Chapter 247: First to Return 1

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I was confused, I didn't know what was going on, no, well, the truth is that I did know what was going on and it had happened, I just didn't want to look at it head on because it hurt me so much that everything I caused, was my fault, my fault alone. Even as a child and now that I am grown up, I knew that even though I loved those stories full of action and excitement, even though I wished with all my soul to experience that, I knew it would never happen, only in the end, it would remain as a dream and imagination because of my expectations of living a more exciting event than normal, an experience that would never happen to me, of which I would surely be afraid and confused, but I wanted it to happen to me anyway, but I know, that it would never happen.

But with my group of friends that I made in elementary school and we are still together even though years have passed, with their pranks and witticisms, I was relieved of my desire for something extraordinary to happen to me. But things would start to go wrong, since we found out that our friend and classmate, Mori Yashiro disappeared when he was supposedly hit by a truck, we didn't know, no...I didn't know that I could have the same fate as my friend.

There were many theories that were made regarding the disappearance of Mori Yashiro, I knew that Yashiro, every day was verbally harassed by Kanon, always talked about it on the sly but no one did anything to stop it, I understand from the part of the students, we are ignorant for the most part, and prefer not to get into any problem that is not ours, or in other cases, we support that action. My group of friends knew that, since even Kanon made fun of him when we were all together, we were not as if we stood idly by, it was obvious that we defended him, but in the process we also received insults from someone who was once considered our friend, even though we act as someone strong, that's just that, an act, in reality at the moment of truth, we tend to slouch and stay silent, or in other cases if we said something, only words came out that were used against us.

We were not strong enough to protect ourselves, let alone protect anyone else, we were just a bunch of kids who thought they could do anything in their power and then apologize.

The only people who were really strong were Rino and Menhera, who did not falter against Kanon, it impressed us how they could not feel that pain in the chest, that emptiness in the throat, and continue fighting at the same level, even surpassing, since that first time we saw them act in front of us, we knew that they were the only ones for the role of defending someone, Yashiro, and it was one of the many mistakes we made, since we depended on them basically, that they will always protect Yashiro from any evil that comes, while we would do nothing.

We were there present, on the day of Secondary Entrance, we saw how outside the entrance, Kanon was relatively destroying Yashiro, we did nothing, we did nothing, we clenched our fists for being too weak, for remaining simple spectators, we regretted a lot especially that day, perhaps ..... we even said to ourselves, that we can not call ourselves Yashiro's friend, if he does not even go to his help .....

When Yashiro disappeared, during the first weeks of the first semester, he was very quiet, depressed, sad, empty, I still remember his eyes, they were empty, it was like seeing a shell moving from one place to another, his answers were cold and monotonous, because of that, many said that maybe he committed suicide because he could never recover from what Kanon did to him.

I still remember, the murmurs of my classmates and even my friends, that that can be the answer, at that time I denied it by banging the table where we gathered, the shock they got was so much that it made me laugh, but it was not the time, I was telling them that that can't be the answer, that our friend would never take such a sad end.

『Maybe with what happened with Kanon, Yashiro has become even worse than when he was younger, but I know that he would never do something that would harm his friends, nor his family, and those he loves, he just can't, he is so fearful that he would cry at the mere thought of death, so no, he would never take that sad path, instead of thinking about such things, like his friends isn't he!!!? Before we couldn't because of our weakness, now that we have grown up a little, let's show that he has our support, it's now or never, we can't abandon our friend』 again.

I didn't even think about it to say what I thought at that moment, it was simply born in me to no longer keep quiet at the moment of truth, if this was the moment I had to grow up, even if it was by force, I would do it.

