"!"

Kamijou immediatley stiffens in his seat, as he feels an extremely cold chill run down his spine.

And then suddenly, in his mind, he sees flashes...

Wavy blonde hair...

"Kamijou-chan, are you alright? Your face is really pale..."

Komoe addresses Kamijou in her classroom. Multiple eyes turn to him; due to his unusual behavior.

Kamijou, as if coming out of a trance, turns his gaze to his small teacher and hurriedly let's out his voice.

"Huh? Ah, no, I'm fine. I just... felt cold, yeah, don't mind me..."

Komoe-sensei nods as she continues her lecture.

His classmates give him weird looks before looking back up front.

Well, all except one, Tsuchimikado. The boy continued to give him a stare.

However, Kamijou was not in a state to notice this as he was now deathly pale.

(What is this...)

The reason for Kamijou's unease was something he couldn't quite figure out. He has been getting really intense shivers all day.

Waking up and walking to school were no different.

He keeps seeing flashes of a girl, one that he has never met before.

It was a feeling that he couldn't quite understand; and that scared him.

(Whatever this is... it can't be anything good...)

The thing is, Kamijou had just gotten back from Avignon; so part of him is trying to convince himself that what he is feeling is some sort of after-battle stress.

Kamijou slumped in his seat, head resting on the table.

(But something like this... what else could it mean?)

A girl with a carefree smile attached to a mischeivious face...

"!!"

Kamijou immediatley stands up, expression completely aghast.

"K-kamijou-chan! Is something wrong?!? Please tell me if you don't feel well..."

Komoe-sensei and his classmates all send looks to Kamijou once again.

"I..."

Kamijou stays quiet for a while, making his classmates confused.

"Hey Kami-yan, are you-"

"I-I'm fine, actually on second thought, I might just see the nurse just in case, may I please leave sensei?"

Kamijou interrupts Tschumikado as he makes his inquiry to Komoe.

"S-sure, that's fine, I hope your okay... Tsuchimikado-chan, please go with him."

"Sure thing Sensei!"

Kamijou gets up out of his seat and walks out of the aisles of desks to the door. Passing the teacher's podium...

Then, It happens again.

"Ghghh...!"

Kamijou suddenly is brought to his knees.

An intense pain rips through his right hand.

"Kamijou-chan!"

"Kamijou!"

"Kami-yan!"

Komoe-sensei, Aogami, Tsuchimikado, Fukiyose, Himegami, and his classmates Express their concern towards the boy.

Now, a voice reaches his ears...

'B-basically, that's all I know on ITEM, so please don't kill me...'

But, the boy simply raises his hand in the air.

"Ha ha, I'm good, I'm probably just a little hungry, that's all. Being a level zero with a roommate is tough... I just skipped out on breakfast."

The boy forces a light hearted tone as he makes his way to the door, under the worrisome gazes of his classmates.

"I just... need to rest that's all, I'm fine..."

Kamijou knew they didn't believe him, seeing as his smile didn't match his eyes, but it was clear to them that arguing wouldn't help.

So with the spiky-haired boy clutching his right hand in a firm grip, he headed out the door alongside Tsuchimikado.

After walking down the hallway for a while, Tsuchimikado speaks.

"Kami-yan... why don't you tell me what this is really about..."

Kamijou looks at Tsuchimikado with surprise, then laughs bitterly.

"Ha... guess I couldn't fool you, Tsuchimikado..."

He then looks at his hand, still being able to feel intense vibrations against his skin.

"I don't know what's happening, but... I've been getting this feeling all day. This uncomfortable unbearable feeling. Shivers throughout my body, visions of a girl... and now my right hand, is pulsating."

Tsuchimikado looks interested at the explanation.

"Your Imagine Breaker right?No one knows anything about it. It could be..."

Tsuchimikado trails off, peaking Kamijou's interest.

"What?"

"Could it be that, it's trying to tell you something. Like a warning, or..."

Kamijou's eyes widen as he speaks...

"A premonition..."

"!!!"

The pain comes back in loads as Kamijou speaks that word. A burning, flesh cutting, unbearable feeling that rocks his whole body, leaving him nauseous.

He then sees the girl more clearly...

A terrified expression, tears in her eyes, blood on her face...

"Kami-yan!"

Tsuchimikado voices his worry.

(This has to mean something! This girl... is suffering!)

Kamijou breathes heavily, but still manages to speak.

"Tsuchimikado! What is going down today!"

He looks the spy in the eye.

And then, something in Tsuchimikado's demeanor changes, which Kamijou notices.

"Hah... I realize that if I don't tell you, your probably going to get caught up in it anyway..."

A light hearted grin breaks out on his face, then his expression turns serious.

"The event that is going down today... its known as..."

Kamijou gulps in anticipation; for whatever he hears now will alter the course of what must be done.

Whether it's to destroy the illusions of the greedy...

Or protect the smiles of the innocents...

Kamijou Touma will make a change in a fate that was set in stone, he just doesn't know it yet.

The death of a girl... at the hands of someone equally in pain...

It doesn't matter if he doesn't have all the information...

