Chapter 6 - The Incomplete Past
In Sky's house...
"Well~the identity of Ai-chan is not important for me. The bat leader you fought just now, I don't think it is an immortal or esper, because you fought him, so you must be clearer than me, What do you think?" Sky asked.
"From its fighting style and the look of it, I think it is a Low Demon." said Chris.
"I knew it! Now should I say 'good news! It's nothing to do with the time traveler', because only 'Gospeler' can summon a Demon." said Sky.
"So it is related to that incident after all..." said Chris.
**low demon - a type of demon, different from other demon, it has extremely low intelligence, thus used by Gospeler as slave.
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Chapter 6- The Incomplete Past
Years ago, in a place (perhaps another dimension), there is a small village, a very peaceful village... well... almost peaceful...
"Hey! You stupid kids, don't give me that innocent look, give me your money!" A rogue is asking for the 'protection fee'. Normal sighting in society.
As the rogue threatened the kids, a teenager appears from nowhere, he is about 14 years old... Well, at least he looks like that. When the kids saw that young man it's as if they saw a hero.
"Hey! Don't you think it is ashamed for a big guy like you bullying those little kids?"
"Oh? Another 'big kid' huh?"
"Big kid... I hate people calling me that way, but nevermind as long as you leave those kids alone."
"Why should I?"
"Because I'll make you to!" He grabs the rod that was at his back.
"Oh! Ha! Do you want to fight me? This should be fun." The rogue teased the boy.
Then the boy gets near to the rogue at light speed.
"Nah! It's no fun at all." said the boy as he knocks the rogue down with a single hit.
"Ah! Who are you?"
"I'm Chris, the son of the village chief."
Yes, that Chris.
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"My son, are you fighting with the gangster again? How many times should I tell you? Don't get involved in the gangsters' thing!"
"They are bullying the kids..."
"You yourself is a kid!"
"Tsk..." Chris is about to leave.
"Your safety is more important than anything else, you are the destined..."
"The destined God to be? I don't believe about that shxt, don't worry about me, you should care more about yourself, geezer..."
So, this kind of lifestyle continues and repeats in the village until that fateful night, the village gets attacked by an unknown group. The noise has awakened the young Chris from his dream. Chris ran out from his house only to found out major parts of the village get destroyed and some men in black cape and mask are capturing and killing the villagers, dead bodies can be seen everywhere.
"What is all this mess about?" Suddenly he saw a familiar figure among all those bodies, it's Chris's father, he is still breathing!!!
"Old geezer!"
He tries to get to his father however before he could do anything, a black-caped man spotted him, noticed that someone is left out, he took out a long blade. With all his mind to protect his father, Chris took out his rod and ready to fight this 'demon'. Then, the caped man realized that the boy is protecting someone and notice that the poor old chief is still breathing, so he decided to finish off them in once.
The caped man getting nearer to young Chris, raising the long blade and cut, Chris blocked it with the rod and did a counter on him (although the rod has developed a great damage and the cape guy escapes easily) seeing this, the other caped men arrived and surrounded Chris, those caped men start chanting spell-like doing some ritual. Chris cannot move his body, that's a 'binding spell' to lock a person movement!
Chris realizes that he is in big trouble, if he didn't do something fast, he and his father will die in the hand of those freaks. Then, the caped man with the long blade starts his move.
At this moment, some awful and traumatic memories slowly flow into Chris's mind...
As the black-caped man approaching and about to give Chris a finishing blow, something happens. As the blade gets neared to Chris, a barrier appeared and Chris's eyes turn golden, something inside him has awakened. Chris stood up
(he fall on his knee as the cape man chant spell) and walk to the cape man, Chris put his hand on the caped man shoulder, he cracks the shoulder and throws him a few meters away from where the caped men gathered. Chris mumbled something as if he is casting a spell and swiftly draw a pentagonal star on the ground and... Yes, as what you thought.
Three years after the incident, Chris who had grown up is talking with a man.
"So, you said you have clues of who are in charged in that incident huh?" said Chris.
"Yes! Chief, the magic trace on that blade are similar to Immortal's magic like the book said." said the man.
"Although I doubt an Immortal would be that weak, but I will certainly investigate that since it is related to old geezer's death."
The old chief (Chris's father) had died a week after the incident, now Chris is the new chief...
In order to get the real culprit, Chris started his investigation and a certain clue had led him to a certain dimension, then he took out his dimensional connecting stone, as fate has linked those two...
That dimension...
"After all these stupid chasings, I eventually got you, I want to see how are you going to run away again."
"Indeed you got me, so what are ya gonna do? Kill me?"