We helped every day, Yashiro's family to find him, everyone who knew him came to lend a hand, our parents also came because they shared the feeling of being a father, a mother, and the fear of losing a child. Turning to look at Yashiro's mother, father and sister, seeing how they were perhaps just one step away from breaking down and crying in the middle of the street, made my chest pound and reaffirmed again, that it is something that Yashiro nor anyone else, would like to see his family in that state, for him, by his own words, "But he is very wrong, maybe nobody else cares, but in your little world, in your own life that you made with effort, you influenced a lot and take it for granted, that you achieved and will achieve a change for everyone. The days are not the same without you my friend, they would not be the same if someone we hung out with or knew, will no longer be there, you only need to look to the side to see how much you matter.

Look, there's Menhera looking for you like crazy, she refuses the idea that you will never show up, *smiles* I still find it incredible, that you haven't realized what this person feels for you, even fools like us can notice that you are the one who can change the lives of many people, and when you are with the right person, the change can be bigger.

But before our searches, announcements on TV, radio, newspaper, internet forums, the news that spread throughout the internet and the world, everyone, in a few weeks talked about you, a child disappeared out of nowhere, you were the main topic of the world or at least for a moment, I never imagined... that it would happen to me too.

As time went by, your news took on little relevance, as there was no clue as to where you might be. The world went back to its routine of talking about one topic for a while to talk about another and another and another, while what happened slowly dies, that's the cycle of the world's life and maybe mostly of the internet. But we were still in our city, searching and making your news noticed, but people were no longer interested in it.

『If he didn't show up it's because he's dead』『People die every second, it's a normal thing to take』『We all get it, bad luck for those who meet an ugly end』『The Yashiro boy? Yeah...I think I heard it a while back, but hoygan! Have you seen the video of a talking dog? it's super!!!』

People didn't care anymore, it was too obvious, they were ignoring the issue because it's something that doesn't concern them, for them it's just another news of the many that there are, and therefore they take it as an everyday thing, we are all like that. But when something ugly happens to them, they will know, maybe they will feel this sensation that we live, it is ugly that this is the only way to sympathize with the grief of others, first you have to live it yourself to help.

We also with the passage of time, we stopped having the same desire as at the beginning, that even if it hurts us, we had to continue with our life, at that moment I realized that you have to go ahead despite all the bad things, and hopefully you can overcome them. If this is how I feel with a friend, I don't want to imagine with a family member, my mother, my father, or my grandmother, who is the closest to also leaving, no....if my grandmother leaves, if Mom Lucha leaves....I just hope....I can get support from my circle.

As I was coming back from my high school day, I was thinking about going back to help Yashiro's family, I didn't want to lose all hope as it has been happening lately, but, in front of my eyes, something that I always thought was just imagination would appear.

A portal appeared, I remember it quite well, the colors were Rainbow and they slowly turned like an endless loop. I'm not going to lie, after everything that happened, I felt that if I got in, I could fulfill my whim of living what I always wanted, I felt that I would have a new life if I crossed it, but no, I couldn't let myself get carried away by my selfishness right now when other people need it the most, besides that also, I was very afraid.

I was running in a hurry to my house, I still remember it well, I was very afraid, since that portal was following me, as any person, always thinks that in his house he will be safe, I also believed it, when I got to the yard I shouted to my mother to help me, but when I least expected it, I was already falling into the portal that appeared below me and without being able to do anything, I also disappeared that day.

I believe this was told before, that inside the portal, I also became a successor to the God of Destruction, receiving as well, the Original Power that was given by Xerzene to the Original Gods. There is a lot of lore behind all this, I wouldn't mind hearing it, moreover, I was very much drawn to what those Original Gods were like, but Champa was not someone who tells things when asked even with a please, in the end I was left wanting and that I am now yet another successor on the list, right, also before fading away he said a few last words to me.

『For when the time comes to fight with those guys, you must be prepared, I don't know much either, that big ear appeared out of nowhere, and now I'm here, anyway, they are dangerous guys, you have to become stronger than the previous successors, but you will fail, you will become stronger than me...what a good joke hahahahahahahahahahah!!!』

And without further ado he vanished along with me, I guess he is inside me still living in a way, or so I think, maybe. Now out of nowhere I inherited a great power, I don't even know by the tests or characteristics they saw in me to take this position, they just chose me and that will be enough, maybe.

