A Call for a Choice 4

It was 4 am, fire trucks dispatched after an explosion in Kelvy road, in a crossroad intersection that goes to Berkley Highway. The cause was a truck and a bus colliding with each other.

Those were the words the news reporter is entailing after an incident in a roadway near the Lichter Commercial District.

"oh my, that sounds terrible"

"What do you mean terrible?! Is worse! Damian was included in that accident!"

"What?!"

The two voices were Elizian and Ezekiel.

"Why is brother always on danger?! It was like that ever since he got stabbed near that warehouse!"

Elizian spoke with a tone of annoyance, she cares for Damian a lot, Ezekiel on the other hand has a grim expression.

Unlike Elizian, Ezekiel is much more informed, he knows that Ceath is full of Gangs and Mafias disguised as businessmen. And for him it's not hard to conclude that Damian got caught up with their ordeal.

Thus, he knew. That Damian isn't just caught up on this anymore.

'He's thoroughly involved.'

Lifting his chin up with his index he asked to himself.

'but why?'

The incident on the news was known to the whole of Ceath. Because the intersection accident seems suspicious to itself.

The bus that got hit belongs to the government, so it means that its rotation hours are fixed, and yet when they checked the schedule of the bus it's out of its rotation hours, meaning it's supposed to be off commission.

And yet it was used at that exact time.

The suspicion also gets worse when there's only one man in the bus, and its usual driver inside it, dead. The only casualties on the bus is the driver.

The truck on the other hand. Was full of unregistered artifacts. And whilst there was blood on the top of the trailer connected to the bus, there were no bodies discovered around it.

It's like a ghost just used the truck and had a road trip.

"Wait, wait tell me then.. "

Elizian looked at Ezekiel, she just finished the explanation on the TV.

"How is Brother related to this?"

"...his blood is on the scene."

Elizian's eyes widened.

"T-then!"

"Yeah, it's not on the news, only a few knows this"

If one were to eavesdrop to their conversation one would be concerned. After all these 'twins' are just six years old.

"ugh… I just wonder how brother is doing… "

***

My head was ringing. Yes it would be the kind of ringing when you rapidly fire an assault rifle without noise reduction headset.

I looked around without moving my head, I'm in a hospital room? That's what it looks like.

"Uhm… ugh.. "

I held my ringing head. And tried to breathe properly, I can't focus if I'm in constant pain.

"He's awake!"

Anna on the left of the bed worriedly screamed, her voice was shaky as she ran up to me.

"D-damian does it hurt somewhere?"

"My head is ringing"

I answered with a groan, after a few minutes a man with glasses and a white coat joined the left side of the bed.

"This isn't just any fever you know"

"D-doc what do you mean?"

"Tell me the truth, Mr. Damian, did you sacrifice some of your Magic circuits?"

The so-called Doctor looked at me with a serious expression. Yes I do remember doing that.

"Y-yes, I… I.. Did use too much magic.. And… and my veins did start getting blue.. "

"Mr. Damian, you're suffering from Rapid mana exhaustion. You just destroyed your own mana circuits."

He let out a sigh.

"It would take you years to recover what you lost. This is the same as having wounded a major artery, the problem is potions wouldn't be able to help you heal it."

"I.. Understand.. "

I replied quite weakly, I have no strength in my upper body. The [Finger gun formation] was a very risky item to use. It lowered my rank by three.

"Only a rank down is enough to almost kill you, it's a miracle you're still alive"

"eh…?"

"what, what is it?"

The doctor raised a brow.

"I… ranked down thrice"

Anna and the doctor's eyes are wide open. The emotions of shock plastered on their faces. Then the doctor started panicking whilst Anna started going for a call.

"ah… "

I passed out again.

…

"Damian, what the hell are you doing?"

I got smacked in the back of my head. I looked at the culprit, which was Uncle Richard.

"Uncle!? What are you doing?"

"Be careful of your cousin! He isn't the same as you, you know?!"

I held my cousin on my arms, locking his head, like any cousin would do I rubbed his head with my knuckles.

"bro… "

With his platinum blonde hair and green eyes he looked at me like a puppy. I laughed and let him go.

Me, my mother, Uncle and my cousin all have green eyes. I haven't met my uncle's wife yet.

On this beach we…

We…

This is a dream.

Isn't it?

Yeah, I haven't seen Uncle Richard's wife, even though this is an outing.

The surrounding area turns to white. And I was left in a white space. My mind went blank.

When I blinked I'm under the ocean, the feeling was too real. I unconsciously tried swimming back up the surface, suddenly unaware of the sudden change.

My feet and arms worked like it's the end of the world.

Stroke after stroke, and kick after kick I started feeling that the surface is near ever so slightly.

