chapter 1

"I will take them"

Klein Allen looked at the beautiful mirror he had, the colour of rusty silver

Along with a book in his hands, too old with page yellowed as he said to the old man walking down from attic

"That's 50$, sir"

He nodded as he handed the money to the old man who greeted him as he left the attic sale

[ It's good for the upcoming sale! A great antic, i just need to polish and restore this mirror]

He smiled at his small little hunt as he walked to his home

His home was nearby the place the attic sale went by

A small house cost for winter but too hot for summer filled with small wild flowers he opened the rusty door set foot inside as he walked down to garage

Inside the garage are the tools, for sharpening, restoring, polishing as he sat down taking a handful of greease

He wiped the grease down the mirror while tossing the old book aside

He wiped the mirror hard until the silver of it brightened

His hand skillfully made it lustrous as he looked at himself from the clean mirror

"Good... Good..."

He smiled as he looked back

"Huh?"

There he suddenly saw himself beyond a mirror, his body lifeless the other side holding his mirror

While he standing here watching

"Boo"

"AHHHH!!"

"Calm down you little fella!"

A voice said as he looked down

A fluffy pink coloured monster with a hat and a cane

Beautiful big blue eyes with two horns as he smiled unconsciously to this

"You lad! Follow me were going to meet a important person!"

The monster called out as it pulled at him he resisted as he asked

"What are you? And where are we going!"

"Oh where are my manners! I'm Hopkins, call me mr.hopkins! Will ye? I'm taking you to meet a very important person!"

"Who is he..."

"Master of this place"

"Huh?

"What huh? Come on lad you are more handful than the previous owner of the mirror come on!"

He said as Allen looked at him shoot out a ball of flame from his mouth

It rotated as a space of crack appeared

Mr Hopkins didn't wait as he kicked him inside as Mr Hopkins said

"You would've died if not for your spirit body!"

He said as he bowed lifting his hat in one hand

"We are here to meet the master of this place"

He said as suddenly the earth shook as four terracotta warriors stepped up with one at forefront

He stared at Allen for a good 3 sec as he clapped his hands

"Huh?"

The scenery changed to an Japanese styped room

At forefront under a mat sat an old man fiddling with incense powder with a chopstick

He instinctively knelt with his eyes closed

"Oh dear!"

Mr Hopkins exclaimed as he gave him a silk cloth which Allen promptly covered his eyes with

"You are the new mirror"

His voice carried with wind but resounded through every corner of this room

"Do you know why you are here?"

Allen was silent but he nodded looking at backwards as the voice made him look back

"You will be a member of Yuri"

"No there is no escape"

"Yuri are those who guide and guard the mortal and relam beyond"

"But I'm mortal-"

"You think, but that doesn't matter"

His voice resounded at close by his right ear as if a whisper

"You cut your hand, a vein"

The wind blowed to his face as his hands unknowingly forced itself up as he caught a knife

His eyes blacked out as he felt his body becoming heavy

"Come with your real body, roam with your real body"

His left ear resounded with a whisper as his neck tickled to the voice

"Cut"

He obeyed as he held it by his left hand and cut his right hand 4 drops of blood oozed with his teeth gritted

The wound healed immediately with the 4 drops forming 4 symbols

Floating as they splashed as if a bucket of water poured on him

Bathed blood as his skin burnt itself

"Ahh!"

His voice quited down without a noise only screaming with tears as his body backed down plummeting to ground screeching with his nails

His dress suddenly got ripped off lying naked there revealing his body

"You need a castration"

"To be a Yuri, you have to be chaste"

"You will receive abilities from the four drops of blood based on the purity"

"And for castration, Nothing better than cutting off your balls"

A snap resounded in air

Allen didn't hear anything as his body was squirming from agony except

Now two terracotta warriors held him by hand and legs, his legs were spread apart with a third warrior cutting off his balls

He blinked his eyes screaming with spit but no voice

But suddenly he opened his eyes to see himself kneeling with the cloth tied to his eyes

He was no longer naked

No pain as he tilted his head

"Super strength and speed... A normal ability but you are gifted with four pure abilities

"The ability to control your voice and the ability of the keeper of mirror"

"He is lucky!!"

Mr Hopkins smiled from ear to ear as thunder resounded

"But be not negligent child mirror world creatures can help but also destroy"

"Like bloody Mary..."

"Bloody Mary?"

"Yes, all legends exist for a reason"

"A Yuri has to work 6 missions in 6 months fail 4 missions and you die"

"Fail a single mission you get hurt"

"Don't love, don't dream about it, you will be punished"

"You are keeper of beyond"

He said as his hands drew a design in chopstick as he burned the powder and placing the cap

The incense smell with its fog occupied every nook of the room

"Now say!"

"Under the name of great philosophical sage, Confucius, i, Klein Allen will be a keeper of beyond, taking care of the world"

"Remember you took the oath in my name, Confucius the god of your region"

"Your missions will be appointed by Mr Hopkins"

"Don't speak about what happened"

His voice fadded as Allen rubbed his eyes

He was holding the mirror and saw the old book he tossed aside

The mirror had mysterious gem and made with a silver lustrous glowed

As the door suddenly creaked open

"Brother?"

His little brother walked in from upstairs

"See the mirror at 12, to take missions"

He saw the Mr Hopkins monstrous face from the mirror as it fadded to a normal mirror

He looked at his brother who came down

He was just 4 as he hugged him by his thigh

"Are you hungry, Jamie?"

"Yes brother!!"

"Come on, but before that i have a small work go up"

His brother obeyed as he walked to bathroom as he lowered his pants and underwear and sighed

"It's... Not a dream... Bitch... They didn't even let me choose!"

"You can't dear"

He looked at the bathroom's mirror it was Hopkins

"Yes, you don't choose, the mirror does, it choose you"

"Now you are bound for until you die"

"Can't i atleast give it to someone else.... They should have atleast not cut off my fucking balls!"

"That needs to be done it was an old formality which... The old fellas follow"

"But be happy you got one of the best abilities, the power of a mirror world!"

"What's good of it?"

"You will know, now fresh up and think in positive way! Or else you should not just be worrying about your balls but your neck too!"

"Remember 4 strike you die, 1 strike and it feels like being bitten by thousands of snake"

"He was kind enough to give you medicine and stop the pain"

"Some gods love to watch the screams"

"I will wait for you by 12"

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At 12, Allen was wake as he got up losening his hold from his brother

They sleep together as he saw mr Hopkins materialise

"Our first destination is the old house!, There is a pleasant spirit there we need to make it return to beyond!"

"While at that i will teach you how to use your powers!"

He said as Allen got up, he was wearing his paijamas and just bend down to take a gun

It was a small revolver as he sighed

"It's very hard to maintain a gun"

"Why do you need? It can't even scratch us!"

"You will need a weapon for now to use, this!"

Mr Hopkins took out a short sword from his hat as he coughed up fire

"Hold the mirror tight and chant, hop continuously then hop like a rabbit"

"Huh?"

"Yes you don't want to be burnt alive right?"

Allen held his mirror at one hand and knife at another

"Hop

"Hop

"Hop

"Hop

"Hop"

He hopped closing his eyes, he was unharmed but his clothes were burnt showing off his bare chest

"Haha i forgot lad! Here!"

He took out a black shirt as he pointed at a brightly lit house

"This is the place!"