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In My Mindscape

I ended up being woken up by my dad about an hour later, his back turned to me as usual.

"Evening Dad. What is it this time?"

"I came to talk about the other you."

"Oh, you mean Kraft."

He gave me a look, "Kraft? Like the food company?"

"Yeah, I named him that so I wouldn't have to call him "the voice" all the time."

My dad pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, "You need to learn how to give people normal names."

"Not you too!" My ability to give names isn't that bad is it?

"That's besides the point. He's been a fucking annoying pest all day. I could barely catch a wink of sleep with his constant screaming."

"I guess he is a bit loud."

"A bit? Have you been listening to him at all?!"

"Of course! He was me driving crazy until he finally calmed down after my fight today!"

"You can say that again. I can tell you what he is though."

"I thought he was a splintered fraction of my personality."

"You're halfway there. He's the personification of your natural desires and functions as the Blacklight Virus, including your battle instincts."

My battle instincts? "So you're saying with him around, I'm weaker."

"You're more likely to get your ass handed to you if you're not careful."

"That's... what I just said." He didn't have to say it like a drill sergeant would.

"It's the realistic version, kid."

"Hey, that doesn't mean I can't hold my own in a fight."

"If you couldn't I'd start beating the crap out of you right now to fix that."

"That's harsh, but it's good to see that you're back to your old self Dad. You being all fuzzy is kind of weird."

"I'm just giving you advice. Like I said, what I did earlier was a one time thing, it won't happen again."

"That's what they all say. Just watch I'll do something to impress you and the great Alex Mercer will turn all soft on me again!"

"I'd like to see that happen. Beat me in a fight and I'll give you all the praise you want." he scoffed at me in mocking disbelief.

"You better remember your words Dad!"

"Just don't get yourself killed kid."

"You can trust me, I'm pretty tough to beat you know."

"That's what they all say before they're utterly fucked in a fight."

"Nice retort, but cruel."

"I'm a mass murdering sociopath who eats people to survive. This shouldn't be a surprise to you."

"I know, but it was still kind of uncalled for."

"Get used to it. You're not as much of a brat as you used to be, so act like it so I don't have to treat you like one."

"Of course, Dad." Sometimes he can be a real grouch and for lack of a better word, a jerkass.

"It's morning, so get up." He was about to walk away but turned around one more time, "Remember to tell that other kid to shut the fuck up. He's blowing out my eardrums."

I let out a short laugh, "I will, love you too Dad."

He shook his head in disgust as my vision became flooded with light.

My Room – Heaven's Canceller's Hospital

I woke up at my usual time to the sound of my alarm clock, though my dad works as a pretty good alarm clock too. I started going through my routine as with every other day, but at a quicker pace than usual since I wasn't sure if the health inspectors would come back.

Being impatient and nervous I took the shortcut by teleporting downstairs, which to my relief was devoid of people aside from Jii-chan.

"The inspectors aren't here today, thank goodness." I breathed a sigh of relief at the fact and began walking over to the fridge.

"Good morning." he said, his eyes not averting from the papers he was going through.

I cheered when I opened the fridge to see it full of packets. I'm never taking them for granted again.

"They came in at three o'clock, I ordered quite a shipment to replace the lost ones."

"You've been up that long?" I asked as I sunk my teeth into one a packet and starting pouring the contents of another two into a thermos.

"I do get emergency calls now and then. You sent quite a few people here yesterday."

"Sorry about that. According to them, I've been getting a pretty fearsome reputation..."

"So I've heard. Some of the delinquents that you and your other personality subdued shuddered in terror when I told them you lived here."

"At least you have a way of keeping them quiet!" He cracked a small smile at that one.

"Yes, yes. Hurry it along, it's 7:20. If you don't get moving soon you'll miss the train."

I grabbed another packet to drink on my way out, "Okay then, I'm off!"

"Enjoy your day at school!"

Class 7-A – Sakugawa Middle School

As usual, school was relatively uneventful. The only thing worth talking about started after lunch during Power Curriculum Class, instructed by that same teacher in a lab coat and glasses who hates my guts for whatever reason.

"AIM diffusion fields are a localized phenomenon created around espers. AIM is an acronym for "An Involuntary Movement". It's a weak force that is involuntarily emitted by ability users around themselves. It cannot be felt with the human senses and without specialized equipment it cannot be detected at all. However, research into applications of this field has made remarkable progress as of late..." he droned on in his usual monotone voice.

I then heard a familiar yawning, and considering the fact that it wasn't from Saten or any of my other classmates only one person could be doing that at the moment.

"Good morning, Kraft. You're up awfully late." I whispered to my other self.

"Morning Sieg." he stopped yawning as he realized where we were. "You're in school again!"

"Yup. I come here five days a week."

"Ugh, you can't be serious."

"Sorry, though it's nice to know that you remembered my name."

"I'd be stupid if I couldn't remember the name of my onii-s-" he caught himself and stopped.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that you're treating me like one. I thought you said you wouldn't call me onii-san though." It's pretty fun teasing my new little brother of sorts since he's so easy to bother.

Kraft began grumbling unintelligibly in response.

I then felt a poking on my arm from Saten with her pen.

"Hey guys. Do you want to go shopping at the Seventh Mist again after school?" she whispered.

"Yeah," replied Uiharu with a smile before it fell again, "but I have Judgment work to do."

"Same here, the work hours are relentless."

"Come on, you two. You can blow it off just a little bit. Just say you're on patrol or something."

Uiharu began waving her lead pencil around, "I can't do that this time, though... with these attacks being what they are."

She was referring to the "Mad Bomber" attacks that have been occurring recently. Someone with a power related to gravitons has been using aluminum hidden inside bags and dolls to target seemingly random locations with catastrophic explosions at a Level 4 on the Level Ranking system. Even with Anti-Skill's help, law enforcement is stumped since the only possible person with that power was in a coma at the time of all of the attacks. It has been made a priority in terms of issues to resolve for both Anti-Skill and Judgment.

"I see..." Saten looked rather upset and bored.

"I'm on patrol a lot, so I could spare an hour or so." I said in attempt to perk her up a bit.

"That's great, thanks Sieg!" I think it worked pretty well.

"Just try to keep it short, and don't buy too much!"

"Alright, alright..." Though I don't think she'll be keeping her word any time soon.

"You so have a crush on her." insinuated Kraft.

"I-I don't have a..." I sighed, "Yes, I have a crush on Saten."

