Demons

"Shimo.

Don't tell anyone you have that unless you want to die that is.

It's getting late, let me escort you home."

"What is this though?"

"It's an orb, and from what I can see, it gives us powers, powers beyond reality."

"You mean in like those light novels?"

"I guess, yeah"

"Haha, imagine if we are in a light novel right now, and some inspiring light novelist is writing about us. Hiii readers!~~~"

"Stop being an idiot Shimo, you know that's stupid."

"Yeah most likely."

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Aishin and I went back to the shrine.

Aishin escorted me to the entrance and then we parted our separate ways.

I went to try to find grandpa, but I couldn't find him anywhere, the only place I hadn't checked was the basement.

As I walked down the dark cold steps, shadow overwhelms the room.

I sense something is off.

I walk down each step cautiously but making a loud noise because of the echo.

As I walk further down, I see a figure, one covered in darkness.

"Wh-Who are you?"

There was no response, it just kept on lingering in the corner.

I feel fear, and it grows stronger with each movement closer I get to the entity.

Is it a demon?

Wh-what do I do?

Wait... this aura... It's similar to the one I saw this morning.

I look at the outline of the figure once more, and it's him...

I froze, petrified.

I put my hand in my back and touched the orb.

Nothing was happening, all I felt was a slight chill as the air got colder.

His head moved, facing my direction.

"An ice elemental."

How did he-

"Wondering how i know?

Your aura just changed into a cold and lonely one."

"What are you looking for"

"I'm looking for books about the Gods, specifically, the orbs. Like the one you have right there."

He pointed his left index finger to my bag.

With the immense power he had shown, he has most likely got a very dangerous orb.

The creature of feared sighed.

"Here, take a look, I'm a dark elemental. The aura I give out with this orb instils fear into everyone's minds which are around me. Try to trust me a little"

Trust him? Is he crazy? Mentally Insane?

"Trust you? You tried to kill me earlier on this morning!"

"It wasn't my intention. This orb is hard to control, when I use it, even I, the wielder, get scared. If I'm not careful it will consume me and temporarily enrage me; turning me into its puppet. That's why I'm trying to research more about the books"

"How did you know to look here though?"

"The old man who calmed me told me to come here."

Everything with this man gets more mysterious the more I know about him.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Kagui. You?"

"I'm Shimo!"

"Good, now introductions are over, I should leave, there is nothing of use to me here anymore."

He's in the same position as I am in, I should create a friendship with him. This might help me in the future.

"Before you go, here.

We're in the same situation, so I think we should have each others contact details."

I give him my phone number.

"I don't need your worthless number."

"Wha-"

He leaves, his shadow, darker than the void, it was oblivion itself.

Once he left I felt a vibration from the orb, it started glowing again.

I grabbed the orb to see what it was.

"Since two elemental users have met, we can just contact each other on our orbs, it works like an SMS. Don't you even read your own books?"

Well then...