Chapter 1: Lionel Kage
Chop!
Slice!
Toss!
Never had such minimalistic actions gathered such a crowd, all the chefs in the kitchen with amusement in their gaze, it's not that they couldn't do it, if fact many of them could probably do better, but
compared to them he seemed to be bathed in splendor, the simple task of preparing a dish.
A middle-aged man stood off to the side shaking his head as he smiled, "How many times have I told you to stay out of the kitchen?!" This was the young man's father who also happened to be the owner of the most famed restaurant on the planet, "Luxuria". His name was…
'Mr. Kage.'
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And despite being middle-aged he was still handsome to boot, if not for his commitment to his work he might have already been strangled by the hungry wolves that lie in wait.
"And finished!" The young man broke out a cheerful smile as he wiped the sweat that built up on his face, only to turn around and see numerous faces staring at him.
'Not again.'
But who could he blame? He already sneaked in dressed as one of the workers to avoid this situation, only for it to happen again. The young man couldn't help but sigh…
But was it really possible for a chef to not recognise their assistant? Much more so when these people were anything but your normal chefs.
"Lionel! Would you mind explaining to me why you're here?" Mr. Kage smiled as cold air wafted through the kitchen.
"Dad?" Shivers ran down his spine.
"Yes son, how may I be of service?" Mr. Kage replied promptly.
Many sent looks of pity over to Lionel. Alas he, could not escape fate.
…
"Jeez, I don't even want to meet these your so-called friends, much more how did someone like you even make friends." Lionel couldn't help but rant as he and his dad walked over to the private area of the restaurant.
"Sigh how could, I expect you to understand when you haven't acquired my exotic genes of heavenly mandate. Unlike you who is introverted for no apparent reason I actually like people." Mr. Kage shook his head with a serious expression, one that seemed to say nobody could understand his troubles.
'Narcissist!' Lionel could feel tears welling up in his eyes. 'Wasnt it you who told me I'm not allowed to leave the shop's vicinity?'
But to be honest, they were true quite a pair. Lionel Kage, who was turning eighteen that year was incredibly handsome and charismatic his smile ever making the hearts of young ladies shatter.
But if anything they looked more like ferocious tigers out to eat him in his sight, 'Women are dangerous! Got it.'
Whether it be his jet black hair or his deep brown eyes, any feature would surely be enough to capture a city.
His dad, unsurprisingly, followed this trend except with brown hair and an aura that displayed a certain maturity. Some might say he was even the better looking of the two, seemingly justifying his words.
Finally, they arrived.
At a table in the corner he could see someone waving at them.
"It seems we have a arrived." Mr Kage announced.
"Here comes that troublesome fella who ran away with my sister!" A dignified man who seemed to be of eastern inclination let out a heart laughter.
"Yamato you've grown old hey? If you keep this up they might start thinking I'm your son!" Mr. Kage laughed out as he walked over with his arms open.
'What a shameless father! Calling his brother in law a friend because he doesn't have that many to begin with.' Lionel would have laughed and pointed if not that others were currently watching.
"Shut it maverick! Not everyone has genes as exaggerated as yours, and in my opinion, I look exquisite if I do say so myself!" Yamato stood up in turn giving Kage a hug. He was chubby but not anything too much, just the right amount.
"Oh and this is?"
Yamato pointed a look towards Lionel as he separated himself.
"Oh, this is my bastard of a son who couldn't even do my genes justice." Mr. Kage sighed. The world truly was unfair to him.
'He's not even that handsome why does he keep doing this?' Lionel felt like crying, but after regaining composure knowing that he was insulting himself as well, he greeted, "Good day to you Mr. Yamato, I'm sure my dad has been nothing but problems for you, I hope you don't take it to heart."
"Tch" Mr Kage felt his face twitching.
"Haha! I'm afraid so. It seems this son of yours is rather sensible Hmm? In my books at least." Yamato felt like crying tears of joy, finally someone to put this old man in his place.
