EXECUTIONER'S LAMENT

If my existence is causing such pain, then I don't need it "WITHER".

One does not need to be born with special connections, traits, talent, they may not even need training or a past that drives them or even a goal. All you need is a twist of fate and a push in the right direction

This is the tale of the herald of the end and master of decay; it is not one of happiness but one of hope of which even the worst of the omniverse can be saved.

Modern day year 2050 July first. 

"Heral! Heral! Got damit wake up you are going to be late for school this is your first day you know" (whacking with a pillow). "God can you not wake me up gently, this is why no one wants to date you sis". "Why you little, here I am making sure you aren't late for your first day of school and you dare ridicule me like that.

The young lady that was waking her brother was called Sasha Drake and the young man Heral Drake. They are siblings who live together in japan with no parents, they do not have parents as their parents died early in their lives due to an accident.

Heral get dressed as he grumpily prepared for school, "erggh why can't my little sister be like she used to. She used to be so adorable and would constantly ask for my company but nowadays she's so indifferent to me" he thinks to himself.

"come on would you hurry up I have been waiting on you forever let's get going already". "alright, alright let's get going jeez no need to be a nag."

They got to school and went their separate ways to class. "well time to catch some sleep before class begins, Zzzzzzzzzz." "Slap!!" "God dammit that hurts." shouted Herald as he turns to see one of his old friends." "Really Suka? do you really have to do that every time we meet?". "Oh, c'mon don't be such a stick in the mud let's just say it's a form of affection.". "The only affection I'm feeling is the searing pain of my back crying out in agony," he said annoyingly.

At this moment their teacher entered the classroom and the class began. As usual, Heral sat at the far end of the class right next to the window he liked staring out of the window daydreaming, it keeps his mind off how tiring it was going to be to work his part-time job lately, with no parents it's up to him to support himself and his sister. While he did not mind, he did find it tiring and has even considered dropping out of school to work full time to support his sister.

Thinking and thinking he slowly but surely drifted off to sleep.

Darkness enveloped everything around him; it was so dark that it felt suffocating. Heral looked around vigorously trying to figure out where he was, and when he suddenly turned back to his front, he was shocked and fell to the ground. 

There stood a man in full black with a giant sword in his grip and beneath his hood which was filled with a dark misty "thing" only his eyes were visible which gleamed brightly. The thing that stood before him had the shape of a man but something about it made that incredibly hard to believe, maybe it was the fact that it looked like a monster straight out of hell.

 Regardless of its appearance Heral stood up walked up to it with caution and asked, "err sir may I ask where we are?" asked Heral bravely, the thing stood motionless for a minute and suddenly without any motion gilded with blinding speed towards Heral grabbed him by the neck and raised him to his face. Heral was struggling to be released from this grip and gasped for air as he tried, but this thing was too strong and did not even flinch. He brought Heral close to his face, raised his sword piercing it through him, and muttered "WITHER ''.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Heral woke up with a jolt. Everyone in class turned to look at him he was sweating profusely and was obviously in a panic, even the usually strict math teacher gently asked Heral " Heral are you ok I know you have to support your family by yourself but maybe you are a little too overworked, you know what you are excused for this class go rest up young man." "yeah…... yeah thank you, teacher," said Heral in a daze as he proceeds to pack his bag and make his way to the infirmary to rest.

He slept a while this time without any weird dreams and when he awoke, he finds his sister right up in his face. "Can you not do that!" He screamed as he clambered back onto the bed (he felled off in shock) "The teacher called me telling me that you were excused from class because you looked terrible." she said. "Well, I guess I was a little out of it but I'm ok now no problem at all." 

"Hmm Why do you look like that?". "Look bro I know I don't say it much, but I really appreciate you working to support me in my studies and if it's ever too difficult on you I can get a job too..." she said. "ha don't worry about it.'' He said gently petting her on the head "All that happened was that I fell asleep in class and had a bad dream, so relax." (he chose not to tell her about the contents of the dream in fear that she would think he was possessed). Despite his reassurance, she was not convinced but before she could press the matter any longer the school bell rang and it's time for Heral to go to his next class "all right it's time for me to go I rested enough you get back to your class too ok?", and with that, he left. Sasha watched him leave in a hurry and when he was gone, she silently said "idiot".

The rest of the day went on normally and at the end of it he went to his part-time job at the local café as a cook and waiter until it was closing time. At the end of the day, he still could not get the thought of that dream out of his head. It felt so real and something about that figure in his dream felt so familiar.