A groan was let out as strands of light hit their face as their eyes flutter open the blurry vision being blinked away as they wake up to see a wooden ceiling, he then heard a door creaking open.
he pushed himself up groaning while doing so as he turned to his left to see a blonde woman with what looks like a clean pair of clothes and not just that but I seems like a a small young blonde boy no older than four is shyly looking at him and when he notices him looking back he quickly hid behind the woman as she chuckled At the child's action.
"You're finally awake I see" she said as she walked up to him and put the pair of fresh clothes on top of the drawer next to him with the young boy quickly following behind her shyly and she smiled at them.
"Greetings, my name is Juniper, Juniper Arc. May I know your name, stranger?" Juniper introduced herself to him and kindly asked his name.
"Oh um my name is Rock Howard ma'am" Said Rock as he introduced himself to
"Uhm if I may ask a question?" he asked her as she just smiled at him
"You just did" she said with a smile which got a sweatdrop from him and a snort was heard from the young boy as she as well chuckled at the little joke she said to him.
"Sorry I couldn't help myself but yes what is your question ?" She apologized for her immature nature but politely let him proceed to ask the question anyways.
"Um Rock is fine Howard is the last name of my birth donor ba-" he saw the young boy looking at him with innocent curiosity, a pure innocent soul and for some reason he was sweating profusely as he looks up to see a dark aura surrounding Juniper and a smile all to sweet with no warmth held with in it as if giving him a warning to be careful on what he says next.
"Bad guy yeah he is-was a real bad guy, the worst really someone i wished that i wasn't related to but the only thing that i'm thankful to him is that i'm born because of him and that's all i'm thankful for really, but yeah anyway where am?" Rock asked her as a look of sadness was seen in her eyes as she heard what the young man said but still gave him a soft warm motherly smile and kindly answered his question.
"Your in the village of Avindale at the edge of the borders of the kingdom of Vale and near the edge of the borders of kingdom of Mistral '' she said as If it was a simple fact and Rock looked at her blinking multiple times with clear confusion evident in his face.
"Say what now?"
-somewhere else at Mistral-
The sound of crackling wood can be heard as eyes flutter open as black smoke is heard and piercing ringing sound can be heard as they pick themselves up wincing a little in pain as they noticed the condition that they were at, their leg is injured and dislocated and probably some bruised ribs as well.
"Ugh"
Then another groan was heard and Turned to see someone with brown hair a white bandana, a blue jacket with a white and blue jogging pants with white running shoes.
"Shingo? Shingo! Are you ok?!" asked the woman In worry for the young man's well being as he slowly began to stir awake.
"Ugh Chizuru Sama? What Happened? Where are we?" He asked Chizuru as he lifted himself up shaking off the feeling of nausea but then.
"aaaahhhhhh!" A bloody scream was heard and both turned around and saw a terrifying sight that would be burned into their minds for the days to come.
the place they were at was destroyed and shambles and fire all around that wouldn't be anything since something in Europe caused a terrible earthquake but that wasn't it at all it was the monsters that they were seeing killing other people, woman, man, child nun were safe from them and sadly they weren't given a peaceful death neither.
as they could only see in horror as the monsters were chasing the innocent people as then someone was running in any direction not knowing where she is headed was in the direction of the two but then three wolf like monsters surrounded her as she was turning in every direction in fear as she knew she was trapped then she and Shingo made eye contact and pure terror and fear that he could saw in her eyes, and because of that the small window of lowering her guard they pounced on their prey and the only thing that can be heard was a blood-curdling scream as the monster were eating her alive, the two could only stare as if a feeling of dread overwhelmed them and the scream was now silenced.
Then one of the monsters stops what they were doing and slowly turn to their direction a shiver going down their spines was felt with the creatures blood red eyes piercing gaze as they snarl with the blood easily seen on its teeth with droplets of blood falling to the floor and a severed arm still caught between its teeth.
Seeing this both can't help but physically shake in fear as to what carnage they saw in front of them and the feeling of despair multiplied, but without thinking Shingo stood in front of Chizuru shaking yet with a stern look on his face.
