《Resonant Hope》 Dystopia 1: Beginning Anew There was nothing but silence¡­ As the universe came back anew, two beings were found alongside each other. ¡°Again¡­ Everyone disappeared again¡­¡± One of them cried out, unlike every other time however, he saw someone beside him. ¡°...Um, Naheeno¡­? What is this¡­?¡± He asked with a sense of confusion.
¡°B-Bmon?! How are you here¡­? This is the in-between, it''s what happens after my sunglasses-¡± Naheeno froze realizing he had not explained his curse to Bmon yet. ¡°Your sunglasses¡­? Aren''t they just a pair of shades?¡± He asked skeptically. ¡°...My sunglasses, they''re way more powerful than just blocking the sun¡­ They can destroy the universe if they ever fall off, and as you can see¡­¡± He explained while wiping the tears from his eyes.
¡°Oh shit¡­¡± Bmon''s eyes widened, followed by immediate distress as he suddenly screamed in pain as the space distorted around them. ¡°B-Bmon?! What''s wrong!?¡± He reached out to see if he was okay. ¡°I-I remember¡­ Everything¡­¡± Bmon exclaimed. ¡°E-Everything? You shouldn''t remember though¡­ How are you able to remember?¡± Naheeno looked shocked, never during any of the previous iterations of the universe, had anyone remembered what happened before.
¡°I-I don''t know but¡­ This means I can help you right¡­? You''re not the only one who remembers what happened now¡­¡± He looked at Naheeno with a sense of fear. Naheeno nervously smiled, however his look changed whenever he saw something standing behind Bmon. ¡°W-What is that¡­?¡± Bmon turned around, only to see a distortion in the darkness. ¡°...Yeah I don''t know what that is, however it doesn''t look like it''s happy to see us.¡±
It took a human form. ¡°You may call me¡­ Glitchun, I''m sure we will see eachother again, but just know this, Bmon. I will make your life a living hell.¡± It glared at Bmon before vanishing. ¡°W-What the hell was that? Was that also a result of your sunglasses?¡± He questioned. ¡°N-No¡­ I''ve never seen that before, so maybe it has to do with you being able to remember everything¡­¡± Naheeno suddenly realized that it was almost time for the universe to begin again.
¡°Bmon, in a few moments the universe will begin again. You''ll probably have a similar experience to what you had when you remembered the previous iterations of our universe. I think it''ll give us all of our memories of this new universe up until we are 16, when we will be placed in the world like nothing ever happened.¡± Naheeno explained. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
¡°Wait, slow down, that made no s-¡± Both of them started to yell out in pain as they were sent into the new iteration of the universe. Archived Dystopia. This city was founded by Fukumoto Dan and Fukumoto Himari. It was August 14th, 2024. This city was well known for its creepy feeling, honestly it seemed as if the very city watched you as you moved around. Bmon snapped back into reality after having his memories modified by the sunglasses. ¡°H-Holy shit, I don''t ever wanna do that ever again¡­¡± He glanced at the room he was in, it was filled with merchandise of various franchises as well as a shelf filled with manga and anime.
¡°...I guess my tastes don''t change that much.¡± He said as he heard his phone ring from inside his pocket, he picked it up and answered it. ¡°Yo, who is this?¡± ¡°I''m assuming that means you''re perfectly fine?¡± Naheeno asked. ¡°Yeah I''m fine but what the hell is up with this city? From what I gathered from the memories we were given, it looks absolutely horrifying.¡±
¡°That, I don''t really know¡­ It seems however that it was founded by your parents.¡± Naheeno explained. ¡°Yeah I don''t know what was up with that¡­ in the prior universe I didn''t even know my family¡­ I just had Buster as a guardian, but it seems he is here as well.¡± ¡°It also seems like we are the only ones in this iteration who are from the previous iterations, I don''t think we met any of our friends in this world.¡± Bmon told him.
¡°Well¡­ I guess that might be related to why you remember the previous iterations, Bmon. Regardless, I will keep you updated on what I find out in this new world but I''m tired, so I''m gonna go play a nice rhythm game.¡± ¡°Sure¡­ See you then, Naheeno.¡± Bmon hung up just as Buster came in. ¡°Hey, Bmon? Do you have any ideas for what we should do with the girl you brought over the other day who claimed they were a swordswoman from the past?¡± He asked. ¡°...I don''t like the way you worded that, who are you talking about anyway?¡± Bmon questioned, he still hadn''t fully grasped all of his memories of this world yet.
