New York,4:00 pm.2024
In the middle of the alley street lay a boy with a hole in his chest; covered in a pool of his own on blood.His appearance ragged, breathing was shallow, if it weren't for the subtle rising and sinking of his chest one would assume he was dead.
"Why..*snob*.. everything was going fine. I was laughing and joking around with my friends...*snob*..how did I end up here." He said choking on his salvia and tears.
He was brought back to reality by a metallic chain being dragged along the hard surface of the floor.
A voice echoed from the deepest part of the alley. "Tsk tsk...Why do they want me to clean up their mess all the time." said the black hooded figure as his presence became more apparent.
"Wh..*cough*" the boy was about to speak as the chain latched around his wounded leg.He coughed up blood.
"You shouldn't be speaking in this state" The voice mocked in an eeire tone ."You can blame your fate for this."
The mysterious entity slowly pulled on the chain, with each tug the fear of death intensified. The boy had fully accepted it, there was no saving him.
For what felt like an eternity, the boy finally reached the figure. As he looked up, he saw a deep abyss, the face of the figure shrouded by darkness.
Black horns protruding from the figure's hood; the boy felt weak, as if a divine judgement was being passed onto him.
'hah..what sin am I being punished for?.' he thought, not having the strength to even speak.
He closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable. The figure released a chuckle; accompanied by the sound of a sword unsheathing.
The blade was orange, with a black hilt emanating a chill.
"Finally, giving up? Well, makes things easier." The figure said in a hoarse voice.
He raised the blade and brought it down with a speed hard to follow. The figure disappeared immediately after the strike, not even confirming if the boy was dead.
The occasional sobbing died down, leaving the alley in utter silence. The boy..or what was left of him, body split in half, his stomach and intestines ripped open, blood all over the floor. His once youthful face split in two pieces; tears mixed with blood tracing down his face.
What a cruel and pitiful end for the youth..he had not even known what he was killed for.
1 hour ago.
"Yo kaze, have you seen the new game coming out it's so cool. Sigh.. I really want to play it but I don't have the newest playstation." Said a boy with green shoulder length hair, green eyes complimenting his hair. He was standing at 6 ft 1 inch, his name was Nathan.
"Don't worry, we can play it on my playstation." replied Kaze. He had golden hair, blue eyes, and was 6 ft.
"You can join us as well, Noah." Both of the guys looked at the black haired boy, who had clear crystal eyes. He wasn't any shorter than them.
"Sure, don't worry I will go easy on you noobs" said Noah jokingly.
"Oh, supreme lord go easy on us presents." Said Nathan in sarcasm, resulting in all of them laughing in harmony.
After that the boys kept engaging in a conversation, accompanied by light-hearted humour as they made their way to the local park.
After arriving at the park they started talking whilist playing catch.
"Hey Noah, what do you think about the new girl?" Asked Kaze.
"Eh, the transfer student? I think..she is cute." Said Noah shying away.
His friends chuckled in response, before Noah could say anything he heard his phone buzz.
"What the.." he said as he opened the message. What he saw left his eyes widening in shock.
[Meet me near the shopping district alley. If you want you to see your family alive.]
[Image received].
He instinctively clicked on the image, and saw a picture of his family sitting in the lounge watching a movie.
'What do i do? Who is this? Why are they doing this to me?' He screamed in his head as perspiration formed on his forehead, his breathing became irregular.
"Yo, are you alright?." Both of his friends said simultaneously, there voices tinged with concern.
What followed their question was silence for a few seconds, before Noah said "I have to go, see you guys later." as he ran out the park not waiting for their response.
Police headquarters, Newyork
"Do you want to grab a bite after we are done with the papers" asked a brown haired man wearing a police uniform.
"Su-" the man sitting next to him was cut off by the entrance of a figure.
"Good evening chief!" Said the officers in the office in union. The chief just nodded and entered his office.
As he opened the door and sat on his desk, his phone buzzed.
Ding
[Uncle! something bad is happening,please help me]-Noah
Just as he read the message his worry skyrocketed, He immediately called him.
"What happened" he said through the phone, concern leaking into his tone.
"My family...*heavy panting*...They are in trouble. Someone is threatening me. He asked me to meet him near the shopping district.What do i do, uncle Robert?..*snob*."
"Calm down first. I will dispatch a unit near your house to assure your family's safety. Don't go near the shopping district, am I clear?" said Robert in an assertive manner.
