Alice: Book 3 Chapter 1

## Verse 1

"She wore her uniform as she stood on the edge, at the top of a **skyscraper**.

The most dangerous spot on the other side of the safety fence.

She could see all of **Shinjuku** below her.

Sounds from the street blurred into a singular cacophony and a **rumbling**, scurrying mass covered the cityscape below.

Nobody even noticed her.

Nobody **cared** about her.

Nobody **cares** about anyone.

Sensing someone calling to her, she closed her eyes.

What she saw unfold before her was a **city of ruin**.

 Where am I?

 I was on top of a building...

 Nooo...

 Is this an enemy?

 Help me... My teacher...

## Verse 2

Before I knew it, I was somewhere else.

I was being attacked by a monster.

There was no one there to hear me scream.

## Verse 3

Why did I fight?

Was there a reason?

Come to think of it...

Was I even alive?

## Verse 4

I didn't understand the

"enemy."

I couldn't tell from its empty look if it was even alive.

## Verse 5

It let out a strange moan.

Like a baby's cry.

I had to cover my ears.

## Verse 6

I had to be dreaming.

Or maybe hallucinating.

Did I want to return to reality?

Or stay... wherever this was?

## Verse 7

Perhaps this was an

escape. It was much

better here than the

grim reality I'd left behind.

## Verse 8

Memories of the real world were

depressing. Who wouldn't agree with that?

## Verse 9

My teacher didn't exist here.

That teacher I loved to hate.

## Verse 10

*Before*

As the girl fought through the delusion, a **strange** feeling came over her.

Being **attacked** by monsters...

This world, full of beasts and battles, was strangely **comforting**.

No frustrating relationships with other humans.

No future to worry about.

To the young girl, it was akin to **paradise**.

And then it dawned on me.

I no longer wanted to associate with **humans**.

A **huge void** had opened in my heart and I grew dizzy.

And then, amidst the madness, the girl **vomited**.

 I know... I know too well.

 Escaping into this world...

 That won't solve anything.

 When I return to reality...

 It will be the same cold reality I left...

 Somebody... help me...

*After*

The girl opened her eyes from her delusion and looked once more at **streets of the reality** before her.

The diligently **working** businessmen.

The apathetic **blaring** of car horns.

The lifeless **reflections** in windows.

The world goes on, regardless of my pain.

Since the breakup, this world had become for me a **meaningless husk**.

**"Time to die."**

But no one heard the **small voice** that murmured those words.

## Discordant Poem

In this corner of the city,

she knew nobody would save her.

She knew the world was one of despair.

She wasn't in the real world.

But she felt at peace there.

Still, her heart knew the truth.

She was being swallowed into darkness.

It would be the same anywhere.

She knew all too well.

It would all be the same without him.

Though she tried to pretend otherwise.

*Related Pages*
Main Story
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Book 1: Act of Impulse
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 3 (crossover with Snow White)
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 4
* Book 1 Chapter 5

Book 2: Act of Hatred
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 3 (crossover with Kaguya)
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 4 (crossover with Pinocchio)
* Book 2 Chapter 5

Book 3: Act of Reality
* **Alice: Book 3 Chapter 1**
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 2 (crossover with Little Mermaid)
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 3
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 4
* Book 3 Chapter 5

Book 4: Act of Fusion
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 3 (crossover with Sleeping Beauty)
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 4
* Book 4 Chapter 5

Book 5: Act of Elimination
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 2 (crossover with Sleeping Beauty)
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 3 (crossover with Cinderella)
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 4 (crossover with Dorothy and Snow White)
* Book 5 Chapter 5