The old man continued to walk over to us, leaving us completely frozen in our tracks. The aura that he was emitting was unlike anything I had ever seen before. To think that there was probably more people with auras like this left me horrified.
Before the old man could actually get to us, a large explosion echoed throughout the area. Everyone turned their heads towards the noise.
"We'll put our fight on hold. Until then, let's go check to see if anyone needs help." The old man ordered, deactivating his aura as he ran towards the explosion.
We nodded our heads and began following the old man. As we ran through the town, I noticed how everyone seemed to be almost frozen. They were all staring at the same spot. I turned my head to see what they were looking at.
My eyes widened when I saw where they were looking. The time had finally come for me to help the girl that was in my dreams.
"John? What are you doing with Akari's instructor?" A familiar voice appeared next to me.
I turned my head and saw Satoru running next to me. Matsuo and Kyou were also there, following Satoru closely from behind.
"We're going over to check out the explosion. I'm guessing that you're here for the same reason?" I said.
"Yeah. I'm not sure what's awaiting us, but I'm sure we'll have to go all out if we want to save Naomi." Satoru said, his face was full of panic and worry.
"You're starting to fall behind." The old man said, somehow increasing the distance between us.
"How annoying." Akari suddenly said.
Our group just kept getting bigger and bigger. Though I was more curious on how people were showing up before I even noticed. Not that I had an issue with it, I just thought it was odd.
"What is?" Ichiro asked, his question was directed towards Akari.
"That old geezer. Even during times like this, he'll make jokes. Though I am thankful for him." Akari said, sounding somewhat embarrassed.
"Why's that?" Alice suddenly asked.
"I'll tell you all later, right now let's just get over to that explosion." Akari answered again, increasing her speed to she could catch up to the old man.
We all increased our speed as well and finally caught back up to the old man. Right as we caught up we were already at the manor. There didn't seem to be any damage but that was only for the front so far.
"I want you eight to split off into teams of three. Ichiro, John, and Akari will be team one. Alice, Akio, and Satoru will be team two. Finally, Matsuo and Kyou will be team three. We'll only split off into teams if multiple enemies show up so stay on guard." The old man ordered us.
We all nodded our heads in agreement. I took one good look at the house before we entered and could feel someone watching me. Where they were, I did not know but it sent chills down my spine.
"Alright everyone, let's go!" The old man yelled.