"I'm going to go ahead of you, Kana."
The eldest sibling, Fukuyama Akane informed to Kana as she was wearing her outdoor shoes.
"Take care of yourself Harue. You will be going to a shopping mall, right?"
Akane shifted her attention from Kana to Harue, who was standing next to the high school girl.
"Yes."
"Where?"
"Heisei Shopping Mall. The one which is a block away from my high school."
"Be careful of the traffic when crossing roads."
"I will."
Akane opened the door and looked back at the two figures before stepping out.
"I'll be going." She did a small wave gesture at Kana and Harue with a warm smile.
"Later"
"Be back soon."
Harue and Kana greeted off their elder sister. The door closed and only two of them were in the house.
Harue turned around and approached the table in the living room. He grabbed all the plates and bowls that were left just after having eaten breakfast.
"Why are you going to the shopping mall?" asked Kana.
He diverted his attention to Kana for a split second and continued his way to the kitchen
"To buy some cloth. I need them for the new play that the drama club is planning to do. Well, since it is a new play, we need different attires, which needs different colours and designs."
"Is that so?"
Kana grabbed the blue blazer that was resting on the chair that she sat on before where she ate breakfast.
"Eh? You are leaving at this time? Isn't it a bit early?"
He glanced at the clock before he concentrated on Kana. It was 7:35 am.
"I'm going to walk there."
She responded as she wore the blue blazer which had the emblem of the high school she would be attending.
"Are you sure that's alright? Want me to come with you?"
Harue put the dishes into the dishwasher. He then clicked on a button to commence the washing of those used dishes.
"No need to worry about me. In fact, I'm going to be worried about you if you accompany me."
"What?.....Ah? Is that the case?"
Harue's smug face can also be considered cute because of his unique facial features. Nevertheless, this cuteness further brings up his feminine side in front of Kana.
She picked up her bag with an indifferent face as she approached Harue, who was in the kitchen.
"Yes, I'm really worried about you."
"Hoh? That's right. Nii-chan might get stolen from wo-"
"Worried that you might get kidnapped and raped by merciless men."
"Oi!! Where did you learn that word!?"
Harue stepped back due to the high level of bafflement that he could not digest. He got cut right off mid-sentence and was astonished by his little sister's ruthless words.
A light grin met Harue's startled and cute visage. The sound of the water making noises in the dishwasher passed by the small silence between the boy and the girl.
"I'm going now, Nee-chan."
"It's 'Nii-chan'!!!!!"
The short silence broke with the defeated Harue still fighting back, this time, on a different subject. She was wearing outdoor shoes and Harue walked slowly near her. He leaned to the wall and crossed his arm.
He pouted heavily and said,
"For god's sake when are you going to start calling me 'Nii-chan'?"
She stood up and took the bag with her. She twisted her head into the direction of Harue as she grabbed the handle of the door.
"...Someday."
She left with her last word.
Harue threw an exasperated sigh as he pondered over Kana's response.
"I'm wondering if that 'someday' will ever come soon. More so, I wish that 'someday' becomes 'every day'."
Another long sigh accompanied him as he made way to Akane's room. It was a disaster in that room so he would go and clean up that disordered place. He had lots of time so he thought that cleaning her room would be a perfect way to alleviate his boredness.
He would go to the shopping mall at a later time. It was a really good day to go to such a place because today, only the freshmen would attend high school. They would be guided to explore the school buildings and classrooms. The principal would go talk about the youthfulness that is filled in this place or something along the line.
The thing is, that principal is either too lazy, too old or too stupid. He says the same line every year. Harue got ahold of that information from experience. What could be better evidence than being the eye witness himself?
Anyway, Harue is 18 years old. He is a third-year now and that means that he does not need to go to school today. It is meant for the cheerful 16-year-olds to enjoy their first step in high school life. Upgraded from middle schools, they sure will experience a new lifestyle.
'I hope that these wishful thinking of mine applies to Kana.'
The desirous path that Harue was ruminating on, lingers on his mind as he starts to worry about his little sister.
'For that, I strongly hope for Kana's behaviour to change for the better.'
Still thinking about his defeat to Kana, he went upstairs with an annoyed mood which quickly dissipated. In doing so, he passed by an electronic device which displayed digits which seemed like random numbers, but it had meaning.
2068
04
08
7:42
Year 2068,
Month is April,
Date is the 8th
And time is 7:42 am.
It has been 50 years since that day. The day that changed the Earth completely.
Eschaton.
The ones that survived the worst tragedy ever that was bestowed on this blue planet. The ones who still lives to this day, who has a grim reminder of how brutal and cruel the world was 50 years ago. It was catastrophic.
Well for Harue, he did not experience the actual catastrophe to be able to have known about this. In his freshman days, his history teacher taught them about that topic. As a matter of fact, all high school freshmen will get this amount of knowledge from their teacher.
