Quite Afternoon,
Henry sitting in a public bench beside the street. The sun shining lightly and comfortably.
The boy at his 15, Allen Iverson sitting beside him. Wearing a white shirt which is a bit dirty. Has a pant made with leather and also a pair of sandals.
Allen looked at Henry's face. Henry couldn't look at the direction Allen was properly because of sunlight. So he looked forward.
Allen looked at sky. Some clouds taking a shape of something, something that he didn't want to remember.
A Flock of birds, symbolising a right.....
Something falling apart or rising....?
" Uhm... Nice to meet you, colleague. How are you going? " Henry said.
" ..... Nothing. "
With that Allen combs his hair using his own hand. He always carries a dagger inside his dress. He is also a Miracle Invoker. Better call Gambler. State -5 The Charlatan.
" Oh, uh.... Why are you here at a such young age? Where are your parents? "
" Shut it! I was forced to kill my parents. That's enough for you to know. We are colleagues doesn't mean we are friends. "
Henry didn't go any further after colonising Allen's nature. Both silently sitting there.
Henry was thinking about the boy. He is just fifteen. He should have been with a family right now, playing joyfully or he.... is just like me?
Henry whispers to Allen, " Hey, do you want to have ice cream? "
At first Allen hesitates but couldn't hold the lust to have a bite. Henry buys two milk ice cream from the nearest stall. He came back and sat again giving one to Allen.
Allen gave a bite and stunned for a moment.
" So, this is how it tastes? "
" Seems like you never ate it before. I am glad I am the first to give you this treat. "
" Hmm... I wanted many times. Once Roze gave me a treat but I didn't accepted it. I was sleepy that night. She is very annoying. "
" Hehe, I will enjoy every inch of staying with you guys. You are my new family. "
Allen kept silent and continues biting eating.
Henry was kinda happy seeing the kid enjoying a fragment of his life.
At least, he is " Enjoying "
He couldn't even do that.
All he did in childhood was to be different by everyone..... No he didn't..... He was.....
A pour dog begging food to civils.....
After his parents died, all his uncles threw him in a loop of darkness.
Beared all the madness, his head aches.
What is he? An Alien? A Freak?
Henry finishes eating while Allen didn't even finished half of it. Enjoying it, who knows if he doesn't get a chance to eat again?
Suddenly, in the street a person stole the bag of a woman. Allen hurrily finished meal.
" Stay here, I am coming. "
The thief ran away taking the bag. She is on road bursting tears. Allen went near her.
" Hey, you. "
The woman looked at Allen. Allen raises her bag toward the woman. Everyone shocked.
Henry was traumatised.
The woman took the bag and checks inside. Everything is okay. Not only that woman but everyone there was shocked. If bag is here then what did they thieved?
That woman thanks Allen and gives him a bag of chocolate as a gift. Everyone was about to clap for him.
" Stop, I hate noise pollution. Show me respect silently. "
With that he marched back to his seat.
Henry looking at Allen.
" How did you do that? Was that a magic? "
" Nah. I just replaced the bag with a spider that was on her back. I can change the reactions of any action but in limits. Because I am a low route Miracle Invoker. Now don't tell me explain it. "
Henry understood that Allen is in a bad mood. So he didn't bothered Allen much.
He must have suffered a lot in past. Henry thought to help Allen in some chores but that's not gonna work.
Sun have set halfway. A blue flower arose from the bottom beside his foot, blooming alike.
They were just chilling out there.
...
In the deep space,
There is a place, smokey, low time, gravity, unimaginable amount of gama radiations.
In the smoke, many little sparks are shining.
Most of them were read. There are two chair in mid space. A table and chessboard between. Flowing in mid space. A spiral tentacle which is ongoing, long, crossing infinite light years, ending at the barrier... The barrier... The barrier...
The barrier of.... The barrier "between" reality and fiction.
Down there two entities covered with shadow gossiping to each other. Countless divine acts around them heaving in astral space.
One said in a clownny voice, " Are my eyes getting older? Why I can't see the red stars clearly? "
Otherone said with a manly tone, " You might have forgot to take protein shake fella.
Anyways, keep the things on track until then I will make myself disappeared from ' seen astral space '. "
One said, " As you say, granpo! Hehehe. "
Other one spits on the astral space. Which made the space break and create a path to a unknown dimension.
One said, " Where are going? "
Other one said, " I don't know. "
Both entered the path and the space automatically repairs by itself time by time.
...
Opening the door, Henry reached his home. He spent some times with Allen. He is a guy with a messy past.
Tomorrow is his first day on duty as a Vanguard. He doesn't know if everyone in Vanguard is Miracle Invoker or not.
But, what he felt from Mr Andrew, he is neither a Gambler or Mystic.
He needs to gain more knowledge before entering the real battlefield. Looking at sky...
He saw many stars glowing. Most of them are red. Because of the mystical fog above the sky, sky is always dizzy. So seeing star is barely here.
Tomorrow he needs to go and somehow take the case of Zach on his shoulders. Not then, then never.
Henry changes his clothes, freshens himself and others....
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Following the days of Three Abandoned Religion, the wheel of apocalypse is approaching... Not far as if...