"Then just tell her! I may not be that old but I have enough common sense to know that she'll never know if you don't tell her!"

"I know but..."

"Who are you talking to Sieg?"

"Oh, uh no one! J-just thinking aloud! N-nothing suspicious or strange!"

"Okay.. If Uiharu isn't coming I'd rather do it tomorrow though." the teacher began turning toward us. "We'll talk after school." I nodded silently in response.

"Mercer, since you seem awfully chatty today would you like to explain the Poltergeist phenomenon?"

I racked my brain quickly for the answer, having studied it the night before. At this point I did absolutely nothing to hide my disdain for him, since he keeps trying to put me on the spot the way a sadist would.

"Alright then. Recurrent Spontaneous PsychoKinesis Syndrome, or RSPK Syndrome, is referred to as the Poltergeist phenomenon. It is believed that the phenomenon is caused when ability users cannot properly perceive reality due to stress or trauma. RSPK Syndrome often leads to an effect similar to poltergeists of lore, for example the sudden and unexplainable levitation of objects. In large-scale occurrences it can lead to medium class earthquakes. If you are unsatisfied with my answer I can explain in further length and in a dozen other languages or argue over it at the doctorate level if you'd prefer."

My classmates barely contained their laughter at my mouthing off of the teacher. Speaking of which, the teacher's ticked face was priceless to watch as he struggled to maintain his stoic expression.

"Very well, but your tongue in cheek comment was not necessary."

I wanted to say, "Believe me, it was necessary." but I kept my trap shut to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"That was great! Though I really wish you followed through with it. That teacher makes things that already fucking boring into freaking torture."

"I'll hold my tongue if it means staying out of trouble. The same goes for you."

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. The teacher beckoned me over, probably to give me a stern talking to.

"Mercer, I don't appreciate your behavior. Your grades may be excellent, but I will not tolerate your cheekiness in my class, got it?" he seemed to have a triumphant smirk as if he thought that his authority as a teacher would be enough to control me.

"Sir, will all due respect (not really) you've been antagonizing me for no apparent reason since the day I transferred in. I believe respect to be a two-way street. I will begin showing respect once you do the same."

"Now see here!"

"See you tomorrow."

I then left the slack jawed teacher with a hidden smile on my face.

Courtyard – Sakugawa Middle School

"So, what are you going to do now Sieg?" asked Saten as we walked into the courtyard.

"Well, I first have to report to the Judgment office for duty's sake."

"Then what?"

"I'll probably go on a patrol, fill out some paperwork, and a lot of other stuff. Unless I come across something I'm usually done for the day."

"Judgment doesn't sound like much fun at all."

"I guess it isn't, but one the main reasons I joined it is because I'm a trouble magnet. At least in Judgment I have an excuse to be able to go help people and end the conflicts I get caught up in."

"I see, so like we said earlier do you want to hang out while you're on patrol?"

"That's a bit dangerous, I tend to wander into bad situations all too often."

"Don't be such a worrywart! Nothing bad will happen!"

"If you say so." I still was somewhat against the idea, but nothing short of knocking her out cold was going to change her mind.

"Why don't you just say no to her?"

"Even if I did she'd probably still tail me anyway."

"You've been talking to yourself all day Sieg, what's going on?"

"Well, I uh..." What do I tell her? That my personality has been fractured and is now a sentient being in my head?

"You don't need to keep secrets! We're friends aren't we? What are you muttering about?" She stuck her face uncomfortably close to mine to make a point.

"I was just remembering lines from a novel I read. Some of the scenes were really romantic." I heard myself say, but the words weren't my own.

"Oh, alright. Maybe you could show it to me some time."

"Yeah, maybe I will."

"Now get going! The sooner you finish the sooner we can hang out!" she slapped me on the back to get me moving.

"I'll see you later Saten!" I replied quickly before dashing away towards the Judgment office.

When I was out of sight and in an alleyway I finally managed to breathe after that close call.

"That was close..."

"I can't believe you. You can stare down your dad and that freaking evil teacher no problem, but you freeze up in front of that girl once she starts asking questions. Here I thought you were the creative one."

I cracked a smile at that, "I don't really understand that part of me either. Thanks for the save, Kraft."

"You better thank me! If I didn't step in you probably would have been found out!"

"I know. It's weird how I can lie to everyone else so easily, but in front of my friends I just can't anymore."

"Obviously! What are you going to do without me you big softie!"

"Not much I guess. Tell you what, if I come across some crooks I'll let you go to town on them."

"You mean it?" he sounded particularly happy at the prospect.

"Yup, as long as you keep bone breaking and organ failure to a minimum."

"I'll be gentle..." he murmured rather deviously. I wonder if I said the right thing.

Judgment 177th Branch Office

I walked into the office to see Uiharu typing away as usual, Kuroko peering over the flower girl's shoulder. Konori-senpai was absent, probably away at some meeting or something.

"Oh brother!" exclaimed Kuroko as she rested her chin on Uiharu's headband, "If only we had a little more to go on."

"Yeah, all we know is that it's a Level 4 or higher esper." my classmate agreed.

"Hmmm, but nobody in the database matches. Could it an esper who had a dramatic power increase recently over a short time?"

"No way. It isn't possible for someone to gain that much power over such a short period."

"I suppose you're right. Something like that would be impossible."

"Let's just be patient and go over the facts again."

"Absolutely!"

"Are you sure that's impossible?" I asked, to which the pair turned around.

"Are you saying there is a way of raising your power rapidly?" asked the always skeptic Kuroko.

"You two go on the urban legends website often right?" Kuroko turned her head, but Uiharu nodded.

"I'm pretty sure there was something posted called the Level Upper, which is said to be able to raise your level instantly."

"Do you really think something as ridiculous as that exists?"

"Maybe not, but the Stripping Woman was real to an extent, at least according to Misaka-san. So there has to have some sort of truth on which it was based on right? Plus, the friends of a bunch of people that got sent to the hospital I live at claim that they took the stuff."

"So what are you saying we should do?"

"I'm just saying we should keep our minds open and look for all of the options. There has to be other people with the ability to create those explosions right? Even if their level is too low you never know if someone discovered such an item. After all, it'd be scandalous if something that could potentially eliminate the entire curriculum was to get out."

"I suppose, but we're going to go over the facts again."

"Okay then, I'll be heading out on patrol."

They simply nodded in response as I left the office.

Streets of Academy City

Kraft started speaking up again as I got out onto the street.

"Are you really going on patrol, or are you using it as an excuse for a date?"

