-Archive- «So Kiyomi. If I may ask. What’s your ability again? I seem to have forgotten»
-Kiyomi- «I can heal anyone as long as they are alive. The more serious a wound is the longer it takes for me to heal someone»
-Archive- «Your ability is a poor man’s Shitsukai»
-Kiyomi- «I know! Quit being such a bitch all the time!»
-Kumiko H- «Why you little-!»
-Archive- «That’s alright. Everything is fine»
-Kumiko H- «How can you let people insult you like that!»
-Archive- «I really couldn’t give less of a damn»
-Shiro- «You’re all hopeless»
-Kumiko H- «Shut up mister big shot! Aren’t you the head of your family now? WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?!»
-Shiro- «Listen here you idiot! It’s not like I can command them to do absolutely anything. That would make me the same as the previous leader Shiro Satoru!»
-Kumiko H- «I don’t give a damn! You’re worthless without them with us!»
-Shiro- «What do you want me to do! Go up to then and ask if they want to go in a suicide mission?!»
-Kumiko H- «YES?!»
-Shiro- «I… I don’t even know what to say just go fuck off»
-Archive- «Can ya both shut up. And darling can you please not make enemies with everyone?»
-Kumiko H- «What are you talking about I’m not-!»
-Archive- «Umemoto Wade»
I was silent. He knew I wouldn’t say anything after that. That was the reason Ume hated me but now he’s fine. I don’t understand what the big deal even is anymore.
-Kiyomi- «My legs hurt! How long until we arrive!»
-Archive- «It’ll take some time. We have to walk most of it after all»
-Tamotsu- «Master why was that again?»
-Archive- «… because when we walk we are more careful of our surroundings. If we are attacked whilst we are in a car. Then there is a good chance we will die»
-Shiro- «Archive-San. All due respect but. Can’t you use your ability to make the car indestructible?»
-Archive- «That’s not how my ability works. It’s most advised I don’t use my ability that way because. Well it’s all based on luck. No matter how great my predictions are. I can always be wrong. And it’s not that rare»
-Shiro- «What… what do you mean? You mean…?»
-Archive- «Yeah. When I was battling Nishimoto Akiko. I didn’t win because my ability was superior. I didn’t win because I was smarter. I was just lucky»
I was shocked along with everyone else.
-Kumiko H- «You were… lucky?»
-Archive- «Yeah. I don’t know why but I felt like my ability couldn’t fail that specific day. It was like fate itself wanted Aoi to lose. It was fate that took away the poison from the drawer Schrödinger’s cat was residing in»
-Kumiko H- «What are you trying to say?!»
-Archive- «What I’m trying to say is that. Fate is no longer on my side. If I’m not careful. I’ll die faster than I can blink»
Everyone was too shocked to speak. I should’ve known. His ability was always a 50% of failing. And yet he was able to get lucky so many times I can’t count.
I looked at him again as I was walking behind him. Following him. I knew now that he wasn’t as strong as he used to be. But I still felt it. I know it when someone is strong. I had that same powerful feeling I had with her. Even though she had nothing. Archive is still strong… right?
We kept on walking for hours. With every step we were getting closer to the hell all of us hated. That prison. That place. And we are returning to it? Of it wasn’t for an attacker I’d never go back there. The only other reason I’d ever go back there apart from the current one is if he was in need of me. He needs me to protect him.
-Shiro- «Hey. Kumiko»
-Kumiko H- «What do you want?»
-Shiro- «You seem a bit down. Is everything alright?»
-Kumiko H- «I’m fine don’t worry»
-Shiro- «You sure? I mean I’m not really an expert ya know? But you don’t really seem fine? Plus I’ve never heard anyone say they are fine and they actually were fine so»
-Kumiko H- «I said I’m fine. Drop it you’re getting on my nerves»
-Shiro- «… you know what fine if you want to be like that be like that. Help yourself with your problems» he said before walking a bit further than me. He started engaging in conversation with that tanned girl. I couldn’t remember her name through. What was it again? Meh fuck it. Didn’t like her anyways.
