Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 1. Beginning of the story
In a city covered by the darkness of night and shrouded by thick fog, more and more footsteps of someone who ran through the deserted city covered by fog and night.
"I have to find a safe place...."
The cloaked figure that covered his head was running fiercely. While continuing to run, he looked back and saw the creature that was chasing him.
Strange creatures that still can not be seen because of the night.
But a loud noise and as if he was pulling a heavy object explained that the person was not in a good condition.
Right in front of him, he turned left into a narrow alley and managed to escape the fear that was chasing him.
".........."
He looked a little to make sure that he was alone and that no one was chasing him.
"Haah.." took a slow sigh and began to mutter inwardly.
"I finally got away from them"
He walked into the alley deeper without lowering his level of vigilance to avoid the pursuit of a creature that was not yet clear what it was.
From the way he ran that did not reduce his speed plus the sound of heavy objects being dragged and footsteps that sounded very heavy to there is a slightly destroyed road trail, which is very difficult to track, it could be said that it was not a human figure who was chasing him but rather a 'other creature' that was quite terrifying, bigger than him and that was definitely very dangerous.
"I don't understand. 'The 'world' I went to earlier wasn't like this. Who would have thought that he would meet a bunch of trolls in this ghost-like city"
That's what the guy said. While taking out something like a watch from the pocket on his chest and looking at the direction of the clockwork, the look on his face seemed to turn increasingly pale like one who was about to meet his death in a moment.
"There are 6 hours... haaah..do not joke.."sighs and falls because of his limp feet.
"Running away from them alone is hard enough for me. Having to survive 6 hours of their pursuit that had surrounded almost all corners was like waiting for my death"
Looking weak and desperate, he finally decided to try to stand up and walk down the alley. Even so, he did not walk slowly because a bad situation would not allow him to calm down.
Suddenly from behind........
-CRAAAASH
"........!!"
With quick and good reflexes he managed to dodge the attack from behind him. Along with the surprise attack, he realized that the peace he had just felt less than a minute ago had disappeared.
"Damn! Why did they find me so soon?!"
The red eyes of a herd of trolls armed with large axes and large wooden sticks were ready to attack him.
He quickly jumped and ran. Only after he managed to keep his distance further and further away with those trolls did he take out something like a sword hidden inside his robe.
"If it's like this, inevitably have to fight back. If within 6 hours I can't find the 'thing' and die in their hands, all my efforts will be in vain"
Running at full speed and preparing to attack, while jumping he was on top of the increasingly brutal trolls and started swinging his weapons.
- GROOOAAAAAAARRR
The sound of the trolls echoed in the darkness and instantly the surrounding walls were destroyed and the place was no longer like a narrow alley because of their cries.
-CRAAAAAAASH
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Tokyo, Japan in 2023.
The Yuki Family Residence.
The morning at Yuki's residence, the day was bright enough to start everything including starting a commotion. Starting from the second floor.
“Ryou!!!! What time is it?! Wake up now or you'll be late”
“.....Mmm.....05.30am? It's still 5 minutes until my alarm goes off. Aye right?….Ba, wake me up in 5 minutes Kino....mmm” muttered without opening his eyes and again covered his body with a blanket.
“This is no longer 05.30 hours!!” Attempted to pull the blanket but failed. After a long effort finally the huge cocoon moved and woke up slowly. While scratching his head and trying to sit casually asked
“.....What time is this?”
“Jam 07.00”
“05.00? Ok. Sleep again....”.
Pluks. Falling down again and sleeping again. Finally the face of the woman who woke him turned red and shouted
“It's 07:00 in the morning and I'm your mother!. Now wake up or sleep forever!!”
“Aaaaaah!!” after shouting and seeing the figure in front of him
“07.00! Why didn't you tell me that it was seven o'clock mom?” frantically jumping out of bed, running to the toilet and washing your face, after coming out of the toilet and finishing in uniform, you run down the stairs to the dining room on the first floor.
“Good morning Ryou. Finally got up. Breakfast is at the table. Quickly eaten so that we are not late” a young man seemed to calmly eat breakfast there with the figure of the man who is their father.
“Ooy….Why didn't you wake me up Kino?”
“I've done it three times this morning. But you didn't move at all”
With a tone of disbelief and a little annoyance “That's impossible. My alarm's been right next to me since last night. There's no way I didn't hear it”.
“Oh…. About that alarm clock of yours, when it went off you threw it on the wall and now it's broken. Because giving up on waking you up I finally asked for help from the mother who did it. It worked kan”
“Ru. But... it's the only thing I.punya” Ryou face with a face of shock like a disaster in the morning. At that time, the laughter from their father was enough to make Ryou return to normal.
“Ahahaha... This morning you guys are very excited Ryou-kun, Kino-kun. That nice. Today must be bright because you guys are such a spirit”
“The best thing that happened this morning was that mom managed to get her up. I guess tomorrow I'll have mom take my place to wake you up again Ryou. Let me prepare breakfast” with a smile and look at Ryou who seems unhappy with Kino's words
“Don't you suggest that to mom, Kino. Seriously, my life might be in danger if every morning always be...Hiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!”
