Not born equal

Chapter 39

Sunday, December 8, 2013

9:32 am

(Ivan's POV)

I sit down at the table. I look around and feel a familiar smell coming from the books. This library feels exactly like the one in Chicago. Just a little bit more outdated. I stare at the books I picked out. I don't feel like reading right now. I take out my phone and turn it on. I should probably set this up. I took me a few minutes to set everything up except the apple ID part, I don't have that. After everything was set up I put it back in my Inventory. I don't know what to do with that, I have no one to call or text either. I pull out the PS Vita box and take out the device. The device was small, the PS Vita was simply black. I press the buttons, they made a satisfying click noise. I turn it on and set up everything up. Once everything was set up, it a showed me a video of how to use it. My eyes widen as it showed me the screen being touch screen. I just thought we had to use the buttons! It took me so long to scroll up!

I groan and take out a game called Persona 4 Golden. I opened the case to reveal a tiny little cartridge. I take it out of the box and inspect the PS Vita. Where do I put in the game? It took me awhile, but I eventually found a tiny little slot. I put in the Cartridge and load the game. I make a new save file.

The game was mostly reading, half an hour later I was finally able to move my character. I don't know much about the story but from what I could tell from the game, there is a murder in tiny Japanese town called Inaba. For some reason the characters can go into a TV to fight demons? I don't know where the TV idea came from, it's creative I guess. I hear chair next to me slide back. I look to my side and see Alice sit by my side.

"Where were you? Me and Michael tried looking for you."

"The Nekomata chased me throughout Chicago. " Alice's eyes widen.

"How did you survive?"

"I ran."

"I know, but how did they not catch you?"

"I hid." Alice sighed and looked at my clothes.

"New clothes?"

"Yeah."

"They look nice."

"Thanks." These clothes better look nice, they cost alot of money. She looked at my PS Vita.

"What's that?" She moved her books to the side and leaned in my direction.

"A PS Vita." I say while making character go into this castle. The hall in the castle was straight. In the hall was a single black blob with a white mask. I make my character go up to the blob and smack it. A battle starts and the music plays. I go to my moves and try to pick a move that seemed good. I think I'm getting how to fight in this game now. Battles in this game are pretty simple, if its your turn you can attack, guard, use a magic attack, use an item, or anything like that. Your teammates and enemies can do the same. That only thing that separates your teammates, you from enemies is that your teammates and yourself can use these things called personas. They pretty much let you use magic spells when these weird deities that came out of you or your teammates. The character you control can switch personas, your teammates can't for some reason.

I click on a spell, my character yells , "Izanagi!" and I get a critical attack. I get another turn and I use the same spell on the other enemy. This time I didn't get a critical attack.

"Why is Izanagi in this? They even have Jiraiya!"

It's a war out there everyday

"Are they supposed to be important?

You can't hide from it, gotta play.

"They are! Izanagi is the God of Creation. He made Amaterasu, Susanno, and Tsukuyomi. You know? Very important gods."

"Don't know him. What about Jiraiya? Is he important?" She shrugged.

"The only thing I know about him is that he's some ninja who rides really big frogs. Or shapeshifts into a really big frog depending if you're reading the folklore or the novel."

"I did have to fight a frog to get him."

"Just keep playing the game, I like the music." I stay quiet and listen to the music.

Hard-hit by the times. That's just how your life goes by. I know it's not your fault you say. But there ain't no other way.

It's not that bad.

"It's okay. Not that good, but not that bad."

"Well I don't get to listen to music that much. This is like the second song I've listened to." I kill the last enemy and my rewards appear on screen. The music stops and Alice frowns. "Does the music play when you're in a fight?"

"That was just one song, there're other songs that play when you do different things." Alice nodded her head.

"Is there a story?"

"Two people die, and now I have to find the murderer? But somehow the murderer keeps putting people in a TV and they get killed by the demons. Right now, one other that went with us ran off person went in and another person was thrown into the TV. I guess we're trying to find them.

"Why a TV?"

"I have no idea." I silently play the game with Alice watching over my shoulder. I progress through the castle and finally reach the mini boss. With just a bit of strategy I beat the boss on the first try.

The second I beat it, a cutscene starts. I set down the PS Vita on the table and stretch. Alice sat still as she looked at the PS Vita.

"Where did you get that?" Alice asked.

"At a store." I say as I sit down.

"Mhm."

