(ARC 2 PH:2 :Questioner)
Rain
was marking the city that night.Astra City had never felt this silent.Neon lights shattered inside the falling rain
red, blue, green turning the streets
into a world made of water and shadows.Anie walked forward,her college bag pressed close to her chest.
From the outside she looked ordinary
Just another college girl.
But the city was no longer looking at her that way.A restlessness rose inside her again.
Not fear!! A warning.
She stopped,Across the street a light flickered once,silently turning on.
Then off Anie held her breath.
"No…" she whispered to herself.
Pressure bloomed inside her head.
Thoughts piled one over another.The city is hiding something.
Then!!
A scream,Distant Too close.Anie started running without thinking.Water splashed under her feet as rain hammered the ground.She turned
into a narrow underpass.
There,A man lay on the ground.Blood mixed with rainwater.His eyes were wide open.But life was gone.
Anie trembled....
"This…" She stepped back.
And then she saw him.At the end of the underpass a tall figure.A black coat His face completely swallowed by shadow.
Only his eyes glowing yellow.The moment she saw him,the world slowed.
He is not human,Something moved
inside her.She tried to run,Her legs refused He stepped forward.
"Found you," he said calmly.
His voice was metallic artificial.
"Called Subject… Anie."
Her blood turned cold.
"How do you " He smiled..
"The city is calling your name now."
He raised his hand symbols formed in the air.Red holographic lines.
!!!!!!! Hunter!!!!!!!
She struggled to breathe
"I didn't do anything "
"Not yet," he replied.
"That's why you're still alive."
He lunged toward her,Anie closed her eyes.
Something exploded inside her.Sound vanished,The air warped,When she opened her eyes The Hunter had stopped.
His body hung in the Something air,frozen.invisible was holding him
she couldn't believe it.
"Did I…do this?" Her hands shook.
She looked at him and the city changed.Lights bent,Data flowed through the air.
She can see it.!!!!
The Hunter snarled,
"Awakening level dangerous."
He raised a blade glowing blue with energy.Ani jumped back Then
"Stop!"!!!!!!!
A new voice,,,,
From above the underpass someone jumped down.A young man,Hair soaked with rain.Light burning in his eyes.The moment he landed the air shifted.
"You're late,"the Hunter said.
The young man smiled,
"But she's not alone." He looked at her.
"What you're seeing is real.The city
is responding to you."
"Who are you?" she cried.
"My name" he paused.
"For now,it doesn't matter."
The Hunter attacked again,This time both of them.Anie reached for that power again.
Fear,,Anger,,Confusion,,
Everything merged,Streetlights exploded.The Hunter was thrown into the wall by an unseen force.Silence.
Anie collapsed to her knees.The young man came closer.
"You don't understand yet,"he said gently.
"But your power it has value."
"Why?"Anie whispered.
He looked at the city.
"Because from now on,the city will hunt you."
Sirens echoed in the distance.The Hunter vanished,But his voice lingered in the air.,
"This is only the beginning."
Rain began to fall harder.Anie lifted her head.
That night,
she understood one thing She is not alone.But she is not safe either.
The city,,,will not let her go.