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~Akane Miata~
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The year is 2052.
The city is Neo Tokyo-Nerima.
The time is, 3:45 am.
This is where our story begins...
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The young man briskly walked down the dark street. Every so often he
would chance a glance over his shoulder. Staring into the dark shadows
that seemed to be crawling everywhere.
<Walk. Walk. Walk. Don't look back, idiot. Walk. Walk. Walk.>
An eerie prickle raced down his spine. He knew it was out there.
Waiting for him. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. His walk
soon turned into a slight jog. Huffing and puffing in the cool night
air, he glanced once more behind him.
<NO!!> A figure had stepped out of shadows. Wearing a long black
trench coat, the figure took a step toward the man. He shook his head
in fear and denial and turned to run back down the street. A soft,
sweet voice suddenly whispered in his ear, "Lover, you wouldn't be
trying to run from me, would you?"
The man paled and stuttered out an excuse, "O-of course n-n-not!" The
figure behind him purred in gratification and leaned up against his
back. The cold hard body pressed against him caused an extremely
large lump to rise in his throat. "Good. Walk over to that alley
over there. It looks like a good place to...talk, yes?"
Feeling foolish tears sting his eyes, the young man shook his head in
terror. He knew what happened to those who went into dark alley's
with this..."creature."
The figure behind him stiffened and growled into his ear. "Be a good
boy. Go into the alley before I get upset." The voice changed
abruptly. Sweet and softly again, "You wouldn't want to make me upset,
would you, lover?"
In a dark, abandoned street, on the bad side of Neo Tokyo-Nerima, no
one noticed the poor man being lead to his death.
The pair entered the dimly lit alley. Tall sterile walls blocked all
the sides around the man as he stumbled to the back. He turned as the
figure released his arm. Moving away from the figure, that still
managed to hide among the shadows.
His back pressed against the furthest wall and he wiped the sweat that
poured into his stinging eyes. A staring contest ensued between the
two. Who would speak first. If the man had anything to say, it
would be that he never should have gotten out of bed this morning.
The dark figure took a step forward and spoke in a voice that didn't
reveal its' gender. "Where's my money and the disk?" The man
swallowed and contemplated purgatory. He decided it was better to be
there than here.
He tried to respond, but nothing but squeaks and gasps seemed to come
out. The figure was becoming impatient. He could tell. <Oh Kami!>
Nervously clearing his throat, he spoke again. "It was hard trying to
find this one. You don-"
"Understand?" the figure interrupted. "Oh. But I do!" A sickly
sweet, yet deadly smile appeared in the shadows. "I just wanted to
make sure you did." The smile disappeared as quickly as it came.
The figure began to pulse with cold anger. "Give me the package and we
can both leave and forget this whole thing." Delusions were dangerous
to have nowadays, even more dangerous when faced with the mercenary
in the alley way with the man.
However, that fact alone didn't stop the man. Mistaking the figure's
words for freedom, he reached into his inside coat pocket and pulled
out a small, brown paper wrapped package. Tossing her the package, he
allowed a small self-satisfied smile to cross his face.
The figure weighted the package in its' black gloved hands, then placed
the package inside the dark trench coat. "I am glad to see that, at
least the business part of this deal still has its' integrity. But you
have to answer one small question before you go."
Giddy with relief and the thought of seeing his family again, the man
agrees. The figure sighed and reaches into the coat again. "Why have
you still in contact with the 'Vulture'?"
The man, if possible, paled even further. Visions of his massacred
family whisked if front of his eyes. "I-I don't kno-" The hand inside
the coat was pulled out. Holding a strange weapon. Looking
frighteningly similar to a gun, the man was not deceived. He knew what
it was. Smaller and gleaming silver in the pale light, he knew how
dangerous it was.
After all, he was the one who had designed, created and sold it to the
figure. "You don't remember?" the figure continued, "I do. You've
been telling my secrets, lover. And you know the price of betrayal."
Tears now fell freely down the man's cheeks. He fell to his knees and
looked up at the figure still hidden in the shadows. "Please! I beg
of you! Spare my family! Punish me only! They know nothing!"
The man thought of this morning, when his only daughter had smiled
up at him and wished him a good day at work. His sweet little angel.
Ayako. His only child. She would be turning 4 in two weeks. And he
would never live to see that day. All because he had to betray the
one person in the world who would never forgive him.
The figure looked down at the kneeling man and something flashed across
its' dark eyes. "You needn't worry, Ryouga. Ayako and Akari will be
fine. I promise they will never see me or receive harm from me in any
way."
Ryouga visibly relaxed and wiped the tears from his face. He looked up
at the dark figure and stared into its' dark eyes. "Then at least, let
me see your face. Before I die. I want to know who my executioner
is."
Startled for a moment, the gun pointed away for a second, before moving
back. The figure smiled softly and walked out of the shadows into the
bright moonlight. The clouds seemed to move away from the stars just
at this moment. The dark trench coat did nothing to hide the body it
clothed underneath.
Ryouga's breath caught at the vision of beauty before him. She must've
been no older than maybe, 23. But her eyes were dark with pain and the
knowledge that the world could indeed be a very cold and dark place.
The figure he had always known by the Code Name: Scarlet Ice, was
nothing more than a child! Her toned body revealed that she was no
mere child, but a deadly weapon. Firm but with enough curves to make
even his mouth water. The black bodysuit covering her body
gleamed with the moonlight. Accenting everything from her full breasts
to her smooth waist to her long legs. Ryouga's eyes moved back to her
face.
An angel. An Angel of Death. A beautiful angel of death. Soft, red
heart shaped lips smiled softly at him. A small button nose and
gorgeous almond shaped eyes revealed her pure blood Asian heritage.
But the rest of her remained in the shadows. "Its time." Ryouga
nodded his head and bowed before this goddess of death. "My life is
yours to take as you wish." The girl smiled softly and pulled the
trigger. A small projectile, the size of a pinhead shot into Ryouga,
right above his heart.
He grimaced from the pain and tried not to cry out. But all was for
naught. The projectile was a neurological poison that directly
attacked the nervous system with such a ferocity, it made the one's
nervous system look like a short circuited board.
Ryouga let out a soft cry before blood began to bubble out from his
mouth. His eyes turned glassy and his hands began to clench and
unclench spasmodically. With a soft groan, he fell over to his side
and curled into a tight ball. Trying to hold himself together.
The young girl walked over to him. Bending down beside him, she placed
one soft kiss on his forehead. His twitching stopped and with a soft
sigh, his soul left his body. She took one hand and closed his eyes.
Then reaching into her coat, she put the gun away and pulled out a
single white rose. Placing it in his hand, she stood and turned to
walk out of the alley.
She stopped and turned to look at him. <He looks so peaceful. Even in
death, others find peace and I am left to envy them all.> With a quick
smirk, she turned again and walked out into the street. The moon came
out from its clouds and shone down on the Angel of Death.
Illumination her one long steak of scarlet hair amongst all the dark,
as she disappeared into the shadows again...
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~Akane Miata
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