The girl opened her eyes to reveal a bright yellow shine. She glanced around the room - first, the ceiling, then, around the room. She was in a hospital room. She was in a hospital room, with no one else there.
‘Did… we win? We’re… all alive?’
She attempted to access her memories prior to waking up.
‘I remember… telling someone… to not give up…’
Anna slowly and methodically attempted to lift her head, her neck-length black hair gently swaying underneath. After managing to move a few inches, she collapsed back down into the pillow.
‘This sucks… I hope everyone’s ok…’
Just as the thought cleared her head, the door opened. As she turned to greet her visitors, a tear formed in her right eye.
“Hi Anna, It’s great to see you’re awake.”
“Heya, look everyone! She’s alive!”
A bright, oversized moon occupied the sky, surrounded by millions of glistening stars. Below the shine of the moon was a field filled with nothing but tall grass. Within the field stood a man with short black hair and a scruffy beard, armed with a sword in hand. His mouth formed a devilish grin as he raised his sword. “You think you can beat me? Please. I’ve been a master of the sword since I was a kid. To think that I would be defeated by some random woman is laughable.” Standing a distance away was a woman with a slender build and shoulder-length black hair. Her weapon of choice was a small knife. She formulated her response as she tied her hair into a ponytail. “You haven’t realized that this woman you’re talking to has in fact defeated every one of your friends. If you need a reminder, take a look around.” Buried within the grass of the surrounding area were a multitude of slain bodies, each smeared in browning blood.
Kira toured through one of the many gardens of the mansion, exploring the beauty of the perennial flowers as a cold wind began to stir.‘I won’t let It happen. I won’t let her train.’Kira’s gray eyes dashed across the garden as she buried herself in thought.“What’s up, Onee-san? Got something on your mind?”Kira’s gaze slowly drifted towards the source of the voice. First, she noticed the hair - the same jet black hair as her own, only that it was longer. The young, purified face. The gray eyes with a reminiscent shade of blue.“Oh, wow, you’re way more zoned out than I thought. Dreaming about a boy, huh?”“Wha- Why don’t you just shut up and mind your own business. And stop sneaking up on me. That’s getting old.”Yaku placed her hands behind her back and tilted her head to the side.“You don’t like seeing me? Some sist
“Dude, you look miserable. You need a girlfriend.” Tamashi looks up from the book he was reading, looking visibly irritated. “Can you stop trying to make a me a womanizer for one second? I’m actually trying to finish this book.” “Is it a romance?” “None of your business.” “Ooh, let me see. Is the dude in this story just as boring as you?” “DUDE, let go-“ As Tamashi and his overbearing friend wrestle for the book, a girl sits down in the desk behind Tamashi. “Both of you dorks knock it off. I want to actually learn something today.” “What haven’t you learned already, Anna? You’ve got the brain of a psychotic monkey taking adderall.” “Wow, when did the player get so disrespectful towards women?” “Huh? I didn’t know I was talking to one.” “Useless ape. Why don’t you turn around and actually learn something for once today, Charlie.” When Anna went to war with Charlie, Tamashi was able
“Are you Tamashi?”“Yes, sir,” mumbled Tamashi as he sat in shock.A crowd watched as he was being examined in the back of an ambulance.One emotion collectively showed in each of their faces: anger.“Hi Tamashi, I’m with the police department. Can you stand up for me?”Tamashi slowly rose to his feet, hoping for any amount of good news.Instead, the officer walked around and pulled Tamashi’s arms behind his back.“Unfortunately, I’m going to have to place you under arrest for attempted murder.”Tamashi looked up at the sky, blue eyes glistening in the sun.“Why… me?”——Savior: Original Story by OneSevenEightEpisode: Framed Perspective - Part 2——As Tamashi was being walked to the police car, he scanned the crowd. He noticed that Star was gone.As he looked around, he k
At the sight of the very woman who destroyed his life, Tamashi began to shake, his voice sounding anguished. “What is this? What’s going on here? Is your name really even Star? I knew it sounded fake!” “Jeez, you’re more mouthy than I remembered. Anyways, I’ll explain everything if you agree to come with me. Otherwise, you can just go back to your cell and sit in your own tears and piss until the trial starts. Your choice.” “YOU SENT ME TO HELL AND NOW YOU’RE BAILING ME OUT?! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!” “I’ll tell you if you agree to do this meeting. So make a choice already. I don’t have all day, brat.” Tamashi wanted to lunge at Star, but he managed to calm down the storm in his mind, and began to think rationally. He thought about his options. He quickly concluded that he didn’t want to sit in jail for months, but he also didn’t want to concede so easily to Star. After
