Nightlight

Chapter Six: Fortune Favors The Bold

From the warehouse, Hiro began the trudge home. The entire trip all he could think of was him, and why he had to go so soon. He had so much rage built up inside, but he had to keep that anger bottled, just for a little while longer. He opened his window and leaped straight into his bed. He didn't realise how tired and sore he actually was from the fight, things went black and Hiro fell asleep.

The man covered in blue flame stood entirely still. The world was white, completely baron. He was all there was. There is something so... alluring about him, I just need to get a little closer. 1 step, 2 steps, 3 steps.

Hiro rolled onto his side and loudly groaned. No matter how much sleep he got it was never enough. Evening light seeped through his shutters and onto his face. Hiro stood up and walked out and into the living room, just like normal no-one was home. He had always lived a lonely life, his only sibling lived in the next town and only visited every month or so. His parents were always working. Sometimes he almost forgot what they sounded like, and today was no different. He groaned as he walked to the fridge for anything to eat, he had no intention of going to school.

After deciding on cereal, he sat on the couch eating while pulling out his phone. The date and time read 12:35pm August 12th. 'We have 19 days left until everything is over, and the majority of the world has no fucking clue.' he thought. 'We don't even have a clue where the stone is or how to find it.' Annai has been acting up as well.

He opened the messaging app he used to talk with Rosie and Tristan, and began typing...

'Things are getting serious Cain is throwing everything he's got at us. But we need to start taking this seriously, we are on a timer. If we don't have the stone by the 31st, everything will be for nothing. We need to start getting serious and using these powers to their maximum potential. Without Rosie's quick thinking last night, things could have gone a lot worse.'

Hiro began to tear up at the thoughts of what happened last night. As long as he could convert this pain and anger into drive, nothing could stop him.

The day dragged along with Hiro doing nothing but scroll through twitter and checking for a response to his message... nothing came.

Eventually the sun set and 10pm rolled around. Annai entered Hiro's room without warning the same as every night.

"Where is everyone?" he asked.

"No one is responding to me or anything today. I haven't seen either of those two since last night." Hiro replied

"Well there is something I need to tell you, I might have to save it for everyone though, it is very important information that I have spent the past week gathering. If no-one is coming tonight I should head back to the spirit world for some rest because I need to think some things over."

"Go ahead, I don't think anything is gonna happen for tonight."

"Don't jinx yourself, alright goodnight" Annai said sarcastically

"Oh please" Hiro muttered while continuing his youtube video.

Annai vanished just like usual. And all was peaceful again, if they really did fail their mission Hiro just wanted to have one night where he got to be a normal teenager, but tonight would not be that night.

A loud knock, destroyed any semblance of peace that was left. Hiro crept out of his room and out into the hallway where the door was. He used the eyehole to see someone about his age in a white hoodie. 'Is that Tristan?' he thought

He began unlocking and opening the door, the person at the door greeted him with a chuckle. "Damn, so it's really you?" The man held a revolver pistol in his hand. And aimed the barrel at Hiro's chest. "I guessed the address too, I really am a lucky guy!"