Chapter 5:

Hope

Ō No Monogatari|The Tale of a King


The boy woke up from his slumber, staring up at the pristine and white ceiling.
"Where am I?'
The man with the silver hair answered back
"Relax kid, I had to take you with me, since you're a..."
"I'm a what? Has something happened?"
"Don't worry, nothing we haven't seen before, i'll explain later but anyways, whats your name?"
"K-Kibishi, and yours?"
"It's Gin, nice to meet you."
The boy stood up from the hospital bed, he was still in pain, yet also in shock...
"Follow me Kibishi, i'll explain to you along the way."
"A-alright."
Silence was crowning over the modern hallway, its beautiful white walls reflecting Kibishi and Gin as their steps echo throughout the corridors.
"To explain easily, we're in Germany right now... and, you've been possessed by The God Of Fire Igris."
"WAIT WHAT? I'VE BEEN POSSESSED?"
"Indeed but don't worry, we call these cases, or the users; Kings. As they possess immense power. Actually the god had taken over your body when he was fighting against me, I even had to get serious. He's really strong and, if you learn to use your power you'd be practically unstoppable."
"Wait so i'm a king?"
"Well actually, we refer to these occasions as the birth of a king, although you have not reached the rank of a king, but you potentially can."
"What about you, are you a king?"
"No, there are a lot like me who have not been possessed by any beings, however they have acquired their own power, these beings like me are called Soldiers, unfortunately soldiers serve kings, and that's the truth behind it."
"Alright Kibishi, we're here" In front of them stood an arena surrounded in neon stripes, it was colossal in size, vibrant and colourful.
"Whoa, this place is really cool."
"Yeah it definitely is, anyways this is where you will be training; with me."
"Interesting, I finally can get stronger! I'm gonna be the strongest!"
I finally had some hope for myself