Tell Me a Stroy

A few hours passed. They reached to a hill. Shoo and others were eating, Kowata was sitting with them. A bit far from them Yakura was meditating.

Akira: So? You two don't need food at all, right?

Kowata: Not exactly. We require energy like every other living creature however there are other ways for us to gain energy.

Shoo: Like what?

Kowata: Meditating and absorbing the direct energy.

Shoo: Didn't get the second one.

Kowata: With training and great concentration you can absorb and store up your enemies attacks. But it is not possible to absorb an energy you do not posses. For example: By making a physical contact to his sword, Yakura can gain Electricity Power. Which enables him to absorb a ligtning. But when I try to absorb a lightning, the amount of energy is not even enough to heal the wounds the lightning caused.

Shoo: We should try that someday, right Akira?

Akira: Not a chance! I would get toasted. But meditating sounds good. Can you teach us that?

Kowata: I don't think that is possible. It would take a lot longer than your life time to learn it.

Akira: Oh com'on! How hard it can be. <Points Yakura>Look at him, all I need to do is sit and relax.

Kowata: Do you really think meditating is that simple?

Akira: Isn't it?

Shion: Oh, please! Stop being stupid and listen to him!

Akira: Sorry.

Kowata: There a lot of reasons to meditate. One of them is relaxing like you said, it is a simple one. Controlling breathing and mind. Others are a lot more complex. Like balancing your body, stabilizing your energy and healing. Energy absorb on the other hand, is one of the hardest one. Focusing to energy around yourself, collecting and storing it up is really diffucult. It took around 30 years for me to learn it and the time will be a lot longer for people that doesn't have mental powers.

Akira: 30 years? Wait, how old are you exactly?

Kowata: Couple of thousands.

Akira, Shoo, Shion: THOUSANDS?

Kohi: Are you really a human?

Shoo: He's right. You look a lot different than a human.

Kowata: I am a human but my powers have effected my body. Which reminds me. If you all rested enough, I think it is time to introduce ourselves.

Shoo: Yes.

Kowata: Ahem. I am Kowata. A traveller, a teacher, a friend. In my life, I studied about many powers. And among all those powers, I am master of one, fear. You will learn more about me in the future.

Shion: Why not right now?

Kowata: This is not the right time. It's not something dangerous, its just... complicated past.

Shoo: All right, our turn. I'm Shoo and this is my little brother Kohi. Our parents murdered four years ago. Ever since me and my brother have been travelling and trying to save people.

Akira: I'm Akira. Shoo and I've known each other since we were three and we always got each others back. So if you wanna harm him, you must beat me first.

Shion: And I am Shion. Shortly I ran away from home and meet them on the road.

Kowata: It is a great pleasure to meet you. Hey, Yakura! Aren't you gonna intruduce yourself?

Yakura: They wanted to kill me a few times. I think they know me enough.

Shoo: Is he always like that?

Kowata: He has his reasons. Can't say he is totally right but he got tired of what people think of him. He don't want to interfere with people anymore but he doesn't have a grudge against anyone. In time, I'm sure he'll see you as friends.

Shoo: By the way, are you his father?

Kowata: No. I am his friend. I taught a lot of things to him, so Yakura also considers me as his master.

Shion: You seem really wise. He is lucky to have you.

Kowata: Your words honors me. Now. Let me hear your answer for my cooperation suggestion.

Shoo: Well, you helped us and we have a common goal but... its just...

Yakura: How can you trust me? That's the problem.

Kowata: Then why aren't you explaining how they are mistaken.

Yakura: FINE! I'll tell my story. And then can I go?

Kowata: Depends.

Yakura: Fair enough. Alright, let's get started.

Everything started a long time ago. I was born in a small village. The people there were... good. But there were other villages too and they were not really great. Before I was born; bandits, thugs were often coming to our village. Taking food, killing or kidnapping people, damaging the village. The villagers could defend themselves but some of the bandits were too powerfull or too many. So they mostly agreed to what those bastards wanted. In my time there weren't many of them, they mostly came once or twice a month.