Seemingly wanting to change the topic, Mr Kage went out of the way to refer to the others around the table, "Oh? is that little Sakura?" His eyes leaning especially towards the young man, "Fukuro boy! want an interesting turn out indeed. You look just like Lionel?"
Before Me Kage could continue any further Sakura was already pulling on his cheeks and Fukuro ignoring him in the most noticeable way he could think of.
"Uncle is still the best! Unlike that old man that tortures me every once in a while." Sakura a bratty-looking kid said with stars in her eyes as she faced Lionel. She couldn't have been older than ten, or at least that's what her stature depicted.
"Leewowel, weeze wre wour wousinzz." Mr Kage didn't seem to mind that the girl was still pulling on his cheeks as he tried to speak.
"Oh, I see." Lionel said rather uncomfortably, "Nice to –"
But before he could finish he found that the girl had a knife firmly placed on his neck, what surprised the others wasn't the knife, but rather the sovereign aura he released in response. She felt shocked to the core thinking to herself, 'A monster indeed'.
Though this didnt mean it would be harder to kill him. Just not worth it.
"Sit." Lionel said with a light smile.
Though still smiling her body trembled under the weight of his aura with excitement. She nodded obediently as she went back to her seat, yet not once did her eyes leave him.
'Sigh I've done it again.' He didn't know what it was but whenever he sensed a threat to his life he would usaully release said aura.
As he took his seat he turned his head to the young man who still sat quietly as though nothing had happened and asked, "What's your name?"
He looked up from the booklet he was reading, "Fukuro, nice to meet you." Then turned back to it.
'Complete disregard!' Lionel felt tears in his eyes once more, "Hey you should teach your sister to not try to kill someone at first sight you know! If I had a sister that would be my first step." Lionel scolded with a righteous tone.
"But she seemed so excited to meet you, I couldn't, bare to get in her way," Fukuro said as he picked up his teacup and took a sip.
'Complete and utter disregard.'
You would think having a pretty face would solve most of your problems, but when the other guy was just as handsome... 'Sigh, this world is unfair.
…
Earth, 2231 in the 23rd century. The world was incredibly advanced much so than it should have been, flying cars, structures that floated in the sky, the end of 'One Piece', none of these were dreams anymore.
[Author's note: It ended in 2030 in this version of the universe]
Though much of its architectural design still remained the same as opposed to what sci-fi might depict.
Towards the end of the 21st century the world collapsed, and darkness and despair filled every corner until they awoke. They called it, 'Los Monde.'
Monsters of all kinds and, or rather mutations of existing creatures started to appear. The world's very Code seemed to be overwritten leaving it on the verge of its collapse until humans found a way, we always find a way…
You could say we have the potential for power or that it was gifted to us by God, but no matter the case it changed the path taken.
Six individuals using mysterious abilities which the whole race would eventually go on to awake subdued all, nothing but destruction in their wake. They were known as…
'The Counsel of Six'
This was the name celebrated after their victory and also the ruling powers that now guide the world are ruled by a member of the Six, the current generation is the fourth.
The world became ruled by the 'Six' major divisions of the world, Northern America Ruled by America, Southern America ruled by Brazil, Africa ruled by Nigeria, Europe ruled by the Brits, and last but not least Asia ruled by the Koreans and Japanese hand in hand. At least this was the gimmick for the first generation. Now it's decided by powers that produce a 'Six.'
They wielded massive variations of power, but it all boiled down to the basic elements...
Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Shadow, and Light.
But besides these elements, there were still other powers that seemed to not exist at the time or rather hadn't been discovered. These powers people were born with most called those of such nature...
'Variants'
[Author's Note: Was going to name them Obsoletes but settled for Variants, hope I don't regret that oh and Sakura is 15 while Fukuro is 17 for those wondering, Sakura just happens to have a small stature]
…
"The academy opens next year are you finally going to let Lionel join? Your worries are uncalled for you know." Yamato and Kage had long since left their kids to their own devices as they took a stroll by the garden that seemed to surround the restaurant.
"You have it all wrong…" Mr. Kage couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "I'm worried about them… he's a demon, the closer he is to death..."
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