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Kyori Akiharu

"I will do whatever it takes to help my sister to find her freedom, even if it means that I have to kill her by my own hands..."

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a character in “Sinner's Circus”, as played by chrian.

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Name: Kyori Akiharu
"But please, Kyo is fine."

Age: Unknown
"I lost count of that a long while ago, probably thousands. But everyone said that I looked like a 20-year-old man."

Gender: Male
"Isn't that clear to you? Why even asked?"

Theme Song (Optional): Sister's Noise - fripSide
"I'm closer to my sister more than anyone, but I still couldn't hear her voice..."

Side: Synchronicity
"I'm suppose that we're what they called "heroes"?"

Role: Humility
"It's alright. I'm not perfect, nobody's perfect, so don't look at me like that..."

Personality: Like his title, Kyo is very humble, even though he was good at many things and always seems to know what to do in every situations, he never considered himself perfect and always felt like he has to tried harder to achieve more than what he has already had, much to the contrary with his sister. Kyo smiles a lot and is very talkative. He gets along with his fellows well and always be there to help them whenever they need. Even though Kyo didn't acknowledge this, but he was really clever and could come up with brilliant ideas even in the hardest times. As the highest rank of the Virtues, Kyo has the charismatics of a true leader, though he don't often put himself up to this position and treated his fellow Entities along with their Children like his close friends. He rarely loses his temper and always seems to be calm on the battlefield. Kyo has a high teamwork spirit, he believes that if they work together, they can overcome any obstacles. He was also very determined, when he has decided to do something, he will never stop until he achieve it, however, Kyo can be impatient sometimes.

Appearance: Kyo is about 6'3'' tall. He has short, unkempt blue hair with sapphire eyes. He is slender but still a bit muscular with white skin. Kyo has always been fond of blue and white colors, so he wears a black tank top inside and a white, long-tail blazer with blue borders outside. He also wears brown pants and high boots. He is always seen to wore a blue scarf around the neck of his blazer.

History: As one of the seven Cardinal Virtues, Kyo often addresses himself and the others that they were ambassadors from the Heaven, came into this world to defeat the Deadly Sins and to cleanse away all wrongdoings. However, it wasn't always like that. He used to be a normal person with a normal, peaceful and happy life in the town across the seas along with his sister. Both of them showed great potentials since they were young. Kyo developed an aptitude in literature and arts and even though his parents thought that such abilities weren't very fit with a boy like him, they still encouraged him and helped both Kyo and his sister in nurturing their potentials. As he grew older, his abilities grew with him. He was really proud of his potentials, but he has never treated people around him as if they were less than him or anything and he has a lot of friends thanks to his talkative personality.

Kyo and his sister were different in many ways, but he puts aside all of those differences and acted loving towards her. He always cares for her and help her whenever she needed. They gets along quite well. Kyo knew that his sister is so proud of her abilities that people often showed their jealousy and hatred towards her, but he always defended her and encouraged her to keep trying hard.

As time passed by, women and girls were treated unequally. When the fear of witchcraft began to spread, Kyo's sister was accused of being a witch due to her abilities and attitudes. Kyo has tried to defend her sister and telling everyone that she was just a normal person like everyone, but no one would listened to him. So in the end, his sister has to pass extreme trials and sentenced to be burned at a stake. Kyo could only watched hopelessly as his sister was being bounded and humiliated. Their family was forced to driven back to their home but Kyo managed to get away and got to his sister as fast as he could. She was looking around to find if any of her family's members were there, but since people was crowded around her and Kyo was covered in shroud so that no one would realized, his sister couldn't saw him.

As the execution began to proceed and the fire was lit on. Kyo could only clenched his fists and blamed himself for not be able to protect her. He felt like he'd do anything just to save her from her fates. But at the moments his sister screamed "Yes!" in desperation and agony, Kyo could felt a light suddenly embraced him and took him away somewhere. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked because he was taken into an unknown place. There were absolutely nothing there, only the white nothingness covered the whole place. Then, a light appeared in front of him and introduced itself, then explained to him that evil forces from another dimensions had managed to enter this world and that his sister now has became the incarnation of one of them. Then the light asked him if he wanted to save his sister, and to save this world from demise. Without a second thought, he agreed. As the light merged into him, he became unconscious.

Kyo didn't know he has been sleeping for how long, but it felt like he has been unconscious for hours, or probably days. When he woke up, he is back to his village. But he could only looked around in horror as his hometown now was nothing more than a lifeless ruin with no living beings to be found. His parents, the villagers and his sister were gone. But then, Kyo stared at his hands and felt that a pure, yet powerful force was running through his veins. He then looked on with determination. From then, he has decided that he has only one goal: to find his sister and free her from the darkness that has corrupted her. Putting his past behind, he walked away from the ruin of the village, telling himself to never look back. Kyo has been travelling aimlessly for decades, or perhaps, for centuries, only to find his sister. That is until he came across the Synchronicity and began his fighting fate alongside with them with the duty of a leader.


Insignia: An inverted cross, also known as the Cross of St.Peter, the symbol of humility.

Weapons/Abilities:

  • Holy Consecration: A form of exorcism in which Kyo uses holy light to purify his targets. The stronger the light was, the more powerful evil he could purify but it's also taken him a lot of strenght if he is to deal with tough components.
  • Bow: Kyo has taken on archery ever since he became the incarnation of Humility so he is a skillful archer, hough he doesn't often prefer to use it. Kyo's bow is actually his insignia, when needed, it can "unpacked" itself and reveal its true form as a bow with gray color. Kyo can materializes enchanted arrows by using his holy ability.
  • Aura Deletion: Kyo can enhances objects and clothes with the ability to hinder their bringer auras, which help a lot in staying undercover.
  • Connection: As a part of the contract, both Kyo and his catalyst has a special connection which enables them to locate wherever the other was. Through this connection, they can also converse with each other through their minds, but only for a limited range of 20 square kilometers.

Trivia:

  • Kyo's sister is, of course, Pride, which explains the total contrary between both of them.
  • He is often be seen with a headphone.
  • He is secretly a bisexual.
  • Kyo cares for Hikari - his Child, like an older brother. Though it is uncertain if his feeling was deeper than that.
Face Claim: KAITO | Vocaloid

So begins...

Kyori Akiharu's Story

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Friergate City. It had never been really a quiet city, sounds of murder and crimes springing up left and right in the news. You could never be safe in the alleys, or even in the open- There might always be a killer out after your blood, just hiding in the shadows, hiding in the crowd, hiding anywhere.

"Judgement is upon us! Judgement is upon us, I tell you!"
A man cried, as the policemen dragged him into the car. Some people were looking on at the crazy scene, and the others were just walking by, not minding the frantic screams. Just then the TV turned off.
"Ah, what a bore."
Serpent chucked the remote to god-knows-where, leaning back lazily.
"It's always the same, annoying town crier. What's with them and judgement, anyway?"
She was mostly murmuring to herself, not really talking to anyone in the room. No- Maybe she was talking to everyone in the room. She herself didn't know.
"Why's life so confusing?"





"Yo, Rion. You look like you're about to faint."
Rion froze, hearing her split personality's poisonous voice echo in her head. The frantic yelling from the insane man before her wasn't enough, apparently.
"I-I think I a-am..."
Just then the man grabbed at the front of her shirt, staring up at her with wide, bloodshot eyes.
"Please! You gotta help! Judgement is upon us! We need to escape!"
Just then Rion yelped as she was pulled out of her consciousness immediately. From the outside, the girl's face changed into something much more fierce.
"Yo, old man! Hands off me, will ya?"
Shion pushed him away, grinning as the man started to get dragged away.
"No! You have to understand! You have to UNDERSTAND!!"
Shion turned heel, laughing as she disappeared into one of the alleys. Letting Rion back into her body, the girl shakily leaned against a wall for support.
"You didn't h-have to do that..."
"Of course I did! You were about to faint, poor kid."
Rion just sighed at the statement before murmuring to herself, looking around for any possible Synchronicity members. Maybe they could help her- She was kind of lost in the crowd.

