

OC Character: Souta Yanagi | Curse Technique: "Perception"
Note:- "🎯" signs are the markers for the Curse Technique. You can skip the story if you wish but I would suggest reading it for better clarity.
At the dock areas, a bulky man is waiting for a ship to come which will take him and his lover out of the country with their stolen money.
[The Man]: Tsk "That mf still hasn't come. I have already sent her to pick up the money if he doesn't come in time, we're done for."
Hears a sound from behind, turns around and sees a young man with White hair, white suit and goggles coming while talking on the phone.
[Souta]: "Moshi moshi, Can you hear me?? The signal is bad here. Btw Baldy-chan.... What? Yeah, you have already told me his features. But seriously who keeps his code name Mr. Banana. It's even worse than your "Bald Head" code name. Haa what was it? Eh?? Moshi Moshi, Moshi moshi. Did he hang up on me? Talk about rude."
Looks up and meets the eyes of the man ahead.
[Souta]: "umm, old man Do you know someone named Mr. Banana her—"
The Man, upon hearing the code name without beating an eye launches himself at our OC, with his fists clad in a rocky gauntlet.
Souta dodges the punch which creates a small crater in the ground.
[Souta]: "otto, Old man are you trying to break my leg or what? Are you perhaps that Mr. Banana? Thank God, now I don't have to go around looking for you in this stinky place."
[Mr. Banana]: "Who sent you here brat? Was it "Bald Head"? They are now sending a fledgling to hunt me? What a shame."
[Souta]: "You know that baldy? Well he said he works for somebody but..... Idk it's complicated. Now answer my one question, who tf chose this code name for you? Was it because you love Bananas or perhaps......" Souta looks towards his crotch "some defect maybe" Hollow chuckle
Mr. Banana's face turns red as a tomato.
[Mr. Banana]: "Hey brat, you have talked enough. Now give up every penny you have on you including your clothes then I might let you go with one or two broken limbs."
[Souta]: "Ara~ Did I catch a nerve? But you have mistaken old man, you're the prey here."
Souta takes out a coin from his pocket and starts rolling it between his fingers. Mr. Banana squints his eyes, wondering when he took the coin out or if it was always in his hand.
[Souta]: "You sure, you should focus on the coin?'
Mr. Banana's eyes go wide. He hurls himself on the ground and rolls to take cover when he notices a Gun in the hand of the man.
[Mr. Banana]: "When did you—"
He couldn't complete his sentence before souta came from behind and slit his throat with his dagger.
[Souta]: "Did you mean to say, "when did you take out the Gun"? Too bad, you aren't perceptive enough."
Souta ends with a slow chuckle. Mr. Banana places both hands on his neck, trying to stop the nonstop blood gushing out of the wound.
[Souta]: "You mean how I did that. Well normally that's a trade secret but since you're gonna die anyway, I will make an exception today. That's my Curse Technique "Perception" :-
🎯 We Humans are bound within our perception of this world. We only see what our brain shows us like... Have you heard of the Mona Lisa effect? It has nothing to do with "Mona Lisa" tho but people still call it that... Sheesh.. well back on topic, when you look at a flat painting which is painted looking straight ahead (at a 0-degree angle relative to the canvas), you see it moving its eyes according to your position like it is following your movements. Because the painting is flat, the visible parts of the eyes remain in the exact same position relative to the canvas no matter where you stand. So, Your brain tries to interpret the flat image in three dimensions, making it feel like the subject is turning their head or tracking your movement. Or When you see a mirage in the desert. Well I guess it must be going over your head. In short With my Curse Technique, I can bend your 'perception' as I wish.
Like when I pulled out the coin, I made sure that you were focused on my taunting. That's why you didn't notice it. Same for the 2nd time as well. You thought my power had something to do with the coin so you failed to notice me pulling the Gun out. It's the first application of my Curse Technique, I call it: 'shift' which ironically doesn't let you shift your attention from where I want it to be...."
Mr. Banana, eyes red with blood, losing the power to talk, looks at the dagger with wide eyes.
[Souta]: "ohh.. you mean the dagger.... Well bullets aren't free so I can't waste it on somebody who is going to die. 🎯 There came the 2nd application of my Curse Technique: 'Lock'
It locks your perspective on a single point until an external stimulus pulls you out of it. You will keep seeing the same thing even if the person or the thing has been moved from that point.
When you looked at the Gun you were sure I am gonna kill you with it but you failed to notice that you were looking at an outdated image. I had already moved behind you and points at the dagger and does a neck slitting sign.
Well That wraps it, I suppose I shall end your suffering now." Stabs him at the heart and ends his life.
A loud bang comes from behind and souta barely dodges the bullet which impacts the ground beside him. He hurls on the ground, rolls and gets back on his legs to see the shooter. It was a lady with a bag slung on one shoulder holding a pistol with shaky hands and tears falling down from her eyes to cheeks all the way to the ground.
He drops the dagger and gets his hands up and the lady starts screaming.
[The Lady]: "HOW DARE YOU BASTARD, I WILL F*CKING KILL YOUUUU!!!"
[Souta]: "Are perhaps his accomplice Ms. Apple pi..."
He couldn't complete his sentence before she fires again but because of her watery eyes and shaky hands it barely misses again.
[Souta]: "H-hey-y now..... I wouldn't be so hasty. You sure, you want to waste time on me when you can still save him?"
[Ms. Apple pie]: "LIAR!!! I SAW YOU...."
She took a quick glance at the body of her partner which was on the ground full of blood. She was about to shoot again, when the body suddenly and slowly extended his blood slicked hand towards her and asked for help. "S-save me-ee....."
"BANG!"
[Souta]: "You shouldn't have looked away from me..."
She got shot at the chest, right at the heart. while falling she looked at her and her partner's murderer, he had no expression on his face just a bit of pity behind his sickening eyes which he hid well enough not to be noticed easily and a Gun in his right hand. She then closed her eyes and with a thud fell on the ground.......
With a prolonged sigh he said. "well I guess I had to use the bullet after all."
"You see Mr. Banana looking at the corpse, 🎯 it was the 3rd application of my Curse Technique: 'Trick'. It's a trick, sometimes funny and sometimes..... a cruel joke. Looking at the corpse of the lady.
We Humans are way more intelligent than other species but we are also more susceptible to our emotions as well. Mainly when it's hope. Everyone tries to keep holding on the hope forever even if it means tricking their brain to think that. It's easy to show them what they want when they already have their backs on the wall." Sigh
Nudging the corpse of Mr. Banana, "I must be looking stupid talking with a corpse like that." A low chuckle
"Well I guess I should inform them..... He takes out his phone and dials a number." Someone picked up the call.
[Souta]: "Moshi Moshi, Baldy-chan I have dealt with that Mr. Banana and his accomplice." Someone talks from the other side. "Hmm, they had the money on them, I will be bringing that back shortly. You take care of the bodies." Someone again talks from the other side. "Yes both of them. What?? You're increasing my pay 3-folds. Ohh Baldy-chan, sorry, I made fun of your shaved head. You're a ray of sunshine. You got it? Your bald head reflects the sunlight, hahahah. Eh??? Moshi moshi, moshi moshi, Did he hang up on me again? I am still getting my extra pay, right?"
⚪ Note:- Tbh I think it can cringe but after thinking this through I decided to post it anyway. Hope you like it 🤧