Kaede's vision blurs as he struggles to stay conscious.
His thoughts swirl as his body feels cold, and his glowing eyes flicker even brighter.
"It's happening again... why?" he thinks, his heartbeat slowing.
"Why is this happening to me?" he mutters, voice faint, before finally succumbing to the darkness.
"Is he dead?" one of the masked men asks, his tone indifferent.
"I don't know," replies another, crouching to inspect Kaede.
They roll Kaede's body over, checking for any signs of life.
"I think this one's dead," says one man, nudging the body with his boot.
"Well, obviously. Who could survive those gunshots?" the other scoffs.
"Why would he risk his life for that girl?"
"Yeah, I'm just wondering—are they related or something?"
"I think he likes the princess," one of them snickers.
The group erupts into laughter.
"Wahahaha! This young man is stupid."
One of the men sneers at Kaede's body and delivers a series of kicks, showing no restraint.
"If you just minded your own business and didn't meddle with us, you wouldn't be lying here dead," he says, continuing to kick Kaede.
Another man, somewhat concerned, chimes in, "So, what do we do with the body? If the police find out..."
"Poor guy... his parents must be looking for him now," another mutters.
"How about the others? Think they managed to catch Shina?"
"This guy wasted his life for nothing."
Fina arrives on the scene, her presence demanding attention.
Her eyes lock onto Kaede's motionless body.
"Is he dead?" Fina asks sharply.
"Yes, madam. He's gone," one man replies with a slight bow.
"YOU PIECE OF SHIT! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT PUNCH HURT?!" Fina screams, kicking Kaede's body with vicious force.
Her men exchange uneasy glances.
"Stop it, madam. He's already dead," one of them murmurs cautiously.
"Did you find that bitch Shina yet?" Fina demands, her eyes flashing with fury.
Suddenly, a phone rings. One of the masked men picks it up.
"We can't find them anywhere," says the man on the other end of the line.
"What do you mean you didn't find them? Fina's furious!" the masked man hisses back.
"I-I'll try harder!" the voice stammers before the call abruptly ends.
Unnoticed by anyone, Kaede's body begins to emit a faint blue glow.
"Hey, we should get rid of this guy's body," one man suggests, nudging his comrade.
The other masked man moves closer, preparing to lift Kaede, but he stops, squinting at the strange light emanating from the body.
"Wait, what's that light?" he mutters, eyes widening.
WHOOSH!
A sudden burst of force sends the man flying backward into a tree, knocking him out cold.
The others freeze, their eyes widening as they see Kaede's body slowly rising from the ground.
Blue energy swirls around him, lifting him into the air as the sky above darkens, clouds gathering and thunder rumbling ominously.
The men tremble, some falling to their knees, unable to comprehend what they're witnessing.
Fina's eyes widen in fear.
"What... what is going on?!" she gasps.
Kaede's unconscious body floats higher, his glowing eyes snapping open as he raises a hand toward the men.
"#@\$\&#€¢¥" he murmurs something indecipherable.
A ball of blue energy materializes in his palm before erupting outward, sending the masked men hurtling in all directions.
Kaede's feet touch the ground, and suddenly the gravity around him intensifies.
The men are forced down, their bodies pinned to the ground by the overwhelming pressure.
Meanwhile, Kaede's friends—Yumi, Lary, and Shina—are hiding in a nearby cave.
Lary peeks out, noticing the change in the sky.
"Wasn't it sunny earlier?" Yumi whispers, squinting at the dark clouds.
"And what's going on over there?" Shina adds.
"Kaede... Kaede's still there..." Yumi murmurs anxiously.
Suddenly, they hear distant screams.
"HEY! SOMETHING'S HAPPENING BACK THERE!" one of the men pursuing them shouts, signaling his group to return.
Seeing the coast clear, Lary cautiously leads the others out of the cave.
"We should check on Kaede," Yumi insists, despite the fear gnawing at her.
Reluctantly, they head back.
When they arrive—
"Please! No! I'm sorry! Don't kill me!" Fina screams, crawling backward in terror.
Around her lie the lifeless bodies of her men.
Kaede walks slowly toward her, his eyes glowing with an unsettling light.
Fina, terrified, continues to crawl away, pleading for mercy.
Kaede raises his hand, preparing another attack.
"Please! Don't kill me!" Fina cries, covering her face.
Yumi, Shina, and Lary watch, frozen in fear.
Kaede suddenly turns toward them, aiming his hand.
He fires, and the blast narrowly misses, leaving a small cut on Yumi's cheek.
"Kaede! Stop!" Yumi cries, but Kaede's expression doesn't change.
In an instant, he vanishes, reappearing behind Lary, ready to strike.
Just before his fist reaches Lary's chest, a bright light intervenes, and Kaede is thrown backward.
A boy, around twelve years old, stands between them, his hand glowing with a similar blue light.
Lary, shaken, realizes how close he was to death.
The boy glances back, his expression calm yet stern.
"Get somewhere safe. Now," he commands.
Before they can react, Kaede emits another shockwave, floating higher as the storm intensifies.
The boy raises a barrier around Kaede's friends, bracing himself.
Kaede's body begins to decay as the power within him grows unstable.
"Am I too late?" the boy mutters, gritting his teeth.
"I had no choice"
He forms a glowing blue orb looked like an orb of time and aiming it skyward.
The orb stop mid sky and it started to violently shaking and it looks it was about to explode
the unknown boy murmured a command that didn't understandable and suddenly the big more barrier covered the ground where kaede's friends is
The orb explodes so strong that it clears the storm and revealing sky but it was fractured for a few second.
Its like the sky slice through reality time and space
After a while The chaotic energy fades, and Kaede's body collapses, blood dripping from his wounds.
The boy, exhausted, stumbles, his form flickering.
He slowly go down to the ground and feeling weak because he used a lot of power
He wipe his face, he's eyes glows flickering and his body was about to turn in a particles and disappear to the air
Kaede's friends rushed to go to Kaede because they see him covered with blood and unconscious
Meanwhile while Yumi is also running to go to help kaede, she stop for a bit curious about the unknown boy who helped him
She try to take a glimpse of his face
the unknown boy looked at Yumi before he completely disappear
As he fades, Yumi catches a glimpse of his face.
"Ka... Kaede?" she whispers in shock.
The boy, resembling a younger Kaede, smiles faintly before vanishing into thin air.