Chapter Title: Unknown Energy
Arashio was walking slowly in the park. It was a peaceful evening. The sky was orange, and the wind was cool. People were walking, some kids were playing, and everything looked normal. But Arashio did not feel normal.
He stopped near a bench and sat down. He put his hand on his chest.
"Why do I feel like this…" he said softly.
His heart was beating fast. His body felt heavy. He tried to stand up, but suddenly—
He fell.
"Ahh…!" Arashio cried in pain.
His whole body started hurting badly. It felt like something inside him was breaking or burning. He could not move his hands or legs properly. His breathing became slow.
"I… can't breathe…" he whispered.
The world around him started to fade. The sounds became quiet. His eyes slowly began to close.
At that moment, it felt like he was going to die.
But suddenly… something changed.
A strange energy woke up inside his body.
His eyes opened again—but they were not normal anymore.
They turned bright yellow.
A strong power started growing inside him. It was too much. His body began to shake. The ground under him cracked a little.
The air around him became heavy.
Then—
BOOOOOOM!!!
A huge blast of energy exploded from his body.
A big circle of light spread out in all directions. Trees shook, dust flew everywhere, and the ground trembled. People far away got scared and ran. The energy was bright and powerful, like lightning mixed with fire.
For a few seconds, everything was covered in yellow light.
Then suddenly…
Silence.
The light disappeared.
Arashio's body fell to the ground again, completely still.
Everything went black.
After some time…
Arashio slowly opened his eyes.
He was not in the park anymore.
He was lying on his bed… in his house.
The room was quiet, but he was not alone.
"Arashio!"
A soft voice came.
It was Siya, his girlfriend. She was sitting beside him, holding his hand. Her eyes looked tired, like she had been worried for a long time.
"You're awake…" she said, almost crying.
Near the door, James was standing with his arms crossed.
"Finally," James said with a small smile. "You scared us, bro."
Arashio looked confused. His head was hurting.
"What… happened?" he asked slowly.
Siya shook her head. "We don't know. You suddenly appeared here. You were unconscious."
James added, "Yeah, one second you were not here… next second, boom—you were lying on your bed like you teleported or something."
Arashio tried to sit up. His body felt weak, but something inside him felt different.
Stronger.
Stranger.
"I remember… the park…" Arashio said. "I was in pain… and then… there was a blast…"
Siya looked shocked. "Blast? What do you mean?"
Before Arashio could answer, a small spark of yellow light appeared around his hand for a second… then disappeared.
All three of them went silent.
James slowly stepped closer. "Bro… what was that?"
Arashio looked at his own hand, confused and a little scared.
"I… don't know…"
But deep inside, he could feel it clearly.
That power…
That unknown energy…
It was still inside him.