2 Cray Anderson

One summer morning I woke up early while disregarding the fact that I still have bed hair I immediately stood up from my bed, still wearing my favorite blue shirt I ran towards the basement.

"Today is finally the day!"

Today, 12th of July, I Cray Anderson have officially reached my fifteenth birthday. I had finally fulfilled the conditions set by my father on his last will. The conditions are; to reach the age of fifteen, to receive the key code from my mother and lastly to open this mysterious package that my father left behind and then can I finally get his inheritance. My mother had already died so I had long received the code that was being kept by her.

"Now let's bring this box up!"

I lifted the box and placed it on top of the table on my room. I entered *1433* and with a heavy thump the lock dropped down the box. And I slowly opened the box by pulling on its handle.

"Huh? Why won't it open?"

I immediately took out the kitchen knife and tried to open it by force. It didn't work at first and I've even hurt myself, but it proved to be worth it because I still ended up opening it.

"Ahh! Why did I ever use a knife? Now I got myself cut."

A single drop of blood dripped on top of the box. Little did I know that my blood was necessary to open it.

"Initializing the system. Identity confirmed. Cray "Funf" Anderson, the fifth descendant of the Einder bloodline. Flame of Origin had increased. "

"What the hell?"

Surprised I momentarily forgot the pain and started inspecting where the sound came from.

"Good day host! I am your personal AI-aide number 9128 code name N.O.T.E."

The box had mysteriously started to let out a dim blue light when the female voice sounded out. Startled I fell onto the floor. Currently, I don't know how to respond and took me a whole minute to process the whole situation.

"Host? Host? Please respond! Are you okay? According to your facial expressions, it seems that you feel disturbed by the fact that a box is talking to you if so, I'll switch to my humanoid mode, please forgive me, host, I have yet the capacity to establish a real physical body."

"Wa-Wh-What the hell are you?"

I stuttered because of this unreal sight, a hologram had sprouted out from the box. A white-haired girl about my age wearing something that resembles a maid outfit had been staring at me while I try to maintain my balance to keep myself from falling over.

"Well then I'll repeat my introduction host, I am your personalized assigned artificial intelligence made for your use only. AI-aide number 9128 code name N.O.T.E."

"AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, It looks like I was so excited that I ended up dreaming of opening the box and started seeing this hologram. Alright, I guess it's about time for me to wake up now!"

I tried pinching myself ...I tried it again..... I tried it about three more times

"Huh? Why am I not waking up?"

This girl why is she looking at me as if I'm doing something idiotic.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"Affirmative host, you are not dreaming."

"I see" sigh.

Alright, I'm now composed. Come to think of it, this box came from the things that my father left behind. I wonder why he'd keep this thing in the first place.

"Hey, you said your name was Note right?"

"Yes, host."

"Note, what exactly are you? And judging from your advance AI you should've been made by someone incredibly rich or smart right? How in heavens are you a part of the inheritance that my father left behind? Was he like a secret spy or something?"

"Restricted Information, the host does not have enough clearance level to access that classified information."

"What do you mean by level? Why is it restricted, you said I'm your host right? Then shouldn't I be at least worthy enough to know that?

"The host is currently at clearance level 2, the only accessible information is about the Fourth Descendant."

Fourth Descendant? I do remember that she called me the Fifth Descendant. Does this mean that I could access information about dad? But I'm pretty sure she should've answered it already because I asked her specifically about my father. Does this mean that dad didn't send her here?

"Hey Note, do you even know that the man who gave you to me already died? My father was dead 3 years ago."

"You mean to say your biological father or your foster father?"

"Wha-What do you mean by that?"

"It's better to see it for yourself."

"Huh?"

Note began to slowly move towards me pointing her index finger she gently pushed it on my forehead.

******

In a dark alley that was as silent if there was no one living there, seven figures can be seen; all were standing except for one.

"Hey Boss, shouldn't we stop now?" A guy wearing a red shirt with anxiety plastered on his face pleaded as he was just new to this kind of job.

But was stopped immediately when a fat man with a big golden ring in his middle finger looked viciously at him. "Nah, not until he's half dead."

"Please! Stop!" said a young blonde man in his early twenties while crying "Please! At this rate, Nick wouldn't last"

The fat man immediately sent a sharp gaze towards one of his lackeys and said, "Restrain him properly." The fat man with a cold expression faced a man whose brown hair was stained with blood and was on the verge of getting killed. "So Nick tell me where did you hide our dear father's inheritance, the Arcos Family? The Chen Clan? or maybe...."

"I WILL NEVER TELL YOU!" and with a spit, Nick shouted. He was already afraid, but he still made a gamble with his life and was prepared to die but.

"Nick, Nick, Nick it still seems that you don't understand your own position here" The fat man wiped off the spit containing blood and immediately shot a glance towards a guy who was beating down Nick "You know what Nick, or should I call you Vier for old times' sake? For one I actually respected you as my older brother but too bad I would've spared you if you just told me the truth well it looks like your time is up."

"No! Stop! Please Don't do this to Nick anymore!"

A gunshot was heard as it echoed across the street immediately following that was a sound of a loud cry of grief.

Meanwhile in a corner of the street one man was constantly watching "This is Agent Ryan, the arrow has shot the eagle, I repeat the arrow has shot the eagle HQ do you copy?"

"Copy that, Operation Blue Falcon is a go!"

Armed men went in and arrested the fat man and his goons while the previously restrained man immediately ran towards his friend who's at death's door.

"Ch-Char...les" A soft voice which came from a man who seemed like he is at death's door groaned. The man who was called Nick slowly took out a silver pendant. Inside it was a picture of a baby who closely resembled him.

"Nick! Stay with me! Nick!!!!"

"Charles p-please take care of my son raise him like your own..."

And just like that everything faded and eventually became dark as if it was just an illusion.