I pick up the PS Vita and remember my swords. I save my game and turn off my PS Vita. I put the Vita in my inventory and look at Alice.

"I gotta go somewhere." Alice nodded.

"Can I come? I have nothing to do." I groan internally.

"Sure." Alice got up and followed behind me as I walked out of the library. I notice how empty the camp was, there was only two other people walking around. I make my way to the place as I looked around. "Alice?"

"Mmm?"

"Why is the camp so empty?"

" Everyone's sick." Alice said, sadly.

"From what?"

"The Flu."

"Shouldn't be that bad."

"It wouldn't be that bad if we actually had medicine."

"What about that drink you drank back when you first got sick?"

"It just makes us feel better, it doesn't cure us." I nod and focus on walking. It took me awhile to realize that Alice was sick in Chicago, and now almost everyone is sick.

"Were you the one that started this?"

"Yeeaaaaaah." She said in a guilty tone.

"Is the Flu really that bad?

"Yes! Without any actual medicine it's really bad! The one thing we don't have is medicine." You also forgot technology.

"So how often does this happen?"

"Only when someone from the outside comes in."

"So you guys get infected from anything?"

"No, just stuff like the Flu."

"How about stuff like Polio or the Measles?"

"Sometimes, but not really."

"You guys really don't have medicine?"

"Yeah, I just wish there was someway to prevent diseases like that."

"There's already a way, it's called vaccines."

"I have no idea what they are." How primitive is this camp? They don't know anything!

"Well they're helpful."

"I wish we had them." I nod as I walk up to the cabin. I knock on the door.

"Trevor?" The door quickly opened and looked down at me. He handed me my weapons.

"Come again." He said as he closed the door.

I look down at my weapons and smile. The tip of the swords were sharper than before. The grime and dirt were nowhere to be seen. I put the weapon in my Inventory and turn around.

"That's it?" Alice asked.

"Yeah." I walk off in a random in a direction.

"So are you going to fight tonight?"

"What do you mean?" Alice looked at me weirdly.

"There's going to be a tournament tonight. I just thought you preparing for it." A box suddenly appeared in my face.

New Quest!

Win the tournament!

Rewards:

500xp

$50

₽3779.29

20 points

Tiny amount of respect from the camp

New weapon skill

Failure Consequences:

Nothing

"Yeah I might go."

7:02 pm

I walk up to the colosseum and see a stand by the entrance. I walk up to the stand. There was a bored looking teenager reading a book. He looked up as I neared the stand. He quickly went back to reading his book.

"Fighter or viewer."

"Fighter." He reached under the desk and pulled out a sheet of paper. I reached for the paper and put the paper in my Inventory.

"That'll be fifty dollars, or forty two euros, or three thousand seven hundred eighty rubles, or-" I immediately pull out fifty dollars and hand it over. He takes it as I walk into the stadium. I see a few people on the benches on the sides. I sit on one of the few benches available. I notice that some people had actual weapons that weren't made from wood, some even had armor. If only I had some armor. I pour some Mp into my Ice Exoskeleton and take a deep breath. I look at the paper, it only had the number five on it. I rest my head on the wall as I see Michael sit right next to me.

"Hey," he said as he sat down. "So when did you get back to camp?"

"Same day as you, just a bit later."

"Really? I didn't see you for so long."

"I was mostly just in my cabin."

"Oh. Why didn't go outside."

"Nothing else to do."

"But don't you get bored staying inside?"

"Not really."

I hear the number one and ten get called. I look at them for a second. I notice the same kid I fought in the colosseum shooting daggers at me. Why does he hate me so much? I look away and look at Michael, Michael had a frustrated look on his face. His eyes narrowed as he looked at the kid glaring at me.

"Michael?" Michael jumped and looked towards me.

"Yeah?" I shake my head.

"Never mind." Michael looked at my weapons.

"So what are you going to fight with?" I take out Retribution and hold them up. Michael's eyebrow furrowed with confusion. "Where did you even get that?"

"I found it."

"Where? It looks cool."

"On the ground." I realize that Micheal didn't have a weapon. "Where's your club thingy?"

"I'm using the wooden ones."

"Why?"

"I thought we were going to use the wooden weapons." I sigh as I hear the next few numbers being called. Thankfully, my number wasn't called yet.

"What's your number?"

"Seven, your's?"

"Five."

"So what you wanna do after this?"

"I was just gonna go back to my cabin."

