" Aaargh. Just thirteen views." Darmian complained. "It's been a week already." he added.
" Well people don't believe I actually have that kind of Power." Rez said as he tried to comfort his friend as they walked down a street.
They were going for some fruits.
"Huh, the road is filled with a lot of people today." Rez wondered what was wrong.
''Hey! Where's your mind man? ". Darmian asked with a jab to Rez's chest.
"Ouch" Rez exclaimed from the pain.
"I'm right here. You don't need to be punching me anytime you want my attention..."
"And you don't need to be so absent minded" Darmian interrupted him.
" What's wrong with you man" Darmian asked.
" You ask as if I am depressed or something" Rez replied with laughter. Darmian also laughed. They thought that was a good joke ( Who would?)
Boom. A large sound stopped them from laughing. People were running from the site screaming their lungs out.
Darmian also started to run but Rez moved forward instinctively. A show of different personalities.
Rez wasn't ripped physically, he didn't have the muscles, he didn't have the abs and the strength of a regular gym guy but he never stood back and watch people suffer, whether it was beyond him or not only occurred to him after he was in the midst of the problem. " Hey, what are you doing Rez we need to move" Darmian shouted as soon as he realized that Rez wasn't by his side. But it was too late Rez couldn't hear him; his mind was too fixed on his happenings.
He run ahead, Darmian followed feeling he couldn't forgive himself if something happened to his friend. They reached the site to find out that it was a car explosion.
What happened? Rez asked one guy who was running away.
" The car...it blew up. Please I'm sorry let me go I can't die here". The guy continued to run.
Now Rez felt the guy was being dramatic, no one is going to die again. He called the police.
Darmian was going round to see if anyone needed help but it seems everyone was ok. Yeah, some people were hurt but the ambulance was on the way and no one seemed to die.
In the History of Zone 367 never had there been a terrorist attack. You could say it took people by shock. It was their first so you could understand why many people fled and why many people stayed too. They wanted to help the injured.
"*Sigh*, so much for an entrance." A masked cape guy stood on the burning car. He wore a black attire and the sigil of a scorpion on his chest like a badge and on his cape.
He looked badass. A guy with white hair with a half covered face also in black attire with the sigil of a scorpion was behind him sitting on a block.
"You overdid it." Shinji said he was the white haired guy.
The guy standing on the fire was the Elder sent.
The people who stayed behind just watched them with murmur. "Are those the guys responsible". "Who are they?".
"People of Area 367, Greetings from the Underworld." The Elder said.
" Let's skip the formalities shall we, we want a guy that has the ability to stop others." he continued.
The murmuring increased among the people.
Just then Darmian thought it wise to delete the video. He quickly logged in and deleted the video thank God it still had 13 views and 11 dislikes. People actually did not find it true.
Just then the police arrive at the scene.
Put your hands up they commanded.
" Shinji take care of them". The Elder said.
"With pleasure". Shinji rose up and appeared behind the police men. Then the front men fell;they were five in number. He had the ability of lightning; he called it and moved at it's speed. Just then one police man called for backup explaining the situation really fast but the words Esper terrorist were clear.
The people felt the situation was serious therefore needed to run but as they all panicked to run away Shinji called lightning to hit the spot they were going to past. The place was as quiet as a cemetry.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I. didn't say we were done did I?
Now where were we....aaah yes yes the person who could stop other people's power. Now who knows where he is?" the Elder said.
Rez knew he was grave danger, he was sweating profusely, his sweater could be used for a pool. It's funny how he was brave for others but very cowardly when it came to his own matters. Darmian was by him. A simple meow from a cat could have given those two a heart attack.
"Sir, the video has been removed from the page." Shinji reported.
"I see so he is here then". The Elder assumed.
"Ok, whoever you are..." but before he could finish his statement Shinji said Sir the page has been deleted.
" So he can hear us too". The Elder continued.
"What are you doing Darmian." Rez whispered angrily.
"Sorry but I have other videos they can use to trace us." Darmian said with tears in his eyes. So much for just a little side hustle.
"You made them know we are around." Rez angrily said, boy , how their voices were low it was even a surprise they could their selves talking. They were hiding behind a giant boulder probably fell from a building or something because of the bomb. It didn't matter, at that point that thing was what was separating their life from misery right now.
"Ah well, I guess I have to extract their whereabout with force." Elder Kun said that was his name.
"No freeze " the police started shooting their Anti-Esper guns. Sounds of guns firing scared the people, panic made them run but at this point Shinji didn't stop them.
Rez and Darmian were locked they couldn't move because if they tried to run they will end up in crossroads and probably get short.
Rez witnessed something amazing before the bullets could get to the Elder the air around him started exploding, it was like fireworks propelling the bullets in many directions.
