Kael was supposed to die that day He knew it. Everyone else did too the train was late. The platform was crowded. People were tired, quiet, and staring at their phones. Kael stood near the edge, hands in his pockets, thinking about nothing and everything at the same time. I should've said something to him. That thought kept repeating in his head. He didn't even remember who "him" was anymore Then it happened A loud crack. Metal screamed. The train jumped the tracks.
People yelled. Someone pushed Kael. He felt his foot slip for a second, he saw the tracks below him. Sparks. Fire. Steel. So, this is it He closed his eyes. He didn't die Instead, the world stopped Everything around him turned gray, like ash floating in the air. People were frozen in place. The fire wasn't moving. The screams were silent. Then he heard a voice "Regret detected" He opened his eyes Ash was rising from his chest. White, black, and red dust swirled around him like smoke. Kael tried to scream, but no sound came out. Then memories hit him.
"I remember ignoring my mom when she wanted to talk" I remember lying to my best friend I remember wishing the world would disappear" Each memory burned "I don't want this," I whispered the ash listened. It moved It shaped itself into my hand The train froze mid-air, then slowly fell back into place like nothing happened. Time started again.
People thought it was a miracle. No one noticed the ash, But Kael did. He stood there, shaking What am I? A figured watched. He wore a long black coat a thin crimson line ran across his collar, glowing faintly. A broken circle was stitched on his sleeve-the symbol of NULL "Reactor-class Ash user" the man said quietly, speaking into a small device on his wrist Kael felt cold That night, Kael couldn't sleep. Ash floated above his bed like snow that never melted.
When he touched it; he felt every mistake he ever made. Every lie. Every selfish thought. If this is power... I don't want it but somewhere deep inside, a darker thought formed If regret gives power... how strong could I become? Outside his window, the man in the black coat stood on the rooftop the moons light reflected below him Null Division Rank - Executor "Null command, this is Executer crimson-3. Target acquired. Reactor-class Ash user confirmed Requesting orders from the Ash Judges. "He paused, staring at my window "The last Reactor appeared over eight thousand years ago," he said, "This one is unnatural" He closed his eyes for a moment. "Everything is about to change. "Then he disappeared into the shadows.