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- "xyz" - conversation and narration
xyz - thoughts/internal voice
xyz - voice amplification / All might
xyz-sign language , hand signs
Chapter 1
Saturday , like every Saturday in Japan at this time of year . The clouds dissipated showing the world the brilliance of the sun , kids were doing what was the norm for their age , adults were talking to each other , old men were complaining about change and heroes were patrolling handing out a few autographs in the process . In a certain single-family home , 6-year-old Izuku Midoriya was practicing .
This was not unusual for kids his age , many practiced / played with their quirks with the dream of becoming the best hero but the situation here was different . The kid was dripping with sweat brandishing a wooden sword , the very room in which he practiced was also different from the norm , in addition to the absurd amount of All Might's white teeth in every form , be it posters , figurines , collector cards or sheets . A strange fact was the presence of hero No. 2 , Endeavor , two eternal rivals in respected at the same time by one child .Every person entering this room left with one thought "fanboy" .
Other things stood out , on the wall above the bed were two European swords , separate shelves were occupied by old figurines and on the desk was a stack of books . The books themselves looked quite old but more important were their covers , unlike other books in the house , whether romances of Izuku's mother , Inko Midoriya or legal codes these books had inscriptions written in the Latin alphabet . Of the last things was a metal pointed medallion contorted into a wolf's head with an open maw and a bracelet ending in a silver cross . Izuku continued to practice with his sword until he heard the door lock .
-Izuku ! I came back from shopping ."-Inko said in a calm voice , putting down -Will you help me with the cooking ?
- Yes . I was just planning a break . -he put down his training equipment and looked at the desk where the bracelet lay . -I hope that when I meet it again and return it . - With this thought he left the room in the direction of the kitchen returning his thoughts to the events of years ago .
2 years ago
At the clinic Izuku and Inko waited for the results of the tests to determine izuku's quirk . The boy himself could not stand , he was writhing impatiently holding an All Might figure . The doctor who examined him first confirmed the presence of the quirk , little Izuku was missing one joint in his little finger which was the easiest way to diagnose the presence of the quirk .Another sign was his eyes , they had changed a few days ago .Instead of two green eyes with round pupils their place was adorned with two horizontal pupils with emerald irises of unusual luster . They were currently waiting for the results from the genetics lab , despite the great stagnation of technology due to the quirks many departments were thriving , mainly those related to the quirks .
-Midoriya , the results are ready .- said the nurse with movable hair , signing more papers while bundles of hair were engaged in serving and sorting documents .
They entered the doctor's office , Izuku all the way wanted to run up to the doctor and ask for the results , before this stunt he was guarded by his mother holding her little son's hand .
The doctor ordered the two to sit on chairs , looking between them and a piece of paper .
- Well , Mrs. Midoriya being sincere I must congratulate you on the happiness of your son," said the doctor with joy in his voice after which his face clouded over, "and sad to think of the possible consequences of young Izuku's quirk .
Midoriya matriarch's smile instantly disappeared from his face and fear set in his eyes .
- Can the doctor explain izuku's quirk ? Will his quirk affect his life strongly ? Will it hurt him ?"- The next questions were not understood by the doctor of the game began to go into mumbling mode .
-No Mrs. Midoriya ,- the smile returned to the doctor's face rubbing his lush mustache in the process -even better his quirk will allow him to heal faster and better than the rest . And this is not the end of good news .
This calmed Inko down for now but turned on a new wave of anxiety "Will Izuku be a punching bag ? Will he be too reckless ? What are the limits of his weirdness ? " with the last thought she dismissed the disturbing string while waiting for the rest of the diagnosis .
-At the moment we managed to select and discover the following traits , the quirk itself has a lot of unknowns in it and you will have to update its index several times .- breath - So , in addition to regeneration your son generally has a mutation of the body providing increased senses , strength , agility . From the transformational features we discovered the ability to change hands and face and the transformation of the body into a pseudo-gas state .
Dr. Tsubasa got down his chair and approached the four-year-old who was writhing with joy . -Choice boy , try to concentrate on your hands and face and think that you want to change them .Mostly all you need is the right muscle tension or the thought itself .
