zero to hero.

     Crouching atop a steep building, her feet landed on the solid concrete rail and steadied her body at the very edge. It was an action she had practiced, the slow turn of her head to see who was in the area. A man was dressed in attire not far different from her own and she returned his nod before conversing. 

❝That’s the problem… WE are the only guardians this city has.❞ 

❝It’s a responsibility FEW take seriously.❞ Pursed lips, her neck craned to have a clearer view of the stranger. ❝It’s an endless game we play. What side are you on?❞ 

what side was he on? he gave a roll of the shoulders, letting one booted foot swing over the ledge he’d perched himself on, never taking his gaze off the lights in the distance.

( this isn’t the world that enlisted to be a guardian of, it’s as simple as that. )

she was a magus and yet, her mana was so unfamiliar. strange as it was. he’d come across many in his travels through the timestream. he’d no knowledge of her, yet, some part of the child that looked up at him left his mind reeling.

how strange it was for another to share his point of vantage. he’d no expectation for a bat to light down on the top of the building upon which he perched, to settle herself feet first over the edge of a concrete guard rail. he acknowledged his fellow watcher with a nod, and turned his sights back to the sprawling lights of the city.

assassin could not help but be stricken by the sight of white hair in the crowd, familiar but distant, dancing on the edges of memories he did not have. he gave a subtle glance as he walked by, pulling his shoulders to himself, though he had no control over the jostling of others, could not keep to his own devices. their shoulders brushed. he muttered a simple apology.