Who's The Worst Monster
Chapter 1 – A Bad Start to the Day
It was early morning when the small black van left the safety of the prison, the armor plated sides polished to a shine as the caught the light of the rising sun. The morning dew had left the world with a wetness and the surface of the road caught the sun's rays and turned the asphalt into a sea of sparkles.
The driver kept the van at a steady speed and quietly watched out for any signs of danger, his normal runs were nothing compared to today's. For today it was no simple prisoner transfer, today he was carrying a monster who had been deemed to monstrous to live. Today his van would cart somebody to their place of execution.
Konoha city had been very progressive with its laws, in the last hundred years nobody had been executed for their crimes. Life imprisonment, solitary condiment even compete isolation for human contacts but never a death sentence. Today that would change as one of the worlds most hated men was about to meet his death, handcuffed and chained with leather straps and padlock he sat on the second to final during of his life. His last journey to end with a short drop with a sudden stop.
Inside the vehicle the man had been strap done and bolted in his seat, around his mouth was a leather mask designed to keep him for harming anyone. On ether side of him sat two large uniformed riot squad members of the KCPD (Konoha City Police Department) their large girth almost squashing the man in-between them.
On seats on the sides of the van were four more uniformed police, all armed with weapons and shock batons. In-between two of them on the right hand side sat the new head of police, Itachi Uchiha. A slander man with pale skin and long raven hair which he wore back in a long ponytail, he wore a police uniform with the appropriate rank strips. His oxen eyes were fixed on the floor looking at his polished black shoes, one of his hands was resting on the six-shooter that was firmly placed in his hip holster.
Across from him in-between the two police was another man, he wore a simple black suit with a black tie and less than polished black shoes, he'd been to lazy to polish them. This man was Shikamaru Nara one of the best lawyers in Konoha, heralded as Konoha's brightest minds he was known for his skills as a defence lawyer. However even his skills could not help the masses of evidence stacked against his client. Shikamaru sat back in his seat his scuffed briefcase set on his lap, his eyes were fixed on the bound man sat only a few feet away. Even though he'd been put forth to defend the man his client had made no attempt to contest his crimes, Shikamaru had wondered if the only reason for his appointment to the job had been for show to the pubic.
"Convicted on three hundred thirty three counts of murder of the first degree, convicted for the genocide of Otto Provence and of high treason." Itachi said in a placid voice as his eyes were still fixed on his shoes, his fingers stroking his gun.
"Been a part in seven military uprisings in the middle east, acts of terrorism, drugs trafficking, assassination, kidnapping..." Itachi took a breath in as he mentally accounted the rest of the man's crimes.
"And we don't even know your name!" Spat one of the police officers as he glared over at the bound man.
It was hard to make the man out as his entire body was covered in straps and chains, the leather mask he wore hiding his face from view.
"What was it the papers called him?" Asked another of the company.
"You mean the Knightly or Gossips?" Another chattered and then several more if the company joined in, only Itachi, Shikamaru and the bound man stayed silent...
At the time the van was about to enter the city another vehicle was starting it's own journey, the large sixteen wheeled truck left the seemingly disused factory at a slow pace. Along its side was the name of a medical research company along with its logo. Akatsuki Pharmaceuticals was one of the largest companies in the world with its crimson red cloud logo been found on many household products. The trucks cargo was far more dangerous...
"So its 'Husk' right?" Back in the van the group had been busy talking, acting jovial despite the fact they were taking a man to his death.
"They call him Husk because he doesn't have any emotions, he's just a husk of flesh." Itachi said as he stood up and walked over to the bound man.
"Itachi?!" Shikamaru spoke as Itachi slid the gun out of it's holster...
With his free hand Itachi undid the straps on the leather mask hiding the prisoners face, as he pulled it free he had to stop himself from stepping back in shock.
The face that had been hidden by the mask was as cold and emotionless as a porcelain dolls face, it also matched the colour as the man's skin was even paler than Itachi's. The man's eyes looked at Itachi with a calm manner, as a dog looks at a human hand in the process of deciding whether to bite or not. The man's left eyes was a jade green whilst his right was a shade of grey, the man's features silver hair was crew cut and along his defined chin and jawline was a small well kept goatee, the silver whiskers matching the head of hair.