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Kyo just silently sat on the seat in the train and watching the beautiful scenery passing through him from the window while still wearing his headphone and listening to his favorite song. It has been quite a long journey, but Kyo has been travelling for most of his life now so it didn't really bother him.

"Next stop, Friergate City, please check your belongings carefully before leaving the train, thank you", said the voice from the train controller.

As the train slowly stopped, he grabbed his backpack and stepped out. He wandered around the station for a bit before blending into the crowd. He has heard a lot about this city. Well, Friergate is one of the most industrialize cities in the world, it is known for its luxury with a lot of interesting places to be found. The city is full of movie theaters, bars, hotels, parks, restaurants,... and is always crowded with people even in the night, truly a place to be. However, it is also famous for having the highest rate of criminal. The news program reports crimes everyday and no matter how hard the government tried, the rate didn't seem to decrease.

Kyo just silently walking in the crowd while trying to avoid bumping into people, but a big TV screen on a skyscraper seemed to have caught his attention. The news report of a case where police arrived and dragged some crazy people back to their station.

"The Judgement is upon us! The Judgement is upon us! We are doomed! We have to escaped!!", a man screamed while being dragged into the police's truck.

Kyo sighed, then he continued to walk. A moment later, he stopped at a McDonald store to buy a hamburger and some drink. Well, he hasn't eaten anything for the whole day now and even though he can still live without eating anything for years, he can still felt hungry like normal people and it wasn't a very good feeling. Then he stopped and sat at a chair in a nearby park and finished his dinner.

"I guess I have to find the Synchronicity", Kyo thought. An unknown source has informed him to find his collegues here in the Friergate City. If the Synchronicity is now in this city, then it means that the evil forces might be here too, and he may find his sister somewhere in the middle of this sea of people. After all, it is his only purpose of living up til now. After he has finished eating, he threw the trashes into a waste basket nearby and decided to sit there a little bit to think of a way to find them, maybe he will come across one of them on the street. Besides, he also has to find a catalyst, or the Child, after he has found the group.

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Tired of waiting for Izumi to come out, Rin started walking off. She planned on going to some places to kill some time but, she also didn't want to risk coming into contact with any Circus members. Still, it was broad daylight and both sides had to keep their existence a secret so, she doubts if anyone would attack in a place like this.

Along the way, a bunch of children running around passed her. One nearly tripped on her leg but, got up and continued running anyway. Children can be so carefree most of the time. She glanced at where they had come from. It was a park, with a small pond and a majestic, century-old tree in the center. It also hosted a playground. She walked closer to it and realized how much had changed since she returned two years ago. She sat on a bench, next to a rather, well dressed young man, eating away his snack. Observing the people walking by, minding their own business, she slowly mentioned to nobody, in particular.

"They sure are quick to forget huh? Three years ago, people didn't even have the time to enjoy a nice afternoon like this."




"Oh man! Where did Rin go?"
Izumi was frantically searching high and low for any traces of her Entity. She was asking here and there, searching every nook and cranny of this busy city. She was worried that Rin might get into trouble since she hasn't come out in the city for quite some time. Turning into an alley, she accidentally bumped into a white-haired girl, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Ouch...Oh, I'm so sorry! Ehehe...Are you...alright?"

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Kyo just sat there quietly and watching the whole scenery around him covered in an exquisite orange as the sun started to going down, marking that the peaceful time is ending and the madness hours begin until dawn. Yeah, in this city, crimes occured at night like crazy. Well, at night, Friergate is still as busy as ever as casinos, movie theaters,... starting to work. However, it'd be wise if you avoid deserted streets and alleys or you have to pay with your lives. Robbing is also a problem even when you're in a crowd. Pretty much the same like any other cities, except they occured at this city several times more regularly.

The children are still playing and running after each other happily until their parents asked them to go back home. Kyo smiles, somehow it makes him feel peaceful watching those children playing like that, because it reminds him back to when he was still a boy, living a normal life with his sister alongside. But he shook his head and tell himself that the past is in the past, that is the story of thousands year ago, but now, his fate is to fight whatever evil forces they have to face.

A few moments later, a short, thin girl with a pale blue hair wearing military clothes appeared and sat next to Kyo. He frowned when he saw her as she looked somehow... familiar. But they just quietly sat and watching the scenery in front of them.

"They sure are quick to forget huh? Five years ago, people didn't even have the time to enjoy a nice afternoon like this", suddenly the girl said, but Kyo wasn't sure if she was talking with him or not.

Kyo touches his hair,"Yeah, I think so too. It's amazing how things have changed in such a short period", Kyo said softly, "but I hope that innocent people won't have to suffer again, especially when the crisis is about to come."

Kyo then reached his pocket just to grab his iPod, however, he pulled out his insignia instead. Suddenly, Kyo remembered somethings. "If I remember correctly, then the leaders of the Synchronicity and the Circus have their unique insignias which will shine a soft-colored light under the sunlight and can't be touched by normal people. Well, it seems that I have to pay attention to anyone wearing an insignia out there", Kyo thought.

He then looked next to the girl. He didn't look at her carefully earlier so he didn't notice the insignia in the shape of a white lynx silhouette with a cresent moon at a background on her chest. As the sun going down, the sunlight makes the insignia glittered with a pale-cyan light.

"Looks like I've found my first companion", Kyo thought, then he turning his eyes around to see if anyone suspicious was watching them. He then leaned on the bench,"Nice scenery huh? So, have you came across with other members yet?", Kyo said naturally as he showed the girl his insignia, which is now also glitters in a soft-blue light.

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As the sun started to set, the other shades of color in the park started to emerge. A vibrant orange, some nice shade of pale yellow but, what really got Rin's eye was the glowing Cross on the hand of the man beside her. Why it was inverted was unknown to her but, she just can't think of a reason for a Circus member to choose a religious symbol as an insignia.

"Nice scenery huh? So, have you came across with other members yet?"

She heard him ask her. That at least cleared up one thing: He was part of Synchronicity.

"Not really. I myself only came back here around two weeks ago and hasn't left my hideout until today." Rin gave her short but honest reply, keeping her eyes on the glittering pond. Her attention was slightly caught by the glittering insignia of the person beside her, which mesmerized her a bit. Her own insignia was only a variation of her old unit's emblem that she fashioned into a necklace that shines an ethereal silver.

"So--" Rin rose from her crunched position on the bench into a more, upright one as she faced him. "Are you an Entity yourself? Or are you somebody's Catalyst?"




Izumi could see that this person seemed wary of her somehow. She was puzzled: Was she really that threatening to look at? Most people even made fun of her but, this seems to be the first time someone looked genuinely wary of her.

"Ahaha--Sorry again. Anyway, I bumped into you since I was looking for somebody who might have ran off somewhere and I wasn't really looking so..." Izumi apologized again as she scratched her head but, a slight glitter, shining out of this girl's sleeve caught her attention. "What is that? Some kind of glow-in-the-dark bracelet?"

"Anyway, have you seen a girl around here? She's not too tall, blue hair, green jacket, looks like a lost cat?"

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"So, are you an Entity yourself? Or are you somebody's Catalyst?", the girl rose into a more upright position as she faced with Kyo and asked.

Kyo smiles softly, "Yeah, I am Humility.", Kyo said as he put his insignia back to his pocket, "my real name is Kyori, but Kyo will do. Nice to see you."

