The laboratory
Somewhere beneath ISHIKAWA, under the quiet streets there was a laboratory where the children were.
Where no one could sense it, where no sound could reach it from above.
life went on as if nothing existed below, but here, everything was precise, sterile, and ordered. Light filtered through artificial windows, reflecting off steel tables and glass vials. The air smelled faintly of disinfectant, a scent that should have calmed the nerves—
But it didn't...
Our hero can already sense the danger, everyone was having fun, introducing themselves, and sharing the mind.
But our hero didn't trust the place, he started thinking. "Why gather six children in one place. Why did that creature said he finally found me. Why is everyone laughing not worrying? "
The truth was harsh...
Everyone here had a normal childhood but not him. They had friends, school, parents where they can hug and feel love, but he didn't..
He only knew pain, suffer, and never felt the warmth that he was supposed to...
A girl approached him
"Hi. I'm liora nice to meet you!"
With a smile on her face making you feel you're in the right place even if it feels wrong. She looked at him
Said
"Where is your clothes? And why you got these things on your body (scars)"
She was innocent, didn't know what is pain or any kind of torture.
He didn't know if he can trust the beautiful smile, or how nice she is
But then she asked..
"What is your name?"
He looked at her confused, thinking, but he had no name.
His father didn't name him, the mother died before he even see her.
He was thinking, and thinking. Until he spoke a word
"Z"
She extended her hand, silently offering friendship.
He didn't know what he sould do.
His father always had been hitting him, cursing him, telling him
"You won't live for long"
Suddenly
She hold his hand saying "You don't have to be shy. Everyone here is waiting for you."
They ran toward the other children.
All of them had a bright smile. So our hero decided to smile and forget what happened before he came here.
A smile that was bright, real happiness.
But he still had feelings that this place, won't survive for long...
The mad scientist enters the room where they are welcoming them to their new home, everyone felt happy but Z felt off..
The scientist took them to their very own room. every two in a room.
And Liora ended with Z...
Our hero with his black long hair, sharp eyes, scars on his hand and eye, and a slim body filled with scars behind the new clothes the scientist gave him. And a bed to sleep in instead of a cage where he was getting suffocated. A place where he could finally call a home.
Yet he didn't trust him. He felt something is wrong with this place.
Liora besides him asking "why are you so scared? Is something worrying you?"
He looked at her told her. Said quietly "No I'm fine"
She felt nervous but happy the he's fine
Day passes
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Liora's awakening
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The next day the mad scientist wanted to check their core power and who's using the six mythical powers.
He started with liora. He told her. "can you touch this place please" pointing on her hand.
She touched her hand. . .
Nothing happens
he asked again. "can you touch this place please" pointing on her head.
She touched her head. . .
Still nothing
And then asked again. "can you touch this place please" pointing on her chest exactly on her heart.
She touched her chest. . .
All out of sudden...
The temperature dropped so fast, her eyes went from dark brown to blue. Her hair went from normal soft hair over her shoulders, to a spikey, messy, and floating.
She felt a energy going through her body.
She couldn't contain it. the power surged, and she collapsed under its weight.
No one saw that but the scientist. Said
"I've found a material that could change everything."
A sly smirk curled on his lips, and a sharp laugh escaped him.
The next kid came up and did the same thing but it worked from the hand.
The air went crazy like it was a party inside the room. But he didn't collapse...
The rest of the children did the same thing.
The earth started moving like it was water. Light came out of no where, like you're infront of the sun.
Lighting strikes the room.
And then lastly comes our hero Z.
He told him to touch his hand
Nothing happens
His head
Still nothing
His chest exactly on the heart
The power activated. But... Not normally
Flames erupted across Z's body. He froze in shock, unable to move.He opened his mouth to speak, but the scientist made a swift gesture. Z collapsed to the floor."Now the fun part will begin."The scientist laughed hysterically.
A month pass and both of liora and Z woke up on a separated room. They don't remember what happened inside that room.
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Z's curse unleashed
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Two scientists. The same scientists...
Appears infront of liora and Z. And touched their chest. A weird cage was on the other hand. at Z's room
The cage was pure black, nothing but darkness. The curse approved the body and enters it. Z started panicking, he can see what's happening. He got an heart attack. And the curse actives instantly.
.
.
.
No reaction.
.
.
.
All out of sudden.
His hands and body started using flames. But not normal flames...
A pure black flames
He killed everyone in the laboratory
He is shocked.
He can't uses his body... At all
Dead bodies around him he went on his knees, tears run down his face with blood.
The moment he just done was terrifying. The five children he just friend them is dead. the scientist was missing.
he didn't know what to do...
A sharp sword cuts his body into halves.
The Curse stopped.
He opens his eyes with fear all over his body.
He started acting crazy for what just happened.
He looked around him, the lab appeared untouched, as if none of it happened.
He started touching his body, moving it, trying to feel if this was real or not. He touched his chest... Not even a wound but scars...
"look like you're the person that will suffer the most" He started laughing
Z looked around. . .
There was no one
A whisper inside him said...
"it was me the curse and you know how long was that? Only one second."
He didn't belive it it felt like an hour inside his mind but it was only a second passed the scientist appeared
"look like you've passed the test kid. Now...
You gotta run. "
A explosion happens suddenly before he even react.
The scientist looked at him and said.
"the doomed future is waiting for you."
He started running, shocked, crazy, crying, panicked, trembled.
He didn't understand what's happening or what happened.
But the explosion felt the same...
Felt like the one he exactly made in his mind.
He freaked out even harder after he realized. He didn't want to look up.
He thought he'll see the same dead bodies infront of him again.
"Z!" someone yelled panic lacing words "we have to get out of here."
Z looked up he found Hayato waiting him with the lighting guiding his way
Z ran before he even think and got out of that place. They kept running. They don't know where are they going. And they stopped.
Far enough, they can't see the laboratory anymore.
Hayato slowly approached him asking if he's okay.
Z still didn't understand what's going on. He sees one of the dead Bodies he saw earlier in the curse alive.
infront of him with no blood.
He can't understand anything. He's about to freak out again but hayato touched his shoulder softly.
"We are out of danger now. No need to worry."
But Z looked around he found no one but Hayato infront of him.
He asked with pain in his voice
"where's everyone?"
-"don't worry, the others ran into different areas. But I didn't see liora, have you seen her?"
He heard her screaming but he didn't know where.
He started to worry again.
"is this because of me? All of this happened because of me??"
Tears run down his face. Hayato spoke softly.
"this wasn't your fault, while four of us was training we did something unexpected and it made a explosion"
Z asked quietly "four? Training?"
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Flashback:explosion
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"hey, look at this trick"
Crack!
Lightning arcs through the air.
Glass shatters.
An explosion rocks the room.
Shocked, the kids scatter.
Three of the kids ran promising they'll meet later
Hayato stands there knows what he'll do.
He started searching for Z and Liora.
Eventually finding Z...
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Flashback ends.
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