“Are you Tamashi?”
“Yes, sir,” mumbled Tamashi as he sat in shock.
A crowd watched as he was being examined in the back of an ambulance.
One emotion collectively showed in each of their faces: anger.
“Hi Tamashi, I’m with the police department. Can you stand up for me?”
Tamashi slowly rose to his feet, hoping for any amount of good news.
Instead, the officer walked around and pulled Tamashi’s arms behind his back.
“Unfortunately, I’m going to have to place you under arrest for attempted murder.”
Tamashi looked up at the sky, blue eyes glistening in the sun.
“Why… me?”
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Savior: Original Story by OneSevenEight
Episode: Framed Perspective - Part 2
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As Tamashi was being walked to the police car, he scanned the crowd. He noticed that Star was gone.
As he looked around, he kept locking eyes with different people in the crowd.
Those eyes were full of anger. Hatred. Pure disgust.
‘Why me? How could this be happening?’
He then saw her.
The girl he saved. The girl he was accused of trying to kill.
Tamashi locked eyes with her, and her eyes told a different story.
She believed he was trying to save her.
She was crying as he got shoved into the car.
As the car pulled away from the scene, new realizations began to dawn on Tamashi.
He almost died this morning. He was accused of trying to kill someone else this morning. His life was forever changed this morning.
Tears began to well up, turning those deep blue eyes into balmy oceans.
‘Why…’
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Tamashi opened his eyes, and he was standing in front of his white-haired clone.
“Who… Who are you? I forgot until now, but you were there at the incident. Did you have something to do with it?”
The clone matched Tamashi’s gaze while giving off a slight smirk.
“Who am I? I’m me.”
“That doesn’t make any sense.”
“It doesn’t have to.”
“Answer my question, YOU DICK! DID YOU CAUSE ALL OF THIS?!”
Tamashi ferociously lunged towards the clone.
All of the sudden, the clone was gone.
“Some nerve you’ve got. You really think you can take me on?”
Tamashi turned his head to find the clone standing behind him, facing away from him. The clone was leaning his head back, talking directly into Tamashi’s ear.
“Maybe you should calm down. You’re not going to win against me, anyways.”
“Shut up. I’m going to take you down, whether or not you’re using your cheap tricks.”
“Is that so? Why don’t you try and see what happens, Tama-‘yo’?”
Tamashi spun around and swung his fist at the clone’s face.
Tamashi swung into open air, as the clone had once again gone missing.
All of a sudden, Tamashi’s legs were kicked out, and the clone slammed his foot into Tamashi’s back, slamming him into the floor.
Except, there was no floor.
Tamashi stared down into what appeared to be a vast, endless void that looked like a sky during a sunset. His body began to shudder at the fact of falling through the void.
He then noticed that he had stopped falling, like there was an invisible barrier stopping him.
“There’s two reasons to why you’re unable to beat me right now,” said the clone as he sat on Tamashi’s back.
“Number one: you’re weak as hell. You’re just some regular-ass high school boy. There’s nothing that you have right now that will allow you to beat me. Number two: You’re in my domain. This is my world, and I have full control over it. I could remove that floor that you’re squashed against and let you fall. Lucky for you, I do have a bit of compassion.”
“Compassion? You seem like a total dick to me.”
“Ugh, just remember who started the fight. Anyways, just hear me out. No, I didn’t cause you or that girl to almost get run over. Also, I had no part to play in you getting arrested. After all, I don’t exist outside of you.”
“You don’t exist outside of me? What the hell is going on? Who-“
“That’s not important right now. I’m just here to give you a once-in-a-lifetime offer. Are you ready for this?”
“You’re gonna tell me anyways, so spill it.”
Tamashi felt the pressure in his back increase.
“Just shut up and listen. I can give you my power. You have the ability to become the people’s hero, or a god of destruction. All you have to do is beat me in a fight, and you’ll get everything. Understand?”
Tamashi’s eyes grew wide as he began to process what he just heard.