Izuki jumped off the chair leaving the figure with his mother . To both adults it looked funny and adorable when a four-year-old focuses with his eyes closed . But that moment disappeared as quickly as All Might's fight while on patrol . Izuku opened his eyes and saw his mother's frightened face and the doctor's head spinning with the words " as expected " .
The doctor went to the desk and took the mirror . In the meantime the 4 year old looked at his hands . They were not the plump hands of a 4 year old , the fingers had lengthened slightly while the nails had lengthened they were 3 times longer than his fingers . He wanted to touch his face but was afraid to cut his new claws .
- Young man , next week I invite you and your mother for more tests for today this should be enough .-finished showing him his reflection .
The four-year-old's face was more angular, as if someone had sucked out some of the muscle, some of the veins he had no idea were visible, his nose had changed, more angular showing the nostrils .The teeth protruded above his mouth, each of them sharp as if he had replaced them with decent fangs, the place of his upper fangs was adorned with 3 times longer fangs he wasn't sure if how to close his mouth. He was most frightened of his eyes , emerald irises which he was proud of because he inherited them from his mother stood out even more against the black sclera . Fear with its appearance returned him yago normal face and dissolve into the air among the bloody mist .
A few days passed after Izuku's diagnosis,Inko informed Hisaishi and Bakugou. The last ones wanted (mainly Mitsuki) to meet in the park, talk and the kids would play in the nearby square next to the forest.
Izuku ran up to Katsuki and his two "butlers," a skinny boy with extended fingers and overweight with dragon wings.
-Hey Deku! Have you finally got your quirk?
-Yes Kachan! But I do not know all the possibilities.Currently, I can turn into a red mist and I have body enhancement and regeneration. The doctor described it as a mutant-transformer. - He finished by slightly twisting his leg waiting for their reactions.
-Ha! I was right that your quirk will be nothing unusual. Maybe you will discover something later, the most important thing you have a quirk you can be a hero or at least my helper! - he let out a few mini explosions towards the sky then looked into the forest. - Forward Bakugou agency you need to beat some villains.
-Hai! - the two "butlers" gushed with joy
They moved in a line :katsuki in front, izuku at the end, the others in the middle.
This was their favorite pastime, surveying the forest saying they were taking away the bad guys' territory. They all walked, no matter what obstacle with Bakugou proudly in front, they were currently walking along the tree connecting the two banks of the stream, the stream itself was about 2-3 meters below them and was from 0.5 meters wide. Izuku was worried about his colleagues, the risk of falling is high and the stream after winter brought all sorts of things.
Out of the whole group, bad luck pulled the bakugou down into the stream. So much luck that the water cushioned the fall.
-I'm fine,‖ he shook off the water and looked up, the others knelt down to see him sending comments about how unusual he was. Almost everyone was there except one person. A young blond man was engulfed by a shadow that rose from the red mist.
-Are you all right? I hope you are all right? - the green-haired man extends his hand to him with concern for his friend.
What he forgot was that in order to get to Kachan he used his gift fully and not just walking through the fog.
Both looked into each other's eyes, anger was painted on the blond man's face and fear on the green man's because he just noticed his claws
- He doesn't need help!!! -
Katsuki spurned his hand and pushed him into the stream. He ran off leaving the boy and before the rest and in the background Izuku heard the first of many expressions that would follow him for years.
-Monster! A villain! He has the gift of a villain!
The words hurt him more than the rocks that entered his arms.
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That day went down in memory as the loss of his first friend .Also because the diagnosis his father behaved a little differently . Previously he would inquire what his quirk might be , if it had appeared and the like . Now during the video call there was none of that , instead he announced his promotion at work and the need to move from a branch in South Korea to England . Izuku grimaced at the thought of more distance between him and his perpetually absent father . Although Izuku was , is and will be an extremely smart man did not understand but will eventually figure it out . His father abandoned him .
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After the incident in the stream came the return to the kindergarten . There it was no better , everyone by courtesy of Katsuki and his lackeys knew what kind of quirk he had . No child wanted to play with him , they looked at him with fear and more insults on their lips .If they had any engagement with him it ended in physical injury . Izuku didn't know whether to curse his regeneration if he could or enjoy it , the kids were brutal but he didn't have to worry his mother with bruises or scars . He tried to show that he wasn't bad , that he could be a hero but it ended with Katsuki exploding and saying " you useless Deku " . Being Deku and a monster became a daily occurrence until he cracked .
