Prologue 1 - Where?

Chūnibyō, a term reffered to individuals that enacts or projects their fantasies to real world, it is commonly called as "Eighth Grader Syndrome" in English-speaking Countries. Unfortunately, I, Kureha Reimei, was once inflicted by this disease and only 2 months has passed since I was freed from it but even though I finally managed to convince myself that all of it was only my imagination. My chūnibyō side still resurfaces on some occassions and haunts me every night.

"Ha..." Sighing heavily, I stared at the old notebook that was being held by my two small hands. This notebook contains the abilities and fantasies I thought of during my Chūnibyō phase and for some reason, I hesitate everytime I was about to throw it in the trash.

"Just why can't I throw you away?" This question keep crossing my head everyday and I still can't figure out the answer to it. Is it because I still can't get over being a delusional teenager, or is it because of the joy I experienced when I write my fantasies on it? I don't know...but maybe if I opened it again I can finally answer this question that keep repeating in my head.

"Yosh!" Coming to a decision, I braced myself for the incoming cringeness and opened the notebook. When I opened it the first words I saw was enough for me to cringe inwardly.

[Flames of Abyss]

An ability that I thought of when I was 13, and the description of it was 'the Flames from the Abyss that burns everything near it to ashes.' (What a great description me!) I sweat dropped at the short description that the 13 yr old me gave my Chūnibyō personality's main ability. As I was about to flip the page, I noticed that there is more description of it but this handwriting isn't mine....

(This handwriting... It's Rin-kun's...)

I smiled in melancholy as I caressed the handwriting of my former best friend and partner, Takarajima Rin. He's my one and only Chūnibyō friend during my time as a middle schooler and one of the reason why I finally quit being one. You may ask why he's one of the reason why I quit being a Chūnibyō, its because of me that he died of car accident. If I only didn't froze up in front of the incoming truck in the middle of the street, he would be living happily with his family right now...

(No this isn't the time about remembering sad memories! Get yourself together, Kureha!) Shaking my head to prevent the sad thoughts that was about to enter my mind, I locked my gaze at the description written by Rin. 'This flames powered by the abyss burns everything to nothingness, including time and space. As she just awakened this power, Kureha still cannot release its full might.'

Flames powered by the abyss huh... Come to think of it, I have some weird addiction to Lovecraft that time. I should probably look into it again later. Once I finished reading the description, I flipped the page to look at the next idea but a robotic voice that seemingly spoke in my mind stopped me from doing so.

[Acquisition of the Unique Skill: Abyss Flames... Successful]

Eh? What was that? Did somebody just speak in my mind...no it's impossible since telepathy doesn't exist. Might be my Chūnibyō mind acting up again, I really probably learn how to think like a normal human girl later I guess huh...

Dismissing what happened earlier, I returned my attention to the notebook in my hands and at the ability written in the next page. 'Eye of the Sage, the left mystic eye of the Sage, that breaks the rules of the world, to analyze anything in his sight and embed it into his brain directly or copy it.'

Ughh... This ability... It is basically me using my enhanced eyesight to the fullest to analyze every detail of my enemies movements in Kendo. I also once used this to copy my seatmate's answer in test. As I was about to go into the next page, the same voice that I heard in my mind earlier spoke again.

[Acquisition of the Unique Skill 'Eye of the Sage'.... Successful]

What the hell!? Am I finally going insane?! No, no, no! It's just your Chūnibyō persona making things up again, Kureha! Suddenly the sky shined so bright which made me look up only to see a pillar of light crashing down to me. What the actual fuck!?!

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Inside the thick forest, a girl could be seen laying down peacefully in the middle of large and tall trees, while being surrounded by squirrels. Her slightly unkept, lustrously waist-length light-gray hair rests in the grassy ground with a few leaves stuck on it. She was wearing a white collared shirt with a black tie, black jumper skirt with frilly ends, white thigh-highs, and brown knee-high laced boots. In her side was a blade seemingly a katana, sheathed in a brown scabbard. This girl is Kureha Reimei.

A few moments later, Kureha finally opened her eyes and revealed the gentle look of it. She slowly sat up before rubbing her bleary gray-colored eyes, and scanning her surroundings with it. After examining her surroundings Kureha, in confusion, voiced out, "Eh... Where the fuck am I?"

[End of Prologue - 1]

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