“Wait, what are you-“
“Time’s up. I’ll let you think about all that back in reality. Well, if you remember. Until next time. Tamayo.”
“WAIT, AT LEAST TELL ME WHO YOU ARE!”
Tamashi turned his head to look up at the clone.
He grinned as Tamashi’s vision faded.
“Whether you remember this meeting or not, you’ll be fine. You’ll get the training you need from her. See ya!”
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Tamashi woke up to find himself laying on a bench. He sat up and looked around.
He was in a dark, dingy jail cell.
Tamashi began to remember the events that led up to him ending up there.
He brought to the police station, booked, and sent to see a judge.
“Tamashi Yosha. Age 16. You’re a junior in high school. You’ve been accused of attempted murder. Does all that info sound correct to you?”
“Yes… Your honor.”
“Well, you’ve been accused of a pretty serious crime. Therefore, we’re going to have to set your bail at 500000. Sorry, that’s the best we can do.”
Hearing that statement caused Tamashi to sink further into despair. He believed that he was never going to see any freedom again. He was going to lose his friends, and was going to go to prison before he could even graduate.
As he sat in the cell, Tamashi dropped his head in between his legs, and began to cry.
A few moments later, a police officer shows up at the cell door.
“Get up. You’ve been bailed out.”
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It seemed like a miracle. Someone with a lot of money had showed up and bailed Tamashi out. As he left the building and approached the parking lot, he pondered on who it could be.
“I see you’re still alive. No one kicked your ass in jail?”
Tamashi stopped and froze in place, suspended in complete disbelief.
“YOU! What the hell is going on here?”
Star grinned as she greeted Tamashi.
“From this point on, you’re a member of my family. Welcome, Tamashi.”
At the sight of the very woman who destroyed his life, Tamashi began to shake, his voice sounding anguished. “What is this? What’s going on here? Is your name really even Star? I knew it sounded fake!” “Jeez, you’re more mouthy than I remembered. Anyways, I’ll explain everything if you agree to come with me. Otherwise, you can just go back to your cell and sit in your own tears and piss until the trial starts. Your choice.” “YOU SENT ME TO HELL AND NOW YOU’RE BAILING ME OUT?! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!” “I’ll tell you if you agree to do this meeting. So make a choice already. I don’t have all day, brat.” Tamashi wanted to lunge at Star, but he managed to calm down the storm in his mind, and began to think rationally. He thought about his options. He quickly concluded that he didn’t want to sit in jail for months, but he also didn’t want to concede so easily to Star. After
“So, if you guys were a gang, wouldn’t it make more sense for you guys to use a lower-profile building?” Tamashi and Bri were walking through the grand hall, on their way to the dining room. Upon hearing the question, Bri stopped and turned around. “It’s because we have power. We’re considered to be one of the four great gangs. Between the four, we control everything from the shadows.” Tamashi’s face sunk into a deep pool of thought. “What are you stuck on now, brat?” “The four great gangs… They control everything… Does that mean… WOAH, MY SCHOOL WAS BEING RUN BY A GANG? Wait, so this means… SOME OF MY CLASSMATES WERE SECRET GANG MEMBERS! But who could they be? Charlie… Anna… that one guy who only eats lettuce for lunch…” As she listened to Tamashi’s vocalized thought process, Bri’s face slowly turned into a stupefied expression. “Hey, Bri, do you guys turn people’s brains into rabbit brains or something-“ “You seem a b
As he made his way home, Tamashi thought about his next steps.“Which way should I go, sir?”“Go left. Then it’ll be off the right down the road.”Despite his walkout, Bri had allowed Tamashi to use a car and a chauffeur to get to his house.Tamashi leaned back into his seat as he attempted to resolve the most pressing issue at hand.‘How am I gonna explain all this to Yasa?’Yasa is Tamashi’s older brother. Yasa has also been Tamashi’s legal guardian ever since their parents disappeared.‘I think he’ll understand me and not get too mad about what’s going on, so that solves the first issue. Now, the second issue…’Tamashi began to wonder about how he was going to return to school. Before he was able to come up with a plan, he inner thoughts were interrupted by the driver.“It’s this house here, right?”