He turned his head and leaned his back against the bench as he silently watching the sunset for a moment, the whole scenery was covered in orange as it started to get darker and darker. The children now are saying goodbye to each other and head back to their home. So far, nothing has happened, Kyo secretly wishes that it'll always be peaceful like this someday.

"How about you?" Kyo turned his face to the girl, "What's your name? Are you an Entity too? It seems that you're waiting for someone."

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"Yeah, I am Humility. My real name is Kyori, but Kyo will do. Nice to see you."

Humility. Rin was somehow in awe at hearing that. It was regarded as one of the highest among them as a Virtue since it directly contradicts Pride, the highest rank at the Circus. Never had she entertained the thought of meeting with someone who could possibly be considered as their leader.

"How about you? What's your name? Are you an Entity too? It seems that you're waiting for someone."

"Yes, I am also an Entity and I am the holder of the virtue of Diligence. My name is Rin Nakahara but, you can call me Rin if you want." Rin answered his first question while keeping her gaze on the changing scenery. As the park slowly descended into night, children were replaced with teenagers, looking for an escape or a good time. It was rather baffling how this innocent park frequented by children could turn into this kind of place at night. Then again, this isn't exactly the first time.

"Not really. I was just checking things as they are now." Rin recalls the last time she fought against Circus in this city. "I guess I'm just surprised that they managed to rebuild everything after three years."

Three years. That much time has passed since her last skirmish with Circus. As the park started to get more populated by the least acceptable of Friergate's citizenry, Rin realized that she had dawdled off for too long. She slowly stood up to take her leave but before she did, she handed a small note to Kyo, containing her number.

"If Synchronicity has any plans, you can contact me through this number. Until then, I'll be laying low." With that said, Rin slowly took her leave. Now that she's certain that the Sins and Virtues are gathering, the times wherein she can relax and rest for a bit are getting shorter every second.

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"Yes, I am also an Entity and I am the holder of the virtue of Diligence. My name is Rin Nakahara but, you can call me Rin if you want.", the girl answer his first question, but she seemed kinda surprised. Kyo nodded as he the scenery around them is getting darker and the children has gone back to their home. And instead, the park now was filled with teenagers hanging out. Kyo shrugged, "Well, this is the Friergate City", he thought.

"Not really. I was just checking things as they are now. I guess I'm just surprised that they managed to rebuild everything after three years", Rin answered his other question. Kyo nodded. Yeah, everything has to changed, it's the rule of life. Everything comes and goes and create a cycle. But somehow, Kyo glad that even if the crisis comes, people will still have the will to rebuild everything. After all, the true purpose of Synchronicity is protecting people, right?

The park now is started to get crowded with some of the people-that-everyone-knows-who. But Kyo didn't seem to care much, really. Rin then stood up and planning to leave, but didn't forget to give Kyo a piece of paper which contains her number.

"If Synchronicity has any plans, you can contact me through this number. Until then, I'll be laying low.", Rin and said.

Kyo then took the paper and smiled with her, "I will. In the meantime, please seek out to any possible members if you can."

With that, Rin slowly walked away from the park and Kyo waved goodbye to here. "Looks like I've got to find a place to stay for the night", Kyo thought. He has to leave this park before he caught someone else attention in this park. Some of the Circus' members might be lurking around so he also have to be careful too.

Then Kyo stood up and then walked away from the park and join the stream of people who are walking on the street. But after a few moments of walking, he suddenly caught vision of a person, which was pretty... familiar. Kyo frowned and looked carefully under the street light. And he was very surprised that it was no other person than...

...his sister.

"S...Sis?", Kyori looked at the girl in surprised. He then tried to go to her through the crowd, but since she was walking the opposite with him, she soon disappeared in the crowd. Kyori sighed, he wasn't sure if it's really her or not since he has been having vision now and then.

He then realized that he is now standing in front of an alley with a group of five thugs cornered a young boy...




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"Thank you for having dinner at our Diner. Please comeback again", Hikari smiled as he bowed before some guests leaving the diner after their meal.

After the last guests had left, Hikari sighed in relieve as he put the tray on the bar table then cleaning some tables. His friend then comes near him and patted on his back.

"Well, your shift is over, Hikari. Don't harass yourself like that. Take your time and enjoys", the friend grinned and said gleefully.

"It was nothing, really. Well, I guess I should be heading home now", Hikari smiled back and then grabbed his backpack which was nearby and went to the staff room. He changed back to his uniform before going to the entrance.

"Be careful on your way home, kiddo", said his manager.

"I will. Thanks", Hikari smiled and got out of the diner.

"Man, that was pretty tired", he said as he yawned, it was a pretty long day for him, "I should head home now."

But just as he was walking on the deserted street, some tough thugs stood in front of him. "My, my. What is a winny little wimp doing out here alone at night like this, guys? Don't know if there are some good stuffs in that bag", a thug spoke as the whole group smirked at Hikari while slowly walking towards him with knives and clubs. All five of them against a defenseless boy like him.

Hikari was pretty panic right now. "Damn it, I know I shouldn't have taken a shortcut like this", he thought but tried to keep calm as much as possible. He walked back behind him and trying to run away but the group quickly caught up with him. He turned his direction into an alley but was shocked that it was a dead-end. As the thugs kept taunting him, he continued to walk back until he hit the wall.

Two of the thugs went up and grabbed both of his arms, while a tall guy, seemingly their leader slowly walked towards him with a knife. "Better prayin' kid, I'll make it as painless as possible", the thug spoke with a husky voice while put the knife onto Hikari's neck. Hikari now is totally giving up, he closed his eyes shut and waiting for the worst to come. "Is this the end, I guess?", he thought.

But just as the knife started to dug into Hikari's neck, the voice of the two remaining thugs shouting caught his and the other three thugs attention. The thugs were lying on the ground and behind them is a tall, blue hair man.

"W-Who the heck are you? Guys, get him", the thug who grabbed Hikari said in panic as the others went up and tried to hit the man. But he dodged easily and thrust into one thug's stomach with his elbow and kicking the other right in his face. They all now lying as if they were dead. The man slowly approached Hikari and the guy who grabbed him right now.

"S-Stop right there... O...Or...else...I'll kill this kid...", the thug shivered while trying to dug the knife deeper into Hikari's skin. But before he could do anything, the tall man swiftly punched him right in the face at an incredible speed, and the thug is now sharing the same fate as his goons.

The man than rubbed his shoulder a bit before knelt down and helped Hikari to stood up. He asked him if was okay.

"I...I'm fine", Hikari now has a better look at the man's face while his face suddenly turned red, "Thanks for helping me."

As the man turned his back and about to leave, Hikari felt something about this man, he doesn't know what it is, but he knows that it was destined that he has met him. So he shouted for him, "Wait!"

The tall man then turned his back and looked at Hikari with a surprised look. Hikari then closed his eyes, with his cheeks are still red and said, "I...I want to do something to repay you."

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Kyo watched as the thugs grabbed the boy while one thug, seemingly the leader, was putting the knife on the boy's neck. Kyo felt strange. Even though he hasn't meet that boy before, but somehow, he felt like destiny has brought Kyo here to meet him.

"It's the right thing to do", Kyo thought. So, with that, he silently emerged in and take down two thugs first, then eventually knocked down the rest of them. After that, he slowly walked to the boy who was still a little shaken and helped him to stand up. At first, Kyo was quite into the boy. His hair is also blue, but softer and less unkepmt than Kyo, his skin is pale and his gaze look kinda blank, and his build was pretty small. Somehow, Kyo felt like he wanted to protect him.

"Are you okay?", Kyo smiled gently and asked.

