Creation Details
Prompt: “
Chapter 1: A Thread Going Wrong
The alley reeked of blood and rain.
Jigo Mansa wiped his knuckles on his shirt, breathing steady like nothing had happened. The man on the ground groaned, barely conscious.
“Should’ve paid,” Jigo muttered.
A faint glow pulsed under his skin.
His Thread.
Thin lines of energy wrapped around his arms, flickering like veins of light. Not weak. Not broken.
Dangerous.
Footsteps echoed behind him.
“…Jigo.”
He turned.
Kuon Furukawa stood at the entrance of the alley, arms crossed, eyes narrowed.
“You went too far again.”
Jigo scoffed. “He owed money. I collected it.”
“You almost killed him.”
“He’s still breathing, isn’t he?”
Kuon didn’t respond right away.
That silence said everything.
⸻
The Problem with Power
Jigo had awakened his Thread years ago.
Not through discipline.
Not through training.
But through anger.
And ever since then… he never stopped feeding it.
Fights. Robberies. Jobs no one else wanted.
The more he used his Thread, the stronger it got.
But there was a problem.
It felt too good.
Every time he pushed it further, something inside him twisted—like he was getting closer to losing control.
Kuon saw it.
Everyone did.
⸻
Home No More
“Don’t come back.”
The words still echoed in his head.
Earlier that night.
His mother stood in the doorway, eyes tired. His father didn’t even look at him.
“You’re going down the wrong path,” she said.
Jigo laughed. “Wrong path? I’m making money.”
“Not like this.”
“It works, doesn’t it?”
Silence.
Then—
“You’re not our son if you keep living like this.”
That was it.
No yelling. No tears.
Just a door closing behind him.
⸻
Back to the Alley
“You got kicked out, didn’t you?” Kuon said quietly.
Jigo clicked his tongue. “…Yeah.”
“And you’re still doing this?”
Jigo stepped past him. “This is all I’ve got.”
Kuon grabbed his shoulder.
“This path? It ends one way.”
Jigo turned, eyes cold.
“Then I’ll make it to the top before it does.”
⸻
The Thread Responds
A group of men stepped into the alley.
Not random.
Organized.
Dressed sharp, eyes sharper.
One of them smirked. “So you’re the kid causing trouble in our territory.”
Kuon cursed under his breath. “…Jigo.”
Jigo didn’t hesitate.
His Thread flared instantly.
Light wrapped around his arms, brighter than before.
“I was wondering when someone strong would show up,” Jigo said, cracking his neck.
Kuon’s eyes widened. “Wait—don’t—”
Too late.
Jigo lunged.
⸻
Power Without Restraint
The fight was fast.
Too fast.
Jigo moved like a wild animal, Thread enhancing every strike. Bone cracked. Air split.
But something was off.
His Thread wasn’t just glowing—
It was distorting.
“Jigo, stop!” Kuon shouted. “You’re overdoing it!”
Jigo didn’t hear him.
Didn’t care.
All he felt was power.
More.
More.
MORE—
Then—
Pain.
Sharp. Deep. Wrong.
Jigo froze mid-step, his Thread flickering violently.
His breath hitched.
“…What… was that…”
One of the men he attacked stood back up, wiping blood from his lip.
Instead of anger—
He was smiling.
⸻
An Invitation to Darkness
“You’ve got talent,” the man said.
The others relaxed.
Like the fight was already over.
“But no control.”
Jigo tried to steady his breathing. His Thread dimmed slightly.
“…Who are you?”
The man stepped closer.
“People who know how to use power properly.”
Kuon stepped in front of Jigo. “We’re not interested.”
The man ignored him.
His eyes stayed locked on Jigo.
“Join us,” he said. “Or keep running wild until your Thread burns your life away.”
Jigo’s fists tightened.
His mind flashed—
The door closing.
His parents’ words.
The empty street.
Then the feeling of his Thread surging through him.
Power.
Dangerous. Addictive power.
“…If I join,” Jigo said slowly, “I get stronger?”
The man smirked.
“Much stronger.”
Kuon turned. “Jigo, don’t—”
But Jigo had already decided.
“…Fine.”
⸻
The First Step Down
The rain started coming down harder.
Washing blood into the gutter.
As Jigo walked past Kuon, he didn’t look back.
Not at the alley.
Not at his old life.
Kuon clenched his fists, then exhaled slowly…
…and followed him anyway.
⸻
”
Art Style: Classic Action
Color Mode: Full Color
Panels: 1
Created: