Chapter 1 – Fushojiki Research Centre
Kaze is at his home. After the defeat of Haijo, he decides he has earned a rest. However, two months after the defeat of Haijo, he notices that a letter has come through the letterbox. As Kaze goes to pick it up, he notices that it looks very fancy and has a regal looking crest on the envelope. Kaze reads the senders address on the envelope.
“Fushojiki Research Centre?”
Kaze opens the letter and begins to read it. It appears to contain a message intended for Kaze.
“Dear Kaze,
It has come to our attention that you have a unique gift.
Please give us a call.
We would love to hear about your adventures.
Kind regards,
Hensai.”
Kaze thinks about the proposition in front of him but ultimately decides that there is no harm in speaking to this Hensai character. Kaze goes to the address, which appears to be an office of some sort. Kaze walks into the building and approaches the receptionist.
“Hi.”
“Hello.”
“I’m looking for Hensai?”
The receptionist appears confused and doesn’t appear to know anybody by that name.
“Who?”
“The Fushojiki Research Centre?”
The receptionist now fully understands what Kaze is looking for and directs him to the appropriate location.
“Oh, that would be on the third floor.”
“Thanks.”
Kaze heads to the third floor to meet the man known as Hensai. As Kaze begins to walk around the seemingly empty third floor, he is approached by a man in a lab coat.
“How can I help you?”
“I’m looking for Hensai?”
“You must be Kaze?”
It is now apparent that this youthful researcher in the lab coat is Hensai.
“I’m very very excited to meet you.”
“Please come into my office.”
Kaze follows Hensai to a small conference room located inside the office. However, Kaze has some questions for Hensai. Kaze is cautious as he has no idea about how Hensai knows of his power. Kaze decides to bring this up.
“Before we get started…”
“…how do you know about me?”
Hensai finds this question amusing and pauses for a moment.
“Here at the Fushojiki Research Centre we dedicate ourselves to hunting down special people.”
Kaze is confused as to what Hensai means by this. He is beginning to think that Hensai might be referring to something other than his power. However, Hensai makes himself clear.
“Special people?”
“People with powers.”
Kaze now understands that Hensai’s sole interest is powers. Hensai continues to speak.
“It has come to our attention that you may have one.”
“Please show us.”
Kaze agrees and turns his hands into insects and then reassembles them back into his normal hand. Hensai seems to be fascinated by this.
“Very interesting indeed.”
Kaze realises that Hensai still did not answer his earlier question. Kaze is still curious as to how Hensai found him.
“Who told you about my powers?”
Hensai begins to explain himself.
“It’s been floating around.”
“You think giving every member of the Eternity Dragons a beatdown would go unnoticed?”
Kaze reluctantly accepts that he may have lacked cautiousness about his identity when fighting the Eternity Dragons. Kaze is curious as to what else Hensai has to say.
“Our dedication is to figure out the genetic background behind powers.”
“What awakens them and so forth.”
Kaze finds this to be a standard human reaction upon discovering something which is unknown. Kaze gives a very plain response.
“Fair enough.”
Hensai has not finished, however, as he continues speaking.
“Please tell me about the other special people you have encountered and what their powers are.”
Kaze thinks back on his journey and the many people he has encountered.
“Where do I even start.”
Kaze then spend the next hour or so recounting his adventures and telling them to Hensai who takes interest in every story that Kaze tells. When Kaze has finished telling his journey to Hensai, Hensai has a proposition for Kaze.
“Interesting.”
“How would you like to accompany us in tracking down other special people?”
Kaze thinks about this for a moment. Kaze knows that he has already been through a lot but thinks about all the people he could help and all the adventures he could go on. Kaze realises that he would certainly prefer adventuring to a normal life.
“It’s better than sitting at home all day that’s for sure.”
Hensai is visibly excited by this.
“That’s the spirit!”
Before they could continue their chat, Kaze notices that two men are standing at the office door. Hensai notices this also.
“Come in.”
The two men enter the room as Hensai turns to Kaze.
“Kaze.”
“I’d like you to meet Shinrai and Shinote.”
Shinrai greets Kaze and Kaze returns the greeting.
“Greetings.”
“Hello.”
“These two are my most trusted companions.”
Kaze can see that it is very clear that the three of them are very close. They certainly have an unbreakable bond. As the night approaches, Kaze decides that it is time to leave. Hensai decides to escort Kaze to the exit. Hensai begins to talk to Kaze.