¡°Y''know¡­ Kana, the one you came with and asked for a translation device to translate her language?¡± ¡°Oh¡­ I-I don''t know, why don''t we just let her stay here?¡± Bmon asked. ¡°Well, if that''s what you want I''m sure Himari has no issues with it, I''ll be making food in the kitchen.¡± Buster left to go to the kitchen.
¡°This world is really REALLY weird.¡± Bmon told himself. He walked out of his room and very quickly noticed that the house he was in was absolutely massive. It had 8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and just about every appliance you would need. The walls were covered in vibrant paintings drawn by a painter who lives in Archived Dystopia. ¡°Wow¡­ Didn''t think we knew a painter.¡± He walked out of the house and started going toward the city. As he stepped into the city, he felt an odd aura surrounding him. ¡°Bmon!¡± Someone shouted at him. It was Daisuke, his childhood friend.
¡°Oh, hey Daisuke.¡± Bmon said. Daisuke walked up to him. ¡°I heard you found a¡­ time traveller?¡± He questioned skeptically. ¡°Yeah. I don''t¡­ know too much about her, but she seemed to be from 200 years in the past, and she happened to be a swordswoman.¡± Bmon explained. ¡°Woah, that''s cool. By the way, wanna head to school with me?¡± He asked.
¡°Shit¡­ I forgot we had school.¡± ¡°It was summer when the world was recreated after all.¡± He thought to himself. They spotted a girl standing behind a lamp post. ¡°Yo, Ayame, wanna come to school with us?¡± Daisuke asked. Ayame blushed before answering in a slight panic. ¡°I-I u-um¡­ sure¡­¡± She walked up to them before glancing at Bmon, Bmon noticed her looking at him but he brushed it off.
¡°L-Let''s go to school¡­¡± She said softly. As they walked towards the school, Bmon glanced at the creepy architecture of Archived Dystopia before noticing something on top of a rooftop. It was a MONSTER. In every sense of the word, Bmon had a moment of panic before speaking. ¡°U-Um, guys what the hell is that?¡± He pointed at where he had seen the monster, but when he looked back, it was gone. ¡°Bmon, I think you''re hallucinating¡­ Can''t say I blame you though after all, this city can get scary at night.¡±
¡°Y-You''re probably right. L-Let''s just go to school.¡± They started walking again toward the school, Ayame glanced at Bmon every now and then, worried that he may not be okay. Meanwhile, Kana came back from shopping at Kaito''s Rarities. ¡°Huh? Is Bmon not here?¡± She asked Buster. ¡°Oh, no. He went to school I think.¡± He told her. ¡°Aww¡­ And here I got him a present from Kaito''s Rarities¡­¡± She held out what looked like an emerald. ¡°...Is that what you give friends in your time period? Maybe you shouldn''t give him that I think he would react in a way different from what you''re expecting.¡± Buster told her. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Kana put it back in her bag. Dystopia 2: Kuroshi High Kuroshi High, a high-school located within Archived Dystopia, the only ones capable of enrolling, are those with strange powers beyond human comprehension. There were only two exceptions to that rule. Bmon was still in panic from what he saw earlier, but he quickly calmed down as they entered the school and went to class, their class was 2-B. ¡°Oh good, we made it in time¡­ I was honestly thinking we were gonna be a tiny bit late¡­¡± Daisuke pointed out while sighing.
Bmon thought for a moment before asking a question. ¡°Say, Daisuke¡­ I don''t really remember our classmates that well, could you introduce them?¡± He asked. Daisuke glanced at him for a brief moment. ¡°...Bmon it''s our first day in High-School, I don''t know them either¡­¡± Bmon''s eyes widened as he realized. ¡°O-Oh, my bad¡­ I just seem to be having a hard time remembering things lately.¡± He told him. ¡°...I mean I''m not lying, it''s just gonna take a while to catch up on 16 years worth of memories that were suddenly slapped into my head¡­¡± He thought to himself.