"I...I'm fine. Thanks for helping me", the boy swept the dust off his clothes and said.

"Well, it's pretty late now so head home, kid. It's dangerous to wander around like that. Have a nice evening", Kyo helped the boy the brush his hair a bit before turning his back and waved goodbye for him. Although, the feeling earlier still lingered on Kyo.

"Wait!", the boy shouted for Kyo which makes him turned back in surprise, "I...I want to do something to repay you."

Kyo then gazed at the boy for a few moment. And this time, he has confirmed now: He has found the Child that he has been looking all along. "Even though I haven't know a lot about him yet, but I'm sure that no one is more deserving", Kyo smiled softly and said.

"Yes", Kyo walked to the boy, "there is something that you can do to repay me. But we have to find somewhere deserted first. So, do you want to come with me?"

The boy stood and thought for a moment and then nodded. Both of them then got out of the alley and walked through some more streets. Finally, Kyo has found a deserted ground with absolutely no one since he can't feel any human's presence around. And then, Kyo turned his back and face-to-face with the boy.

"What I'm going to asked you isn't going to be easy. You'll have to fight to survive. It'll be dangerous and sometimes the cost will be your life itself. However, if you agreed, then I promise that I will try my best to protect you and you'll also have something great in exchange. So, what do you say? If you don't agree, then you can feel free to head home now."

The boy then continued to thought and said that he agreed. Kyo nodded and started to explain.

"I'm sure that you must have notice about what people nowadays are fussing about, the Judgement thingy, no? And I'm sure that you also familiar with the name "Sinner's Circus", aren't you?", Kyo asked and the boy nodded. "That group of people really exist, and they're not beings that belong to this world. They come into this world in the incarnations of 7 person and they'll do whatever it takes to plunge human into complete darkness and sins. It may sounds hard to believe, but this is true."

The boy continued to nodded, it seems that he believed Kyo. Kyo then continued to talk, "However, humanity isn't doomed yet. There is also a group that will stand up and counter against the Circus. That group is called Synchronicity. They're also beings from another world, but came to this world to vanquish the great evil forces. They're the 7 Virtues that is the polar opposite of the 7 Sins from the Circus. Now they also taken incarnation and still there somewhere in this city. And, to introduce you, I am the Virtue of Humility, but my real name is Kyori Akiharu. Nice to meet you", Kyo said and then bowed gracefully.

The boy then asked what do Kyo wanted him to do, Kyo then smiled and then continued to explain. "Since this isn't our world, our power is greatly limited. That is the reason why we needed a catalyst, someone that willing to gave us the inner energy from their souls and blood, in exchange with some great supernatural power from us. The bond between the Entity and the catalyst will be formed by a contract which will be created after a ritual. Well, it's not too late to turn back now. Are you still with me?"

The boy then stated that he still keep his decision, "Then it is settled. Stand still.", Kyo said. He then painted a circle on the ground by the light that shone on the palm of his hand around the boy and himself. After he has finished painting, he asked the boy for his arm then chanting out loud.

"By the power of the divine Judgement, let this ritual be the everlasting bond of blood and soul, may the souls of two beings become one!"


After he finished chanting, he closed his eyes as light appeared from the circle, whirling around the two of them before merged into their arms. As the light merged, this is the first time in forever that Kyo could felt power that is so strong, so powerful, yet the desired to do good is only highten. After a while, the light finished merging and the circle disappeared. Kyo opened his eyes and looked at the boy, who is still a bit confused right now.

"Congrats. You're now officially the Child of Humility, Hikari Mizuhara", Kyo smiled and said.

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The man gazed at Hikari for a few moments. He seems to be thinking something. Now that Hikari has the more careful look at the man, he thought that the man was somewhat really out-of-this-world. Somewhat... beautiful. That's a reason why Hikari felt kinda attached to him. But he felt that he was really lucky to have met him. The man then said something to himself before walking to Hikari, smiling.

"Yes. There is something that you can do to repay me. But we have to find somewhere deserted first. So, do you want to come with me?"

Hikari was quite surprised to hear that. So he stood and thought for a moment, "I don't know what is he going to ask me. But... he really doesn't look like the kind of guy that would do something like that. But... Maybe I should just go with it."

"Okay", Hikari looked straight at the man and said, "I agree." With that, the man takes Hikari to a deserted ground which is wasn't very far from there. Since the ground was totally deserted, it somehow gave Hikari an uneasy feeling. They than stood in the middle of the ground and the man turned his head to face him.

"What I'm going to asked you isn't going to be easy. You'll have to fight to survive. It'll be dangerous and sometimes the cost will be your life itself. However, if you agreed, then I promise that I will try my best to protect you and you'll also have something great in exchange. So, what do you say? If you don't agree, then you can feel free to head home now."

What the man said seems really hard to believe. But just looking at the man's gaze, Hikari knows that the man seems to be speaking the truth. So he stood there and thinking again. After a few moment, he said, "Okay, I'm still agree. You saved me, so I won't mind helping you with whatever problems you may had."

With that, the man started to explained about the group of people called the 'Sinner's Circus', which is the name Hikari used to hear recently, about their schemes, and about another group called 'Synchronicity' which is the ones who counter against the Circus. All of this stuffs which the man has said sound really confusing with Hikari. But the man insisted that it was true, so Hikari believes in him.

After the man has introduced himself as the Virtue of Humility and his real name - Kyori Akiharu, Hikari then asked, "So, what exactly what do you want me to do with this?"

Kyo smiled and continued to explain to Hikari, "Since this isn't our world, our power is greatly limited. That is the reason why we needed a catalyst, someone that willing to gave us the inner energy from their souls and blood, in exchange with some great supernatural power from us. The bond between the Entity and the catalyst will be formed by a contract which will be created after a ritual. Well, it's not too late to turn back now. Are you still with me?"

Hikari nodded, even though the catalyst thingy still pretty confusing with him, "Well. You've pretty much tell me everything. So I guess there's no turning back now. Count me in."

"Then it is settled. Stand still", Kyo said before some weird light started to shine from his palm, which surprised Hikari. Kyo then painted the circle around himself and Hikari. "Okay, I could totally freak out right now. Run into a group of thugs and agree to be a catalyst in some weird ritual in the same night? How lucky I am", he thought.

After Kyo has finished painting, he asked Hikari for his arm. Then, Kyo chanting out loud and the lights flourishing out from the circle, whirling around them before merged into their arms. As the light merged, he could felt that somehow both of them are now connected with each other. Hikari didn't really feel like himself, but at the same time, he came to a whole new feeling that Hikari has never experienced in his life as power started to run deep through his veins. When the light disappeared along with the circle, Hikari looked at both of his palms, still a little confusing though.

Kyo then smiled and said to him, "Congrats. You're now officially the Child of Humility, Hikari Mizuhara."

"I... I am?", Hikari questioned. "Wow, I've never gone through anything like it in my life..."

Kyo then said that Hikari will be okay soon and he'll help him to explore his power later. Hikari then nodded, "It seems we're done. So, would you like to stay with me? I guess you don't have anywhere to stay."

Kyo then nodded and then both of them went back to Hikari's apartment.

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"I... I am?", Hikari questioned. "Wow, I've never gone through anything like it in my life..."

Kyo smiled and then patted on his new Child's shoulders, "Don't worry, you'll be fine as long as I'm here with you. I'll help you to explore your power later."

Hikari nodded and said to Kyo, "It seems we're done. So, would you like to stay with me? I guess you don't have anywhere to stay."

Kyo still keeping his smile, "Yes, we should stick together. Now let's go, it's not very safe at this time. We should stay low until our group has gathered and come up with a plan against the Circus."

