"What?" Shinano Yukihime? That's not my name? Sounds foreign, maybe Japanese?
But who's this guy? I couldn't sense him at all? My sight and hearing is normally very sensitive, that's why I have these earphones on.
Hold on.. That's why I had the earphones on.. I'm not even near the training grounds anymore. Why did I not take them off?
I turned around. Opposite to me stood a relatively tall figure with white hair, green lines running down different sections, strands and segments on his hair complimented by a bright yellow finish on his spiky middle bang.
Not to mention his clothes resembled techwear originating elsewhere. Although I couldn't pinpoint which country.
But no,. Something seems off.. Green streaks running down through different segments of his hair?
My body temporarily froze as my sister's voice suddenly resonated in my ears. It was a mundane day as always when she brought forth the topic.
"If you ever encounter someone with any type of coloured stripes on their hair. it means they're inhibiting a Cosmo Nebulae! We still don't know the conditions for how one does acquire such an extraordinary power, but your sis is working hard to figure it out!"
She patted my head as if she was comforting me. Although to be honest, I barely understood her complex words back then. It all sounded completely foreign for a 6 year old me.
"Pretty cool right? A mysterious gift bestowed by unknown variables! They're exceedingly rare to come across, so keep that in mind!"
Couldn't that be dangerous?
"Although you never know if they're destined to destroy the world or save it."
Her eyes peered beyond the windows. She was smiling. Despite that fact, a part of her looked worried and scared.
"So always be doubtful since frauds are around!"
"Um, Are you a fraud sir?" He wasn't listening to a single word. Instead he started talking to himself, or maybe me?
"Insanely explosive speed, Limitless growth, Extraordinary intelligence and senses. Not to mention an otherworldly aptitude for mana valves."
"A true prodigal talent."
"How many have that made now.. Five? Ten? I don't know anymore.." He kept rambling to himself. I couldn't help but feel a sense of discomfort. And why did he mention everything about that certain person?
"I suppose she wasn't wrong.. Although this time, we got foreign help instead." Every sentence, he creeped slightly closer.
"Hey! Back off!" His vibe is completely off, it's creepy! In an attempt to gain distance, I stepped back rapidly till I reached the bridge's middle, holding my bag of groceries firmly.
Unwavered, he responded with a step so fast to the naked eye, it instantly closed any distance built between us.
"I know what must be done after all. Still as unchanging as ever huh?" The expression changed from manic, to somber. For a split second his eyes almost seemed human.
But that wasn't the biggest of my worries right now. It was the fact that he instantly ended up in front of me, looking down at my very existence.
I couldn't react. He doesn't seem like a fraud at all..? Was my sister incorrect? Am I in danger?
"Therefore you have to die."
His overwhelming presence was now all to bear. It's horrifically suffocating. Almost as if he wants the opponent to feel an overwhelming feeling of despair and agony before anything even begins.
He stopped talking. With arms spread wide and he started to murmur something to himself, akin to a chant. "Hear my cry. O eater of the past, future and present."
"Answer this world's sorrows.." Slowly, the reality in front of him contorted and tore. He grabbed the distortion with his right arm viciously and tore it apart.
The vision unfolding in front of me.. It's similar to something from before. I can't seem to remember what though..
"Nightmare manifestation." It was unexplainable.
With a tremendous leap he quickly approached me from above closing any distance I had managed to accumulate during his chant. He's coming at me fast.. Too fast!
Swinging down from his head first, the tip of his scythe emitted a scorching green light. There was almost no time to react.
Landing, the impact resulted in a massive explosion. Engulfing me and subsequently the entire bridge.