The Beast Of Shadows

by voidspeaks

Terrorists are attacking Japan. They steal random and innocent citizens to become part of their "helpful experiments." When Kuroko mysteriously goes missing, the Kiseki no Sedai go haywire, trying to find their missing friend. Little did they know, they were going to be dragged into a war. (From Wattpad).

1. Prologue

Kuroko Tetsuya was walking with his sister, Kikuro, back to his apartment. Kuroko had taken her out to Maji's Burger for vanilla milkshakes and french fries. They were currently arguing about Kuroko's eating habits.

"Tetsuya, you need to eat more!" Kikuro had cried, "And only a milkshake? Even if your body is especially atoned to that, you can't expect good results from sugar and calcium!"

"Kikuro, I have also eaten french fries." Kuroko said, slightly annoyed, but you couldn't tell from his features or tone of voice.

"Great, so sugar, calcium, and carbs," Kikuro huffed exasperatedly, "But carbs are basically sugar, so it's still just calcium and sugar."

"Hai." Suddenly, an idea struck Kikuro.

"Well, it's your team you're letting down with your terrible eating habits, not mine." Kikuro said.

"My team won't be affected by a vanilla milkshake." If you were listening closely, you could hear the annoyance creeping into his voice, but his face remained as stoic as ever.

"No, but you know what will?" Kikuro continued before Tetsuya could continue, "Your abilities. Are you really going to throw in the towel for Seirin, for a milkshake?" Tetsuya had frowned, but didn't argue. Kikuro counted that as a win, so she let the silence sit. Then, Tetsuya noticed something off.

"Kikuro, do you know why the streets are empty?" Tetsuya was now looking around, deeply troubled. Kikuro remained silent, also worried now. Suddenly, Tetsuya felt something-no, someone run into him. This someone sent him crashing to the ground, and Kikuro screamed.

"Kikuro!" Tetsuya shouted, but he was unable to help his sister because this someone was pinning him down. Before Tetsuya could get a good look at the person, someone else's hand covered his eyes. A soft and moist cloth was placed over Tetsuya's mouth. The liquid on the cloth was tasted overpoweringly sickly sweet. Tetsuya felt like he was slowly being pulled away from his body, and being slowly pushed underwater. His senses were dulling, and his breathing deepening. Soon, his consciousness left him.