The Witches' Ritual, Thieves and Jewelries, Wizard's Rings
Hello, and welcome to my 3rd Detective Conan fic, and this time this fic will be my first time bringing in some of the cast from Magic Kaito and the second time that a supernatural theme would be used here, and though the fic's pairing is displayed as Shinichi and Kaito, this is actually a pairing of Shinichi x Shiho and Kaito x Akako. While there are hints of some romantic elements, this fic will be more on team-up as our two protagonists from two different manga made by Gosho Aoyama made an uneasy alliances as they take on the Magic Kaito Organization, but will also, and eventually, take on what appeared to be a "coven".
As the rating suggests, this fic would involve suspense, tolerable violence, magic, and action scenes, and at the same time…treasure hunting. Yup, our heroes…and villains, for this fic are going to search every nook and cranny to find certain jewels that acts as "important artifacts" which serves as a basis for this plot.
This fic I brought in drew inspiration from Dario Argento's 1970 and '80 films such as Suspiria and Inferno, while at the same the the now ongoing 2012-2013 Japanese TV drama, Kamen Rider Wizard. This show, while aired its 2nd episode, is entertaining enough that it is the one that made me decide to try this fic out. Believe me, once you check this show out, you'll enjoy it. Anyway, now the time to launch it, so buckle up and enjoy!
Disclaimer:
Detective Conan is owned by Gosho Aoyama
Magic Kaito is owned by Gosho Aoyama
Kamen Rider Wizard is owned by Gosho Aoyama
Somewhere in Tokyo, several men in trench coats and hats have just left a jewelry store after successfully led a stealthy heist on a very rare, and inexpensive jewelry which they believe would be among the "Pandora" their organization seek in an attempt to achieve immortality and for their organization to thrive in power and wealth, which if successful, would catapult them to riches, fame and power, as well as enabling them to have resources to buy stronger weapons to deal with the police, and eventually, the army.
"Wow...check this out..."
"This would've cost a fortune...with a size like this..."
"We'd be multi-millionaires if we sold this to the black market..."
"Yeah...makes me feel like we're making easy money..."
"Easy, guys...remember what Snake told us what to do..."
"Geez...you're too obedient..."
"At least let us enjoy a few minutes of daydreaming being a holder of such a rare gem..."
"Remember what we're told to do...deliver it to the boss and see if this is what we're looking for. If this is the one, then this would give them the reason to do an experiment: determine if this is the "Pandora Gem" that they're looking for. Remember...the Pandora Gem is said to glow in the light of the moon, and beneath the moon and a certain comet, will shed a tear granting immortality to whomever drinks it."
"Geez...we know...and it benefits them and not us..."
"I'm sure we'd be rewarded if our catch is successful if we turn it over to the boss..."
"If they become immortal...if that's what they claim...then I'm sure they'll share it with us...along with the riches they would get...so why not show a little loyalty to the organization...then maybe they'll appreciate us...don't you think? We'd be important to them if we prove to them that we're the best..."
"Yeah, yeah..."
"Fine...we'll turn it over to the boss..."
"Let's head back to the van and...huh?"
As they are about to board their getaway vehicle, several figures emerged from the shadows, all dressed in cloaks, slowly approached them, with the lead figure pointed at the stolen jewel and orders the lead canon-fodder to hand over the item which the organization agents snickered in rebuttal and aimed their weapons at them in an attempt to scare them off.
"What? "Hand it over" they say...is that a joke?"
"That voice...it sounded...sexy..."
"Oohh...I'm in love...so in love that I'd pump my gun's nozzle on you..."
"Is that supposed to threaten us?"
"Hey...are you geeks out of place? It's not even Halloween...why with that get-up?"
"Let's aim our guns and scare them off..."
"Great idea..."
"Let's unmask them and see if they're really beauty bitches in disguise..."
But in the next few minutes (maybe less), gunfire can be heard, and within a few seconds, shouts from the gunmen can be heard before they were silenced, where the scene shows that the gunmen are laid on the ground as "massive corpses of flesh and blood", their organs splattered around and about, while the ground is bathed in blood, while the remaining organization member, who is the vehicle's driver, managed to flee from the scene via the van and is so scared after witnessing the carnage, and couldn't wait to tell his superiors about what took place.
"The boss and Snake would never believe me once I tell them this...!"