“Nyawamu why Ryou-chan...”.
An intimidating scary look suddenly was behind Ryou and instantly made him want to scream and cry at the same time.
That figure was the mother who appeared behind Ryou. After a while, I finally sat down with the three of them and had breakfast together.
“The one who should talk like that is Kino-chan. Now I know why Kino-chan's always been so long when she woke you up. It turns out that Ryou-chan is hard to wake up. Even this morning mom saw ‘kill victims’ was falling apart near the wall.”
With a sad look Ryou said “it…. Alarmku...”.
“Only once” Kino replied while drinking miso soup in her hands.
“I think you should get used to sleeping faster Ryou-chan or it will continue like this from tomorrow”
“No!! No one needs to wake me up tomorrow. I'll set my phone alarm tonight. I wouldn't have thrown my only cell phone against the wall in the room, would I?"
Looking at Ryou's serious and fearful face made Kino smile and chuckle.
Their mother and father also just listened without saying anything, signaling that they were happy even though the morning was long enough for their two children.
Looking at the watch in his hand, dad started saying “it's time for you to leave. Dad will drive you guys”
“Iya. I'm done eating. Thanks for the food. Mom, we leave ya” Kino stand up and take her bag.
“I too. Thanks for the food. Come on Kino....” with a little rush Ryou finished his meal quickly.
“You guys be careful. I put your bento in the bag. Don't come home late. Dad also ya”
“Iya. We leave”
The three fathers and son left. By driving the family car, the father drove his two children to school.
Yuki Kino is the first son of the Yuki family, only one year apart from his younger brother Ryou.
Having a charming face and calm innate, quite amazing for a 16-year-old young man who has the advantages in handling the overly excited nature of his sister who is no less charming anyway.
Yuki's siblings attend a private school called Hoshigaoka Elite High School with an international-based curriculum.
The distance from their home to school is quite far but can be reached by train or private vehicles such as cars.
“It was up to” the father stopped his car not far from the school gate
“Dad can't pick you up today because it's likely to be home a little late. Forgive dad ya”
“No problem. Kino and I are not kids anymore. You don't have to drive us every morning, do you? Don't worry” Ryou replied with an overconfidence attitude when he was the main reason why the father always drove them to school in the morning every day. It was a drama that happened this morning.
Kino just sighed and said to her father with a smile
“Thank you for delivering us. Fight in the office later. We will call home if we come home late”
“Good. Have a nice day for the kids”
The best thing that happened this morning to the two of them was that they got there faster than their school hours. Time shows at 07.45am.
“Tomorrow I'll wake up early myself” take the shoes from the shoe locker, Ryou keeps repeating that sentence
“I've heard it”
“And if I don't wake up, you have to wake me up Kino”
“I'll ask mom to do it again. I gave up waking you”
“Ooi..... don't betray our brotherhood!”
“Waking people to sleep has nothing to do with brotherhood. If it affects then me and you will not be a sister again since entering school first”
“Ukh..
The school building is divided into several parts because students in Hoshigaoka are divided into several criteria and are students who have potential and come from fairly elite circles. Another thing that distinguishes is that despite entering into an elite school, Hoshigaoka has a full scholarship program for students with the highest academic scores.
For example, Yuki Kino received the program from the beginning of his education there and the existence of escalate classes, a class adjustment system for students with very special criteria, and, creativity and other talents that allow them to jump class.
Yuki Ryou is a student who managed to become an escalate student because of his achievements in sports a year ago. Quite balanced with his unique nature it turns out that he includes outstanding students. This leaves the Yuki sisters in the same class.
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Class 3-A
-braak!
The sound of the door opening
“Good morning all. See who comes..” while opening the door Ryou smiles and greets everyone in the class excitedly. Behind him, the elder brother who could only sigh
“Ryou... do not start”
His friends smiled welcoming them as he said
“Yoo... Double Yuki come”.
“For Kino, morning Ryou”
“Woo…. You guys save today. Though yesterday almost 5 minutes more you are late”
“New record for Double. You're not tired of handling your sister Kino? Hahaha.”
“Today the helper angel helped me so my energy this morning was still intact” in a calm tone, Kino sat in his place which was three rows from behind close to the window.
“Any angel. Almost made my heart stop. Even the fatalities fell again this morning” Ryou who muttered with a slightly sullen look countered Kino's words while heading to his place right behind Kino's seat.
One of his friends seemed to be able to guess what he meant.
“Soul sacrifice? Don't say...”.
“Do not say. Please. I don't want to discuss it”
“Ahahahahahaa..” his friends can only laugh at Ryou's words. Kino just smiled.
The school bell rang and the lessons began. Normal life as usual without any strange things. The drama in the morning and the activities carried out by the two brothers are always the same. Another fun day to go. At least for now.
