NEHAL SOLILOQUY
We humans learn from our surroundings. Your behavior is solely determined by the people you choose to surround yourself with. But the most important factor influencing the course of your life is your parents. Those who have good parents tend to be good people overall.
I was one of the fortunate kids who had kind and considerate parents. My parents raised me warmly, with lots of love and affection.
My life seemed to be a lovely dream, but dreams are not permanent. They got caught up in the "Grave Town Incident." They were visiting my grandmother's grave because it was her passing anniversary, and they never returned. TV reports described it as one of the biggest demonic incident; about 72 percent of towns people went missing and the whole town was covered in blood. My parents' car was the only thing that was found; their bodies were never found. According to news reports, Lilith, a demon, was responsible for the incident.
I was 14 years old when I learned of my parents' passing. For me, this world's glittering light vanished.
As the years went by, people began to move on from the incident and resume their regular lives. Following my graduation from high school, I became a member of a group dedicated to demon hunting.
Ten dark years have passed since the incident. However, I think that with him, I can see the light once more.
****End****
It was dark outside, and since the car we were in belonged to an organization, we had to walk there. We were out of town, it was quiet and the only sound we could hear while we were walking was the sound of our own footsteps. Neither of us attempted to strike up a conversation. It took us about Twenty minutes to reach that location.
The sight before us left us both speechless; The water sparkled due to the reflection of the full moon and stars in the clear sky, and the sight of the lush green grass along the river added to its beauty.
"Nehal"
"Hm"
"I have wanted to tell you about this feeling for a long time." He said, fixing his intense gaze on me.
Is he really going confess? was all that was occupying my thoughts.
"I-" he paused and took a deep breath, as if trying to summon courage.
"I have always been grateful for the kindness you have shown me."
Huh?
"Huh?"
"You see, I have always been a little slow to express my feelings to other people, which has caused me to miss opportunities to express my gratitude to them."
"But this time... blah-blah-blah"
Don't chicken out now. This is the third time that we have found ourselves in this situation. Every time he asked me out on a date, he set up a scenario where it seemed like he was going to confess, but he always backtracked.
I agreed to his proposal even though I was tired because I thought he might confess today.
I really should get over this ridiculous desire of mine to be confessed.
"Sigh. Okay!"
"hm?"
My heart can no longer handle it, and if he refuses to confess, I will take the necessary action.
Goodbye, 'My dream of being confessed'. But, before that...
"I want to tell you something too, but first I am going to beat the shit out of you because of how annoyed you made me feel."
"W-what? S-sorry if I annoyed you, how about we settle this peacefully? He said, sounding both sorry and perplexed.
Maybe I can cut both of his legs and then we can alwa-, No! don't do that he's the one I love, what if he starts hating me? He can be made to love me by me. Fuck! Stop it you're not doing anything like that. You would only inflict some minor injuries on him—yes, minor injuries—and then confess your feelings to him.
"Should be alright, a few broken bones," I muttered to myself, slapping my face to keep my mind from wandering into wild thoughts.
"Broken bones?"
"Rohit, grit your teeth. I don't want you biting your tongue." I said, making a cute face.
I've a matter type blessing using which can change the state of Matter. I can influence the state of any object that comes into physical contact with me. For example I can convert solid in liquid or gas. Despite its unassuming appearance, this S class blessing is anything but basic. Using the air around me, I can use my blessing to create solid objects that I can use for both offense and defense. This is just one use of my blessing; there are a lot more that I can accomplish. The potency of a person's blessings is determined by their aura.
As if this were not enough, I am fairly self-assured because I have studied seven different martial arts styles. I am proficient in both ranged and close combat.
Unlike me he can only fight in close range. Because the blessing we receive increases our regeneration, I can go all out.
"What the heck did I even do? I don't even want to fight you"
In order to prepare for the fight, I took off my shoes and socks and stretched.
"Please do not take off your socks. Are you really attempting to ki-"
I dashed straight towards him converting the air around my feet into solid I then tried to kick straight on his head, to avoid my kick, he ducked his head. I turned the cemented road into a liquid at the same moment, causing him to lose his balance and delivered a punch to his stomach.
"Ugh," he let out.
"I will not just punch you; don't just dodge, fight seriously this time." After saying, I solidified a massive amount of air and threw it at him.
"Wha.."
From what I understand, he had a strength-type blessing, but how did he crush through that much solid air? He vanished from my view as I just closed my eye and tried to blink. Seeing his movements i turned around he tried to punch me.
Even though it was only one blow, my gut told me that this was it, I tried to defend myself by using all of my strength and turning the air around me into solid.
Unfortunately, the impact of his punch was so strong that it broke through everything, even my clothes blew away. A single punch that did not even hit me caused my hair to fly, my eyes to feel watery, and my legs to begin shaking. His blow to my chest halted a few inches away. I suddenly felt a huge pain in my chest, my vision blurred, and I collapsed.
"H-hey, you all..." were the last words I heard.
It required nearly five minutes for the eyes to open. What is wrong with this body? The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was this strange-looking human surrounded by a thick white aura.
This was the first time in my life I felt this strange feeling which was screaming me 'to be on my gaurd.'