[center][b]Hideki[/b][/center] --- Hideki was sitting on a bench, still reading some of the books that he'd bought. He had already finished one and moved on to another. He let out a sigh and decided to stop for a while, thinking of getting another drink because it was a hot day. But then he heard something peculiar: screaming people. He turned around and saw that there were monsters killing and eating people. "...?! Crap!", Hideki shouted as he barely evaded one that tried to attack him. He fell to the ground but quickly got up. "What the hell is happening?!", Hideki exclaimed. He picked up the books he got and started to run away. "Hah... Hah... What on earth is this!?", he yelled, still running. There were many corpses of dead people, many parts of them missing. Usually the limbs or the torso. "Ah, no... One of them's chasing me...", Hideki said as he looked back and saw one of them, following him. It was extremely agile and looked horrifying. It rushed at Hideki and tried to tackle him but Hideki was once again able to evade. "Tch... I hope mom, dad and Yuriko are okay...", he said under his breath. He looked around and saw a broom lying around. He quickly grabbed it and turned around. Hideki saw that the monster was heading for him, its mouth wide open, about to eat him. "Hraagh! Not a chance!", Hideki said as he drove the broom into the monster's head. It pierced the odd being's head and it disappeared. "Hah... Ugh...", Hideki said, tired. But even though he was tired he still tried to run away. He found a secluded spot. He laid down there, trying to catch his breath. "Ah... I've never felt this tired before...", Hideki said, still lying down on the ground, hiding from the monsters that were continuously devouring other people. "Why is this happening...?!", he whispered to himself. A few seconds later he finally caught his breath. "I need to get away from here quickly," Hideki said and ran away from the monsters as fast as he could. Later, he appeared at the other side of the park, chaos and terror are all that can be seen. "Oh my god...", Hideki exclaimed. '...! This must have something to do with the shrines...', he thought. Hideki ran again and tried to get back to his home, worried that those monsters have already destroyed it. But before getting back to his home he noticed that there was a guy trying to protect a girl from getting eaten. He stayed back and observed what was going to happen. "..." --- [center][b]Yoshimi[/b][/center] --- Yoshimi giggled a little at how Nikko reacted at first. "It really is~ I finally get to see and talk to you in person as well~", Yoshimi said and then she smiled. "Hmm? What's this?", Yoshimi asked as Nikko handed her something. She opened it and inside it was a bracelet. "Ah! It's so cute. Thank you~", she said and then put on the bracelet Nikko got for her. She smiled even more. Then Nikko asked her something about what's in the bag she was carrying. "Ah, this is-", but she was cut off by him, telling her that they should go eat first. She nodded and followed him. Nikko ordered his food which were crab sticks and tempura. Yoshimi decided to get some chicken teriyaki. She paid the cashier and followed Nikko to where they would sit down. They ate for a few minutes, then finished. Nikko told Yoshimi about how he wasn't familiar with what girls like. "Ehehe, it's fine, Nikko-kun. It's really cute, in fact~", Yoshimi said, pointing at the bracelet. "Though, I wasn't able to get you anything... I'm sorry. Hehe," Yoshimi said. "Ah, about what's in the bag...", she said, but was once again cut off. This time by panicking people. "What's going on...?", Yoshimi wondered. When suddenly she saw a person get mauled and devoured by a monster. She couldn't believe her eyes. It was her first time seeing someone get brutally killed, let alone die in front of her. She was astonished at what happened, still staring at the body of the dead person. When she came back to her senses she saw that a monster was about to attack her. She put her hand on her spear, planning to retaliate but was then shocked by Nikko, trying to stop the monster. "N-Nikko-kun!", she said. Nikko told her to run, but of course she wouldn't do that. Once again she put her hand on her spear and took it from the bag, quickly stabbing the monster with it. It disappeared. "Are you okay, Nikko-kun?!", Yoshimi rushed to the boy's side. When suddenly she noticed that there was another person looking at them from the overgrowth. "Nikko-kun, get up, follow me," she told the albino boy. "Ah, excuse me!", she said to the person who was staring at them and approached him "...?!", the young man looked at her. "Wow, you were... Able to kill that thing in one hit," he said, surprised at the girl's power. "It's nothing. Are you okay?", she asked the boy. "I'm not hurt. Those things... Do you know what they are?", the guy asked them. "No, I don't," was her reply. "I see. Let's get out of here first, discussing things out in the open with those things running around is plain stupid," the boy said and started to run, signalling them to follow him. Yoshimi was still carrying her spear, in case any more monsters appear. She made sure that Nikko was following them. To lose a friend she'd just met would be extremely tragic. After some time running and fending off monsters the boy stopped in front of a shrine. "Good, it hasn't been destroyed yet...", the boy said. "This is my place, get in. Quick," he added. Yoshimi and Nikko nodded and immediately entered the house. "We'll stay here for a while," the boy said. "My name is Hideki Yamamoto, by the way," he said. "My name is Yoshimi Kawakami. This is Nikko Tsukiakari, thank you for helping us," Yoshimi said. "No problem," Hideki replied. "Just keep quiet and they probably won't locate us," Hideki said. Yoshimi and Nikko nodded, following Hideki's orders to stay quiet. --- [center][b]Harashi[/b][/center] --- Harashi was reading some of the books he'd bought earlier. He got bored and decided to stop. Since he'd already eaten he decided that he was going to go home now, but the unexpected happen. As soon as Harashi stood up from the bench people started screaming and running. At first he thought he was getting pranked but it was no joke. Mysterious monsters appeared and killed many people. Harashi stood there in aghast. "W-wha...-", he uttered. Then he realized that he needed to run, quickly. And so he did. He ran as fast as he could. He tried to lose the monster which was following him but it was almost as fast as him. Yet he still managed to out-speed it a little. As it was lunging for him he managed to do a quick roll and evade it. "This is some crazy crap...", Harashi said. He ran into the woods in the park in an attempt to hide and lose his persuader. He managed to elude the being, which left when it couldn't find him. "Hah... Hah...", Harashi groaned. "This is the biggest pain I've ever experienced...", he said. "God, I hope this isn't happening at Yamagata...", Harashi said, thinking about his grandparents. He hoped that this cataclysm hadn't spread to other places yet. He decided to go away from where he currently was. He bolted once more, going to the same direction he was running to when he was being chased. That moment he reached the other side of the park. There was carnage everywhere. Lots of dead bodies. "Unbelievable...", Harashi murmured. He noticed that there was a girl and two guys that were running away together. He decided to follow them as sneakily as possible. Soon enough the 3 stopped in front of a shrine. The boy leading them told the two to go up. After going up, Harashi soon followed. He was trailing them, hoping that they won't notice him right now. Although he planned on showing up later, he didn't want to get caught now. He's gotten so far as to get to a safe place. Once the three entered he went to the side of the house at the top of the hill and sat there, taking a rest. "Hah... I guess... It's time for me to show up," he thought. He knocked on the door. "...?!", the young man leading bolted for the door. "Who is it?!", Hideki asked. "Help me please!", Harashi told him. He partially opened the locked door and took a look at the young man who was asking for their assistance. "...Get in," Hideki told him. "Thank you... Hah... My name is Harashi Hanazawa," Harashi said, grateful to the silver-haired boy for helping him. "No worries. My name is Hideki. That girl is Yoshimi and that guy is Nikko," he said then reached out his hand to Harashi for a handshake. Harashi acknowledged Hideki and shook hands with him. "I'll help as many people as I can. But I'll also need help in finding my parents and sister," Hideki said. "It might be a pain, but I'll help you," Harashi said. "Just to pay you back for helping me now," he added. Hideki smiled. "Thank you," he said.