The Elder then reached out to his side and brought a round object. It seemed like an ordinary small object until he held it in his hand. The object became bigger and started glowing reddish. He threw it to were the police had made their blockade.
"Ruuuuuunnn...." someone shouted. The police fled from their vehicles then Boom. The cars exploded along with the object.
"Hahaha, fireworks so beautiful". He said with a childish happy tone. He took another object out then suddenly a jet was hovering above them. The Elder frowned
....
20 minutes before.
A female could be seen running in a building, she was panting.
" Excuse me! Excuse me! "she shouted whiles running. She stopped in front of a door with the inscription TRAINING ROOM. DO NOT DISTURB UNLESS IMPORTANT!!!
She press a button and shouted "Sir we have a situation...."
There was a mascular man and a group training.
"There has been ....a terrorist attack .....a terrorist attack in Area 367. Two guys ..... scorpion sigil". She was panting and couldn't even talk well. The man turned. "Guys Get ready to roll out."
" Yes Sir" the squad responded with a salute.
Few minutes later on their jet...
"Tell me what you have" Capt. Lex said.
" Two guys fits our info on Elder Kun and Shinji and we currently don't know whether there are more." a voice played through the speaker on their jet.
"What do they want in Area 367?" Capt. Lex asked
" Our report said they're looking for someone who is reportedly having the ability to stop other powers".
"Wait, what? I saw a video I know that guy." Agent Zero said in surprise. He tried checking on the YouTube page to see whether he will find it but he couldn't. He realized the page was deleted. And he wasn't making a mistake over the name, I mean who could D Real , it was a bad name that just stuck in anyone who sees it.
"Sir the page is no longer available."
Zero said. They then realized that those two at least one of them were close to Elder Kun.
"Eagle, how many minute till we reach our targets". Capt. Lex said. "5 minutes Sir" Eagle replied. It was a nickname given to her by the Capt. for her flying prowess. She could really really fly the jet.
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(Present Time)
The Elder frowned.
Four guys slides down a rope to the ground.
They were in their combat suit so it was difficult whether they were men or women. But one's stature was different.He looked tough.
" Well well well, if it isn't Lex himself". The Elder turned and smiled.
" It's over Kun drop it and leave". Lex said.
Just then Shinji appeared in a flash alongside his master.
"Well I will drop it but I'm not leaving". Kun smiled evilly and then threw the bomb to bystander kid who was lost and just crying.
Rez saw this and came out shouting "Nooooooo" before Elder could trigger his power Rez freezed his power.
Shinji saw this and smiled."There you are.."
Zero and Lex shouted "No wait..."
Shinji appeared in flash about to kill him he had forgotten about the keeping him alive part. The Elder realized his power wasnt working and Lex and Zero didn't miss this opportunity he had the ability to swap things and Zero also make things invincible. They were strong.
Lex swapped the kid with a paper ball he threw in the air lightly. He caught him but then realized nothing happened. At the same time before Shinji could strike Rex, Darmian took the cut. No one saw this coming, blood gushed out of his side of his face accross his chest. It seemed he just threw himself in the way.
Zero made Rez invincible and dashed forward to attack Shinji, he was pretty fast but not on Shinji's level. Shinji withdrew maybe the shock of someone sacrificing himself for another got to him but nobody knew why. It seemed he was absent minded.
"Shinji, you are supposed to take him alive" Kun said. This woke him up but at this point he was a few meters away from the invincible crying Rez over his friends body.
The Elder realized the link was back he created a super reddish ball. Shinji got behind him. " This is the end" Elder Kun said. "This is bad fall back" Capt. Lex issued.
Zero grabbed Rex and took him, he checked for a pulse on Darmian's body and found none. " Let's go Rez " he said.
" No ...we can't leave him" Rez said with tears on his eyes, he couldn't believe it. He never saw this coming.
Captain Lex gathered his crew together.
Rez was just crying wrestling his way out of Zero's grip but he was too strong.
" No we can't leave him like that , he can't go, I need him and he needs me...." Rez cried.
" Someone is Coming, No SOMETHING IS COMING CAPTAIN and You better be ready..." he then threw the massive ball towards him.
" NOW!"Captain Lex shouted and they just vanished from the targeted spot the ball was suppose to hit. It seemed one of his crew could teleport. They were a great crew a good balance between support, attack and defence.
Booom! The ball caused a massive hole where it hit and it area damage was massive.
Meanwhile Captain Lex and everyone just appeared in their jet.
He comforted the kid and laid him to sleep. He sat beside Rez who was still in tears placed his hand on his shoulder and said before you blame this on yourself, there's nothing you could have done. It's past now and worrying and crying won't change the past but for the future you can but unfortunately worrying just makes the future messy. Don't cry. Grow, get stronger.
These words were not heard by Rez at all who was heads deep into sorrow, regret and guilt. He couldn't stop crying. He just couldn't.
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