[ WP ] We are all the protagonists of our own stories , but every once in a while a message arrives for you and tells you that your genre has changed . Yours has just changed from 'slice of life ' to ... ?

The knife, raised above my head, is about to do the job when... 
 
 [ Beep beep ]. My phone. Who could that be? 
 
 With my free hand I raise my phone to eye level and it automatically unlocks. Amazing what my new phone can do. 
 
 A text message. Pressing the phone to my face I open the messaging app with my nose. I know, unconventional... but only one hand free. 
 
 It's from Genre. Oh no... here we go again.'ACTION/FANTASY'. Hmm... this is going to be... interesting... 
 
 Suddenly, thoughts and memories rush through me and I fall to one knee as I reel, overwhelmed. I'm really an Alien from another planet sent here to do battle. I'm very old, almost an immortal. 
 
 I stand, knowing what I must do. Discarding the knife I go outside to where my car is discretely parked. Opening the boot ( /trunk ) I move aside old tools of the trade until I find... there... the package. A long slender case. 
 
 Bringing it back inside I open it to remove the ancient katana. I've had this weapon for many years. It feels comfortable to have it in my hand again, balanced. 
 
 Striding back into my kill area, the chap I had previously bound and gagged on the table continued to struggle and attempt to make noise. It would n't help. 
 
 I knew what I had to do. 
 
 Raising the sword high, I quickly chopped off his head, which went rolling away. 
 
 I held my arms apart and as the lightening cascaded around and through me I screamed `` There can be only one!'' 
 
 