Suddenly, the teacher came in. ¡°Please take your seats. My name is Kaede. I will be your teacher for your time at Kuroshi High.¡± She told the class. ¡°Now, please come up and introduce yourselves starting from the first desk to the left- Wait, is she not here¡­?¡± Suddenly, a girl came crashing into the classroom door. ¡°...S-Sorry! I forgot it was a school day¡­¡± She said while catching her breath. ¡°...Kana, you''re lucky I''m nice enough to let it slide since this is the first day of school, but don''t be late again. Now, introduce yourself in front of the class.¡± Kaede told her.
¡°H-Hello¡­ My name is Konoe Kana, I am a swordswoman from 200 years ago, I frequent ice cream shops¡­¡± She sat down next to Bmon. Bmon got up to introduce himself. ¡°...My name is Fukumoto Bmon, I''m having a hard time remembering things right now, however I am an otaku, it''s nice to meet you all.¡± He sat back down. Daisuke got up from his seat. ¡°My name is Suzuki Daisuke, I like the sights of this city, due to my fascination with horror.¡± He sat back down.
¡°...H-Hello, my name is Tsuki Aoi. I-I''m a little shy around other people, but I can manage, I like the coldness of the night.¡± She sat back down. Aoi''s eyes widened as the boy beside her stood up, he resembled a demon. ¡°Uh¡­ My name is Akuma. As you may be able to tell, I am a demon, I don''t get along with angels, however I''m not really a bad person¡­ I like amusement parks. He sat back down as a girl behind Kana scoffed. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. She stood up, her feathery wings spread open. ¡°My name is Tsubasa. As you can see, I am an angel. I don''t tend to get along with demons, and I like observing individuals who seem to be nice people.¡± She glared at Akuma before sitting down.
The next classmate stood up. ¡°My name is Arata, I like tennis, and I enjoy eating spicy foods. I also enjoy parties.¡± He sat down. ¡°Hello, My name is Asuga, my interests are¡­ cute boys, and also skydiving.¡± She sat back down. ¡°My name is Itsuki, as for my interests¡­ I particularly enjoy nature, and as such I really enjoy being around greenhouses.¡± ¡°My name? It''s Eiko¡­ I enjoy hanging out with my friends, I like desserts as well as parties.¡±
As the next classmate got up, everyone could smell something foul in the air. ¡°My name is Hiroyuki, I like to experiment with different poisons to see which ones are stronger than the other¡± He smirked, ¡°Don''t mix poisons in my class¡­¡± Kaede glared at him before he sat down. ¡°Oh it''s finally my turn! Um¡­ My name is Atsuko, I am a well known gamer online, I am what you would call a NEET!¡± She said proudly as she sat down, Bmon looked at her with a questionable look. ¡°...Well at least you have a lot of guts to say that proudly.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ O-Oh, m-my name is Benjiro. I like to visit places with paranormal activity, ghosts are very fascinating to me¡­¡±
¡°Hehe¡­ It''s my turn huh? My name is Kirika, I love fashion! I also enjoy visiting flower shops, and hanging out with friends.¡± ¡°M-My name is Haruki¡­ Um, I''m not actually from this world. However I am exceptional at healing wounds¡­ So if any of you ever get injured, please come see me¡­¡± The next classmate stood up, their ears were pointy unlike the rest of the students. ¡°My name is Kioko, I''m an elf, however I suppose that''s obvious¡­ As for my interests¡­ I like savoring precious moments in time.¡±
¡°My name is¡­ Keisuke. My interests are movies that contain a LOT of explosions. I enjoy competitive gaming.¡± ¡°I am Koharu, I enjoy sunny days on the beach, the feeling of sand while the sun is directly facing you is liberating¡­¡± ¡°Huh¡­ I guess I''m not the only elf here¡­ My name is Hinata, and I REALLY like space, I tend to have a telescope with me at all times when I''m not at school.¡±
¡°...M-my name is¡­ K-Kuromi¡­ I''m also a NEET. P-Please be nice to me¡­¡± She sat back down before Kaede began to speak. ¡°Okay, that should be everyone¡­ Now, as you may have noticed, there are two people here who don''t actually have any supernatural powers like the rest of you, that is because our mayor, Fukumoto Dan, and his wife Himari have asked us to make an exception for them, those two are Kana and Daisuke.¡± She explained.