The way the young teachers would give them this information and the way the old ones would, are completely different. By the way, for Harue, an old history teacher told him.
The fear as he informed them of the terrible day was blatant. His classmates of the time had a worried face as the teacher continued. Harue too was worried. A few took it as a joke but the rest were clearly concerned.
Mythical creatures that Earth never met, set foot on this soil. Rampaging the cities, villages, killing the people indiscriminately without a second thought and instilling disarray in humanity.
They were known as 'Roogarou'.
It had the appearance of a crazy wolf hungry for the blood of some running livestock. It was really big. Its length can reach up to approximately 60 metres and a height of about 30 metres. It was terrifying to some of Harue's classmates that let their wild imaginations sketch the scary beasts in their mind.
The teacher could not dive into more details because he did not want to reminisce about that chilling beast. He continued as he talked about other factors about that creature.
The fighting force that tried to repel the beasts massacre exponentially dwindled. The beasts resistance to guns, missiles and bombs were extremely high. The mythical creatures were indestructible and that assertion was implanted in every person's brain. The world did think that it was time for humankind to see the end.
But one man changed their mentality.
That was the ultimate Hero. His name was Ryouma.
Takahashi Ryouma.
The Hero was Japanese. He was born in this country, the country where Harue lived. The Hero obviously had superpowers, but no one knows how.
The hero himself did not give any information on how he attained such powers. But no one strongly inquired about the source of his powers at that time because they were in times of crisis.
The survived people pleaded to the hero and he answered them grandly. Firstly, he eliminated all the beasts that ravaged the country of Japan, using those superpowers of his. He did not rest and continued his cleansing mission to the continent of Asia, then Europe, then Africa, then the Americas, then Australia and finally, the poles.
He finally eradicated all of the horrifying creatures from Earth after just 2 years. He gained companions to fight alongside him as he proceeded his successful journey. His companions also had superpowers. The hero's party would increase from time to time.
That Hero's party was worshipped as saviours...
As the destroyers of Evil...
As the apostles of God...
Hero Ryouma was revered as the true king of the world...
After his cleansing, Earth gradually restored. He helped all the countries go back to its previous states. Or even better, he made the world a lot easier to live in.
He introduced the world to magic.
The companions that accompanied the Hero would, later on, share with the world how they got this power. It was revealed that they were also in despair when the beasts were slaughtering everyone.
All of them were scared of the creatures, but all of them had one motive in their mind that usurp all of their other feelings. They wanted to kill those evil beasts. They wanted to massacre. They felt such strong emotions.
Then suddenly, they sensed a strange energy surging in them. Those energies were distributed to every part of their body and a few seconds after, it felt like they became anew.
That is how they gained powers.
Scientists that were still alive, do not understand how they got those powers. But they can only conclude that when a person is in a state where he feels a very strong and intense emotion, it is then that he will gain such powers. But there was one uncertainty.
Even if a person reaches a certain level of emotion, it was not guaranteed he would get powers. Scientists wanted to know more about it, do experiments on the hero's party to obtain a concrete answer.
And to their disappointment, they opposed that idea.
But the Hero Ryouma did not let them leave with a foiled face...
Instead....
*Phone Ringing*
"Hello?"
"Yo!! I'm right outside your house. Let's go!"
"Yea yea. Wait for 2 minutes."
"Ok."
Harue put on his black jeans and a red t-shirt. A look in the mirror and he was good to go. Not before putting some creams and some perfumes.
After wearing his shoes, he opened the door for the sun to greet him. Another one was there to greet him.
"What's up Harue!"
He closed the door behind him and approached the cheerful boy.
"I'm good Kouki. What about you?"
"Energetic as always."
Watanabe Kouki. A childhood friend. From elementary school up to high school. Stuck with Harue is the handsome Watanabe Kouki. Not extremely handsome, but handsome enough to be popular amongst the girls at school. Those long brown hair of Kouki's that was cleanly cut make his appearance look well-favoured to his already handsome face. Athletic, friendly and his hidden side that only a few boys know...
"By the way..."
He leaned his head near Harue's. Harue was startled as Kouki came really close to him, that even their noses touched. Harue stepped back reflexively but he still kept a close distance from his head.
"Your older sister, is she already gone?"
"...*sigh*...Yes..."
"Tch! Just when will I be able to gaze at that goddess more?... That perfect... erotic... body....."
"Your mouth is drooling..."
To Harue's piece of information, Kouki swiftly swept the saliva seeping out of his mouth.
"Hahaha! Sorry sorry. My imaginations went wild with the nudity there. Gotta calm down a bit."
"....What exactly were you thinking?..."
"Nevermind that. Let's go!"
Watanabe Kouki. My sticky friend, the handsome guy, the girl magnet.....is a really perverted dude.