After a few hours passed we got to the border that separates Yamanashi and Tokyo. To reach Kyoto we had to go from Tokyo to Yamanashi then Nagano after that we would reach Gifu, then Shiga and after all that we would finally reach Kyoto.
As soon as we reached the border Archive told gave us false IDs. He had taken care for almost everything and we were able to pass the border to Yamanashi easily. But as I said. Even Archive can’t make sure nothing goes wrong.
Twenty minutes after we arrived at Yamanashi we had to go through a street there that wasn’t very populated. Or at least not many people passed from that road.
As we were there we heard a faint sound of something cracking being heard. I realized and turned my head quickly and looked behind. A crack on the road was moving towards Tamotsu. As it reached him it crawled ten centimeters on his leg and cracked it open. Exactly like the ones on the concrete. Tamotsu had one on his leg. Before anyone said anything Tamotsu laughed a bit.
-Tamotsu- «Let’s do this» he said.
-Kiyomi- «Alright!»
Kiyomi went near Tamotsu and his wound healed… immediately?
-Kumiko H- «Hey you tanned weirdo! Didn’t you tell me you need time to make your ability work??»
-Kiyomi- «Why yes of course. But this ability is Tamotsu’s! As long as an ally makes contact with him their ability gets exactly 76 times stronger and more effective!»
-Kumiko H- «I gotta admit. That’s something worth it I guess. You weirdo»
-Archive- «Oh yeah now I remember you now»
-Tamotsu- «Wait… master really??»
-Archive- «Yeah… no wait… no I don’t»
-Tamotsu- «…»
-Shiro- «Stop playing around you idiots! If these cracks manage to somehow hit us in the head we will be dead in an instant!»
Shiro said as a heavy dumbell fell on Kiyomi. I quickly ran over there and grabbed it before it hit anyone.
-Kumiko H- «Hmph. You’re going to need something heavier. I’m pretty strong you know?»
As I said that. On my arm cracks were rising up my arm. They didn’t stop at ten centimeters and I was confused.
-Tamotsu- «Hey Kumiko! Put the dumbell down!»
He said and I quickly dropped it to the ground. It rised five more centimeters into my arm before it stopped. My whole arm was split open.
I was losing a lot of blood but Kumiko and Tamotsu managed to heal me quickly and my arm was fixed. A large scar although remained on my hand.
-Archive- «Hey! The user must be nearby! We have to find and kill him! His ability is a long range one. That means he can’t use it anywhere near himself! I know that because of Schrödinger’s cat. I don’t know where he is though!»
-Shiro- «Use your ability again!»
-Archive- «Good idea!»
Archive went to use his ability but we saw him coughing up a bit of blood.
-Kumiko H- «Archive what’s wrong!»
-Archive- «I’m sorry… Schrödinger’s cat failed… it’ll be even harder… to find him now…»
The situation had failed. It would be harder to find him now.
-Shiro- «Split up! That way we can find the owner of this ability faster!»
-Kumiko H- «No that’s a bad idea! I don’t think I got everything just yet but I think I know how his ability works. He can’t create cracks. Which is why he was hiding. Not because he can’t summon them around himself but because he just can’t summon them! He can only use existing cracks and only the ones he is near to! That’s why we weren’t attacked by fifty cracks the moment we came here! If we leave this place we will get closer to other cracks on the street or walls and make ourselves an easy target. We should stay here until we can figure out where he is!»
-Shiro- «Got it! And maybe… just maybe I have an idea on how to find him!»
-Kumiko H- «Alright then ginger pervert. I will put faith in you»
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The Unnamed Poet : Volume 1
ParanormalA book following the story of Hagatsuma Kumiko, a woman that is sooner or later going to be met with a fate that cannot be avoided. You can read this without reading volume 0. This is the continuation of volume 0 whilst also being the most important...
