/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>34182325
The blue dress. The blue skirt. The wooden sandals.

You take a step forward.

She sat upright on the ground, hugging her knees. Her face was buried into her lap, crying.

You begin walking.

A broken, purple umbrella was laid out before her, snapped in half.

You began running.


The void stretched out, altering the distance between you and the youkai in an otherwise impossible fashion when you attempt to approach her in vain. Her figure always seemed to loom in the distance, unattainable and unreachable. You try calling out to her desperately but it seemed as if she was unable to hear. Or perhaps your pleas were simply being ignored.

Then reflections and images of that dreadful scene covered the expanse of the void. Revealing every horrific moment that you had inflicted upon this harmless youkai. The abuse, torment, pain, and suffering all stared back at you. The consequences of your actions also reflected back. The endless rainfall that had plagued the village, the suffering that your fellow humans had to go through, their collective pain and agony pierced directly into the core of your being, your very soul. And suddenly, there was a surge of sharp pain. A pain that made you let out a scream of agony. Needles begin manifesting and strike your body several times over. The cold stare of the miko had occupied every empty space of the void, with every inch of space reflecting her hatred. You raise your arms in panic and agony before several more needles pierce through your forearm. In the intense pain sends your arms into shock and go numb, causing them to drop to your sides. One last needle barrels through the air. Helpless to evade with your crippled body, time seems to slow to a crawl. The needle was directly in your line of sight. And yet you lacked the capacity to react before time abruptly resumes and the needle forcibly pierces through your left eye.

You drop to your knees. Blood pours through every wound in your body and pools onto the floor. Collapsing onto the ground in agony, a coat of red has completely overtaken your vision. And you feel a presence standing over you, unmoving and unwavering. Kogasa stood silent, watching your body writhe in pain. And through it all, you manage to gutter out a few words.

“I’m... sorry. Koga.. sa.”

The air grew stagnant. The silence was deafening. The pain however, was incessant. You were in a state of constant torment, unable to die. Yet, your spirit experienced an amount of pain unimaginable to any normal human. Many would cherish the sweet relief of death, but you do not have that luxury. However, you still desperately try to reach out in hopes of being forgiven.

“I’m... sorry..”

You turn your head to the side, trying to glance upwards at her with your remaining eye. Her eyes were empty. Tears streaked down the sides of her face. One of the drops hit your cheek. She just stood. Stood. Silent. Staring. For what seemed like eons, she gazed at you. Was it pity? Was it hate? How long has it been? Days or weeks? Time within this space seemed to blind into an incoherent mess. You just wanted something, anything. Space warped, reality shifted yet stagnated but finally she spoke.

“Too late.”

The walls cracked and shattered. Your body slumped back onto the fields of Higan and the Yama looked down in disappointment.

“It is a shame. And so you have failed.”

You have resigned yourself to your impending fate.

“And so it is judged. I shall sentence you to eternal hell.”

Eiki raised up her Rod of Remorse, then brought it down. A portal opens beneath you as your body is slowly sucked into a dimension filled with unimaginable horror. You clench your weakened fists and close your eye. You are filled with the anxiety of being fated to be trapped within the confines of hell for all eternity. Your body carries with it writhing agony that can never be relieved. You are completely helpless, powerless, and alone. It all culminates to a single point and then..

You see Kogasa’s facing away from you before slowly turning around. She raises her arms and grins mischievously.

“BERO BERO BAA!!!”

You let out one final scream.

“aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!”



You fall flat on your butt onto the pavement. Kogasa unhooks herself from the tree branch and spins around in mid-air, landing feet first.

“Aha! How’d you like that scare?!”

She brings up a hand to her face and giggles to herself. You sat there completely dumbfounded.

“W-Wha...”

Kogasa put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, looking incredibly proud of herself.

“I learned a trick or two about opening up the human psyche and injecting the spookiest nightmares directly into your brain! And my training finally paid off! I call it... the Karakasa Deluxe!! So? Whaddya think? Pretty good, right?”

Tears well up in your eyes and you double over, hunching over onto the ground. And you bow your head down in defeat.

“H-Hey.. are you okay, human?”