¡°Now that we have that out of the way, our first lesson will be on the supernatural powers themselves, We call them ¡°Resonant¡±. They are a form of connecting with the forces above, in a sort-of resonance. They allow us to do various things, however the less connection we have, the less powerful it can be.¡± Bmon raised his hand. ¡°Kaede, what if someone used a resonant for nefarious purposes?¡± He questioned. ¡°Ah. Good question, honestly¡­ I don''t think there''s any punishment given if you do, but generally if you use your ability for nefarious purposes, I would think your connection would be lower¡­¡±
¡°Oh, that reminds me! Can I talk about something I heard on the news, Kaede? It''s related to resonants¡­¡± Atsuko asked. ¡°Sure¡­¡± ¡°I heard that there is this man going around dark alleyways, kicking ass whenever he sees anyone who''s doing a crime! He''s gained the nickname¡­ ¡°Rising Dragon¡± due to the way he fights them, some even say he has a resonant himself!¡± Atsuko pointed out.
¡°T-That¡¯s great, Atsuko¡­ I''m sure we will never see this ¡°Rising Dragon¡± man though¡­¡± She tried changing the subject. The bell suddenly rang. ¡°O-Oh, would you look at that! It''s lunchtime, I''ll be back once lunchtime is over, the cafeteria is on the first floor, to the east¡­¡± Kaede walked out of the classroom, sighing. ¡°Well¡­ These classmates sure are a friendly bunch aren''t they, Bmon?¡± Daisuke smirked. Bmon blankly stared at him. ¡°...Yes, they are indeed friendly. However one of them said they liked cute boys, I think that''s too friendly¡­¡± Dystopia 3: Immortal Wanderer A day had passed, Bmon went to school again and it was now lunchtime. ¡°Hey, do any of you know about a rumor that''s been going around? There''s apparently an immortal being, wandering around the city? Isn''t that neat?¡± Atsuko grinned. ¡°...I mean, I suppose it''s neat, but¡­¡± Bmon paused as the classroom door opened, a boy walked into their classroom. He glanced around before opening his mouth. ¡°S-So¡­ Does anyone here know where I am? I''ve only been in this city for a couple days so I''m still getting lost occasionally¡­¡± He asked them.
¡°Are you the immortal that Atsuko was just talking about?¡± Kana questioned. He nodded in response. ¡°Yes¡­ I''m not sure how they found out I was immortal though. My name is Infinimon, nice to meet you all.¡± Bmon¡¯s eyes widened with shock. ¡°Your name is really similar to mine¡­ My name is Bmon.¡± He told Infinimon.
Infinimon glanced at Bmon. ¡°...Our names seem to be the only thing that are similar though.¡± He snickered. Bmon looked at him with slight annoyance. ¡°What''s that supposed to mean?¡± He glared at Infinimon. ¡°Bmon, stop fighting with him.¡± Daisuke sighed. ¡°Oh, I have an idea! What if we all ask questions about Infinimon¡¯s life as an immortal!¡± Tsubasa suggested.
¡°T-That''s fine with me, but what about telling me where I''m at¡­?¡± He sighed. Atsuko let out a laugh, ¡°We can talk about that later! What is your favorite thing to do every day?¡± She looked at him. Infinimon thought for a moment. ¡°Well, I suppose I tend to watch a lot of films¡­ Something about fictional creations is interesting, probably due to me being Immortal.¡± ¡°Oh! What is the worst experience you''ve ever been through?¡± Kirika questioned. ¡°...I don''t know how to respond to that, I guess the worst thing I''ve been through would be one of the many times I got cut in half¡­ I may be able to regenerate, but that hurts a lot.¡± Infinimon shrugged.
Benjiro glanced at Bmon while inching toward him slowly. ¡°Is it just me, or are the girls the only ones asking questions?¡± He whispered to him. Bmon shrugged. ¡°I don''t really get why they care about some random person''s life, enough to want to know everything about them¡­¡± Kioko''s eyes lit up before speaking. ¡°What is¡­ Your favorite moment that you had in your very long life?¡± Kioko liked savoring precious moments, so this was like giving a cat, catnip. Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!
Infinimon glanced at her. ¡°Um¡­ Does anyone here know about the Destructive Ring Incident from like, two hundred years ago?¡± Kana raised her hand. ¡°I don''t just know it, I was in it.¡± Infinimon''s eyes widened, he hadn''t realized that Kana was from the past yet. ¡°...O-Okay¡­ Well, then do you remember how there was a certain person who stopped the rings from harming the people of that town?¡± He asked.
