The world's been plunged into chaos and despair following The Tragedy and the rise of the Remnants Of Despair, Towa City being one of the last places on Earth not overrun with despair...
Meanwhile, one boy who's trying to survive has finally reached...
You know, when I set out for Towa City I actually had a feeling that I usually have pretty much no faith in. Hope.
Hope that I could take a break. Hope that I could get a nights rest without waking up to the sound of screams and metal tearing flesh. Hope I could get a proper meal. Hope that I could live a somewhat normal life.
That's not exactly what I got. Instead, when I crossed the bridge and arrived at the outskirts of the city I found a familiar sight. People getting slaughtered left and right by familiar monochrome teddy bears, following two familiar feelings I know oh so well. Those feelings are panic and good ol' despair.
I'm pulled back to reality as I hear a siren go off, and I turn to see a weird version of those bears with the usually black side have some sort of safety hazard template on it. All the other bears in the area turn and stare right at me, their claws pink with blood or ejecting from their paws as they get ready to pounce. As usual, my situation looks pretty hopeless...
However, even though I may not give a rat's ass about hope , that doesn't mean I'll just give up and embrace despair. I have an desire to survive.
So I pull out the steel rod from my rucksack and do what I do best. Fight and run from the onslaught of deadly build-a-bear rejects. Right into an... apartment building...
...........
Why am I such an idiot? I think as I realise where I am. I inwardly sigh. I'll just have to make some space between me and them. Shouldn't be too hard. I try to barricade the door into the complex with whatever I can find in the lobby andrun into an elevator. I immediately start button mashing the button for the 7th floor. Why doesn't it have a button for the roof!? I realise that I've chosen the worst possible place to hide. But I won't give up. Not yet.
I reach the top floor and as soon as the elevator doors open, I dash out and hear a scream. A male? Sounds a little under my age... I look over and see that one of those damn mascot things had clawed into someone's room. Without thinking, I rush towards the bear and tap it on the black side while preparing to swing. And as soon as it makes a 90 degree turn, I swing the end of the steel rod directly into the red eye of the robot, causing it to explode after a second.
I look over to the boy I literally just saved from certain death. He looks completely stunned by what just happened. "U-uh...You oka-" "Thank you! Thank you so much!" I don't have time to finish my sentence before the boy launches himself at me and tackle hugs me.
"H-Hey! Back up a little!" I yelp. After backing up I notice he had been crying into my shoulder. "*sniffle* I'm sorry, It's just been a while since I've seen someone else..."
Was this guy locked up here? I decided to ask him that question , to which he responded that he was locked up in this apartment complex for one and a half years. Jesus Christ... "Woah...uh-well what's your name?" "My name? It's..."
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Yuta Asahina
Asahina? Why does that sound familiar..? I quietly sigh. That doesn't matter right now. "All right then, Yuta. We need to get out of here before more of those things come back. How are you at running?" I ask. "Well I was the best runner out of the entire track team I'm-I mean, I was in, so I'd say that I'm pretty good."
Just as he finishes his sentence, we hear the the sound of clunking metal and eerie laughter. "Upupupupu....." Ooooh crap. "Well, you better put that talent to the test! Think of it as getting some well needed practice!" "Wait, I need to ask you something!" He calls out. "*sigh* What is it? We need to hurry!" "What's your name?" "My name? It's... F/N L/N." --------------------------------------------------------- A/N:If you're wondering why F/N doesn't fully recognise the name Asahina, he wouldn't have had the chance to interact with class 78(DR1 Cast) but will most definitely heard of some of the Remnants Of Despair. Also, I realised while making this chapter I could of had F/N be the one to save Komaru, but I decided Yuta should have some more time to develop. Anyways, any feedback, advice or suggestions is appreciated. Arrivederci!