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It was already the middle of August Friday , Izuku sat in his room watching once again the debut of his idol while waiting for his mother's dinner . Inko came into the dark room , the first thing was the lack of reaction from her son , the second was the sound of crying . Izuku with a weeping face turned towards his mother .
-Mom , he is such a cool character .... Can I also ...be ...like him ?
Inko's heart contracted and broke at the sight of her only child trying not to cry over his fate . She had to give him support and I think she had a way . She once shared with her son the information that before she gave birth to him she was a lawyer but she concealed some facts . She was a lawyer , a lawyer for heroes and high profile families . She had numerous contacts with heroes and in case of an urgent return to the profession she did an update of her knowledge of heroes every few months . She did not have specialized knowledge of their quirks but basic information and a lot of information about their heroic activities . One of the old cases was about psychological damage to two children rescued from a villain by Vlad King . The kids had a great fear of blood and needles and the parents did nothing to help the children . Eventually the case was won by Vlad who after that joined as a teacher in the UA.
The plan to improve the mood of the son was fairly ready , it was only left to implement it .
- Izuku .- in a soft voice and with a calm step she approached - You can be a hero with your gift . There are many heroes who may have bad looks or a gift .
Izuku's eyes turned to the screen , he saw the man known as Vlad King .The first thoughts that came were that the character was tough , the fangs from his lower jaw sticking out plus the scar on his cheek gave some fear .
-Do you know what people call him? - he shook his head - They call him a hero with a vampire quirky .
-Vampire ? - tilted his head trying to understand the term .
- The vampire is a creature that originated in the culture even centuries before the quirk . Your gift is similar to descriptions or imagery , you still have to come up with a name for your quirk but that is only after you eat .
They both went to the kitchen , a light supper , all the time he repeated the word vampire in his mind . The child's mind was curious about what it was about these creatures that people were afraid of them and they stayed in the culture for so long . Before he returned to the room he asked his mother to write "vampire " on a piece of paper in all ways . It will make his research easier .
He had another 3-4 hours before Inko admonishes him to sleep . He was so lucky that the search engine was set to graphics . He typed in vampire in English because his mother said they originated in Europe and so he began his research .
An hour and a half of looking through the images did not inspire understanding in Izuku . Most were of people with longer fangs and pale skin . Yes his fangs were longer and he hid them but when he used the fullness of his gift his teeth were impressive , he could bite through metal with them but had not yet tried . Other images were a little scary but seeing his transformation numbed him a little or maybe it was the effect of his gift . He found nothing similar to himself , the only thing that interested him was some graphics from some anime with a vampire fighting using two guns in a red cloak . It was nearing bedtime so he browsed the last minutes further , until he came across a graphic . The image showed a man in what he could describe most simply as dark leather clothes with a bag of plants , more attention was drawn to the graphic below . The same figure but with long claws and a face similar to Izuku . They clicked and saw the page . The site was wikipedia until it was a wonder how long it has been in operation and survived the dark age of quirk . He put on his headphones and turned on the voiceover of the page .
This day went down in his memory as the beginning of the direction of his heroic path .
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After that Izuku took his time to learn to read and learn new words as soon as possible , admittedly he knew a little but that was not enough to explore. After weeks of study, he was able to explore and was drawn into this strange fantasy world. Understanding the world written by Andrzej Sapkowski, learning how to pronounce his name took a while, it was compared to documents about the dawn of quirks, discrimination against non-humans, mages compared to people with strong gifts who were under the strict control of the powers as an addition to their arsenal, rational monsters to people with strong mutations.
And the most important person , the main character, Geralt of Rivia, despite being a fictional character written more than two centuries ago Izuku felt common waves from him. A man, or rather a mutant, who did his job solving problems with monsters, rejected by society because of his otherness, a character with a good moral compass not counting his love dilemmas. For Izuku, Witchers were like avengers or first generation heroes, fighting evil but killing what was evil. He could not deny it, the Witchers fought effectively, their scroll of the sword resembling a dance of death. They created analysis journals, Bestiaries, something Izuku had recently started doing with crayons.
