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Aura Yosuke, feeling a sense of unease, returned to his home to find it shrouded in darkness, devoid of any signs of life.
"Where are they?" Aura wondered aloud as he stepped into the house, his voice echoing in the empty rooms.
Aura sees only dark as he tries to look at the light switch. Soon, he does, and he is welcomed by,
"SURPRISE!!"
Aura's eyes widened in disbelief. He saw Stella and his sister, Sarah, standing in the room, their faces lit up with joy. The realisation of the surprise quickly washed over him, and a smile replaced his initial shock as he saw the happiness on their faces.
"Ahahaha, look at his face! He was so shocked!" Stella points to Aura's face while laughing out loud, and Sarah giggles while carrying home-cooking cake.
"Haha, very funny. Oh, is that for me?" Aura asked while Sarah nodded.
"This is for you, Ālong. You've always been there for us. Reia and I decided to make this cake to show our appreciation." Sarah's voice was filled with warmth and gratitude, her smile mirroring the sentiment. Stella, aka Reia, stood beside her, a silent testament to their shared joy.
"Hehe, thanks, girls, you really make me happy today. Do you clean the kitchen?" Aura looks at Sarah and Stella. He can see sweatdrops from both of them as he sighs, "Make sure you clean it, okay?"
Sarah and Stella giggled as the former green hair said, "Sure, hehe, now how about you taste it?"
"Yup, we work hard for it," Reia said with a smile.
Aura can see their mess and the girls' bodies covered in flour, and he cannot help but laugh.
"HEY!" Both of the girls were angry.
"Sorry, but seeing you in this mess is hilarious! Now let's give it a taste," Aura said, using a spoon Reia had given him as he took a little piece of the cake.
"So, is it good?" Reia asked while Aura teased her a bit while eating it for quite some time.
"Umm, it's hard to say because did I say not to cook?" Aura replied with a smirk, making Reia's eyes widen, fearing that Aura would be mad at her.
"Ālong it not her fault, I insist her to help me." Sarah was trying to take the blame when she saw Reia's eyes, willing in tears.
Aura sighed as he crouched down to Reia with a smile. "You did great, Reia; the cake was delicious. Sarah teaches you well."
Reia burst into tears as she hugged him. He chuckled and hugged her back.
"Ālong, you shouldn't tease her like that," Sarah sighed as she put the cake on the table.
"Sorry-Sorry, I can't help it, hehe." Aura giggled as Reia's eyes snapped open. She punched Aura in his gut and grabbed his arm, suplex him down, "Gahh!"
"That is what you get for teasing me," Reia said, while she scoffed as she went to the kitchen, leaving Aura and Sarah alone.
"Well, you got what you did. Now get up so I can get some cleaning here." Sarah said, smirking.
"Did you teach her that move?" Aura said while rubbing his head with his only hand.
"Maybe I did, maybe not." Sarah giggled as Aura sighed heavily.
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Days later, Aura got into the same situation; his home was once again dark, but this time, the windows were broken, and the door was destroyed into a thousand-piece. Aura's eyes widen as he dashes toward his home, and he sees terrible things like his sister lying on the ground, bleeding from her back.
"SARAH!!" Aura screamed as he ran toward his sister but only got kicked in the face by an unknown figure.
Aura backed away as he saw another figure slash toward him and slash a sword at the speed of sound to his chest.
"GAH-" Aura screamed, stopping when another figure grabbed his mouth and shoved him down to the floor.
"Look, boss, is Aura Yosuke, the Guards killer when he 15th." Another dark figure said as she took her knife out and stabbed his back.
"MHMHHHP!!!" Aura yells in pain, but his mouth is still being closed by the muscular, dark figure.
"STOP PLEASE!!"
Aura weakly followed the voice as he saw Reia with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, the little princess finally came out from her hiding," Said The boss of the dark figure.
"If you come out early, none of this will happen, and the girl will not die." A dark figure with a sword said with a smirk.
'Reia, don't…' Aura said inside his mind.
