The next day I woke up early and came out of the room. "You're up, the breakfast isn't ready yet you can go for your jog." my mom said. she was the only person left in my family after my dad died from overworking himself "Okay, sure I'll be back" I said and started to leave.
"Wait," she said, "don't you have something to tell me". Does she knows what happened yesterday I didn't tell her because I didn't want to make her worry but now do I have to tell her about it? "oh my," she said "Silly Hoya what about the good morning" I was safe for now she didn't know " oh, yeah, good morning" I said "well splashing cold water to your face will wake you up" she said.
I did as she said and while leaving I noticed something a hazy figure on top of my mother's head it was as if it was smoke but she didn't seem to notice and after focusing on it for a while there was a heart-shaped necklace in it. "what are you staring at," she said "is there something on my face." "N-no," I said " I'll be leaving now" I ran out while she said "Wait" but I had already left.
On the way to the dojo, there were more people with smoke on their heads and there were all kinds of items in it a diamond ring, a fountain pen, a mobile phone, and even a miniature ladder not knowing what to do I ran straight to the dojo well the road had turns, but I ran to the dojo without stopping.
I reached the dojo but there were cops there talking to Mr. Li. "Is that all," the cop said "Nothing more to report" Mr. Li replied "Yes, that is all" and the officer thanked him for his corporation and continued his investigation with an old lady living in the neighborhood.
Mr. Li saw me and gestured for me to wait. After a while, he came out "Let's go" he said, "Where?" I asked him "To where I can tell you the truth openly. There are too many eyes here," he said and took me to an open area on a hill.
"This place should be good enough," he said, "well are you ready?" this was it, the moment my life would never be the same again. "Yes," I said, " I'm ready". "But wait wait wait," he said "Does your mom knows about this?" "No" I replied "Is that important". "well yes," he said "and it's a good thing you didn't tell her it'll only worry her. so enough with the chit-chat lets get started"
he began speaking and it felt like he went on forever my question which seemed never ending were being answered one by one. His words were like crows pecking on my ears but he spoke slow "The monster that attacked you yesterday was a Kai and you became a Koji yesterday-" I cut him short "What is a Kai and what does it mean I became a Koji?" he replied softly "A Koji is a person who has been connected to an item with his soul is called a Koji. A Koji can have many special traits like you for example you are a Koji who has been connected to your Katana and can wield it perfectly. In my case, I am a Koji who has been connected to my scarf and can change its shape size, and properties to my will." "Like you did yesterday," I said " while cutting that monster, sorry that Kai's Head but then what is the difference between a Koji and Kai"
"Two things," he said "First the fact is their appearance, and the second one is what was the Koji's thoughts like. You see every Kai was once near being a complete Koji but some events twisted the human's soul or the item is used to destroy someone's soul" "As in killing them?" I inquired "Yes that's right" I fell silent.
After a while, he spoke up "Anyone can become a Koji if he has a strong connection with the item either through simply loving the item or it is connected to an important event in life, and if that event invokes any of the negative emotions the chances of a Kai being formed is greater" "wait a minute if anyone can become a Koji then how does this thing, not public knowledge"
"It happened," he said "A long time ago it happened the god myths are true and they happened due to the Kojis and Kais the Gigantomachia the Ragnarök they all happened with little changes but they did happen and you know they didn't end well" "so why did I only become a Koji now?" "we're not sure, no one is, it happens at random to anyone who has a strong connection" "we?" I asked "does that mean there are more Kojis you know of?"
"Yes there are more" he answered "At BASTARDS that is"
"BASTARDS, what is that, and does that means there are more Kais too?"
"BASTARDS well that is the place more people like us gather so be ready to meet them and yes there are more Kais too," he said "So be ready to leave by the fifteenth of December because you and your mom will be in danger, I'll get you an admission in Ijok High it's a school under the BASTARDS so you will stay safe there and don't worry her work will give her a retirement and a great pension so you don't need to worry about her"
Is what he said true so she won't have to overwork herself and she will be safe' I was happy to hear that." so is that all for the questions?" he asked.
"wait there is one last thing," I said "The smoke above the head of other people and the image of items what are they" "Those are the items they have a connection with but have not become a Koji yet but they can become one in the future. so is that it for the questions so now go home and start packing, your mom would already be packing her stuff and you have a lot of explaining to do when you get there."
I went home and got ready to leave for Ijok.