"I-it's not a date, we're just hanging out! Just be quiet, Dad says you're too noisy!"

"You're really going to listen to him?"

"Well normally I wouldn't but I have to agree with him this time. You're too damn noisy."

"That's rude!"

"Says the master of being rude himself."

"Okay, I admit, I'm loud and rude. That was really mean though!" He sounded almost sad at that.

"Just behave and I won't bring it up anymore."

"Jerk. How are you going to find her anyway?"

"She said she was heading towards the Seventh Mist."

"That sounds like a girl's clothing store."

"It is, but I just wanted to keep her from feeling down."

He sighed, "I really can't understand you acting like a person."

"Then you'll just have to live with it. On the topic of understanding each other, I don't think I've explained to you my other abilities."

"Other abilities? Like what? Are you saying you have even gorier powers?!" He sounds a bit too excited over the topic doesn't he?

"Not quite gory, but fun nonetheless."

"What is it?" His excitement deflated a bit, but it was still present.

"Here's my special glove called the Booster. It let's me use my ability of copying the powers of other espers." I held it up at eye level to make sure he could see it.

"That's fun how?" He was starting to sound bored.

"Well, I've copied Misaka's and Kuroko's powers, meaning that I can shoot lightning out of my hands and teleport."

"That is kind of cool!" At least this entertained him.

"The only real catch is that I can only use one at a time, though aside from only being able to copy up to a Level 4 in power I basically have no limits on it. If I know how the ability works and I see it, I can copy it and its permanent."

"Can we try it now? I want to see it!"

"Maybe not the lightning part, but teleporting shouldn't be too harmful."

"Then do it already!"

"Hold your horses. I have to put on the glove first."

"I'm waiting..." Isn't my little brother the most patient person ever?

"I have it on, so you'll first have to work out the spacial coordinates you're teleporting to-"

"Skip to the point!"

"I'll give it to you in layman's terms then. Use math to figure out where you need to go, think about it, and you teleport. Happy?"

"I will be once you show me instead of giving me a fucking lecture about math."

"I'm going to have to give you a lecture on manners later. Anyway, I'm going to teleport to the top of that building to my left in order to look for Saten." Teleporting is pretty much the only reason why I made real effort to stay awake in math class. Once I had the calculations down it became a snap to pull off.

I let myself land gently on the floor of the building before checking myself over to make sure I didn't lose a finger or something (not that it would matter much).

"I have to admit, that was pretty cool. Let's do it again!" Did I enjoy fighting that much for Kraft to be this excitable?

"I will, as soon as I find Saten."

"Why do you always call people by their last names anyway?"

"It's common courtesy here in Japan, just go with it."

"I'm just saying that it's weird." Will he ever stop talking?

"She's an eighth of a mile northwest down 15th Street."

"Wait, really?" I looked in the direction he indicated to see her walking around the corner.

"Well, what do you know? Thanks Kraft."

"I'm just telling you so we can teleport again. I bet it's crap loads of fun to use in a fight."

"Can't argue with that, though you have to be willing to do the math first. Otherwise you might miss and get us stuck in a wall."

"Hey, I'm not stupid. I may hate learning, but I can pull it off."

"Okay, just make sure you don't make us lose a limb or something,"

"Do you have that little faith in me?"

"You're only a day old, so yes."

"I hate it when you pull the age card on me."

"It happens to me too. Anyway, off we go."

I reappeared next to Saten, "I'm here!" I said with a bit of flair.

She jumped, "Don't scare me like that!"

"Sorry, I just saw you walking down the street so I decided to surprise you."

After she got over the shock of my sudden appearance she continued, "You got out more quickly than I thought you would."

"There wasn't any paperwork to do, so I just popped in and out since Chief Konori wasn't there."

"That's great! So where do we go first?"

"You said you wanted to go shopping at the Seventh Mist right?"

"Don't you have anywhere you want to go?"

"Not really, anywhere you want I guess."

"Then the Seventh Mist it is. Come on let's go!" We began our usual dynamic consisting of Saten dragging me down the route she chose to her destination.

"Are you just trying to make her happy?" asked Kraft teasingly.

"Yes... and I don't need your commentary here!"

"That just makes me want to do it some more." I know I said I find it fun to tease Kraft, though I think he's the one doing most of the teasing.

"Just pipe down alright!"

As we passed the park we heard a certain electromaster calling to us from across the street, "Saten-san! Sieg-san!"

We ended up sitting down underneath the shade of a few trees, Saten and Misaka sipped tea from a nearby store while I was drinking from a can of bear curry. Academy City vending machines sell the weirdest things. At least it tasted good, but the meat was rather chewy even with superhuman biting power.

"This must be as hard on Uiharu as it is on Kuroko." said Misaka.

"It sounds like it. I invited her to go shopping with me today, but she turned me down. Sieg offered to hang out with me since he was on patrol, but even now I'm not so sure if I should wait until all of this blows over." replied Saten.

"I guess they have no choice until the mad bomber is caught."

The girl I have a crush on sighed, "All of this gives me... an uncomfortable feeling, you know?"

"Eh?"

"Uiharu and Shirai-san are working so hard for Judgment, and Misaka-san, you and Sieg are something else, too. But I'm just like you know..."

Misaka glanced off to the side as if to think about it.

"Oh, uh, sorry! I didn't mean anything significant by it! I just mean, if I had an ability too my day-to-day would change."

"She's hiding something. I think she wants a power really badly."

"How can you tell?" I whispered back.

"Please, I've only been around for one day and I already know all the faces you make when you're trying to keep something secret. She's making all of the same faces. No wonder you like her so much. She's just like you." I-I is that so...

"It is."

Saten let out another sigh, "Aw, if only I had a Level Upper. Then maybe reaching Level 5 would be more than just a dream."

"Level Upper?" asked Misaka.

"It's an urban legend I mentioned before. It's said to be a tool that can easily raise your level for you. I thought that if the Stripping Woman was real, then maybe it could be too. But really, there's probably no such thing right?" She then began laughing the same way I do when I'm nervous. Is she feeling inferior since she doesn't have a power?

"Hey." Saten stopped laughing. "Let's all go together!" said Misaka to our surprise.

"You mean, go shopping together at the mall?" I asked.

"Yeah, it'll be fun! Maybe I'll even bring Kuroko along."

"That sounds great! I think Uiharu's day off is tomorrow. It'll be perfect! What do you think Sieg?"