The Witcher was not the only character Izuku spent hours of his attention on. The other character was a person from a graphic from weeks ago. A vampire of the taller Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy. You could say a natural enemy of the witcher and he was his friend. It took a while to understand their relationship in the books as well as the games, but like every thing in this universe it paid off. Regis had a similar power, even the fact that the blood he drank acts on him like alcohol, Izuku was drunk after the first sip, he had a pattern to identify with when it came to the gift. When it came to personality, he became a role model, an authority that he had nowhere else to go. He learned from him that knowledge in many things is power, Geralt was also acquainted in various sciences but not the same as Regis, herbalism, medicine, law, cuisine and culture.
Two pillars. Two fictional characters. Gerald a role model for battle, heroism, partly with his philosophy to life. Regis, a model of knowledge, a colleague after the gift, a determinant of life.
--In the meantime, Hisashi was still sending money home but was starting to be late with transfers. Inko started recording video and phone calls, working with underground heroes taught her that a little paranoia is good, maybe she would find some clues such as blackmail at work. It was December and Christmas was approaching, she called him while he was at work and heard a phrase from his workmate that collapsed her world.
-Hey Hisashi! When are you getting married to Iris? Preferably as soon as possible when you can't see that she is pregnant.
She had it recorded and thank God she was sitting , her heart broke into more pieces than she can count . The man she loved , the man who vowed fidelity to her until death had a mistress . Now it made sense , his promotion .His move .That woman was his backup plan , a woman with a probably strong quirk and her child would be born with a powerful heroic quirk , He had always talked to Izuku about a possible quirk , the most likely was pyrokinesis and he was born with a quirk he called quite aptly "The Vampire Higher" .
She quickly ended the call and checked that she had it recorded , it hurt even more the second time she listened but she would not let this man hurt her only child . She started to unleash the war machine , evidence in the form of a recording and irregular transfers , she called the best lawyers in the case who knew and liked her , she also had the support of several friends . In April she won the case , their old house was sold and all the money went to Inko , Hisashi covered the costs of the trial and had to hand over a substantial sum because Inko did not want alimony from him and returned to her profession
Inko found a pretty good single-family house in a neighborhood similar to the one Mitsuki lives in . The house itself was simple , on a rectangular plan .The biggest advantage was the backyard where Izuku can play and exercise , an additional plus was the greenhouse built by the previous owners and a storeroom full of potential for use .
The house inside had a large living room , kitchen , two bathrooms and several rooms . Izuku's room overlooking the greenhouses , Inko's bedroom , Inko's study for work on the first floor , two guest rooms plus a storage room .
This was the place of their new start , she swore to herself that she would ensure a good future for Izuku and protect him . One thing she did not know , that Izuku himself made a similar promise .
-Year ago , Summer
Izuku stood facing Katsuki and the two butlers , behind his back on the ground was kneeling a girl dressed in a white button-down shirt and a black knee-length skirt . The girl was crying or trying to stop crying , her whole body was slightly in soot but her hair was the most affected . Vegetable type quirks are very susceptible to fire , plus the fact that often the condition of the vegetal elements affect the health of the wearer , for example: by extra breathing and producing oxygen directly into the blood of the wearer reducing the burden on the lungs . Very convenient , if there were other circumstances he was going to ask her for some answers to his questions but at the moment what mattered was to leave her as soon as possible and drink water , she had lost a good percentage of her ability to breathe without even knowing it'. Some facts about quirks are not given unless you go to a higher level specialist or you are a nerd like him .
Currently Izuku kept his gift on a firm leash , until he was boiling to release his claws and bare his fangs but it would end in more pain for him and the risk of the hero's reaction .
-Stupid Deku ! You are going to stand up for this extra ! We were about to finish enforcing her rules that apply here ! - Typically for him the words , rather a shout went towards Izuku . The vampire asked to be released but did not .
- Kachan ! Your behavior is not befitting a hero !"- he turned his head slightly and directed his gaze to the girl , he heard her raise her head - When they attack me run away . I can handle - He smiled without showing his fangs and turned towards the opponents .
-You heard Deku ! He is going to preach to me ! Let's show him who is the strongest that is me !