With that, they walked away from the ground and began to walk to Hikari's apartment. Today was a pretty lovely night actually, especially when there aren't any fuss on the street yet. The night breeze slowly blew and there were stars on the sky. "It feels good to have someone right by my side", Kyo thought as they walked.

Hikari asked if Kyo wanted to eat something on their way back. "Well, I'm not that hungry really. All I wanted now is to take a shower and have a nice sleep", Kyo answered while yawning a bit. But as they were walking, Kyo suddenly felt something really intrigued.

"This feeling...", Kyo thought as he stopped and closed his eyes so that he could know what is going on around here. Hikari asked him what happened. A moments later, he opened his eyes, "No doubts. Someone are fighting around here. Follow me", Kyo turned his head and said to Hikari before started to run towards the location where the radiating aura from the Synchronicity members are flowing, though the aura seemed to be really unstable.

After a few minutes of running, they stopped at a building. Kyo then looked up and was quite surprised to see that Rin was fighting with someone, and it seems that she's going to lose. "So the presence I felt earlier was her, but what about the other woman? Is she...", Kyo thought while concentrated on feeling the aura again, but the aura was pure and it is absolutely not from a Circus member. Hikari then asked Kyo what's going on, he then turned to him and said, "They're also a part of our group too. Though I don't know why they're fighting like that. Stay here, I have to do something about it."

With that, Kyo, still keeping his posture, went towards the building. He then jumped to the second floor and then jumped up to the roof, where they're fighting.

"Stop!", Kyo yelled, "What are you guys doing? Don't you realize that if our enemies see this, they'd have a chance to break us apart? Now please keep calm and sort things out in peace, shall we?"

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"Circus member? You're either daft or delusional. Surely you can recognize someone from your side based from my aura!?" Rin growled angrily as she tried to get up. Moving her arms and legs, she managed to break free but an arrow was shot in her left thigh.

"Not a Circus member? Doesn't matter. I'll shoot anyone who gets in my way, even someone as enigmatic a target as you." Leona answered coldly, her eyes scanning the terrain for any form of advantage she can utilize. There isn't a lot of cover provided by this rooftop but, she did manage to catch a shining object from the corner of her eye.

It was a couple of LPG tanks.

"Let's just bet that they still have some gas in them." Leona charged at Rin, taking her on with just her bare hands. The young soldier was obviously no match for the more experienced mercenary as she was pushed back all the more. Taking a kick to the stomach, Rin was sent flying back into the wall, in near proximity to the tanks. Sensing the advantage, Leona stepped back and grabbed the Excalibur, intentionally wounding herself in one of her arrows, drawing blood. With the magic activated, she fired at the tanks, causing them to explode, with Rin trying to cover herself with her own magic.

"So much for being part of our group."




As Izumi dragged the girl to the location of the fighting, she was startled by the sudden bursts of flame that came from the rooftop. "Aaahhh!!! What's going on?!" Dragging the girl more, she ran up the stairs to see what was transpiring.



"I did it again, Operative No. 34." Leona walked closer to the burning flames, wanting to confirm the kill. Suddenly, she felt a powerful shot graze her left arm by a few millimeters. Focusing on the blazing circle, she saw Rin's figure emerged, scathed but still intact, her right arm holding a 686 pointed at Leona.

"That was close. Although, since you triggered that explosion using your magic, the blaze you created isn't strong enough to kill me as it was quite simple enough to counter it with my own energy." Rin answered as she struggled to move closer, her fingers moving rapidly, arming the next round.

"Is that so? Well then, let's see if you can still survive this--" Leona smirked as she drew a couple of darts and prepared to strike. Suddenly though--

"Stop! What are you guys doing? Don't you realize that if our enemies see this, they'd have a chance to break us apart? Now please keep calm and sort things out in peace, shall we?" A young man bravely walked up to them and asked them to stop. Rin recognized him as the guy from earlier at the park.

"You're--"

"Maybe you are right. I was acting a bit too rash. Although--" Leona tried to read through the boy's eyes. "I guess I can't expect an outsider to know all about my personal demons." She sighed as she glanced at Rin who had already lowered her armament.

"Personal demons? What do I have to do with her?" Rin wondered as she picked up her Beretta lying on the ground. She turned again to face the other two Entities.

"Fine then. Let's all sort this out in peace. But not here." It was somehow a relief to see that the Entity Patience isn't too stubborn.

"Ummm...if you don't mind, we can discuss this at a nice coffee shop I know, ehehe..." The two combatants turned to see a somewhat laughing Izumi as well as a white-haired girl behind her.

"Izumi?"

"Rion?"

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Hikari watched with surprising look as Kyo just jumped onto the top all by himself. "Wow, he can really do that? I wonder if I could too...", he thought. He doesn't know why, but it seems that he has already showing admiration towards his Entity already. After all, Kyo might have live even longer than his ancestors. Through the bond of connection, Hikari knows about Kyo as if he knows about himself and he found it quite impressive.

He then turned to his side and saw another two girls are also standing there and watching the whole fight. It's strange, but somehow, Hikari felt some kind of aura around them. "Maybe they're also the catalysts of the two up there", he thought.

They then headed towards the Entities who are now began to got down from the roof of the house. Hikari saw Kyo smiled a soft smile with him from above, which caused him to blush a bit. He also went there with them to. When Kyo jumped down from the roof, Hikari ran to him. "Wow, you're so awesome", Hikari grinned cheerfully to showed his admiration towards his Entity.




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"You're--", Rin said with a surprise look on her face.

"Yes, it's me", Kyo looked at Rin with a smile, "I'm just passing through. But it seems that you owned me a big time."

"Maybe you are right. I was acting a bit too rash. Although--", the taller woman looked at Kyo's eyes but he still keeping his calm posture as if it was nothing, "I guess I can't expect an outsider to know all about my personal demons."

Kyo sighed and turned to the woman, "For Pete's sake, you're Patience's incarnation in this world. So I hope that you'd act a bit like your title. Now let's get ourselves outta here first before someone found out. There's been enough madness in this city already so please don't cause any more trouble for now. You don't want our identities to be revealed to the whole world, don't you?"

After that, Kyo jumped from the roof and landed gracefully on the ground and the two ladies quickly followed him. Hikari then ran towards Kyo and grinned, "Wow, you're so awesome."

Kyo smiled and and ruffled his Child's head, "It was nothing really. I'm relief to see that you're still in one piece. You're really good, you know?"

"Fine then. Let's all sort this out in peace. But not here." Patience said.

"Ummm...if you don't mind, we can discuss this at a nice coffee shop I know, ehehe...", one of the two girls who had been watching the fight earlier said and gave a playfully laugh.

It seemed that the two Entities were quite surprised when they saw their catalysts though. So Kyo and Hikari went to them. "It seems that most of the Virtues and Children of Synchronicity had answer the call and gathered here in this city. Now, I think we all need to talk and sort things out, do we? Please lead the way", Kyo said.

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"For Pete's sake, you're Patience's incarnation in this world. So I hope that you'd act a bit like your title. Now let's get ourselves outta here first before someone found out. There's been enough madness in this city already so please don't cause any more trouble for now. You don't want our identities to be revealed to the whole world, don't you?"

Leona took a bit of offense at Kyo's statement. Just goes to show how people can easily judge somebody without hearing the full story from all sides. "I'll let that remark slide for now. I merely retaliated back at the danger presented to me. It wasn't me who fired the first shot. As I said, I don't really expect anyone who knows nothing to get me."

"First shot!? I wouldn't have retaliated like that if it wasn't for that heist you pulled off!" Rin growled angrily as Izumi tried to restrain her.

