"Not all superheroes wear capes...
And...
Not all super villians have scary faces...
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Tanya Pov

What is happening?! One second I feel a very strong disturbance in the atmosphere and the next we reach my cousin brother's best friends home only to see him gaping like an idiot at it. Then my brother tries helping him only to have him collapse and pass out. Then the next moment I receive a call from Kyle saying that he needs my help.

According to him....he thinks they are back and I'm left gaping like a fish out of water. But didn't we defeat them 5 years ago!!! I was currently sitting in a chair in the living room while Shu, Valt's mother, his siblings andddd..... a doctor were inspecting him.

Massaging my temple, I let out a weary sigh and traced my hand on my neck but not before getting a cold shiver down my spine. My last encounter with them was already starting to fade away only to come back!

I closed my eyes and tried calming down by taking deep breaths in but it was of no use..... my brain kept on subconsciously replaying that incident again and again..... those same unforgettable piercing blue eyes staring down at me while I choked on my own blood.....

Instantly opening my eyes I looked around in panic only to realize that I was in Valt's house and calmed down. I ran my hands on my arms trying to keep the goosebumps down. It's been 5 years after that incident..... yet he still haunts my dreams. I shiver again at the dreadful thought of them coming back.... I had enough all those years ago. The pain of being away from my brother. Being away from my only blood relatives who had raised me until I ran away. I didn't want them to think me as a freak.... I didn't want them to be in danger! I have already lost so much.... I don't wanna lose someone again. Especially the ones whom I care about.

Anyways Kyle told me to be careful and take care of Valt, Shu and others until they reach here. Though he sounded confident of them not coming back but I could still feel the fear in his voice. We might have defeated them but everything comes with a price, they lost their loved ones while I lost a dear friend.... I'm still traumatized to this day after the ordeal we had gone through all those years and just the thought of them coming back makes my heart nearly jump out in fear. The fear that they instilled in our hearts years ago still resides in us till now and whether we believe it or not, we all are scarred for life. 

My train of thoughts were derailed from their tracks by the force of something on my cheeks. I nearly fell off the chair but somehow balanced myself and prevented myself from face-planting on the floor. Looking up I was met with the sight of Shu looking at me sheepishly while Mrs Aoi and Valt's siblings were looking at me worriedly. "What the hell Shu?!" I said while glaring at him and rubbing my poor now red cheek.

"Sorry. I tried bringing you back to your sense but you didn't look like snapping back so I had to slap you lightly." He said while sweatdropping at the last part.  "Well that didn't exactly feel like a 'light slap'." I remarked sarcastically. "Are you Okay big sis." Toka and Nika said simultaneously while looking at me worriedly.

Giving them both a light smile I said "Yeah don't worry about me! I'm totally fine!" This seemed to cheer them up a bit. Looking at Mrs Aoi I said "Is Valt Okay now?" I asked being a little worried for the short Champion. "Yes he's fine now. The doctor said he would need to rest plenty for now." She replied with a small smile.

I just nodded and thought back when we reached here. Valt seemed  to be in shock by looking at his house and moreover he didn't feel us coming towards him. The way he acted seemed both suspicions and disturbing. Why would anyone freak out when someone gives them a hand.... Something is wrong here and I can feel it.

I was yet again slapped but this time I fell down. On my face. "SHU!" I yelled glaring at him angrily. "Sorry....! But you didn't seem like snapping back so I had to-" but he was cut off by a loud scream and the sound of something fall on the floor. We all looked at each other in panic and ran towards the source of the noise only to come across a writhing Valt who was holding his head as if in pain.

Acting quickly I caught him in my arms and tried waking him up but to no avail. He kept on writhing and murmuring inaudible words but I could make out a few words like "Please no" , "I'm sorry" , "Stay away from me" and etc etc. Seeing no choice I took a deep breathe and slapped him on the cheek. Hard.

His eyes flew open and he stopped flailing around. Seeing Shu he quickly hugged him tightly and kept on murmuring things. Sighing I knew that he had to rest and it was awkward for Shu too so I tried him off my brother but damn! He was hugging Shu like a frigging Koala!!

After some struggle I finally got him off Shu and made him lay on the bed though he held my hand tightly as if I was gonna disappear any second. I looked at Mrs Aoi who looked very worried about her son while both Toka and Nika looked like to be nearly on the verge of tears. Quietly shushing them she led them away leaving just me, Shu and a traumatized Valt alone. I told him to go out for a while and when he tried protesting but my serious glare stopped him.

Quietly making his way out of the room, leaving just me and Valt in peace. "Valt....." I said quietly trying to calm the poor whimpering kid down. "He's coming for me..... they are going to kill you all....." I heard him mumble making me perk up suddenly. He?  

"Who are you talking about Valt....?" I asked calmly which didn't seem to work on him. "He....he....he's that boy who got killed! His father killed him! " he exclaimed suddenly making me flinch back a little. Who's the little boy? Who got killed by his father? What the hell is HAPPENING?!

"Valt calm down and tell me who are you talking about?!" I said harshly. Maybe a bit too harshly for he immediately whimpered and shrinking back into the warm bed and said "I met him in an alleyway when I was coming home. I heard someone cry and came to investigate and saw a small boy lying on the floor with a sword impaled in his body. He's coming after me..... the boy with yellow eyes is coming for me!" He managed to choke out through tears.

The world around me seemed to slow down and my blood ran cold. Yellow eyes...... Can it be him- NO! I refuse to believe this! This.... this is bullshit! I saw him dying with my own eyes! It's just a frigging bad nightmare!

"Does he happen to have white hair and a Kunai?" I asked trying to confirm my suspicions while simultaneously pinching myself trying to believe that I'm in a dream. "Y-yeah....." Valt croaked out. I slowly felt dread creeping in me as my hold on his hand faltered.

Everything around me seems to just stop. My head went completely blank except just one dreadful thought that remained in my mind.

"They are back."