Kaze no Stigma
Equinox
By: Finmide
[Note: This is a sequel to my story "The Heart of the Night". I don't own Kaze no Stigma]
Prologue
Kazuma Kannagi kneeled at the entrance, to a rust covered warehouse. Ayano was just across from him with Ren along her side. Kazuma waited for them to give him signal that they were ready. Ayano checked with Ren then she gave a nod. Kazuma waited for a second then he gave the hand signal and they immediately kicked the door down and ran inside. Immediately Kazuma called the wind to take out some of the guards which were unnatural in appearance. Ayano summoned Enraiha and cornered the chief of the operations in here.
"Don't move or you'll get a fire ball in the face!" Ayano said.
The man didn't do anything but put his hands in the air above his head.
"Good now turn around slowly," Ayano ordered.
The man turned around now, but when Ayano saw the man's face she was caught in shock and memories came to the surface, horrible memories. The room felt like it was going to spin and knock her off her feet. The man quickly adjusted his glasses and smiled.
"Long time no see Ayano Kannagi," the man said.
Ayano was about to fall backwards when she was caught by two arms behind her; Kazuma. The world was spinning again and she could no longer seem to focus on one thing anymore. The man smiled, as he saw the effects were still affecting her after so long.
"I'm surprised to see that the chemicals can still affect you after so long of time has passed, most specimens would usually be dead by now as you know," the man said.
"Dr. Kento Sato, I should have known you were the one sending the assassin's on those politicians," Kazuma said.
Dr. Sato smiled at Kazuma's remark. He always thought Kazuma would have been able to figure it out, this impressed Sato actually. He gave a chuckle actually and looked over at the television screen where a man was being interviewed. Kazuma looked at the screen and immediately recognized who it was being interviewed. It was a politician named Akio Himura, a politician who had come up with a plan to fix the problems in the government. It was proven that this plan could work and as a result many people hated Mr. Himura. Kazuma then realized that all the politicians Sato had assassinated were all supporters of Mr. Himura's plan called "Project Metamorphous".
"Who hired you to kill those politician's," Kazuma asked, Ren decided to hold Dr. Sato back so he won't try making any moves.
"Sorry Customer confidentiality," Sato said with a smile.
"Okay then," Kazuma said letting go of Ayano after making sure she got her footing.
Kazuma casually strode over then suddenly grabbed a bunch of Sato's shirt in his fist and slammed Sato against the wall.
"If you won't tell us your employer then how about you call off the attack," Kazuma said.
Sato just gave out a laugh as he looked at Kazuma, his sunglasses flare in the light of the daylight pouring through the windows. He kept laughing as if what Kazuma said was a hilarious joke. Kazuma slammed him against the wall again and then Sato finally calmed down.
"Do you really think I would do that?" Dr. Sato asked with a grin.
Something bit Kazuma in the neck, and then he realized it wasn't a bite, that it was a dart. He used wind to take out the sniper who shot it, but more started appearing.
"Ayano, Ren get out of here now!" Kazuma commanded them; they briefly looked at him as if he was sure, "Go get out of here!"
They ran as Kazuma tried to take out the snipers to prevent his allies from getting hurt. But his attacks started getting weaker, and the world began to spin around him. Colors began to change to unrealistic colors. Now he could no longer attack and he was fully exposed to attack. More darts hit him injecting more of the chemical compound. Kazuma collapsed to the ground and he saw Dr. Sato walk up to him.
"Looks like I won this time," Dr. Sato said just before Kazuma blacked out.
Ayano and Ren were outside and a few hundred feet away from the warehouse. Ayano looked back at the building. Kazuma wasn't out yet and this concerned Ayano. She took a couple of steps forward.
"Come on Ayano, Kazuma will be fine!" We have to get somewhere safe!" Ren said.
Ayano ignored Ren as she ran toward the warehouse again. However as she ran toward it, the building bursted into an explosion of flames, one after another till the who building was decimated.
"KAZUMA!" Ayano screamed as she ran toward the flaming wreckage.
She jumped into the flames knowing they won't hurt her and she started moving rubbish around, even stuff that looked too big for her to lift. Ren followed her, and inside he saw how much destruction there was. Tears streaming through Ayano's eyes to the point that it almost blinded her, she kept pushing the rubbish around. Furiously thrashing at the rubbish looking for some sign of Kazuma. But she just couldn't handle it when she wasn't able to find any.
"Kazuma, no! Why Kazuma? Why him" Ayano shrieked.
"Ayano let's get out of here, authorities will be here soon, they will search for survivors. But we can't let them see us here," Ren said practically dragging her away from the rubbish.
"No! Please no, I can't, I must find him!" Ayano screamed, her voice crackling while she choked on her tears.
Ren was upset now, he now view Dr. Sato as a man of pure evil. This doctor had no real intension of finding perfection now. First he tortured his sister, then had politicians murdered, and now he had taken his older brother from him. If Ren ever was to lay eyes on Dr. Sato again, he will make sure Dr. Sato would be left as nothing but a pile of ashes. He will get revenge.