Mirai Iwatani Level: 42
Kenta Level: 45
"Mirai," Kenta says. I look over and his blurred outline becomes clear..
"Kenta?" I question as I place my hand against my forehead, "What happened?"
"We have bigger problems right now," he responds.
"What do you mean?" I ask, meeting his gaze.
"Kenta, is Mirai awake?" Itsuki asks.
"She is," Kenta replies, and he glances over as I stand up
"We need your help." Itsuki states, "Something's wrong with Naofumi."
"What?!" I respond and run over to their side and look over. Naofumi was cloaked in flames, his eyes filled with rage as he walked past everyone.
"Naofumi, are you okay?" Ren asks.
"Did he become the Devil of the Shield?" Motoyasu asks and looks over, "Mirai, you're on fire!" he comments. I look down, finding my left arm bathed in a similar flame to what's covering Naofumi.
"Mirai," Ren says, "Can you return Naofumi to normal?"
"Kenta told us about that seal on your hand," Itsuki adds, "You created that seal to suppress the curse, or something like that." I look from my arm to Naofumi.
"There is something I can do, but," I say and shake my head and clench my left hand, "Never mind, it's not important."
"Can you, or not?" Motoyasu asks.
"I can," I respond confidently as I start walking toward Naofumi.
"Mirai, don't tell me you're going to do that," Kenta says.
"There isn't any other option." I state and turn to Naofumi's party, "Raphtalia, Filo, Melty, I'm going to need your help."
"Mirai, are you sure about this?" Raphtalia asks, looking at my arm.
"100%," I state. She meets my gaze, her hesitation disappears, replaced by an unwavering determination.
"What do you need?" Raphtalia asks.
"I'm going to release the seal, and while I'm doing that, I need the three of you to speak to him. Remind him that there's still hope, and he's not alone." I explain, and the three of them nod.
"Is that really going to work?" Ren asks.
"On three." I ignore his words and hold out my hand. A bright aura begins to form around me, "One," I raise my hand to match up with the red orb, causing the seal to flicker, "Two," the flames on my arm transition into a frenzy, and I wince as the burning intensifies.
"Mirai," Motoyasu says.
"I'm fine." I tell him as I close my eye in concentration, 'Block out all external noise.' The environment changes to a blank page, the only ones present are me and Naofumi. 'The others can worry about Naofumi; the shield is the main concern.' Naofumi's form fades away, leaving only his shield behind. I narrow in on the shield.
"Three," I say as I reach into the orb. Naofumi's memories of this world are expelled from the core, exposing me to everything that he's gone through. A menacing violet figure of flame appears in front of me.
"Don't you see what this world has done to your brother?" A sinister, grave tone emerges from the figure, "Publicly humiliated, and hated by everyone. Why stand in the way of his revenge?"
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Imagination Is My Weapon(Rising of the Shield Hero Fanfic)
FanfictionMirai Iwatani awakes to find herself in a forest, no sign of her brother anywhere. With no way of knowing where he is, or if he's alright she embarks on an adventure to find him.