"As long as you don't make me carry anything embarrassing I'm fine with it." I gave up on the "don't buy too much" part. It's not going to happen.

"Then it's settled. We'll meet at the Seventh Mist tomorrow after school."

Saten got up from her seat, "Well looks like we're done for the day. Do you mind walking me home Sieg?"

"Uh, sure."

"See you later Misaka-san!"

We ended up walking for a couple of hours, which to my relief was free of Kraft's annoying commentary.

About five blocks from Saten's house I asked, "Are you sure you don't want me to teleport you home?"

"Really, it isn't that far of a walk. Thanks for spending time with me though, I know you're busy and everything."

"I-It's not a problem. Really."

We were stopped by a group of three teenagers dressed like punks wearing ski masks and oddly enough, the earmuffs used by someone at a construction site. They looked about ready to threaten us as they withdrew a bunch of blunt weapons and knives.

"Can we help you?"

I was answered by the same screeching sound from yesterday, only about ten times louder and more intense.

"That shit again! Where do they have it this time!"

I was then knocked back by a sudden torrent of water that came out of nowhere, slamming me against the wall.

"Sieg!" I heard Saten yell.

I tried to shock him back, but I found that my attempts at using my electromaster ability were utterly futile, barely producing a spark with my best efforts.

"The sound is messing with how you process calculations, you'll have to get down and dirty!"

I was about to get ready to do so, but I was blown back again by a sudden shock wave that erupted from the ground.

"Why can they use their abilities... oh." I then realized what the earmuffs were for, they must block out the sound, thus allowing them use their abilities.

"So beat the shit out of them!"

"I'm working on it!" I made another advance, this time dodging the shock waves and water blasts. I then attempted to throw a kick at the water user, only for the leader to put up some kind of barrier, blocking my kick before the shock wave guy blasted me back again.

"This is pissing me off." Dad was right, these guys should have been easy to beat. My combat ability really has dropped.

"Then let me take over! You promised anyway!"

"I did didn't I? I'll let you have a go at it." I felt my body go numb again as Kraft took over.

He cracked my knuckles, "Alright fuckers, let's see what you've got."

"Do you have a plan?" I asked questioningly.

"Yeah, charge in and kick their asses."

"I figured as much."

"Don't you ever learn kid?" barked the leader as he put up the barrier to repel us once more. "We're invincible with Capacity Down and the Level Upper!

"Capacity Down, huh? We may have to pull out our Blacklight powers."

"Heh, I don't care! Just do it then!"

"Dad's good old Blade and Armor combo coming up!"

Our right arm twisted and bent into the familiar bone-white sword as the black liquid covered our body and solidified.

"Ready for round two bastards?" asked Kraft as they were freaked out by our ability.

"H-he isn't supposed to be able to do that!" stammered the water user.

"It doesn't matter! As long as we have our abilities we-" he put up the barrier to block us again, only for the Blade to cleave right through it, allowing us to simply send him flying backwards with a hard kick.

The other two panicked, "Get the car out here! We need to get away!"

A van burst from the alleyway behind me and promptly ran me over. "Get the girl! We can use her as insurance!"

"Get the girl? They don't mean..." I wondered as Kraft brought my head up, allowing me to watch as the grabbed Saten, stuffed her in the van and sped away.

"Son of a BITCH!" I screamed as I slammed my fist on the floor, once again in control of my body.

They were not getting away and I was going to make sure of that!

"What are you going to do? Even at our top speed we won't be able to catch up to that car."

"I'm going to try something crazy Kraft. You might want to hold on to something." I said, getting up as I shook off the pain of being run over and having my body stitch itself back together again in under half a minute.

"Luckily for the both of us, I like crazy! I'm going to hold onto your dad if you don't mind!"

As the car sped away, the noise decreased and I could concentrate enough to use my esper abilities again. I let the electricity crackle around me before I directed it backwards, discharging it in a massive burst.

Why would I do this you might ask? Well, oxygen is flammable and potentially explosive.

I jumped and braced myself as all of the oxygen behind me detonated, launching me like a bullet in the direction of the van. The landscape whizzed past me as I was launched through the air, much to the surprise of any onlookers.

"This is the best idea you ever had!" yelled Kraft, clearly enjoying the experience.

Luckily for me, the would be kidnappers didn't bother to turn, confident in having gotten away. They were only a few hundred meters away.

A distance which I closed in about five seconds.

I landed on the roof of the van, the noise once again screeching in my ears. I ignored the bursts of pain in my head as I returned my hand to its human shape, allowing me to stab it through the roof of the vehicle and crumple the metal in my grip. This gave me a solid hold on the speeding automobile, which was trying to throw me off with wild turns, barely avoiding the oncoming traffic. I then turned my left arm into a hammerfist which I then slammed into the hood of the car, crushing the engine and creating a small explosion.

The car skidded out of control and slammed into the side of a building. I jumped off and tore the door to the trunk off its hinges, revealing a speaker set identical to yesterday's which served as the origin to the inhibiting noise. I smashed it to pieces, ending the irritatingly dissonant sound.

"That's better..." I muttered as the pain in my head subsided.

"That was so much fun! Let's do it again!"

"Maybe later..." Can I have one day without this much excitement?

I turned as three punks clambered out of the now totaled van and attempted to use their powers on me. To their horror I simply shrugged them off. I barely felt them with my armor in the way.

"Now, what should I do to you?" I asked, extending my blade again to intimidate them.

"Blast him, blast him! Kill him!" One of them yelled, but their abilities bounced off my armor harmlessly. Even the shock wave could now only shift my posture slightly.

"You thought you were badasses with your new powers didn't you? Now look at you, a sniveling lot cowering at the sight of a kid. I would've let you off easily if you only targeted me. But you had to involve my friend in this. Should I really let you live to do this again?" I said with my blade raised.

"I won't do it again, I swear!" cried the one in front, the others nodding in agreement.

It was really tempting to go through with it. A split second and those bastards would be a pile of mincemeat for me to consume. But is it really the right thing to do?

I returned to my default form, saving Saten was more important. Tearing the door off the hinges of the wreckage, I found Saten shaken but otherwise uninjured.

"Are you alright? I think I made the ride rather bumpy."

"That's an understatement, but I'm okay."

"You know, this is why I asked you not to come. For some reason I keep running into robbers like these every day."

"You did save me, so I guess it all works out!" I think the point is for me to not have to save you...

"Besides I should be the one asking if you're okay. You got run over by a car!" she continued with a pout.

