It was a normal life with normal days at that, every day I would exercise, eat my breakfast, go to school, return home, go for Bokken practice, return home eat dinner, and sleep.
It was an uneventful life but I was happy until that day, the day it all changed Ninth of December the day I could never forget, the day of my birthday. It all started on that day, the day was normal at first I had returned from school and was on my way to my practice and then I heard something "Ru...n...aw..ayyy" the voice was static and broken I looked behind only to find nothing a little surprised but still kept walking and finally reached the dojo.
I changed into my uniform and wore the protective gear and started practice, the voice was back this time a lot clearer "Plea....se.....ru..nn...a..waayy".
I looked around but the only sound that remained was the practice shouts of "haa" again, I didn't think much of it and kept on practicing until I wished I had listened to it. First, there were gunshots then screams and loud thuds only when my partner in front of me fell did I notice the monster behind me, I looked back only to wish I hadn't I should have run and maybe I would have been safe, but I had to fucking look behind, and I saw it looking me dead in the eye with the face and body of a human nothing out of ordinary no one would question if he said he was a normal salaryman.
Only the fact when I looked at him after focusing a bit on him did I see the truth it was a monster not like the ones you see in Animes or Mangas or even Manhwas it was real, the face of a human that I saw now rested on its chest with guns for hands bullets merged with the skin as if they were scales trying to protect it from any kind of attack, the head was the worst part it kept on changing from a human skull to a deer then a toy's then a normal human a woman in her thirties to be exact but the eyes were black not just the pupils all her eyes were black as if it was a dark tunnel and mouth opened wide as if she were screaming at a high pitch with black liquid poring out of its eyes nose and mouth which I could only imagine to be blood.
I tried to run but my legs gave up on me. Glad I came in empty stomach because if I didn't I am sure as hell I would piss myself. I tried to scream but all that came out was a screech "Help me spare me I don't want to die".
Then suddenly a Katana was in my hand the Katana left behind by my father as his final work I felt a bit safe, but how was it here my hands were empty and I had left it at home. Then I heard the voice again this time not breaking up "Grip me tightly and swing me if you don't want to die too".
And I sure as hell did it, I did not only hear the voice it was as if it was pulling at the Katana only then did I realize the voice was the Katana's voice and the swing was my only hope at survival.
Then I swung it diagonally hoping to cut its head off and there was the sound of two metals colliding *thunk* then a groan and something metallic falling down I looked down the Katana was fine the monster's head was too, then I realized the thing my Katana cut was its arm or its semiautomatic rifle for arm oozing black blood from where it was cut.
I had failed in that split moment I had swung my Katan it had shielded its neck with its rifle and the adrenaline ended and I was back down the sound came back "Why did you stop swing me once again and save yourself this is the last chance"
But the last chance was already gone, it took aim with its rife ready to shoot only when its head was split open. behind it, I saw Mr. Ki my sensei emptyhanded with a red scarf covered black with blood it was then the sense of relief came back in "Thank..youu".
Suddenly it all went black and I drifted into it. "Oh hey there". I woke up it was still dark but at the center my Katana shoe brightly the voice was back again "Hello Shin you are up" it said, where is this place I thought to myself "This is your soul" it read my mind.
"What are you," I asked "Me," it said, "I am you, and your Katana's connection I am something like a catalyst". I was confused, what the fuck was this place my soul what is that supposed to mean, and what about that monster, "For now you can call me Nue," it said "and as for your question I believe Mr. Li is more capable of answering them so bye". "HEY WAIT" I shouted but the darkness was back then light came back as I woke up.
"Oh you are up" it was Mr. Li "Here drink this," he said while handing me some warm honey water I drank it as he said "It seems you have become a Koji" Huh? What was he talking about and what is a 'Koji'? "It seems you have a lot of questions don't worry I will answer them to the best of my ability but first you go home for today it's pretty late we will continue tomorrow and take your Katana with you." I went home with no questions asked about his identity, about Nue, or about that monster. Not knowing that was just the start of the whole madness that was about to come my way I slept.