Overkill: Incarnations Chapter 2: Chapter 2 ; quid quo pro

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Chapter 2: QUID QUO PRO In a surreal, misty plain somewhere deep within his own fractured consciousness, Kuroshiraga lay motionless…his hair shifted in an imaginary wind as his comatose mind drifted into the vivid, agonizing moment Hamatsu fell Tuesday afternoon at Hamatsu High School. School grounds east gate.kuro looked up to the azure skies ,a dazed complicated expression played on his bronze listless face. "kuro,let me walk you home,kay…" his classmate said, flashing her bright, stubborn smile. "Ah,Tami… I–I can walk myself home…why bother?" Kuroshiraga asked, looking away nervously. “Kuro,your condition hasn't gotten better for the past two years,we wouldn't want you wandering off somewhere" she giggled, poking his arm. Out of nowhere, Tami's expression had suddenly turned cold,she looked up to third story class block,she smiles and turns to Kuroshiraga, “Hold on,i left my notebook,promise you wait for me here” She grasped her chest right where her silver pocket watch was, and quickly left… *Ten minutes passed. Then fifteen. Tami was taking far longer than expected.* Suddenly, a small, ticking object dropped from the upper levels, bouncing off Kuro’s shoulder and hitting the pavement. He knelt down and picked it up. Kuro drew a cold sweat,his heart beat growing ever so slightly, ‘ This precious heirloom was gifted to Tami by her late grandmother…Not good’ Dread gripped his chest. Kuro turned, running full sprint toward the school building. He didn't use the stairs; utilizing his auramancy, he leaped three stories straight toward the classroom window. Just as his fingers caught the ledge, a violent, blinding shockwave of crimson gales erupted outward from the glass, threatening to vaporize his grip. He roared, channeling his ryoku into his hands to anchor himself against the burning pressure, before violently pulling himself through the shattered frame. ‘Why is there a summoning burst here?’he muttered, coughing through the thick smoke. The hall was desolate. The walls were splattered with black blood, and the air hummed with a foul, corrupting presence. Suddenly, a raspy, agonizing voices cut through the debris. 〔 Kill me... no me first… please... just kill me! 〕 Kuro turned to see a horrifying sight. disfigured , skin clinging tightly to bone, was dragging itself across the floor. they were all already dead , their physical form puppeted by a corrupted, spectral shell of a broken soul body. An undead.' Before Kuro could react, several more hollow-eyed undead emerged from the shadows of the hallway, their jaws unhinging. Kuro wasted no time. Drawing upon his refined ryoku, he swept forward, obliterating the first wave of corpses with one heavy , fell swoop. The moment the lower undead were slain, their remnants liquefied, flowing directly into the mouths of the surviving corpses. By consuming the essence of their fallen brethren, the entities merge, expanding exponentially into a towering, grotesque creature known as a Greater Undead. The Greater Undead roared, bringing down a massive, mutated fist with the speed of a falling meteor. Kuro dived sharply to the left as the fist slammed into the floor, leaving a deep crater where he had stood a millisecond prior. "stay still…I just want to help..." Kuro whispered, his eyes flashing a dangerous, blinding gold as he stabilized his stance. "... put you out of your misery." He thrust his hands forward, channeling every ounce of his power into a single point. basic arts: Solar Flare! A blinding column of pure, scorching energy erupted from his palms. The beam was so immense it tore through the ceiling, punching straight through the clouds and extending out into the azure sky, completely vaporizing the Greater Undead Silence returned to the ruined hall. But something felt horribly off. Bloodlust in a room was swirling toward the back corner. "Kuro... please... run... away... " It was Tami's voice. Kuro’s heart stopped. Time slowed, He spun around just in time to see a horrific fla