"Good suggestion..." The man rise up his left hand which glowing with green light. Suddenly, a dimensional portal appears in the sky...
Chris look out from the portal and saw all this messes. Sensed the overpowering magic, he realized that there is an immortal down there...
"Immortal! Stop what you are doing right now!" Chris throws the silver rod to that 'immortal' and stops that 'immortal' from killing that... uh... whatever person he is and gives a chance for him to run away...
"What the heck do you think you are doing!?" the Immortal shouted.
"I'm the one that supposes to say this! What are you trying to do, kill him?" said Chris as he pick up the rod from the ground.
"Yes! That guy is a time traveler, his existence is good for nothing! Nah! Nevermind! You wouldn't understand. Need to get him back..." The Immortal is about to leave.
"Too bad I can't allow you, I need to keep him alive." Then Chris pointed his rod to the Immortal.
"You...(!).." The immortal shocked as he sensed Chris's magic.
"Hmm...interesting." The immortal turned and grabbed Chris's silver rod before Chris was able to react to it.
"That's quite a huge flow of Magic for a kid like you." Slightly offended by that immortal, Chris pulled out the rod from the immortal hand.
"I'm not a kid!" Chris shouted.
"Ha! Another stubborn 'young man' huh?" said the Immortal.
"As if you are any older than me. But, it doesn't matter because I will defeat you. Although you might not be the one I'm looking." said Chris.
"Even though I don't quite understand what you mean but let's see what you have got!" A white shining sword appeared in the immortal's right hand, yes, you should have known who's that immortal by now.
Chris runs toward that immortal and swing his rod to hit the immortal but gets blocked easily by the Immortal. (Ah! I'm getting lazy for typing 'the immortal' again and again)
"Hmm..." Chris is a bit surprised by his move.
"Try it again." said the Immortal.
Chris is getting irritated by the immortal's attitude and launch a continuous attack, the immortal seems to be able to read Chris's movement and did a counter as Chris lost his concentration on the fight, the immortal knock down the rod with his sword and pointed Chris's neck with the sword. Chris put on a barrier and pushes him away.
"Hey, you are actually quite good, but I sensed some frustration and hatred in you, do you really hate me that much? Why do you want to defeat me so badly?"
"Nope, just that you are an immortal."
"What?"
"Having any ideas about the incident 3 years ago?" Chris asked.
"Are you talking about that huge dimensional outrage?" the Immortal asked.
"Yes, my village is wiped along with my old geezer during that time." said Chris.
"So you want to avenge against the Immortal?" the Immortal asked.
"I was but from our fight just now, I realized that it's not the deed of Immortal, and it's actually a relief to know that." said Chris.
"What... Wait! Have we met before?"
"Who knows..."
Suddenly, countless of whirlpool appears in the thin air
"Tsk! I should have seen that coming." said the Immortal.
"What's that?" Chris asked, in a rather calm manner.
"Well... when a time traveler did a time-traveling and changed something in the 'past time dimension' the nature will do some changes to the real-time to adapt to the changes done in the past time dimension, but this will cause disruption to the link between dimensions and create a dimensional portal which usually can only open by a dimension connector. The 'holes' created by the disruption will give a good chance for other creature from another dimension to sneak in like what happens now, this 'creature' stands for no good and will attack other living creatures." the Immortal explained.
"Any solution?"
"Easy! Destroy them!"
The immortal dashed to the direction of one of the portal and cut the creature (which I will call as monster) into halves before it comes out from the portal.
"I see."
Chris joined the fight, he swings the rod and knock down as many monsters as he can. All this continues until Chris engulfs the last badge of the monster with the pentagonal star.
"Good job kid!" said the Immortal.
"Thanks."
"I see you have a good technique, want to join my team while finding the real culprit for that incident."
"Your offer is acceptable, but I would prefer to solve my own problem first, before joining you. Or at least, let me get that time traveler who escaped just now."
"Okay! What's your name then?"
"Chris."
"That's a good name but not as good as mine. My name is...*pointed to the sky*...Sky. (Finally!)"
Then, after some months, Chris joined the team, at first, it is only a group of three people that consist of Sky, Chris, and another person, then the group fought together and slowly gather more people in, thing goes quite stable until 6 years later, another big incident happened, shocking almost all the dimensions...
Back to present...
"Ah...although this has been craved in my memory but I got this feeling that I have been with you much longer than that twenty years... Is that really my memory?" said Chris.
"Ah! Chris, not that again?"
"But If this really related to that incident 11 years ago, there will be a really big trouble."
"Yeah...We need to take action..." said Sky.
"Uh...before that... Sky, have you complete your biology project?"
"What project?"
"*facepalm*...Nevermind."