Erasing Fate

(A man slumped in his chair, rubbing his temples.)

"Oh man… yesterday's argument was on another level of misunderstanding. Now what? People aren't even coming to my clinic."

(He let out a deep sigh before suddenly standing up and yelling at himself.)

"Why do I always get into trouble with women!?"

𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀*

(A pleasant chime echoed through the clinic as the door opened. A young woman stepped inside, her beauty so striking that the man momentarily lost focus.)

{"Crap, stay professional,"}

(He thought before slapping his own cheeks.)

"Welcome! Please, have a seat."

(The girl sat down gracefully.)

"How can I help you?" (he asked.)

"Nishiro Ehoshi."

"Yeah, that's my name."

(Nishiro blinked in confusion.)

"What seems to be the problem, Miss? Feel free to speak."

(She leaned forward slightly, resting her chin on her hand. Nishiro noticed the shimmer in her eyes—tears threatening to fall, yet stubbornly held back.)

"Why are you crying, Miss?" (he asked, his voice softer now.)

"Huh? Oh... nothing." (She smiled.)

{This was the kind of smile people wore when they were trying too hard to act fine. The corners of her lips curved upward, but her eyes betrayed her. There was a faint tremble in her expression, a hesitation—as if she were balancing on the edge of laughter and sorrow, unsure which would take over first.}

(Nishiro thought.)

"Oh, then what is your problem, Miss?"

{"Maybe her problem is too much to bear."} (Nishiro thought.)

"I can't control myself from making jokes about others, and my laughter is... uncontrollable."

(Nishiro paused.)

{"Gosh. What the hell was I thinking? A prankster girl came to my clinic? I should just go home today..."} (he thought.)

"Um... doctor?"

(Nishiro forced a professional tone.)

"Can you describe how your laughter gets out of control?"

{"Damn, that was a terrible question. Three years in this job, and that's what I ask?"} (he thought.)

(She smiled mischievously.) "Can you stand up for a moment?"

"Me? Why?"

"Please, so I can explain properly."

(Nishiro hesitated but eventually got up.)

"Alright, but why—"

"What's that behind you!?" (she suddenly exclaimed in shock.)

(Nishiro instinctively turned back.)

"What is—?"

𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗽*

(A sharp sting shot through Nishiro's backside.)

"What the hell—?!"

(Turning back in shock, he saw the girl clutching her stomach, bursting into uncontrollable laughter.)

"You… You actually fell for it! HAHAHAHA!"

(Her shoulders shook as she gasped for air between fits of laughter.)

(Nishiro's face twitched. His patience snapped. Without thinking, he grabbed her shoulders, turned her around, and—)

𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗽!*

(He returned the slap in the same manner, but with much more force.)

"I don't have time for nonsense like this! Get out of my clinic!" (Nishiro shouted at her.)

(Then, reality hit him.)

(𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲)

(Tears welled up in her eyes.)

"No, no, no—" (Nishiro panicked.)

{"Not again! First yesterday's disaster, and now this? If she reports this, I'm going to jail for sure!"}

(He thought.)

"Hey, I'm sorry, I wa—"

𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸!

(She kneed him in the groin and started laughing at him again.)

(Pain. Darkness. Nothingness engulfed Nishiro.)

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

What is this feeling? So warm...}

(Nishiro found himself in some kind of dream.)

(A girl, her face obscured, was kissing him.)

(His eyes began to close.)

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

(Nishiro groaned as consciousness returned. His body felt heavy, his head pounded.)

"Huh...? What...?"

(His eyes fluttered open. His face was uncomfortably close to someone else's. His lips... were touching hers.)

(They were both on the ground.)

(The girl was just one breath away from crying.)

(Nishiro's face turned bright red. He scrambled backward in shock, nearly tripping.)

"I-It was an accident! I swear!" (he waved his hands frantically.)

(He turned toward the door.)

"It was just an accident. Believe me."

(A man dressed like a bodyguard stepped into the clinic.)

(She stood up, her tearful eyes glistening, and pointed her finger at Nishiro.)

"Bring him home."

(Without hesitation, the guard struck Nishiro's neck.)

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽!*

(Blackout. Again.)

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

(Nishiro woke up inside a limousine. His hands were tied.)

"Where am I...?"

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴!!*

(A bullet whizzed past, embedding itself in the seat cushion right behind his head.)

"DAMN!" (one of the guards yelled.)

