In 2005, on a summer night, there was a man with dark blue hair and yellow eyes walking around. He wore a black jacket and hat, as if he wanted to hide his identity, and was holding a baby in his arms. The man walked until he found a medium-sized house, then looked at the child with a sad tone and said:

“I’m sorry, my son. I have to leave you here now. I must protect you and myself from the evil of this filthy world. I wish you a happy life with your new family, and I trust that you’ll grow up to be a great man. I love you…”

The father placed his blue-haired, yellow-eyed child beside the door, and a tear fell down his cheek. He then pressed the doorbell. When the homeowners opened the door quickly, they saw the father running away.

The homeowner, who had purple hair and brown eyes, shouted, “Hey! Come back here!”

But the father was too quick to be chased. The homeowner saw the baby on the ground and picked him up, and as soon as he did, the baby began to cry. He took him inside, where his wife, who had pink hair and purple eyes, and their three-year-old daughter, who resembled her mother, were waiting. He said to them:

“A strange man came and left this child at our door and ran away. It seems we now have a son! Murasaki, look at your little brother.”

Murasaki: “Do I really have a brother now? That’s amazing!”

As the father was trying to remove the blanket from the child, he discovered an envelope inside. He took it out and read the letter inside, which said:

(“This message is for the person with whom I’m leaving my son. His name is Sakamoto Akio. I left him with you because I fear for him from some people who have been after me for a long time. If they knew I had a child, they would kill him, so I had to leave him with you. I hope one day I can take him back… I included his ID card in the envelope.”)

Father: “This is truly tragic… Such a young child, only a week old, and his parents have to give him up. But I don’t think they’re heartless; they’re just trying to protect him.”

Wife: “It’s okay, dear. Let’s take care of him, even if his father never comes back for him.”

The wife took baby Akio and started to play with him.

Wife: “He’s so sweet, and I feel so attached to him! He’ll be my son.”

Years passed, and Akio grew up with this family. Unfortunately, the mother passed away from a serious illness after a few years. In 2014, Akio was nine years old, and his sister Murasaki was twelve. Something strange happened to him.

Akio: “Dad, I’m going to the forest tonight, and I’ll take some cakes with me.”

Father: “But Akio, I’ve told you a million times that the forest is dangerous at night, especially in winter. There will be heavy storms tonight, and the forest wolves are vicious.”

Akio: “But Dad, I can take care of myself! I’m not a child anymore! Please, please, pleeeeease!”

Father: “Akio, go to bed; it’s time to sleep.”

Akio went to his room with a look of despair and sadness, closed the door, and thought to himself:

“If Dad won’t let me go, then I’ll let myself go! I’ll wait until he’s asleep, then I’ll sneak out and go. There’s nothing better than a night out in the forest, eating lots of delicious cake.”

After an hour, Akio saw that his father and Murasaki were asleep, so he sneaked out, opened the door, and went out with plenty of cake boxes in hand.

“To the forest!” Akio walked into the nearby forest, which was vast, found a spot to sit, and began devouring the cakes eagerly while watching the storm clouds move across the sky. When he finished, he said:

“Time to explore and have an adventure in the forest at midnight!”

Akio started walking through the forest as heavy rain began to fall with thunder and lightning. But he kept walking and said:

“I love the rain! What a beautiful day!”

He reached a clearing in the forest, paused for a moment, looked up at the sky, and said:

“I think I should go back now. Dad might wake up from the sound of the storm and realize I’m not at home, and…”

Before he could finish his sentence, a bolt of lightning struck him with a loud thunderclap! He fell to the ground, unconscious, with burn marks and ash covering his body.

At home, his father and Murasaki woke up to the sound of the loud thunder and went to Akio’s room, only to find it empty.

Father: “That rascal!!! Did he really go to the forest? I’ll go look for him right now.”

Murasaki: “I’ll come with you, Dad.”

Father: “No, my dear, you need to stay here for your own safety.”

The father ran through the forest, calling out for his son every second. After a while, he found Akio lying on the ground with severe burn marks, and he collapsed in shock, trying to wake him.

“Akio, wake up!! Akio!! Akio!! What happened to you… my son!! I need to call an ambulance right now.”

Now we see young Akio in a hospital bed, bandaged and surrounded by many machines and a respirator.

Father: “When will you wake up? You’ve been unconscious for a week….”

