My name is Yuki

You're quite an interesting human, aren't you ?"

"You said that before"

"Because you are, a normal human should be dead after that spell, who exactly are you ?"

"I've told you, my name's Zeke, and I'm just an ordinary human"

"Either way, let's leave these details for later, we have much more important things to discuss."

"Right, now what exactly are you Yuk...."

"Anyway, I'm tired let's meet again tomorrow and discuss everything, shall we ?"

"Haaaa? are you serious?"

"I always am"

"Ok...as you wish, we'll meet again tomorrow then"

"Bye bye"

And then she disappear into the darkness, but poor Zeke...he still has so many questions about what happened, but he just has to wait until the next day to get the answers he's looking for. Troubled by all that had happened, Zeke finally decided to head home. On the way home, Zeke tried his best to understand everything that had happened, but in vain. Hals? Powers? A katana summoned by nowhere? A girl fighting these monsters? What does all this means? many questions, few answers. After a seemingly endless journey, Zeke finally got home. He was so tired that in the first second when he sat down in bed he fell asleep.

It's morning. Zeke had been awakened by the sound of an alarm that seemed to be repeating for some time. Of course he was late for classes. Without thinking twice, Zeke put on the first clothes he had found in the dressing room and went to university. As he hurried to school he felt that he was being followed, but he did not pay much attention to this feeling because he was already quite late. When he finally arrived in front of the university, guess who was waiting for him there, of course, it was Yuki. She wore a knee-length purple dress with a very simple and attractive design, perfect for the season they were in, accompanied by a pink purse and a straw hat that protected her from the strong light outside.

"You're late" she exclaimed. "And you look horrible, what actually are you wearing?"

"What are you doing here?"

"I've told you yesterday, we have so much things to discuss, now let's move"

"I can't come with you now, I have classes today, I've never missed school"

"Oh c'mon, otherwise our reservation will expire"

A little confused, but still curious, Zeke decided to follow Yuki.

"Oh man... Mr.Herrler will kill me" Zeke thought to himself.

The two then left for the place Yuki was talking about. They stopped at a terrace not far from the university.

"And what exactly are we going to do here?" asks Zeke.

"I've told you, we have things to discuss, you don't understand in what position we are now"

"We?"

"From the moment I give you my powers "I" has transformed in "we", and to be honest, you are much more competent then I initially thought".

"Am...thank...I guess. Ok, so if we are here to discuss first I want you to answer my questions"

"I understand that you are confused at the moment, but listen to me first, there are more important things that you need to understand, after which I will answer the questions you have, if you have any more questions."

"Ok..." said Zeke, half-mouthed.

"As I said you yesterday, my name is Yuki, I'm a demon from Hell"

"Wait ,wait ,wait, wait... u mean Hell as Hell or...?"

"Listen to me, I'll explain everything to you, just be patient. Yes The Hell as Hell, as you humans already know there are three realms where life exist, Earth, Heaven and Hell. On the Earth you humans live, on Heaven there are beings you know too well, angels, and in Hell are us, demons. The creature that you killed last night was an Hals (\=Hollow) a race of soulless creatures that lives in Hell, and somehow they end up here, on Earth. I've come here with a mission, to exterminate the last piece of Hals that still exists on earth, because they feed on people's souls."

"Ok, I think I understand quite a bit, but I still have questions"

"And what would these be?"

"Hell first, you said you are a demon right? but you still look like a normal human being"

"And how would you like me to look? there are few things that differentiate us demons from you humans".

"As would be?".

"Well, first of all we demons have wings, you humans don't, you can't fly you have to use your feet if you want to move somewhere".

"That's why cars were invented" said Zeke jokingly.

"Yeah but still, it's boring, it's easier just to fly where you want to"

"If you say so".

"Anyway, that's not the only thing which sets us apart from you. For example, you humans have just one heart, we have seven"

"Oh yeah, I think I've read this in a book, but I thought it was just fiction".

"Well, it's as real as can be. And there are other things, like you humans cannot control the magic energy around you, or you humans can fall in love , you can cry, we demons can't do such a thing"

"Wait wait wait, magic? like in the science fiction books with fairies? and why you guys can't cry?"

"You could say, magic is a resource that civilizations in heaven and hell have been using for millions of years, while you humans still struggle to explain everything by "rational methods", as for why we can't cry, it's simply because we don't have a soul, we can fell emotions such as happiness, sadness, joy, pain, but only at a very low level compared to you humans, that's why reactions such as crying are foreign to us."