"Shingo" she said out in shock as she saw the young man standing in front of a monster that he knew he would die to that beast but yet he decided to stand in front of it … why?
With shingo he knew this was suicide but he couldn't look back as the look that she gave him the pleading for help and desperation and the thought on seeing that to his friends and the people he cares about it…it almost feels like something in him stirred, he then remembered the words That Heidern passed on to him.
-Flash back-
As Leona is laying down on the floor unconscious looking peaceful with a couple of bruises and one burn mark on her Flak Jacket on her easily seen with Heidern on the desk that was destroyed and injured looking on in shock as to what he saw and then looks at Shingo who was looking on in shock as well as to what happened.
"w-what was that?" he asked no one in particular but Heidern replied.
"Vell I believe that you have done something very impressive mister Yabuki" said Heidern as Shingo looks at him.
" You were able to defeat one of my best agents. Not many can achieve dat, also vat was dat ven dat light suddenly Appeared from you?" Compliments the Commander to the young boy's achievement and asked him what he saw.
"No, I don't know what that was at all. It Just sorta happened" said Shingo as he tries his best to explain it as he looks at his hands as he then tries to do what he did before but nothing happened.
Was it a fluke? Most likely.
A hand was then felt on his shoulders and he turned looking to see Heidern looking at him with a raised eyebrow with a look of curiosity easily shown.
"Vat are you doing?" Asked Heidern
" I was trying to see if I could do what I did with that light again but…nothing is happening maybe It was just luck" said Shingo dejectedly
"Maybe your ability is not responding do to de situation since de rage of de blood has in a sense been serened and how you reacted on instinct and so did de ability with dat Light, responded and adding de adrenaline and de ptsd dat has been triggered and de stressful Situation of trying to subdue Leona will trying not to die it seems that de ability reacts in highly stressful situations tell me do you remember the sensation when you avaken de ability?" said Heidern as he said all the information that he gained from just seeing the weird luminescent light once in which Shingo could only stare in shock and awe that Heirdern could get such information by just a glance.
But still Shingo responded honestly.
"Um no I could only feel the sense of urgency and the adrenaline really" said Shingo as he smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head as he wasn't used to the praise as Heidern only stared at the lad with a calculative gaze and then walked up to him.
"Vell it makes sense dat you're technically a regular civilian and one vidout special ability until recently it makes sense dat you were focused more on de fight dan de feeling of the power dat you just gained coursing drough you and dat you vere hyper Focused to vat you vere doing dat is both Good and bad vy you may ask it's because you only focus on one enemy the one dat Is in you peripheral vision as it only zeros in and adding in de adrenaline it causes you tunnel vision which in battle against multiple or A single opponent is dangerous so ne let yourself be drawn to dat state am I understood" as Heidern explained to him, and at the end ordered as the lad seemed to understand but then looks at his hands and tightened it to a fist and a look of determination crossed his face and he nods to the Commander in response and the Commander smirked At him.
"Good" Heidern said
-Flash back ends-
As then Shingo looks at the monster heart beating uncontrollably. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath in and let it out and without thinking as if on instinct he moved to the side and opened his eyes and saw the monster seemed to try and pounce on him but dodged him and raised his fist and threw it.
What Chizuru saw shocked her as to what she was seeing because a blue light started to emanate from in front of Shingo and remembered the words from Saisyu Kusanagi.
'I never meant any harm by it but it got Me think on how and where did we get our Pyrokinesis and but if, and that's a huge If, it maybe possible"
As then she sees the monster in front of Shingo then burns to ash.
As he raises his hand up for everyone to see, and the voice of Saisyu Kusanagi continues to still be heard in her head.
"for him to gain the control of Pyrokinesis"
And then it showed a blue flame on Shingo's right hand as Chizuru looked on in amazement and shock as Shingo looked at the two monsters that stopped eating the dead corps and their attention was now at Shingo with Shingo tightened his bandana and went into a fighting stance.
"Things are starting to heat up" he said with a smirk as he tried to play it cool and instantly Both hands were covered in blue flames.
But on the inside Shingo was screaming inwardly in both excitement and fear.
