The moon hung high in the sky, bathing the world with its stolen light. The night was upon the city, and its brilliant light that hides the deep darkness was now switched on.

Right now, Kuroha was once again standing on the roof of the apartment building belonging to Mirko. He had a date with Himiko, sort of. He really wondered who was the guy she wanted him to meet so much. She laughed so much while talking about him. He seemed interesting.

As for doubting Himiko and wondering if she could betray him? Hehe. The day he began doubting her, he might as well begin to wonder if the sun would appear from the west and set on the east. Nothing was impossible of course. But the probability of some things happening was so low that they were close to nonexistent.

As for why he was once again on the roof of the building despite his previous failure? Well, he was just that stubborn. He couldn’t accept this failure. He still had one hour and a half before the appointed time. He would try for one hour. If by the end of the hour he still couldn’t do it, then he would forget it for today and try tomorrow.

‘Ok let’s do it.’

This time though, he was smart enough to not jump. After all doing so served no use.

*Inhale* *Exhale*

He repeated this movement many times, then he closed his eyes and reached deep inside him. He could feel it. That power slumbering deep inside him. Calling it blue helix was kind of weird. But, he didn’t have any good ideas for another name. Finally, a few seconds after touching his power, he slowly but surely began to bring it back.

*Biri Biri Biri*

Red Lightning began to flicker and cover his body. Then, *Whoosh* a large circle of blue helixes formed behind his back.

*Sigh*

He slowly opened his eyes. Despite being able to call that power again, he didn’t feel happy.

‘Too slow. Only someone stupid or crazy would give me so much time for preparation.’

He wasn’t satisfied, but at the same time, he couldn’t be greedy. Mastering a new power with absolutely no previous info wasn’t easy.

‘Sometimes I just wish I had some sort of information about the different ways to use my powers. But I shouldn’t wish for the impossible.’

He stopped thinking about it and rather focused on his blood.

‘I can do it. I should stop thinking about it as a simple form of flight.’

He once again closed his eyes and began to think. In a nutshell, his blood power was hemokinesis. What he manipulated was blood. Not the body itself but blood.

*Thump* 

‘I need to stop thinking about myself as a human. My body is nothing more than a shell for my blood. I control my blood by will. Only my will and my blood matter.’

*Thump* *Thump*

‘It doesn’t really matter. Even if I have to discard my body. Even if I have to destroy it. Because as long as my blood and my will exist..’

*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*

‘Yes...As long as my blood and my will fuse together. Then...I will be close to eternal.’

*THUMP* 

Air began to gather slowly under his feet as they slowly but surely left the ground. This continued until he was more than two meters above the roof. 

When he opened his eyes and observed his situation, he couldn’t help but exclaim

“I did it. I really did it!!”

Sadly, this seemed to break his concentration, and 

*Bam*

He fell heavily on his butt.

Of course, with his reflexes, He could have avoided it. He could have reacted enough to avoid such a fall or cushion it. But he didn’t. He simply felt too happy. Not just because of his little levitation. But also because it seemed like he finally found a way to become even stronger. Not to become a true monster.

He looked at his hands, slowly losing the previous excitement. 

‘Can I succeed? And if I do. What will happen to me?’

He sighed as he stood up. The lighting vanished and the helixes receded in his body. He wasn’t in the mood to train anymore

“I will think about that later. I should go and meet Himiko.”

One blink, and he vanished from the roof.

----

“So, your friend lives here?”

After teleporting to Himiko’s house, the two took a bus in order to come and meet her friend.

Right now, Himiko was wearing a black hoodie that covered her face with a red skull on the back as well as a short skirt. Kuroha also had his old mask formed from his blood.

Standing beside her like that, Kuroha couldn’t help but feel a rush of emotions. This reminded him of their previous years. When they were going out on the street and killed villains together.

‘It was the good old time.’

“Yep. It’s his house. Not much to look at, but the interior is rather large.”

“Hey, Himiko.”

“Hum…?”

Hearing Kuroha calling her again, Himiko turned her face with curiosity, but was instead met with a kiss. Her eyes widened a little before melting in a heart shape. 

Once they separated, Himiko absentmindedly touched her lips with a scarlet face and asked,

“What brought it on?”

Kuroha simpled looked up at the moon and said,

“Nothing. I just feel like I might not be saying enough how important you are to me. Now, let’s enter. I am very curious about this friend of yours.”

He began to advance without waiting for her to recover. Himiko, seeing him go away like that, finally woke up from her stupor and said,

“Wait for me!!”

---

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

“Twice~! I am here with Kuroha.”

For Twice those knocks were like a hammer on his heart. He began to twirl his finger as he got up and began to walk toward the door.

“I am sure everything will be alright. IDIOT DON’T JINX US.”

Once he reached the door, he hesitated a little before opening the door. There, he saw the bubbly Himiko, and …

“Hiii~!”

He screamed in fright and fell on his butt. 

“Ahaha, Kuroha it seems like your mask really scared him.”

Even though she was laughing, she bent down a little and stretched her hand toward Twice to help him stand back.

Twice and Kuroha, on the other hand, were rather embarrassed, one for scaring someone he just met, and the other embarrassed for his reaction. It was even more embarrassing for Twice since he was the oldest one in this room.

This was how three of the four people that would shake Japan met.

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That's all for today. Next chapter will be a little time skip. I don't plan to write the conversation between Twice and Kuroha for the time being. You'll see how they will interact later. By the way. I might change some of the events for the festival. Or I might not. I will see.