"You don't need to worry about that, I'm pretty tough you know." Having a healing factor helps too.

Saten then pointed behind me, "I think they're getting away."

"Not for long." I teleported in front of them before tripping them with a leg sweep.

"Now, you said you used a Level Upper. I'm with Judgment. Do you mind handing it over to me?"

"Now why the hell would I do that?"

"Because then we can possibly make a deal in court to lower your sentence. Unless you'd like to face charges for attempted robbery, attempted kidnapping, and attempted manslaughter dead on with the evidence stacked against you."

"Tch, Level Upper is a song."

"A song?"

"You listen to it and it gives you powers. A friend of mine downloaded it online! That's all I know!" Though I honestly wouldn't mind torturing him for information, he didn't seem to be lying.

"Fine, and you two got your powers from the same song?" The other two nodded.

"Do you happen to have a mP3 of it with you?" They shook their heads.

"I hope you're telling the truth." I then dialed Anti-Skill again.

"A-Anti-Skill. What is your emergency?"

"Hi, this is Sieg Mercer again. A bunch of people attacked me claiming to have used Level Upper. Do you mind picking them up?"

"Y-Yes of course! We'll come to your location as soon as possible!"

"One more thing. According to the people who attacked me Level Upper is not a physical device but a song, possibly a downloaded one. I'd like to request a search for it on the most popular music download sites."

"U-understood!" She then hung up.

"W-wait! Your name is Mercer! With those powers... you're the son of Al-" the leader thug stammered as he started to back away.

"You'll shut your trap if you value your life!" The last thing I need is my friend finding out about who my father was and what I am.

"Uh, Sieg. What's this about your last name and your dad?" She looked visibly startled by my sudden change in demeanor.

I sighed in exasperation in an attempt to calm down, "I really don't like using my last name because of my father. He was not a nice or a popular person, and I don't want people associating me with him."

He did have the cult of Evolved, but other than that everyone short of Aunt Dana hated his guts even when he was doing good.

"You could tell me." she said with increasing curiosity.

"I'm sorry, but there are some secrets I have to keep Saten."

"Aw come on, how bad could he have been?"

"I... really don't want to talk about it." As you can probably guess, I felt pained at the mention of my father, and it was evident on my face.

"Your dad isn't that bad. He just tried to destroy humanity, nothing big!" Not helping, Kraft.

"If you say so. Still, we're friends. If you need to tell someone I'm here, and I think Uiharu and Misaka would agree."

"Thanks. So, um, do you want to take you home quickly. I got you caught up in this mess so I ought to fix it right?"

"That's alright, you have to watch these guys to keep them from running right?"

"I forgot about that..." The three stooges were about to make another run for it. I finally managed to work out how their abilities worked, so I decided to give them a taste of their own medicine.

I stamped the floor, causing a slightly visible shock wave to knock them back towards me followed by a splash of water from above to pin them down.

Their abilities pretty easy to comprehend if you pay attention in science class. The shock wave ability manipulates air pressure and its movement to create a concussive force powerful enough to tear through rock. The water ability involves the creation of water through refrigeration of the air which is then telekinetically controlled in order to apply it as a shield or physical weapon. If I took it one step further I could probably create razor sharp shards of ice with them.

"Leaving so soon? You still have to be questioned by Anti-Skill."

"Damn it..."

"You did well with your new powers. Though I have to ask you, where did you get this ability jamming equipment?"

"It was given to us by some stuck up lady with glasses, she said as long as we gave the data back to her we could use it."

"I need a name."

"We don't know, we swear!"

"You'd do business with someone whose name you don't even know?"

They shut up afterward. I'm not sure if it's because of their sudden realization of their stupidity or the fact that they knew exactly who I am.

When Anti-Skill arrived I saw the same two officers who greeted me yesterday. The one with glasses cautiously walked over and handcuffed the group, as if she were afraid of them. The one we kicked earlier was in the armored truck already.

The lady with the pony tail walked up to me, "This is a surprise. Didn't I see you yesterday?"

"Uh, yeah. These guys got their hands on the same technology as yesterday too, apparently from some kind of businesswoman wearing glasses."

"That's not a very precise description, we can't go flagging down people just because they're wearing glasses."

"I know... but apparently they don't know anything else about her. Aside from the fact that it's a song, the info I got from these three on Level Upper is just as vague."

"It is a lead, so I think you did a good job. Come on, you and your girlfriend should be getting home it's almost past curfew-jan."

I felt my face flush a bit, "G-girlfriend! W-we're just friends I think."

"You suck at hiding the fact that you have a crush on her." Did I mention that I hate having my thoughts read?

"Is that so? You two look like such a perfect couple though, but it's none of my business. You are just kids after all."

"Sieg and Ruiko sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-" I could practically imagine him dancing while chanting that annoying playground song.

"I swear if you finish that I'm kicking your ass tonight!" I snarled in a barely audible voice.

"Touchy aren't we?" He is so dead.

"Hey, you don't need to go that far!"

"Oh, I will... two hundred megavolts of zapping ought to shut you up."

"Spare me!" I guess he got a chunk of my survival instinct too.

"Sieg, I'll be heading home now. Do you want to come?" said the girl I have a crush on.

"I guess, I don't want you getting kidnapped again."

"Hey, I'm no damsel in distress!"

"You played the part pretty well though."

"Why you..." It was my turn to be chased as we ran all the way to Saten's home.

As we approached the front door of the apartment complex she lives at Saten was panting and out of breath.

"How... are you... not tired, after all... of that running?"

"As long as I eat enough for breakfast and lunch I don't get tired easily. Maybe you need to start running more laps." I teased. It was pretty unfair of me to do so though. I let her catch her breath before I opened the door to let her inside. However she paused and knelt down on the floor instead.

"Hey, what's this?" Saten picked up a small teddy bear which was left by the front door of the apartment complex.

"Did someone leave it by mistake? Maybe you should just leave it."

Before she could respond the teddy bear suddenly shrunk, as if it were being sucked into a vacuum. It was then that I remembered that the mad bomber had recently gained a propensity for hiding his bombs inside small objects like dolls which then collapsed due to the application of gravitons.

"Saten throw it away now!" She dropped it in surprise as I leaped in the way of the inevitable explosion.

I felt my nerves scream in protest as the searing heat of the explosion blanketed my body. My skin bubbled as fire ran across it, scorching my face, arms, and torso in the process. To add insult to injury, bits of shrapnel entered my chest and neck.

