Onmyou Oni
Twist 1 – The four baka
Opening song: Bonds Kizuna by Antic Café
On a silent winter night, two shadows talks on the top of a tall building. Apparently, they're guarding the nearby area and at that moment, things were so calm that they even got bothered. However it seems that, luckly or not, the peace was disturbed.
- Tsc. They're so late.
- Hahahaha! At least something happened tonight.
- Yeah! It seems like they're getting cautious.
- Or maybe, they're only stopping the attacks?
- Hah! Good one! It's almost their living.
- Well, but now isn't the time to discuss such a thing, let's work.
- Yeah, doing some actual work is good. But I really wanted they to appear more oftenly. I recently even strated to regret getting this job.
- Don't say that. You had lots of fun because of that job.
- But it bores me even more!
- Think on the brighter side, we're getting payed for doing nothing!
- Yeah, at least they pay us to watch.
- Well, let's go!
Instantly the two figures disappear fron the top of the building as they've never been there.
Nearby, some guys were talking as they moved. Four young men of about twenty years that were going home after an anime and manga event.
- Hahaha! But did you see that guy's cosplay? T'was such a stupid thing, don't you agree?
- Yeah! Really! The guy missed the color, size, must have a twisted eye!
- This guy's even worse than the Bakarangers, right, Baka Pink?
- Pink? Wanna die, Baka Red?
- Hahahahaha! LOL!
- What you're laughing about, Yellow?
- Of you! What else could it be?
- Could be of the Baka leader, the Black!
- Hey! Wanna die, punk?
As the four friends laughed, something suspicious was aproacching. Whatever it is, it followed them, as a wild beast watching its prey before the attack. (Woah, look at that, they haven't even been introduced and already have a stalker! LOL)
The guys turned a córner and, the thing following them decided it's time to attack. Then it dashes foward and jumps toward the group. Instinctivelly, they dodge the strike, however the two in the middle got scratched. The creature turn back to them, preparing to advance one more time, right then, the moonlight shines upon it. It was a bizarre creature. It had sharp claws and fangs and its body was catlike. The creature's glare provoked its prey, and it seemed like it was attacking just for fun.
- What? What the hell is that?
- And I know? Look at that! Kojiro and Eiji are bleeding!
- Hey! I know they say to stay calm in such a sittuation, but why do you seem like you don't even care?
- Me? Look at Baka Black! He seem even less worried than me!
- What? I'm bleeding you know?
- So, you should at least make a pain face, like this!
- Are you nuts? I won't embarass myself like that!
Amazingly, the four guys just forgot they were in danger and started arguing over something completelly pointless, not only for that situation, but for any. The creature that attacked them looked confused. They have been attacked, two were wounded, why it looked like they didn't even care for its presence? Angry, it dashes again, but, this time, a huge iron ball crushes against it, pressing it agains the wall
- Tsc! Look at that! You kept talking endlessly and we got late!
- ME? No way! You started arguing!
- But you came saying that lot of nonsense! And look! We're gonna be lectured for letting commoners get hurt!
As the "saviors" discussed, the creature recovered and attacked the four boys quarreling over futile things again. Nevertheless, this time, they were ready and counter-attacked. Things were so fast that the creature didn't even notice it was hit by a wooden staff, a yoyo, a Bokuto and a kick.
- Damn! This thing's still here?
- I told you the tactic "ignore arguing stupid things" would never work in an animal!
- What kind of tactic is that? That was no tactic!
- Moreover, what kind of weird plan is that one you made?
- Um... Hey! Shouldn't you guys be scared? Or at least worried? – Asked one of the guy that just arrived.
- Worried? About what? – The four guys ask.
- Well... Thare is a MONSTER attacking you?
- I saw that one on the theater! That's a robot, right? By the way, What's the name of the movie you're playing now?
- This is no movie! I told you! It's a monster! MONSTER!
- OK, so what? Why should I care?
- Goddammit, what part of MONSTER you don't get?
- The one I get scared! – the four guys answer as they hit the mosnter that was trying a new assault.
- What? Who the hell are you?
- Hell? Sorry, but we're from earth. Mere humans!
- "Mere" humans you say? If you knew what humans can do.
- Look at them, idiot!