"Oh, I found this place that makes really good food. I was gonna invite you."

"What kind of food?"

"Just hamburgers and stuff."

"I'll go." He nodded and and looked towards the entrance of the colosseum as some numbers were called. I hear the number five being called. I feel my body shake as I got up. Michael looked towards me.

"Good luck."

"Yeah thanks." I hear him in the background as I walk towards inside of the colosseum.

I see the guy person who was staring daggers at me from earlier walking onto the sand. I really have to fight him? The guy had the same small dagger in his hand, except this time it was actually made of some kind of metal. He had his black hair tied up in an pony tail, his brown eyes fixated on my body.

"You again?" He said with malice in his voice.

"I think you knew I was coming."

"No I didn't." He said readying his sword.

"You were literally glaring at me back in the tunnel." He took a deep breath.

"Just shut up." I suddenly hear a voice say, "Start!" in my head.

I launch myself backwards and sent a Wind Arrow in his direction. He quickly jumped to the side, I curve the arrow's direction. The arrow strikes his arm. Blood splurts out his arm as I sent another arrow his way. In an instant he covered himself in dirt. The arrow hits the dirt with little damage. I make some Egyptian symbols in the dirt with the wind and snap my fingers. The dirt flies in all sort of directions. He was nowhere to be seen. My feet start tingle.

I launch myself into the air just in time to doge a hand come out of the ground. I send a wind arrow at the hand. The arrow strikes the palm, blood bursted out of the hand. The hand immediately went back into the ground. I hover in the air just waiting for the next attack.

After a few seconds I slowly fly back down. I cautiously walk around. Everything was too quiet. I take out a Mp potion and use air sense. Times seemed to stop as I left my body. I sensed the guy right under me just a few steps to the right. I return to my body and quickly fly up into air. I drink the Mp potion and use the wind to draw some Egyptians symbols in the ground. I snap my fingers, I feel the force of the explosion, some bits of sand hit my body. I wipe off the sand and wait for the guy to appear again. That explosion wasn't too much right? I suddenly sense something sneak up behind me.

Before I could turn around a pair of arms wrap around my chest. The hands suddenly spark, strangely I didn't feel anything. The sparks suddenly stop. That didn't do anything, hopefully. I look down and notice the hands were gone. I look around frantically. Shit where did they go! I catch a glimpse of the guy rush through the sand. I fly to the side just in time to miss a ball of fire. The guy stopped and squinted. The guy smiled as he did hand signs. A clone of him came out of his back. The guy sunk into the sand as his clone ran in my direction. I flew a bit higher and watched the clone. The clone's legs glowed. The clone crouched and sprang up into the air. I calmly flew to the side. Somehow the clone was able to jump up to my height. The clone turned his head as he was about to fall back down to the ground. His legs glowed again, the clone moved his foot barely a inch, he suddenly flew in my direction. I quickly fly to the side. He moved his foot again and flew in my direction. I fly to the side again, he simply moved his foot again. I change my direction, the guy's legs suddenly glow. He moved his legs like he was jumping, in an instant his arms were around my body. He arms started to glow as his grip tightened. His arms faded away only to be replaced with fire. My clothes and skin burn up as my back arched from the force of his grip. I use Wind Aura in an effort to protect my self. The fire quickly surrounded my body as the clone faded away.

I lose focus of my body and fall back to the ground. I flail my arms just trying to put out the fire. The fire suddenly faded. Before I could hit the ground I catch myself with the wind. I look at my skin, my skin was a bright red along with some black mixed in. There were bumps randomly skittered throughout my skin. I fall onto the ground and quickly get back up. Strangely I didn't feel any pain. The sand suddenly split apart as the guy jumped out of the sand. He swung his dagger at my chest. I step back and counter with a quick stab to the chest. The tip scratched his chest. A bright red scratch appeared on his chest as he jumped back.

I rushed towards him. He backed up as I neared him. I used Wind's Cannon to shorten the distance. His foot slipped to the side, he tried to readjust his foot but he instead fell to his knee. I quickly kick him in the jaw before he could recover. I rush to his side and kick his sides. He lightly tapped the sand before I could kick him again.

