Chapter 1

Hundreds of men before him were terrified when their eyes met with his, screaming as they run away from him. It is strange that some of them were his subordinates, some even pointed rifles and guns toward him, shouting curse words while their eyes were filled with fear as if they were spotted by a deadly monster or something. He wondered simultaneously felt indignant of their baffling attitude. Why?

The next thing the man noticed is that he was lying on a cold ground. He released a groan while he lifts his heavy body into a sitting position. He could feel throbbing numbs from different parts of his body but all these feeling vanished when he recognized his surroundings.

He was the only one sitting in the middle of hundreds of corpses, pool of crimson blood formed under their lifeless body which eventually emerged and turned into a shallow sea. Chuuya went aghast, his face grimed and his breathings became rapid while his mind were in complete daze like a ball of string that has been entangled that couldn't be untwined, albeit he himself is also covered with his own blood.

He scanned the whole area until his azure eyes stopped when he saw a young man wearing a black coat leaning against the wall with his blood splattered on it. As he squinted his eyes to make his vision clearer, he gasped in horror when he realized that man was Akutagawa.

He called his name once. No reply did he receive. He tried for the second time, still no reply from the other. He took several steps forward and tried to call his subordinate's name again but then halted when he realized the corpses around Akutagawa were also his subordinates: Higuchi, Hirotsu, Tachihara, Kajii, Gin, names increased as he gradually recognized and became aware of his surroundings. He shook their bodies, hoping that even one of them would open their eyes or talk to him but his wish wasn't answered.

"You gotta be kidding me...Why-"

Chuuya perked his head up when he heard a faint sound just few meters away from him. He scanned the whole macabre and grotesque surroundings to search the source of that sound. It didn't take him long until he recognized his former partner, Dazai, were struggling to sit himself up from the crimson ground.

"Dazai!" the executive dashed to aid him, but abruptly halted and did a sharp inhale for a moment when he saw Dazai had severe injury in his abdomen area. Just by looking at his condition, he could tell that he won't last long. Soon, he also recognized that the cold bodies around Dazai were the members of the agency.

He felt his feet getting heavier and heavier as he walked toward the detective. Eventually his knees gave up and the executive knelt just before his former partner. Though it was normal for him to see corpses almost every day, but this time was different. Among all the corpses, half of it was men from Port Mafia and the detectives from the agency.

"D-Dazai-" Chuuya stammered, his voice wobbled "Wh-what happened? What is the meaning of this!?" he demanded for answers, frustrated for not having a single idea about this dreadful situation and fear that he will be left behind in this lonely world. Dazai raised his head in difficulty and gave his serious gaze to the other. Both from the corners of his lips had trails of blood, his breathing was slow and weak but he managed to open his mouth and speak.

"Y-you don't…remem…ber…anyt…thing?" he inquired and coughed several times which forced him to drop on the ground as his weakened elbow couldn't support his body.

"Dazai!" Chuuya lifted his former partner's body and let him place his head on his arm, which was his first time to do and might be also be the last time.

Dazai's unkempt front hair covered his eyes, overcasting shadow on it and through the small gap between its strands, he scrutinized the other with his dull eyes while his breathings getting weaker and weaker. He then released faint chuckle and smirk despite of his grave body condition. "Based…f-from your exp-pression, it seems like… you d-don't really…remember, huh…" and released coughs again.

Chuuya couldn't think of anything but dread and perplexed. What really happened here?

"Y-you are…the…culprit…of this tragedy…"

"Eh-" Chuuya's mind completely turned white. He doubted his ears. "Wha- what do you mean, Dazai-" when he looked down to his hands, he gasped in horror to see that his hands were filled with viscous crimson blood, trails of blood drips on the shallow flood of blood from each of his finger.

His eyes dilated and irises quivered while his hands trembled so much. "This might be kind of mistake-" that moment, he felt a weak grab from his sleeve and saw a feeble hand, which was full of scars, of his former partner.

"D-Dazai-"

"I… was a ... bit late t-to… s…stop…y-you…I'm…s-sorry…" hint of regret was recognized from Dazai's voice before it faded away and gave his one last apologetic gaze to Chuuya before his eyelids completely shut forever. His pale hand then slowly released its grab and slid down on the pool of blood of his own.

The splash echoed throughout the entire area. No sound was heard afterward. No words came out from his mouth, no thoughts entered his mind. This entire tragedy just paralyzed his whole body, physically and mentally.

