The Defiance Of A Pair Of Lilies

0 «Our Vow»

‹Kazuki and Naomi›

Humanity, the race who rule over the surface of the Earth. They, or rather, We are the ones on top of the food chain. We are the creatures who are capable of thinking and discovering new things. And thanks to our curiosity and desire to explore the unknown, as well as the push nature gave us, we discovered fire through lightning striking a simple, yet seemingly insignificant tree branch. After that, the humans that time worshipped nature, and continued using the things it gave us. With the ever so slightly shift on everyone's lives back then, a chain of events lead to the advancement of all humanity.

Agriculture, language, laws, the arts, technology, and even culture and religion. Each and every one of these things, were thanks to the actions of those in the past. Cultivating through the years, the lives of us humans turned somewhat peaceful and easy.

Though not all discoveries really had an effect on everyone's lives. Until the appearance of a new type of energy yet to be fully understood by the ones who discovered it a few years ago. Currently, it was widely known as Magic Energy.

During its first appearance on the world, a large quantity of the world's population seemingly turned into magicians, able to control the Potential Magic Energy within them and turning it into Kinetic Magic Energy with varying characteristics.

But as of recent times, no set of specific laws had been upheld that allows people to use their abilities in any major way. Though people were allowed to use such power as a convenience to their everyday lives and as a defensive measure when such a need arises. 

If someone were to be found experimenting with their powers to create a weapon of mass destruction, they would be killed on the spot without question. The first year of the era of magic was truly a chaotic period of time. 

With thousands of deaths due to criminals using their blessings as a curse towards everyone around them, there rose vigilantes who try to capture such criminals. But only to put them six feet under due to the lack of an option to restrain one's Magic Energy.

And about the state of the peace between all the countries, along with the problem about terrorists are getting worse as time passed. With a few countries making a move on trying to take over as much territory as possible. For example, the Chinese are going on an all-out war with the Philippines to take ownership of the West Philippine Sea, or the South China Sea as others call it.

There were also dozens of cases of ISIS, making a move once again with an unexpectedly large amount of people reaching near fifty thousand. It was an abrupt and quick move that even the troops from America who supposedly withdrew were unsurprisingly stressed as they were sent there again, only to fight a losing battle even with reinforcements from other neighboring countries. There was literally chaos and destruction everywhere.

But as for Japan, the most technologically advanced country in the whole world, it wasn't really facing that much of a problem unlike the countries just next door from them. Not one single time were they attacked since the appearance of Magic. But oh boy they were busy, busy with their research on how they could practically use this newfound power. So basically, they were just nerding out without batting an eye about the literal chaos around them.

I, Ishikawa Kazuki, am one of them. A third year middle school student that doesn't usually show my passion and appreciation for the medium called Anime and Manga. And as a literal cover-up for my otaku nature, I studied my ass off and act as normal as possible around normal people. And I just unexpectedly became the smartest in my school. 

I even get three to four love letters every week. Um... Thank you for your affection but I've already given my heart to someone. But it kinda hurts me a little when I see those girls start to tear up from my rejections. But don't worry, I try to comfort them whenever that time rises. I know it's still cruel but I don't want to give them hope and just crush their innocent hearts when that time comes.