Suddenly, Akio began to open his eyes and regain consciousness.

Akio: “Where am I…?”

Father: “Akio!! You’re finally awake! How are you feeling, my son?”

Akio: “I… I feel strange, Dad.”

Father: “And what’s that feeling? Are you alright?”

Suddenly, Akio removed all the bandages and equipment from his body, and his father stood frozen in shock. The biggest surprise was that all his injuries had vanished!

**Father:** What's happening... How did everything disappear?!

**Akio:** I don't know, I'm fine, Dad!

Suddenly, his hand started emitting electrical charges as if it were lightning, and they looked at it in shock. Akiyo directed his hand at the nurse and suddenly shocked her with it.

**Father:** It seems you are no longer an ordinary person, Akiyo... Did you just unleash the power of the Vaken?!

**Akio:** What is the Vaken, Dad?

**Father:** Don't you know it?!

**Akio:** No, tell me!

**Father:** The Vaken is a superpower that a person gains by coming into contact with its source. It seems that lightning wanted you to receive its power, Akio!

**Akio:** That's amazing! And strange.

**Excerpts from Akio using his power:**

Akio was with a group of kids when one of them, with black hair and brown eyes, said: 

"Look, it's Akio the stupid orphan! You'll never beat us!"

Akio brought lightning from his hand in the form of a ball and threw it at the boy, who fell and started moaning in pain and crying, then got up and ran away.

**Akio:** Stupid kid, I will become the strongest one in the world!!

Then we see the boy with his mother heading to Akio's  house. The mother said:

"Look, Vanko, what your orphan child did to my son! He caused him many burns and pain. Don't you know how to raise your child?"

**Vanko (the father):** I'm very sorry... Akio discovered his power a few days ago and started using it for everything, but I don't blame him for what he did; your son was always bothering my son, hitting him, and mocking him because he's an orphan, just as his mother raised him!

**Mother:** How dare you!

**Vanko:** Get away from here now.

Vanko entered the house and saw Akio and Murasaki sitting in the living room and said:

"Akio, you shouldn’t use your power on the weak. You could have punched or slapped him, but the lightning will cause us problems."

**Murasaki:** He did it again, what a brat!

**Akio:** I hate him!! He is so annoying. When we grow up, I’ll throw a lot of lightning balls at him!!

Vanko said, placing his hand on his head in despair:

"This boy really doesn’t learn!"

One day...

Akio, Murasaki, and Vanko were walking beside their house when suddenly a group of five kids appeared in front of them, and there was an ugly man violently whipping them.

**Akio:** What is this person doing!! Why is he hitting the kids? And why is no one stopping him?!

**Vanko:** These kinds of people are very common in our lives.

**Akio:** Dad, let's go save them!

**Vanko:** We can't do that. Look at his clothes; he's wearing a royal army uniform. If we kidnap the kids, he'll bring a lot of army members to kill us. They are just thugs acting outside the law, and no one punishes them.

**Akio:** But how can they call themselves the royal army when they torture and oppress people?

**Murasaki:** Forty years ago, our continent was ruled by a shogun named "Shiro." He was our first shogun after we suffered under tyranny for a long time. Shiro was very powerful and considered the strongest person in the world. But suddenly, someone appeared and surpassed him; his name was "Makia." Makia easily killed Shiro and took over the rule, and he is the one who formed the ruthless royal army, unfortunately.

**Akio:** That's not fair! I want to kill that scoundrel Makia, Dad and sister!

Vanko laughed and said, "You can't do that; his power is unbeatable."

**Akio:** I don't care! Listen, Dad, when I grow up, I will become strong and kill Makia, and then I will become the shogun!!

**Murasaki:** You’re crazy, Akio! Hahaha, not only you want to kill him, but you also want to become the shogun!

**Akio:** Yes, I hope to live in a world where everyone is comfortable. Maybe no one can do that but me!

**Vanko:** Here he goes believing in himself again!

**Akio:** I’m really serious! I will train a lot and become a strong samurai, and then I will become the shogun!

**Vanko:** Hmm, I don’t think that’s easy at all, but I will enroll you in a school to teach you combat samurai arts and Vaken. Maybe it will help you in the future.

Akio jumped with joy and said, "Yay! Thank you, Dad!"

Murasaki laughed and said, "Hahaha, how mischievous he is."

To be continued...