Blessed By Black (Part 1)

[Epilogue]

The streets of Shinjuku gave off an eerie vibe as two powerful figures stood amidst the billowing dust… 

"You threaten my existence," Sukuna spoke, his voice thick and menacing as he stood amidst the dusty battleground, his cursed energy had reached it's peak.

"And you make me annoyed," Arata said, his black hair billowing in the wind and his crimson eyes flashing with rage.

"How about we settle this once and for all? Child blessed by Black," Sukuna said and Arata nodded, moving forward to the King of curses immediately.

"Yes…" Arata said as black sparks of lightning covered his fist…

'I'll kill you,' Arata thought as reality seemed to vanish, cracking away the closer his fist got to the King of Curses, 'There'll be nothing left,'

[End Of Epilogue]

My name is Arata Kazuya and I'm 15 years old, It hadn't been too long since I started the Local High school and to be honest, I haven't been having much fun- We just moved to Tokyo and I was staying with my Dad and struggling to make new friends.

The subjects weren't easy but this was High school, I either had to learn them or fail and probably get expelled- Today as I was in class, I started feeling uneasy… like something was wrong or something bad was going to happen.

"Yo Arata, want some lunch?" Aoi asked.

I shook my head, I didn't feel like having any lunch… that feeling of unease I was having felt really taking a toll on my apetite- I pursed my lips.

"What's wrong with you? It's been happening since morning bro," Aoi replied, "You've not wanted to engage in anything,"

"I don't feel like it," was my reply… I had to know what was causing this unease and extinguish it at once.

Aoi sighed.

"I guess it's normal for you to be like this- especially after what happened yesterday," Aoi said.

"Ohh yeah," I said with a deflated sigh.

"When are you going to start fighting back?" Aoi asked, his blue eyes glistening as he spoke.

"I don't know," I said back, "It's better to stand down- especially if you don't have the strength,"

"If you don't have the power to change things then what can you do?" I asked him.

Aoi took a step back and sighed.

"This is why you ain't gonna get any bitches," Aoi said and I averted my gaze.

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Classes ended quickly and I headed home, there was nothing more I could do in school.

Still that unease was there, flooding the air and covering me within… normally I left school with Aoi but now I was in a hurry-

This unease was getting stronger as I got closer to the house and I was sure something happened- something bad.

I arrived in front of the house and found my father standing outside on the front porch, with some kind of rotten finger in hand.

"It's cool, isn't it?" Dad asked and I couldn't help but groan at his words.

Dad used to be a part of some occult club researching the Supernatural- hell he's still part of them, he still invites his friends down every Sunday to talk about the Supernatural but I on the other hand didn't seem to have any interest in it.

"It is," I said, "and it looks kinda different from the Spoon you suspected to be bent by ghosts, The pen which had blood ink and let's not forget the toilet paper which was suspected to have wrapped mummies,"

Occult research is a damn crazy thing and I didn't want to get involved with it at all, To be honest, I would like to keep a lot of distance away from the damn supernatural if it really did exist-

Dad might act as if nothing happened but we were putting up with a lot, My mom had divorced my dad nothing less than two months ago and had disappeared hastily- we couldn't trace her anymore and we changed locations so that I could go to High school, honestly I am glad that Dad finds something that makes him happy but he shouldn't try to keep me involved.

Dad blushed as he adjusted his glasses.

"Hah, I can't wait to show the boys this on Sunday," Dad said and I chuckled slightly, "So what we having for dinner?"

Again, Mom leaving us had a great toll on me… because I had to be doing the cooking in the house now, Dad really wasn't the kind of guy to enter the Kitchen- according to him, it's draining.

"I guess some Spaghetti, really haven't had the time to drop by at the Supermarket," I said, almost about to grab the handle, "But seriously where did you find that?"

Just so you know, that feeling of unease hadn't vanished… no it was strengthened the more I stood in front of this Finger… the horrendous stench was something else.

"You know this was our former place, maybe your mom was hiding it from me- but it was in one of the lightbulbs on the porch, you know the bad ones I was planning to change," Dad said.

"Well if Mom hid it from you, it was really the greatest hiding spot- you're really lazy when it comes to doing these things," I said and Dad looked away, adjusting his glasses once again… I don't know why he likes doing it.

"I just got a change of mind," Dad said, "But I seriously can't wait to track down where this finger originates from,"

'And I can't wait for it to leave the house,' I thought as I finally opened the door and went inside.

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The sky was dark and adorned with stars as Dad and I had a pleasant silent dinner- yes one of the most greatest moments in this house was dinner, where we could be silent… where we could think about where our lives were headed.

I wrinkled my nose a bit, Dad had made sure to keep this finger attached to his belt so he wouldn't lose it like so many other of his 'Occult Projects', sadly he doesn't know that I throw them out and I plan to do the same to this finger once he gets to sleep.

"So how's High school?" Dad asked.

"It's great," I replied, "The subjects are new but I'll get used to them quickly, they're also interesting topics that I like in there so it's great,"

"Good," Dad said, "Do well to make me proud,"

"Thanks, I will," I said while I smiled, "You make sure to give work your utmost attention…"

"Heh, Of course I will," Dad said, "Being with you makes me happy, you know… I'm really glad you didn't leave with your Mom, I don't know what I would have done without you,"

I gave a small smile.

"I'm here for you," I said, "As long as you don't marry another woman,"

Dad gave a small chuckle.

"Of course I won-"

Everywhere stilled as blood sprayed on my face, blinding my vision temporarily… it was warm.

'W- What?'

I could no longer hear Dad's voice, everything seemed to be ringing as I was flung backward forcefully- my back crashing into a wall.

What is happening?

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Author's Note:

I'm back baby!

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There will be chapters ahead of this fic

available later today, gotta write some more and celebrate…