the beginning, god separated the light from
The dark. The light is beautiful and will be forever as long as we are. The darkness was desperate to survive. Loathing the world it was put in it created a void for itself. To be one with their darkness.
Cackling could be heard from inside of it. First, there was one then two things cackling. What was alive in the darkness?
"it's time." a voice rang out in the void.
With these words, the beginning of the end was marked in time.
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My name is Tenshi. I come from a very small family. Just me and my mom. She works in the government. She never tells me more than that. I don't know what she does for work but she's always gone. When she is home it's brief but a good time. I love my mother but recently she's been acting strange. She recently bought cameras and a wired fence. Maybe something is happening. All I know is that my mom is a good person she has always done the most to keep me safe and fed. I'd do anything for her. My father, however, was never in my life. I don't ask my mom anymore. She would always look angry when I asked. Shed told me that he was okay but far away in a place I couldn't reach. I never knew what that meant but I learned to not question her.
I miss my mom. When she isn't home I stay at my friend's house Kana. She's been with me since the day I was born. Born in the same hospital two rooms apart. My mom and her parents are great friends so I doubt this is all a coincidence. Kana is my best friend, she always will be. Whenever I need her she is always there. Always there to protect me when I can't. We have had each other back since we were born. Right now my mom is away at work as usual. I'm at school waiting for the day to be over with.
I wonder what she's doing right now
" hey Tenshi are you there? You always wondering off thinking about stuff " Kana tells me
I shake my head and say " I'm sorry I've just been thinking about my mom recently"
Getting a bit tense Kana grabs my hand and says "She will come back soon I promise."
I know her words are right and my mom will come back but I feel like we never got to chance to make real memories. At least now.
" lets go, Kana, remember that game we were gonna play together when we got to your house?" I say remembering our plans
Her parents should be home to let us in. I've always had a good relationship with her parents. They trust me. I'd be a bit sad If they didn't when we have been together my entire life. They're family
With class being over we finally get to go to her house. We go to our lockers and get our bags. Walking out the door Kana sees her other friend. Emiko Watanabe. She's a strange girl. I haven't talked to her much but based on what I've heard she gets in fights a lot. Most of them are defense but still a lot of fights. Her biggest fight was a group of girls picked a fight with her and she won but they pressed charges and she was taken out of class in handcuffs. I felt bad for her. She walked with her head to the floor. Probably thought the world hated her. Tomorrow I'll try to make her my friend. I need more anyway
Kana and Emiko talked for a bit until Kana waved me to come over.
I walked over and Emiko said "Hi, your Tenshi right? I'm Emiko but you probably know that already."
I let out a chuckle and shook my head yes. I shook her hand and told her about myself and how me and Kana have been friends for a long time. She told us about some things. After a while, she had to leave so me and Kana walked away after saying goodbye
After that brief Interaction was over me and Kana headed to her house. I was excited to see her parents and play the game. It wasn't a long walk so we talked about the game until we got to her house.
We got to the driveway to see her parent's car was gone and the front door was cracked open. In the living room was a mess like someone was rushing to get out. In the dining room, two messed up plates and a note saying "We had to leave, there is food in the pantry if you two are hungry, love both of you have a good time playing your game."
It was weird for them to say they loved me. My mom is usually the only one.
Ring ring ring
My phone was buzzing. It was my mother. As I looked at the name all the memories of me missing my mom came back. I picked up quickly
" hey sweetie I need you to listen to me," she said
" hey Mom I'm listening, you sound stressed though," I said back to her with a worried tone
She sounded like she was out of breath
" is Kana with you? If she is I need for you both to go to our house into the basement for me okay sweetie? If she isn't I need for you to find her and take her there."
" Kana is with me, why do we need to go to the basement? Our house is a couple blocks away can't we just go to her basement?" I told my mom
" I understand that but it has to be our basement okay? Please." she sounded like she was going to cry so I quickly told her yes
"Okay Mom we will go, is that all?"
" yes honey thank you, please be safe and tell Kana I love her. She's an amazing girl." my
Mom said.
The phone was on speaker so Kana heard all of it
She said nothing but she had a very worried look on her face.
"Are you okay Kana?" I asked her
She didn't answer but she shook her head yes. I motioned to the door and we headed out. I didn't know what was happening so I tried my best to be quick about making it home thinking this was all just some joke
" my parents. Do you think they're okay?" Kana finally spoke
I didn't know they could be in any danger. I assumed they were just in a rush to go somewhere.
" there okay kana" I reassured her
We ran until our legs couldn't take it any longer but we made it to my house. We got inside and went into the basement.
When we got in the basement I felt instantly uneasy. My legs shook and my heart beat faster. It felt like my body was completely shutting down. I looked over to Kana and she was stumbling around. I assumed she was going through the same thing so I grabbed onto her.