“So, if you guys were a gang, wouldn’t it make more sense for you guys to use a lower-profile building?” Tamashi and Bri were walking through the grand hall, on their way to the dining room. Upon hearing the question, Bri stopped and turned around. “It’s because we have power. We’re considered to be one of the four great gangs. Between the four, we control everything from the shadows.” Tamashi’s face sunk into a deep pool of thought. “What are you stuck on now, brat?” “The four great gangs… They control everything… Does that mean… WOAH, MY SCHOOL WAS BEING RUN BY A GANG? Wait, so this means… SOME OF MY CLASSMATES WERE SECRET GANG MEMBERS! But who could they be? Charlie… Anna… that one guy who only eats lettuce for lunch…” As she listened to Tamashi’s vocalized thought process, Bri’s face slowly turned into a stupefied expression. “Hey, Bri, do you guys turn people’s brains into rabbit brains or something-“ “You seem a b
As he made his way home, Tamashi thought about his next steps.“Which way should I go, sir?”“Go left. Then it’ll be off the right down the road.”Despite his walkout, Bri had allowed Tamashi to use a car and a chauffeur to get to his house.Tamashi leaned back into his seat as he attempted to resolve the most pressing issue at hand.‘How am I gonna explain all this to Yasa?’Yasa is Tamashi’s older brother. Yasa has also been Tamashi’s legal guardian ever since their parents disappeared.‘I think he’ll understand me and not get too mad about what’s going on, so that solves the first issue. Now, the second issue…’Tamashi began to wonder about how he was going to return to school. Before he was able to come up with a plan, he inner thoughts were interrupted by the driver.“It’s this house here, right?”
The wind blows through the garden, carrying brown, broken leaves as the autumn sun rose in the distant sky. As Bri explored the beauty of the mansion’s east-side garden, a burly man wearing a black suit with a black tie appeared before her. “Madam Bri, I have some news for you.” Bri broke her eyes off of the flowers and slowly met the man’s eyes. The morning sun had tinted her hazel eyes into a brilliant green. “Does it have to do with the operation?” “Yes, madam. The operation is ready. We just need your approval in order to commence.” Bri directed her gaze to the morning sky. As she watched the clouds drift by, her black hair began to flow in the wind. ‘For the sake of our future, we need to defeat them. God, I hope I’m doing the right thing.’ Without removing her eyes from the sky, Bri started to give her response. “I, Bri of the Kita, order all person
Kira toured through one of the many gardens of the mansion, exploring the beauty of the perennial flowers as a cold wind began to stir.‘I won’t let It happen. I won’t let her train.’Kira’s gray eyes dashed across the garden as she buried herself in thought.“What’s up, Onee-san? Got something on your mind?”Kira’s gaze slowly drifted towards the source of the voice. First, she noticed the hair - the same jet black hair as her own, only that it was longer. The young, purified face. The gray eyes with a reminiscent shade of blue.“Oh, wow, you’re way more zoned out than I thought. Dreaming about a boy, huh?”“Wha- Why don’t you just shut up and mind your own business. And stop sneaking up on me. That’s getting old.”Yaku placed her hands behind her back and tilted her head to the side.“You don’t like seeing me? Some sist
A bright, oversized moon occupied the sky, surrounded by millions of glistening stars. Below the shine of the moon was a field filled with nothing but tall grass. Within the field stood a man with short black hair and a scruffy beard, armed with a sword in hand. His mouth formed a devilish grin as he raised his sword. “You think you can beat me? Please. I’ve been a master of the sword since I was a kid. To think that I would be defeated by some random woman is laughable.” Standing a distance away was a woman with a slender build and shoulder-length black hair. Her weapon of choice was a small knife. She formulated her response as she tied her hair into a ponytail. “You haven’t realized that this woman you’re talking to has in fact defeated every one of your friends. If you need a reminder, take a look around.” Buried within the grass of the surrounding area were a multitude of slain bodies, each smeared in browning blood.
The girl opened her eyes to reveal a bright yellow shine. She glanced around the room - first, the ceiling, then, around the room. She was in a hospital room. She was in a hospital room, with no one else there.‘Did… we win? We’re… all alive?’She attempted to access her memories prior to waking up.‘I remember… telling someone… to not give up…’Anna slowly and methodically attempted to lift her head, her neck-length black hair gently swaying underneath. After managing to move a few inches, she collapsed back down into the pillow.‘This sucks… I hope everyone’s ok…’Just as the thought cleared her head, the door opened. As she turned to greet her visitors, a tear formed in her right eye.“Hi Anna, It’s great to see you’re awake.”“Heya, look everyone! She’s alive!”
