PAIMON!

00:00 AM, Tuesday, 23 February, 2XYZ,

A car was driven super fast on an abandoned road of city N. And there were three cars chasing it behind.

And from the windows of the cars, three people held their guns, aiming at the car that was being chased.

PEW PEW PEW

BOOM BOOM

The bullets hit the wheels and they blew out, and the car was stopped. From inside, a young man got out, holding a suitcase, he tried to run away.

PEW PEW

The chasers shot at his legs. Wounded, the young man fell down. The three cars stopped, men and women in black suits got out of the cars.

"I didn't think that an otaku like you could drive a car that professionally. Now, give us that suitcase." one of the men in black said before pulling out a cigarette and began smoking.

"NEVER!" the young man said, holding the suitcase tighter.

Immediately after that, the men and women in black pulled out their guns and began shooting. One of the men then got the suitcase out of the dying body and gave it to their leader.

"Good! Let's get back to the family!" the leader said.

And they all got on their cars and drove away.

"Tech otakus save the world!" the young man said while looking at the cars driving away, before breathing his last breath.

---

A few hours later, dawn was approaching

"Oh no, we're too late. Someone took it away!" a Hydro Abyss Mage said with his twisted voice, while floating above the dead body.

"Their Highnesses won't be happy about this!" said another Hydro Abyss Mage.

"Those who took it left the a trail. Follow it!" the only Cryo Abyss Mage in the group pointed at the mark left behind by cars' wheels.

And then the 3 Abyss Mages, floating inside their shields, followed the trail.

---

"Aether, Lumine, please, I know you guys are not like that!"

Alexy looked at his right side and see a small flying fairy in white. She was begging some people to stop.

(Who is she?") Alexy thought then he turned to look at those the fairy was looking at. And he was shocked.

Burning city, crying people, everyone was suffering and pain was everywhere under their feet. A boy and a girl, both were blond, who were likely twins, were flying on the air, using a part of their exotic clothes as wings.

"You don't understand, Paimon. It's the order of the universe that members of our Traveler race must travel across worlds and destroy them. It's how the universe restore its balance with uncountable worlds inside it." the blond girl said.

Without saying anything, the boy snapped his fingers. And behold, the sun became bigger and bigger.

(Oh no, it...the Sun is going to fall down) Alexy was screaming inside his head.

Paimon, with her small body, dashed at Aether and tried to make him stop. She transformed into a matured woman and black cubes came out from her hands, they flied toward the twins. But the blond boy opened his palm, a black hole appeared inside his palm and it swallowed all black cubes.

"Paimon, be it tour guide or emergency food, you are S-U-C-K!"

Aether pointed his finger at Paimon, and a small ice dart was shot from the tip of his finger. It hit Paimon in the chest. Wounded, she turned back to her little fairy form.

"Farewell, Paimon!" he said.

"Ae..."

Before Paimon could finish her words, she turned into an ice sculpture and fell down, breaking into many pieces. A tear could be seen flowing out from her eye part.

Alexy was shocked and could not speak anything. From their conversation, he knew that they had been very good friends once. But that boy killed her without any hesitation like that.

"They are not here either!" Lumine told Aether.

"'He' must have moved them somewhere." Aether looked to his right.

Alexy followed his gaze and could see a big island on the ground, and like the rest of this world, it was burning.

BOOM

The Sun had fallen on this land, and thus it was destroyed completely.

---

"WAKE UP!"

"Huh, what!" Alexy opened his eyes.

"Pffttt...hahahaha!"

His classmates burst into laughter. The only ones who were in the class and were not laughing were him and the teacher.

"Mr. Tsarivich, get out of my class!"

"Yes, miss..." Alexy scratched his head.

"And..."

"I'm sorry, miss!"

---

In the evening,

Alexy was walking home along with his best friend, Jack, who was still laughing.

"Hahaha..."

"Can you shut up?" Alexy said, annoyed.

"Hahaha, sorry I can't...hahaha" Jack continued to laugh.

Ignoring his friend, Alexy began to think about his dream.

(What's that dream? I've never had a dream that vivid before.)

That was when Alexy saw an old woman carrying a huge bag with her, and everyone was busy with their own business so no one decided to help her. Normally, Alexy wouldn't help either, but this time, he felt a strong urge to help her without knowing why.

"Let me help you, Madame!" Alexy went to the old woman and offered his help.

(Huh, why did I call her "madame" and not "granny"?) Alexy was puzzled.

"Oh, thank you, youngster!" the old man said and handed the huge bag to him.

"Wait, what! You would ignore helping people like that normally." Jack was surprised.

"I just have the urge to do more good works!" Alexy replied.

---

"My house is here, youngster!" the old lady said when they were standing in front of a small house.

"Alright, I must go now!"

"Wait, drink tea with me first!"

"But I..."

"I insist!" the old lady said before pulling him inside her house.

---

After 30 minutes drinking tea, Alexy began to doze off.

"Alright, youngster, I have something to give you!"

"No, no need. Helping people like you is moral responsibility." Alexy tried to refuse.

The old lady did not say anything and opened her tea pot. A spark of light flied out of the tea pot and hit Alexy's forehead and it disappeared into his forehead.

"What's that?"

Alexy looked at the the old lady for explanation but he found that she had disappeared, along with her house and the tea table. And he was in the middle of nowhere.

(Oh no, I met a ghost!)

And Alexy ran home without turning around.

---

"Why are you so late?" Alexy's mom asked.

"I...uh...I"

(What can I tell her? I was led by an old ghost to the outskirts...my butts will be gone.)

"Haizzz, go in and greet your father...he is home today!" Alexy's mom said.

"Really? I was spared!"

"Go in before I change my mind!"

"Yes, Madame!"

---

"Good evening, Dad!"

Sitting on the sofa was a middle-age man in military officer robe. Written on his name tapes was "Gen. Tsarivich".

"You must have had much fun with your friends." his father said with a stoic face.

"Yes, Dad!"

"Go have a shower before we eat dinner!"

"Yes, Dad!"

While going to the bathroom, Alexy could hear his mother screamed, "You should have been stricter, darling!"

---

After dinner and doing homework like a good student should, Alexy went to bed. As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw himself in a black space.

"Where is this?"

"This is the system's dimension." Alexy heard a female voice answered him.

He turned around and saw a little fairy floating mid-air.

"PAIMON!"