“I’ll let you know of where our searches lead us.”
“Thank you for all your valuable information.”
While Kaze is grateful that Hensai is willing to take him along for their adventures, Kaze is still curious about something.
“Let me ask you a question.”
“Huh?”
“What power do you have?”
Hensai is shocked by this question.
“Me?”
“You’re mistaken.”
“I have no power.”
Kaze was certain that he picked up on a well-hidden power from Hensai. However, Kaze does not know enough about powers to say for certain. Kaze has another question about a slight detail he noticed.
“One other thing.”
“What’s with all the ring?”
“I noticed that both Shinrai and Shinote were wearing one exactly like the three that you’re wearing.”
Hensai laughs and then begins to explain to Kaze.
“We use them like medals of honour.”
“If you do something incredibly great for the company then you get a ring.”
“Fair enough.”
Kaze waves goodbye and begins to head home.
A few days pass by and Kaze doesn’t hear anything from Hensai. However, Kaze now hears a knock on the door. Kaze goes to open the door. He notices Hensai standing outside.
“Kaze.”
“Hensai?”
“What are you doing here?”
Hensai gestures as if to ask permission to enter the house.
“May I come in?”
“Of course.”
Kaze and Hensai walk into the house. Whilst Yuma and Chikaku are currently at Chikaku’s home, Shokku is staying at Kaze’s home. Shokku notices Hensai walk into the house with Kaze.
“A friend of yours?”
“I barely know him.”
“He’s some sort of researcher.”
Hensai looks at Shokku and notices the baton he has at his side. Hensai is sure that this man must be Shokku from Kaze’s stories.
“That baton.”
“You must be Shokku.”
“It’s an honour to meet you.”
“I’m with the Fushojiki Research Centre.”
Kaze gestures for Hensai to take a seat at his table.
“Take a seat.”
Hensai sits down as Shokku looks on with a very distrusting look. Shokku decides that he wants to keep a close eye on Hensai and chooses to sit with them.
“I will sit with you.”
“Of course.”
The three of them are now sitting at a table. Kaze and Shokku look at Hensai as he begins telling them about his findings.
“We’ve heard rumours of a Swordsman in a neighbouring country.”
“The stories that Shinrai got from the elderly locals were very interesting.”
“Apparently the swordsman has a demon trapped in his sword.”
Shokku decides to input his thoughts into the conversation.
“Word of mouth is not always the most trustworthy source.”
Hensai thinks about his response for a brief moment.
“Maybe so.”
“But it isn’t something that we can ignore.”
“I’m going to go and investigate it.”
Hensai then turns to face Kaze as he prepares to extend an invitation.
“Would you like to accompany me?”
“As I have explained, we don’t have any powers.”
“That makes this a dangerous mission for us to undertake.”
Kaze thinks for a moment. Before Kaze can respond, Shokku agrees to Hensai’s proposal.
“We will go.”
Hensai immediately shuts down Shokku as he elaborates further.
“I’m sorry but this was an invitation strictly for Kaze.”
Kaze is surprised by this. Kaze then looks at Shokku, Chikaku and Yuma. Kaze turns to Hensai as Hensai is mistakenly expecting a good response.
“I can’t leave Shokku behind.”
“I can’t leave any of my friends behind.”
Hensai looks slightly annoyed with this. However, he is an understanding man and understands the bond that Kaze has with his friends. This is because Hensai has a close bond with Shinrai and Shinote.
“Well, I was hoping it would be just you.”
“But if you won’t go without them, I suppose we don’t have a choice.”
“All four of you are welcome to come along.”
All four of them look excited.
“I’ll book the flight tickets soon.”
Hensai stands up and leaves the table as he prepares to head back to his lab.
“I’ll be in touch.”
A few days later, Kaze and his squad arrive at the airport at the time which Hensai requested. The four of them engage in small talk until Kaze notices Hensai.
“There’s Hensai.”
The four of them begin walking towards Hensai and Shinote. However, Chikaku has some questions for Kaze.
“What’s his deal?”
Kaze is confused by this random statement from Chikaku.
“Huh?”
“What does he gain out of his research?”
“He wants to find the origin of powers.”
