Reiji ran as fast as he could, knowing that District Level Four was crumbling to pieces behind him. He vaulted over a metal park chair and continued on. Adrenaline was pumping through him as he made his way through the obstacles towards the escape shuttles. It was only a few hundred feet away now and he could see them. They were long bus shaped vehicles docked at the port. The sides were pressed against the railing and he could see through the glass panels. They were jam packed with people and Reiji wondered if he could even fit. People looked like they were suffocating inside the shuttle.
He continued his sprint until he was almost there. Only a few feet away now.
And the doors closed.
No…
Reiji reached the doors and pounded on them, begging them to open.
"Please! Open the doors!" Reiji pleaded with the people inside. He banged doors with his fists trying to get them to open. The people inside could only stare at him with eyes thanking god they weren't him. The shuttle operator would not open the doors for him. He ceased his banging on the glass and sank to his knees with tears in his eyes.
A loud hum started up from beneath the shuttle and gradually got louder. The shuttle began to rise and Reiji could only watch helplessly as it turned and left him behind. He looked back at the destruction. People that were left behind had nowhere to go. Many of them were crying knowing that their life was about to end.
Reiji looked up at the sky and saw the man that had rained down all this destruction. A figure was floating in front of the man and he watched as the scene unfolded. The arcaner charged the other person in the sky and swung a fist.
Reiji tore himself away from the distraction. Every moment counted and he could feel his death drawing nearer. Never had he thought, he would die like this. A victim among countless others. His future and all his ambitions would be wasted. Suddenly, Reiji regretted wasting so much of his life reading mangas and light novels. Everything he had done was for naught.
A glance behind him quickly confirmed his nightmare. He would be in freefall in a few moments.
A large chunk of metal that Reiji was standing on gave way and he fell into the destruction.
'If only I had a longer life. If only I had a better life.'
and then,
'Mia, please live out your life to the fullest. Do what I couldn't.
Reiji was plummeting head first towards the ground.