“I am so so sorry,” Kakashi spoke through Jay’s shoulders. “It’s fine. I’ve forgiven you.” Jay replied.“Thank you, Jay, thank you.” Kakashi let Jay go as they broke off the hug, smiles creeping up their faces. “Kakashi! You might want to see this.” Doctor Hiro’s voice alerted Kakashi. Kakashi rued the interruption. He was having a moment with Jay, and the last thing he wanted was for this – an interruption, but the urgency in the voice of Doctor Hiro was too much to ignore. He walked quickly with Jay behind as they got to where the doctor was. Doctor Hiro was fighting his hands into the fitting of the gloves, his nose mask already in place. “Shouldn’t we not disturb them?” Kakashi halted the hands of Doctor Hiro.“He said we shouldn’t disturb him, not them.” Doctor Hiro said, still hesitant about whether or not to continue what he wanted to. “Ah aah!” Jay let out a scream as he saw the man floating above them, across the beds. “Shh” Kakashi and Doctor Hiro uniformly hissed
The crashing of some things on the floor shifted focus to Zoa. Her vomit covered the floor as her still-bent posture meant one thing; there was more to come. Jay and Kakashi helped the doctor get supplies to clean the vomit. The doctor wanted no nurse to be part of what was happening. He couldn’t do it alone but he didn’t need more people overwhelming him. “You guys, look,” Jay called the attention of Kakashi and Doctor Hiro. Zoa was ill but she joined to lookThe chaos energy that was dwindling had turned into a mini globe movie. The energy was fizzing out into different situations and environments, creating a look-alike reality of those places. The stranger was still floating, his legs still tucked within each other.“He saved me.” A voice from behind got them to turn around in its direction.It was Zoa’s first words since she woke up to consciousness. Her pink hair wasn’t as pretty as when her skin wasn’t blue, but it stood out more than ever. Sh-she stood out more than ever.“H
Jay walked up to him and held him tightly in a warm embrace. He didn’t say anything, he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t need to say anything as his embrace communicated all he would have wanted to. After a while, Kakashi finished sobbing and let himself out of the hug. He wiped his eyes with the back of his arms. He aimed to continue the story. “You know you don’t have to do this, right?” Jay didn’t think it was necessary to continue what he had been through. Having to relive a day, such day, again. Phew... he couldn’t imagine the mental fortitude Kakashi possessed to even agree to narrate the ordeal so early.Kakashi wiped his face with his palms. He called back the slimy liquid trying to exit his nostrils. He cleared his throat, then continued. “The whole environment suddenly changed to a pitch-black, windy one. Thunderstorms rained amid the tornadoes and hurricanes. I watched them grow up, literally, from the ground up. They were just winds, then they became whirlwinds...” Ka
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? YOU ARE ONE OF MY MOST LOYAL DISCIPLES AND YOU DARE CORNER ME?” Lord Zodiac’s voice thundered within the wind.“I can’t do such to you, My Lord.” Daisuke bowed“HM, SO WHY ARE YOU HERE? HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING USEFUL TO ME TAKING CHARGE FULLY OF THAT USELESS BODY?” Lord Zodiac questioned impatiently.“Last time we spoke, you said you would live among the Godlinkers to learn more about their evolution before you take control of the boy,” Daisuke replied calmly.“THAT IS TRUE BUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD FINS OUT NOTHING. I CAN LEARN ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEM IN A MINUTE, AND I WILL DESTROY THEM IN LESS TIME.” Lord Zodiac laughed “That is true.” Daisuke agreed. “I made this plan to be able to talk with you again.” Daisuke’s tone was firm.“I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN YOU WERE THE RIGHT ONE. OUTSTANDING.” Lord Zodiac praised.“That is the highest form of compliment I can ever receive, thank you, Lord. I need time, not so much time, just enough time to
“Chaos energy doesn’t work here.” Jun watched as Jiro lost hope in his eyes for a minute.“I was able to do that because I don’t use chaos energy.” Jun smiled at the expression Jiro had on his face.“Leave now!” Jun pushed him out of the reach of the creature that dived toward him. He wasn’t with his sword but he could take a few on. It would be suicide but he couldn’t run away, again. He ran through the many that congregated on Jun only for them to turn into dust. Dust got into his nostrils; his loud cough was like a deep cleanser of his system.***“Where am I?”The loud cough and question got everyone back to where the beds were erected. “Wow,” Jay marveled.“Who is that?” Jiro pointed at the stranger floating in the air.“Welcome back.” Kakashi ran to hug him. Jiro groaned a bit as he broke the contact as soon as it was initiated. “I hate this guy,” Kakashi said beneath his breath.Jiro sauntered away from where they crowded and he sat on what he deemed a comfortable seat. “W
“He just appeared when everyone left...” Jiro thought out loud“Um, you think it’s fishy?” Kakashi added“I don’t know, but we will find out.” Jiro replied, “We definitely will.”“So, who saved you?” Kakashi broke the thought process that was going on in Jiro’s head“What?” Jiro’s face had confusion written over it.“When you were unconscious, you said the stranger didn’t come to save you, right? So, who saved you?” Kakashi explained“A girl.” Jiro hoped that would answer the question, although he knew Kakashi would probe.“Well, that’s not the floating guy,” Kakashi added.Jiro rolled his eyes. How was he going to tell this story now? Jun, Jun Anju... “Hey!” Jay’s breath deserted him as he bent over his knees to regain it. Jiro and Kakashi looked at him with curiosity etched on their faces while they stayed silent through his recovery. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you both.” Jay reached for his glasses to assist its comfort on his face. Jiro was eager to hear what the boy b
Jiro joined in holding the boy down. “So, we haven’t talked about Jun Anju,” Kakashi whispered to Jiro in anticipation.“What about her?” Zoa appeared from nowhere.“Are you eavesdropping on our conversation? And where did you even come from? You just came out of the blue.” Kakashi tried to stifle the smirk that threatened to creep up on his face.Jay coughed as if to warn Kakashi of the consequences he had to live with for a long time. Jiro was looking down at the person he was in charge of. He was unbothered, or maybe he hid his burden well. The bed stands began shaking, they shook forcefully to the rhythm of the body above it. “Get there now! Hold her down!” Doctor Hiro ran from the corner where he waited to the bed, dishing out instructions to everyone about how to contain Tanya Flowers.***Tanya was blessed with the chaos energy that scattered across when chaos masters fought. Tanya suffered from a speech impediment at a young age. Her tongue always weighed heavier than her m
“She has stopped moving,” Jay announced as they all watched the bed still, and the noise quenched. “We can see that” Kakashi’s tone was calm as he moved closer to the bed Tanya slept. The room went dark and cold rushed through the bodies of everyone standing. The doors creaked open but the room somehow got even darker. “What is going on?” Jay was jittery. Everyone could tell when he inhaled and exhaled; it was both the silence that sheltered the room, and his fear that could’ve gone toe-to-toe. Everyone got closer, forming a circle. They both looked from every corner to what was the cause of the darkness and cold. “Look.” Jiro pointed at the stranger. His chaos energy was dwindling, his hands looked too heavy to carry it. A bead of sweat rolled down his face but his position remained the same. A sudden heavy crash to the floor caused Zoa and Kakashi to jump in fear. Their eyes could have passed for an ornament at this point. “What was that?” Doctor Hiro couldn’t see, but his