Chapter 1

I opened my eyes to the sound of the alarm clock in my room. The sunlight leaked into the room through the velvet red curtains. It was probably nine or ten. I got up and went into the bathroom for a shower and to brush my teeth. After the shower, I opened the closet and grabbed my daily attire. This included a black suit and my two guns. I walked out of my room towards the ninth's office. He looked up from the papers he was holding and smiled at me.

"Good morning Xanxus. How did you sleep?"

I looked at him frowning and said, "great."

He went back to looking at his papers and I sat on the couch next to his desk. I looked at him and then the clock by his desk. The noise it was making was irritating and I was growing impatient as I sat in the old man's office. Finally my irritation exploded after I realized I was wasting my time and I asked, "Why the hell did you want me to come in here today?" He looked up again with the same smile.

"I'm sending you on an investigation today with some of my men out towards the Abruzzo forest. There are rumors about a hidden base full of enemies and they are planning to launch an attack on us. I want you to simply scan the area and don't do anything rash. We don't know what types of weapons they have or how strong they are." He made sure to make eye contact as he said that.

I started to laugh bitterly and said, "Who the hell do you think I am old man? I'm your son; the next mafia boss! As if I'd ever be defeated by some hermit trash out in the forest. I also don't need any of your men with me. I can handle it by myself and if I do need men, I have my own scum."

The ninth sighed and started rubbing his temples. "I know what you're capable of but this is a mission I'm assigning to you and I want you to take some of my men. If you do this I'll let the next investigation go your way." Seeing as how the old man wasn't going to give up I accepted. He gave me the papers he was reading before which were maps and profiles of some of the suspects suggested to be in the base. I looked over the information. In my opinion they all had funny names like Chrome Dokuro or Chikusa. I pushed the thought aside and listened to the rest of the information the ninth told me. After what seemed like an eternity I walked out to the front gate where I saw the people who would be accompanying me. Two were men and one was a woman.

She began by saying that we should all walk to our destination but I called her an idiot trash and ordered them that we go by car since the forest was an hour away. At forty-five minutes we would leave the car and then walk. They agreed and we drove in one of the black Ferrari's the ninth had. As we reached the place, I parked the car near a tree so that the shade would keep it cool. It was summer after all. I made sure I stayed far from them in case there was an ambush and I needed a shield.

After twenty minutes of walking one of the men spotted a cabin. It was too small to be a base but it was big enough to hold around ten people if they shared rooms. It was made of wood and nails but looked firm and steady. We split up and began circling it. As we reached about ten feet away from it I saw a light turn on and someone pull out a yoyo. Before I knew it one of the men fell to the ground and small toothpick like things flew at me. When it hit the grass, almost all of it cringed forward and became black before it was carried by the wind as ash. I looked back at the man and saw the same thing happening. I was slightly disgusted and slightly fascinated at this new trash. I charged at the door and broke in. Behind me I could hear the other man and woman yelling me to stop but this opportunity was too good to pass. They seemed pretty strong and I was itching for a fight.

The inside was almost empty with the exception of a couch and a small table next to it. After checking around the living room I climbed up the stairs and proceeded down the hall. There were three doors but the last one down the hall was the only one opened. I slowly opened the first door and inside was a room full of claw marks that stretched across the white wall and on the floor lay broken lamps and glass. The bed was ripped and scratched with cotton and wires sticking out from the corners. The window was smashed open and I looked through it. The woman who was with me and the two men lay on the floor covered in blood. From what I could tell, her stomach was slashed open and some of her organs were around her body. Her neck was also sliced and blood was still oozing out. From what I could tell she was killed about ten minutes ago. From the corner of my eye a shadow flew straight into a bush. I pulled my guns out and shot straight at it. The leaves began to wither into ash as the fire spread. A howl emerged and before I could shoot at the bush again a figure emerged and ran deep into the forest.

"Che," I turned around and closed the door. I slowly opened the next door to the next room. The walls were painted black instead of white but there were not claw marks or broken glass on the floor. Instead, candles were spread around embroidering the room and at the center was a large marble like box. The top of the box was leaning against the wall and inside was a pillow and a red blanket. I looked outside that window but there was nothing there. As I was about to leave I heard a yell outside and saw the man being neck locked by a strange figure. It was pretty dark because of the shade from the leaves but I could almost make out the person. This person matched the description of one of the suspects. According to the file his name was Chikusa and he was wanted by the Vendice due to his alleged man slaughter and cannibalism. This guy was going to be fun to kill.

I pulled out my guns and started firing at him. He dodged all my attacks and pulled out a yoyo which shot small toothpicks at me. I ran back in the room and looked outside. The man who was attacked was now dead from small wounds in his neck. They looked like bite marks but it was probably a trick. I scanned the area looking for the bastard but then I heard footsteps down the hall. I ran out the room pointing my gun from right to left. There was no one. The last door closed shut and I ran towards it. I flung the door open and saw a girl sitting by the bed. I couldn't see her face but she has short indigo hair that fell to her shoulders. She wore a white summer dress and I could tell that she was probably wearing an eye patch. The room was entirely white and on the floor there was a drawing of a circle. It had strange shapes that bordered it and there was a star in the middle. I stepped in and pointed my gun at her head.

"You're Chrome Dokuro right? By order of the ninth I am here to execute you," I said as I pushed the gun closer to her head. Even though the ninth's order was to simply investigate, I couldn't stand here and watch as enemies of the family got away. The trash had to be eliminated. She got up from the bed and turned to look at me. Tears were streaming down her purple eyes.

She looked directly at me and said, "I feel sorry for you. You're full of nothing but hatred and anger towards something completely out of your hands. You should be happy that the ninth accepted you into his family and raised you as his own. Just because you can't succeed him doesn't mean you're any less of a person." She smiled at me but I felt anger boil throughout my body. Who the hell was she to tell me anything and how the hell did she know all this. I felt my grip tighten on my gun and I glared at her.

"How the HELL do you know all this? Did you hack into our system or did someone tell you? Answer me NOW TRASH!"I was starting to get really mad and my body was shaking with rage. Chrome stopped crying and looked at me with a blank stare.

"I'm sorry I angered you. You should try to accept the ninth though. He really loves you." I was about to fire when a trident appeared in her hand. "I know you probably want to kill me but I was sent here for another reason. I'll try to keep it short but it will be hard. First off, everyone in the world has a soul mate," That comment pissed me of more especially how cheesy it sounded but she didn't notice and kept going, "He lives in a different time though, a very dangerous time and really needs your help. He will die though, if you are not able to keep your emotions in check." I blanked out. Did she just say he?

"Yes, your soul mate is a he and no I did not read your mind." She smiled as she said that. I glared and yelled, "I'm not gay you trash!" I pointed both guns at her but she kept smiling.

"I know but when you fall in love things change. Anyways, he doesn't know anything about you either other than the same thing I'm telling you now about living in different times. Right now as we speak he's being held on trial for witch craft and you're going to save him."

"Hell no," I told her

With the same smile on her face she replied, "You don't have a choice." She lifted her trident above her head and swung it around. She began chanting something that sounded like portarci indietro nel tempo. The circle that surrounded us began to illuminate the room and the floor turned into nothing but mist. The last thing I saw was chrome waving goodbye before everything went black.