The Fear of Darkness
In a world where supernatural abilities are a reality, there are many who seek evil upon the earth. And there are those who wish for those to seek justice. Each power is unique and cannot be replicated. And the world has become a battleground.
After many years of conflict, the people have made guilds and teams dedicated to defeating their enemies, which could be other teams or someone's moral orientation. The most famous guild is named “Mal”. Which in French means “wrong”. Their leader, Synd, which means ‘sin” in Danish. Synd has caused havoc all over the world and many have tried to defeat him and have failed. But what people don’t know deep down is that Synd hates what he’s done and so he made a guild to spread the fault of his deeds. Everyday he wishes for death to come upon him but with no avail. He tries to end his own life but his only weakness is his power, Death. He can bring Death upon anyone he touches no matter if he wishes. The only downside to his power is that he can only die to one power, Rebirth. Because his power is Death, Rebirth will do the opposite of his power as long as the user of Rebirth isn’t killed beforehand.
There are levels and ranges of power. Some are more superior than others and will defeat them. Synd, on the other hand, has one of the most superior abilities on earth, since it is the pure force of life and death. But, there is one superior to him and as mentioned, is Rebirth. The good side will always have an advantage in the same range of power.
On one dreadful day, there was a reduction of members in Mal. They used to have a total of 137 men in Mal but only 53 came back alive after a conflict at the gates of their hideout, a dark, brick mansion in the woods. One of Mal’s messengers was sent to tell Synd the bad news. Turns out, that Synd was in the fight. He saw the massacre of his people.
Standing in front of Synd was a handsome, slim man cloaked in white cloth. He had long, white hair that lengthed to his waist. He looked like an angel, and there was a slight glow to his aura. Synd then looked around the entrance to his mansion. There was fire all around them and broken down vehicles and mutilated corpses. Synd cleared his throat and questioned the intruder.
“Who are you?”
“Akira, the one who will defeat you, Synd of the Death ability.”
“That’s a bold claim for someone as weak as you.” He proclaimed. “This guy couldn’t have done all this damage, could he?” thought Synd.
“Don’t underestimate your opponent so quickly, since I hold the power of Rebirth.”
Akira, the supposed Rebirth user, started to run towards Synd. As he did so, he drew out his sword and charged at Synd with great speed and agility. Synd, who was very sceptical of the so-called “Rebirth user” was just going to dodge his attacks. Then Akira did something that stopped Synd's suspicion. Akira started to become younger. His matured face started to fill out and he became shorter. His clothes, though, didn’t get too big for him, they shrank along with his body, almost like they were meant to do that. His sword as well, got smaller. This reminded Synd of a rumor spreading around that the Rebirth user could change his age and appearance that would better suit the battle. Then, Synd became serious, and got into his fighting stance. Then, with great strength, Synd ran towards the Rebirth user, which now was a child, around the age of 12 or 13.
“So are you the one that slaughtered my men?” Yelled Synd with great anger.
“Ah, so you’ve caught on finally.” teased Akira.
As they grew closer, they raised their weapons and poised them for attack.
“This is it, why should I fight this man? He is the only way to free me from my darkness.” questioned Synd in his head, “Or maybe, this is my chance to redeem myself, to rid the world of all that has done me wrong, all that have said, ‘You monster’, or ‘Burn in Hell!’. This is my chance. This is my chance. This is my chance.” “This is my chance!!!” Yelled Synd out loud, letting his darkness fully consume him and to be... Reborn.
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