The sand rushed up to my eyes instantly, I drop my swords and rub by eyes. I get launched back by a blunt force, sand exploded onto my arms and legs. I barely felt anything as I landed on my back. I quickly get back up onto my feet just in time doge a kick. I step to the side, the guy kicked the sand. I jump back and sent a wind arrow at his chest. The arrow tore apart his chest as he jumped to the side. The dust settled, the guy was had his dagger pointing in my direction. He had a nervous smile on his face. I take a deep breath as my body swayed from side to side.

I tried blasting him with Wind's Cannon, but nothing came out. How Am'I already out of Mp? The guy suddenly rushed towards me before I could recover my Mp. He swung his sword, I quickly block with one sword and try to stab him with the other. He pushed my sword out of the way and leaped to the side, he then quickly swung at my shoulder. I move to the side and stab him in the stomach. The blade surprisingly went into his stomach easily. His stomach glowed red as I stabbed my other sword into his free arm right in the wrist The guy jumped back with barley any damage to his stomach. His arm was pouring out blood. He held his arm while gasping for air. He struggled to move his fingers. He let it limp by his side as he rushed me again. I quickly step forward and swing my sword at his free arm. He blocked as I jammed my other sword into his chest, his chest glowed brown before the sword could even touch.

His wrist suddenly stopped pouring blood and instead shot out into my chest. The blood felt like razors hitting my skin. His blood flowed down to my knees and hardened. I let go of my sword in his stomach and punch his nose. His head jolted back, he jumped back and pulled my sword from out of his chest. He threw it to the ground as he stared me right in the eye. I try to move but something held me down. I look down to see crimson colored ice. Was that his blood? It doesn't even feel cold, it doesn't feel like anything.

I close my eyes and try to build up my Mp. The second my Mp bar started refilling I opened my eyes. I notice my health bar was a quarter full. When did I lose my health? I launch myself with Wind's Cannon, the ice breaks and I land back on the sand. The guy held the cut on his wrist and inched towards me. He had his arm stretched out. I couldn't reach him with the length of my arms. I backed up as he slowly inched towards me.

I suddenly reach out my hand right under his dagger and quickly use Wind's Cannon. His dagger flies out of his hand as his hand flew to his side. I step forwards and stab in right in the shoulder. He ignored my sword and grabbed my arm. His arm glowed red as his grip tightened, the boils on my arm popped. I let out a yelp as I instinctively let go of my sword. I punch him in the stomach. He stumbled back as I step forwards and punch his stomach again. He hunched over my hand. He raised his hands, a blade came out of his arm as his aimed for my cheek. I hop to the side and jab at his sides. He quickly turned around and my shoulder blades. He quickly jabbed at my nose, I duck and uppercut his chin. He stumbled backwards, I quickly grab his shirt and yank him down. I held his shirt as I desperately wailed on his face.

"I give! I give!" I let go and jump backwards. I could barely move my fingers without them throbbing. I had a sudden urge to go back to the benches. I walk towards the benches while holding my sides.

"Hold on!" I turn around to see the guy. His face was purple, some of skin was cut, some skin was replaced by bumps. "Where did you learn how to fight." Why did he want to know?

"Experience." He had a blank stare for a second before nodding. He bent down and picked up my sword. He stared at it as be walked out of the colosseum. My sword! I walk to the benches in an effort to find him. Michael walked by with a shocked look on his face. I couldn't find him. Hopefully I can get it back.

"I don't even want to know what happened to you," he said as he walked in the colosseum. I sit on a random bench, I take out a large health potion when Alice suddenly appeared by my side. My body felt stiff as I drank the health potion. My Hp bar went up but my skin still looked the same. Alice sucked her teeth as she held a box in her hands.

"You're fighting too?" She shook her head while sitting down and digging through the box. She pulled out a bottle and handed it over to me.

"I'm just here for first-aid"

"I didn't think you would do these kinds of things."

"I only doing this because of the money."

"That sounds like you." I said as I opened the bottle.

"How much do I drink?" She looked my direction, she looked up and down.

"Just drink all of it, you need it." I shrug and chug down the whole thing. I let out hiccup as I hand back over to Alice. I hiccup again as Alice dug through the box. "You're so lucky he didn't burn your face." I touch my face. It felt normal. I think, I cant't feel anything. She pulled out a clipboard and a pen.

"Do you feel any pain?" I shake my head.

"I can't feel anything." She bit her lip as she wrote something down. She put down the pen and clipboard and turned her body towards me.

"Stretch out your hand." My head swayed from side to side as I held out my arm. A box suddenly appeared in front of my face.