Chikaku is confused by this and instantly thinks of the mountain woman who told them about Genten. Chikaku recalls that she allegedly has knowledge of all things.
“Couldn’t he just go and ask the mountain woman?”
“I bought that up with him before.”
“He needs concrete evidence.”
“Or so he says.”
Before they could continue their conversation, they walk over to Hensai who looks at the group and gives them a friendly greeting.
“I’m glad to see you all.”
“Likewise.”
They engage in small talk briefly but the airport announcer states that their flight is now boarding.
“Flight 537 is now boarding.”
Hensai is quick to notice this.
“I believe that’s us.”
“Let’s get going.”
All six of them board the plane. Nothing eventful occurs on the plane journey, though since his first encounter with Kemuri, Kaze is always sure to check the plane bathroom. Eventually they arrive at the destination airport.
As they begin to leave the airport, Yuma begins to yawn. Chikaku notices this and they begin to engage in a conversation.
“I’m so tired.”
“Why was the flight so long?”
“It was only four hours.”
They notice that Shinrai is waiting for them outside the airport. Shinrai approaches the group, which is bigger than he had anticipated.
“I’m glad to see so many new faces.”
“I’ll take us to the alleged swordsman.”
The group all begin to follow Shinrai on a long walk through the village. They see a hill in the distance. Shinrai explains that this is their destination.
“It’s up on that hill.”
“Don’t be distracted by the locals, this area is known for pickpockets.”
As they continue to walk towards and up the hill, Shinrai begins to explain the alleged story of the swordsman they are about to meet.
“I asked the locals about the swordsman.”
“Apparently there was another power user here a while back.”
Hensai is curious about this and pries for more information from Shinrai.
“Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
“Apparently he almost destroyed the village.”
“Until the swordman came out from his home.”
“He cut down the other power user.”
They are all slightly worried about this remark. They now know that they could be facing someone very dangerous. Hensai makes a remark about this.
“So, we should be careful.”
Shinrai interrupts and announces that there is more to the story.
“I’m not finished.”
“After killing the power user, he slaughtered hundreds of civilians indiscriminately.”
This statement visibly angers Kaze as it reminds him of Rai. Kaze despises people who don’t care for the lives of innocent people. Hensai then comments on Shinrai’s statement.
“We should be extra careful then.”
Kaze can’t contain his anger and begins to speak his thoughts.
“How could he?”
“Killing innocent people is never justified.”
Hensai notices Kaze’s anger and begins to direct his words towards Kaze.
“You can’t go in there with that attitude.”
Kaze is surprised by this.
“What?”
“You just heard what Shinrai said!”
Hensai is expressionless as he listens to Kaze’s passionate speech. Hensai begins to reason with Kaze.
“Some powers are beyond people’s control.”
“You know about this type of situation yourself.”
“Didn’t Chikaku have a power he couldn’t control also?”
Chikaku enters the conversation with a quiet remark about his former power.
“It was a curse.”
“You know how damaging a power can be none the less, right Kaze?”
Before Hensai can continue speaking, they arrive at the home of the mysterious swordsman.
“This is the house.”
Hensai stands in front of the rest of the group and then proceeds to knock on the door.
“Hello.”
“I’m with the….”
Before Hensai could finish his sentence, the rough voice of an old man begins to be heard from inside the home.
“Come in.”
The door begins to open and they all begin to enter the home. Hensai makes a glance in Kaze’s direction.
“Stay on guard, Kaze.”
Kaze nods at Hensai and is prepared for the worst possible situation.
They notice the old man who notices their tension.
“No need to be frightened.”
“Take a seat.”
“My name is Kenshi.”
The introductions are almost ignored as everyone’s eyes are immediately drawn to a sheathed samurai-style sword in the room. Chikaku is first to comment.
“Woah.”
Hensai, however, has immediately noticed the potential threat that the samurai sword could pose and looks towards Kenshi.
“Before we sit, you must answer the following question.”
“Go on.”
“Do you plan to use that sword?”
“It gives off a dark energy.”
Kenshi brushes this comment off.
“Not at all.”
“I don’t think this sword will ever leave the sheathe after last time.”
Hensai signals to the others that it is safe to sit down.
“Let’s sit.”
They all sit down as Hensai begins his interrogation of Kenshi.
“Would I be correct to assume you have a unique power?”
Kenshi smirks as he notices that this is not Hensai’s first experience with powers.
