Literature - Fiction

“Yeah…four years ago our father died and a year ago our mother.” Ayumi’s hand shook knocking over the glass in the cupboard. She pulled back retreating her hands close up to her chest with countless thoughts running through her freezing her body.

The rattling of the glasses broke her state drawing her away. Ayumi fumbled to keep the glasses from falling out of the cupboard, but the shaking in her hand was making it difficult to hold still. Momoko walked over placing her hand on ...

The blowing fields of grass and flowers covered the entire neighborhood dropping people suddenly from their homes into a bizarre unsettling new reality while still feeling a warmth that comforted them knowing that they were safe. In the stark night sky morning clouds appeared painting over the moon and shining dawn over the field. Glowing armor stood off against blood soaked crimson waiting for a move. The massive sword held out with ease gleamed in the light eager to be swung.

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The Inner Man – Episode 11 – Alone

The Angel followed Chiko trying to catch up to him. He found Chiko sitting in the grass at the side of the road crying. "Its time to go."

"No! I don't want to go with you!" Chiko got up and tried to run away again, but he grabbed Chiko's arm. Chiko out of reflex turned around and kicked in him in the shin.

"Ow! Stop doing that already, you're going to completely ruin my driving leg. Gah!" ...

The Inner Man – Episode 10 – Angel

Mashiro stared down with the man oppose of him. He had wanted his revenge for getting beat by this man. And now the part deep inside him that he had tried to forget and bury away was awake. The part of him that had seen too much blood that it was never enough and committed such sins that he could not sleep at night. It was awake and ready to rip this man apart without a second thought. He was barely holding himself back.

"Crimson ...

“Yuki Hayashi...” The words echoed through Yuki’s head repeated pounding on his insides taking advantage of his weakened state to induce mental injures. He could not get the voice out of his head and all he could think of was the past in his mind. The assassin from earlier played through his memories slicing through his strength and will. This was far beyond anything that he could hope to survive.

‘Another assassin so soon…I’m still so weak from before.’ Yuki’s eyes darted around ...