- What about them?
Then, he notices that the commoners had keychains and bag with anime pictures.
- What? Oh no! Otakus?
- Hey! Dont insult us!
- Dammit! I'll already be lectured by boss now they'll probably laugh at me because otakus made my work!
- Hey! – Says Eiji hitting him with the yoyo
- Whatahell? What do you want, otaku? Wanna die?
- Me? I ask YOU! Keep calling us otaku! Are ya nuts?
- What? You damn otaku! I'll ge...
Before finishing his line he gets knocked by his partner who carries him away, saying he's sorry for the bother. The four guys get the things they had dropped and look at the monster that attacked them and wonder.
- Is it tameable?
- Tame what? Are ya crazy? Did you sniff a sock or smoked oregano?
- I was just wondering that we could use it on a original cosplay!
- WHA? You really sniff a sock.
- Don't be silly! Of course not!
- Leave that thing there. Even if we can domesticate it, I think it would be too much trouble taking care of such a thing.
And then they take their paths, ignoring the fact that two of them were wounded, of unkown severity, but it's not something that woud kill them (after all, not even the monster responsible for it could do so). Moreover, it seems like the two mysterious "rescuers" forgot their jobs and left the creature right there, fainted. Whatever the reasons are, nobody know what actually is the true.
That was an uncommon night to the bakarangers. But that was just the beggining. On the next day, the four were on a event of japanese animation and didn't seem to remember what happened the night before.
- Gee! Look at that! I told you that wasn't the color!
- Oh! Shut up! Your eye is what's wrong! Baka Pink!
- I'm not Pink!
- Tell us yellow! Who's right?
- I think...
- You don't think! You didn't even watch that series!
- Well, but I did see lots of images already!
- The images over the internet they're all missleading, you can't trust them!
- Yeah, actually I agree!
In the middle of the discussion, someone they know arrives.
- Woah! Dude! That cosplay is awesome!
- You see? I told you!
- Gee! Ya going to trut the ox?
- Dunno! At least it isn't a Bakaranger!
- This one's even worse! Hahahaha!
- Aw, don't say that!
- But he's not lying.
- Then, why do you ask? Damn!
- And who asked? You came talking.
- Aw, that's true.
Thereon, Eiji is surprised by a big shake. It was Marvin that just arrived.
- Gee! Ehst's that Marvin?
- I'm asking you attention.
- Attention? What?
- When you ask for someone's attention on the messenger, the chat window shake! That's the same logics!
- But you shouldn't do that to people!
- Oh, c'mon! It's funny. Ahehehe!
The event day went on calm, normal for an night comes, the event ends and each one goes to their houses. Barely after arriving, Shinsei gets from his mother a letter that arrived in the mailbox. She says it's odd, since it's Sunday and the mail shouldn't deliver on Sundays. Still, Shinsei don't find it weird and opens the mail anyway.
- Hey! Be carefull with those things! What if it was a bomb or even anthrax ?
- Oh, c'mon! Who would send me those things? It's not like I'm a leader of a revolution or a radical politician.
- I don't know. You have some crazy behavior sometimes. I don't know what kind of trouble you get.
- Tsc. As if I would fight for any reason.
- There was that one last week.
- What? Those guys were robbing right in front of me and you wanted me to just look?
- It would be safer.
- Safer, but I wouldn't rest in peace.
- Whatever, what does the letter say?
- It says... That I must not show it to strange people. Then, I guess I'll read it in my room.
- Strangers? You can't even read a letter they sent to you in... What do you mean by "then I'll go read it at my room"? Come back here and explain thath!
- After reading I'll tell you.
Said that, Shinsei leaves his mom, kinda irritated, and closes his room to read the letter. First he check the package. On one side it was black, on the other, white. It seemed like it was artistically worked, because it had well-done details and the seal, now broken, had the form of the chinese symbol known for symbolizing the dualty of light and darkness, the Yin Yang. He found it interesting the fact of the package beign themed after those sort of things, but didn't care much. He took of the contents and threw the package over the table. He moves his eyes over the text printed and thinks it can only be a joke. Well, anyone who read that letter would think so, since it was a letter that arrived in a day the mail don't do delivering and with such a nonsense text, that had to be a joke.
