Accelerator was looking at Touma deep in his eyes "We don't intend to hurt her, we need her knowledge on the forbidden books of magic" Touma was still firm and didn't leave Accelerator go "Still, I don't want her to risk or to suffer again because of those damned books"

Accelerator was going to smash his head on the floor, but he heard Last Order voice inside his head

"Accelerator, we can't do anything without the permission of every member of this collective consciousness" Accelerator then thought in his head "That means that without Touma being happy with that, we can't do this" but Last Order replied "Misaka Mikoto is uncertain, too, because she doesn't want Touma to be unhappy" Accelerator looked at Misaka's eyes, and she avoided his look.

"I see" Accelerator said "Well, I guess there is no choice, you can come with us, maybe you can convince her to join us, I promise no one will hurt her" He then said in a lower voice "Crap".

The Misaka Army was set, a squad of 100 was prepared to follow them and protect them at any cost from every possible problem.

Between the ruins, the crowd was scared, the guy that touched the ruins was injuried.

Then the sky, which was cloudy, suddenly opened a little space and the rays of light covered the injuried man, and a voice was heard.

"No one will access this rock, who comes nearby will have his vital energy absorbed"

A circle of 20 meters was formed around the rock, and everyone was scared and they escaped.

The injuried man felt his energy going away and was scared "please…spare me…"

He managed to run away from the circle, and no one came near it again.

That night a blond girl was running, she was being hunted by strange monsters and she was escaping from them, she then saw a rock, and a great circle around it.

She ran into the circle, the monsters were screaming loud while running toward her, but when they came to the circle, they could not pass it.

The girl then watched the rock, which was able to protect her from those strange monsters, which in fact were visions made by the rock itself to make the girl come there.

The rock spoke "Do you want to achieve a great power?" Those monsters disappeared, they were only needed to make her come to the rock "I can make you as powerful as an Esper"

The girl was scared, and surprised that she was actually talking to a rock.

She said "Who are you?" And the rock said "I'm the vengeful spirit of the Esper who was killed here"

She was scared and she tried to go away, but suddenly the rock released in her mind all of his memories, everything about the hunt of the military police, about the countdown, about his death.

She was the first who trusted him and knew the truth.

"So you were innocent, still they killed you" And the rock said "Yes, I did it because I didn't want to hurt anyone, but I want justice now, And I want to help you to gain powers, think about it: don't you want to be like those cool Espers who can do everything with those amazing powers? I can give you them, everything I want you to do is just helping me to gain more followers, to give more powers to more people"

The blond girl thought about how much she hated those Espers girl, they were preferred by teachers, by cool guys, they could do amazing things and they often made jokes on her, and now she had the opportunity to get a power like them.

"I want it, what can I do to get them?" A talisman appeared, it had a precious black "V" inside a rhombus, it was made of metal, she wore it around her neck "War this, and you will have the power to burst energy from your hand, plus you can also absorb power from those stupid Esper girls that you hate so much" He could read her mind, she was amazed yet scared "Every time you will wear this talisman, I'll protect you, you can say I'll bring you good luck, because I have…well, it's a secret, now I want you to go to bed and sleep, tomorrow you will show your powers at school and when asked, bring your "normal" friends here, so I can give them powers and make them know the truth about my death, and remember: you don't have to be afraid, since thanks to that talisman I can control you, I can see you, I can communicate with you telepathically, you are not alone."

That girl, which had always felt alone, had finally found a friend which wanted to protect her and help her to gain popularity, she could feel the tears on her face, but also a great, sincere smile "Thank you!" She, incredibly, hugged the rock, which could only talk "I must advert you, I want to help you, but I also need help to come back to the "living world" and I need your help to do so, So a little part of your daily energy (it's just really little, I'm sincere, like the energy required to move your foot's most little finger) Will help me to get back to this world" There was silence, then the rock spoke "What's your name?" And the blond girl answered "Karin…" and the rock spoke on "Karin, I think your parents might think you are in trouble, oh by the way those monsters were my creations, I'm afraid that they might have scared you, but it was necessary to bring you here, to make you know the truth and to give you these powers"

Karin then felt betrayed "W-What? You did it on porpoise? You scared me just to get me here?"

The rock didn't answer, he knew it was useless.

The girl ran away, in tears.

Still the rock spoke "Don't abandon the talisman, you will finally have powers with it, it's my gift, I ask you to try it, then decide if you want to keep it"

She didn't answer.

The next morning she woke up and she felt like it was all a bad dream, monsters, talking rocks, talismans, powers, friends….. She went to the bathroom and she looked at the mirror, and she saw that she was wearing it, the talisman was still there.

"Good morning, Karin-chan!"

She heard it, his voice "Go away!"

The rock then said "Don't worry, I'll help you every day on, just trust me for this single day, then decide what will your decision be, it's a rare opportunity to gain such powers, right?"

He was right indeed….. She went to the school and she could hear his voice "You got an exam today, right?" She then said "I don't want to cheat, don't help me" The voice in her head said "I wouldn't have done it"

She then met those girls near her class, those Espers, they had always the coolest boys of the school around them, and they were the most popular in the school itself.

"Oh, if that's not the flat-chested blondie!" And they laughed, the voice in her head said "Don't do anything stupid, I know you have new powers, but that would only make you look like the bad guy here" She told him "I know right?" Then she tried to attend to her class but they stopped her "Got a test today, right? That would be a shame if.." And they made her fall "Someone stopped you from attending it"

The voice inside her head then said "You can do it, Karin, you can do it! Listen: I know you don't believe me, but I trust you, I gave you those powers, I chose you between every inhabitant of this city because you are special, Karin!" She felt moved "Why Am I special?" and the rock's voice answered in an human voice of a young boy "Because you are like I was when I was alive, alone and yet so good, filled with ideals, you have a great fantasy, I felt like you were like me when I analyzed the city, your mind was kinda unique, so trust me as I trusted you: I know you can do it, trust me, and trust yourself."

She then felt like she was friendly loved again from someone, and this time she felt like she knew him by all of his life, he was the friend she never had, the brother, the classmate, he was her twin, he was like her, and now he was dead, but still lived inside her, intimately and joined.

"Exactly, Karin, I can only live in you, because we are the same, and I won't let anyone hurt you"

She felt secure and brave "And no" he said "Stand up" And she did it, she stood up and stood erected "you are an human, and humans…" and she completed his speech "Are different from monkeys because they can stand!" And he was smiling, she knew it, and it was true, but he was also moved, and this she didn't knew, but she could feel it.

"And now" he said "watch them in the eyes" She found the courage to move her face and her eyes and watch them directly, battling her fear for them

"Well well well, she is brave isn't her? She is looking at us with such a pathetic face" but she could only hear the voice inside her head "And now join hands and point them toward her chest" She did it, they were laughing, a little crowd was around them, he then said "and now, do it" and she did it.

A great burst of energy sprung out of her hands, and hit the girl's chest and she was pulled away and crashed against the trash.

The Espers girls were shocked, they looked at her and said "What have you done you little.." but she turned around and moved toward the classroom, the Esper girl stood up and ran against her "you little bi…." She tried to launch a fire ball at her, but Karin turned around and pointed her hand toward it, and she absorbed the ball of fire in just one second, then she said "Leave me ALONE!" a thunder suddenly generated from her hand and was sent toward the Esper girl, which fell unconscious.

The other Esper girls watched her, and she moved her hand towards them, and they ran away, scared.

Karin went to the class, and a voice inside her said "You see? It worked, do you like this?"

And she said "I do, thanks… ehm…what's your name?"

And he just said "I have none, since I lived too much and had too many names, just call me maybe"