And they jumped on Izuku . The smell of burnt caramel was very present as well as the sound of firecrackers which was an additional pain for Izuku due to his heightened senses . The most important thing is that the girl escaped and the pain was accustomed to after the study of quirk . When Katsuki and his "colleagues" satisfied with themselves went leaving him on the ground with burns and cuts.
Being sure that he was alone he released the quirk. Regeneration increased over time . After manifestation , wounds such as a 5 cm cut overgrew in 2 hours , wounds from stones from the stream healed after 20 hours because of the depth . The doctor predicted that the severed hand would return in 2 days .
Now shallow wounds would close in about an hour or as now in 30 mins if he knows he will be wounded in specific places . Regeneration is mostly passive but has can affect it , as Regis described "the vampire has to blend into human society" . , learning to control which wounds to heal first resulted in the knowledge that it can prepare cells for repair or disable the regeneration process altogether but the last aspect requires an iron will .Learning to withhold regeneration paid off because the torturers did not increase the penalties but until they noticed it healed faster .
He got up , shook off the dust and soot and was about to run home , the wounds have partially closed and when he is within reach of the house there will be no trace of them . He ran if not for a detail on the ground .A strange bracelet was left where the girl lay . It had a high-gloss metallic cross and a large number of beads in groups . It will be better to take it and give it to her later , her mother will probably be angry if she is late .
Izuku tried to grasp the object in his small hands but immediately let go after an attack of pain and hissing in his hand . Silver , the only thing that can seriously injure . The experiment with the silver was the most painful and frightening because the silver ball chewed through a good portion of the skin and reached the bones a little destroying them if he had not dropped it would have passed right through his hand . An additional disadvantage is that the silver particles easily penetrate and prevent regeneration until the silver is completely expelled from the wound .
He grabs so as not to touch the cross and runs . After a few minutes he is home , Inko is in the living room reading a magazine published by one of the companies under the name of Yaoyorozu.
The door lock interrupted her reading and she immediately turned towards the door .
-Izuku ? Again, kids were accosting you because of your weirdness ?
-No mom but another girl .She ran away but left this.
She looked at her son's find .She looked at the bracelet in her hand , the fact that he did not hold it all in his hand immediately indicated the presence of silver .
-Izuku let me tell you a little about the find .-she knelt down and leveled her gaze with her son- It looks like an ordinary bracelet but it is a rosary . So she as well as her family are followers of an old religion before the quirks called Christianity .-she checked to see if he was listening and had no questions- The religion itself doesn't hold up well like many similar ones but they still are and this is one of the items that has special significance in their practice .
Are you going to give it back ?- her son nodded , glad that she raised him well - Well just describe this girl and we will look for her in a while .
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They searched several times for this girl but there was no trace of her . They must have come as tourists .For Izuku he had a new goal he must give this girl back her doom so he started wearing it as a bracelet . It hurt like hell when the silver touches the skin but he learned to ignore the pain and direct the regeneration creating some resistance but the resistance never came .
But what was the point . For a random person . An additional concern was the fact that he belongs to a faith that considered vampires to be the creation of Satan , the enemy of their faith .Will it be like with the rest of the people , she will call him a monster and leave .
This spiral of thoughts haunted him already in the evening and he tried to drive away the thoughts TV .
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Izuku sat in the living room waiting for dinner . Inko was in the kitchen and did not need help , Izuku himself was exhausted and had to drink a glass of blood . They have an extra refrigerator in the pantry with a supply of blood , he can heal and rest faster after blood but it will be like after drinking a significant amount of alcohol that's why he drinks in glasses to build up immunity gradually .
How Inko agreed to it . The simple fact that at the first test as he took a spoonful of blood he fainted . Within a year by gradual assimilation he has developed a blood/alcohol immunity and can drink a glass (30 ml = two large spoons ) without significant effects .She did not want to hear the children make fun of Izuku and get him drunk using raw meat , animal blood also gets him drunk but they needed about 200 g of blood meat for that .
Plunged into a spiral of negativity he flipped channels .Despite the hope that he would be a hero the part that he was a monster was in his mind .
Regis and Geralt were called that and they still fought or lived even though people could or would attack them at any time . He might have missed the details because he used the internet and wanted to read the original books . For his birthday his mother ordered him the first book all the way from Poland , mainly because of the lack of Japanese editions and the fact that he wanted to learn Polish , he had been learning English since he discovered All Might .
