V4 (CHAPTER 1)

                             (daze V4: the dream is still alive.]

               [ WITHIN THE DISTANT PAST. ]

             A passing current of water splashes across the land, as birds chirp quietly in the distance...

          In the skies, there is only light...No sun, no clouds...It is peaceful for a short time, before a pink-haired woman would clash with a far taller, imposing man, slashing with a blade that was shaped like
         a bolt of electricity, before she would block it with her shield, yelling out violently, as she clenched her fist, slamming it directly into the mans chest, before he would catch it, throwing her to the ground,
         as a furious roar would release from her, rising back onto her feet, as a faint bit of electricity would cover her palms, fury building in her eyes...

                  "HOW DARE YOU! I HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY /EVERYTHING/, AND YOU /DARE/ EXILE ME!"

                The taller man let out a sigh that was filled with contempt, as light shined directly onto his frame, crows flying within the light-filled skies, as he clenched his blade tightly...

                "I understand that you feel strongly about that boy, but there is no way I could let you continue your relationship with him."

                The pink-haired woman would yell out once more, as she would summon a blade of her own; slamming it against his own, before he would kick her back; resulting in her rising, slamming her knee directly into his throat, causing
            him to place a hand onto his neck, and slowly move upwards, as the woman's body would get wrapped within that green-ish aura.

                 "COMING FROM YOU!?...MY MOTHER WAS A HUMAN, YET YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO EXILE ME FOR EVEN ENGAGING INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE!..."

             The grey-haired, far more imposing man would look away, grunting quietly, before clenching his fist, his red eyes meeting the womans very own.

                "...There's not much I can do...after all, you're carrying his child, are you not?..."

               ...Sweat would run down the womans forehead, as she clenched her teeth; rushing towards the man, and slamming her elbow directly into his chest; sending him flying, before moving behind him,
                    and chopping the back of his neck, sending him flying towards the garden below, and causing debris and dirt to fly just about everywhere, as tears ran down the womans face; not tears of sadness,
                    but ones of bottled fury.

                    "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO STRIP ME OF MY BIRTHRIGHT, DAMMIT! I'LL TEAR YOU APART, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOOOOW!"

                 The green-ish aura around her would burst, causing the trees nearby to decay instantly, as the leaves would start to break apart; the pupils within her eyes breaking, as she yelled out; the far older man struggling to stand
              upwards, before he would clench his fist; the skies momentarily turning a deep, dark grey, the woman looking back, before a bold of lightning would strike her, slamming her through the gardens ground, and shooting her downwards,
               before she would struggle to stand; another bolt of lightning would hit her back, causing her to grit her teeth to the point of her mouth bleeding.

                      "WE...ARE...GODS. WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO AS WE PLEASE....IF I WANT TO GIVE BIRTH TO A HUMANS CHILD, I WILL."

                  She would run towards the elderly god, her fist starting to glow brighter and brighter, before he would open his palm; causing her pupils to reappear, and dilate, before he grit his teeth,
                shooting a blast like no other at her; as she yelled out angrily; being shot out of the area they were in, as he slowly stood upwards....

                                  "...Megami Athena Fos...You are banished from Higher Heaven."

                                    She would try and hold onto the blast, but continued to get sent downwards, before crashing down into the rainy streets of a city; bloodied and bruised, as she slowly lifted herself upwards,
                                    slamming her hands against the floor, as her hands shook; her pink hair slowly forming into a faint blonde, as she stared at her hands, clenching them to the point of her nails digging into her flesh,
                                     blood running down her digits, as she continued to grit her teeth, hitting the floor over and over again, as the crater would have seemingly no damage done to it, before tears would fall from her eyes
                                     once more...

                                           "I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!...I CARRY THE KEY TO IT, AND I WILL MAKE SURE HE DECIMATES THE HELLISH WORLD YOU'VE BROUGHT FORTH!...."

                                           The bloodied ex-godddess would stand upwards, placing a hand on her stomach, before grinning, blood running onto her elbows.

                                                            "MY OFFSPRING WILL BE THE KING TO YOUR DECIMATION, ZEUS!"

                                          She would let out a crazed bit of laughter, as blood continued to run down her body, people starting to stare at the heaven-born woman lose her fucking mind.

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   . . . . . .

                                          [  What are Gods, exactly?

                      Usually seen as flawless, higher beings who
                 we cannot comprehend, people beyond You and I.
                    But...Gods are as flawed as the rest of us, as seen in this little story.

                             Within this story, you will see the corrupt nature of Higher Beings, And whatever is beyond our control.
                                   ....Welcome, to DAZE. ]

                      [ PRESENT DAY, A GENERIC LOOKING BOYS ROOM...]

                     An alarm clock pierces a boys ears, before he crushes it with his hand, slowly standing upwards, before groggily grabbing his phone; looking at his reflection for a minute...

