Monday, April 11, 2005

Lost and Found

Episode 5
*Suichichi’s perspective*
I took us to a spot I had found earlier against the possibility of discovery. It was on unoccupied high ground, difficult to approach but easy to leave. When we got there, she asked me the questions which anyone would ask in her situation. “Who were those people, which of us were they after, and why?” So I began to explain. “I’m part of a four man team that deals with supernatural threats in the mortal world. We recently became aware of two problems which required immediate attention. The larger of the two is being handled by my comrades in another city, but the less significant one also had to be dealt with at once. You see we received information about an amulet that was hidden in this city centuries ago. This amulet contains terrible power and, to use a cliché, must not fall into the wrong hands. Unfortunately our source was an informant in the local crime syndicate who was discovered and eliminated shortly after telling us what the syndicate already knew. The syndicate uses demons as enforcers and assassins, they clearly have no qualms about using non-conventional tools in there arsenal. In short, they are the wrong hands into which the amulet must not fall. The men who attacked us worked for the syndicate. They know I’m trying to stop them and they finally caught up to me.” I put my hands in my pockets and gave a small shrug. “So you have to find out where the amulet is before they do?” she asked. “Not exactly.” I said. “I already know where the amulet is hidden, but I also know that I’m being watched. I have every confidence in Kirara and my abilities but I’m not sure we can take everything the syndicate has to throw at us on our own. I was waiting until one of my friends could be spared to back us up. Unfortunately, I no longer have that option. There were materials in the apartment which will lead them to the amulet, so I have to act now. I have a contact in the black market, not a syndicate affiliate. He can get you out of the city, then Kirara and I can go after the amulet.”
“This friend of yours, does he deal in military grade weapons?” she asked.
“I never said he was my friend, but I think so. Why?”
“You saved my life, now I’m going to return the favor.”
“I can’t allow that.”
“You can’t stop me.”
“No, I suppose I can’t. Kirara, what do you think?” Upon hearing her name, she got up, walked over to Marlene and began rubbing against her leg. “I guess that settles that.” I said. “But you must realize that the enemy we face includes far stronger opponents then the creature you faced earlier.”
“A good soldier can kill anything, with the right weapon.”
“You’re in the military?”
“No, but I used to be.”
“Well then soldier, let’s move out…
Comments (3)