With a small blast of fire from his feet, Max initiated a sprint towards Tamashi.“YOU’RE MINE, SPARKY! I’LL END THIS IN ONE BLOW!”Max jumped as he neared Tamashi. As Max fell through the sky, Tamashi reached out his arm.‘Inazuma no Kabe.’Max slammed head-first into the wall and bounced off, flying backwards in the direction he came from. As Tamashi released the wall, Max recovered and rose to his feet.“Is that all you’ve got, Sparky?… THAT’S NOTHING FOR ME!”Max formed an oversized ball of fire in his fist and forced himself back up into the air.“I’LL KILL ALL OF YOU!”Tamashi responded by once again reaching out his arm.“You won’t get through me.”Max acknowledged Tamashi’s declaration with a grin. A boom could be heard as Max accelerated to three times his previous speed. Tamashi failed to
A bright, fiery sun hovered in the sky as clouds drifted underneath. Below the horizon was a grassy field, dotted with the occasional oak tree. As leaves turned red and detached into the wind, two figures stood on the green surface at a moderate distance apart.Leaves swirled about the field as the older man with salt-and-pepper hair and environmentally-friendly green eyes extinguished his cigarette.“Alright, it’s been a week. Now, show me the result of that time spent, Tamashi.”Across the field, the teen boy with shaggy black hair and navy blue eyes answered the man’s request with a confident smile.“Right! Here we go!”The wind abruptly softened into a breeze, as if the sky was holding its breath.Sensei flashed a smirk as he initiated a brisk run towards Tamashi.“What’s up with this, Sensei? You’re the one who said-“As Sensei lessened the gap to 20 feet, Tamashi
As the light of the purple sky continued to shine, the most obvious question of the moment surfaced in Tamashi’s mind.“Hey, Rai, how are we gonna get out of here? Can you leave the Void without being pulled out by Jiji-sensei?”“Usually, I can leave the Void. I can also normally pull my host in and send him or her back out. But, right now…”At the flip of a switch, Rai’s facial expression converted from an emotionless demeanor to a stupefied scowl. He shrugged his shoulders.“… I can’t do jack shit. Sorry, Tamayo.”Tamashi responded with a look of confusion.“Huh? I know you had issues with your powers after the fight, but I figured they would be back by now. What’s taking so long?”“Beats me. This hasn’t happened to me before.”As Tamashi walked around in circles while processing the thought that he could be stuck in the Void
The colorful, vibrant beauty of the limitless Void’s sunset sky was interrupted by the appearance of a swath of fresh crimson-red blood.Rai’s brilliant white hair intermingled with droplets of his own blood as he was forced back by Tamashi’s powerful kick. The painful sound of Rai crashing into the ground echoed for miles throughout the never-ending expanse. The landing was accompanied by a gasp of pain released from Rai’s mouth.Tamashi slowly and methodically lowered his leg to the sky-like ground. He shifted his arms to the empty space behind his head and began to relax his breathing.‘I won. I really won. I won a real fight.’Tears formed around the base of each of Tamashi’s ocean blue eyes. He slowly picked up his right arm and proceeded to use it to wipe his eyes. At the same time, his lips parted to form a bright, expressive smile.——Tamashi towered over Rai’s limp
Tamashi’s eyes opened to the view of the Void’s breathtaking painting-like sky.“You’re running out of time, Tamayo. What are you gonna do now? Show me some of those fancy moves the old man taught you!”‘Shit, what am I gonna do now? I can barely move. Wow, this really hurts. I might actually die. What now?’Each step of the Seishin of Lightning produced thundering claps that echoed into the vast expanse.By the time Tamashi had managed to slightly raise his head, Rai had arrived at his feet, grinning from ear to ear.“You look really pathetic just laying there like some helpless kid, you know that? I expected more from you, Tamayo.”‘Wow, this sucks.’“Hmm, I’m actually thinking about ending this now. Why should I give you the chance to come up with some half-assed plan?”‘That makes sense. I guess you should just en
“Three… two… one… go.”——Savior: Original Story by OneSevenEightEpisode: Framed Perspective - Part 25——The boy with messy black hair and profoundly blue eyes launched himself forward as the ring of lightning above began to shower sparks over the battlefield.As Tamashi raced towards the white-haired Seishin of Lightning, Rai threw his hands to his sides and began to cackle.“SO THAT’S HOW YOU’RE GONNA START? YOU COULDN’T BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS, TAMAYO! GET READY TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED!”Rai reared back his right arm, drawing lightning into his clenched fist. Tamashi reacted by launching himself off the ground, sending himself speeding through the air.“YOU BETTER DODGE, TAMAYO!”“Nah, I don’t think I will.”Tamashi closed in on Rai while keeping himself just below Rai’s arm. As Rai low