At the end of the portal, I fell into a forest, I did not have my glasses because I lost them a while ago, but I could notice that I was in a forest, it was night, from here it could be that everything is blurry, I just remember that there was a big explosion very visible, and that from it a great shockwave that went through half the world, I had to go to see what happened, if there was a wounded, someone to help, that will have been those same reasons that I managed to pass my God Form and control the flight technique easily, reaching that place that started it for me.

When I arrived as if I had it under control, I returned to my Human Form, I think a laboratory was destroyed here, in the middle of the forest and nothingness, it was the worst decision to have come here, my desire to repair what I could not at first because of my weakness, this time if I played against me in the worst way.

Without me noticing, a viscous thing as if it were a venom that later I would know that they are called parasites, well, it ended up controlling me and I could not do anything but recover my strength and just watch from the inside what it was doing with my body. It seems that that shockwave turned me into a Dragonite....perhaps the things I can transform myself into, somehow have to have a belly? It's not that I'm against or dislike fat people, but if this is because my friends call me El Gordito when I'm literally not.....pues.....this is going to be very "XD". It also doesn't matter what I can transform into, as long as I can return to normal and it's temporary, that's fine with me.

I thought the instant I was possessed, someone would help me, since this parasite began to do his thing calling the attention of the world, I was strong, very strong, I could not believe that I had this power, but I still thought that some hero would help me and finally be able to be myself again, but no, everyone fell before my strength, before the parasite. I heard about a certain Hero Lam, if he was really a hero, why didn't he come to help me, he knew I was stronger? he knew I would lose? if he calls himself a real hero .... why didn't he just come to not back down at the moment of truth? Maybe he was afraid? I don't know, I would also think a lot about having to fight someone who is a thousand times stronger than me, especially if I'm alone, I prefer to do things with my friends.

The only thing I saw through the eyes of this being called "God" was destruction, theft of power, life and an abuse of his power, all this at first made me very angry, I wanted to stop him, but even though I tried hard I could not achieve anything, then came what is begging, I was begging him from inside to stop, I thought he did not listen to me, I always thought that from the moment he possessed me, I never expected him to answer me.

『Shut up, nothing will stop me from helping Xerzene-sama!!!』

I was surprised that he answered me, so if he knows and is aware of what I do in here, he would try many things, but that was the first and last time he paid attention to me.

For every city I destroyed, for every life I took, for every little thing that was wrong, I apologized, I don't even remember how many times I apologized, I destroyed cities, in which many families lived, I took away and destroyed their friendship, I killed many people who were just doing their lives, with my actions I forced many lives to take paths that in the end would be worse. Truly.... many apologies..... for still being someone weak who can't step up at the decisive moment..... sorry.

It's been many years....years?....many???? Now that I realize, why I have lived longer than normal? I don't think the parasite has the ability to extend my life, is it because that night he injected that serum? I don't know..... I just want someone, please..... stop me.....

And when I opened my eyes again, I found a city destroyed again by my orders, I think I am fighting again against the people of this planet, impossible, no one in this world will be able to stop me, no one. When I looked ahead, I was met with an unbelievable surprise.

『.....Hold on.....that's who's cracking his shell, isn't it....YASHIRO!!』

I didn't avoid getting excited and surprised, I hadn't realized what was going on here, but somehow I could see my friend Yashiro again, I see he is a little older and changed, but I know he is my friend. He came to help me, that's what I was thinking at that moment, inside me I was supporting him to win and free me from this, but I see that it will not be possible, the parasite had in his power, all the strength he absorbed and collected for all this time, Yashiro will not be able to beat him with his current level....¡¡¡¡¡!!!! I see! Yashiro doesn't want to win! He just wants to help me! He wants to free me!!!! He just needs to hit one hit, he needs just one opening to do it!!!! Good! It's my time to give my support at all costs!!!!

