*Kei Machida's POV*
//July 16, 2040//Monday//
"Do you know about the journal of Aya Nakano's life before she died in that incident?"
"Yeah, I know about it. It was really horrible."
"Well, nothing good has happened in The Ruination of Kanagawa."
It was a famous incident that almost destroyed Japan if what happened there still continued. Fortunately, that incident ended, but what happened in Kanagawa was still horrific.
And one person told the tale when she was still alive at that time. Aya Nakano had described her death in the journal she was writing on.
*Aya Nakano's POV*
//February 16, 2029//Friday//
To whoever could read this, I am probably dead. Brutally murdered by the people who made Kanagawa into ruins. I am about to tell you my story in this hell that I was in. The Ruination of Kanagawa…
In just 3 months, Kanagawa became a battlefield. In just 3 months someone has successfully conquered this prefecture.
The smell of gunpowder, the darkness covering the sky because of the smoke everywhere in the place, and… the screams of people everywhere.
Kanagawa became a warzone led by a terrifying tyrant leader.
"AYA! RUN!!! I CAN'T GO ON ANY FURTHER!!! YOU NEED TO LIVE!!!"
I was with my boyfriend who was also trying to get out of this place. We do not know where we are, nor if there is what we call an evacuation place waiting for survivors like us. But, the chance for help will be coming is…
1%...
"Kazu, I can't leave you behind…"
"JUST LEAVE ME, AND GO!!!"
We are being pursued by the soldiers or what they are called by their leader as knights who are exterminating those who the one behind these sees as worthless, and we are those people that person considers as.
"SCOUT THE PLACE!!! THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN FURTHER!!!"
We heard the knights who were pursuing us earlier. I held Kazu's hand tightly. I was scared that if he left by my side, I would not survive in this place.
"Kazu, please don't leave…"
"You need to live, Aya. I love you."
Kazu kissed me on the lips. It was warm, and tears suddenly fell from my eyes. He looked at me once again and rushed towards where the soldiers were while waving his arms around.
"I'M HERE YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!!!"
As soon as Kazu yelled, exposing himself to those people, I heard gunshots coming from different directions from the knights who were trying to kill him.
I quickly turned away running in the other direction where I couldn't hear the gunshots from earlier.
"Kazu…"
I was a frail woman. When me, and Kazu started going out, I became reliant on him. But, nothing changed in me. I was still weak, I was dependent, and I couldn't do anything on my own.
Yet, Kazu chose to sacrifice himself just so I can have the chance to escape from those people.
Finally, the sound of the gunshots from earlier disappeared, and I finally escaped from them. I was walking around aimlessly not knowing where to go. I was just staring into nothingness.
Dead bodies lying everywhere on the streets, and the destruction of the place was all that is in my sight. I am scared to be alone, but for Kazu's sake, I must keep on going.
*BZZZZZT*
"SHIT!"
A drone that was patrolling the area saw me, and I immediately started running to lose the drone. Those drones have been flying around the place.
They were not hostile to the people who they could see. But, after a few minutes, knights will come in that direction, and will attack whoever was seen. Those things probably report our whereabouts to these knights.
I ran away as much as I could hoping that the drone would lose track of me. I went to a narrow street and hid around the rubble of the buildings that were there.
*BZZZZT*
I saw the drone come in my direction from where I was, and it was looking for me. My heart was beating rapidly, and I tried to hold my breath hoping that it would not notice me in the rubble of concrete.
Luckily, after a few minutes had passed. The drone left the place, and I got out of the place where I was hiding.
*COUGH* *COUGH*
The place where I hid was really dusty, and I couldn't stop coughing when I got out of it. I sat down on this narrow street to get some rest while looking up at the dark sky covered in smoke.
"Sigh…"
I just want to get out of this place. 4 months ago, Kanagawa was a place where everyone could have a normal life. But, in just a month, the peaceful life that we Japanese citizens have instantly turned into hell.
In just a month the leader behind these had controlled an army capable of turning Kanagawa into ruins.
Every army was led by these people who have extraordinary talents that can not be compared to a normal human. Those people are monsters. In just a month they completely annihilated Kanagawa and massacred a lot of helpless people.
The people who were behind these are gifted people but they were sinister.
*BANG*
I heard another gunshot. From where I heard it, the gunshot was really far away. Another person might be dead while I was here cowering in fear.
"I miss you, Kazu… I hope you get away safely. I miss you, I miss you, I miss you-."
*SCHPACK*
"Huh..?"
I felt something that hit the side of my head. My head started to feel dizzy, and I could hear footsteps coming from every direction to where I am.
"THERE SHE IS!"
It was those knights. How did they find me? I thought I hid well from the drone earlier? I collapsed from the ground and saw a bullet right in front of me.
Then that means, the gunshot I heard earlier was… No, that is impossible, it can't be. There is no place someone can shoot me from here.
I felt my body being carried over by these people who took me away.
Then, I lost consciousness.
******** TO BE CONTINUED ********