"Rin-san, calm down." Izumi tried her best to restrain her entity. "We'll all talk this out right? So, no problem anymore right?"

Izumi led the small entourage into a coffee shop near the edge of town. It was a small business owned by her family so it their confidentiality was pretty much assured. Sitting across from each other, the two Entities stared daggers at each others' eyes. "Well, I might as well ask you, why you opted to fire on me."

"Because you killed that man at the shop I was in. With several witnesses, I might add. That action could've endangered the secrecy of our existence. Besides--"

"Besides what? You were already there? When would you have planned to take action? When someone is already dead? I'm sorry but, unlike yours, my powers are a little more complicated to use. Besides, that was just one life in exchange for that girl's. So, all is fair." Leona immediately retorted back. Her opponent was still young after all. Still naive.

"So you don't mind killing millions as long as you can save a million more?" Rin angrily shouted back.

"Billions. Billions more."

"Then how would this logic of yours end? When every single human is dead? All humans are just as prone to evil as everyone else. With that kind of thinking, you won't be able to save anyone else."

"You're a hypocrite. You can lecture me about the way I do things if you haven't killed yourself." With that remark, Rin suddenly fell quiet. "Gotcha..." Leaning in closer, Leona stared deeply into Rin's eyes. "So, how many bodies? How many skeletons do you have in your closet? How much blood is on your hands?"

The tense atmosphere was dispelled when their order arrived. Taking a sip from her drink, Leona paused to let her words sink in. Turning back to Rin, she continued. "I understand you though. You're still young. You still do not know the harsh realities of life. I'll just let you all slide for now. Next time you get in the way though, you're as good as dead."

"B-but Patience-san, Rin is also a Synchronicity member like you. Isn't it proper that you become allies? After all, that's what we came here for right? To patch things up with each other? You both have a common enemy so, why not work together?" Izumi questions Leona's decision.

"Allies? All my allies are dead. I don't know any of you sitting on this table now. Just because we have a common enemy, doesn't mean that we can coexist with each other. Our means and methods are too different."

"But the real evil is the Circus right? Not you nor is it Rin--"

"Evil? Who exactly is evil in this world? This is a war, Kimura-chan. There is no good nor evil. Just differences that will never meet a compromise. I, myself is just as capable of doing evil as the most evil member of the Circus. We may be officially created to combat these forces of darkness you speak of but the same thing with them, each of us have our own differences. And that will never change. I'll help you take down the Circus but after that, we're all strangers again." Turning to Rin, she left her a small challenge. "If you still want to, feel free to come after me after this war is over. Come, Rion." Leona called her Catalyst as she exited the establishment.

"So nothing got solved in the end huh? Too bad..." Izumi sighed as she noticed Rin stand up.

"Differences eh? Very well, I accept this challenge. I accept your war." Rin aimed her hand which was shaped into a gun at the door Leona walked out of. Finishing her drink in one gulp, she also exited the establishment, leaving Izumi alone with the two boys.

"Ehehe...the girls are gone. So, who are you people?" Izumi asks the two. She did ask for the shop to open again so, she might as well make the most out of the time.

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"I'll let that remark slide for now. I merely retaliated back at the danger presented to me. It wasn't me who fired the first shot. As I said, I don't really expect anyone who knows nothing to get me", Leona said with disdains. Kyo shook his head, this is the time when he has to stay calm so that he could know what to do to unite the Synchronicity. Rin then yelled at her in anger but her catalyst has calm her down.

"Perhaps I didn't really understand what's going on, because me and my Child just passing through. However, I still don't think fighting each other like that is a good idea. Come, let's go", Kyo said as Izumi - Rin's Child led them to a small café.

"Seems like a nice place", Kyo smiled and said to Izumi. When they walked in, Kyo and Hikari ordered some drink and they just silently watched as the two Entities fighting with each other again, but this time is with words. He then looked next to him and saw a confusing look up in Hikari's face. Kyo sighed, perhaps the boy didn't really ready to face their obstacles since he has been fond of feeling safe all of his life.

Kyo smiled softly at Hikari and ruffled his head, "Come now, don't look like that. You actually looked cute when you're confusing, you know?"

Hikari turned to Kyo and looked at him with a nod, but Kyo can clearly notice his Child's blushes from earlier to now. It seems that Rion - Leona's Child is also confusing right now. She kept silent the whole time. Kyo then turned to her and calm her, "Everything will worked out, some ways. Do not worry."

A few moments after Rin and Leona has throw out every harsh words that they could ever spoke to each other, Izumi interfered and tried to calm the two, but is seemed to be no avail.

"Evil? Who exactly is evil in this world? This is a war, Kimura-chan. There is no good nor evil. Just differences that will never meet a compromise. I, myself is just as capable of doing evil as the most evil member of the Circus. We may be officially created to combat these forces of darkness you speak of but the same thing with them, each of us have our own differences. And that will never change. I'll help you take down the Circus but after that, we're all strangers again." Leona said before she turned to Rin while challenging her, "If you still want to, feel free to come after me after this war is over. Come, Rion."

Leona stood up and going to exit the coffee shop. Finally, Kyo decided to speak up. "Before you leave, may I have a word with you? We all know what the situation is right now and the Circus might act sooner or later. Leona, you think that you've went through a lot in your lives. But remember that, you're not the only one who knows how insane this world is even if you think you've went through it all because you're the oldest around here. I hope that you'll never forget the reason why you were chosen to be the incarnation in the first place. Sure, you state out that staining your hands with blood of the others are for the greater good, you do have a point. But, will you be happy? Are you sure that you'll live on this long, cold and isolated immortality life after all that has happen without feeling just a pinch of grief? Have you ever felt so weak, even though no one is capable of standing in your way? But you're an Entity, and so do we. And I can assure you that as an Entity, we all have one same desire even if we have different purposes to fight, no matter which sides we're on. That's all I'm gonna say"

Kyo then took his cup of coffee and took a sip before continue, "And one more thing, if you think that we're that different, then no one around here would force you to work with us as a team. I don't want you to feel reluctant. Just don't do anything rashly."

With that, Leona took her leave and Rion quickly followed her. "Differences eh? Very well, I accept this challenge. I accept your war", Rin said before she leave too.

"And you", Kyo turned and said to Rin before she left, "never forget that sometimes you can't make decision all by yourself. One wrong step, and you'll fall into the hole."

Then, the coffee shop is now left only with Kyo, Hikari and Izumi. Kyo sighed, no matter how hard he tried, he could never be able to accomplish what he always wanted. At first, he just want to find his sister and help her to find her peace. So far, his goal never changed, but he somehow figure out a way to finish this once and for all, even if everyone around him never going to get along with him what-so-ever.

"Ehehe...the girls are gone. So, who are you people?", Izumi asks the two. Kyo looked at her few moments before have her a smile. It is good to know that at least there are a few people still haven't put themselves over the top.

"Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want", he paused a bit to finish his drink, "so, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city", Kyo said as he leaned his back on the chair. He turned his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. Kyo has seen much madness in this world, and he always tried to deal with them in peace. But this time, Kyo knows that peace won't be the solution anymore. "Guess my short peaceful time is over", Kyo thought.

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"And you, never forget that sometimes, you can't make decisions all by yourself. One wrong step, and you'll fall into the hole."
"This guy--!" Turning to pause a bit, Rin glanced back at the three who were left at the table. "Well, I don't know. I am the Entity of Diligence, the never-ending pursuit to better myself. As I recall, the whole point of the virtue is to well--face things and make decisions by yourself? Bear through everything alone? Don't give me that lecture, I did read the terms and conditions of this contract. Not all of us fights this threat because we want to make the world a better place."

