Fear

"That's weird" the young lady wearing a standard seifuku(school uniform) said to no one in particular as she descended the stairs onto the grand platform of a train station with her schoolbag haphazardly swaying from side to side, dangling from her arm.

"Did I miss the last train?"

The young lady hastily checked her smartphone to check the time to confirm if her fears were true.

"1:00AM, Surely there's one more right? it can't be the last right?" she was coping but nevertheless she persisted.

"You've really done it this time Anna, I knew it was a bad idea from the start but you couldn't help yourself! had to go visit the occult club meet up late at night! had to tell them about the grandmothers heirloom! had to touch their weird orb! and then break it! baka(idiot)!" 

Saying this her frustration began to outpour as easily as flowing water.

"What does some ornate knife matter anyway! why do we care what grandmother said! a world of magic and witches? There's just no way! and now I've missed the last train! just what am I supposed to do now!?!?!" she let out an exasperated sigh.

This certainly wasn't like her, if there had been more people around she would ordinarily keep her composure and bottle it up as usual. On that thought it finally occurred to her.

"Just where is everyone?"

It certainly had been late but usually there would be someone, a late salaryman or a group of friends heading home after catching up or even station staff. This was Akihabara after all! this is definitely weird!

"Yabai(dangerous), this is really Yabai!"

Building upon the earlier occurrence came a realization, an albeit dangerous one bringing along a wave of fear that washed over her. Anna was a young lady, all alone, with the last train gone AND AT NIGHT. she went quiet as if to hide her presence, turning her voice inward whilst looking down at the floor.

There's no way right? I've always behaved, perfect attendance, perfect grades, accepted into a top university. I've never gotten into trouble with anyone! I've always kept my head down! nothing will happen to me right? there's no way!

*CLOMP*

*CLOMP*

*CLOMP*

From the very same platform but the stairs opposite to where Anna made her entrance came heavy footsteps echoing throughout the platform and in doing so her heart dropped.

Don't panic, Don't panic, Don't panic

*CLOMP*

*CLOMP*

*CLOMP*

The heavy footsteps rang louder as they encroached upon the platform Anna had resides upon.

It's just a lost salaryman, or station staff, or even a police officer come to check for anyone stranded at the station! that must be it! definitely!

The heavy footsteps were yet unrelenting growing louder and louder, it wasn't long until the loud individual came into view to which Anna tried to catch a glimpse of but not make so obvious as to alert the individual she was watching. 

What a view it was.

Walking down the stairs on the approach to Anna's position was a tall, heavily built muscular man. Whilst already odd, it wasn't the oddest thing about him that Anna had noticed as he had a cape draped over his back with some kind of wrestling mask covering his face. He wore large boots much befitting his stature and most likely the cause of the footsteps. EVEN this wasn't the oddest thing, as the truly oddest thing was even more terrifying.

He was wearing nothing but a bikini but for men which left very little to the imagination but still somehow managed to cover his nether regions.

It's over, a weird person appeared.

All color faded from her face at this realization.

*CLOMP*

*CLOMP*

The weird person's footsteps came to a halt just short of Anna's personal space, he turned to face to direction of where one would if they were waiting for a train. Anna took careful consideration to watch him for any suspicious behavior without being too obvious once again.

Maybe he isn't that weird? it is Akihabara after all. I guess cosplay is normal here?

Feeling like she had gotten too obvious in her gaze Anna turned to pretending to be doing something on her smartphone to try and recoup whatever normalcy can be expected from this situation.

Just to be on the safe side, I'll just create some distance

*tip* *tap*

*CLOMP*

Eh?

*tip* *tap*

*CLOMP*

Could it be?

Anna swiveled around to look at the weird person as fast as she could to confirm her suspicions.

Sure enough her suspicions were right.

He's following me

Don't panic, Don't Panic, Don't Panic

It was at this point her heart betrayed her and had become beating erratically, understanding better than her presence of mind the amount of danger she was in right now.