At the moment of the cross between M and Cliston, El Gordito from inside the body, this one clung and caused a numbness that managed to confuse the parasite for a few seconds, enough for M to impact his Light in the chest and thus remove the parasite from the body of his friend and destroy it.

I am happy! Very happy!!!! We did it!!!! Yashiro!!! I was really happy, that finally this nightmare ended here, I never imagined that it would be you who would free me, I was the one who should help you at that time but I acted late, although over time I tried to repair it, I could not, and now that I was the one who needed help, you appeared and strive even to death you did it..... really thank you....thank you very much friend.

From here things are already clearer, the first thing I remember is that the inhabitants of this world, they stood up to me, I could see in their expressions how upset they were, that I had no other way but to say what I was saying all this time. Excuse me.

But finally, I can confirm it, after the storm comes the calm, I can be the one to give the good news, Yashiro was not dead, he has simply been improving as a person, but he still needs a lot more, just like me. To see my friend again was something unique, he also looked very happy, rarely as a child I saw him that way, exalted, with a smile on his face, and above all thinking about the future.

He proposed me that we travel together, from world to world until we find ours, first of all, he can travel through worlds? I think that's already too crazy, maybe *smiles* But I see that he also with those words and encouragement, he gave me to understand that we had the same thought as little kids, to live something that we thought would never happen, I was also excited, finally I could start my adventure and maybe I would also become someone better. When I was about to take Yashiro's hand, again it happened, just as I came, the same way I would leave, the Rainbow portal appeared below me, catching me off guard, without strength, I was falling among my destroyed adventure.

『I won't let you go!!!!』

I was happy, even with all the bad that was happening to me, Yashiro was up to the last ones wanting to help me, he was squeezing my hand tightly so that I wouldn't fall into the carrier, but he was also so weak that he could tell how I was pulling him, I see that you are still someone who gets carried away by others friend. If this continues like this, I will end up taking Yashiro with me to who knows where, maybe to a worse place than this, I see that he was able to make friends in this world compared to me, may he recover with time and venture with the energies already recovered, if we both fall in the middle of a danger, I doubt very much that we will survive , so .....

『CLISTON!!!!!!』

I could hear perfectly how my friend was screaming and crying for me, it's a very nice and sentimental thing to see, I was falling and the portal was closing, I could notice how my friend wanted to pass to his God Form, but he just couldn't, he was stretching his arm that I even thought he was tearing it off, I don't know what happened, maybe, I regretted it.

With the strength I still had, I passed to my God Form and flying I tried to return to my friend, but it was too late, the hole was too small to enter, also his companions pushed him aside, since the portal was going to cut his arm, when I realized, the hole had closed and I had repented at the last moment. All I thought at that moment was.

『Wait, if her companions were there, why didn't they help us?』

--------...Serious, why would it have been???? xdxdxdxdxd, well, I'll leave it because they still distrusted me, I quickly returned to my Human Form and was falling with speed that I was grabbing more and more, I had to save all my strength to prepare myself if there is a danger that suddenly appears. But really, I would have liked to live that adventure that my friend told me, I wanted to make my little me happy.

But while I was falling something strange happened, a kind of illusion was formed for me that was difficult to see, I think it had huge ears and looked more like an eevee in human form. I still remember also perfectly what it said to me.

『Become strong until the moment of battle』.

That instant, that person, being, I don't know what it was, but it conveyed like it was trying harder than any living being on the planet, no, of the universo....no, it was the one who was trying the hardest for existence itself. And with those words, I could see the end of the portal, I was ready, I was gathering strength to return to my God Form, whatever it is my turn to live, this time if I do not plan to be someone weak, just like my friend Yashiro, I too must begin to grow and prepare for battle!!!!

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