It started like any other day.
The sky was clear.
The city moved as it always did cars passing, people talking, the distant hum of everyday life blending into something ordinary. Predictable.
Safe.
Danny Yui didn't hate normal.
He just didn't think much about it.
Sitting by the classroom window, his chin rested lightly against his hand as he stared outside. The blue sky stretched endlessly, clouds drifting lazily as if time itself had slowed down.
"…Another quiet day," he muttered under his breath.
"Oi, Danny."
A voice snapped him out of it.
Akira Sato dropped into the seat beside him without permission, grinning like he always did.
"You've been staring out that window for like ten minutes. Thinking about life? Or just being boring again?"
Danny didn't even look at him.
"Both."
"Wow," Akira laughed. "At least you're honest."
The classroom buzzed with noise students chatting, chairs scraping, someone laughing too loudly in the back. It was the kind of normal that most people never questioned.
Danny was one of them.
Or at least…
He used to be.
A faint breeze slipped through the open window.
Cool.
Unusual.
Danny's eyes shifted slightly.
"…Huh."
Something felt off.
Not wrong.
Just… different.
The sky.
For a split second It flickered.
Danny straightened slightly, his gaze sharpening.
"…Did you see that?"
"See what?" Akira leaned closer to the window, squinting. "All I see is clouds, bro."
Danny didn't respond immediately.
His eyes stayed locked on the sky.
Something in his chest tightened.
A strange feeling.
Like something was about to—
CRACK.
A sound echoed.
Sharp.
Unnatural.
The entire classroom fell silent.
"What… was that?" someone whispered.
Another sound followed.
Louder.
Like glass breaking across the sky itself.
Every head turned toward the window.
And then It happened.
A thin, glowing line tore across the blue sky.
Crimson.
Bright.
Unmistakable.
"…No way…" Akira's voice dropped, all humor gone.
The line spread.
Fast.
Cracking outward like shattered glass, the sky splitting open as crimson light poured through the fracture. The air shifted instantly heavy, suffocating, like the world itself was holding its breath.
Students stood up.
Some backed away.
Some couldn't move.
Danny didn't move.
He couldn't.
His eyes were locked on the sky as the Rift expanded, tearing reality apart in silence that screamed louder than any sound.
The light pulsed.
Once.
Twice.
Then Something fell.
A figure.
Small at first.
But getting closer.
Faster.
"What is that?!" someone shouted.
"It's a person—?!"
The figure dropped from the Rift, cutting through the air like a meteor wrapped in crimson light.
Danny's heart slammed against his chest.
Time slowed.
The world faded.
There was only—
Her.
Red hair flowing wildly.
Dark wings flickering behind her.
A silhouette that didn't belong to this world.
"…No way…" Danny whispered.
The impact came a second later.
BOOM.
The ground shook violently, a shockwave bursting outward as dust and debris scattered across the school courtyard below.
Screams erupted.
Chaos followed instantly.
Students rushed to the windows, others ran for the door, panic spreading faster than thought.
But Danny…
Danny was already moving.
Before he even realized it.
His body acted on something he couldn't explain.
He ran.
Out the classroom.
Down the hallway.
Ignoring the noise, the confusion, the fear.
His heart pounded louder with every step.
What is this…?
What just happened…?
He didn't know.
But one thing was clear Whatever fell from that sky…
Wasn't normal.
The courtyard was a mess.
Cracked ground.
Dust in the air.
Fragments of broken tiles scattered everywhere.
At the center of it all, A crater.
Smoke slowly rising from within.
Students and teachers kept their distance, fear written across every face.
No one dared to get closer.
Except Danny.
He stepped forward slowly, his breath uneven, eyes locked on the center of the impact.
The air felt… heavy.
Familiar.
Like something deep inside him was reacting.
Calling.
He swallowed hard.
"…Hello?"
No response.
The smoke shifted.
A faint movement.
Danny's heart skipped.
"…Someone's in there…"
Another step.
Closer.
Closer—
And then—
A hand shot out from the smoke.
Grabbing the edge of the crater.
Slender.
Pale.
Not human.
Danny froze.
The dust began to settle.
Slowly…
Very slowly…
A figure rose from the center.
Long crimson hair fell over her shoulders.
Small, curved horns rested atop her head.
Dark wings twitched faintly behind her.
And her eyes—
Opened.
Glowing faintly.
Locking directly onto him.
Silence fell.
Complete.
Unnatural.
She stared at him for a moment.
Unblinking.
As if analyzing him.
Understanding him.
Then, She tilted her head slightly.
A small, mischievous smile forming on her lips.
And the very first words she spoke Were not fear.
Not confusion.
Not anger.
But something else entirely.
"Huh… so this is the human world?"
Danny's breath caught.
His mind blank.
His world Shattered in an instant.
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To Be Continued.