This ear-piercing silence made his breathing rapid, he placed the cold body down as his trembling hands gradually grabbed his head and eventually the executive screamed from the top of his lungs. He couldn't accept the reality he is facing! This can't be happening!

A moment later, he heard footsteps behind him, faint splashes of water were heard in a rhythmic pattern according to each step that the owner took. Chuuya slowly turned his back to find out who is it which eventually recoiled him horror.

"W-Why? Why you are standing before me!?"

It was him, Chuuya in a 'Corruption' form. The velvet swirls around his body was unusually bright, giving him an uncomfortable feeling to see these patterns as if he would be cursed if he would stare it even longer. His Corruption form was showing a creepy grin despite blood was trickling down from his mouth and his body.

"Why-" when Chuuya was about to say something, but halted when his eyes met with the cold eyes of the other. The executive flinched and felt overwhelmed with those eyes which was only filled with abyss and destruction. No life would survive once it entered to that endless darkness.

Another moment later, he was shock to see the velvet marks that also started to appear in his body too. He didn't wish nor commanded his body to do so, but soon he realized who was pulling the strings from behind. It was he himself, his Corruption.

The Corruption raised his hand before Chuuya. For the first few seconds, the executive was perplexed but another moment later the pool of blood suddenly spurted out from different directions. Bewildered, Chuuya tried to avoid those attacks but it was too late. Gush of blood swirled around his body, stopping all his actions.

"Damn it!" Chuuya cursed as he struggled to free himself, but nothing helped him. The executive gave his dark glare to his Corruption, who was showing his mischievous grin towards him while his cold eyes seemed to convey his farewell message to him. Chuuya tried to stretched his out hoping that he could grab the other to give at least his heavy punch but it was useless. The blood eventually whirled his arm until a single spot of his skin could not be spotted.

Gradually, the blood reached his face to consume him and his consciousness. Chuuya felt so tired as if somebody drained all his energy at once. He wanted to be free to from this trap but as his breathing became weak, his eyelids turned heavy which wasn't strange if he will completely shut his eyes anytime soon.

His vision started to get blurry and the chuckle of his Corruption started to fade away. The last view he saw before he got devoured by darkness was the sinister grin of his Corruption.

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Chuuya gasped awake as his eyes dilated in bewilderment and his arm was stretched upward towards the ceiling. Drops of sweat trickled down to his face while it took few seconds before he recognized that he was lying in his own bed. He then placed his arm over his eyes and eased his rapid breathing to calm him down.

'What a nightmare… Give me a break…' Chuuya mumbled to himself. It's been a while since he dreamt and among all the nightmares he had, today was the worst. He then peeked over towards his alarm clock and realized that it was already 6 in the morning. He grumbled as procrastination hit him, reluctant to rise as he turned his body to his side for part of his mind was demanding him to sleep for another hour. If only disturbing nightmare didn't come, he could have slept peacefully and start another good day.

He is one of the executives of the infamous mafia in Yokohama, plus, he had an important mission to accomplish today no matter what. It is not an ordinary task that he usually does but it also risks the dominance of Port Mafia. He will never allow any organization to them down.

Nakahara Chuuya, one of the Port Mafia executives and may also be the one of the strongest ability-users in the world. His gravity- ability would allow him to defy the universal law of gravitation, no, he may be the one ruling them. But sometimes, having a powerful ability might give also be the one to drag the user to fall.

Chuuya reluctantly raised his heavy body to get out from his comfy bed. However, that very moment he moved his body, he felt a piercing pain from his head as brief moment wave of dizziness stroke him which forced the mafioso to drop back to his bed.

The man grunted in pain as he clutches his head with his hands, strands of orange hair protrudes between his delicate fingers.

"Why on earth 'this day' comes today?!"

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3 days ago

"Did you call me boss?" Chuuya inquired Mori who was sitting on his usual seat while holding a wine glass on his hand.

"Chuuya-kun, do you still remember the gang name 'Despair'" when Mori mentioned that name Chuuya's eyes widened for a brief moment and nodded.

"It seemed like they revive. Are you sure that you and Dazai-kun that time get rid all of them?" Mori inquired as he glanced to his subordinate and placed the wine glass on the antique tripod table. "Take a look at this"

Chuuya received a black envelope from his boss. He arched his eyebrow in wonder and once when he opened the letter, Chuuya's expression became tensed then immediately faded away.