My parents were making weapons in the village. My father was great with swords and he had the ability to control metal. It wasn't too powerfull but it was enough to make great weapons and lift a giant metal hammer. My mother didn't really like to use weapons but still she knew how to make a great weapon just like my father. I started to work there when I was 7. I learned a lot of thing from them. How to make balanced hammer, how you should hold your sword but there was one thing they teached me, changed me a lot. "Helping people". They didn't told me to be nice. I just watched them help people and wanted to help aswell. Everything was going nice. I was great at work, I had a girlfriend, the people in the village and I were getting along well. The only problem was those bandits. Like I mentioned before, they were coming to our village. My father and the other villagers were dealing with them but there were a few groups that were too strong. One day my father wanted me too take some weapons to a nearby village. A bandit group left our village a day ago. So my father thought it could be safe. Me and my friends were getting prepaired for the road. My girlfriend wanted to come with us too. I was so stupid. I never should have let her come with us. On our way, we were ambushed by bandits. They had a pretty strong guy. He threw a giant rock to our cart, then the others attacked. I barely opened my eyes and one of them grabbed me started to strangle me. Some of the bastards were beating up my friends and a few of them were trying to... trying to... HURT my girlfriend. I tried to save myself from the one who strangles me but I couldn't. I was losing my consciousness. At that moment, I was filled with fury. It was so much that it felt like I was burning inside. I felt strange, I felt... stronger. With that sudden power, I ripped off the guy's head and grabbed one of the weapons that scattered around. I throw it to ones who was nearby to my girlfriend. That weapon went perfectly in air. Not just my body strenght was increased but also my mind power was improved too. It cut off two of them's heads. After that, I killed every last one of them, even the strong guy. It was terrible. Two of my friends were dead, other two and my girlfriend were heavily injured, even the horses of our cart were dead. I put all of them to the cart and pulled it to the village. The only thing I remember when I reached to the village was people running to us. I passed out. Had a terrible nightmare. I saw the ones I killed, they were... haunting me. My mind was torturing me. It was first but not last. When I woke up, my mother was crying and my father was forging a sword, he was really angry. I rushed out of the bed. My parents were telling me to rest but I ignored them. Cause I had to go see my friends. One of my friends lost his left arm, the other one's both of his legs were broken. And my girlfriend, she was traumatized. They hit her head hard. She couldn't wake up for a week and when she wake up, her condition wasn't good. Some of villagers went to invastigate the area. Luckly they had no connections to big groups. So nobody would come to retaliate. But that was just one of our problems. My friends... were killed, injured. My father blamed himself, my mother and the other villagers didn't let us go out of the village. Things went like that for a while. One and half year later, we heard some rumors about someone who said he'll make everything better. He was one of the Absolutes, Misaoshi. "I'll will save you. I will end this torment. But me and the other Absolutes are weak now. There is someone among you who can help us. So come to us and let us find that person." that's what I heard he said. Many people went. All of them rejected. I thought for a while, I would leave everbody behind and give up on my life but even though I accepted it. I gave up on my life, I gave up on them. For their safety. He accepted me. My family and my friend didn't want to let me go but I didn't listened to them.

They trained me for a long time I did everything they said. I thought I was doing the right thing but I was wrong. I just became their puppet, I became their monster. I killed a lot of innocent people. I killed guilty ones too but that doesn't justify what I have done. For hundreds of years, I was so blind.

While I was serving them, not just I trained physically but also I studied a lot of things. Monsters, magic, history many things. I could communicate with souls. They told me many things. Also The Absolutes got a very very big library. I could read about everything there. One day in the library, I found one of Shimana's book. There were a lot of notes about her experiences and knowledge. And she was mentioning about the terrible thing they have done. Dead people, ruined places and more. I researched other books but couldn't find anything about it. Then I decided to ask to souls. It took a lot of time to find a soul that knows what happened thousands of years ago. I couldn't learn many thing but I learned enough.

The truth was so hard for me. I sacrificed my life for lies. I tried to stay calm but it was just for a few days. They all have their own places but they mostly stay at a common temple of their's. When all of them was there, I took the book and told them they were lying. We had a fight. I lost. They prisoned me in that hideous pit. They didn't kill me. Cause they wanted to absorb my energy. I was chained, magicly blocked and frozen but I could feel every moment of it. It took me over 700 years to escape. I have broken my prison and escaped from that pit. It's been more than hundred years since I have escaped. But even so I couldn't recover. The times in the prison was already terrible and after the escape I got a few more troubling monsters. Also after I escaped, I was... depresses. I knew no place, I knew noone, I knew nothing. A lot was changed but I couldn't keep on. I didn't know what to do back then. Now I am seeking The Absolutes. To finish them once and for all.

I know you what you heard about me. That I am a monster. That might be true but I don't fight for my own gains. I want a safe world for all creatures, even if they hate me.

Shion: WOW! That was... intense.

Akira: I know, right? Those guys are thousands of years old but still look young. Shoo, you are not hiding your age, right?

Shoo: That is the thing bothering you in this story?

Akira: Oh no, not just that. How did you two meet? You didn't mention it in your story.

Shoo: Right. He seems to have a big role in your life, yet you didn't even mention him.

Yakura and Kowata looked each other.

Yakura: We... met after I escaped Misaoshii's Pit. His role in my life is important but those are just little details. I'll tell more later.

Kowata: Hmmm. That means you assume that is not our last meeting.

Yakura: Yeah, yeah! Something like that.

Kohi: Brother! We're joining them right, right?

Shoo: I'm okay with it. <Turns to Akira and Shion> What do you guys think?

Akira: I'm with this guy! F**k those rumours!

Shion: Well, I still can't totally trust you but it is worth a try.

Kohi: YAAAAAYYYYY!

Kowata: Thank you from the depths of my heart. And Ms. Shion, I promise that we will earn your trust in time. <Turns to Yakura> Don't you have anything to say?

Yakura: <Sarcasticly> Welcome to the club! Don't forget to get your T-shirts.

Shion: How lovely.

Kowata: I'm sure you'll get used to each other in no time. Now time for the plan. Shall we start?

Shoo, Akira, Shion, Kohi: Yes!