Hi there everyone~ The name's Katamiya Shiina.
Anyway where to begin... Hmm...
Well let's start with something simple shall we. Anyway that's enough 4th wall breaking for now so let's get this started with~.
It was a bright and sunny day in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward and i had the best smile on my face as i stepped onto the train platform in the busy train station. It was only 2 days until my 25th birthday and my friends had said they had a special surprise for me.
It was may 4th, the 3rd day of golden week and also the busiest day for most people here in Tokyo. I exited the station and headed towards Seibo Hospital, the place they wanted to meet up. I found it odd they wanted to meet up here of all places but i just went with the flow and agreed in the end.
It was 11:00am when i finally arrived and saw my 4 close friends already waiting for me.
They had smiles plastered to their faces but it almost seemed eerie to me, causing me to shiver a little.
"'Sup guys~" I waved to them as i got close enough to greet them, a big smile on my face.
They all looked at each other and then back at me with a big smile on all their faces.
"Just in time~" One of them said as he brought a small device like thing from his pocket with a gloved hand. He walked over to me with the device and pressed it into my hands before walking a fair distance away from the Hospital. The other 3 followed suit and one of them pulled out a phone and shouted out to me.
"It's a little early for it to be counted as a birthday present but... Press the button Shi-kun."
I tilted my head to the side a little before looking down at the device.
It seemed a little sus to me considering it had a huge red button on it with a big fat [press me] sign written under it. I just shrugged and thought "eh whatever, hope it's cool" and pressed it.
The next thing i know I'm waking up inside a prison cell with cuffs around my arms and legs.
I was surrounded by 3 guards, one behind me and 1 to either side of me, my 4 friends standing behind the bars in the hallway.
"eh..." I was confused with the current situation and let out a small voice of surprise.
"We thought you were a little weird Shiina but to do this..."
"I thought we were real friends but i could never be friends with someone like you..."
"To bomb a busy Hospital in the middle of the day... You sicken me..."
".... -sob-"
I opened my mouth and closed it, unable to form any words at this sudden turn of events. I tried to stand up but one of the guards to my side brought a baton down on my shoulder, the impact sending me back down to the chair that was placed near the bars.
"What are you guys talking about? Bomb? What's going on?" I could feel myself begin to tremble a little and then i saw a faint smirk on one of their faces. It was only for an instant but i certainly saw it.
"What are you talking about? You're the one who told us to take a photo of you the moment you pressed that button! Don't act like you're the victim here!" He screamed at me before walking off down the hallway.
"You... I can't even look at you anymore. You genocidal maniac. There were 4000 people in that hospital!" Another one of them walked away.
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"Turns out you can never judge a book by it's cover after all..." "----" Finally the other 2 walked away as well.
"Your last meal will be served soon, scum. Enjoy it." One of the guards spoke before removing the cuffs on me. All three of them then proceeded to leave the room.
"..." I couldn't even begin to imagine what those words meant. No... I was pretty sure i knew what they meant. I was probably going to be executed for a crime i don't even remember committing.
"......" -snap- I could feel a vein threatening to burst in my forehead at the sudden realization of what had happened.
"I was.... framed.... by my own friends...." I slowly walked over to the wall and leaned my back against it, the coolness causing me to shiver.
"...... Betrayed...." I wasn't quite sure, but i had the feeling it was my birthday right now. What a grand present to be given on your own birthday. An execution.
After i had eaten what i could only see as an extremely expensive and extravagant meal, i was then cuffed again and brought down the hallway. After a few turns and doors, i found myself standing inside a wide open-air terrace overlooking a small quaint garden.
There was a podium placed up at the top of an arching auditorium and in the center was...
"Is that... what's known as the electric chair? Am i really being executed?" I felt a shove at my back and i ceased my questioning at once.
Once i was seated and looking down at the many seats placed down around the area i began to leak a tear.
I saw my family, coworkers, old schoolmates from high school and my 4 ex-friends. They all had looks of both sorrow and disgust plastered on their faces.
I felt something cool and wet touch my short hair and seep into my scalp. It was slightly springy so i assumed it was a sponge to help the electricity flow through into my head.
After a few seconds, a cap was placed over the sponge and a strap was fastened under my chin and i knew immediately that my time was almost up.
I couldn't really make out what the warden was saying but i did hear the very last words he uttered. I would never forget those words no matter what.
"And so let us pray that this soul finds guidance under his grace's care. Amen. Now.... Pull the switch-"
Just when i had braced myself for the surge of electricity and the pain that would assault me, i frowned slightly when none of that happened. I slowly opened my eyes and gasped at the sight that greeted me.
There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared me for a situation like this... Well maybe a few web novels i had read might have helped a little...
Just a small side project i may work on at the same time as the Bladeheart Chronicles~
I had a lot of ideas swimming around in my head so i thought i'd put them to good use.
Anyway~ Enjoy
p.s I'm working on the next chapter of the Bladeheart Chronicles but i needed to get these random thoughts out onto "paper".