I need to do something, think Anna, think!

I got it!

Lifting her smartphone to her ear she began talking to herself in a performance she hoped would fool her soon to be pursuer into thinking she had someone waiting for her whilst slowly making for the stairs.

"Hello? yes, I've just missed the last train."

*tip* *tap*

*CLOMP*

"I know, I'll be home soon. I miss you too"

*tip* *tap*

*CLOMP*

"See you soon"

Anne finished the performance with resolve despite her heart beating as if it would explode out of her chest. 

She pretended to hang up.

It's settled, this guy is 100% 

No, 1000% a pervert.

It's time to panic.

*Pow*

Though not audible to anyone but Anna, it had been the sound of her fear and self-preservation finally winning over her reason and with that, just as an athlete, signified her full sprint for the stairs. Her handbag beating her leg as it dangled off her arm during her escape.

This also brought another sound however, much more audible.

*CLOMP* *CLOMP* *CLOMP*

The race had started.

Anna had by no means been an athlete of any kind but one would never know with how fast she sprinted across the station.

She ran as fast as one whose life depended on it could.

Up the stairs, through the walk way, up another flight of stairs all the while followed by the clomping sound, all the way to almost street level only to be blocked by the ticket barriers. 

Since she couldn't hear the perverts footsteps at this point she took the opportunity to rummage through her handbag for her ticket, while catching her breath in tandem.

This can't be happening right now! Shit! where is my ticket! I need to find somewhere public and open or at the very least somewhere I can hide!

"Anna-chaaaaaaaann where are you?" A low haunting voice emanated from below her feet

Anna heart was in overdrive, she covered her mouth so as not to give any indication as to where she was. 

In the shock of the moment she made a very simple mistake.

she dropped her phone in order to do so.

*Clack*

Hearing this Anna grew even more terrified, this could very well be her death sentence.

M..maybe he didn't hear-

*BOOM*

The ground gave way to a hole that something had made with sheer force of impact not too far from the stairs Anna took to reach the street level.

Debris scattered everywhere around her, instinctively she moved her arms to shield her eyes and her self only to be greeted by the pervert with his lower body stuck in the hole he created and facing away from her.

Anna could only look in horror at the sheer lunacy at display, forgetting for a moment about her escape.

This pervert isn't human

Just then the head of the pervert turned his head 180 degrees to look at her with a sickening crunch.

"Found you!"

Snap out of Anna, we can't give up!

Just as quickly as Anna lost herself, she found herself and forced that self to action. Whether it was the adrenaline or hysteria she gained a small rush of courage.

She had no plan on wasting it.

"Screw this! Eat this pervert!"

Anna grabbed snatched her phone and the ornate knife from her bag, then emptied it out and put as much debris as she could gather into her handbag.

I remember a western story I read once while studying English. a warrior made a sling and felled a giant! this'll work! it has to!

Just as she envisioned she began swinging around her handbag as fast as she could and flung it at the perverts head.

Please let it hit!

As if the heaven's themselves answered her pleas, the makeshift weapon landed on it's mark directly on the perverts head.

*Crack*

Blood poured down the right side of his face from the fresh wound to his skull obscuring his vision, at least partially.

"Oi, you bitch! that hurt!" the pervert seemed no worse for wear and began motion once again.

"Just wait till I get my hands on you!"

The pervert was no mere human that was to be certain at this point but it was slow, in more ways than one as it had only just realized how stuck it really was.

This is my chance, he's slowed down! if I make a break for it now I'm home free!

Wasting no time Anna gathered up her courage, jumped the barriers and ran up the flight of stairs leading to street level

"Wait come back here! I'm not done with you!" the pervert cried.

Anna ignored it as the perverts remarks as his voice grew further and further away. 

Looking around for anyone or anywhere that could help get her to safety but what she found having been liberated from the station was instead an all too familiar feeling today.

恐怖(FEAR)