Jube Obata
The Devil
Not arrogantly, not greedily... I will work hard, in order to be of use to someone. You had once thought like that too, didn't you?
Upon arriving at his home, this small matted tatami space that situated no other, he was welcomed to the warmth of this lone room, which had always been kept at the appropriate degree of 16°, and was most always kempt and uniform. However, upon dropping at his bed, only to fail to do so, a valiant struggle to reach the ground with the softest impact had caused a small disarray within his sanctuary... And yet, he laid there, beneath the blankets that somehow buried him within, alongside the books and trinkets that scattered at the ground upon the disturbance caused. Much too exhausted to fuss over his slightly bedraggled room, he did manage to free himself from the fabric that bound him, even if it was just to take in a fresh breath of air.
And, even if it was for just a slight moment, he was reminded of the events in the Food Court.
But, it wasn't as if it was not on his mind all that time... Perhaps, that fall had happened to misplace his initial thought, and this period of reprieve had recovered it. He was introduced into stressful thought, once more. And even so, sleep dared to breach through...
“Welcome back into the Velvet Room, my dear guests.”
It had happened, again.
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He had returned here, to a place that had felt familiar, but partially due to the atmosphere of the inverted Food Court, coupled with his suspicions of his school mate, Igor. And thinking on the latter subject, he had lamented on the fact that he had forgot to inquire just who he was. But he was sure, that the man was here, amongst the many others that were stationed at this room. He recalled counting a few people on his hand that possessed a card other than him, but the numbers unspoken for were still left to suspicion... Suspicion, that had to be put on hold, due to the introductory of a resident.
“I am Rosemerta, an assistant of the Velvet Room. The nature of all of your powers requires that a unique service be provided to all of you. Please check your pockets.”
He had done so, accordingly.
It was a gachapon. Tiny, spherical... It was nothing like the last orbular subject he had dealt with, recently. He chuckled to himself at the thought of it, this cute little capsule contrasting so well with the Hableries.
“Within these gachapon is an item, a relic of what your power could become. Within this Velvet Room, we do have the items for the beginning stages, but unfortunately, in your journey, you will have to find the rest of them.”
He had wondered what that meant.
“Bring those items back into this room, and we shall restore them to your proper form for you. Now then, a vision I must share with you.”
Igor flipped over a card on the table, revealing the words Judgment. Running his finger against the card, Igor closed his eyes and began speaking rather slowly.
“Your foe is one who seemingly rejects everyone and everything in this world. He claims raw strength to be his sword and shield, and believes that with these weapons in hand, he will judge the wicked and raze the cruel.”
“That is all I have to share of your future. Until we meet again.”
But once again, his dream had stopped.
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It had been a surprisingly rapid week, and in that time, Jube had spent his days thinking on more than just basic studies, as he had attempted to conceptualize that the involvement of his dreams and those creatures, were much more important.
It had been Monday already, and like the days before, he had spent his free time at school in the same fashion; Occupying the compost area at the school. He was sure that he was left alone with his thoughts, as even before those recent events, he had often frequented here, unattended. However, today he had the pleasure of sharing his solitude with another, this... Feline friend, who happened to intrude so easily. Quietly, too.
It was a cat so pale, he found it's existence striking, if not untimely. But perhaps, what set him off the most was its eyes, which ventured so deeply into his own, for what had seemed like an indefinite amount of time. Was this some form of understanding? Perhaps a test? It was hard to tell, especially with the feline darting off so fast, that had Jube not broken out of this fixed trance, he would not have noticed. The cat had advanced over the fence, which would have been easy to scale, given the teenagers height. And it had seemed, that the cat was ushering him to follow, as if this meeting was not in fact by chance, and that things couldn't have been more timely. While cautious, Jube had found himself a seeker of truth.
"..."
He decided to advance forward.
I'm putting my life in your hands here, cat.
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