“That would be an accurate statement.”
Hensai is intrigued and wants to know more about Kenshi.
“Tell us how you discovered your power.”
“If you wouldn’t mind sharing, that is.”
“Certainly not.”
Kenshi begins to recount the days of his youth, many years ago.
“Once upon a time, I was a master swordsman.”
“There was only one who could best me.”
“He was known as Genjitsu.”
“He was as ruthless as he was skilled.”
“He wiped out entire cities and took countless lives.”
“He didn’t even kill for fun.”
“He merely did it out of boredom.”
“They say he could cut a mountain in half with the power of his soul and a sword.”
“Even if that sword was to be a wooden sword.”
“He wiped out 20% of our country’s population.”
Hensai begins to find the story unbelievable and attempts to pry more specific details from Kenshi.
“And what country would that be?”
Kenshi responds almost instantly and in a calm tone.
“It doesn’t exist anymore.”
“I discovered my power soon after.”
“The sword I hold was once blank.”
“No inscriptions or design on the cover.”
“I was jealous of Genjitsu.”
“I trained every day to beat him.”
“Finally, I mustered the courage to challenge Genjitsu to a duel”
Kenshi thinks back on this very moment.
“This has gone far enough, Genjitsu.”
The stern and overpowering Genjitsu stares at Kenshi.
“Your soul calls to me from its body.”
“Begging for me to free it.”
Kenshi then remembers what happened next and tells Hensai.
“His words stuck with me.”
“That’s how I activate my power.”
“As I unsheathed my sword it pulled Genjitsu inside it.”
“Now, every time I unsheathe it, he possesses me.”
“We had a mutual arrangement at first.”
Hensai is curious as to what this mutual arrangement may be.
“And what would that be?”
“I let him take control and he eliminates the threat I desire.”
Hensai realises that this old man has the potential to wield a devastating power. Kenshi continues with his story.
“However, the last time I unsheathed it, I fought against a man with the power to call down meteors.”
“He planned to destroy the entire earth.”
“So, I let Genjitsu out.”
“And thus, I used my ability known as Demons Blade.”
“Genjitsu got rid of the world ender.”
Hensai once again inputs a comment.
“That’s good.”
Kenshi does not look so impressed.
“I suppose so.”
“But he took advantage of being in control.”
“He massacred many innocent people in the village.”
“Since then, he hasn’t been released.”
“I don’t think he will ever be released again.”
The room goes silent for a minute as the intensity of the monologue slowly dies down and Kenshi is curious as to where the conversation is going.
“I assume our conversation is done.”
Hensai agrees with Kenshi.
“I have everything I need written down.”
Kenshi signals and the group begin to stand up. As they all begin to leave, Hensai pauses and faces Kenshi.
“Actually, I have another question.”
“There’s another power user in this town, right?”
Kenshi smiles.
“A great guess.”
“If you are referring to the forest man there isn’t much I can tell you.”
Hensai instantly picks up on what Kenshi has said.
“Interesting.”
“So, he frequents the forest then?”
Kenshi thinks for a moment and then responds.
“From what I gathered, that would be true.”
Hensai turns to face his team.
“I guess I know where we head too next.”
The group begin to walk to the forest but it is a long journey. Hensai decides to check if everyone is ok and ready for what they might face ahead.
“Are you all ready?”
“We don’t know what this person’s power is.”
“We don’t even know if he’s a lunatic.”
Kaze responds to Hensai with sheer determination.
“We can handle whatever comes our way.”
The group finally enter the forest. And after some small talk, go deeper into the forest. Kaze begins to comment on the nice weather.
“The skies are really blue today.”
“You can see them through the trees."
They continue to walk for quite a while until Kaze comments on this and they all stop.
“How long have we been walking?”
Hensai turns to Shinote and redirects Kaze’s question.
“How long to go.”
Shinote begins inspecting the ground and then comments.
“Someone was here recently.”
“We’re close to their hideout.”
Kaze and the group look into the skies as they notice something happening. The sky begins to move really quickly and suddenly turns a vibrant orange colour. Kaze is confused by this.
“What the hell?”
Hensai is also confused by this but is able to keep his composure.
“Strange.”
Everyone in the group except for Kaze bears a blank expression on their face. Kaze finds this unsettling as Chikaku begins to talk.
