spokenoblivion
“Moving out– ack!”
The angel raced towards the door that connected Skyworld to the world of the mortals. Just as he was about to jump and get ready for flight, however, a large laser shot out towards the door, missing the angel by only a fraction of an inch. Glancing behind him to see flames flickering through the darkness, he hustled towards the outside world and leaped. His wings glowed a fluorescent purple as he was taken into the sky by the Goddess of Light, Kyouko.
Naegi was grateful to Kyouko, to say the least. Ever since he had saved her 25 years ago, she had dedicated herself to her only soldier, using her powers to grant him the ability to fly at long last. She looked out for him, leaving him snacks to replenish his health after long flying battles and bestowing grind rails upon him that only he, her last soldier, could use. To make a long story short, without the goddess’ kindness, Naegi would be…well, finished.
However, Naegi was pulled out of his thoughts as he just barely dodged a raging tornado. Focusing himself after that, he realized he was in a sky full of them, the raging winds whipping against his face and ruffling his wings. However, he didn’t have time to complain as Monoeyes spawned. The boy readied his bow, shooting at them with deadly accuracy.
“Is the door busted?” the hero asked. While he was talking to seemingly nobody, a voice resonated in his brain. A familiar one, at that.Â
“The door is the least of our problems,” the voice responded. Naegi would recognize the analytical voice of Kyouko herself anywhere. “Monobear has rejoined the fray.”
“Oh no…”
“Oh, yes. Now we have his forces and Enoshima’s terrorizing the humans,” the goddess responded. While her voice offered little sign of worry, Naegi knew that she was just as concerned for the mortals below as he was. “The Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are out for blood, each other’s, yours, and the human’s.”
Naegi said nothing, continuing to listen to his goddess speak as he relentlessly shot at his enemies. He had dealt with both sides on their own before…surely he could ride out the storm with both sides targeting him.
“On the Underworld side, Monobear has put TeruTeru back into play as leading commander,” Kyouko continued in an orderly tone. “And as for the Forces of Nature, Enoshima has placed Nagito directly below her.”
“Nagito?” Naegi asked in confusion. He had heard that name before. “Who’s–”
Just as those words left Naegi’s lips, he was knocked over by an incredible force. The tingly sensation of simply being near electricity increased tenfold as a searing pain shot out through him. He felt himself hurl off course, hurling straight towards a tornado as he writhed in pain. The Power of Flight had been interrupted and deactivated, causing the boy to fall victim to gravity. The boy barely heard Kyouko’s screams of worry as he was plunged into winds much faster than he could ever fly, and the excited chatter of Monobear and Enoshima in the distance. He struggled to get back into play despite the agonizing feeling of electrocution still in his veins, but was hit straight in the face with flying debris and was quickly knocked out.Â
He was awoken later by the choking smell of gas and the semi warmth of humidity and cloudy skies. He groaned as he managed to sit up, his wings folded straight against his back. He had taken a pretty harsh trip to this…unknown place. Once his eyes stopped seeing stars, he looked around. He was…on top of a building, it seemed. Down below, he could see humans outside. Young humans, it seemed. They were chatting nonchalantly, everyone in their own little groups. However, down there, he spied that one such human was alone. One with frizzy white hair, and a jacket that made him look slightly like a Christmas tree. Curious as to why this stranger was alone, Naegi carelessly leaned over the edge. Just then, a sharp wind (as if he hadn’t had enough of that) blew, and the frail angel fell from the building, hurling straight towards the boy he had been so curious to see.