Will mom lose her job because of him ? That he has a monster child ? Will they hail him as a budding villain ?...
-Welcome to "Great interviews from great heroes " today we will start with the famous interview from 8 years ago with No. 2 Endeavour .-the announcer plays the video .
A program that sometimes Izuku liked to watch although most of the interviews and is on the internet but the outside commentary over the years has been a nice addition .
-Good evening . -the host nodded her head to the camera with her No. 2 Hero -Today's guest is our longtime hero No. 2 Endeavour .
-Good evening .-voice loud as always feel the power in it .
-Endeavour-I myself congratulate you for maintaining your No. 2 position despite other strong candidates . You are still targeting No. 1 .
-Thank you - you can see a slight twitch of the eyes at the mention of No. 2 but he still kept the same tone - And yes . I would even say that it is the duty of the hero to develop and improve all the time and the position in the ranking is a physical manifestation of the result .
-Interesting wording .
-But my position depends on the assessment of the government like public opinion and mentality . -his gaze softened as well as looked away -In the old days the heroes holding the top ranking had different quirks as well as often changed their positions .
-With the last sentence it is true . I myself remember how the rankings were able to change until the advent of All Might .Sorry but I don't understand what you mean by "mentality" ?
-I explain . What do you associate fire with ?
-With fire .-with a slight hesitation not to offend Pro.
He snapped his fingers -Exactly .Fire is always associated by people with fire but also with safety and warm food .But fire and its destructive power always come first . That is why people trust All Might more because of the control of its power , as some compare it to the power of Hercules from Greek mythology .
-True point . Although I will say that it is a bit of a struggle against the impossible . Although our society has finally accepted quirk as a part of everyday life -she looked at her fingernails which released a light green smoke- the fear of fire and fire will probably never go away .
-That's why he continues to work hard .-his voice gained power but not fear but motivation -As you can see not only quirk the hero works . Body and mind work together with quirk and hard work and determination bring results . That's why my hero name is Endeavour and although many have told me that my goal is unattainable , impossible or that I should give up I am standing here in spite of it .
The studio was filled with applause .-Thank you very much for this interview and I wish everyone a restful night .Good night .
The program continued , they showed an interview of Gang Orca's debut but it was not important to Izuku . The words of the burning hero were spreading in his head .
-Dangerous gift .People associate it with pain . Many were against him .-And many other words passed his lips but in his head remained those "not only quirk ". , "hard work and determination ".
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This interview has hardened his resolve to be a Hero .
He had four pillars according to which he shaped his future .
First . All Might . Symbol of heroism and protection of the people . Admiration for this man made him find his purpose in life .
Second . Geralt of Riviai . Symbol of combat and life of a reject . Izuku did not want to always use the power of the Vampire so he learned swordsmanship . Blunt weapons are better suited to fighting people than his claws . And learning to cope when everyone sees you as a pest .
Third . Regis . Symbol of vampire power and knowledge . His quirk and the power of the Vampire High from "The Witcher " were too similar to each other , he was learning and with his new power he had an anchor to reach for . Learning many things was ideal to kill time and created a hobby .
Fourth . Endeavour .Symbol of determination and hard work . A person to whom he could return in a moment of uncertainty whether he was up to the task . Physical manifestation of the struggle against adversity .
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-.ku! Izuku !
The voice of his beloved mother snapped him out of his thoughts .
-Yes mom ?
-Izuku , my child you are off again and the food is cooling . Tomorrow they are opening a new section in the library . Maybe you will find a new friend there .-she smiled radiantly while returning to eating
-Thank you . I hope that girl over there remembers her doom .
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We see a detached house surrounded by a beautiful garden and fountains .In one particular room a girl was praying on her knees to a picture of Christ with the inscription "JESUS I TRUST YOU " .The girl had another rosary in her hand which looked like it was made of her hair , a vine with tiny thorns .
-Ibara ! Uncle Shinji is already here .-from behind the door came the voice of an elderly woman .
Thank you, Mom !. I'll be right down -she got up from her knees and straightened her skirt -I hope God will help me to find this boy . I have to thank him for rescuing me and inspiring me to become a Hero .