Shinsei returns to the living and tells his parents about the contents of the letter mocking it.
- It has to be a joke! Send such a nonsense letter, it must be someone really idiot trying to tease me!
- For sure, Shinsei!
- Oh yeah! I almost forgot! You sensei just called. Asked for you to go to his place. He said he wanted to talk to you about something important.
- What? Oh no! He must be preparing some kind of crazy deadly training again! I'm already tired from the event and he comes with a new insane training, moreover it is Sunday night! It isn't even training day!
- Well, I told him you were going to refuse, but he told us to take you there, even if we had to tie you.
- Geez! He IS crazy!
- Then, are you going?
- If I say no, I know you guys will drag me there...
-...
Then, Shinsei puts the letter on the pocket, just because he was tôo lazy to throw it somewhere and leaves, relutantly, to his master's place. Most of the people passing by on the street took shelter from the cold and moved as contracted as they could, but Shinsei didn't even seem to care about the cold breeze of the night. After a quick walk, about fifteen minutes, ge arrives at his destiny. A common building downtown, not a luxury one, but it surelly had some confortable homes. The boy goes up to the thirteenth floor and goes right o the apartament of the one who called him. He barelly knocks the door and it opens.
Inside, everything was dark. Shinsei asks if someone's home and hears his mister's voice from the darkness commanding him to come in.
- I'm here, sensei. Tell me, what you want? – Says Shinsei going inside the door. Right after entering, the door closes with a thud and everything gets dark.
- Brat! I got news of a certain letter that must have arrived at you house tonight. I'd like to talk to you about it!
- The, it was you? Man! I didn't know you liked that kind of stupid jokes.
- Be quiet, you idiot! Tell me the package you got tonight.
- Oh, I dunno. It was like... All black na white with a seal in the shape of Yin Yang. I guess it also had some patterns. I think I put it on my pocket, but I can't see a thing in this darkness. But if it was you who sent it, I guess ya know what I'm talking about.
- Tsc... Do you remember what was written in there?
- So-so, not quite sure.
- That fish memory you have! It never helps!
- What fish memory? I do remember things very well! Like that time when sensei tripped on a poodle dog of that weird old lady and she started screaming starting a big ruckus.
- Hey! You don't have to use such and example!
- And how can I forget it? It was hilarious how she called you a punk, even thought you were just trying to help! Hahahaha!
- Enought of this blabbering! Tell me, do you remember what was written in the letter or not?
- I guess so. Let me try.
"Our greetings to mister Shinsei Shimabukuro.
We come through this documento to inform you we are aware of an event that happened nearby the Shopping Center Heaven's Gate, site of a eastern animation event on yesterday and today.
We are pleased to invite you to receive enlightement about the nature of the creature
Involved and also to receive indenization on any damage you may have taken.
If it is on your best interest, we also have some thing to propose. Nevertheless, the content of the proposal should not be told in this letter for public safety reasons and governamental secrecy.
We will be contacting you soon to inform about the oplace of the meeting.
We ask you to not get rid of the letter, as it will be used as a passcard for the meeting.
Best Regards. OZ".
- And if I'm not mistaken, "OZ, was printed in silver and black.
- Hnf. It seems they have finally put an eye on you. Tsc! Well, there is no other way. It is better that I tell you. Or should I say, it is you who have to give me some answers!
At this exact instant, the light turn on. After an instant to recover from the sudden change of ilumination, Shinsei gets to see his master, right in front of him severe and imponent.
- Give you answers? About what?
- The "event" mentioned on the letter! Didn't I tell you that in case of, even on a glance or impression, saw some kind of strange creature, that you should immediatelly tell me?
- Yes, that I remember. But was's the relation with the letter?
- Wasn't there, by any chances, some kind of misterious creature in that event?
- No, just a cat.
- A cat? You see? And don't you think it weird enough... a cat?
- Well... No?
- And what was that cat like?
- Um. It had about... 1.60m, it was all black and white with an alternate pattern.
- And that is a common cat?
- I don't know. It could be a new breed. But it was a kitten!
- Tsc. You're quite the troublemaker. OK! I'll explain exactly what's happening and about the creature you saw last night!
Continue...
Ending credits: Black Jack by Janne da Arc.