Kazero was in a dream, but it was a strange dream; and unusual one in fact. He knew he was dreaming, that it wasn't real, that this was not a time to be dreaming. On some level he knew that he should be a awake - had he nodded of at some point? Was he in biology class? The dream was unnerving. An image of a black monster with tattered wings and dangly limbs was looming over him with the oppression of a thickening shadow. There was no sky, nor no land in his dream. Just a slightly a duller black representing the void. As the figure, wearing odd gothic boots and bandages cackled in a deep eerie tone, Kazero was put off by the distinct recognition that he had experienced this before.
"This isn't right..." remarked Kazero to himself. "Kamina was here..." he mused. In correction, his subconscious altered the dream and instantly jettisoned in his older cousin Kamina under a spotlight, running towards Kazero, looking behind him. "That's right he was running... we... we were running away." ruminated Kazero, who soon found himself chasing after his imaginary cousin Kamina as the devilish figure was now chasing them down relentlessly. "No... No, no. I- no. I didn't want this. Kamina I- I'm sorry! Please, not again not for me! Don't die just keep going-" Kazero, realising what he was seeing was not a recurring dream but the recap of his last waking moment predicted the outcome, remember what had happened. He was at the point where he tripped and fell, rolling down a river bank. A light pierced from the sky at the same time that Kamina turned round to go down to Kazero and the devilish, black figure also darted at the wounded, fallen Kazero. Kazero is looking straight at Kamina in the dream. He didn't do this the first time - that REAL time.
But now that he knows how this ends, he doesn't' even care that the devilish has raised its claw-like hands up.
"DEATH CLAW" utters the pursuing monster, as a black beam fires from his hands at the waiting Kazero. Kazero is still looking wide eyed and pleading to his cousin. The beam of light piercing from the sky convenes, homing in on Kamina, who in turn is jumping at Kazero while the dark beam from the figure is fired at Kazero too.
"DONT!" shrieked Kazero one last time before he is knocked to safety into the river by Kamina as the blasts combine on Kamina's position. Kazero, in the river is swept by the current reaching out to anything, clasping the same thing as he did the real time; the ball of light floating passed him. As he does, even with the tumultuous waves and water logged ears, there is a clear voice: "Kamina, Your Destiny has Arrived. Will You Help Save Our World? If So, Take Hold of the Device." Kazero screams at the device, willing to choke himself on the water filling his lungs to testify and acquit himself. "BLEHT BLUH-BLAH-BLEEN BLEE" he sputters into the water.
Kazero burst awake on the sandy beach of a foreign shore with a jolt.
"IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!" he roars out into the horizon, still wet, still panting, heart racing.