small crack of light underneath the door of the dojo. That tells him it was morning. Without that clue, he would think it was night.

"You're awake" said an older deep tone voice.

Yusei shifted his attention to the old man with the long white beard. He was bald and was wearing a greyish robe that seemed to be too big for him. He was sitting on his knees with his arms crossed. His body was facing him.

"What happened to me? How did I get here?" Yusei asked with a serious expression.

"Kira brought you here to heal your wounds" he answers in a kind tone.

Yusei almost forgot about that thing that pierced him right through. He looked at where the hole should be but he didn't feel any pain.

"Well the wounds that we could see….somehow you weren't harmed during the attack..can you explain to me why?" he asked.

"I don't have any memory of that," Yusei replies, looking up at him. "Who exactly are you...you don't seem like a doctor"

"My apologies...we don't even know each other...my name is Tenzo and your right, I'm not a doctor. I'm the master of this organization" Tenzo replies to him. "Your name?"
"Yusei" he answered. "What organization?"

"There is a group formed in order to protect this city against abnormal activity. Enemies that no police or government agency can handle. The founder of the organization decided to build this dojo to train certain individuals who were chosen by the power stone" Tenzo responds.

"What are you even talking about? This is confusing me" Yusei states.

"The thing that attacked you..do you remember?" Tenzo asked.

"Ya" Yusei said, he does not think he can forget that thing.

"There are more of them...different kinds...much stronger….they all follow under the enemy of this organization...the lord of the dark force….the Dark Emperor" Tenzo said in a serious tone. "It's been going on for years, the fight and countless heroes come and go. It's only this generation that this organization exist because the legendary hero knew what was coming...we needed to prepare"

Tenzo turns to his side, picking up a wooden box. He turns back to Yusei, showing him the box and opening the lid. A bright red flash came out the moment Yusei's eyes laid upon it. Somewhere deep inside Yusei, he felt restless. There was a pull coming from the outside and in. He wasn't afraid but it felt like something was binding him in place.

"This is a fragment of the power stone that offers the chosen individuals the power and abilities..known has elemental energy" Tenzo exclaims. "I can already tell this stone likes you"

"...and what happens when I touch it?" Yusei responds.

"Then just like us...your destiny is to help us fight against the darkness" said a female voice coming from behind Yusei.

Yusei turned his head to the blond woman. She had piercing blue eyes that he didn't like seeing. It gave him a strange feeling in his chest almost like a rash.

"This here is Kira...she was the one that brought you here" Tenzo tells him. "And this is Yusei, the one you saved"

"You were the one...why did you?" Yusei asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What kind of question is that?" Kira responded confused. "What reason is there to save someone when they are endangered"
"Hm" Yusei states.

"But also...from what I can tell when I got there...I noticed certain things...plus you were the only one alive...so figured...you might also have been chosen...and seems like I was right" Kira said with a proud smile. "Now we have another comrade in this fight-"

"Who said I'm joining?" Yusei said slowly, glancing back at the stone then closing the lid. "I heard what I needed to hear...I'm not interested in joining"

"You what!?" Kira said, feeling her anger rising within her.

"I appreciate you helping me...I owe you both...but" Yusei said looking at Tenzo. "I don't plan to be a hero going around saving people...well more like I don't have that in me"

"Oh?" Tenzo said.
"Don't have that in you?...wait, you can't be serious" Kira said in a serious tone. "The stone chose you...you have the power to help many lives-"

"...lives of people I don't know" Yusei said, shifting his eyes to Kira. "they aren't important to me-"

A blade quickly appears with a gust of wind following it. Yusei had the tip of her sword underneath his neck. Kira had an intimidating look. Yusei stares at her, slowly moving close to the blade.

"Enough" Tenzo said in a deep tone causing Kira to quickly pull her sword away. "We can't force anyone, Kira"
"Your right" Kira states with a soft chuckle. "We don't want a coward to join us, if he plans on dying anyway"

Kira throws Yusei his shirt and walks through the doors. Yusei puts his shirt on.