Eventually the feeling passed, though I couldn't open my eyes as they were burned shut by the heat.

"Saten... are you alright?" I coughed out with some difficulty.

"Y-yeah..." I then heard her gasp. With all of these burns I probably looked horrific.

"I've got to call the hospital!"

"D-don't... I'm okay."

"Okay? You're burned all over! How can you say you're okay!"

"Just turn away for a bit... I'll be back to normal soon."

"How can you say that!"

"Just wait..."

Turning my arm into a smaller version of my usual claw, I started feeling for and peeling off all of the burnt skin, tissue, and shrapnel to allow it to heal. It's really hard to do first aid on yourself if you can't see. Even after I peeled the burnt skin off my face my vision was blurry at best, but it eventually refocused. Now that I could see I focused any biomass I could to repairing my clothes and healing any cuts and scrapes I got from the explosion. A few minutes later I was feeling as good as new aside from a little tenderness and tingling here and there.

"See, I told you! My ability even fixes my clothes." Another half-lie, but this one couldn't hurt much.

"Thank goodness... pffft!" She covered her mouth as if to hide a sudden fit of laughter.

"Is something funny?" I don't really understand how someone goes from worried to laughing in the space of three seconds.

"Just... look at your reflection!" She was barely containing it at this point.

As powerful as the explosion was, it apparently had a small effective area as several windows were left intact. I walked over to one before jumping back at what I saw.

"Y-you've got to be kidding me!"

I looked like the picture of health for someone my age, especially one that survived a graviton explosion at point blank range, except for the fact that all of the skin on my arms, torso, and face was a reddish-pink!

"P-pink!" was all I could manage as I stared at myself. Was it that hot that my pigmentation didn't come back correctly?! Some healing factor I have!

"Pfft! Ahahahaha! You look like a freaking lobster!"

"Shut up!"

"Maybe I should start calling you lobster boy!" This kid is so dead.

"I'm sorry Sieg! Pfft! It's just too funny!" she said before she began laughing along with Kraft.

"Wait, let me take a picture!" She started reaching into her bag.

"What! You'd think I'd let you!"

"Don't be so serious Sieg! We'll be able to laugh about this later on. I'll even show it to Uiharu and everyone!"

"That's the last thing I want you to do in this situation!" This was quite possibly the most humiliating thing to happen to me and Saten was talking about it like it was some sort of happy accident!

She grabbed me and pointed her phone at the two of us, "Say cheese!" Stunned by embarrassment and the fact that Saten was so close to me I couldn't figure out my coordinates fast enough to teleport. The flash went off, sealing my fate.

"Why did you have to that? My attempt at a normal social life is ruined!" I felt like crying in embarrassment. At the very least my predicament hid how badly flushed I was.

"It's not like I'm going to share this to everybody Sieg, only our friends!"

"But you have other friends who could tell it to their friends who could tell it to their friends!" I whined hysterically. I really wished this was just a nightmare, but it was all real. Saten just continued to laugh.

"You should listen to yourself! This is fucking hilarious!"

I could only slump over as I remembered Touma's catchphrase. "Fukou da..."

Heaven Canceller's Hospital

"I'm home." I said as I walked in through the automatic doors. I felt worn out from everything that happened today, hell I've been feeling worn out every day now.

"Oh Sieg..." Jii-chan stared at me, "That's an interesting sunburn you have there."

"It's actually from taking a graviton explosion to the face." I immediately felt sheepish about the subject. Would you want to talk about the event that made you look like cooked seafood?

"You mean you were caught in an explosion caused by the mad bomber?"

"Yeah. I was walking my friend Ruiko home when she found a little teddy bear by the entrance to her apartment building. It turned out to be a bomb and I shielded her from the explosion. When I patched myself up..." I indicated at my now pink face, "This was the result." I said with a sigh.

"I wouldn't worry too much about it. They seem like your average first-degree burns. With how fast you heal they should be gone in the morning."

"I hope so." The thought of trying to survive a day of school looking like I was dumped in a pot of boiling water horrified me.

"The only way to make this situation more funny is if this lasted until tomorrow!" He laughed the entire way home and was still laughing.

"Kraft, you do remember what I said earlier right? Now that I have these new powers you're good as dead." I said with a sadistic smile.

He stopped abruptly and gulped, "I'm sorry!" he squeaked in fear.

"I thought so."

"Anyway, I was going to tell you that your friend has started physical therapy today."

That was a real surprise, "What about all of her injuries? There's no way they should have healed that fast."

"I was as surprised as you are, but while she isn't quite healed she is looking much better. She should be resting in her room right now."

"I'll go see her then!"

Jii-chan grabbed by my collar to stop me short, "Have you forgotten about dinner and homework?"

"Oh, right." I walked over to the fridge and pulled out a pair of blood packets to drain.

"Who is this friend of yours that got you excited enough to forget eating and homework."

"Well, she's the girl whose life I saved from Accelerator, the ranked first esper. Since our origins are similar I kind of see her as a little sister, though she's more related to Misaka then me."

"A little sister huh? Is she like me?"

"Anything but like you."

"Darn, she sounds boring then."

"Not quite. I guess she does share your teasing habit."

"Yeah! A partner in crime! I want to meet her!"

"Slow down, you will. Homework first."

"Ugh. I. Hate. School."

"That's nice, time to get homework done." I teleported upstairs and began walking to my room.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!" Kraft growled.

"If you want to make things faster keep your voice at a dull roar rather than your usual screaming."

"Oh fine... you're no fun."

"Not everything is about violence and carnage you know."

"Why can't it be..."

"Because otherwise society wouldn't exist."

"Why must there be society..."

"Because then we would run out of people and there would be no violence or carnage so be quiet!"

He piped down a bit after that, which let me sit down and begin completing my homework in peace. Luckily I haven't gotten much English homework lately, so it was mostly science and math homework. It only took about a half hour to finish it all.

"Are you done yet..." he asked for the twentieth time.

"Yes! Would it kill you to learn a little patience?"

"Finally, and it would kill me to learn a little patience!"

"Then maybe I should start teaching you."

"Jerk..."

"I'm just as excited as you are but calm down. I haven't seen her in a day so I don't know how she's been."

I peered in to make sure she wasn't sleeping. I found her sitting up in bed, gazing out the window. She was less bandaged and otherwise injured looking, but she still didn't look quite alright.

"Hi Ina, Jii-chan told me you were feeling better."

