It was a mistake

by shearoxx

Kaito Nishamura, a highschool student living in West Cankinitri, is a bright and kind individual who follows his peace-loving religion with his mother, Yuki. A special ceremony has every boy in his youth perform a ceremony for his coming into manhood, but when Kaito has a fatal breakdown, plans get twisted and Kaito must fight for what he believes. Will he succeed, or be consumed?

1. Nightmares

Sweat ran down my forehead as I took the key.

Sensei Yuzuki saw me, a nervous wreck. I immediately put the key into the sack and put my hands together, thanking him. I bowed before him.

"It is okay my son," he whispered.

"Don't be nervous."

I looked up to him, opening my eyes. "I'm not nervous." I whispered back.

He smiled slightly and chuckled a bit.

"Don't lie." He whispered. "Lying is the first step to hell."

I nodded and turned around.

"Thank you Sensei," I said quietly. I walked to the alter, with the sack in my right hand.

I took a deep breath and opened the sack, looking for the key.

I had felt the buttons, the twig and leaf and the pebble…

But they key. It was gone.

How do I lose it in a matter of seconds?

Panic filled the air. I felt like the audience had smelt me sweat. My eyes widened. The sack was now wet.

The key, it had melted!

It was made of ice!

"The key?" Sensei whispered. "Where is it?"

"It melted!" I said with worry.

The sensei smiled. "Of course it melted," he chuckled.

The audience started to laugh.

"I told you not to be nervous!" he laughed.

The audience hysterically laughed and laughed as I turned around, facing them all.

Some people even pointed and others mocked me.

I looked down and tried to hide the tears welling up in my eyes.

"You're such a coward!" Sensei pointed at me, still laughing.

My right hand trembled as I dropped the sack. It felt like my body was being torn up from the inside out, and my teeth grated against each other.

I felt broken.

Silent.

Isolated.

Time was slowed down. I couldn't take it.

I closed my fist angrily.

All the strength in my body traveled to my right hand and down my fingertips. I quickly raised my fist, hitting Sensei's face.

Hard.

The force was so strong that he was knocked to the ground, holding his face in pain.

My hand felt a pain unlike any other. I just put it by my side as tears ran down my face.

I fell to my knees in utter despair.

"Thank you Sensei," I whispered quietly.

My vision went black and I woke up from this horrid nightmare.

"I-I'M SORRY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. My mother heard this and quickly burst into my room, panicking like crazy.