"Sorry about her...she's passionate about doing good and doing what's right..she is highly skilled among everyone with the elemental power of wind" Tenzo states.

Yusei makes his way to the door not interested in what else he had to say. Before he took his step outside, Tenzo opened his mouth.

"Yusei...remember, you're always welcome back...the stone will be waiting," Tenzo said.

Yusei nodded and left the building.

OOO

"Kirio..can you hear me?" Asuna calls him through the speaker.

"Ya I hear you" Kirito states riding on the streets with his motorcycle. "Don't have to call me everytime I go out"

"I can't help but be worried...do you remember what happened last week...what happens if you pass out in the middle of the street!"

"An ambulance will get me"

"Kirito"
"Ya sorry dont worry...it hasn't happened ever since then"

Kirito parks his motorcycle in front of the convenience store. He gets off his bike and walks toward the store. He was running out of a few things in the fridge.

"Ill be home soon" Kirito said turning off his phone and entered the store.

Took him ten minutes to find everything and pay. When he was walking toward his motorcycle, he heard a female scream. He turned his head and started walking cautiously in that direction. It didn't sound like a playful scream. He hears a muffled noise then a few grunts down an alleyway. His eyes widen seeing a woman fall looking beat up. Kirito notices a guy with white hair with his back facing him. The girl quickly runs with terror in her expression.

"Hey!" Kirito shouts at the male. "What were you doing with her!?"

The male turned around. Kirito met with his grey eyes. He was wearing a patterned black and white shirt with slade grey pants. He was Kirito's height. Kirito noticed his fist was bloody but that's the only thing messed up about him.

"Ugh..uh.."

Kirito could hear other voices coming from deeper down the alleyway.

"Did you come here to help?" the male spoke in a calm tone.

"...what's going on?" Kirito asked, confused.

"The girl was jumped by these men" He answered, looking down another path that Kirito could not see. "Heard her cry and checked it out"

"Oh so you helped her" Kirito states lowering his guard.

"I came and took care of it...it was on my way so why not" he said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Who are you?" Kirito asked curiously.

"Zane...you should hurry along now" he replied, noticing the bag in Kirito's hand. "Don't want to be late"

"O-oh ya" Kirito said softly. "See ya"

Kirito walked away but felt uneasy. He could feel his arm throbbing as well. He reached his bike and looked back at the alleyway. Zane sighed and slid his hands into his pockets. A smirk appears on his face seeing the bodies turn lifeless in front of him. "Break time is over"

OOO

Yusei was walking down the stone paved path. This place that Kira brought him looked peaceful. He noticed the trees were complete and green. Flowers looked alive and the ground looked cleaned. He can't imagine himself being here. He felt weird inside. He noticed someone coming into the place through the entrance. There seems to be a border that caged around the place. It was another blond that was coming in but his hair colour was a slightly lighter than Kira's. Yusei didn't notice how close they were and accidently hit his elbow against the male.

"Oh sorry" Yusei continued to walk.

"It's alright.." he spoke softly. "...Yusei"

"That voice" Yusei thought, his heart stopped for a second. He felt his body get hotter. He turned his head to the blond make who was looking back with a grin. The nightmare that was blurry to him became crystal clear.

OOO

Kirito was behind the white line waiting for the light to turn green. He stretches his arm up getting tired. He turned to his left and noticed a wooden wall that seemed to be bordering some large space.

"Wonder what's happening on the other side" Kirito said to himself and drove the moment the light turned green. It was also the moment his right arm stopped paying attention to him.

It turned stiff like a board. Kirito felt the bike leaning more on the left side. He was going to fall. "Come on!" He thought, forcing his hand to wake up. It didn't work and he fell but he didn't hit the ground. His bike was the only thing in the middle of the street.