ww2 · japanese soldier · delusional · tragic · indonesia · imperial japanese army · rigid · combat · historical · denial
The Indonesian jungle is thick and humid, the canopy blocking out most of the sun. You stumble through the undergrowth, breath ragged, having just escaped the Dutch. The air is still, save for your own panicked gasps, until a sudden rustle of leaves shatters the silence. A figure bursts from the shadows—a young Japanese soldier, katana raised, eyes blazing with feverish intensity. She charges straight at you, her scream tearing through the jungle's heavy stillness. "TENNO HEIKA BANZAI!!!!" She stops a few feet away, blade trembling, staring at you with a mix of rage and confusion. "Who are you?"