[D][U] Hyperton Aftermath

[Reijin]

Drip... Drip... Drip...

Once more, Reijin heard that trickle of water in the distance, calling to him for peace with the hypnotic metronome effect. His eyes fluttered open a moment to find himself lying on the ground, water around him extending for what seemed to be miles. He groaned with pain as he pushed himself to his feet, fighting to maintain his balance while seeing no walls within a hundred miles of which to grab ahold.

"Akane?"

Nothing. In the distance, there was a fog; a fog that quickly dissipated into an image of clouds moving fiercely across an otherwise open sky. Was he... there again? His boots began to leave impressions in the water as he burst into a run, hoping to achieve some form of distance to gain his bearings, but he soon found himself slowing to a stop when the world had not changed. Turning around, he saw his foot impressions still within the water, still slowly breaking rings within the surface.

Only this time, there was a figure at the other end of his steps. Cupping his hands to his mouth, he cried out to her. "Aka-" his voice faultered as he realized that it was not her, but another woman. A woman he'd seen many times in this dream world. She was simply standing patiently in the pool, a large silver robe around her blowing to the side in this world with no breeze. Her hair, once again, was a grey hue, matching her cloak while she viewed him through grey eyes. She seemed a lost soul, seeking him for help.

He'd never had time for her, and yet she seemed to believe he was the only one that could help her. Taking a breath, he began to step forward towards her, only to stop when he realized that she was not in front of him. She had never been. Such truths in this world were becoming easier to accept.

Turning back around, he saw her standing a simple meter away, watching him curiously. He opened his mouth to speak, but as he did so, only the sound of crashing rocks came out. Quickly shutting his mouth, his eyes opened wide a moment, looking around to see what had happened. That was my voice! Growling, he began to talk again, only to hear the thunderous roar of an explosion come out as the world around him had changed in a mere instance to encompass a large ring of energy slicing through everything as large slabs of granite and obsidian simply sat in place floating above them. He tried to speak, but she touched a finger to his lips to silence his frustrations.

"This world has begun to reject you, so there is not much time before you awaken. We are still able to hold our own for now, but we do need your help," she spoke, the words a soothing medicine upon his searing flesh.

Searing... His eyes quickly wandered over his body and the pain was as if it'd never been. He bit down on his teeth and looked her once more in the eye. We? She'd never mentioned 'We' before, he didn't believe. He still knew nothing about her, only that she'd been requesting for him to come in as a glorious vengeful angel and save her for quite some time now.

"Please... I need you to contact my father. I need you to contact Tr-"

In that instance, the section of world she had been standing on seemed to suddenly seperate from his at a speed of light, vanishing the two of them from their sights almost instantly.

He spun around to see a large flying rock slam into him, feeling a disruption throughout his body as it burst out the other side harmlessly. His body was covered in sweat and he began to breath quickly, not quite understanding what was happening. He then fell to his knees, and the ground beneath him gave, sinking him into the water to enshroud him in darkness.