With the entity of Diligence gone, Izumi was left alone with the two guys. He calmly introduced both him and his partner. "Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want" He also took note of her place. "So, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city."

"Well, haha, I'm glad you like it." Izumi soon found herself out of words. She really isn't too good at keeping up conversations. "Well, uh--I can't speak for Patience-san but, please excuse Rin-san for that. I'm actually her third Catalyst now. She didn't really divulge a lot of details but, something bad somehow happened with her first catalyst." Izumi paused there, unsure of whether she'll say anymore about what she knows of Rin's past. Still, she chose to carry on anyway. "Well, she was once a part of the underground military faction known as Sacred Drive. If you don't know about it, it's a group that contests both Synchro and the Circus. They're practically a bunch of vigilantes who just wants to end the feud by getting rid of both factions. I guess, they didn't want to allow Rin and her Catalyst within their ranks when they learned that they were also Entities. That was three years ago, I think. Now, that group has gone silent."

Noticing that the general atmosphere had become dim, Izumi quickly changed the topic. "Well, that's enough for now. So, what are you guys going to do? As Humility, everyone pretty much looks at you like some sort of leader. If you have any plans, you can always contact us here."



Within her room, Rin moved over to a small, oak chest lying there. "That girl, Patience is right. Differences. That's the only thing separating us from the Circus..." As her hands dusted off an object that was lying there, she paused a bit, feeling a sort of hesitation. "Sacred Drive...I still remember our old mantra. "For the preservation of our normal society, we must cast our differences aside and strive for the greater good of mankind." Aokigahara--was leaving Sacred Drive the right choice?" She shook her head as she shoved those thoughts out of her mind. A storm is coming and it is not the time for hesitation. Taking out the last of the covers, she took out the Savage 110 BA she kept hidden there.
"Well, I guess the good thing about guns is that individual differences don't matter. All is equal, in the face of a bullet..."



Walking along with her catalyst, Leona turned to speak to her. "I'm not really the cold-hearted bitch you just saw earlier. I do understand the feeling of grief and regret. In fact, I know it all too well." Leona recalled her past. Killing Misato Aokigahara--Rin's first Catalyst, was the hardest thing she had to do. Burying her past again, she turned to face Rion.
"I'm sorry. I hope you didn't mind being alone for a while. I just had some loose ends to tie up. I guess I should have left you a note."
Worrying a bit about her Child, she felt her forehead with the back of her hand. "Well, it seems that you're alright. Are you hungry? Do you want to stop somewhere for a while?"

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"Well, haha, I'm glad you like it. Well, uh--I can't speak for Patience-san but, please excuse Rin-san for that. I'm actually her third Catalyst now. She didn't really divulge a lot of details but, something bad somehow happened with her first catalyst . Well, she was once a part of the underground military faction known as Sacred Drive. If you don't know about it, it's a group that contests both Synchro and the Circus. They're practically a bunch of vigilantes who just wants to end the feud by getting rid of both factions. I guess, they didn't want to allow Rin and her Catalyst within their ranks when they learned that they were also Entities. That was three years ago, I think. Now, that group has gone silent.", Izumi explained to Kyo about her Entity's past. Kyo nodded understandingly, it seems that he wasn't the only one who has hard times.

"Well, I did know about Sacred Drive", Kyo said, "I fought some of them a while ago, just self-defense, you know. So," Kyo then paused a bit to think whether he should said about that or not, but everyone's gonna find out about it sooner or later anyway, "actually, I did have some secrets too. It's my goal to standing up and fight up til now. To tell the truth, my sister is a member from the Circus, and I've vowed that I will never stop until I found her and help her to free herself. And, I guess that the fate couldn't be more cruel, my sister is no one other than the Sin that opposed me: Pride."

To be able to tell it actually helps Kyo felt better than just kept it to himself. He has troubled himself about that for so long, but now the burden is less heavier.

Noticing that the general atmosphere had become dim, Izumi quickly changed the topic. "Well, that's enough for now. So, what are you guys going to do? As Humility, everyone pretty much looks at you like some sort of leader. If you have any plans, you can always contact us here."

Kyo then gave Izumi a grin, "Oh don't call me that, I'm don't have what it takes to be called a leader anyway. I think we should just go on with our own lives for now until the Circus decided to show up."




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Hikari just sat in silence and watched the whole scene in front of him. Nothing makes sense anymore. Everything happened so fast that he couldn't be more confusing in his life. "What have I gotten myself into...", he thought.

After everyone has left and there are only he, Kyo and the girl named Izumi at her coffee shop for now. Kyo then introduced them to the girl, "Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want. So, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city."

Hikari felt warm. He don't know why. They just met a couple of few hours ago and Kyo has already treated Hikari as if they were brothers. He has never has a brother in his life before and he has never felt that someone could taking care for him so much like that. "I think I loved him already...", he thought.

He then take a sip from his drink and finally decided to speak up, "Right, sorry for keeping silent the whole time, all of this is just so confusing that I don't know what to say", he said with a big grin, "your coffee shop is nice, Izumi-san. Maybe I should hang out here more often when I'm not working or at school. It's nice to work with someone like you."

Then, he turned to his Entity, "Uhm, hey Kyo-san... I know this isn't very normal. But...", somehow he felt kinda embarassing, but he couldn't hold it back anymore, "can I call you my oniisan?"

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"Well, that's a depressing thought. Having to fight against a member of your own family... Everyone from Synchronicity do have their fair share of baggage. We're all just good at hiding them", Izumi said.

Kyo smiled, "I think it's better to said it rather than to keep it a secret for too long. But I don't care much really. After all, that is why the Selector has chosen us to be Entities."

"...Rin must have given you the details on how to reach us so, if anything pops up, don't hesitate to call us for assistance!"

"I will. And I think we should make this place as our headquarter or something like that", Kyo said while looking up at the clock, "It's pretty late now. I think we should go. Thanks, Izumi-san. Let's go, Hikari."

But when Kyo turned to Hikari, the boy speak up after keeping silent the whole time, "Uhm, hey Kyo-san... I know this isn't very normal. But... can I call you my oniisan?"

Kyo was pretty surprised to hear that at first, but then he grinned and ruffled the boy head again. "I don't see why not. But let's just leave it until we head back to your apartment, kay?", Kyo said and winked to him. Then both of them stand up.

"And one more thing", Kyo said to Izumi before they left for the entrance, "can we meet again here at 8:00 AM tomorrow? I have something to ask you. Thanks."

Kyo bowed to her gracefully and then left the coffee shop with his Child and then them both headed to Hikari's apartment, which is only a few streets away. What Hikara said earlier didn't really surprise him that much, he always care for his Child as if they were his siblings, because he hope that at least it'd help him to remember the feeling when he's still with his sister.

When they got there and Hikari opened the door, a puppy suddenly jumped out towards Hikari and licked all over his face. Hikari played with the dog a bit and then led Kyo inside and turned on the light.

"Nice apartment, your family must be quite wealthy, eh?", Kyo looked around and said to Hikari. He nodded and then showed Kyo to his room. Kyo nodded to him then went to his room and fall onto the warm bed. It has been a while since the last time he slept at cozy bed like this. Yeah, all he wanted right now is to rest and he will look for the answer tomorrow.

Kyo then got out of the room and asked Hikari who was feeding the puppy where the bathroom is. Hikari smiled and pointed towards a room near the kitchen. Kyo nodded and went inside the bathroom, finally he is able to get his longing shower.

Moments later, Kyo walked out with a towel around his neck to dry his hair. He was that his catalyst is sitting and watched TV with his puppy. "Hey, don't you feel sleepy yet?", Kyo asked. Hikari shook his head as Kyo went and sat next to him.