Meanwhile, the intruders in cloak casually left the scene carrying the stolen jewel with them while disappeared within the shadows and silhouette. They remained cloaked and you can only see their lips smirking, and though their genders couldn't be determined due to them wearing cloaks, their body figures implied that they are women, which is surprising that they dealt the gunmen with ease, and despite the gunmen opening fire at them, they appeared to be unharmed.
-x-
A few minutes later, the Phantom Thief Kid arrived on the scene after hearing the gunfire, and though he noted that the scene happened in front of the said jewelry store, he is taken aback at the gruesome sight before him and is baffled as to who is behind this and how could someone managed to overpower, if not murder, these gunmen from the Kaito Organization. He even wondered if a vigilante is behind this.
"What the...? Who could do something like this...? Definitely not the work of a normal person...!"
By then, Ginzo Nakamori and is men from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division, having too heard of the gunshots. They were treated to a surprise when they saw the Phantom Thief standing in front of the jewelry store and the corpses of the gunmen and Ginzo immediately confronted the Phantom Thief, grabbing and shaking him by the collar demanding an explanation to the scene which the Phantom Thief replied calmly, and Ginzo is taken aback by the Phantom Thief' serious tone and look, which is a first for the police inspector.
"Hah! Phantom Thief Kid! I found you!"
"..."
"Why silent? Couldn't react that I caught you...WHAT THE...?"
"Surprise..."
"What happened here?"
"..."
"Did you do this?"
"I didn't...otherwise my suit would've been stained...besides, I just arrived..."
"What are you...?"
"Listen up..."
Ginzo is told that the Phantom Thief had just arrived after hearing the gunshots and this led him to discover the gruesome sight, as well as the identities of the Kaito gunmen and that perhaps someone else has taken the said stolen jewelry, which one of Ginzo's men confirmed that a very rare jewel is missing from the display. The Phantom Thief then suggested that either a new crime syndicate rival is behind this or that an overzealous vigilante did this, which he said that neither is likely given how the gunmen were disemboweled on the site.
"No way...how can you prove that theory?"
"It's just my hunch...the stolen jewel is not here...and perhaps they stole it and fled..."
"Are you sure you didn't hide it..."
"Look around...this jewel...it's quite bigger than my hand...if I hid it, then my pockets would bulge. Like I said...I just arrived..."
"Grr...lucky idiot..."
"But I doubt my suggestion would be the case...based on how these goons were killed off..."
"Eh?"
"See for yourself...they were gruesomely murdered...not in the normal way..."
Ginzo glanced at the corpses carefully while a forensic expert, who is with Ginzo, reluctantly, and hesitantly, told him how the victims died, and this is what made Ginzo feel uneasy, and ordered his men to send the corpses to the morgue for through autopsy, refusing to believe how the gunmen were gruesomely killed off, while Ginzo's subordinates refused to believe this and accuses the Phantom Thief of committing the murder and took the stolen jewel for himself, which the Phantom Thief replied, "Whether you believe my statement or not is up to you…but with the scene in front and how they were killed off in…an inhuman way…you decide for yourselves…", which he glanced at the skies, seeing that the starts above is slowly being covered by dark clouds, sensing that the weather would become tense.
Ginzo, on the other hand, told his subordinates that he knows that the Phantom Thief would not commit this kind of action and said that he will await the results of the autopsy, while the Phantom Thief tells Ginzo that he will not commit any theft until the case is solved, which surprised the police, as he tells them that he too would look in to this matter, and before departing, he said he would "keep in touch" with Ginzo, leaving the police inspector speechless, as he couldn't believe that the Phantom Thief is abstaining from theft just for this situation.
"You...are you trying to psyche me off?"
"Whatever you believe in...good evening."
The Phantom Thief then took his leave while Ginzo watches him leave, while telling his men to have the medics load the corpses inside the ambulances that are to be taken to the morgue, while other cops recovered empty shells of the gunmen's weapons, as well as the weapons laid on the scene. As Ginzo inspects them, he wondered if the Phantom Thief is serious about his claim about a new rival crime group arriving and made their presence known or if a blood-thirsty vigilante is behind this. If so, why is the jewel missing, which he is baffled as the Phantom Thief Kid made no effort to hide it and ruled out that he is not the one who stole it.
"If the Phantom Thief didn't do this...and didn't steal the jewel...then who did...?"