(Nishiro flinched, sweat dripping down his face.)

(The shooter, another bodyguard, grunted.)

"Tch. Missed." (He reloaded his gun.)

"Worthless man, save your words for the Boss."

(Nishiro gulped.)

(The limo finally stopped in front of the 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹—a nine-floor, top-tier luxury building.)

(The guards dragged Nishiro inside.)

(A smiling receptionist greeted them.)

"Hope you had dinner, sir. The elevator is that way."

{What the hell does that mean...?}(Nishiro thouht)

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

(The elevator stopped on the 7th floor.)

(A guard nudged him forward.)

"The last door at the end of the corridor. Keep your head down until the Boss gives permission."

(Nishiro started walking toward the door.)

{"Great. First, I mess with a patient. Then, I mess with the mafia. And now? I'm about to mess with my own life."} (He sighed.)

(Two serious-looking guards stood by the door. One of them growled,)

"Enter."

(Nishiro stepped inside.)

(A well-dressed man sat in the center of the lavish room.)

"Wait for me, honey!" (a female voice called from behind.)

(Nishiro turned to see—)

(A stunningly beautiful woman entered the room from the hall behind the man.)

(The Boss spoke in a calm yet menacing tone.)

"I believe you were told to keep your head down."

[𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴]

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴!!*

(A bullet hit on left side of Nishiro's chest.)

(Nishiro barely had time to react before a searing pain exploded in his chest. His breath hitched—his body instinctively jerked backward as he clutched the spot just above his heart.)

{"Straight to heaven,"} (He thought in pure terror.)

(But... no blood came out)

(Instead, a brutal, crushing force spread through his ribs. It felt like he had been hit by a sledgehammer. His legs buckled, and he collapsed onto his knees, gasping for air.)

(𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻)

(A young boy, maybe 13 or 14 years old, appear before Nishiro holding a blood-stained paper sheet.)

(The Boss asked)

"What's the score, boy?"

(The boy studied Nishiro, then replied,)

"Barely 6/10, Dad."

(Nishiro found except his eyes other parts of his body got many slashes in a blink)

(That lady rushed over to Nishiro, holding him before he collapsed.)

"Oh, boy," (She smirked.)

"Falling into my arms already? I guess I'll be the one who is saving you from heaven or maybe not? "

(Nishiro shivered. Where she touched him, his skin started MELTING.)

(In panic, he shoved her away, gasping as his exposed bone peeked through the burning flesh.)

(The Boss suddenly appeared before Nishiro and punched him across the face, sending him flying through a wall.)

(Darkness consumed him once again)

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

(When Nishiro regained consciousness, he was tied to a metal table. A cold iron belt was placed in his mouth, preventing him from talking or screaming.)

(The Boss loomed over him.)

"How does it feel to kiss my little princess?"

(He sneered.)

(Nishiro lost most of his senses except breathing)

"Oh, you don't have time to answer, do you? If I don't inject this, you'll be dead in one minute. If I do? Well... maybe you'll go straight to hell. Or maybe..."

(He smirked.)

"Maybe you'll forget this conversation entirely."

(A needle plunged into Nishiro's arm.)

(He went out of the room.)

(20 seconds barely passed)

(Nishiro's bods started burning like hell. His eyes could say how much suffering it was. His muscles spasmed uncontrollably, as if they were being torn apart from the inside. He felt the blood cells in his body were getting destroyed by internal pain.His ears and nose started bleeding badly. In the end, he surrendered to his fate, his body stopping entirely.)

(2 days later)

(Nishiro's body start to shaking his cuts started to heal and thin wisps of steam curled from his healing wounds, like smoke from a dying fire.)

(7 days passed)

(A lab worker came inside the lab babbling to himself)

"I should call the janitor to clean that brats body"(He then looked at Nishiro's body)

"This can't be real!."

(His hands were trembling.He found the right part of Nishiro's body changed into a big meat ball shape)

(He called his colleagues)

"Hey all of you come here right now! don't ask why just run for lab"

[𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴]

(Nishiro's body was thrown into a massive pond.

Except... it wasn't water.)

(ACID)

(Pain. Unbearable pain. Nishiro felt it)

(He struggled, but drowned deeper into the burning abyss.)

(Just before losing consciousness again— he got a glimpse of A woman dived into the acid after him. Then—blackout)

𝗧𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱.....