“Kaze, let’s go.”
Kaze is confused.
“Huh?”
“The hideout is just ahead.”
Shinote agrees with Chikaku.
“He’s right.”
Shinote points at a cave entrance up ahead.
The existence of the cave confuses Kaze greatly. Kaze can’t help but comment as he is certain the cave was not there a few minutes ago.
“That wasn’t there before.”
Shinote is confused by Kaze’s remark.
“What are you talking about?”
Yuma enters the conversation in a cheerful tone.
“The cave was always there, silly.”
They all go to the cave.
Shokku puts his hand out and everyone stops moving towards it.
“Wait here, Kaze.”
“Shokku?”
Shokku begins to walk into the cave by himself.
Hensai agrees with Shokku’s decision and communicates this verbally.
“I agree.”
Before Shokku could enter the cave, Shokku, Hensai and Yuma fall to the ground and grab their heads. The others look on in shock as they do not understand what is happening. Kaze is the first to comment in a panic.
“What’s wrong?”
Shinote appears to be equally confused as he also voices his confusion.
“What the hell is going on?”
Hensai then proceeds to grabs one of Kaze’s legs.
The 3 of them have appeared to have gone insane. Yuma jumps onto Kaze and tries to bite him but before she can do this, he turns to insects and reforms away from them. Kaze is now in a severe panic.
“WHATS WRONG WITH THEM?”
Kaze, Shinote, Shinrai and Chikaku begin to move away from them. They all understand that the 3 of them have been possessed by some force. Shokku looks at Kaze as he stands up.
“Accept your fate, Kaze.”
Shokku runs towards Kaze in an attempt to attack him but Kaze jumps to the side and dodges Shokku as he continues forward. Kaze begins to run. Chikaku and Shinote follow him and Shinrai tries to run but gets grabbed by Hensai. Shinote stops to see Shinrai about to be attacked.
“Shinrai!”
Shinrai spares no time to alert his comrade.
“Run or you’ll die too!”
“Whatever this is, you can fix it!”
The 3 of them run away. Kaze is confused as to what is happening as they try to uncover the mysterious possession currently occurring. Kaze begins to spout many questions.
“What’s happening?”
“Why is the sky orange?”
“Why did they turn on us?”
Shinote fails to keep his cool as he grabs his head in fear.
“We’re all gonna die!”
Kaze tries to keep a cool head and think about the potential causes and arrives at a single conclusion.
“This has to be the work of the enemies power.”
“We’ll get them back.”
They all hear something in the distance. An injured Shinrai is running towards them. Shinote can’t contain his excitement.
“Shinrai!”
Kaze is instantly suspicious of Shinrai. The last time that he saw Shinrai, he was about to be attacked by the others.
“Wait a second.”
Shinrai and Shinote stop.
“How did you escape?”
Shinrai looks to Kaze.
“I barely escaped.”
“They dragged me to the ground and after that they just left me.”
Kaze can’t seem to shake his suspicions. Kaze decides to inquire about the fate of the others.
“Where did they go afterwards?”
“They went into the cave.”
Kaze is perplexed by this response.
“What?”
“Why would they do that?”
“They wouldn’t be able to pursue us then."
Everyone remains silent as Kaze continues to monologue.
“None of this makes any sense…”
Kaze turns around and his heart sinks as he notices another cave.
“…unless the cave was a shortcut.”
Kaze begins to hears noises coming from the cave. His eyes widen with fear. Kaze then alerts everyone else.
“Everyone move!”
“They’re going to come out of the cave!”
Shinote is about to begin running but then turns to look at Shinrai.
“We can’t leave, Shinrai can barely walk.”
“We have to stay and fight them.”
Kaze turns looks into the cave as the noises get louder. Kaze knows he has to make a difficult decision.
“We can’t!”
“I promise I’ll save them.”
“But we’ll die if we stay now.”
Chikaku then grabs Kaze in fear which stops him from moving as he cries.
“You promised you would save me.”
“I can’t fight them alone.”
Kaze sympathises with Chikaku’s words but knows that if he stays then they will likely all die. The noises in the cave are now incredibly loud.
“We need to go!”
“Now!”
“Chikaku let go.”
Chikaku looks up and Kaze notices that he is making a strange facial expression. It is clear to Kaze that Chikaku has now also been possessed as Chikaku utters his response.
