One

Before all of this happened. This city used to be a peaceful city. Even though the city reaching a quite high technology, almost 98% people of this city have never committed such crime.

One, it's a name. "One". He is one of the civillion of this city. He live a normal life in the city. The city was named "Neon" because of it's beautiful light coming out from the building making it wonderful to look from the sky or far away from the city. That proved how far the city has evolved thanks to the engineer in the city and the scientist.

"How boring, kid." One slammed the table infront of his little brother, Dot. "Shut up! I'm trying to choosing the stronger sword card to beat you!" His little brother yelled. They are fighting over a card game related to sword.

"Found it! Hah! Gotcha!"

His little brother threw a card of an S Class sword.

"That's it?" replied with an empty stare.

"... What?"

One slowly showed his card to his little brother, the card was an SSS+ Class Sword.

"WHAT?!" Dot screaming out loud.

"Easy game." Short sentence came out from One. He then left and went to his bedroom.

That was only a memory of One. Why is his name was called "One"? He was named after he got captured from the evil organization who invaded the Neon City all of a sudden. He was the first person in the line to get the number "001". His little brother, Dot, escaped thanks to a stranger that brought him out from the danger.

One's real name has been unknown. He just thought his little brother live a peaceful live in another city.

One currently is 18 years old. He was living in prison for 3 years. His name was originally

Beside being a prisoner, he was forced to do works for the organization.

One day, he met the a mysterious old man. "Who are you?" He asked the old man. The old man didn't answer his question and immediately told him to take the pills he wanted to give to him.

"This pills and grow stronger, young man. And from the pills, you'll need one responsible thing. Be useful one day, young man"

He ate the pills, he didn't feel anything different until the next day. When he do the works, it seems a lot easier than before. His strenght grew a lot. Lifting a pickaxe to mine some ores are quite hardwork things. The other workers was confused and curioused the fact that he become way stronger and faster.

He was able to lift and swing the pickaxe easily without sweating. One knew that the pills change him. He figured out that he isn't an ordinary human. He have to do something for the city. He have to take back the Neon City from the evil organization.

At the night, the mysterious old man appeared again.

"You.."

One was a bit startled because he appeared out of nowhere.

"I forgot I had something to give to you. Did you know one of the master class sword?"

One remembered the moment when he was playing the sword card game. The highest level of the sword card game was SSS+, Legend and Master. They were top 3 highest class. The sword the old man going to give was a master class sword.

"Which one?" He asked immediately.

"It's called Cierium Blade. The blade made with cierium materials combined with other materials. The balde wasn't sharp like how the other swords normally do. But it was enhanced by the acid and an energy from the blade which help the blade cut throught something harder like rock."

One was amazed by the sword. He didn't know anything about the sword despite playing sword card game since kid.

"I'll take it. But what kind of responsibility will I take?"

The old man turned around and said "Being a hero wasn't bad, isn't it?"

One was just stand quietly while looking at the sword.

"Be careful. Don't touch the tip. It might burned your skin."

And all of a sudden...

"Oh! I forgot you ate the pill.. That pill make you able to touch acid. You can touch it freely. That pills gave you a permanent ability which the pill developed the virus infinitely."

"Virus?"

"You shouldn't know this yet. Also, you're not alone. More people will assist you. I've met them all. Get along with them without telling them I was the one wanted that. I wanted you to get along with them so that you can defeat the organization together as the heroes of the Neon City. Be ready. This city is now your responsible. Recruite them as your team. But carefully, there might be a traitor. Hard to trust anyone could be a problem. So the only way to be safe frok traitor is to pay attention and be a kind of detective person."

One sat on the bed of the prison quietly.

"I... I'm ready... But really, how do I escape this prison?"

The old man slowly stared at him and said "Become a wise person could help you. Upgrade your brain now, young man."

All of a sudden, the old man disappeared from the prison. It kind of shocked One because it's his first time seeing something like that.

"So. Using this sword, huh?"

He knew what he's gonna do. He slashed the wall and make a hole of it to escaped. Some soldier from the organization noticed it and tried to checked the place. One already out from the prison, but he wanted to experience something. The soldier looking around and round finding the prisoner "001" but then the voice from their back heard.

"Finding me?"

All of the soldier turned around to see, but One's speed is too fast that they can't see him even after turning around.

"Wher-!"

A sudden slash from him. first soldier is down. It was his first time on killing someone but he doesn't feel wrong about it because he think they deserve it.

"Jeez. Oh." He looked at the other soldiers. They all terrified because of the way he killed the soldier is brutal.

Soldier's head was sliced in half.

They started to shoot but One already attacked. They all died brutally.

"I'm not a brutal person but this sword is too sharp it slice your body into two parts..."

One escaped from the prison. After that, the other soldiers and the commander arrives.

"Hahahahaha!"

The commander laugh like an evil person.

"What then name again? Oh yeah.. One.. Looking forward on what you tryin' to do later... I'll wait."

He then told the soldiers to clear all the body and threw them on the death body storage.

On the other place, One has reached to forest. He kept questioning himself.

"Where can I find the other people the old man mention? I hope they're good guys... But they might attacked me first knowing it's their first time meeting me. So I have to be careful not to kill them like last time. Damn this sword, it's too cool. The weight is even lighter and easy to lift than Pickaxe..."

One stopped from running for a moment. He sat beside the tree. He choose to take some rest for a moment, but then end up sleeping.

Next Episode - The Kid

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