"Indeed, my injuries healed faster than expected. Says Misaka as she wonders how your day was."

"Well, I spent time with Saten-san and your Onee-sama, then I also used the electromaster powers I gained recently to stop some robbers."

"Is that why you're pink? Asks Misaka as she barely hides her laughter at your odd pigmentation."

That struck a nerve, "I actually got it from taking a graviton explosion dead on to protect a friend of mine."

"So this is her. Why does she look exactly like that electric chick?"

"Oh, that's because she's Misaka's clone. To be exact Misaka 9980. I just call her Ina since it's weird to call someone by a number."

"You have got to work on giving normal names." This again...

"Who are you talking to? Asks Misaka as she questions your sanity."

"Ack! Well, I guess I can tell you. I developed a split personality yesterday after I had to skip lunch. I call him Kraft because he's always going on about violence and brute force."

"Should I declare you mentally incapable as a result of schizophrenia? Asks Misaka as she tries to raise the stakes."

"I was afraid this would happen... Want to talk to her Kraft?"

"You bet I do! Teasing the hell out of you is going to be so much fun!" I'm going to regret this aren't I?

I let him take over, though I expected a disaster soon after.

"Sup' I'm Kraft! Sieg gave us some pretty stupid names huh?"

"That's what you start the conversation with!"

"Agreed, his ability to give names his very peculiar. Says Misaka as she agrees with you in an attempt to be funny."

"What is this, pick on me day?!"

"Oh, lighten up! We're only teasing you!"

"That's what I'm trying to avoid."

"He's just being a killjoy. So, what do you like to do?"

"What do I like to do? I do not understand your question. Says Misaka as she tries to comprehend the meaning of your statement."

"You know, hobbies. I like breaking stuff, beating the crap of people, and looking at girls!"

"So you're a pervert too. Wonderful."

"It's not like I stalk them or anything! I just look at girls with nice bodies!"

"That's still being a pervert..."

"It's part of being a boy! Don't tell me you've never done it."

"On purpose, nope."

"So you have done it!"

"Only by accident."

"You still did it! So you have no right to talk!"

"I can't understand your logic process."

"Your argument seems pointless. Interjects Misaka as she attempts to end the feud."

I took back control, "You're right. Sorry you had to see that Ina. Kraft is most of my weirdness personified."

"I'm not weird!"

"A morbid, sadistic kid with a mouth that would make Samuel L. Jackson look like a boy scout isn't weird. Right."

"It isn't! Lots of people are like that nowadays!"

"That's a bad thing."

"Only in your opinion!"

"It's also the opinion of every law abiding citizen!"

"Do you enjoy talking to your other personality? Asks Misaka as she questions why you continue to talk to him."

You know, I never stopped to think about the question before.

"To be honest, outside of the annoying commentary, awful teasing, and uncomfortable situations he creates, it's nice to be able to talk to someone without having to hide anything. Aside from Jii-chan and you, Kraft is the only one I can do that with on a regular basis."

"So you do like having me around!"

"Yes I do. Happy?"

"Very!" he said smugly.

"Now you know what I've been doing since yesterday. What about you Ina, how have you been doing?"

"I've been focusing on returning myself to full operational capacity. Says Misaka as she answers your question."

"Would you like being more specific?"

"I engaged in basic physical therapy including weight training, aerobic exercise, and muscle coordination exercises. Says Misaka as she attempts to answer in a more concise manner."

"I would die if shit like that were the only things I was allowed to do."

"Um, anything else? That sounds awfully boring, even Kraft agrees."

"It is monotonous, but necessary in order to ensure a complete recovery. Says Misaka as she attempts to reassure you."

"If that's the case. Oh right, I forgot about the fruit tart I got you a couple of days ago." I teleported downstairs and got retrieved the bag from the fridge and a spoon from the pantry before teleporting back upstairs.

"I got this for you as a present, but you got attacked by Accelerator when you ran off. I can feed it to you if you like." I pulled out the tart, which still looked as fresh and ornate as the day I got it.

"I would like that. Says Misaka as she attempts to hide her saliva caused by her gaze upon the delicious looking pastry."

"That's a weird way of saying yes, but alright." I cut into the tart with the spoon and scooped out a piece.

"Um, open wide." Ina gladly did so and let the spoon enter her mouth, which she promptly closed. It took a bit of effort for me to pull the spoon out, she chewed on the tart with the same blank expression as usual before stopping, her eyes widening.

"Is something wrong?" I hope it didn't spoil or something.

She then took the tart and spoon from my hands and started scarfing it down ravenously, giving me a thumbs up as she finished.

"The crust is flaky and thin, but made with many layers by hand, the work of a true craftsman. The fruit is definitely fresh, and leaves a refreshingly sweet aftertaste that is not overbearing. The cream and frosting were made with whole milk and beat so it remained light and airy without weighing down the pastry or eclipsing the taste of the fruit. Overall a very tasty treat. Thank you for getting it for me. Says Misaka as she explains the deliciousness of what she just ate in detail before giving her thanks."

"You're welcome?" I never heard someone give such a detailed description of a plain old fruit tart before. Was it that good?

Ina's face appeared as blank as usual, but it looked really cute with the remnants of the tart clinging to it.

I took a tissue from the nightstand and started cleaning the bits off her face. Leaving pieces would attract bugs after all. She barely moved at all so it was pretty easy.

"I guess you enjoy sweets." She nodded affirmatively in response.

"They're definitely better than the taste of blood, that's for sure."

"Why do you need to drink it? Are there any alternatives? Asks Misaka as she questions your odd diet."

"Well, I told you that I'm not exactly human. My options are eat other still-living beings like people or animals or drink blood. Since I have a distaste for killing innocent people and there aren't that many animals around here I chose the second option."

"I understand. Says Misaka to show her comprehension of the question."

"I think it's the pussy's way of living. You don't hunt anything!"

"I don't want to have to hunt anything Kraft."

"Damn vegetarian."

"Yeah, yeah, get over it. Unless Blackwatch breaks the deal first I'm not eating anyone."

"Did you purchase anything for yourself? Asks Misaka as she stares at the bag of pastries."

"I did buy a strawberry crostata. I might as well try it now."

I took out the small pie. It was a neat looking thing, with plenty of chunky filling in the middle and neatly folded edges that converged on top of each other. It smelled like a jar of strawberry preserves, and despite being a few days old the scent was still quite strong.

"Just eat it already! This isn't a cooking manga!"

