The Leader

Everything was silent for Yoshiro. There was no pain, no noise, no movement for quite some time. Soon he felt the pain rushing over him. He tried opening his eyes, but it was hard. Even after he opened his eyes everything was dark. He could hear something sloshing around him. Was he close to a water body?

His head was ready to split open with pain. He knew it was the pain that started from his nose and extended to his head. He lifted his hands to rub his forehead, but his hands stopped midway with a jerk. With his right hand, his left hand moved too and then he sensed the rope that bound his hands and legs.

Everything was dark, something was close to his ears. He took a deep whiff of his surroundings but there was no smell. Where was he? He could hear but not smell. He could feel but not see. He lifted his hands and tried to touch the side of his surroundings. Just a few inches up he could touch something metallic. He tapped and he heard the sound. He was inside a metallic box.

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