7th-Fall-511 AV
Keido was running. Running through Alvadas with a net in his hands. A lot of people went out of their way to avoid him, or just stared. But he didn't care. He got the idea in a moment of inspiration. If the maze led him around in circles, what happens if he was led by something else? Would the maze try and trick him or trick the leader? The sheer idea of it, that a maze would be so smart to tell the difference of who to trick was strange. So he had to try and find some way to go behind it.
His net was held right in front of him. And in front of the net was a cat. Running away from Keido. It was a marvel how Keido was able to keep up. The net was long and dragged on the ground. There was a risk of tripping him. And it was proven just earlier in the day when it happened as he chased the cat.
He just started running, the net was really dragging on the ground but Keido did not notice it. The first few steps were fine. Even if the knees kept brushing on the net everytime they had to come up. Until suddenly the net dragged on long enough and covered quite a distance behind him. Keido took a step like normal, but landed on the net. He wasn't aware of this until it was too late. The next leg continued the run, its knee brushing on the net as usual. But the net got a lot more tense with Keido's body weight on it. It stopped the knee's movement, but his body still moved forward. Then the net tripped him. Keido fell on the hard ground.
Which was why now the net was held higher. Straight across his face in between his arms. It might be obscuring his vision, but it was a lot better than failing again after taking another trip. But the risk was still not justified. After the trip, what was stopping him now from running into an innocent pedestrian? So how Keido decided to run this time was simple. He kept peeking his head to the side every few steps. A simple rhythm of one-two-three-four-turn-one-two-three-four-turn repeatedly. Only keeping his head out when he was near the junction on the streets. This new strange method was better. It allowed him to get more distance between his legs as he ran. The cat was fast so this was highly necessary. Each step he took was one stretched as far to the front as possible that his legs would allow.
After passing through countless streets that Keido was not familiar with since the city was always changing its structure, the cat ran into an alley. Keido of course followed it in without hesitation. It was going to be the leader in the Garden whether it wanted to or not. Now was the trial run to see if it was Keido who was a suitable follower. Hurriedly, Keido twisted his foot, allowing his body to face the side. The next foot followed the direction his body was facing instead of the direction it was already going to. After stepping down, the next foot followed. Keido ran into the alley as well. Leaving still curious passerbys behind.
The cat was cornered. The alley was a dead end. It looked back at Keido and straightened itself up. Hissing with a warning not to come any closer. But Keido was still running. Using an opposing force, he tried to go against the downwards front motion of his legs and slowed down into a halt not too far away from the cat. The cat already backed away a little by then. Leaving Keido to think how to approach it.
Keido took a step forward, the cat took a step back. Keido lifted up his net, the cat went back somemore. Instinctively apprehending his intentions. Keido continued another few short steps, creeping closer to the cat while it still took the same big steps earlier until finally, it hit the wall. When Keido saw this, his next step forward came fast and hard. The foot at the back extended to push him forward. Keido dashed forward towards the cat. Each step he took causing the cat to jump in shock. Finally, only a few paces in front he stopped and released his grip on the net. The momentum carried it forward to the cat as it spread out. Lucky the cat was a smaller target or this would have been a lot harder. In the end the cat for ensnared in the net. Meowing loudly to try and get out.