Reia looks at her with teary eyes while wiping her tears.
"Well, we got what we want, and Hugo, kill him," The boss said cruelly.
"NO, LEAVE HIM ALONE. I ALREADY SURENDER MYSELF!" Reia yelled as the boss nodded a sign to his team to leave Aura alone.
"Fine, we are leaving…" The boss said, as did his other gang members.
"What?! Okay, fine." The one stabbing Aura let out her knife.
The boss let out one device as he touched Reia's neck, making her pass out.
"R-Reia…" Aura mutters weakly, watching them leave him and his sister.
Aura crawled to his sister as he could see she was unresponsive, his rage burning inside him while tears fell from his face.
"AHHHHHH!!!" Aura screams in pain of loss as he stands up with a new adrenaline boost in his body. He wants to get revenge and rescue Reia from them. He looks at Sarah's lifeless body once again, "I promise I will take her home, Sarah, I promise."
The black hair man takes one of his Japanese side's last items, an old katana and straps it around his waist as he warps a bandage around his wound, and he uses his unharmed bionic leg to give him speed, chasing the kidnapper and murderer.
Unknown to him, Sarah moved her finger a bit, showing she was still alive.
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The group of dark figures in hoody covers could now be seen clearly as a dark hoody covering their identity. They were waiting on the Infinite Hole bridge, where more of the 500 resident floors could be seen, waiting for their transportation.
"Why does the high-up want with this girl anyway?" One of the dark figures asks.
"She, Reia Green, niece of our current leader. She killed her parents and ran away. Now our leader wants her back," The boss separates the lie from his group.
"This little girl?" Another dark figure asks.
Then, before they could say anything, five of them heard screaming from the front gate.
"What the hell is that?" The other dark figure asks.
"LET HER GO!!"
They all can see Aura walking toward them while covered in blood by killing the guards who are trying to stop him.
"Man, you're right, boss. There he is, wanting revenge for his sister! This man will give us so much fun!" The dark figure with a sword said as he walked toward, ready to fight Aura. "Come here, boy!"
Aura dashed forward with rage as he swung the katana from the side, and the dark figure blocked it with ease. Aura didn't finish, as he used his mechanical leg to give him a jump boost and strike the dark figure's hoody. Aura could see the dark figure's face clearly.
"WHY YOU! THIS EXPENSIVE! DIE MAGGOT!" The dark figure, whose identity has now been revealed, is a man with wild, spikey black hair, light purple hair tips and brown eyes. Aura blocked his attack, but he was too fast for Aura.
Aura backs away while blocking the attack from left to right, but his lack of right arm starts to make him lose his defence.
"YES MAGGOT DIE!" The man managed to stab him right in his abdomen.
Aura roared as he kicked the man away from him. His hand trembled from the attack, and he could see his blade had so many dents and his body was bleeding from the wound he got before and now; he glared at five of the group, "I will not die until you let Reia GO!"
"Stop playing around, Hugo. Kill him. Our transportation is here." The boss said as the cyber hover helicopter arrived.
Aura can feel his adrenaline almost out of his body as he starts to get weak, "I will not let you leave!"
"Sorry, Maggot, your time has come to an end. Limit Off: Hyper Speed" The former dark figure, Hugo's eyes suddenly glowing red as he disappears and reappears behind Aura, and Hugo puts his katana back in his holster as he walks toward Aura.
"W-What the-" Aura can't finish his words when his body explodes with blood from his new wound. Aura backs away to the edge of the bridge corner, and he falls to his knees when he begins to find it hard to breathe.
"You know, for a normal human like you, I'm impressed," Hugo smirked as he destroyed Aura's mechanical leg with his feet. "Bye-bye, Maggot; say hi to your sister." Hugo pushes Aura with his feet, and the black hair hero falls from the bridge of an infinite hole down into empty darkness.
'Reia…' Aura tried to reach, but he was too weak as he watched unconscious Reia being taken by Hugo's group while he fell into the infinite darkness.
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To Be Continue•
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