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Toshibatsu watched Kotagami leave into the store house of the old grocery store. Though he was too beaten to move his arms, his legs had the strength to keep him standing. "Are you ok?" Tomei asked from behind. "You. You three are Kotagami's friends?" Toshibatsu asked. "Yeah, I'm Sato and this is Tomei, and Miko Honzai." Sato showed each person by way of gesture. "I think you should head to the nurse." Tomei offered. "No. I'm ok." Toshibatsu shook his head. "Even though my body is beaten, I feel good. I need to go home, and start a new path." Honzai ignored him and headed to the swinging doors of the back. "You mustn't go back there."

The light of the setting sun hung in the living room. It cascaded in through the windows and told the young babysitter that it was time to turn the lights on. It was summer, and the young girl in her mid-twenties knew something was off. The children's parent's should have been home by now. The little boy, Mura was pushing his sister Aya on the ground. She got up and punched him on the arm and they began to wrestle and argue yet again. They were hungry. Erika got up and went to the kitchen to make some food. She was told not to cook for the kids, but what could she do if their parents didn't respond her texts. There was a knock on the door.

Naoke lay face down on the park floor. Wrecked tree branches were strewn about, and the cascade of leaves had fallen onto his back. Keitaro walked into the clearing and spotted Naoke prone on the ground. He lazily strokde his long hair, "How boring. He put up such a good fight last time." Keitaro stopped by his head and grabbed Naoke by his large curly mane. When Naoke's chest left the floor he tossed a handful of dirt into Keitaro's eyes. Keitaro hissed and released him. Naoke did a swirling foot-sweep. Naoke brought his opposite foot up and back kicked Keitaro into the air. Keitaro righted himself with a backflip and wiped his face off.

Cast *** Dai – Highschool girl; mildly attractive, has shortish hair; strong opinion of herself. Younger version of her has long hair. Meg – Dai's sister; she's of a college age, maybe 19; attractive, and confident of herself. Thinks her sister's a little dumb, because she is. Ian – Android-looks completely human; of an age with Dai; attractive boy that doesn't change his hair style that often. Wynonna – Moderately attractive girl, looks shallow Page 1- Setting: a bedroom as futuristic as desired. Meg is sitting on a chair leaning towards Dai in an accusatory manner. Meg: "Let's cut to the chase Dai: Would you dat

The doors to the abandoned supermarket were unlocked. Inside the faded gray light of the afternoon sky lit up the weathered tile floor. The registers and conveyer belts were still present, but the aisles were all pressed against the side walls in huge piles stacked almost to the roof. Kotagami walked in confidently and slowly with Tomei, Sato, and Honzai nervously trailing behind. From the back of the supermarket a shrill laughter echoed off the floor and roof. "To think Lord Yoji sent all his incompetent yessirs out to get you when you came right to him." Toshibatsu's voice called out in the darkness. "I'm surprised you're not out searchin

The front gate of Overpowered Highschool's main entrance was mangled from the impact of Kotagami's body. The warped metal bars and bent hinges served as a beacon of Kotagami's failure. All of the students knew that Lord Yoji was the one who had destroyed Kotagami. To the underclassmen of the school the mangled gate was a reminder that there were forces so far above them that their complaints were nothing more than a warm summer breeze against the wall of the institution, and that Lord Yoji, and those like him, would destroy anyone that dared to fight against the hierarchy. For Renji Kotagami the gate was more than just a sign of failure. As h

The Overpowered Kendo Club was the sanctuary of all the students who sought to learn the old ways of combat. The building was an old Buddhist temple that was converted into a school building when the city planners bought out the land. The floor of the main training hall had low ceilings, plain walls, and smooth tile-less stone floors. On one side of the room open glass doors faced the massive Zen Garden at the foot of the building. Across the floor students trained to master the art of the sword with Bamboo Shinais and Wooden Bokens. They were required by law to wear padding from head to foot with a wire mask on their heads. At the head of th

Out in the fields of Overpowered Highschool, a group of bullies surrounded Tomei and her wounded protector Sato. The bullies had tattoos, piercings, and malice all over their faces. Their eyes bored into the girl's school uniform and skin. Tomei was terror stricken and looked out into grass for some kind of help, but found none. She couldn't scream or runaway. All she did was sit there with her hands covering the open wound on Sato's arm. Fukei, the shaved head leader reached down to grab Tomei's shoulder length hair. Fukei was hit with human flesh slamming against him. He stumbled back and tossed the body off of him. It was one of the thugs

The school lunch bell rang and the students spread out of the classroom doors. The halls were noisy with talk of Renji Kotagami's stunt at the main gate, and the fight between Butsu Naoke and Lord Yoji's lackeys. Miko Honzai walked out of her classroom with her thick books on Calculus, Intermediate English, and Asian History held low above her pelvis. Her head hung lower and her thick glasses focused on the tiled floor. "Don't worry beautiful." A voice called out to her. Honzai looked up and saw the smiling Naoke leaning against a pole. "I'm alright." "Oh it's just you." Honzai said hollowly and walked right past him. Naoke slipped off th

Honzai opened her eyes. Kotagami was standing above her in the nurse's office fully clothed. He had a relieved smile on his face. "Hey, I'm supposed to be next to you when you wake up." Honzai said weakly. "What happened?" Kotagami held out Honzai's glasses for her. "She fainted from an anemic reaction to ki-expenditure. Did you forget to eat breakfast? Is that it?" The nurse asked with a wink from behind Kotagami. "Yeah I just forgot to eat." Honzai looked away and blushed. "I'm glad you're ok Honzai." He smiled. "Really?" She stared into Kotagami's eyes, hers twinkled with hope. "Of course Honzai, you're important to me." He gave her