Xuman

Milo

Milo had many fears like any other five year old, but his most greatest fear was the dark. Unlike most five year olds, he had no one to comfort him at his worst times. Tonight he had heard a loud crash from next door and locked himself in the bathroom, clutching the cell phone his administrator had given him. 

Nickel was a mean old man (really only 22) who worked for the government, he was put in charge of his case when his father wanted nothing to do with him. Nickel had told Mio to call him when he was in danger and only if he was in danger, loud crashes in the night was danger to any five year old. It took Milo a moment to call the number, his heart beating quickly against his chest.

"Milo?" A deep voice from Nickel came from the phone, sounding tired and frustrated like usual. "Its 2 am, what the hell are you doing up?"

"I-I," Milo paused and started to cry again. "T-There's a scary monster-"

"There is no monster, Milo now go to sleep." Nickel snapped, making the small boy start to sob.

"B-But there is! I'm scared!" Milo rubbed his eyes and drenched his phone in tears, hiccupping loudly.

Nickel knew there was no way he could just hang up and leave the kid to fend for himself, he sighed and sat in bed rubbed his neck. "Okay, Okay... just stop crying and I'll be there in ten minuets."

Milo shivered and shuffled moving around in his small bath tub. "O-Okay," The next ten minuets had felt like hours. When he heard Nickel walk in he ran from the bathroom and into the man's arms, sobbing into the man's jacket. "Why did it take you so long to get here?"

Nickel pushed back a chuckle and picked up the child, rubbing his back softly. "It only took me seven minuets to get here kid, calm down." he frowned seeing a new white streak in Milo's hair, Nickel took him back the bathroom and set the small child down on the counter. "How are you feeling?"

"I-I don't know..." Milo flushed and squirmed when Nickel pulled at his eye lids. "T-That hurts-"

"Its getting worse," Nickel sighed and pulled his hands away. "Every time you get worked up like this it causes your condition to worsen, sooner or later the pills wont even help anymore."

Milo's eyes widened and he turned to look at himself in the mirror, the streak of white wasn't big, but his eyes were glowing a mix of brown and red. His left eye more a red than the other. "I-I don't want this..."

"I know you don't," Nickel started to comfort the boy before he started to cry again. "It's not that bad, and we can easily fix this. If the drugs are working like this, then your power is small and you don't have to worry losing control." He smiled.

"N-No losing control?"

Nickel nodded and brought Milo back into his arms. "Lets get you to bed-"

Milo squirmed gripping tight onto Nickel's jacket. "Y-You'll leave right after I fall asleep wont you?"

The man was planning on going home after he got the brat to sleep, but was easily seen through. "No, I'm going to stay with you...all...night." Nickel forced a smile, he hated this job but this kid was a king getting him to do whatever he pleased.

"Thank you Nickel,"

"Whatever," Nickel mumbled and walked over Milo's small bed, he laid down and sighed feeling milo snuggle into his chest.

"Night, night"

"Night..."

Milo was quick to fall asleep, but thoughts racing around in Nickel's head kept him from closing his eyes.

He had lied to the kid about his condition, all he wanted was to make Milo feel good about himself. But the truth was, Milo's power was growing fast for some his age. There was no doubt in his mind that the small boy would one day become S rated, but no xuman wanted to be S rated. It was like you were asking to be killed. The one thing that bothered Nickel the most, once Milo had his awakening... what sort of person would?

Would he use his power to change the world, or would he use it to destroy it? These were questions only time could answer, but at the rate Milo's power was growing it wouldn't be long of a wait.

Milo hummed softly in his sleep and groped at Nickel's shirt, the man moved his hand in reach and smiled lightly as Milo quickly grabbed onto his hand. Three years he had known this kid, his first ever case and he was turning him into a father.

His parents would never believe this, but they didn't know much about his job anyway.

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Milo , Xuman

Age: 15 (five in this chapter)

Place of Work: Green High School, sophomore

Power: Darkness (controls shadows, kind of like pride from FMA. makes weapons out of them and has super strength, when cut his body turns into shadows unless its a cursed blade, can't use power in complete darkness, reason for fear of dark. also cant use power in bright light where shadow cant be cast)

Nickel, Human

Age: 32 (22 in chapter0

Place of Work: Government, Xuman Administrator

Xuman Administrator: Takes care of xuman's who are still minors who's parents give up their ownership of their children, xuman's can not be put in the foster care system   

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Xuman will be split up into acts, (Act 1.1) And at the end of every act there will be a part in between like this beginning chapter. They will normally be something from the past of one of the characters, or the PV of another character.

This story will start to get dark as it goes on, nothing will be sugar coated.

I really hope who ever reads this recommends this to others and enjoys this story as it progresses. 

Chapters will get longer,