"I was getting to that. Itadakimasu." I said respectfully. I didn't bother doing it when I drank blood since it was more like medicine than actual food. I then took a bite out of it, and was blown away by the taste. With the syrupy and sugary filling you'd expect it to be super sweet and sticky, but it wasn't. It instead felt really smooth, and had a bit of tartness which kept the natural sweetness of the dish from being overwhelming. The crusty felt flaky and light before it simply melted into the filling and vanished, providing additional substance that just oozed down your throat. I ended up finishing it off as quickly as Ina did and started licking the remains of it off my fingers.

"That was the fastest I've ever eaten something, and it was tasty!"

"It does taste a lot better than blood and people. But the food porn level description wasn't necessary!"

"Sorry, I got caught up in the moment. Though I'm glad you found it tastier than people. Unfortunately, we probably won't be getting it again since you can only buy this stuff at the Garden of learning, which is for girls only."

"You can disguise yourself can't you?"

"I can, but even with that and my teleportation ability dodging over two thousand cameras is hard."

"Do you think I can ask Onee-sama to get us some? Asks Misaka as she attempts to get more."

"Um, I haven't exactly told her that you exist yet. I can try to sneak in on the weekend, but it's going to be tough.

"That response will suffice. Says Misaka as she secretly wishes for more sweets."

"This is an entertaining midnight snack session, but it's late you two." said Jii-chan as he leaned against the door frame.

"Well, three if you count Kraft." I added.

"Regardless, it's time for you children to go to bed. It is a school day tomorrow after all."

"Yes, I'm recognized around here!"

"Okay. I guess this is goodbye for now. Good night, Ina."

"Good night. Says Misaka as she reluctantly says goodbye." She looked rather down at the thought.

"It's not like I'll be gone forever, I'll come back whenever I can." I then remembered that I was going shopping with everyone tomorrow.

"One more thing, do you want anything from the mall? I can try to get it if you want it."

"I have never been shopping, so I would not know what to get. I am content with the things you have provided for me. Says Misaka as she politely refuses your offer while secretly yearning for another gift."

"Um, I'll look around okay?" I wonder if I'm spoiling her.

I then left to get cleaned up in preparation to go to bed. However, as I was about to enter my room Jii-chan was standing in the way.

"There's something we need to talk about Sieg."

"Anything Jii-chan. What is it?"

"You're getting older. While I've never heard of a viral organism hitting puberty, but I assume you've started bearing more romantic feelings for other people correct?"

"H-how did you know!" Did I make it that obvious?

"The geezer is sharper than he looks!"

"I've taken care of you since you were six, Sieg. I can tell when something is on your mind. Who do you have feelings for?"

"W-well it's my classmate, Saten Ruiko. She became my first friend at school and one of my only ones since. She's all energetic and spunky, and I kind of like her for that."

"I see. I'm talking to you about this as it's important that you be careful who you pick your relationships with, especially with the nature of your existence."

"I know... it's part of the reason why I haven't told her yet. I don't want to scare her by telling her the truth or worse drag her into the mess that I cause just by living."

"As long as you understand. I know it's probably hard for you, but it's not something I can sort out, only you can do that.

"Yes... I'm also wondering how long I can keep this up."

"Are you saying that you're dissatisfied with something?"

"No, not at all. It's just that I know that eventually my past will catch up to me. It's terrifying to know that my secret could cause the people I care about to be hurt, killed, or worse. It's just as scary to think of my friends' reactions should they find out what kind of monster I am. I don't want to be alone anymore."

Jii-chan only smiled before ruffling my hair as he always did. "We've gone over this several times. I'll be here for you until the day I die. You're my dear grandson, not a monster. Don't you ever forget that."

"Thanks Jii-chan." There's no one in the world that I'd want more than him as my guardian.

"Anyway, off to bed you go."

"I'm not that much of a child anymore, of course I'm going!"

"You'll always be one to me."

"You don't need to be so patronizing though!"

"Of course I do, I'm your grandfather!"

"This is disgustingly cute and all but can we go to sleep now!"

"I get it, I get it!"

"Is your other self acting up?"

"Kraft is getting cranky, we'll need to go to sleep soon."

He let out a short laugh, "Good night, Sieg."

"Good night, Jii-chan!" He then turned and walked back down the hallway.

I ended up just walking over to my bed and lying down on it so I could look at the stars again. Even with blood packets today was tiring as hell. To think that a bunch of people with an esper ability canceler would be able to hold me off for so long. It's the kind of thing that makes me think. Am I getting weaker or is the world around me getting stronger?

"Don't worry about it! You earned two new abilities off those cocky bastards. You said yourself that you took down the strongest esper in the city! What's there to be scared of?"

"A lot of things. Getting discovered, screwing up my grades, pissing off the scary women of this city and more on the laundry list of idiotic mistakes we can pull off together."

"We're reckless, not stupid. Have some self-confidence! You're my original, act like it!"

"Wow, I never thought I'd hear encouraging words from you."

"Hey, if you go so do I. I have to keep you going somehow!"

"Still, thanks. I may not be popular but it's nice to know that I have people in my life that care about me."

"Duh, you'd be blind not to notice them. Relax, you've got it covered. As long as you don't get your ass kicked we'll be fine."

"You're also saying that if I do I can tag you in right?"

"How else am I going to keep you from getting us killed!"

"Well, I'd like eyes in the back of my head. Your ability to tune in and spot things faster than I can would help a lot in a fight."

"Eyes in the back of your head..."

"Not literally!" I swear to god if he planned on somehow mutating me...

"It's just a thought."

I felt a yawn coming on, "I think that's it for the night. See you tomorrow, Kraft." I let my eyes close again,

"Good night, on-, oni-," He was trying really hard. It's adorable.

Finally he managed to say it. "Good night, Onii-san."

I let myself smile at that before drifting off to dreamland like almost every other night.

Sorry this took so long. I was conflicted on how I should let the plot move forward as well as the dialogue. Summer homework is also a factor in my slow update speed. Anyway, another chapter that's mostly for laughs. I've been leaning towards that since I don't like having my stories too dark unless I specifically want it that way. I've been talking with my cousin lately (who also happens to write fanfiction) and he expressed concerns that Sieg is turning into the kind of an invincible hero/Marty Stu that makes a story boring. I'd like to hear your opinion on it guys.

That's it for now guys. I'm sure you know the routine by now. If you have the time please review if you have anything constructive or helpful to my story. Favorite if you enjoyed it. Otherwise thanks for reading and see you next time!