Youya's POV:
Well, here goes nothing! Let's go see those mysterious auras!
I was heading to the abandoned part of the city where I thought the two magicians were. I couldn't track the auras for more than 10 seconds because of the unbearable pain and suffocation, so I don't know the exact location. And I'm too scared to try to sense it again! So I have to keep searching.
Before I was even there, I saw black mist spreading in the air. I tensed a little and hesitated, but continued my way to the source anyway.
"Hahaha, you're really strong, just like they say, hahaha" I heard a loud voice saying between some very maniac laughs. The atmosphere was getting kind of heavy and it was once again hard to breathe. I tried to take a glimpse of what was happening. And I saw a red-haired boy with this deadly smirk on his face. I was scared of him. Especially while seeing him strangling the other person. I couldn't see who it was since he was pushed to the wall on the opposite side of where I stood, but he was not responding at all to the choking. He stood still.
"Oi oi oi, what are you doing? Are you finished? Just like that? What happened to the terrifying deadly aura you were sending moments ago?" The other red-haired boy yelled whilst the unpleasant smirk never left his lips. He strengthened his grasp around the boy's neck and leaned closer to whisper. "You'll die if you keep holding back, yo!" He whispered.
I still couldn't see their faces, and the choked boy was still not responding as if he was a moveless statue. I, who was trying to stay as far as I can to not get caught in the mess, started gaining back my senses, and felt something was off.
His aura, it was.....really familiar? I knew this aura. It was a lot sharper and intensified, but that was...Ayane-san's aura!
Yeah, I can't be wrong, they gave the exact same vibes. Even if Ayane-san's aura was very faint and unthreatening unlike this one, but there's no doubt, it's the same!
But that doesn't make sense?! Hina-san told me before that every single person has his own unique aura, not even identical twins have similar auras. I need to ask Hina-san about this when I go back. IF I go back. Because right now, I feel a pressure that makes my instincts scream at me to run away, otherwise I would never make it out of here in one piece.
"Hahahahaa, that's it, C'mon, play with me!" Shouted the crazy boy with an insane expression and the same manic smile while he was forced to back off by the pressure of the aura.
I don't really remember anything after that. My memory is blurred and the last thing I saw in the mist cloud was an emotionless, lonely, sad, sad green eye...
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When I regained my consciousness, Ayane-san and Hina-san were there trying to wake me up. I was leaning with my back on a worn-out wall. I took a look around and saw nothing but ruination. Ayane-san was squatting down to a certain unconscious red-haired idiot who was laying numb on the ground, but that was another story.
"Youya-chan! Are you alright!" Said Hina-san who was sitting right next to me with a worried tone and concern in her eyes. "Mhm, y- ye-ah" I said stuttering because of my dry mouth and my throat that burned like crazy. My eyelids still felt heavy and I was unsure if that was a dream or not.
"Idiot! Why would you come here? Alone?!" yelled Ayane-san from where she was. I didn't respond. Rather I couldn't respond, because everything hurted so much, I felt like passing out again.
"We'll talk about that later, let's take them to a doctor for now" Hina-san rescued the situation. She picked me up bridal style, while Ayane-san sighed with annoyance and carried the other unconscious boy on her back.