Because of repeated use of skills, some skills leveled up!

Lvl19 Boxing -> Lvl 20(02%) Boxing

Lvl16 Physical Endurance -> Lvl 18(03%) Physical Endurance.

Lvl 12 Ice exoskeleton -> Lvl 13(01%)

Lvl11 Wind Arrow -> Lvl 13(02%) Wind Arrow

Lvl14 Wind's Cannon-> Lvl 15(03%) Wind's Cannon

Lvl7 Fly -> Lvl 8(9%) Fly

Haven't had any skills level up in a while. Actually I don't think I leveled up in while. I close my eyes as I yawned. My arm tingles I jolt my head up and open my eyes. My eyes widen as I see my skin getting peeled. I thought about yanking my arm back, but I was too tired to care.

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to treat your burns. I really don't want to," Alice gagged as she quickly peeled off my skin. She grabbed some medical tape and wrapped the tape around my arm. She stood up and grabbed my other arm. She did the same thing as before. She wrapped my arm in medical tape. I hear some numbers being called in the background. I wonder if Michael won?

Alice reached into the box and pulled out a bottle of milk and some bottle. She opened the bottle and handed it to me.

"Just three sips, then drink the milk." I press the bottle to my lips and take four sips by accident. I reluctantly take my lips off the bottle. I was tempted to chug down the whole bottle. I put down the bottom. My hand seemed to be cloned as I put the bottle down. I look at my other hand, even my other seemed to be cloned. Sense when did I have four hands? I reach for the milk, my hand goes through the milk as I tried to grab it. There was another bottle of milk right next to it. I reach for the other bottle, this time I was able to grab it. I push the bottle to my lips and easily chug down the milk. I notice that my chest was wrapped in medical tape.

"Wer ya pert tap on my chest?"

"Huh?" I hear my number was called in the background.

"Me number called."

"Oh, okay?"She got off as I stood up. I stumbled into the colosseum. Michael was in the middle of the arena waiting for me. I stumble up to him.

"Ya win?" Michael had confused look on his face.

"Yeahh? You don't look so good." I hear a voice shout, "Start!" in my head. I jump back and immediately fall on the ground. I struggled to get up as my vision blurred.

"Uh?" I saw two Michael's walking towards me with a concerned look on his face. I swayed from side to side as I readied my sword. My stomach suddenly felt bloated. I suddenly hunch over and throw up on the floor. Michael stepped back as I wiped some leftover vomit on my mouth. I felt a tiny bit better, my head was still swaying from side to side and I still saw two Michaels. I take a deep breath and hunch over again to vomit. The second I was done I look back into one of the Michael's eyes. I ready my sword again and charge at him. He quickly readied his weapon and stepped to the side.

I stumble forward and fell face first onto the ground. I got back up and send a wind arrow in his direction. I felt a burst of wind leave my hand, I was sent back flying and fell into a cold puddle of water. Water splashed on my face as my head hit the ground. I blink a couple of times as I look back at Michael. This time there was only one. My head swayed less as I got back up. I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I charge up my Mp for a few seconds and then quickly opening my eyes.

I send a wind arrow in his direction Michael's eyes suddenly glow a bright brown as he stepped to the side. He did some hand signs, a ball fire launched from his chest. I launch up into the air and send another wind arrow, the fire ball flies beneath me.. He jumped to the side and ran in my direction. I feel my back tingle as a powerful, steaming force smacked me in the side. Sparks flew off my back as a huge hammer made of flames raised over my head. Before I could react the hammer slammed down onto my head. My body was engulfed in the flames as my body quickly fell along with the hammer. My body slammed to the ground as the medical tape on my body burned off. I screamed as the fire faded away. Michael rushed towards me with a cold, expression less look on his eyes. He raised his weapon while his arms glowed red, he smashed his weapon onto my head. My face smashed into the ground. I felt him raising his weapon again. I roll to the side and launch myself into the air. I send a wind arrow at him. He jumped to the side. He did some hand signs, a stream of electricity formed in his hand. He whipped his arm in my direction.

The electricity wrapped around my leg. My skin was seared off as I was yanked to the ground. My back hit the ground with a thud. Michael appeared by my side with his weapon raised. His eyes flashed with images in his eyes. I saw him jumping to the side and then get sent flying back in his eyes. Before I knew it, Michael slammed his weapon into my stomach. Saliva flew out my mouth just from the force of his weapon.

