He awoke again, completely exhausted, completely unaware. His vision was blurry, his stomach felt hot. He held his head, a deep breath followed. He remembered the encounter, he remembered her face. He stood up quickly, ignoring every signal his body gave to do the opposite.
His legs gave out in seconds, he fell again. The room a barely lit, he was alone in it. A mirror to his left, the figure from before stared back through it. A small chuckle was heard coming from it. He looked away and moved back, placing his back on the wall. He noticed a security camera in the corner of the room, a light blinking as if it was on.
The door at the other side of the room opened. It was the girl with red hair, she stood alone at the doorframe.
"So, you willing to hear me out now?" she asked, giving a false sense of options.
"What do you want?" He responded, his voice rough.
"You are powerful, Stella. You have the power of that afterlife ruler. We saw you take her down." She mentioned.
He looked to the side, not wanting to remember that day.
"How about a deal? We can keep your little 'figure' in check as long as you lend me some of your power." She continued.
He looked up at her, the thought of not having to deal with whatever that thing was again seeming like a miracle.
"What about Tori? Where is she?" he asked before responding to the deal.
"The little wretch that was with you? She's alive and in the room next to you." She responded, a slight smile showing.
He took a second to think it through but that same thought from before was very convincing.
"Fine... as long as she's safe as well. What do you need me to do?" He responded as if selling his soul.
Her face lit up in joy, that eerie smile showing in her face.
"I control Anima just like your friend. Spirit energy if you wanna call it that..." she mentioned while taking off her jacket.
He felt uncomfortable with the deal he just made, his entire body began to lose its feeling.
"I'm only gonna access those powers of yours right now. Whenever I need more from you, I'll just come see you again." she followed up as she was now closer to him.
"So you just need to use me like a pawn to feed your powers?" he asked, not fully understanding.
"If you wanna put it that way, then sure. I'm sure you'll enjoy this either way so cheer up!" she said joyfully, now right in front of him.
"Just stay still and don't squirm too much." she whispered in his ear as the door to the room closed.
The sound of that door closing had woken her up abruptly. She felt dizzy as her vision was also blurred. She wiped her eyes and tried to regain her bearings. Her whole body ached, she felt as if she was burning. A mirror to her right, she stared at it and saw herself. She had bruises all over her body.
She took a deep breath as she laid back on one of the walls. All of a sudden, a loud thud was heard from the room next to her. She stood alert immediately. A security camera in the corner of her room caught her eye as well. She immediately tried creating a fire to light up the room a bit better, yet, she was unable to use her powers at all.
Her hand began to ache in the place she tried creating fire. She held her arm tightly, gritting her teeth as well. She took a deep breath after the pain subsided.
"What the hell is going on...?" she asked herself.
There was a knock at the door, followed by a person speaking.
"Kitsune Hoshi, you are trying to activate a power without permission. Repeatedly doing so will cause you to lose whatever limb you tried activating it with."
"Get my fucking name right to begin with. The name's Tori. Where in Hel's name am I?" she asked.
The door to the room opened. A boy with shades and brown hair stood at the door. His red eyes lit up as he also gave an ominous smile.
"You under supervision by the boss, Hoshi." he answered.
"And you are?" she asked, wary of him.
"The names MacArthur, but you don't get to call me that." he said, a light filling his hand.
That light took the form of a revolver, a Colt Anaconda.
"Alright, why do they need me? Is my friend okay?" she kept questioning.
"You ask a lot little lady. Your friend is okay. Now don't try using up anymore of you powers or you won't be seeing him again. Understood?" he stated, aiming the weapon up.
"Sure, whatever. I just wanna talk to him is all." she responded.
"That'll happen when the boss decides it. For now, here are your rations for today." he said as he grabbed IRPs from outside of the room.
He threw them on the floor next to her and closed the door immediately once he was outside. She looked at the bags carefully.
"Military rations? Seriously?" she said out loud as she grabbed one from the floor and opened it.
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Shattered Stars
General Fiction"And when it all happened so suddenly... I wasn't able to help." ---- Book Two - Timeline 6 18 5 5 4 15 13 The skies now clear, their thoughts now scattered. Two people see how hope can be torn to shreds by one minuscule factor. Completely changed...
