Fascination

by The Unchained Melody

A cold-blooded killer appears here and there in Japan, leaving nothing but death in her wake. Her enemies call her... Shura. Amidst her contest with Japan's deadliest fighters, she strikes an unlikely friendship with a blind man. Will a relationship blossom between them over time or will this path of bloodshed lead only to destruction? Rated M for violence and suggestive content.

1. Prologue

Chapter 1- Prologue

Shura stood amidst the floor of carnage she had carved. Her twin katanas were tainted with the blood of her enemies. Once again she had decimated them without as much as a shred of effort. It was entertaining to do battle, but one so lackluster left her unsatisfied.

She needed… more

She needed a worthy opponent to kill…

She needed to experience the intensity of a foe who could parry her blade, who could match her, push her back, and remind her what if felt like to bleed.

But today had ended like any other battle. These bandits didn't know the first thing about fighting and had died from the first swing. As for the ones that had fled, she killed them too. How long had it been since someone had lasted at least a minute?

Shura sighed and slipped her blades back into their black holsters.

"That concludes this morning's activities. What a dull work out."

A raspy voice said, "At this rate, you'll get out of shape. Assuming you haven't already."

"Shut up. Besides," Shura began with a smirk spanning across her face, "the sun's barely risen. We'll have more opportunities in that town up ahead."

"True enough" said the raspy voice.

Author's Note: Please note that in this story Shura hasn't come in contact with

Soul Calibur and Soul Edge (either yet or never at all). I've also taken some creative liberties in how "demons/youkai" interact in this universe.

Shura, in this story, is based on my interpretation of her character. I apologize if this interpretation feels out of character and I greatly hope you will enjoy Fascination.