Mori sighed and massaged his temples. "I didn't think that this stressful day would come again. Who would have thought that there was a survivor" Then glanced to the other "You already know what will be my order, isn't it?"

Chuuya took of his black hat and placed before his chest then offered his bow. "Absolutely." Then raised his head again. "Though I don't know why they came back or how did they form the gang again, I will never fail this time" Chuuya answered with resolution, his eyes glint with bloodlust.

"Please do" Mori chuckled. "I wonder why they do not learn from their lesson" and took a sip of his wine. "They will come this 17th of December, Friday, 11 p.m. 3 days from now at the Osanbashi port. Let them taste their absolute despair, Chuuya-kun"

"Understood" before the executive turned his back against his boss, Mori stopped him.

"Do you think they are coming for revenge? You should be careful too, Chuuya-kun"

Chuuya turned himself again before Mori and smirked. "Well, if they want revenge then I shall accept their invitation." He remarked as he raised his hand to his side. "I just don't have any intention to fulfill their wish though"

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Chuuya hissed and curled his body on his bed, now his both hands in his head, wishing this pain would ease even a bit. Whenever he overused his ability or his body condition becomes weak, he would have a hard time to control his ability.

If it was possible, he wanted to rest throughout the day. He didn't want to show his weak composure before his subordinates nor to the other executives. He wanted to maintain his image as a strong, unbeatable mafioso which he also knew that his subordinates took pride of. Usually, he could manage the pain and nausea when 'this day' comes but today was a bit different. He feels like his ability became wilder which makes him difficult to control while the pain became stronger and stays longer than before. He tried to figure out the reason behind but nothing came up in his mind. He even did not use 'Corruption' nor overuse his ability in his missions for these past few weeks.

Chuuya, though his head was still aching, he needed to get out from his bed and prepare himself. It took longer than usual to get himself ready. Clicking his tongue in frustration, he placed his coat over his shoulders and took his hat from the coat rack then placed over his head as he left the house.

The Armed Detectives gathered in the conference room for a meeting. As usual, Kunikida was already there reviewing his reports, Dazai, miraculously, was sitting on his usual seat, listening to the music through his headphones, humming with the melody while reading the 'Suicide Manual' he bought, Atsushi and Kyouka were chatting on their seats, Ranpo has already opened his first snack and started eating while Yosano, Kenji, Tanizaki and his sister entered the room.

"I didn't know that we had a meeting today, Kunikida" Yosano said as she sits down and propped her head on her hand. Kunikida raised his head and placed his report on the table.

"It can't be help, Master told me to gather you guys and it is urgent."

"Urgent?" the lady inquired and received a nod from the other. Before she could ask another question, Fukuzawa entered the room.

"Did everyone gathered?" he inquired as he went to sit on his seat.

"Unbelievably, yes." Kunikida answered as he fixed his eyeglasses.

Fukuzawa nodded in satisfactory and nodded. Taking it as a cue to begin the meeting, Kunikida harrumphed as he removed the headphones from Dazai which surprised the other. Dazai then pouted his cheek and lazily propped his head on his hand, reluctantly giving his attention to the meeting.

"We have received an information that a gang called, 'Despair' will be coming here in Yokohama." When he mentioned the name, Dazai blinked his eyes and doubted his ears if he heard him right. "Their main goal is to widened their territory."

"Despair? What a heavy name…" Atsushi commented as furrowed his eyebrows. "Why in all places they decided to expand their territory here in Yokohama?"

"Despair gang is famous for selling illegal drugs and trading unlicensed armed weapons in the underground society. They also had quite few disputes with Arai Yakuza Clan of Tokyo in the past" Fukuzawa briefly explained.

"According to the report I've gathered, their members increased suddenly. They have their sub-groups in Chiba and Tokyo prefecture. I don't know how they did, but the government couldn't stop nor lay their hand on them. They are beyond government's control. But I think their ultimate goal is the Port Mafia" Kunikida remarked.

His words intrigued and at the same time puzzled everyone. "What do you mean, Kunikida-san?" Atsushi inquired in behalf of everyone.

"Well, for that question, I think it is faster and easier to know if you ask Dazai about it" then all eyes went to the lazy man. Dazai just smiled and sighed.

"Despair, what a nostalgic name" he chuckled as he recalled his memories. "If I am correct, it was a gang that were defeated by Port Mafia in the past. I and Chuuya were in charge to eliminate them."

"Why you were ordered to eliminate them?" Tanizaki asked.