But I was on a stand still, I wasn't moving despite my efforts. I was stuck in the same place without ever rising.

I was getting desperate that I forgot this was a dream. That I started paddling like I was drowning.

But then, the current suddenly pushed me out, and I felt the air rush to my lungs.

—

"w—"

My body launched forward but was unable to, the pain rushed on me as it felt like I haven't moved in ages.

"Auu… "

I looked around, it felt like I just saw this yesterday. I lifted my arm and there was a needle in it. I swallowed my dry saliva and felt like there's a tube in my throat. And then I felt something on my nose.

"What… "

I saw a CCTV camera on the edge of the room. Wait… what day is it? My dreams felt like minutes, it didn't even take that long but when I came into reality it felt like I'm laying down here for months on end.

I laid down for a few minutes contemplating. Then the door to the room opened with a click.

I looked directly at the man who opened the door, it was the same doctor I met back then—albeit momentarily.

"Damian Vogue?"

He shines a flashlight on my eyes. I instinctively move my eyes away as I am sensitive at the moment. If my eyes were directly shone light with it would probably show the cross, I could just use my panoramic vision to look at them.

"So… How do you feel?"

I raised my left arm in which I showed the Injection of IV fluid in me.

"well? Shit"

"Haha… well do you want to know what happened?"

"Yes, please."

I was finally told everything that happened, it turns out I was in a coma for 6 months. I woke up on July 7th to be exact.

The truck that I was hanging on before I passed out collided with a truck. The other race's children were in the custody of the mayor. it turns out that they were captured by Nexus and sold by them.

The human children on the other hand were residing in an orphanage. Apparently the Mayor also covered up the incident as the cover up story is that a truck driver was driving badly and killed the bus driver then escaped the scene.

I don't know what to say, things are getting complicated. But the children are safe so it's all good.

"Apart from that, you. Yourself is an anomaly"

"huh?"

"We confirmed that you did, ranked down thrice, and yet still survive"

"Yeah, i've survived a lot of death situations huh"

Then a screen appeared before me.

[You survived something that should've killed you, since this isn't just a near death situation you will be given a Golden token! Golden token +1]

'A golden token?'

Firstly, I only received a token that made my luck rise up by .2 and now it gave me a golden one, which made my luck… it has risen by a full rank. I needed to collect 3 tokens for a full rank up ya know?

This is actually good, very very good.

"Sir Damian, The Mayor is looking for you"

"hm?"

"To be exact, the Headmaster of Insidious High and the Mayor of Ceath, he's looking for you"

Oh shit, having big shots with your attention is very bad. Now that I'm at it I remember that the sports festival has passed.

Well shit. A month of prep but I was in a coma for six months, six!

The sports festival is like a tournament though… albeit unofficial but still! I dodged a bullet just to get hit by a cannon. What is this?!

Wait now that I think about why this doc conveys the message. Don't tell me…

"Oh my name is Singe C. Alforth by the way, Mayor Elron's personal doctor"

Ah fuck. He apparently sent his own doctor, making sure that I don't run away, or rather he has shown his sincerity with this so if I ever ran away after all this they have a reason to blame me.

Yes, I'm reading in between the lines because I'm dealing with a politician here. Fuck it all honestly.

"Is.. Is that so"

Elron Bautista, the City Mayor and Insidious High's headmaster, is one of the leading heads in the parliamentary cabinet of Hunberg.

In simpler terms a big shot that you don't want to mess with.

Ugh, what fucking lu— wait, why does he want to see me?

"For what reason is he looking for me?"

"Oh that? You should ask him, I'm just a messenger"

Fuck!

They have me in their palm, just! Ugh! Nothing in here could make me think of a better future.

I couldn't get a scope of it.

But fine, let's calm down.

"Though you already told me, how are the children precisely?"

"What do you mean?"

"Are they faring well?"

"oh! I almost forgot."

He took his phone out of his pocket and started tapping on it, then showed the screen letting me hold it. The picture in front of me is a get well sign held by the twelve human kids I saved.

It was adorable, then I started swiping rapidly till I got to a picture of a woman wearing lingerie.

"Hey!"

I got smacked in the head. I couldn't help but leave a snicker honestly.

"Jeez I only showed you a photo!"

I started laughing, it was a nice change of pace as I just got out of that trouble.

"So… your answer?"

Singe asked.

"Yeah tell Mayor I'm going to meet him"

"Sure."

I looked at the window on the right side of the bed. The sunshine is delightful on my skin.

"Kid, don't do anything unnecessary"

He said to me with a cold tone

"Sure."

I will talk with the mayor first, I'm sure with how far he is taking it just to meet me is surely he wants me. I could take care of that by saying I'm joining the military.

Though. Now that things went haywire I took my new resolve.

I will eradicate this thing called the Mafia.