"Looks, I know the upcoming challenge is going to be hard and I don't know if I can always be there to protect you, but as long as we're still connected, I won't let anything harm you, okay?", Kyo smiled as he gave his Child a soft kiss on the forehead, "I'm off to bed now, and you should too, we have to see Izumi tomorrow and we don't want to be late, do we? If you have anything to ask, I will be willingly to answer tomorrow. So, goodnight for now."

With that, Kyo went to his room and closed the door, then he fall on the bed and quickly fell asleep. He'll be ready for whatever he have to do tomorrow.




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"I don't see why not. But let's just leave it until we head back to your apartment, kay?", Kyo said to Hikari with a smile. Hikari turned his head and nodded as both of them stood up and left the coffee shop. It's quite late now, but Hikari don't have school or work tomorrow so he wouldn't have to worry much. He knows Kyo will be there to protect him.

Hikari then led his Entity back to his apartment. Just as he opened the door, his puppy ran out and jumped to him while licking all over his face. "That's tickled, Mizu", Hikari laughed as he hold his puppy, "you must be hungry."

He then walked inside and Kyo followed him. "Nice apartment, your family must be quite wealthy, eh?", "Well if you think so then yes", Hikari answered then showed Kyo to a room. "Well, this is your room. It's not much, but I hope you like it", Hikari smiled and then took his puppy to give him some food. He took him near the sofa and put some dog's food from the table into the bowl for his puppy. The pet then seemingly enjoy its meal while whipping its tail.

Kyo then walked out and asked for the bathroom. Hikari pointed for him, "It's over there", he said with a smile. Kyo nodded. Hikari looked on as his Entity walked in and close the bathroom's door. Hikari blushed, he couldn't let his imagination to fly that far.

Moments later, Hikari was holding Mizu and watched TV peacefully. Kyo stepped out with his hair still a little wet. "Hey, don't you feel sleepy yet?", his Entity asked and he responded by shaking his head. Kyo then sat down next to him and said, "Looks, I know the upcoming challenge is going to be hard and I don't know if I can always be there to protect you, but as long as we're still connected, I won't let anything harm you, okay?", Kyo said and gave Hikari a soft kiss on the forehead, which surprised him, "I'm off to bed now, and you should to, we have to see Izumi tomorrow and we don't want to be late, do we? If you have anything to ask, I will be willingly to answer tomorrow. So, goodnight for now."

Hikari's face turned a bit red, he nodded to him, "Goodnight, oniisan" as Kyo went to bed. A soft smile appeared on his lips. He turned off the TV and put his puppy down to the mattress and went to his own room. At least he know that he won't be lonely anymore.

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As per Kyo's request, Izumi had the shop close down for a moment, just because he said that he wants to meet up here again at 8:00 in the morning. She sat in one of the chairs gazing out at the confused crowd, wondering why the shop is closed today. Normally, they open at 4:30 to catch the morning crowd but now, three and a half hours later, they still weren't.
"Well, might as well try to think up of an excuse as to why I opened it beyond regular hours yesterday and delay its opening today." Izumi sighed as she took a sip from her iced coffee while waiting for the two boys.




Walking around the mall's corridors, Rin tries to pinpoint the sudden intruder who came crashing in. She had come out of the room through a different passage, known only to members of Sacred Drive. She had a wire with her, allowing Priam to hear updates from her in real-time. She felt the presence close to the appliance center but with the infamous Black Friday Sale, there were more people than normal, making it difficult for her to check who could be the possible unwelcome intruder.

"Fortunately, I have this--" Rin laid her back on a nearby wall as she took a deep breath. Her eyes glowed a pale blue as she used her Search eye to check any uncommon metal items anyone might be carrying. "Keys, keychains, lockets, loose change, a baseball bat? Wait, is that--?" Her eyes fixed themselves on a girl standing in front of a vending machine. Ponytail, eyes that are near the same color as hers and a uniform? She sees harmless and ordinary enough, just a student who probably cut class to meet up with a boyfriend or something--if Rin disregards the fact that her eyes caught sight of almost a dozen pairs of scissors, littered across her belt. Under the power of the eyes, these dangerous objects shone like charcoals in the dead of night. Walking towards her, Rin also laid on the same wall, only a couple of inches away from her. The vending machine was adjacent another larger television, showing some sort of drama soap as demo.

"Hey miss? You look somewhat familiar. Somebody I saw a long time ago." She shifted her gaze to the girl beside her, seeing if that statement caught her attention.
"Ganaha Hibiki, the idol. Do you know her?"

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As dawn approached, the morning light gently shone through the windows onto Kyo's face and woke him up. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up on his bed while stretching his arms and yawning a bit. He has never had such good sleep for a long while. Kyo has a feeling that he'll have a fine life with Hikari for now, or at least when they're not fighting. He taken out his phone and looked at the time. It's only 7:00 AM.

With that, he got down from the bed and took out some clothes from his backpack. Well, technically, his clothes are just all the same ever since he became an Entity. Still, he can't afford anything much, really. After he has finished, he got out of his room.

He looked around, but he didn't happen to saw his Child around. Kyo shrugged, "I don't know, but why all of my catalysts are happened to have a habit of sleeping in?", he thought as he opened Hikari's room door.

The boy was sleeping innocently on the bed. Well, last evening must be really tiring with him, but Kyo can explain to his Child later. He went and unveil the window's mattress as sunlight went into the room onto Hikari's bed. But the boy lazily crawl into his blanket.

"Wake up sleeping beauty", Kyo giggled as he pulled the blanket away from Hikari, "you don't want to be late, do you?"

Hikari sat up and stretched his arms while yawning, his hair is pretty much tangled, "Alright, I'm getting up", he still kept his eyes closed, "didn't you say it was 8:00 AM? Why so early?"

"Don't be lazy, you don't want to be a bad brother didn't you?", Kyo laughed as he patted Hikari's head, "now be nice to your oniisan or you'll be punish."

"Yeah yeah, very funny. I want you to be my oniisan, not my okaasama", Hikari said while gave Kyo a soft smile, "so why we need to meet Izumi-san anyway? If you want to go and see around, I can help you."

"Well yes, but it is better to go as a group so that we can counter if we happen to come across the Circus. I have an uneasy feeling that they're going to act today", Kyo said.

"Okay, I'll get dressed", Hikari stepped off his bed and took some clothes from his wardrobe, "Well, do you mind?"

After some while, Hikari finished dressing up and they've prepared to met Izumi. Kyo and Hikari then stepped out from the apartment and made their way to Izumi's coffee shop. But somehow, Kyo has a feeling that he was being watched all the way. That's also a reason why he has to go and ask for some information from an "advisor". But if what he sensed was true, then he can be sure that their peaceful time is over.

As they got there, they found that some crowd was already there, waiting for the shop to be opened. "Looks like this shop was popular with people around here", Hikari said as he looked as his watch, "just in time. So, how do we get in?"

Kyo nodded then waved to Izumi, who was sitting and waiting for them near the entrance. The shop then opened as customers poured in and the two followed them. They then sat on the opposite chairs with Izumi.

"I'd like a cup of espresso, please. Hikari, do you want to drink anything?", Kyo ordered the waitor then turned and asked his Child.

"I'd like some orange juice. Thanks", Hikari said, the waitor took their orders and then went to another table. With that, Kyo turned to Izumi, "Sorry for kept you waiting", Kyo said and gave her a heartwarming smile, "okay, to the main point. I haven't been to this city for a long time and it has changed a lot so I need someone to help me go looking around. But I think that it is better if we Synchro go together, just in case we might came across with a Circus member. So, do you happen to know any deserted churches around this area? I remembered that there's one around here but I don't know where. But hey, we can take our time if you're busy."