The Path of a Nameless God

Chapter 2: Stay With Me

"YOU ARE BROUGHT INTO CREATION, YOUNG ONE."

The voice echoed in the empty space occupied only by the form of a single girl; short and thin, with a black bob.

"YOU ARE BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD, SHE WHO BEARS NO NAME."

The girl could comprehend only the words the voice spoke. Around her was nothingness. It appeared there was nothing beneath her fragile feet, as if she was floating, and in all directions there was black and nothing else save her body.

"YOU ARE BROUGHT INTO A VESSEL, YE NAMELESS GOD WITHOUT POWER."

A tear fell down her face as she lifted a hand into her field of vision. As stated by the Voice, it was small and powerless. Tears continued to fall as she readied herself to enter the World of Man. All that was left was for the Voice to state her location.

"YOU ARE BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD OF MAN, YE POWERLESS YOUTH, AND I COMMAND YOU TO RAISE YOURSELF UPON..."

It was sudden, but the Voice disappeared, and in a way, the girl was glad. She was then surrounded by the World. The one that she had unexplained knowledge of. The one where she was to raise...

Wait.

The girl's mind was invaded by emptiness and sorrow as she came across a realization. 

I don't know why I'm here.

I don't know my mission.

Without those things, I'm useless.

She brought a hand up to her face and stared through her fingers at the clear gold aura enveloping her new vessel. 

I'm useless.

My journey will be meaningless.

Not a single speck of joy can be found on the path of a nameless god.

"Excuse me, miss, are you alright?"

A gentle sound invaded the girl's ears, causing her to raise her head in order to locate the source: a tall young man with orange hair that seemed intent on looking only at her face. Tears continued to fall from her eyes. Slowly, cautiously, as if trying to avoid the need to chase, her eyes must have filled with desperation as she realized this boy had a certain aura about him. The bright emerald  hue made her almost pounce the boy, but she restrained herself as she stuck with a single, solid request:

"Stay with me."

He seemed very confused as he blinked in silence before regaining his composure. He asked, "Excuse me, but could you say that again?"

The girl took his hands in hers and pressed them to her bare chest, earning a blush from the young man. She continued, "Don't leave me here alone. Take me with you. I want to be by your side. Stay with me."

He blinked once more. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Alright. I'll take you back to my place. You can rest there a while until you get back on your feet."

She smiled excitedly and did pounce on him this time, forcing him into her embrace. This earned a yelp from the boy, as she was- to put it briefly -very exposed. Quickly, he separated from her and thrust a coat her way. "Put this on before you freeze to death."

She didn't understand why he didn't stay in her arms, but she obeyed. After all, she was very lucky to have found such a kind boy. Nodding her head, she slipped into the article, but it was extremely large on her. She must have been a third his size!

Turning, he gestured for her to follow as he started down the street. He said softly, "The name's Akira. Sakamoto Akira."

"Akira..."

The sound of his name rolling out of her mouth in a such a sweet, soft voice made Akira shiver involuntarily. "That's right, Akira. And yours is?"

Suddenly, she paused. "I don't have one..." 

Her downcast eyes somehow made Akira feel horrible for her, and he said without thinking, "Your name's Akami."

The girl cocked her head. "A...kami?"

Taking a step towards her, Akira declared, "That's right. Aka written in the character for "red" and mi written in the character for "beatiful."

Akami laughed, shocking Akira for a moment. "Oh, thank goodness. For a second, I though you were referring to the fish!"

Akira's face morphed a deep red. Silently, he took Akami's hand and led her home.

A/N: Well? What do you think of Akira and Akami's meeting? Akira is surprisingly meek! And Akami... she's just a precious cinnamon roll. She didn't even care that she was naked because she's so innocent. Again, it didn't come out quite as long as I would have liked, but its longer than the first chapter, so that's progress in my book! HAHA! Get it?

...I'll go home.

I'm thinking of an update schedule, maybe. Every Thursday? I think I can do Thursdays. Let me know if you want that! Also, what day should Kessi Kill update if this updates on Thursdays? Randomly? Yeah, I thought so too. 

Thanks for reading, and if you enjoyed it, please feel free to vote and comment! It would mean the world to me! :D

~Rachel