The Girl With The Blood-Soaked Hands
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:15 am
The sky was painted a warm arrangement of oranges and yellows, the telltale sign of the sun beginning its final descent into the horizon. Aka tilted her head heavenward and gazed upon the natural beauty, the assortment of colors seeming to envelope the world in its comforting embrace.
The girl fills her lungs completely before letting out a deep sigh.
She was lost again.
Situated on a lonesome bench near the entrance of a local park, Aka distracts herself from the impending doom of being lost in a semi-unfamiliar location by watching the sky as it shifts in color. Soon enough, though, the vivid colors will be drowned out by the thick black void of night. With this in mind, Aka blew out another sigh and pushed herself off the bench and into a determined stride. It was foolish to sit around and do nothing; even if she was currently lost, she might as well at least try to find her way back instead of sitting around like a duck in the middle of a pond. Her surroundings were both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, creating a sort of dissonance within her memory that did nothing but irritate her immensely. She would recognize street corners and buildings, but then suddenly find herself in an alley she had no previous recollection of.
What sort of madman designed the city to be this unnecessarily confusing? Was the disjointed design purposeful? Were the construction workers who built this city conspiring against her!?
That idea seemed a little far-fetched, even for her.
Shaking away her far-too-active imagination, Aka roamed the immediate area with no sense of direction, taking note of the buildings and people she saw. It seemed as though she had strayed from the bustling streets and vendors, appearing in an area that was much less crowded but still rather uncomfortable for her. The high-rise apartment buildings signified that she had stumbled into a residential area, situated just outside the shopping district. Aka looked upon the massive buildings with slight disgust, her expression morphing as she imagined an ocean of people cramming themselves into every nook and cranny. Apartments were like sardine cans for regular people.
Made uncomfortable by her own thoughts, Aka turned from the apartments and dove into an alleyway. Alleys were tall, dark, and unsettling, yet unsurprisingly, they provided suitable relief for the equally tall, dark, and unsettling adolescent girl. Breathing in the crisp air, Aka leaned against the cool brick wall and set herself to thinking. '...The guidance counselor said I wouldn't be able to participate in normal classes if I broke curfew again...' Beacon Academy had this strange rule that stated that students using the dorms weren't allowed to stay outside the school past 10:00PM, with repeated offenders of this rule being assigned detention. She had already broken this rule multiple times, though never purposefully.
With an absent heart, Aka reached into her belt and pulled out her scroll to check the time. She couldn't operate the blasted thing most of the time, but it was rather easy to check the time, even for a complete novice like herself.
9:30PM.
"...Hell."
It was not due to the constraints of her limited time that she uttered that curse, but to the current situation in which she found herself. Preoccupied with her own thoughts, Aka had failed to notice the trio of approaching scoundrels with daggers in their hands until they were already somewhat near her. "Hand over your scroll, freak!" One of the dastards demanded as they took a step closer to the leaning girl, threatening her with a grin on their face.
A moment later, a high-pitched scream can be heard from within the dark alleyway.
It was dark now, one wouldn't be able to view the truth of the scene from outside the alley.
The girl fills her lungs completely before letting out a deep sigh.
She was lost again.
Situated on a lonesome bench near the entrance of a local park, Aka distracts herself from the impending doom of being lost in a semi-unfamiliar location by watching the sky as it shifts in color. Soon enough, though, the vivid colors will be drowned out by the thick black void of night. With this in mind, Aka blew out another sigh and pushed herself off the bench and into a determined stride. It was foolish to sit around and do nothing; even if she was currently lost, she might as well at least try to find her way back instead of sitting around like a duck in the middle of a pond. Her surroundings were both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, creating a sort of dissonance within her memory that did nothing but irritate her immensely. She would recognize street corners and buildings, but then suddenly find herself in an alley she had no previous recollection of.
What sort of madman designed the city to be this unnecessarily confusing? Was the disjointed design purposeful? Were the construction workers who built this city conspiring against her!?
That idea seemed a little far-fetched, even for her.
Shaking away her far-too-active imagination, Aka roamed the immediate area with no sense of direction, taking note of the buildings and people she saw. It seemed as though she had strayed from the bustling streets and vendors, appearing in an area that was much less crowded but still rather uncomfortable for her. The high-rise apartment buildings signified that she had stumbled into a residential area, situated just outside the shopping district. Aka looked upon the massive buildings with slight disgust, her expression morphing as she imagined an ocean of people cramming themselves into every nook and cranny. Apartments were like sardine cans for regular people.
Made uncomfortable by her own thoughts, Aka turned from the apartments and dove into an alleyway. Alleys were tall, dark, and unsettling, yet unsurprisingly, they provided suitable relief for the equally tall, dark, and unsettling adolescent girl. Breathing in the crisp air, Aka leaned against the cool brick wall and set herself to thinking. '...The guidance counselor said I wouldn't be able to participate in normal classes if I broke curfew again...' Beacon Academy had this strange rule that stated that students using the dorms weren't allowed to stay outside the school past 10:00PM, with repeated offenders of this rule being assigned detention. She had already broken this rule multiple times, though never purposefully.
With an absent heart, Aka reached into her belt and pulled out her scroll to check the time. She couldn't operate the blasted thing most of the time, but it was rather easy to check the time, even for a complete novice like herself.
9:30PM.
"...Hell."
It was not due to the constraints of her limited time that she uttered that curse, but to the current situation in which she found herself. Preoccupied with her own thoughts, Aka had failed to notice the trio of approaching scoundrels with daggers in their hands until they were already somewhat near her. "Hand over your scroll, freak!" One of the dastards demanded as they took a step closer to the leaning girl, threatening her with a grin on their face.
A moment later, a high-pitched scream can be heard from within the dark alleyway.
It was dark now, one wouldn't be able to view the truth of the scene from outside the alley.