Alternative/Zero One's
An Unwanted Meeting

My head is so dizzy. I was so weak and helpless. I opened my eyes slowly even though I still could not get up. My vision blurred and I could only see a few specks of light that I thought were torches.

After being able to open my eyes completely I tried to get up from where I was lying. I look around. There was someone leaning near me. At first I thought it was Kenji but it wasn't. Hamato was leaning near me. He was enjoying a glass of wine with a golden glass. I wonder where he got it?

"What are you doing here, Hamato? Where's this?" tanyaku brief.

"My Ousama told me to protect you. This is a holding cell made by demons. Precisely, at the mine you came to." The answer.

I immediately stood up and walked in stride to see beyond what was behind bars. Although it still looks hazy I can believe what Hamato said. I looked down and saw a small gate open. That's the entrance gate I entered just a moment ago. But how did Hamato know?

"You following me?" I said looking towards him.

"Yes." Yeah." He said he was looking at his golden glass.

"Since when?" Ask again.

"From the beginning." Answer's short.

The beginning? What start did he mean? Since we met? Ah, that's not important. I also realized something. I tried to open the door. Can't open. How did he get in?! Hamato sipped all his wine. His golden glass disappeared like dust blowing in the wind. He stood up and walked over to me or maybe the door of the bars.

"Hey, help me get out of here." I said straight to the point.

"Who do you think you're talking to, a female dog?! You don't deserve any help from me. Anyway I was ordered to protect you instead of helping you out of this rusty cage." He said arrogantly then disappeared like a glint of golden dust.

This time he kept me quiet. The reason is very logical. I almost threw it with a stone. But iurungkan. All I can do is sit around waiting for the next fate. All my weapons were taken when I was unconscious and there was no device I could use to open the door.

About 1 hour has passed. The sound of the key playing is heard. The cannibals seemed to have run out of food and started looking for stock into the detention room. They also began to approach. I can only surrender. But what they do. They just handcuffed both my hands. They dragged me out of the bars too.

I was surprised and astonished at once. What are they planning? This obviously made me suspicious. And among them no one was wary of me after giving these weapons. They also slowly backed away. That adds to my suspicion. Suddenly something touched my back neck. Before I could react my body became stiff and unable to move. The cannibals began to approach and opened the handcuffs that tied my hands.

But I can't move freely one bit. The body moved itself towards the passageway that was in front of me. When I had a glance at the reflection of the shadow I was very surprised. The shadow is like a human but filled with tendrils, leaves, and also swamp mud. He led me slowly through the hallway. Soon I found another gate of bars and blinding sunlight. My body began to be exposed to the scorching sunlight.

When my eyes are getting used to the sunlight I don't have to be happy or scared. Kenji was so bathed in blood. Surrounding him was filled with the corpses of demons that were so numerous that they even climbed up. My mouth can't even say anything after seeing it.

Kenji realized my whereabouts then turned to look at me. In his eyes he showed confusion and shock. Why that? Because my hand unconsciously pointed a gun at him. It was the swamp creature behind me that did it.

It turned out that I was in the middle of the temple that I had been to. So that's the case, this temple is a trap as well as a place of training and spectating materials of the demons. And I was forced to fight Kenji from the swamp creature behind me.

"Kenji, look out...I can't control my own body....." My hand pulled the trigger. But Kenji ignores her and lets himself get shot in the shoulder. I was able to shift the direction of this swamp creature's shot. This thing pulls the trigger again and Kenji gets shot again, again, again, and again. It's so horrible. The demons enjoyed it so much, I could feel that they were laughing at us humans who were very stupid to kill each other to be their spectacle.

The bullets ran out. But there's still another gun in my other hand. Like his swamp creature this does not know how to reload modern weapons. He started making me shoot Kenji again. Kenji did not move again. Even though the swamp creature shot behind me wasn't so good. But I still can't bear to see all this. My tears unconsciously flowed. So this is my fate? Killing the man who saved my life who thought it worthless. The swamp demon behind me also started to enjoy it. But again all his shots were only aimed at a place that was not a vital area. But Kenji grimaced in pain. His body was filled with 12 bullet holes and dripped a lot of blood. I couldn't bear to see it. I felt more guilty at that moment. My heart began to fill with pain.

"Kenji, shoot me." Well subconsciously I said that.

Kenji dropped his magnum gun. He fell down and knelt. The swamp creature also controlled my body to remove my trident. We also approached Kenji. Although the legs refuse to go there but I can't. as long as the root attached to my back neck is connected to the body of that marshy creature I won't be free.

I'm getting close to Kenji. I know what this swamp thing means. He wanted to make me stab Kenji in the heart. I'm getting more helpless. All that remains free of my body is my mouth and my heart. "Why?!....You didn't avoid it?!" I said full of regrets. Anger and guilt haunt me.

"Kenji.....JUST SHOOT ME!!!" The whole temple probably heard my screams.

"Really, can?" Kenji said in a plain tone.

"Ok, I won't hesitate." Kenji took his magnum gun and he pulled the trigger.