Chapter 1 – The Beginning
I ran, down the long narrow road. They were chasing me, they wanted something. What, I didn't know. All I did know is that I was to run, and not to stop. Not to let them catch me. I remember, losing them behind a building, I leaned on the side of that building, gasping for what breath I had left in me. Then, I bumped into a basket, causing it to fall. I heard them, coming my way. I wanted to dash out of there, but my body wouldn't move. As they turned the corner, my heart raced. Then, I remember the slash of katana's. Peering from the side of the building, there stood three men. One with his katana over the bloody body of one of the men that had chased me before. The katana's blade was covered in blood, the blood of the man. Looking at me, one of them, the one who looked to be the leader of that 'group' told me to come out. I did, and I remember him asking me all these questions like, "Why where they after you?" "Who are you?" but, I couldn't remember anything. I didn't even know who I was. When I told them, the 'leader' told me to come with them, and if I refused, they would kill me. So, I went with them, only for me to end up at their 'base'. That's where it all began.
Three days have passed since then, when I got there that night, they told me there names, and told me I was to stay here till told to leave or if I was to die. It confused me but truth be told, everything confused me right now, I didn't know who I was, where I was from, why they were chasing me, I knew nothing. But, they 'leader' of that group, was really the 3rd district captain, named Ito Yanai, and the two men with him were his lieutenants, Shinji Katashi and Ryuu Ko, I still have yet to meet the other captains and lieutenants.
Shinji walks down the hallway towards my room, siding the door open, he steps in. "Tonight you're to come with me to meet with the other captains and talk about how you lost your memory and why those men could have been after you, Ok?" He says in a laid back tone. I nod my head in agreement, not really sure what to say, or if I should say anything at all. Shinji steps out of the room and back into the hallway, walking away.
About 4 hours later, Shinji stood outside my room, waiting for me to come. I immediately get up and side the door open, walking out of my room and following Shinji down the dark hallways, only a few laps lit lighting the way. I stayed close to him, a bit afraid of this big place. When we got to the conference room, we both stepped in. I took a seat on the ground in front of the two men, Shinji taking a seat in the back of the room. The two men included Ito-san the other must have been their 'head-captain'. Looking at me he began to speak, "What do you remember? Tell us everything you know from before you met up with Ito." He spoke in a clear, loud, manner. "I remember, waking up by this river. I stood up and simply walked to the village that was next to it. When I got there, these two men looked at me and I felt something bad was going to happen. I wasn't sure if they were just looking at me or what. So I just continued to walk down the main road, but then I realized they were following me. When I started to run, they followed. They got ahold of me once and asked me if I knew where it was. I asked them was it was, but they didn't answer they just told me to stop playing games with them and to tell them. When I said I didn't know. That's when they decided to try and catch me. I luckily got out of their grip and started to run away from them. They were following me then, and that's when I tried to hide myself from them and I see that they killed one of the men." I tell them. Ito nodded, thinking about what I had told him. "I see, I'll let you live for now, but if word gets out about us killing civilians it's will be bad, so you are to stay here from now on." The 'head-captain' said, "My name is Akai Kioshi, call me Kioshi though." Akai added. "Thank you, Kioshi…" I say bowing down. "You may now return to your room." Akai said, looking at me then at Shinji. Shinji got up and walked over to me, "Come, you're to return to your room now." Shinji said sliding the door open. I followed him out and shut the door behind me. Following him back to my room, He mumbled, "You're lucky to have not been punished." Once in my room again, I laid down on the white sheet I had laid on the floor, covering myself with another blanket and resting my head on the small pillow I had, drifting into sleep fast.