               A five o'clock shadow, messy hair, and a face only a mother could love...

                  Nonetheless, he checks the time...

            !!!!

                    "I'M LATE!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

               He practically runs into his closet; throwing on a dress-shirt, and a ripped pair of jeans, nervously putting on a tie; realizing he made it too tight to the point of it choking him, he undid it, and then proceeded to
            fix it to the best of his ability, then throwing on a baby-blue backpack, grabbing his green tooth-brush and toothpaste, before sliding down his stairs handrail, brushing his teeth all the while, sliding on over towards the kitchen, and spitting out the minty
            backwash in his mouth into the garbage, before drinking down some orange juice; causing him to gag quietly...

                      "CAESAAAR! YOU HAVE LIKE, WHAT, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE YOUR LATE? GET GOING!"

                          !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


                 He would grab onto a pancake, scarfing it down before he waved to the silohoutte of a woman...

                    "I'M OFF, MOM!"

               He would slam the door open, running across the sidewalk, before the woman would shrug, letting out a gentle bit of laughter...

               "What am I going to do with him, Johnny?"

                  A man wearing a leather jacket would lift his eyes up from the newspaper he was reading, before slicking back his hair, and looking over at her...

                "What can ya do? The boys an idiot!"

                   The 'boy' would run across the sidewalk; lifting his phone, and turning the bluetooth on it, before struggling to put on his earphones, and turn them on at the same time, as he saw the school bus in the distance...!

                 "HAHA! MY SECOND CHANCE!"

               He would run, adjusting his tie, as his earphones blared loudly; enough to break the eardrums of any sane man! But this was no ordinary man, this was the one and only; numero uno;...

                [ CAESAR FOS!

                  PROTAGONIST OF THIS STORY, MYSTERIOUS YET ENERGETIC BOY. ]

                 His messy blonde hair would move around in the wind, as a grin began to light up on his face, as his speed began to increase, staring at the back of the bus, as students would start to look on over at him, one of the black-haired students
                   looking over towards the front.

                      "Heeey! The new kids tryna catch up! No wonder he's on The Track Team!"

                         "SHUT UP, DAMIEN!"

                         "Okay!"

                 Caesar would slide his phone into his pocket, before adjusting his earphones, his grin growing in size; as he began to catch up to the bus! Running on over towards the door, and grabbing towards one of the handles;
                   grinning as he held onto the moving bus; the school coming into view, as a majority of the teenagers on the bus stared at the blonde-haired, insanely fast boy....

                               All the while, a cocky grin stood onto the boys face, before he would look at the school...

                                   "Ultra Cities Academy for Gifted Kids...Heheh...Man, this whole Track Team shit is gonna be easy...After that, it's time to become the greatest fuckin' astronaut the planets ever SEEN!"


               The bus would stop, as Caesar hopped off of the steps, pushing a hand through his hair, as the teenagers around him simply passed him, as he made his way towards class, sighing in bliss, as the doors would open...

                  Today was going to be a good day, for Caesar Fos...It had been his very first day, and he had exceptionally high hopes...His father had entered him in through a raffle, and his luck was SO good that he made it in, no sweat...

                  Caesar would walk around the massive school with a stride; one that had been showered in cockiness, and smoothness, the walk of someone who had it pretty good in life up until this point, and someone who had most likely
               been sheltered beyond belief...

                             He would open his locker, and place what he needed to within it, grinning happily, as he slammed a poster of some obscure mecha anime on the lockers door, nodding to himself...

                                  Before slamming the door shut, walking through the halls, to get to his destination...


                                     "This'll be great...!"

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                          . . .

                                . . . . .

                        And then, the next few weeks are shown; Caesar coming in first place during a track team competition, and studying for a few tests, but something was...weird.

                            Now and then, whenever he exerted himself, if it was by running, using his brain, or getting even a bit angry...His hair would momentarily become a little darker, and...green-ish, in a way...

                           The more he studied, and the more he remained at this school...

                                 He was progressively getting stressed out, ever-so slightly angry, and upset...Combine that with his increasingly worsening grades, and you have a pretty damn upset sixteen year old...

                                   After those weeks would pass, Caesar had proceeded to go through his daily routine; getting off the bus, and checking his locker, first thing...
                                     Before he would accidentally get pushed a bit, by one of the taller men at his school; one of the guys off the football team, in Caesars head, these were pigs in goddamn human flesh, idiots who did stuff for
                                     praise, and praise alone...Caesar would turn his head towards the taller man, gritting his teeth for a moment.

                                    "Watch where the hell your going, dumbass."

                              The taller jock would turn his head, as he looked over at the shorter boy, letting out a bit of laughter, before he proceeded to push him once more, on purpose no less, as Caesar clenched his fist, his teeth
                             clenching up as well, as the two looked at eachother, the taller man smirking, ever-so slightly.

