Growing Up 2 - The Story Begins

"This one have no choice!" Laplus who was sent somewhere unknown even to Kuro, were rather positive.

"Until the next time we meet! This one will surprise you!"

"I won't let you call me useless anymore!" Laplus Darkness were like a dark metal, despite the harsh Kuro's words, she toughened up.

Her mentality were tough and she were bright.

"Now for the first step, this one shall find out where this is… hou… hou…" Laplus looked around as she saw many type of humanoid creatures.

Whether it was a bulky creature with cow head, slim figure with feathers in her arms.

"This one is Laminus! Tell me where this place is!" For her first attempt, she decided to talk to the 'person' with the mightiest appearance.

Muscular body with scary fur around him and the mighty horn stood erect while his lower body were those of horse.

He was centaur.

"@#(d)%;@?"

'They talk in Maoul.' Adjusting her tone, she spoke in a manner not matching her youngish appearance.

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For the first time in their long spar, Asura drew his sword revealing its crimson brilliance.

The crimson glimmers seemed to cut the light around—his silhouette became unclear and blurry due to the cut off light.

"Behold! This is the true Asura's 1st Destruction Slash! The beginning of them all!"

The sharpest swords held by the strongest swordsman in the history. The result it brought were beyond outstanding.

Every single actions it made were sharp, cutting the air, the space, the reality arounds it. Due to the outstanding power it hold, even the realm vibrated in damage.

At the same time, Ayame imitated his action as she moved her blade, two swordsman moved in the same way yet, the two looked so different.

If Asura were the sword that cut even the brightest and the untouchable light,

Ayame were the sword that shrouded itself in darkness being the most mysterious, sharpest sword.

[Asura's 1st Destruction Slash]

[Asura's 1st Destruction Slash!]

As the two mightiest slashes contacted with each others, the mental space couldn't withstand anymore as a tear were made in the reality,

from the tears it shattered like a glass.

"Until the next time, surpass my original technique." Just before Asura and Ayame disappear under the shining light, Asura opened his mouth.

Looking forward onto Ayame's growth.

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She opened her eyes.

He opened his eyes.

The two woke up, at the exactly same time making it awkward as well.

The two were still hugging each other as if they don't want to be separated—the darkness still remained but it didn't help.

The two could perfectly see in the darkness! and for the first time they wished didn't!

a day has passed yet it was still night through this entire time. They should focus on this matter but currently, they couldn't.

However, today were much better compared to yesterday. Kuro's eyes weren't as lifeless as yesterday—darkness replaced its light.

As the temporary silence continued, Kuro placed his hand next to Ayame's cheek. In the instances, her black hair lightened up as it regained its snow-white color.

"I told you I preferred it white, right? Ayame." With a tone that contained the absolute calmness, Kuro said with a slightly changed voice.

As Ayame gasped in surprise, Kuro released his hand as he stand up and walked outside.

"thank you…" mumbling in small voice, Kuro opened the door and determination appeared in his eyes.

As he walks, while greeting and being greeted by the girls, he open up the door leading outside.

While being showered under the black sun night, he coldly spread his arms around as if enjoying the cold light of black sun.

Looking from his back, his undeveloped slim muscle showing his silhouette looked cool. But from the front, he looked adorable as he smiled.

In the end, it doesn't matter as the light in his residence were turned off. Unless one had the night visions like Kuro and Ayame had, they wouldn't see him.

While enjoying the darkness, he thought deeply inside—in some way, this was a sort of meditation.

Meditation on finding himself.

Until now, he didn't know. Why was he special. Why did he born in this world. Why does he contains 3 or 4 life. What is the purpose of his existence.

Nevertheless his ambitions, he didn't even know his dream not to mention, what he wanted to do. He viewed of sharing his earth knowledge onto this world as must-do things.

He was a wandering spirit with not purpose, viewing the world as it changes.

But right now, today, he found his goal, his dream, his ambition, his reasons of existing and his purpose of existences.

He was a shadow! Whenever light existed, shadow existed and the two will supports each other.

While the light shone in brilliances turning the world a better places, shadow supports the light from the dark.

He didn't need to be something great or an omnipotent god whatsoever. He just need to be a person who can support someone.

He just need to be the largest shadow that can save anyone he dears from the dark. To be that kind of shadow, he needs to be…

The strongest.

Kuro doesn't want to lose anyone anymore. Kuro didn't want the second Led case, failure to save someone because of his own ignorance.

He don't want to repeat that mistake anymore.

He had to grow up. Not by waiting time, but forcefully, right here, right now.

Kuro suddenly clinched his healed hand as black smoke started forming before raising high-up to the sky.

Afterward, they disappeared to the air as Kuro opened his closed eyes.

His eyes contained that of limitless darkness, it was completely black showing no sign of childish emotions it had before.

Despite being non human-like, it gave no cold impression to others person, it acted as if this was the normal, unless one focused in it, they wouldn't find it strange.

Countless plans began forming in within Kuro's brain as he rash off somewhere.

It was the time. To finally begin the story.