"Yes...I understand.." replied Noah hesitantly, the call ended there.
Ding
[You have 10 minutes before i make my move, The police won't reach in time.]
Noah swallowed a mouthful of saliva knowing he was found out. With having no other choice he ran towards the shopping district.
8 minutes Later
As he got close to the shopping district. He could see the different stalls set up, the place filled with people.The street illuminated with beautiful lights of different colours. He didn't have much time to admire the district and ran towards the alley near the end of the district.
As he reached the end- a not so crowded area- He entered the alley next to exit.The absence of light here would make anyone's heart flutter. The sounds of his footsteps mimicking his rising heartbeat.
As he got deeper into the alley, he took his phone out to send the message. But before he could, a unknown object flew towards his chest at astonishing speeds.
The object peirced through his body leaving behind a baseball size hole below his throat and above the heart , shortly after a *thud* resounded in the alley.
Back to the present
As his body was split into half. His consciousness drifted away. He felt like he was floating in an ocean, calm and peace, that's what he experienced before he was woken up by a voice.
"It's a miracle...he is alive" He heard a voice of a man. Followed by crying of a women and a young girl. Noah opened his eyes, he was welcomed by a blinding light. He reflectively shut his eyes, slowly opening them.
He saw he was in a hospital bed surrounded by a women in her mid therties and a young girl appearing no older than 15.
The women was holding his bandaged hand as she was crying. The young girl was also crying, hugging his waist.
"You should let him rest and don't apply force on his body. He still needs to recover." said the doctor without any emotion in his voice.
The mother and daughter both took a step back. Noah was confused as to what was happening? Where was he? Who was he?.
"Who are you guys" he asked looking at the pair. Leaving both of them with stunned and with bitter expressions.They looked at the doctor at the same time.
"Sigh..he has lost his memories due to the accident and is unlikely to ever recover them.You should take care of him." said the doctor.
As he was about to leave the room, the door opened. A middle aged man with white hair and blue eyes walked in breathing heavily.
As he locked eyes with Noah, tears welled in his eyes but he didn't let them out. He started walking towards Noah.
"He has lost all of his memories...snob...He won't ever recover them." Said the mother with pain evident in her voice.
The man stopped in his tracks and was quiet for a few seconds, then he looked at her. "At least he is still alive. We can make new memories but can't raise the dead." he said expressionless.
He might looked as if he was unaffected by the whole ordeal , he was anything but fine.
'if i don't stay composed who will keep this family together' His thoughts a testament to his determination to keep the family safe.
After that they started talking to Noah, who found out his name is Roy. This is a fantasy world and is quite advanced in technology.
With hovercars, hallograms etc. He lives in a family of 4 and his family is well off; His father serving in the military.
-p.s he has lost memories of his previous life-
" The Doctor said he will be discharged in a week." their family bonding was cut off by the nurse.
They nodded to her in acknowledgement; they went back to telling him about his childhood, how he used to tease and annoy his younger sister.
As night approached the mother and daughter were sent off by father since they didn't sleep comfortably, 1-2 hrs somedays and didn't even sleep on some days since the accident. They needed rest, and now they finally could sleep peacefully.
After his mother and sister left "Roy, there are some important things you need to know about this world." said his father William Flameheart.
"We are at war with the demons, have been for the past few decades. We have explored most of the solar system yet we never found any signs of demonic energy. They are only targeting earth. Their goal is unknown, so is their origin. The situation at the west border is getting worse, that's also where I am stationed. So... If anything happens to me take care of the family. Even if you don't have memories of us, we are still family. I hope you understand, I will leave I'll leave you with a better way to cultivate. You have been in comma for 2 years. You have missed many years of growth and kids your age are far ahead of you." said his father in a serious tone and a palpable sense of urgency in his voice.
"D-dad..I..thank you" said Roy not knowing what to say. As he was overwhelmed with the info dump.
His father handed him a scroll."This is the technique.You should be able to learn it with some practice, but I haven't mastered it. I can only teach you the beginner level, rest is upto you." said William.
Before Roy could reply he was cut off "It is passed done from generation to generation. We don't know where it came from or who it belongs to."
Roy couldn't tell why, but he felt a sudden feeling of unease dawn upon him.
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Author's note: I edited the chapter, hopefully it was an improvement from how it was prior to the editing.