Zonue standing still with both of he’s feet, ready to
release his overcharge ebeg4y at any moment, Tokaro stay on he’s position close his eyes for final move, he see the brightness coming directly to him, After Zonue finally shot his overkill attack.
Thr energy bursting out, wiping out everything frok the distance, the explosion lasting longer than a minutes, creating red cloud in the sky,
Zonue only enjoy the view, as he pulling out a cigarette from he’s pocket, and use small fire partical to lit it, he walks away after another motorcycle arrive, on autopilot mode.
He ride the motorcycle across neon city, with blood and injured all over he’s body, it’s already late, but he’s eyes still capable to experience the night.
Before lay to sleep.
After a silent ride, he arrive to hisapartment and heat lit up his stove, ready to cook something, when suddenly there’s a footstep approaching he’s direction, and turns out to be just her girlfriend in her night dress.
“Oh…, good morning babex I didn’t know that you still awake.” he calls softly, he’s hand still working for he’s cooking.
Talia continue lay he’s back agaisnt the wall, and looking at him needingly.
“I can’t sleep dear, I miss your touch, I can’t sleep without your embrace acompany me through night .”
She start taking a step closer and wrap Zonue with her arms around him from the back.
“Let’s go to the bed, I already make it warm for you.”
Zonue chuckle allowing his partner moving him around.
“But I was just about to cook something here, can’t you hold just a minute?”
The lady refuse as she nuzzling on his back.
“Food can wait, but I can’t.”
_ _ _ _
Soon after, his girlfriend already push him to the bed crawling on top him, kissing him soothingly
“So how’d the mission go, did you kill, who you have to kill?”
Zonue nod, looking at her from above.
“Yes everything go smoothly.”
“Smoothly?” His girlfriend intrigued.
“Perhaps, there is reward, for doing such a nice job.”
The lady slowly loossening her dress down revealing her cleavage to him
“Are you ready?”
She proceed to lower her neckline even more slowly, the moment between both of them on the bed is getting intense, until suddenly.
_ _ _ _ _
Zashi sbap to reality, after hearing the knock from his front door cause him to fell from he’s chair while he was about to draw a woman chest on he’s manga draft.
He rubbing his head as he return to black and white world, like a living managa.
From the outside, there’s three kids standing outside, keep calling he’s name
“I’m coming!” Zashi rush, open the door.
“What do you want?, I’m busy.”
The kids smirking, looking at each other, while showing some mail at him.
” I guess you’re also too busy to open up this mail, that Mr.
Yosa hand to us, and it said it has something to do with your manga competition”
“What?!, give me that.”
The kid immediately pull the mail back aggressively.
“Uh-huh, not so fast, first let’s talk about..”
Zashi ignores what’s the kid have to say, as he quickly grab the mail
“Agh!, just give me that!”
He shut the door and immediately open the mail and read some letter written on the car, that make he’s eyes widen, he eyes was shaken before he feel the fimmiliar touch of cash
“15,500 yen!!”
He saw the money right infront he’s eyes, immediately put it inside he’s pocket, and he pause taking his time to process, as he look around his poorly made zinc hut.
He slowly approch and checking he’s drawing and manga art work, from the way he start and what bring him now, all inside one note book with the titled.
‘One Shot’
The moment ruin after he’s stomach start growling
“Yeah, I deserve to buy something expensive, to celebrate this.”
He keep most of his art work safe and ready to go, with he’s simple white shirt and black kimono cardigan and some short waking on the street in some small poor village,
Despite that, the village filled with trees and growing flowers everywhere, that was hard to miss, and there’s a girl walk stumble across him, gossiping about something and there’s one girl can’t get enough to look at Zashi, cause him to blush and walk away.
_ _ _ _ _
After for awhile 𝗭𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 get inside the store looking for something to eat while holding he’s basket, he grab some chips, some sodas and bunch of ramen.
He stumble into cold food area to find he’s favourite onigiri, he stunt for awhile, looking over the price getting high from ¥180 into ¥280
Zashi can feel something burning, building up inside of him.
“240 Yen?!!, this store was a scam!”
He yells , accidentally revealing he’s devil feature, six of spinning blue fire balls, burst out with rage, making everyone shock
“How the price get so up, this is outrageous!”
The fire balls circling around he’s forehead on crazy speed, making peoples runs away.
“Everyone Run, There’s a femon inside this store with us!!
Ahhhh!!”
Zashi try tk calm the crowds, but he knows, is already too late.
“No guys, wait!, I’m actually a nice devil, can you stop running awayfrom me?…”
The store is empty before Zashi can finsih he’s last sentence
_ _ _ _ _
Meanwhile 𝗭𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 checking for another store, hoping he didn’t accidentally lose it this time.
But then, Zashi can hear someone screaming from the distance and saw a giant hybrid carry a little kid with him
“Mommy, please help Me!
The kid shouting in fear
The mother only can stare he’s little boy from above and begging.
“Please let go of my son, he just a kid!”
“No, not until you give me what you had on your purse ma’am” The gaint hybrid refuse,
“Mommy please give him anything, he would let me go”
The Hybrid smirk from the boy stament “Do you hear that mommy?, you better give me some good cash, or I’m gonna eat this little thing alive.”
The mother lean foward, panicking.
“No please,!
I give you everything!
EVERYTHING!!”
Zashi the coming out of nowhere, with flaming sword, spin he’s body using slice attack to instant kill the hyvrud and carry the kid down.