Before he could raise his weapon again, I make some Egyptian symbols behind him. He suddenly turned around and kicked at my Egyptian symbol. He quickly jumped to the side. I get up and swipe at his feet. I know he can't doge in midair. I know for sure he's gonna doge this. Michael jumped over my sword, I send a blast of wind at his chest. He was sent back flying. I launch myself forward. Before he could land I fly past him. Michael somehow landed on his feet, he fell to his knees as I got behind him. An eye ball suddenly appeared on his shirt. The eye ball stared me directly in the eye. I bring my weapon to the side, already preparing to jam my sword into his back. In a flash Michael turned around and swung his weapon into my sides. I stumble to the side while dropping my weapon. He quickly followed it up with him smashing his weapon into my chin.

I fell down with my vision blurred. I try to send a burst of wind at his chest. Nothing came out, not even a tiny gust of wind. I scramble backwards as Michael rushed over to me. I gasped for air. There's no way I'm winning this.

"I give, I give." Michael's eyes turned green as he put his weapon to his side.

"Nice try."

7:42 pm

I bite into my burger angrily. I chew for a bit before looking at Alice. Michael was right beside me while Alice was on the other side. We sat in the middle of the woods because there was no where else to go. I didn't mind the view was nice.

"I still can't believe you accidentally got me drunk."

"I forgot about you're size. It usually works on normal sized people."

"I will be normal sized."

"Doubt it." Michael frowned as he finished his food. I drink my water as Michael stole a few fries from my plate.

"Hey!" Michael quickly stuffed his face with my fries.

"Am still hungry." I roll my eyes as I put the plate in my Inventory. I look over to Alice.

"So how much were you paid?"

"Not alot."

"Good, you're awful at your job."

"I tried."

"You're still bad." She furrowed her eyebrows as she drank her milk. She looked up at the sky and quickly got up.

"Imma go. It's almost eight." I look up at the sky and see the stars. You can't see the stars in a city! Why did I not look up sooner? Michael sighed as he got up.

"Imma go to, my sister gets mad if I get home late." I look up at them as they got up.

"Imma just stay here." I lay down on the grass as they walked away. The second they were out of sight I got up and walked into the woods. Where did I put that paper with those Egyptian symbols again. I hear a stick crunch a few feet away from me. I stop dead in my tracks, as I felt something watching me.

I turn my head to see the guy I fought earlier standing by a tree. In his hand was my sword all new and shiny. He tossed my sword in my direction. It was few feet short. I catch the sword with the wind and I make the sword fly into my hand. I put the sword in my Inventory. He forward with a soft look in his eye. The look was way different from before.

"Can I talk to you about your experience in fighting?" Why does he want to know?

"Sure."

"So... what do you mean about experience? Are you talking about training?" I shake my head.

"Survival, I only fight when I have to."

"What about today then? You didn't have to." I groan internally as I think about the boxes. Should I tell him?

"My friends were doing it, I might as well do it to." He looked at the ground and then quickly looking back up at me.

"Let's fight another time."

"But why? Why should we fight again?"

"To get better."

"I don't need to get better. I don't have to worry about fighting now."

"What about all these attacks on the camp? How are you supposed to get better if you never fight?"

"I can just run. Either way, I fought you and won. Two times!" A shameful look appeared on his face. He pulled a phone from out of his pants and turned it on.

"Where did you get that?"

"My dad gave it to me."

"Oh."

"Anyways just think about it, you have a phone?" I nod and take out my phone. "So what's your phone number?" He wants my phone number? I don't even know it. Wait is there signal here?

"How do you even get signal from here?" His eyes widened as he facepalmed.

"We don't get a signal here."

"Then why have it?"

"It's for my friends from school."

"You go to school?"

"Yeah, my dad wants me to stay here, but my mom still wants me to live like a normal person," he said as he put his phone back in his pockets.

"Is your dad... the god or is your mom the god?" The guy bit his lip as he stared at the ground.

"I-I'm not a demigod, my dad is." I didn't know how to respond. I felt a ping of jealousy form in my chest. I wonder if he has to worry about yokai attacking him? "Look just think about it." He took out his phone again and showed me his number. "You go back to the city soon right? We'll talk later." I go put him in my contacts and put his number in my contacts. As I put him his contacts I notice my contact list was filled with people I didn't know. Who are those people?

"What's your name?"

"Wayne."