"Same reason, it is because they wanted to expand their territory here in Yokohama. But as you all know, rulers of underground society here in Yokohama is the Port Mafia. We wouldn't just sit there in silence." Dazai replied and shrugged his shoulders. "Honestly, I am surprise that they came back. I am pretty sure that we eliminated their leader" he said as he crossed his legs and put his hands in his pockets.

"About that," Kunikida started to speak "It seemed like they found a new leader, and he is also an ability- user"

Dazai whistled in amusement. "What is his ability?"

"Unfortunately, we were not able to find out his ability or rather we do not know who their leader is" Fukuzawa said as he stood up and walked to the front.

Kunikida then pressed a button of a certain controller and turned off the light. Few seconds later a projection automatically appeared before the members.

"This guy was their previous gang leader. Their activities were also rampant before but after their new leader appeared, their activities were incomparable than the previous one." Then showed several pictures. The images were contained with car accidents, bombs and terror attacks and injured people. Everything was in chaos.

"The activities of 'Despair' became worse as soon as their new leader was appointed. The government tried different methods to catch them but it only just went worse. Some officers were killed while investigating about the leader's ability or while trying to catch some members of the gang. They are beyond their control." Fukuzawa explained.

"In other words, the government wants us to capture them before they will wreck the whole city of Yokohama, huh" Ranpo said after he took the last bite of his chips. "The Despair gang declared that their main goal may be to expand their territory, but I think their is the complete annihilation of Port Mafia"

"Exactly" Fukuzawa answered with a nod. "We are pretty sure that the Port Mafia will be involve in this case so remember to always put on your guard."

"They really look scary and strong people" Kenji remarked as he scrutinized each picture. "And look at their cool tattoos~ This will make them appear tough fighters"

"Thank you for mentioning that, Kenji" Kunikida thanked. "All the Despair members have this tattoo somewhere in their body. It is like their emblem, a sign that they belong to that gang"

The design of the tatoo was a white skull, its jaw was wide open while their teeth, especially its fangs were sharp as if it is threatening someone to bite him to death. Underneath the skull, a word 'Despair' was written over it.

"What a distasteful design" Dazai remarked scornfully.

"Anyway, do you have any idea where their battle might occur?" Yosano inquired.

"I think it will be in Osanbashi port" Dazai said. "If they will seek their revenge then it will be there. They were defeated in that very place and it is also the graveyard of their previous boss." This statement gave Atsushi and Tanizaki chills down to their spine.

"According to the information I got from the Department of Special Forces, the gang is expected to come through cruise." Fukuzawa said. "It seems like the entire main force of Despair will be coming here in Osanbashi port, Yokohama tonight." When he stated that Tanizaki and Atsushi gulped, cold sweat was felt as they imagined how difficult and scary their mission might be.

"Our mission is to prevent the gang from stepping in to the port and to capture them all." Kunikida declared and then gave a sharp gaze to his partner.

"Did you understand, Dazai?"

"Of course~" Dazai replied lightly as he reclined his back against his chair though his sly smile bothered Kunikida and Atsushi.

"We will also ask some help from the military to prevent the civilians visiting the Osanbashi port. The expected time arrival of 'Despair' gang is at 23 o'clock. Until that time, please prepare yourselves. Meeting adjourned!"

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Some of the members left the room as soon as the meeting end. Some went to continue their undone reports while some went for shopping for it was their only free time they have for this month.

"Dazai-san," Atsushi called out his senior.

"What is it, Atsushi-kun? Are you curious what happened between the Port Mafia and Despair?" Dazai guessed as he retrieved his headphones from Kunikida. Atsushi was surprised when Dazai read his thoughts but nodded anyway.

"I'm also curious too" Kyouka added who was standing beside Atsushi. Dazai smiled and started walking out of the room.

"Well, just like what I've said earlier, I was in charge of eliminating them. They suddenly declared a war on us so you know how Port Mafia would react, perhaps?"

"Yes, any organization that will try to interfere their work or get into their territory will be eliminated." Kyouka answered, her eyes fierce.

"Indeed. And during that time, unlike our situation now we totally knew their boss' ability. We were also able to perceive their plan so it was easy for us to defeat them"

"But is it true that you killed their boss?" Atsushi inquired as his voice were filled with curiosity and worry.

"Hmm, specifically it was Chuuya who finished him off."

"Eh?" the two juniors reacted and exchanged their stunned glances while Dazai resumed listening to the music through his headphones.