As Max walked out of the front doors of the mansion, he discovered that woman was blocking his path, standing with her arms folded. Max stopped just outside the doors and dropped his duffel bag. “Oh, look, if it isn’t one of Kita’s S-ranked Assassins. I like to think the “S” stands for Soul Crusher.” “Oh, look, if it isn’t the annoying little brother of the S-rank Assassin that’s more kind, more reliable, and way more good-looking than you’ll ever be.” “I don’t really care. I don’t really like you in that way, Kira. So what do you want?” “I wanted to talk to you. It’s been a while since we’ve crossed paths.” A gentle breeze swept through the area as Max and Kira locked into each other’s eyes. “Talk to me? Are you trying to have a reunion or something? Just let me leave for this dumb mission, Kira.” “What makes the mission dumb?” “Everything.” “Everything, as in… ?” “Everything.” Wind swir

The afternoon sun had begun to sink into the horizon. Poofy, cotton-like clouds dotted the sky as brittle, brown leaves floated through the air and the calls of birds who had not yet hibernated echoed throughout the landscape.Amongst that landscape was a somewhat small but a certainly dilapidated houses. The subtle cracks in the brickwork and the invasive overgrowth of weeds and bushes complimented the structure’s appearance.As the passerby humans and the straggling birds returned to their respective nests for yet another night off from the story of life, creaking sounds from the well-aged house’s floorboards could be heard from the outside world. The creaking sounds were eventually followed by the sound of an opening door.Suddenly, the ramshackle house no longer produced noise.Tamashi and Sensei stood in the doorway to the house’s guest bathroom. The student and the teacher both appeared to be utterly confused and disgusted.

“Three… two… one… go.”——Savior: Original Story by OneSevenEightEpisode: Framed Perspective - Part 25——The boy with messy black hair and profoundly blue eyes launched himself forward as the ring of lightning above began to shower sparks over the battlefield.As Tamashi raced towards the white-haired Seishin of Lightning, Rai threw his hands to his sides and began to cackle.“SO THAT’S HOW YOU’RE GONNA START? YOU COULDN’T BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS, TAMAYO! GET READY TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED!”Rai reared back his right arm, drawing lightning into his clenched fist. Tamashi reacted by launching himself off the ground, sending himself speeding through the air.“YOU BETTER DODGE, TAMAYO!”“Nah, I don’t think I will.”Tamashi closed in on Rai while keeping himself just below Rai’s arm. As Rai low

The colorful, vibrant beauty of the limitless Void’s sunset sky was interrupted by the appearance of a swath of fresh crimson-red blood.Rai’s brilliant white hair intermingled with droplets of his own blood as he was forced back by Tamashi’s powerful kick. The painful sound of Rai crashing into the ground echoed for miles throughout the never-ending expanse. The landing was accompanied by a gasp of pain released from Rai’s mouth.Tamashi slowly and methodically lowered his leg to the sky-like ground. He shifted his arms to the empty space behind his head and began to relax his breathing.‘I won. I really won. I won a real fight.’Tears formed around the base of each of Tamashi’s ocean blue eyes. He slowly picked up his right arm and proceeded to use it to wipe his eyes. At the same time, his lips parted to form a bright, expressive smile.——Tamashi towered over Rai’s limp

A bright, fiery sun hovered in the sky as clouds drifted underneath. Below the horizon was a grassy field, dotted with the occasional oak tree. As leaves turned red and detached into the wind, two figures stood on the green surface at a moderate distance apart.Leaves swirled about the field as the older man with salt-and-pepper hair and environmentally-friendly green eyes extinguished his cigarette.“Alright, it’s been a week. Now, show me the result of that time spent, Tamashi.”Across the field, the teen boy with shaggy black hair and navy blue eyes answered the man’s request with a confident smile.“Right! Here we go!”The wind abruptly softened into a breeze, as if the sky was holding its breath.Sensei flashed a smirk as he initiated a brisk run towards Tamashi.“What’s up with this, Sensei? You’re the one who said-“As Sensei lessened the gap to 20 feet, Tamashi