The First Attack of Akinoshita (p1)

"Papa! Where are you going?"

My daughter came running to me. She was just like her mother. Her eyes were a light pink and she was blonde, just like her mother. But both their smiles were equally cute.

She jumped onto me and I lifted her. "Who's Papa's favorite girl?!"

"Hehehe! ME!!!" she giggled hugging me tightly.

This was the wonderful life I dreamt of since high school. I loved my wife so much... Now, I loved my daughter just as much I did for her.

"Tsu! Don't be late again! And don't forget! We have to go out today since you didn't take me out last week!"

That was my wife.

"Yes, yes! Akira-chan!"

I laughed as I took my leave from the apartment. Yes... I lived in an apartment... Well, 2031... This was a year with an ever-growing population.

Beginning from 2029, the rate of birth and the population was increasing more than ever. But we had developed, so we found ways to escape the consequences.

I was heading off to the shop to buy some mangas.

"The Gears have attacked the Light Lab of Akomata once again!" the live news roared through the streets.

Man... When would they stop attacking! What are they after! I thought.

Once I reached the shop, I went in and asked the man for the latest chapter of Kiyoshi.

"Haha! Tameoshi-Kun, you're never late! But today... It almost ran out of stock!" the old guy who was the shopkeeper sneered and gave me the manga.

"Thank you, Ogi-san!"

After buying the manga, I walked out of the shop. The cars would fly off to the buildings nearby, each minute.

Sometimes I wonder to myself, what would've happened if the world did not develop. I can't even imagine it.

I was 10 years old in the year 2020. There wasn't even a sign of development. But once we found cosmic technology, we became invincible. We became the true humans.

Then... Life became normal and we adapted to the environment of the current world. Although there were some mishaps.

Some individuals formed certain groups to terrorize and steal power, technology, and the secrets that came into the hands of the smart lads.

But for us who lived in Niyoto (The Capital of Japan), lives were stable.

'But why not Niyoto?' Sometimes I wondered to myself. It was rather strange that the Gears or any other terrorist groups did not attack us.

But I was relieved that they didn't. If my wife or my daughter got hurt, I don't know what I would do to myself.

Just when I was only a few minutes away from the apartment building, I heard this.

"Get down! Get down!!! Terrorists!!!"

A cop announced this as he hovered over my head.

Terrorists! What! Here!??

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. But I was frightened to death. My knees trembled and I cooped up, hiding my head.

Boom! Boom!

Explosions from above. I started to shake. But for some reason, I didn't want to close my eyes.

"Fuck! I can't —"

"Oi! Get the fuck out of here! Uh—" the officer who called out to me got targeted by the terrorists.

Laser beams were whistling past my ears.

"Get down!" the guy yelled as he jumped onto me, grabbing me as he fell onto me. He rolled us both out of the way into cover.

My heartbeat was rising by the minute. The first image that came to my head was my daughter.

"Shit! Mitsu! I need to get to her! No! She... Akira!" I blurted out as I tried to run into the street again. But the cop pulled me back into cover.

"Fool! Stay down! You'll get shot!"

The guy screamed at me. I looked at him with a worried look.

The guy had a mask on his face. It was a dark helmet with a bright red circle on the middle of the face. The cops, the guards armed with high technology.

All of them wore a jacket and they had a huge red circle printed into the back of the jacket.

"Brother! Stay down! And... Who are you looking for?" the guy asked me. I gulped and looked at the building in the far.

I pointed at it and looked at the guard. "My wife and my daughter! They are in that building!"

Sigh... The guard sighed and took a blaster from the side of his jacket. "I fucking came here to take down the terrorists! But... Tell me how she looks like?"

I was so relieved. "Thank you..."

"Tell me how they look like!"

"A little blonde girl! My wife's blonde too! You'll know when you see them! Please! Help them!"

The guard nodded and raised his hand. There were clouds of smoke covering the streets. Some cars have crashed into the street.

Suddenly, a hoverboard came flying towards the guard. Just as the hoverboard came to him, he jumped on it and took off into the air.

That was some skill, I thought to myself.

"Here! Take this and protect your damn self, citizen!" the guard threw me a gun and took off with his hoverboard. I didn't even manage to catch the gun.

"Huh... Please... Be safe Akira!" I whispered to myself as I ran off towards a car that had crashed into the street.

I took cover under the car and glanced at the battle that was taking place in mid-air.

"Don't fail cop!"

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Damn... You're too soft Jason!

I hovered through the air towards the building the guy pointed out to me. Gears were flying all around the place, some even mounted in hoverbikes.

With just a blaster in my hand, I was kinda useless anyway.

What had the damn gears planned! What the fuck was in that tank that came to the town! That must be some next-generation shit!

"Officer 32! What is your position! Please back us up near the tank! We need you! We—" Before cap could speak, I stopped him.

"I lost my damn gun! Gears! Ten o'clock! And this time... It's a fucking two legs!"

Two legs... One of the next-level war mechas that had been built by the Light Lab. And Gears had managed to steal all of their stock. I was wondering when they would decide to use the mech!

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