"Ok I understand more now, but it still takes me a long time to process, the spell that you cast last night made me a demon now or what? I can use magic? Or what was with that katana?"

"No, the spell I used last night didn't make you a demon, but as you can guess yes, the spell I used last night was a "transfer spell", now you have some of my demon powers, which allows you to use magical energy. And don't be ridiculous, humans can't become demons, there is no spell that can do that"

"Ok I get it, so... what are we going to do now?"

"Well, it's very simple, we need to find out how Hals are coming to Earth and prevent this from happening again. The longer it takes to find the entrance and block it, the more people will lose their lives, so we have to be fast"

"Ok, and how are we going to do that?"

"Well first, I saw that you know some moves with the sword, you're quite talented ,but you still need training".

"I practiced Kendo for eleven years, that's why I know how to use a sword, but yesterday was the first time when It felt so intense...I felt that I could die at any time..."

"That's why you need training, to become stronger and to be able to survive next time you'll face an Hals" said Yuki with a very serious face. "That's our two main goals, to prevent the Hals from coming to Earth, and to make you stronger to be able to do that".

"To understand that my chances for a normal life are gone" that was the only thing that Zeke though of after talking with Yuki.

"Anyway, that was all I wanted to say, we can start training tomorrow, now take some free time to calm your thoughts. If you need something you can always call me or text me." to which Yuki held out her phone with her contact information.

"Ok, thank I will contact you in case something happens". said Zeke with a voice in which you can feel doubts about what Yuki was saying.

After that the two exchanged contact details after which they said goodbye. After Yuki left, Zeke realized that he had missed the entire physics class, fortunately Zeke could come up with an excuse that Mr. Herrler would have believed and spared Zeke, but bad luck had made it so that when Zeke left the terrace, Mr. Herrler was passing by on his way home, and he sees him. Mr. Herrler is a person very close to Zeke, a reliable friend, the relationship between the two being more inclined towards a father-son type. Given this fact Zeke has a great respect for Mr. Herrler, so he would have preferred not to lie to him.

"Good morning Zeke, how are you buddy? You missed the class this morning"

"Mr.Herrler, I'm sorry... I had something very important to do, I promise it will not happen again"

"You don't have to promise me anything." then Mr. Herrler approached Zeke and put his hand on his shoulder. "When I was young like you I did the same things, so I understand how you feel"

"I doubt you understand... " said Zeke on a sad tone.

"Zeke... since you came to our university you have always been alone, it never seemed like you were interested in having relationships with young people of your age, you always sit alone during breaks or you are in a laboratory helping a teacher, but even then you don't let them to help you, you're always work alone. Many times I was worried about you, and I would have liked to help you somehow, to be able to do something for you, but every time I've tried, I couldn't get past the shell you wrapped yourself in. Zeke... listen to me, don't be afraid to trust other people, we are not creatures made to live alone, don't be afraid to trust someone else but yourself, don't be afraid to ask your loved ones for help when you need it and feel that the situation is beyond you."

"I...I...I will Mr.Herrler, thank you" said Zeke in a much happier tone.

"That being said...who was that beautiful girl you was talking to? She's quite pretty" said Mr. Herrler in a laugh.

"I just met her, I know very little about her, but it looks like we're going to spend a lot of time together from now on"

"That's how it is in the beginning, that's how love works" said Mr.Herrler smiling .

"Wait Mr.Herrler, it's not about that, it's much more complicated than something so simple."

"Oh, do you think love is that simple?" asks Mr.Herrler amazed.

"Yes, I think it is, if you love someone you will do good things to him and treat him well, otherwise you will treat him with contempt, beat him and threaten him if he does not do what you want".

"You're talking about other things now, aren't you?"

"..." murmured Zeke.

"Love is much more complicated than it seems, it is not something you can explain in words, it is not something that is based on reasons, but rather on feelings. However, I'm glad you took a step forward Zeke, I'm really happy for you."

"I've told you Mr.Herrler it's nothing about love, it's much more complicated"

"Ok, Ok as you say buddy" said Mr.Herrler laughing. "you'll have to recover today, you can ask a colleague to give you the notes".

"I prefer to take them from your office, as usual" said Zeke smiling.

"As you wish".

After which the two said goodbye and resumed their activities. However, as Zeke headed for college, the feeling that someone was following him had worsened, but as before he preferred to ignore this feeling by saying that it only seemed to him. But the truth is, in a remote building, someone was really following Zeke. A tall man holding binoculars in his eyes, looking at Zeke, had appeared.

"So the demon girl has friends now?" he said in a very menacing voice.

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