I could see that she was crying.
"Tenshi I feel like I'm dying, please help me I don't want to die please," she begged me to help her but in my state, I couldn't even help myself
It felt like the weight of the entire house was on my shoulders. With it, I fell to the floor and I could see so did Kana. With the last of my strength, I reached out to her
" I- I love- I love you" I finally as my eyes slowly closed. As soon as my eyes closed it felt as if my body fell into a deep slumber it would never wake up from.
But it did.
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" 3 years later"
As I woke up my body felt numb and old. My throat was sore and my limbs aching
Looking around I was in a type of hole in the ground. Or cave I couldn't tell. If was very small.
I coughed and coughed it felt like blood was coming out of my mouth but nothing was there.
I don't know where I am. I'm cold and scared.
But I sucked it up and yelled " HELLO!? Is anyone the-" I coughed again
I needed water. I needed it badly or else my throat would dry out.
I was about to yell out again until I heard a leaf crunch. More than one and more and more quickly. The footsteps were getting closer.
Before I could try to get up iron armor entered my view. A Shield the size of my face blinded me as the sun bounced off it. The figure holding it adjusted the shield so they could take a closer look at me.
"Who are you!" I yelled
The figure didn't answer they only walked closer. The closer they got the more I realized it was a woman. She had purple hair and freckles. Her eyes were shadowed by a bandana. I think they're brown I can't tell.
It stopped in front of me. I kneeled down and finally, I saw. But before I could speak it hugged her and hugged me.
" I missed you so much, after I woke up in this hole I was too Weak to get you out so I looked for help but nobody would ever come to see you." The voice said
I could tell. Before she hugged me I could tell by her eyes.
"You changed your hair kana," I said to her finally able to speak without coughing.
She looked at me for a bit and gasped. She grabbed a bottle from her waist and gave it to me.
I haven't had anything to drink in a while.
The cold sweat had finally gone away.
"Where am I kana?" I asked her
" earth. Well, we are still where your house was.. come on I'll tell you everything on the way to the kingdom." She said
Kingdom?
We walked out of the hole and to my surprise the neighborhood I grew up in has been reduced to a gigantic forest. I saw creatures everywhere. A butterfly with two heads landed on me. Things have changed
" okay explain. This is weird." I said to her confused
She breathed in and finally started to explain, "From what I've heard, some Strange army attacked the entire world. When your mom called she was trying her best to keep the government running and my parents I still don't know. But they wiped out 3/4 of the entire world population."
" oh my god," I said.
" the people who survived gained superhuman abilities. Now they call them gifts. But I think magic has always existed. Me and you fell asleep at your house and didn't die in 3 years." She said
So it's been 3 years so far. I guess it makes sense but does that mean my mom used magic?
"There are a couple types of magic. Well, two. The ones you can learn are pretty basic and the gift. Gifts are powers exclusive to one person. Most of the basic powers are elemental things like a fireball or an ice sickle out of the ground. Pretty common now. Or clones. Even I can do that one. But with these gifts, humanity came back and made kingdoms. With all of our technology destroyed, we went back into the medieval age." She said
Medieval age huh? Life is probably pretty good
"Now for the bad stuff. After the attackers left they left behind millions of monsters. They even built their city on a mountain. You know if you get strong enough you can help me fight them. They declared war against us. They hope to wipe the rest of us out. But with you here we can win. Me and you never lose right?" She said
I always loved how optimistic she was. I just got here and she's always telling me about how me and her can save the world. It seems like we have been walking forever.
" oh and-"Kana was about to say until she paused and looked back
" get behind me tenshi. NOW" she yelled at me sounding very serious.
I've never heard her yell before like that. She looked terrified
RUMBLE RUMBLE
The ground shook so much it felt like I was about to fall over. I got my bearings but to my horror, a gigantic beast made of stone came out of the ground.
" oh my god, kana what is that? KANA?!" I yelled out to her in desperation
With a stunned and confused look on her face, mama said "It's a golem."
Her voice was shaking as she spoke, she was always scared of big things
She was shaking as she grabbed the sword on her hip and got ready to fight it.
" run tenshi. This thing is too strong for me to fight while protecting you" she said while staring into its big green eyes
" no please, no I want to help you. What if you get hurt? What if you DIE??" I said.
She didn't even rebuttal, she just turned away and looked at me before she reached her palm out and said "Wind rejection."
I flew back the golem and kana growing so small before my eyes from how far I was getting.
"RUN!!" I heard Kana yell out as I saw 4 even bigger golems come out of the ground.
I sucked it up and ran. All I heard was Kana's curling scream and a loud boom.
Tears came from my eyes as I ran and ran.
I ran until I reached a field.
I fell down
I fell asleep.