“No.”
Suddenly, before Kaze could act, Shinrai runs towards Kaze attacks him. Kaze begins fights them both until he spots an opening, at which point he begins to run away with Shinote.
Shokku, Hensai and Yuma emerge from the cave and begin to chase Shinote and Kaze along with Chikaku and Shinrai.
Kaze does not understand what caused Chikaku to become possessed as he was next to Kaze the whole time. Kaze wonders why he has not been possessed also.
“How did it get them?”
“I don’t understand.”
Kaze looks up into the sky as he continues to run and notices the sky is still a peculiar orange colour.
“And what’s wrong with the sky?”
“This isn’t a natural colour.”
Shinote stops running and Kaze also stops as he turns to face Shinote. Shinote bears a dead expression as he speaks to Kaze in a monotone voice.
“Maybe we should just give in.”
Kaze is confused by Shinote’s remark.
“What?”
Shinote begins to talk.
“They left me before, right.”
“Shinrai had the perfect opportunity to attack me.”
“Maybe they sensed something.”
“Maybe they can smell your fear.”
Kaze is confused about the out of character Shinote that stands before him.
“Huh?”
Shinote bears a scary expression as he continues speaking.
“Or maybe you just need to know when to quit!”
Shinote jumps on Kaze but Kaze manages to push Shinote back, however, this causes Kaze to fall over. As Kaze lays on the floor, he notices that the others are incredibly close by and are all walking towards him. Kaze begins to crawl away from them all.
“Not you too, Shinote.”
Kaze is now fed up of this whole situation and begins to verbally vent his frustrations.
“I’m sick of all this running.”
“I’m sick of people trying to kill me.”
“And I’m sick of these Orange Skies!!!”
Just as Kaze uttered those words, the skies began to move quickly and began to return to a blue colour as everyone except for Kaze began to fade away.
Kaze suddenly wakes up on the ground and opens his eyes as a bucket of water is thrown over him. Kaze gasps for air. Chikaku notices that Kaze is awake and immediately checks on him.
“Kaze are you ok?”
Kaze is confused as to what had just happened. Kaze is unsure as to why he is on the floor also.
“What happened?”
Hensai is the first person to respond to Kaze.
“The enemy attacked.”
Hensai then proceeds to point towards a tied up and visibly injured man lying on the floor.
“He thought that you were the only one with powers and tried to pick us off but Shokku dealt with him.”
Kaze is still unsure about what he experienced and tries to voice his concern but can’t quite figure out how to word his experience.
“But I…”
“But you were all…”
Hensai interrupts Kaze and begins to elaborate.
“I know.”
“We questioned him about his power.”
“He puts people in an illusion world.”
“If they die in the illusion they die for real.”
“The only way someone can get out is by saying the phrase ‘orange skies’.”
“Pretty scary, right.”
Kaze is now glad that all he experienced was just a hallucination but the experience still troubles him.
“You don’t know the half of it.”
Hensai then signals to the group that he is finished here.
“We can leave now.”
Kaze is confused by this as Hensai has not investigated the user of the Orange Skies power in the same way he interrogated Kenshi.
“What about your research?”
Hensai answers Kaze’s question whilst giving a strong look of disgust towards the user of the Orange Skies power.
“Don’t worry, I have no desire to make friends with people like him.”
“Let’s get back to town.”
After some time of walking in the forest, they rest and then they all head back to town the next morning. Upon reaching the town, a crowd has gathered and there is a commotion in the streets. Kaze wonders about the cause of the commotion.
“What’s all the commotion over there?”
A villager begins to call for help.
“Help.”
“There’s been a murder!”
The surprises everyone as Kaze and the others move to the front of the crown in order to see the body. Upon seeing the body, Hensai lets out an incredibly shocked expression. Hensai begins to worry.
“No.”
“This isn’t possible.”
Kaze wonders what has caused the usually calm and collective Hensai to worry.
“What is it?”
Hensai begins to explain himself as he is still shaken with worry.
“This person has been pecked to death.”
“I’ve seen this power before.”
Kaze sees this as a good thing. Kaze thinks that if Hensai knows the culprit, then it should be easier to catch him.
“That should make this easier then.”
Hensai immediately shuts down Kaze’s remark.
“No.”
“The power is called ‘Murder of Crows’.”
“And the user…”
“The user is dead.”