                                   "So, the new kid has an anger problem, huh?...Expected sunshine and rainbows on /my/ stomping grounds?...I'm afraid it ain't so, you're dealin' with the best of the best; a broke son of a bitch like you
                                    only got in due to luck, so don't expect anyone to treat you remotely the same..."

                                    Caesar would audibly grit his teeth, causing the older boy to laugh in response.

                                     "If you really got that big of a problem with me...Then we'll settle it by sundown, I've always wanted to give one of the newer kids a thrashin'."

                                  The shorter blonde would then nod, fury fueling his choices in that very moment....

                                        "Your on, bastard...! I've never had to get into a fight before, but this sounds just about perfect."

                                  As the two looked at eachother, the entire academy had been looking them down...

                                                [ 3/4/2020, RAINY SUNDOWN; ULTRA CITY ACADEMY. ]

                              Outside of the school, a circle of teenagers had surrounded Caesar and The Jock, as his friends would cheer him on, somewhat.

                                               Caesar had blocked out the cheers for the taller man, as he clenched his fist, slowly taking off his backpack, and taking off the jacket of his track team uniform; leaving him in a tank-top,
                                               and red exercise pants...while The Jock had cracked his knuckles, rain had been falling around them, furiously hitting the concrete floors, as they walked around eachother, staring eachother down...

                                   Caesar would grit his teeth, as he went for a jab; before being blocked, and punched directly in the stomach, stunning him momentarily, before he elbowed The Jock directly in the jaw,
                                   causing him to momentarily move upwards, before Caesar got punched, square in the face...Knocking him to the ground, with a bloodied nose no less...

                              As the crowd gasped, Caesar would shakily stand, clenching his teeth once more, as blood ran down the very same teeth; Caesar proceeding to rapidly punch the taller mans stomach, pushing him back a bit, before
                           kneeing him directly in the chest; before he would counter with a punch to Caesars side...

                              As Caesar fell onto the floor, he let out a sharp, pained wheeze, laying there for a moment, as the crowd peered over at him, worried that he might have been seriously hit...

                          ...In a flash, Caesar had risen upwards, a black and green bit of electricity flowing through his palms, as he then uppercutted the man, and then slammed him to the ground; causing a crater to form,
                                as blood had began to shoot out of the mans mouth, before Caesar would then slam his fist directly into his chest...

                                                         "EAT THIIIIS!"

                        As the bloodied boy lifted his fist; something happened...His dirty blonde hair would shoot upwards, as that same bit of electricity wrapped around it; slowly turning into a mix of Green and Black,
                        as his fist then dropped directly onto the mans stomach, causing a shockwave to push just about everyone who surrounded them away; as his jacket and backpack decayed, turning directly into ash...

                         As the man stood on the floor, he coughed up blood before passing out, as the bloodied Caesar stood victorious, a wicked grin on his face....

                                                         "H-heheh...You should know better then to pick a fight with someone who's obviously superior..."

                            As he seemingly mumbled to himself, police sirens would be heard nearby, that same grin remaining on his bloodied face.


                                  [ 3/5/2020, ULTRA CITY POLICE STATION. ]

                            The boy sits within a waiting room of sorts, as a female detective approaches him; just about his age, if not a bit older, holding a clipboard, as she writes something down...

                                   "Caesar, yeah?...You're free to go, for now...Everythings been paid off by your parents for now, but just know, you probably aren't going to be let off so easily next time...Had that boy not provoked you, according to eyewitnesses,
                                    then you would have had assault and battery charges to your name...Those are charges that would stay on you for lif-- Are you even listening?!"

                        The green-haired boy would look over, an exhausted look in his eyes, as a faint chuckle would escape him...

                              "You don't know when to shut the fuck up, do you, chick?"

                       The detective would scoff, before walking off, as a blonde-haired woman would walk into the waiting room, her eyes momentarily widening at the sight of dried blood on the boy, and just how...different he looked...

                         The woman would approach Caesar, as he looked away momentarily...

                               "...I know you didn't mean to do whatever you did,-"

                        "You and I both know I had full intent of beating the shit out of that guy...Can we go home, now?"

                            The woman would look away, before clenching her fist, shaking her head, as she stared at his hair....


                                   Moments later, the two would enter the womans car...As the boy stood on the passengers side, holding his chin up, and looking out of the window...

                                     Before the woman would gently run a hand through his hair, confusion momentarily striking her...

                                                           "Caesar?"

                                               "...Yeah?"


                                             "...What happened to your hair?"

                             The boy would raise an eyebrow, before looking through at himself through the mirror...His eyes would momentarily widen, as his heart fell to his stomach....

                                          What the hell was this?...


                                         [ 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN ~ KING CRIMSON ]