“There you go ma’am, you’re now save.” Sadly the reaction that he was getting, is not well received but not completely unexpected.
“Ah!!, a Devil , let your hands from my son.
”
“What?”
“Look this devil try to kidnap my son!”
She announced, getting everyone attention, while Zashi still try to clean things out
“But that’s not what I’m try to…
”
He knows, there is no point to prove himself more, as he gently put the body down, and watch Zashi walking, fade from the distance.
_ _ _ _ _
Meanwhile Zashi walking in harbour area where he can meet someone important to him.
Mr.
Yosa a calm old guy was fishing on the dock hearing Zashi’s footsteps approaching
“Here he is, i thought you really take my advice and leave this place for good, it’s been awhile you didn’t came here, so what seems to be a problem Zashi?”
Zashi sitting next to him with sad face, hand him some money’s.
“What is this?” Ask Mr.
Yosa,
Zashi respond nonchalantly, staring at he’s reflection from the water.
“It’s ia prize that i won on manga festival
Mr.Yosa brighting up with joy.” You won ?, I’m glad, turns out, you really have a talent.
”
Zashi nod, clearly there’s something in he’s mind to make him not fully satisfied.
“Yeah but tenth places, but I guess is netter than nothing right?”
Mr.
Yosa tapping on he’s back.
“Oh, i wouldn’t say that, you just need to improve your drawing skill, maybe some of your writing, but what important is, you already have dedication for actually being a Manga artist, I’m truly proud of you Zashi, and please take your money away from me!”
Zashi chuckle and shake he’s head.
“You’re so predictable as always Mr.
Yosa *sighs*
Mr.
Yosa look over Zashi curiously.
“Seems like, there’s something that you really want to say, come on spit it out and let your Mr.
Yosa hear it.”
Zashi sighs before he can from any sentence.
“Is just the same old thing, everywhere i go i can’t seems to find anybody that like me because of my devil appearance, i try to hide it, but it doesn’t matter where i go, my true color always reveal itself, from reacting to smallest thing”
Mr.
Yosa listen carefully as Zashi continue to speak.
“And just for today, i transformed to become one and save a mother and her son from another hybrid, but once i save her boy , she terrified of me, calling out everyone and accused me for something that i didn’t do, treating me like some monster, which i was, but not anymore…, all i need is someone to stay and look at me just enough time for me to explain myself, and you the only person that capable of doing that, until today.
”
Mr.
Yosa give he’s little smile, understanding Zashi’s posiotion.
“Zashi, i thought this was something that you already put behind you by now, the difference between me and other people’s is unlike others, I’ve already seen more than just a handsome devil hybrid person like you are, when you saved me, for the first time i saw you in your eyes and i just know you don’t mean any harm more than you already did in your previous life.
He’s tone shift with more care.
“But i also see the pain in your eyes, all the suffering you being through , and you pretty much already told me about all of it, is horrifying and dark, but there’s still one thing that you haven’t told me.”
He lean even closer, seeking for answer.
“Which the reason you came here?, is it just for laying low or to have an actual new life, and if that’s the case, this is not the right place for that, they will never understand or like someone like you, they never will, but out there on the city?, peoples already living among many kind of peoples , is not completely safe, but at least they can tolerate for someone who just want to built their life.
Mr.
Yosa then pulling one of the fish out, gratefully.
“Oh I got one, and is a big one too, maybe we can eat this together for dinner.”
Mr.
Yosa put the fish into the bucket.
“And as from earlier when you said this woman was mad at you for saving her son, I was a bit confused on that part, what you actually specifically do to save them?”
Zashi try to recalling.
“Well you know I was just throw myself in teh fight, spinning myself with a sword, slice that bastard on half and then hand the boy to his mother.
Mr.
Yosa burst out laughing.”What?
you slicing that thug infront of the mother and her son?
, no wonder she terrified of you.”
Zashi shake his head, accepting the irony.
“Hey, stop laughing, it’s not that funny, and is not like i have any other choice, that guy was about to eat that kid, we can’t let someone like walk freely on local area.”
Mr.
Yosa wipe he’s tear from laughter.
“Well, I just have a funny feelings that even the local also think the same about you, now it doesn’t sounds too pleasant to hear either is it?, all I’m saying is, I know you want to help peoples, perhaps too much blood and voilance is not what some peoples prefer to be safe,
Mr.
Yosa make he’s final point.
“Anyway what I’m try to say, it’s up to you what to decided for your future, but just let you know, this is not a good place to start a new life, you still young based on your hybrid age, if I was you…, i already used that wings to make my own paradise up on the sky.”
Zashi keep looking down, seeking for the last advice.
“Am I going to end up alone forever?”
Mr.
Yosa shake he’s head.
“That one I can’t really tell, unless you the one that make some change.”
Zashi speak emotionally with shaky voice.
“But I don’t know how I can make peoples love me, I don’t know how I can get peoples to know me beside fighting!”
Mr.
Yosa respond gently.
“Then keep doing that, just do what you really good at, and maybe someday, there is a reward for you to keep…, trying.”
Zashi stand up after he lost the count on how many times winds has whispering to their direction.
“Alright I see you around, Mr.
Yosa.”
Mr.
Yosa wave at him from distance away.
“Okay, just don’t forget to came at work tomorrow okay?”
Zashi leave the thumbs up “Yeah, see ya, tomorrow.”
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