Pop and Unravel

Things have gotten out of hand. Masayuki was the first one to see it. He couldn’t reach out and tell anyone.

“Hello? Is anyone out there? Hello? Hello?” he asked. All the boy heard was he own echo. Masayuki floated in the emptiness. He had no idea what was going on. The only thing that Masayuki could do was keep going.

Suddenly, he heard a crackling noise. The boy turned his head.

“What was…?” he began to ask. Sparks lit up in the sky. The popping was so loud that it made his ears hurt. Masayuki pressed his lips together and shut his eyes.

“Masayuki? Can you hear me?”

Yes! Natalia, is that you? Where are you?

“Masayuki, listen to me! You can’t stop for any reason. Keep going at all costs. I might not be about to guide you all of the way, but you have to get back Baby’s soul fragment at all costs. Do you understand me?”

Masayuki took in a breath. “I got it.”

“Then why are you floating around for. Get going!”

“Right!” Masayuki turned and floated away. The crackling noise got louder as he kept moving. He kept his eyes shut the whole time. Masayuki felt his body breaking into pieces. He could only hear sizzling and crackling.

And then… he was gone.

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Natalia fell back with a bloody nose. She could barely hear her friends asking if she was okay. There was only one thought on her mind.

“I will you luck, Masayuki. You better not fuck this up.”

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When Masayuki opened his eyes, there was nothing but white noise and empty space. However, that wouldn’t be the case for long. It all started with the first sparks of memory.