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In the darkness of the night, in an old building that was like an altar, there were traces of fresh blood splattered on the floor. The sound of panting while enduring the pain yet there were no signs of a decrease in his alertness.
“Hah...haah...ukh” while trying to catch his breath and endure the pain in his left arm, the person tried to walk slowly to the corner of the wall near the broken window.
It could be said that the person had made it out of the narrow alley where he had been attacked by the group of trolls before. The wound he had on his hand was the result of the fight he had put up. In addition to the wounds, his dirty clothes and torn robes showed that his escape was really done with full struggle.
“Should have... I was safe or...” looked down and noticed his blood falling all the way as if making a trail where he was made him realize that things might get a lot worse. Coupled with the wound that had not been covered made his body even more weak and tired.
“Or maybe I'm not safe at all...”.
He took out a pocket watch in his hand. His face became increasingly pale.
“Still in 4 hours? No kidding. I only managed to kill 5 trolls and only 2 hours passed? By the time they all found me, I might have died”
His visibly desperate face grew even more desperate as he heard the loud sound of a footstroke coming from outside. The stomp of the foot was like a running footstep but the vibrations that could be felt reaching where he was indicated that the herd of trolls began to run towards his place.
“I thought my blood trail might have brought them here. I need a plan to escape from their pursuit”
By tearing off a bit of his robe and tying his wounds with the tear, he began to think again.
Tired and his injured body had already lowered his level of luck. At least that's what he thinks.
However, that did not mean that the look of his eyes turned into despair. He looked towards the sword he was still holding and started to show a look of spirit.
“Let's bet, whether I will succeed in finding ‘flake’ first or I will die in ‘world’ first”
After a while, a large object hit the old altar building. Instantly all parts of the wall disintegrate and a large herd of trolls reappears.
A familiar sight he saw. But this time it was a little different. A surprise attack was carried out by him towards the two trolls that were at the front.
The attacks he launched were right about their two eyes. By jumping towards the head of the troll that was in front, he managed to make them blind and lose balance.
SLAAASH
Blood flowed from the troll's eyes. The speed in swinging the sword was admirable as evidenced by the shouts of the two trolls who were enduring the pain from the wounds in their eyes. But not just getting there. That opportunity was not wasted.
The second attack was no less powerful than the first. The one he is looking for is the head. With the speed and strength of his legs, he managed to make a high jump, utilizing the unstable body of the troll as his footing and thrusting his sword into the head of the troll twice.
When the first troll falls and dies, the next jump is made to kill the second troll who is injured. But it didn't work out completely.
Before he did, another troll who was behind swung his huge axe and repelled the attack. It caused him to be thrown far away but not to make a severe injury because he had seen the attack before.
“I think this big friend became smart enough after someone died” while muttering he can see that the opportunity to do the same attack probably will not work. And this time there must be another plan or all will be in vain.
Upon seeing the pocket watch being pushed back from the cloak pouch into his hands, a smile began to appear on his face.
As if a new spirit was starting to rise along with the gaze of his eyes looking towards the red eyes of the trolls who were ready to attack, a sentence came out of his mouth.
“There are still 3 hours 45 minutes left before sunrise”
- GROOOAAAAAAARRR
-CRAAAAAASH
Hitting a large axe and a large stick attack began to be launched by the trolls against him.
While running away from the attack he resisted the attack and the gravel that came was thrown towards him.
Starting to make an attack, his sword incision was deep enough to injure the troll's arms and legs. Although it hadn't quite knocked them down, there wasn't any wasted movement from it.
Not looking like a wounded man in the left arm, his attacks were getting faster and more accurate.
- GROOOAAAAAAARRR
The troll's cries of pain echoed. A single sound from them alone was enough to make the walls and the cobbled road there crack, this time more than a single sound was created due to his attack.
Unfortunately it did not scare him and even faster and faster the swing of the sword slashed the bodies of the trolls.
“A little more. I had to endure....” the sweat that soaked his face and body could not hide his fatigue. But he was the one who knew the least that the speed of the attack slowed down so the history ended.
“I have to aim for their weak point again or all my energy will run out….. “
Thinking fast, launching an attack while dodging the attacks coming towards him made his brain and body work harder.
There is a blind spot that opens from the troll. When the second troll he injured started trying to break through to attack, that was where he started to see an opportunity.
He quickly seized the opportunity to run towards the troll and make use of the troll's staggered body.
Successfully dodging the attacks from the other trolls he had injured, he was now in the right position. Right after jumping into the troll's body a successful attack hit the part he was after, the head of the troll.
This time not only stab but he tried to cut off his neck. It takes effort to make an incision in the neck of a thick troll.
“Hiiiyaaaa....................
Kaito shouted while thrusting his sword and started making a long incision
-CRAAAAAAAT
Although not until completely separated from its position, but the incision is wide enough to make a rain of blood out for a moment. Judging from the circumstances, the attack managed to change his lucky ratio.
“Sisa 3 hours 20 minutes. Time to turn things around”
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