《Transcendental Shifter》Interlude
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"So, have any fun dreams lately?" Ken grinned.
"One," Keisuke replied as they continued to walk to school.
"Whatcha, get out of it?" Ken asked, greed showing all over his face.
A gush of wind, tripped Ken as he landed on his butt. Keisuke let out a laugh, as he offered a hand to Ken.
"It's not about getting a reward," Keisuke spoke, "It's about helping others."
"Tch. But you sure do like the gifts," Ken muttered as Keisuke pulled him up.
"What was that?" Keisuke asked Ken.
"Nothing," Ken replied, "So anyway how'd you do that?"
"It's a cursed ring that can somehow harness the wind," Keisuke said as the wind began to swirl around and form a ball that had a similar look to a tornado.
"That sounds fun," Keisuke grinned, "It's a pity we'd have to talk to the government if you just flew us to school."
"We'd probably be on the news too," Ken continued.
"Hmm, true, but we can always use it for simpler things," Keisuke said.
"Oh!" What if we use it to find missing animals quickly," Ken said as he pointed at a missing animal poster, "We'd be rich."
"I doubt the wind would work like that," Keisuke sighed, "But we can test that idea tonight."
"Then let's make bet," Ken said, "If your correct I'll pay for ramen tonight, but if your wrong you buy me ramen."
"It's a deal," Keisuke replied.
A cat hissed, before running away from Keisuke and Ken.
"Told you it wouldn't work," Keisuke laughed as they began to walk away.
"There goes the rest of my allowance," Ken mumbled as they reached the ramen shop near Ken's house.
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"Two Tonkotsu Ramens please!" Ken shouted as he and Keisuke sat down.
"Got it!" the shopkeeper exclaimed as he went in the back.
"That was delicious!" Ken shouted as the two left the shop.
"Well then," Ken said as he looked at Keisuke, "Don't get yourself killed in another dimension."
"I don't intend to," Keisuke replied, "After all, I haven't even graduated yet."
Ken waved before he walked away. Keisuke running down the street to his house unlocked the door.
"Welcome home, Keisuke," Keisuke's sister shouted, as Keisuke shut and locked the door.
"Thanks," he replied as he went upstairs into his room.
Keisuke pulled a key off a necklace wrapped around his neck as he unlocked a large vault he had in his closet. Multiple items glowed as he opened the vault before he grabbed a golden bracelet with a green gem embedded in it. Keisuke quickly put it on his wrist, before locking the vault and putting the key back on his necklace.
Thud
"Ow," Keisuke sighed as he tripped.
Keisuke patted his clothes before sitting down on his bed. He rose his hand up towards the ceiling lights, as he took a better look at the bracelet. Keisuke stared at it for long while before getting up. He changed his clothes before lying down on his bed and looking up at the ceiling wall once more. Darkness began to consume his vision as he slowly closed his eyes before drifting to sleep.
"Captain Hayes, are you listening?" an old man with the bit of hair he had combed over asked looking at Hayes.
"Yes sir, sorry sir," replied Hayes as he looked at the old man's uniform.
"As I said, you will be leading a terraforming mission on planet H-265-LE," the old man stated as he pointed at the large holographic map on the table.
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The old man typed something up on the side of the holographic table as a ship began to land on a world.
"Your goal is to create an atmosphere on the planet, along with multiple forests," the old man finished, "You'll have up to six months to complete this, or we will pick you and your team up and deem this planet unfit for humans."
"Now then, please come with me as I introduce you to your team," the old man said as he got up.
"Yes sir," Hayes replied as he followed the old man into a room with four other people in it.
"This is lieutenant Tars, commander Reilly, chief engineer Heele, and cadets Riley and Lee.
"Sir," they all stated as they looked at Hayes and the old man.
"I have one more thing to show you, " the old man said as he beckoned Hayes over.
"That large planet over there," the old man pointed at, "Is your target."
"Oh, I don't have an idea why I told you that," the old man sighed, "You probably already knew."
"Well then," the old man stated, "Dismissed."
"Sir!" Hayes exclaimed as he left the room.
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