Betrayed and Beloved
Chapter One

The wind blew lightly as Akira walked down the empty and destroyed street. Staring at his feet as he walked. Akira suddenly stopped as he heard footsteps near him. He slowly looked up from his feet, seeing a figure in the shadow, it appeared to be of a tall man in a trench coat holding a katana. Akira's eyes shot open as he saw the man's crimson red eyes glint in the moonlight. Akira swiftly held up his Katana, at a readied position, standing his ground. The man hidden in the shadows came to a stop. It was Shiki.

"Come with me… Akira." The man's voice commanded. The man began to walk closer. The moon showing half of his face as he did so. His crimson red eyes, messy black hair and the strong bone structure all showing. He finally came to a stop around a meter from Akira, staring into his eyes with an emotionless face. Akira struggled under his glare, he began to sweat.

Shiki began to talk again, "Akira, put the sword down, I'm not going to hurt you, I'm not here to fight." Shiki attempted to persuade him. Akira was hesitant and unsure of what he should do. Part of him wanted to swing his sword and cleanly cut his head off, but the other part told him, no, that he wasn't meant to do so. Slowly, unsure Akira lowered his katana and held it in his right hand.

"Where do you want me to go with you?" Akira asked, his voice shaky, sweat dripping down his face.

"We are going to the other wasteland, another game is held there, the very same game Toshima had. There is another city, it is called Akishima." Shiki's voice calm, his eyes still gazing into Akira's as he answered his question. "The laboratory was first created there, that's where you were tested. The scientists are attempting to get their most successful test subjects back. Seeing as I've killed one, and spared the other, you're the main priority. Theirs, and mine." He finished off. Akira clenched his hand in anger, as the memory of Keisuke being murdered by Shiki. Gripping his sword tighter, he swung it up diagonally from his bottom right side, but only to be blocked by Shiki's sheathed sword.

"Akira listen, I know I have hurt you, but now my goal is to protect you. I can't allow those pathetic people to continue their research. So, Akira… come with me." Shiki's eyes swiftly looked to the left of Akira, over his shoulder. Within a split second Shiki drew his sword, and appeared behind Akira, deflecting what appeared to be a tranquillizing dart. More sifted through the air in their direction. Shiki took action deflecting almost every one of them, except for two that he wasn't able to block, one moved past Shiki's cheek while the other over his left shoulder. Each hitting Akira before he could even move or turn around. Akira's body became limp seconds later. Each dart putting him into a deep sleep. Swiftly without hesitation, Shiki grasped Akira under his left arm, and leapt into the sky, landing on a small building above. He leapt from building to building until he finally came to a stop. Shiki jumped down into an alleyway bellow and kicked his way into an abandoned building, setting Akira down on the ground, and closing the door behind them.