It doesn't matter if he's being a hypocrite...

These illusions will be shattered!

"Battle Royale..."

Kamijou breathed in deeply.

"Tell me everything, Tsuchimikado. "

Heavy footsteps resounded through the streets as Kamijou ran past the gate of his high school.

(Based on what Tsuchimikado told me, something is going down today. Multiple secret groups are making their move against each other... and it's all going down in Academy City...)

Kamijou had these thoughts as he headed into District 10, where he had heard most of the action will be taking place.

This was confirmed as his hand began to pulse even more erratically then before.

(I may still be a stranger to the dark side of Academy City... but even so! That doesn't mean I have to option of being ignorant to what's happening.)

Kamijou had a few experiences with the dark side of Academy City already...

First and foremost, The Level 6 Shift Project.

Centered around the strongest esper in Academy City and his quest for more power. A Level 5 with a personality that did not easily accept basic emotions like empathy or compassion.

Someone who was dealt a bad hand in life and didn't know how to get back on track.

However, everyone could change. That esper, no, the boy known as Accelerator, will have to continue struggling in order to find the life that he wants.

So this is why...

(This is why no matter what I come across, I will make sure everyone gets to go home with a smile on their face!)

But...

Kamijou had no idea where he was supposed to go. His hand could only tell him so much. So with no other options available, the boy kept running... and he didn't stop.

He didn't have any information to go on...

He didn't know whether or not he would make it in time...

He didn't know what he could do to help...

But Kamijou Touma had to do something.

And then, call it lucky or unfortunate, but a loud voice reverberated through the streets of District 10.

"FREEEENNNNDDDAAAAA...!!!"

Kamijou's eyes dart to an alley his left, the darkness of it looking quite ominous.

The boy gulps in anticipation.

Kamijou takes slow steps towards it, each one causing massive tremors throughout his arm.

(This is it...)

And with that, Kamijou enters the darkness, oblivious to the hell that awaits him...

On the floor of a cold dark alley, sat a girl, on her knees.

She was crying, wearing an expression of true despair.

Sobbing quietly, the girl known as Frenda Seivelun looked up at the person standing over her.

Long tea-colored hair, similar colored eyes, and a truly scary expression...

"M-mugino I didn't mean to-"

Frenda tried to speak under the watchful gaze of the 4th rank Level 5.

"Didn't mean to what? Sell us out, no... sell me out!"

Mugino then laughs darkly.

"Surely you know what happens next right? What happens to pawns who outlive their usefulness..."

"N-no Mugino, I d-didn't tell him any thing I swear!"

Frenda tries to plead to the older girl, however...

* Bzoom! *

A beam of green light suddenly appears between the two girls, causing Frenda's eyes to widen in fear.

The girl instinctively tries to back away from the dangerous ability in front of her.

The Level 5 ability known as Meltdowner...

"Mugino please! I'll do anything!"

Frenda let's out her voice as her back hits the wall of the alley.

Mugino says quiet for a few seconds, then a dark grin appearing on her face.

"Anything huh... well, in that case..."

Frenda looks up in hope... only to have it shattered.

"Would you please die for me!"

Mugino roars this as she raises her hand in the hair, causing the green orb to rise as well.

Frenda closed her eyes in fright.

(Really...)

She didn't know what to think...

To be honest this would have happened eventually. She would have made a mistake, and her life would be the cost...

(Is this really it...)

(Have I lived through so much darkness just to die here...)

Frenda thought of the people she cares for.

A timid boy with brown hair, resembling a girl.

(Shinka...)

And then, a small girl with blonde hair wearing a cute hat.

(Fremea...)

The thought of her dear sister makes her eyes burn.

(Sorry Fremea... I wanted to watch you grow up into a beautiful lady.)

This feeling in her heart, it was excruciating...

Mugino's hand began to come crashing down.

(But...)

(...If theirs any chance at all...)

(For someone as sinful as me... just to make sure my sister is safe for the rest of her life in this horrible city...)

The tears increased as she cried out.

"PLEASE! SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

"TOO LATE!"

Mugino's voice echoed as the beam was brought to her body.

Frenda braced for the impact of the searing light that would cut her in two.

Then...

A sound of shattering glass resounded in the alley.

Frenda slowly opened her eyes to meet the back of a person.

But not Mugino's back, it belonged to a boy.

One with spiky hair and a dark blue school uniform.

Ignorant to the shocked gazes of the blonde and brown haired females alike, the boy spoke with a quiet yet firm tone.

"I don't care what your deal is..."

The voice had incredible strength behind it.

"Nor do I care why you feel the need to kill this girl. But either way..."

The boy then clenched his fist and gazed into the eyes of a disbelieving Mugino Shizuri.

"THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I'M LETTING HER DIE!"

And the battle has begun.

A battle that will twist the fate of something that was supposed to be definite.

All brought on...

By a single premonition.

Please tell me you felt that! Wait? You didn't feel anything! Such misfortune! Oh well, look forward to the next chapter

Imagine Breaker vs Meltdowner.

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Have a nice day...

-EPSILON