Chapter 6 - Black Storm
The Higa's Residence
In a quiet neighborhood close to the road inside.
Higa Shino's shaky eyes were fixed on his sister, he had dim white full hair and hazel eyes, two scars on his side left cheek, and one crossing his nose. His little sister, Higa Michi, groaned in pain, sweating profusely, she had short curly dark hair and dim blue eyes. Shino placed a hand on her forehead, which held beads of sweat.
"Your fever is getting high," Shino said worried, he bought out his phone about calling his dad but then he paused. 'Dad is probably busy'. Shino thought, his teeth clenched. 'It's up to me'. He thought again with a tightening fist. He slides his phone back in his pocket.
His dad was rarely home, so it falls to him to be the grown-up and care for himself and his little sister. He understood how important his dad's work was, Michi was also important but he knew he was capable of caring for her in the absence of his dad.
'I will be right back, I have to get you some drugs' Shino motioned in sign language. She nodded weakly.
'Don't take long, I will be waiting for you' she motioned with her hands.
'I will surely come back I promise. Wait for me' Shino said.
She forced a weak smile. Shino pulled the covers more against her body, she closed her eyes taking harsh breaths with each breath she took. He rose to his feet walking to the door sliding it open, he turned to Michi, his worried eyes lingering on her once more, before he steps out. He slides the door behind him, he sighed bringing out his wallet, he counted.
"This is everything," Shino said with trembling eyes. 'Our allowance is over for the week but this should get some drugs, then I will call dad'. He thought. He was determined as he walked out. He knew his dad will be back home soon, so he wasn't that much worried about their lack of recourses.
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The Amusement Park
The silence grew between the two, Hiro's trembling eyes on his dad. He was never always around ever since he got promoted, he was rarely home, rarely came back on holidays or his birthday. The distance grows between them ever since it happened, they were like strangers anytime he came back home. But right now, their eyes are locked together in their world.
"Dad I...", Hiro paused as a strong feeling overwhelmed him. He slowly removed the headset placing it around his neck. He turned.
Hiro took slow breaths, the calm wind blew around him weightlessly, his clothes dance with the wind, his dull red spiky full hair freely against the wind. His heart slamming in his chest, knowing he felt something off.
The Chemical Plant in a distance stood calmly, the sudden calmness was deceiving, then it gave beaming vibes in the sound of a heartbeat, just once it did. Hiro's eyes shaking, the feeling he felt, frighten him to the core, he wondered why he paid too much to his attention to sense something was about to happen. But was his mind playing tricks on him or that thing was about to combust. With sharp breaths he turned to his dad, his mom waving at him with a smile against her lips.
'I never knew the value of that one pleasant moment...'
Hiro close and opened his eyes slowly in motion, each breath he took still sharp and deep.
The Chemical Plant went off in an enormous explosion, levitating up into the skies embodied with smokes and flames broadly. Gaining the attention of everyone.
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Nagami Yuki violet eyes drifted away from Hiro she watched from a distance, in the same amusement park. She faced the explosion. Watching the huge fire going up levitating up enormously.
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"Kaname look!" a girl said beside Imamura Kaname at the same amusement park, he looked away from the game booth, his black eyes landing on the explosion. He paled.
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Saito Ten coming out of a store with a small bag, a smile pressing against his lips. Suddenly the earth he stood on vibrated and shock abundantly, he halted turning, seeing the explosion. His eyes widen.
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Higa Shino walked along the streets with a bag of drugs, he kept trying a number on his phone but he wasn't going through, it was as if his phone service disappeared, the sudden vibration of the earth alerted him, he turned seeing the explosion, he gasped in horror.
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Katsuji Haya halted, she carried a package waiting for the cars to pass by and the lights to turn red, her ears were deaf to the raging car horns everywhere. But then she blinked puzzled, watching people stopping, they stared behind her with horror looks, even cars stop too, people stepping out. She also felt her body vibrate, out of curiosity she turned.
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The Masaaki's Residence
Tears fell from Daiki's eyes nonstop, he sobbed painfully, his eyes on the ground, tons of papers withdrawing scattered on the floor, ripped to pieces. He turned to his mom at the parlor, who stopped crying and stared at the window in total bewilderment. Their house vibrating like an earthquake was about to happen.
"Mom?!"
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The Takai's Residence
Takai Yumi was hidden in a wardrobe, she sobbed and cried, but then she stopped confused when she heard no sounds of mockery from her senior siblings. She gasped as everywhere vibrated suddenly, she trembled in fear of what was happening.
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The Nakata Family Dojo
Nakata Mirai carried a boy of eight, seated on her shoulder as they paced around in laughter, other kids cheering her on. The earth suddenly vibrated gaining their attention.
"What's that?!" Mirai said at the sudden vibration.
"Sensei look!" one of the kids pointed out, Mirai's dark yellow eyes followed the trail of her hand to the skies, at a particular area an enormous explosion was present. She froze.
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In a dark alley, Miyuki Sumi, with tears falling from her eyes, walked aimlessly, a bloody dagger at her hand. She wiped her nose with her arm, her clothes bloody also, her body trembling.
Walking out into the streets, she halted her steps, she faced front seeing the explosion a few miles away from her.
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On Air
Okura Kaneki turned to the plane window, his palm against his jaw, turbulence struck the plane suddenly. He steadied himself, others in the plane panicked wondering what was happening. Kaneki turned to the window his gaze drifted down, his eyes widen in extreme shock when he saw the explosion.
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The Amusement Park
'The very existence of humanity...'
Hiro turned to the explosion. Haruto panicked, so did Aiko. She rushed to her son, trying to get to Hiro. Saying something inaudible.
'Wiped like a blank paper...'
The explosion from the Chemical Plant leveled down in an enormous wave, coming up ahead with a great amount of speed, destruction following it.
"HIRO!"
Everything was wiped in an instant like a wave, leveling the city.
'The day of the Black Storm'.