¡°...¡± Kana took a moment before she realized. ¡°Oh! You''re¡­ the person who saved us?¡± She questioned. Infinimon shook his head. ¡°Yeah. I would say that would be the greatest moment I''ve experienced. No-one got hurt after all¡­¡± Benjiro sighed ¡°Wait here, Bmon. I''m gonna scare the crap out of this immortal.¡± He grinned before walking off, leaving Bmon to wonder what he was about to do.
Benjiro carefully slipped out of the classroom, afterward he placed his hand on the cold floor. ¡°I pray to thy souls¡­ Assist me in scaring this guy¡­¡± An odd pattern formed on the floor. Suddenly, the air had become colder as several spirits started passing into the hallway. ¡°Now¡­ All I need is-¡± He paused as he saw a small amount of rope laying on the floor. ¡°Perfect, time to scare this guy senseless¡­¡± Benjiro glanced back into the classroom making sure everyone was distracted. He threw the rope above Infinimon, and a spirit grabbed the rope, holding it in place. Then, Benjiro tied another spirit onto the rope. ¡°Ok, go ahead and tug at the rope now.¡± He told the spirit holding the rope.
¡°As for you, take the form of an ancient demon or something¡­ Y''know, something scary.¡± Benjiro told the spirit that was tied to the rope. It nodded and began to morph into a being of unspeakable horrors. As it finished transforming, he froze. ¡°W-Wow¡­ I didn''t think ancient demons looked that scary, the more you know I suppose¡­¡± Benjiro went back into the classroom beside Bmon. ¡°Y''know, you''re probably also gonna get spooked by this.¡± He told Bmon while grinning. ¡°...I''ve played a lot of horror games, and I''ve seen a lot of spooky animes, how could it be that-¡±
It was time, the spirit pulled on the rope, causing the other spirit to be thrown into the classroom straight toward Infinimon. The rest of the classmates, Bmon included, got freaked out. Infinimon however, felt freaked out but at the same time, he instinctively defended himself by accident. He held his hand at the spirit and fired what looked like a REALLY large laser, it pierced the spirit and went through the ceiling within seconds, melting it. Civilians looked up as they noticed a large beam of light shooting out of Kuroshi High.¡±W-What the hell is that?¡± One of them murmured.
All of the Classmates blinked in surprise. Kaede ran into the classroom suddenly. ¡°W-What was that loud bang sound?!-¡± She paused as she glanced up, noticing immediately that there was a hole in the school. She looked back down at Infinimon. Instantly, he could feel Kaede glaring at her with an annoyed expression. ¡°U-Um¡­ D-Don''t have ghosts in your school?¡± He tried to calm her down.
Kaede sighed, before she started to transform into Bmon, leaving Bmon speechless. ¡°W-What the hell? How did she do that?¡± Before anyone could respond, Kaede grabbed Infinimon''s hand and smiled at him with a sense of anger. She touched the desk in front of the classroom, causing a small portal to form. throwing Infinimon rather hard into it. Kaede went back to normal afterwards. Bmon stood there for a moment. ¡°D-Did you just throw him into the Archive? Wait, how the hell did you even just use my resonant just now¡­?¡±
Kaede turned to face Bmon, she still had a look of malice. ¡°...Do you want to join him? Hmm?¡± She asked, preparing to transform back into him if needed. Bmon panicked for a moment. ¡°N-No thanks¡­¡± He let out a nervous laugh. Kaede smiled and went back out of the classroom. Atsuko glanced at Bmon. ¡°So¡­ Where did he go? You said it was¡­ the Archive?¡± She tilted her head.
He sighed. ¡°Y-Yes¡­ It''s basically a HUGE hub, to let me go anywhere in the world¡­ I wonder if the Guardian is gonna question why there''s a random person in there¡­¡± Atsuko tilted her head further. ¡°The Guardian?¡± Meanwhile¡­ In the depths of the Archive, Infinimon had landed on the grass outside of the interior of the Archive, it resembled a giant mansion from the front.
¡°W-What the hell is this place?¡± He suddenly paused as he saw, something that resembled an axolotl, but¡­ it was very, VERY big. ¡°...You aren''t Bmon, who the hell are you-¡± Before he could finish, Infinimon ran into the mansion with a sense of panic. He ran into a random door and ended back in Archived Dystopia. ¡°N-Never again¡­ I''m never going to a school ever again¡­ They didn''t even tell me where I was¡­¡± Infinimon sighed.