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Chapter 3: His Encounter
Kuroko slid down to the ground. His back leaned to a big tree as he tried to catch his breath. Bodies of about ten people lied lifeless around him. Beside him, there was a big magic circle that had been drawn with blood. Kuroko's blood.
Kuroko had summoned the power of Hela, the Goddess of death and the underworld from the Norse Mythology. However, the amount of magic energy, in another words Kuroko's blood, needed was not little, and Kuroko knew of the consequences.
The male he bumped into, had brought other hunters to attack him. Kuroko had tried to escape by going into the forest, but they had caught up to him and Kuroko ended up having to fight all of them. With no other choices left, he summoned the power of Hela, which instantly took all of the hunters' soul.
Kuroko look towards the sky tiredly. It's late and he felt very tired. The amount of blood he was using might be too much. His blood continued dripping from his wrist, not yet stop bleeding. Just like every night, he chanted a spell so that the fog will surround him. But before he slept, he summoned Hesta, the Goddess of fire to burn the bodies to nothing.
The next day, Kuroko went back to the library. Spending his whole day reading countless books. It was the same for the next and other days too, until it reached one week of Kuroko's days in the library. Though his boring routine of reading in the library had changed. Because he had caught the eyes of a certain male.
"Good afternoon." A male suddenly greeted Kuroko. Kuroko look up cautiously while composing himself.
'This person might be an enemy, just like before.' After the first incident with the vampire hunters, Kuroko had to fight at least one hunter everyday. As if every hunter in the capital already knew of his existence.
"Good afternoon" Kuroko greeted back, eyes full of caution.
"There's no need to be so tense. I just wanted to greet you since I saw you these past weeks in this library" The male said.
"You were watching?"
"No. Since I came to this library a lot, sometimes I saw you reading many books here"
"Is that...so?" Kuroko said, hesitating on whether if he could trust this man or not.
"May I sit here?" He asked. Kuroko just nodded. The male sat down and began reading a book. Seeing that, Kuroko also started to continue with his own books. A few minutes later, Kuroko could feel that someone was staring at him. He then looked to his side and found the male was staring at him.
"W...what is it?" Kuroko nervously asked.
"No, no...It's nothing. Just continue reading your book."
"Well...I can't concentrate if you keep staring at me..."
"I'm sorry then. But you are quite an interesting individual. I cannot help but to stare at your antics"
"My antics?"
"Don't you realize?" He asked. "Every time you turn one page, your expression changes. Your eyes shining with anticipation. Even if your face doesn't express any emotions, your eyes, eyebrows, or a slight tugging at your lips would always reflect your feelings"
"How come you would know that much when you only started staring at me for one to two minutes?" Kuroko asked curiously.
"Just a simple observation skill" The male answered.
"Observation..." Kuroko murmured.
"Is that a spell book you're currently reading?" He changed the topic.
"Yes it is."
"Are you a witch?"
Kuroko seems surprised at the question. "No...I'm not. Aren't witches just a myth?" Kuroko asked.
"No. It seems they do exist. We just don't know where they live"
"Hmmm"
"Why did you read a spell book if you cannot use it?"
"I just want it's knowledge. A knowledge is what makes me strong"
"I see" The male said. He didn't question Kuroko any further as Kuroko started reading again. He too, started reading again until twenty minutes before the closing time. He stood and Kuroko looked towards the clock. Realizing that it was just another twenty minutes before the closing time, he also stood up and returned the books.
Kuroko walked towards the door, but stopped abruptly when he saw that it was raining hard outside.
"It doesn't look like that it will lift up soon" A voice from Kuroko's right said. Kuroko turned his head and found the male from before standing beside him.
"Yes..."
"Would you like to share the umbrella?" The male asked while showing Kuroko his umbrella.
"No, thank you. I'm afraid my place is far from here and I cannot make a person I just met this afternoon to take me home." Kuroko replied as politely as he could.
"Then, please take this umbrella"
"No. I cannot do that. If I take it, what about you?"
"It's all right. My subordinate will pick me up soon"
'Subordinate?'
"Then...I will take the umbrella" Kuroko said while taking the umbrella from the male's hands.
"That would do just fine. Then, see you soon"
"See you soon" Kuroko said while bowing. He then opened the umbrella and began walking when he suddenly realized that he still hasn't asked the male for his name. Kuroko hurried back to the library where he found the male still outside of the library.
"I'm sorry" Kuroko began talking. "I forgot to ask for your name"
"Ahh...I'm also sorry for forgetting. My name is Akashi Seijuurou." He said, introducing himself.
"I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Where should I return you your umbrella?"
"You can have it" Akashi said.
"No. It's yours. Please, I insist"
"Then...you can just go to the castle. If you tell the guards that you wanted to meet me, they will sure to lead you to my place" Akashi explained.
"The castle? You live in the castle?"
"It's not the right words, but yes. You could say that I live in the castle"
"Are you an important person?"
"Not really. Anyway, if you don't go now, it would be dark before you reach your home"
"Ah...you're right. Thank you for the umbrella, Akashi-kun"
"You're welcome"
Kuroko reached his so-called 'home'. Which means the forest, the trees, and the mud. Since it was raining hard, the land were wet and muddy. Kuroko sighed and started to climb one of the big tree. He stopped at one big and strong trunk, and he tried sitting on it. Testing it's endurance. Finding that the trunk could hold of his weight, he put the umbrella on his shoulder and slept with it covering his head.
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