-x-
At his house, about 30 minutes later, Kaito Kuroba arrived, and there he is greeted by his butler, Konosuke Jii, which he noted that Kaito looked…bothered, which he asked what has happened and there he became a bit surprised, and concerned, when told about what Kaito encountered, and wondered if there is a new crime group involved, which Kaito said it is unlikely, with the way the gunmen were killed off, which Konosuke couldn't comprehend that a cannibalistic person would do this, and assume that a psychopath is responsible.
"Sir...welcome back...eh? What happened? You looked...serious..."
"Something has happened tonight..."
"Really? Tell me..."
"It's like this..."
After a few minutes...
"N-No way!"
"That's the truth...even I was taken aback..."
"Who would..."
"My initial guess is either a new crime group rival did this or an overzealous, bloodthirsty vigilante, but with the way the corpses were shown, neither one fits the descriptions of possible culprits..."
"And what about Ginzo Nakamori? I'm surprised he didn't take advantage and captured you..."
Kaito then told Konosuke that he told Ginzo that he is putting his thefts on hold due the incident, which surprised Konosuke, as Kaito reasoned that this would allow Ginzo to concentrate on the crime scene and perhaps it would leave him alone as he intends to look in to this matter himself, but noted that he himself might not be able to crack this case and if the situation worsens, he'll be forced to enlist someone who is unlikely to accept the request.
"Eh? And who would be that someone who you think would accept your request of assistance? Surely it's not Saguru Hakuba...is he?"
"I may consider enlisting if the situation changes...but not him...but someone else..."
"Wait...you don't mean...?"
"Yes...he is the one I'm likely to call if I couldn't figure out this one..."
-x-
Elsewhere, the scene shifts to the house of Akako Koizumi, who is sitting on a couch, sipping tea while near the window. she is thinking of new ways to make Kaito Kuroba fall for him and is willing to go to "certain extremes" if her next batch of "schemes" fail to enthrall him. Her life has been on a "roller coaster ride" since Akako enrolled at Ekoda High School, who then became a classmate of Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori.
During Saint Valentine's Day, all the boys want chocolate from her, due in part to her "craft", and all the boys became enthralled but Kaito. Since knowing that the only one in the world who can resist her is the Phantom Thief, Akako realizes that her classmate is indeed the Phantom Thief himself, makes it a point to use whatever schemes that hatch in to her head to make him fall for her. Among the schemes she uses is a voodoo to attract Kid and win his heart using magic, but she fails and the result is that the Phantom Thief running away.
Then during a school trip to the mountains, after telling Aoko that she likes Kaito, Akako forces him to ski with her. She attaches a magic sticker on the boy's back, casting a spell by which (according to her) Kaito will fall in love with her, but she fails again and Kaito ends up skiing with Aoko.
At one point, Akako then decides that she has to kill Kaito: after his death, it will be true that all men love her. She gives a cursed necklace to Ginzo Nakamori, but the inspector is unable to kill Kaitou Kid, who runs away. Akako waits for him on Touto Tower, but her feelings for Kaito prevented her from killing him.
As she is busy thinking of a new way to enthrall the Phantom Thief without using excessive force, she didn't noticed that outside her house, a few figures are just hiding behind a huge tree, all dressed in cloaks, and appeared to have their eyes on Akako, apparently aware that she is a witch and are perhaps have some business with her or something else...perhaps diabolical.
To Be Continued…
Hope you like my opening chapter. I'm not sure if this would meet your expectations, but I hope you would this this fic a try and see what you really think of this. Hopefully you would like the story that I made while making sure the story keeps you glued to your seats. While Shinichi and Shiho haven't appeared yet, they soon will once the 2nd chapter comes out and the story picks up where this chapter left off.
This chapter surely left an impression that's suspenseful and…bloody. Surprisingly, both Ginzo and kaito acted quite OOC here, but I decided to explore that given the circumstances and made it a parody of "Batman and James Gordon"-type of awkward moment.
Let me know what you think of that…
Preview:
As the killings intensify in a…bizarre and gruesome way, Akako will be the spotlight of next chapter as she is given the choice to join…a coven…and this would mean opposing the Phantom Thief…in a life or death struggle, which she would be hesitant, and reluctant to decide on this matter, since she has feelings for him despite him rejecting her advances in the past, and present.
Second…Shinichi Kudo and Shiho Miyano shows up amid the new killings…
And lastly…a "wizard" shows up…in the least expected ways…