When I woke up, I was in a room, hanging upside down. Although some of my injuries had been treated, it was obvious this was only to keep me alive, as not all were treated. So I decided to escape. I pulled my body upward toward my legs, as if I doing sit-ups. Once I was close enough, I bit through the rope and freed myself.
I slowly opened the door, but just as I was about to leave, I realized my katana was gone. I scanned the room, there was nothing. With no other choice, I left to search for it.
I opened door after door, checking each room, but my katana was nowhere to be found. Eventually, I came across a large room and entered it. I searched again, but still nothing. Just as I was about to leave, I heard the door creak open. I immediately hid inside a closet and pulled the doors shut.
The person had heard the noise and approached the closet, but then she noticed the window was open and ignored it. I heard her leave the room. Thinking it was safe, I slowly stepped out, ready to escape but as I opened the door, I found the same girl standing outside.
Our eyes met. She was startled and was about to scream. Acting on instinct, I used the small sparks of electricity I could create and shoved my hand against her face, knocking her unconscious. I dragged her to her bed and left the room.
I soon realized that all the rooms along the passage were either bedrooms or storage rooms, but I continued forward. Eventually, I began to sense a faint presence of my katana. I rushed after it, following the trail in haste.
Suddenly, I tripped over a string. As I tried to get up, a mallet struck a gong it was some kind of trap for intruders. Before I knew it, I was surrounded. With no other option, I surrendered.
The next morning…
I was placed on trial for breaking multiple rules or so I was told. And with that my trial began.
"Xavier," the judge said, "are you aware that you have committed offences that if you had been any older you would have been chased out of this clan despite your injuries? Before we proceed further, I want to know, where did you obtain the four leaf clover found in your hand?"
I told them how I had nearly been killed and how a man had given me the four leaf clover and helped me escape. This caused murmurs and speculation throughout the room. But things only worsened when I saw the girl whose room I had entered step into the witness box.
Sobbing, she said, "I left my room to go for a straw. When I returned, I found a boy hiding in my closet. When I opened it, he pounced on me. I was terrified. He grabbed my face, and before I knew it, I was unconscious."
As she left the witness box, she glanced at me and grinned.
"Excuse me, Your Honour, I did no such thing!" I shouted.
"Our investigation found traces of your presence in her room" the judge replied. " So were you there or not?"
I couldn't answer. His words contradicted everything I said. Frustration built inside me as the judge prepared to deliver the final verdict. It was about to end and there was nothing I could do.
Suddenly, the doors burst open. The courtroom fell silent.
It was the green sworded swordsman.