That same day, at 7:00 P.M. There was a riot in front of the prime minister’s office.

The police estimated that 20.000 people were present in front of the building, colorful signs filled the place, along with flags, and enormous boards, all with claims written on them.

"RESIGN NOW", "For the honor of the mighty Japanese empire", "NO NUKES", "Kill the opposers", "NO MORE IMMIGRANTS", etc.

These affirmations blended in the crowd, like ingredients in a cauldron, a cauldron so hot that was about to burst.

Despite the different ideologies, and the almost funny irony of the dichotomy between the arguments written on each sign, every single one of the participants joined under the same chant.

“RETRIEVE YOUR WORDS!”

I found myself trapped in that chaos, recording every single Template Deviation I found. Many "New Logos Order" members were also doing it. After all, it was not weird to see people recording and taking pictures during a riot.

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I never expected the Word Zombies to gather so many people. The fact that Kia, the young Word Zombies hero was trapped and put into "re-education", sparked a flame inside the participants. The call to commit "Template Deviations" quickly turned into a country-wide movement, causing the masses opinion to turn around almost instantly, which ended on this little show I found myself in tonight.

Screams exploded out of the speakers and megaphones. Somewhere, a percussion instrument kept a constant beat, and the steps of the protesters echoed in unison.

If someone here recognizes me as a "New Logos Order" officer, I am most likely getting killed.

Scanning my surroundings, I noticed that Kia was climbing into an improvised stage, holding a microphone and inciting people to fight for the use of free words.

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His face was covered in bruises thanks to his "re-education", They were not new, but they were not healed just yet, Kia’s whole life has been dedicated to Template Deviations, and he rose as an idol for the youth thanks to that, they see him as a hero, a vigilante and a warrior that does not succumb to violence, he is a messiah for the Word Zombies.

The youngsters surrounding the stage were amazed and ready to hear whatever he had to say.

I got closer to the stage, and started recording with my phone.

In that moment, one of Kia’s followers saw me from the stage, and pointed at me yelling:

“WE HAVE A WORD MURDERER HERE!”