In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 63 - The War - Aiden's Precognition

"Even the greatest make mistakes, but those mistakes get deeply engraved into their hearts, affecting their lives at every turn."

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(POV: Ryomen Sukuna)

The sun was low in the horizon, painting the sky in a pretty red.

This red sky, however, seemed to be frighteningly symbolic, as if prophesizing the ceaseless bloodshed which was about to take place.

I was fidgeting with my fingers, clearly impatient. I was standing in the City 30, the place where the demons would attack, as far as the information from the Hunter Association told.

There was a huge line-up behind me. All the powerhouses of the human world were here. It was clear... this was a war.

I could feel many gazes on me, but two of them were the most intense, as if they were boring into my back. Eva and Ryogaku.

Their reasons for staring at me were different, but the ferocity of their eyes on me was more than noticeable.

I, however, was completely unbothered by it... my mind was at a totally different place.

This was the first time in my life that I felt so... frustrated.

I couldn't protect my mother, and I couldn't even be near her when she needs me. It just pisses me off!

I unintentionally grit my teeth, my fists clenching beside me.

I took a deep breath, calming myself down, but my heart kept racing.

I wanted to show these demons their place.

I, however, knew perfectly that I had no hate for demons... they did what they had to do. What I hated was my own powerlessness.

As much as it hurts me to say this... I was throwing a tantrum. The anger I held for demons was simply a way for me to vent my emotions... and I knew this better than anyone.

Even the best men fail, but that doesn't mean that failure doesn't hurt.

No matter how much I tried to console myself. No matter how much I told myself that going into an outburst like a child wouldn't do anything good, I couldn't help myself from coming here, from feeling the blood of the demons rain onto my hands that dared to strike at me and my family.

The tension in the air seemed to rise as a cloud of dust rose near the horizon... the demons were coming.

I could here agitated whispers behind me, drowning in the sound of my own blood boiling inside my body.

My face was stoic, almost eerily so. I felt such overwhelming emotions inside, but I was focused... focused on eradicating these demons at any cost.

I took a step forward, the light thud echoing in the battlefield as the first line of demons became visible, their aura flaring up much more than the last invasion.

Eva, standing quite far behind me, mouthed the words: "Be safe," her eyes fixed on me, glinting with both concern and confidence.

She held the belief that no matter what falls upon me... I would come out victorious.

I glanced back at Eva, her worried face sending something through my heart.

I felt... happy. Happy because there was someone rooting for me, someone I could rely on even at such a time.

Even with the emotions whirring inside me, I wasn't dumb enough to forget who I loved.

I failed to protect my mother, I won't let the same happen with Eva.