The wind blows through the garden, carrying brown, broken leaves as the autumn sun rose in the distant sky. As Bri explored the beauty of the mansion’s east-side garden, a burly man wearing a black suit with a black tie appeared before her. “Madam Bri, I have some news for you.” Bri broke her eyes off of the flowers and slowly met the man’s eyes. The morning sun had tinted her hazel eyes into a brilliant green. “Does it have to do with the operation?” “Yes, madam. The operation is ready. We just need your approval in order to commence.” Bri directed her gaze to the morning sky. As she watched the clouds drift by, her black hair began to flow in the wind. ‘For the sake of our future, we need to defeat them. God, I hope I’m doing the right thing.’ Without removing her eyes from the sky, Bri started to give her response. “I, Bri of the Kita, order all person
“So, where are we going? I don’t remember seeing this place have tables outside.” “Don’t worry, we have a special table set up in our back alleyway.” Charlie thought about the possibility that this mysterious waiter could in some way be connected to Tamashi’s criminal case. “We’re disappointed with ourselves for being sub-par when it comes to our standards, so we’ve prepared a special table for you in our back alleyway. ‘Man, this guy’s a terrible actor.’ As they left the building through a side door and walked towards the back, Charlie skimmed over his surroundings, looking for signs of danger. His checks also included watching over Anna and Tsuru. Anna was walking slowly, maintaining a slight distance from the group. A look of determination was visible in her eyes, but Charlie could tell that that was a facade. Tsuru was maintaining a close distance to Charlie, almost to the point of hiding behind him. Her face was f
A chilling, whistling breeze traveled throughout the alleyway. The warm and welcoming sunlight slowly began to dwindle as the source sunk farther and farther into the west. The discolored, abhorrent walls absorbed the sunlight for nothing in return, contributing to the dark and dingy atmosphere.As the ghostly breeze made its way through the unsightly alley, it left behind a song of horror and despair. The unnerving song unified accordingly with the perilous situation that Charlie and his friends were intertwined within.In between the wet walls of unease was the ignition of a heated battle. On one side of the generic and ominous dining table was the brown-haired assassin, whose blood-crimson eyes were occupied by pure mania. As the man who called himself Max perched himself on the table, he aggressively deployed his knife and brought it to the neck of his opponent.The blond-haired receiver of the threat suspended himself in time as he began to process the fact
The calm, orange sunset began to fade into a blood red canopy as the once-friendly ocean converted into a ferocious beast. For the first time since his mind arrived at the lonely and windy island, Charlie lifted his head out of his legs. He watched as the color shift occurred in the sky. “Oh… It’s begun. Someone’s hurt… It’s probably my fault.” Charlie lowered his attention to his shoes. The beastly ocean water had flooded his feet and was up to his ankles. “Not long… Before it ends…” As the waves continued to crash into Charlie’s feet, he continued to watch the waves, waiting for the moment it all ends. —— Savior: Original Story by OneSevenEight Episode: Framed Perspective - Part 9 —— “Let’s get started, shall we?” Dark, dreary clouds interrupted the sun’s path of light, which led to darker, more lifeless alley. As murky, repulsive water gently dripped down the grime-stained walls, Max held Char
“Well now, look who decided to get up. You decided that you need more of an ass-beating?”“Please, that cheap shot was nothing.”Anna’s current appearance contradicted her retaliatory statement.Blood was exiting through a gash above the bridge of her nose and running in between her eyes. Her left eye had remained closed, and her nose appeared to be crooked.As Tsuru watched the standoff, she attempted to convince Anna to back down.“Stop, Anna! You need to sit down! You’re going to hurt yourself more-““Tsuru, it’s fine. I don’t want to see you, or that useless dork, die.”Max flashed a nauseating grin.“Look who decided to step up and play hero. I’ve gotta admit, I thought you were just relying on that wannabe for protection.”Anna responded with a face of conviction and determination.“I always thought I was stronger