Chapter 1

Whenever i wake up these past months, i have a dream of a team of people fighting with what it seems to be with magic in the city. blood can be seen all over in the buildings. the last moment i see before i wake up is someone calling my name and telling me to run away but when I want to ask the person why should I run away, I always wake up crying.

i always ask myself What is magic? A question many researchers are trying to find out. Though the research on magic has been banned after the war. Everything in this world can be written in a magic language and magic is the reaction between the language and its Eidoa- emodiment of magic. it's like how the language is an foundation and the eido particles is the things added to it that's make it the product. . Each symbol represents each actions. people have decoded the language for many years and it has been used for good and evil. Many people still try to seek out the answers on what is magic and where it originates from, I did not really care much about magic until The incident 8 years ago. It's already the year 2050, I have already given up on trying to pursue magic at all a long time ago. I rather live a peaceful life on the outskirts of the city than do that again.

I woke up early in the morning, I am already 21 years old. to be honest, I was already giving up on life already. I wake up, do the daily routine, I rarely go outside exception is for work but I usually just say stay home. the only person I talk to is my neighbour. " Katou, good morning, it's rare to see you going outside"

The person speaking to me is Maria, My neighbor living in the next room, i usually do not interact with people too much but she always tries to talk to me whenever she sees an opening.

"I'm going to the city for something important" i mumbled as i quickly walked downtown the stairs of the shophouse. She stared at me as I left in a hurry, " why does he always try to run away when im talking to him"

"she never saw the knife in my pocket right," i thought to myself as i run to the train station. im late to my appointment with my client.

"The city has really changed" I thought to myself. There used to be so many People showing off... people having competitions using magic enchantment.... Scholars talking about their research at the Cafe... And now everyone is selling things on the streets in the present... people struggling to get a job.... Kids who used to have fun competitions now is left at home studying... Research nowadays is probably about How to reverse the process of magic... well I don't know that much I'm not a researcher myself

Exiting the train station, I went to the outskirts of the National University of Mysteria. quickly slip into a dark alleyway in the city, I met with a mysterious young man

" you got the new intel on the new policy" he asked me

"yes, The new anti - magic machine is finished by the mInistry of magic a few days ago at the Osta research facility. The location of the facility is on the map i gave you. Now where is the money you prom... hey, why are running away" the audacity of the guy to run away 

he ignored my words and continue run away. " come back here". Running through the small alleyway, there is no way i could catch up to him. i was not an very sporty person,

"you leave me with my no choice, i NEED THAT MONEY"

inner monologue: " by reconstructing the composition of the eidos in the air and imagine the symbols in my head, i can catch up to him in no time" using the ACD(Assistant Converter Device) on my hand and Eido particles are seen flying around my body

Movement type Magic spell: Extremespeed...

"Wait, are you crazy using magic in public".

"hmm. its only illegal if you are caught, now if you are running away, it means you dont have the money right, maybe i should just kill you off" i pointed my knife at the man's neck, blood start gush out

Offensive Magic spell: Air pressure

"Very interesting" That push me back and he continued running. I was sent flying into the trash can nearby in the dark alleyway. i Was tired of this chase already, i decided to end this off quickly. I concentrate on the Magic spell I was going to use in my head

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The young man stopped in his tracks and try to catch up his breath. He looked back and saw katou coming down from up high

"Huh,how did... how did you come here so fast" He said as he was still trying to catch his breath

"I went over and climbed the buildings by increasing friction in my shoes. though it took some time to climb the building and jumping over bulidings so let me ask you again young man, where is the money"

he sat down and sighed giving up, telling me to meet him here tomorrow in the afternoon and he give me his money. he gave me his ACD device as assurance. "you better come back tomorrow". I am a month late on my rent payment already, god damn it

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The next day*

Waiting at the Same location in the small alleyway in the city, i started reading a book about ancient civilization for a few hours. Cars was zooming by at the road close by and tons of students are walking down the street next to me. I was getting bored already

i waited until a little girl show up at the meet up spot. she is wearing a pink ribbon with short black hair and a annoyed look on her face. she was wearing a Yellow T-shirt and short pants. thinking she was a lost kid, i started walking up to her and asked her a question.

"uh, are you lost, where are your parents... i could maybe..." punch* "why does everyone who meets me thinks im a lost kid" she showed Katou her student ID "im 19 years old, understand, IM 19"

"Thats hurt...why do you need to punch me" she ignored my question, i tried asking her another question. "uh who are you " she ignored my question again, i was getting annoyed, after a few seconds later she said" hmm, Im here to give you the money for yesterday" she looked very mad as she said this

"Where is the young man from yesterday, i need to return the ACD device to him,"

She again ignored my question and just took the ACD device from my hand and she said "You sure are an impatient guy, arent you, here is the $250 for the information you gave us" she turned around and started walking towards the university while mumbling under her breath.

"That boneless bastard Takashi, im make sure to give him hell when i come back to base. i was in the middle of a lesson."

I went back confused thinking that the same guy would be there. "who exactly is that girl"