prologue – a shattered soul
scene: an abandoned apartment in Shibuya, 1992.
two adults stand quietly. in front of them, a child weeps. one walks over and smacks the child, causing even more tears to flow out from his already crying face. the other gasps at her son's pain and pushes the father away, coming to comfort her child.
a gunshot rings out.
that was the last time the child ever saw his mother.
alive, at least.
the remaining humans stare at each other in silence.
dead silence.
(Reaper humor.)
"That's enough, Neku. Let's go." the man said, grabbing his child's arm and walking away into the night…..
scene: Udagawa Backstreets, 2006.
Neku was silent. "Come on, Neku, we need to go!" his dad said. No, Neku thought. He was tired of his father beating him every day for small reasons, like dropping a cup. Neku had this chance, and now he was going to take it. Making sure he had his CAT headphones, his wallet from when he was 5, and enough money to last him for a while, he silently crept away.