"Thank you." The voice the emanated from the man made Itachi jump slightly, in fact the entire group seemed to shift uncomfortable.
"You forgot to mention one of my crimes, the murder of the previous chief of police. Fugaku Uchiha." The man said as he leaded back so his face was hidden in shadow and even though it was hidden in darkness his eyes seemed to glow.
Itachi's hand grasped the gun tightly as his mind shot back almost seven years, when on a cold winters night whist having dinner the man before him had broke into his home. He remembered how he'd watched as his farther was mutilated in-front of him, he remembered his brother crying and how his pregnant mother had shielded him and his brother from the sight as she screamed and wept. The memories of blood and screams still kept him awake at night.
"I never forgot." Itachi said as he raised the gun to point it at the man's head, after a moments pause the man leaned forwards again and without blinking opened his mouth and placed his mouth over the barrel of the gun.
So shocked were the others they couldn't move and only Shikamaru found the ability to speak..
"Itachi stop!" The brunette tried to reach out and grab the tall raven but his heart was pounding to much.
After a few tense moments Itachi pulled the gun away and slid it back into its holster, the prisoner sitting back in his seat his facial expression having not change in the least.
"Interesting you have more self control than your farther, he had anger issues." The prisoners said as he watched Itachi sit back down, Itachi ignore the man and sat looking at his shoes again with his hands resting on his knees.
"Especially with his family, how many time were you taken to hospital with broken bone?" The man spoke now with a slightly amused manner now.
"Shut up!" One of the riot cops sat next to the man grunted as his fist stuck the tied down man square in the jaw. After a few seconds the man sat up straight and spat a mouthful of blood out on the cop who had struck him.
"Don't! He's trying to goad you into killing him." Itachi called as the cop was about to hit the man again.
"Fuck it! I'll watch you hang you sick motherfucker." The cop said as the man turned and looked at him and with all the seriousness said.
"I'm going to kill you."
At that moment the van was turning down the main road of Konoha, the sun just starting to rise as school children left to go to school. A way down the road the Akatsuki truck had turned the road and was heading down the street at a steady pace. As the van drove down the street from out of nowhere a small child ran across the road and the driver with lightning fast reflexes hit the brakes, as the van skidded across the road it ended up lengthways across the wrong side of the road. At the same time the driver of the truck was busy messing with his phone and when he glanced up he was hit by the glare of the sun and failed to see the van. As the two vehicles collided the van was tossed over as the van lost its cabin and the cabin was knocked over and hit another oncoming car, this mad the cabin buckle and crack open as the side was torn apart with the impact.
The van was tossed over and over again and after four full rolls the van came to rest on its side, inside it the occupants let out sighs of relief or at least four of them did.
"Is everyone ok?" Itachi said as he picked himself up from his balled over position, his right arm was broken and he felt blood trickling down the side of his face. As he gazed around he saw that Shikamaru was bruised and battered but ok, unfortunately he could not say the same of the others. Looking at the limp motionless bodies he felt his stomach wrench and then he threw-up, it took a moment for him to look over to where the prisoner had been sat. The guard on the left hand side of the prisoner had been killed with his neck looking to have been broken, the guard on the right was sat holding his neck as blood oozed out from under his blooded fingers.
"What happ..." Itachi was cut off as he looked at the bound man, many of the straps and chains had broken during the rough ride and now he had managed to pull an arm free and was busy freeing himself from the remaining straps. The cop with the bloody neck saw this and tried to pull his baton free but as he fumbled with it the other freed himself and set about him, with an almost monstrous appearance the man grabbed the man's hand and wrenched it away from his still bleeding neck.
Blood sprayed out as the cop tried to slow the bleeding with his hands again but was stopped by his the prisoner, with a cold placid face the man spoke.
"I told you I'd kill you." Itachi tried to help the other but as he stepped forwards he fell over and as his left hand tried to reach for his gun he dropped it, as he tried to pick it up he looked up and saw the bleeding cop had fallen over blood still flowing from his neck, the prisoner stood for a moment and then turned towards Itachi.
"Now then how's the saying go...'Like farther like son'.." Itachi tried to crawl away as the prisoner started to slowly walk towards the injured raven, as he walked forwards he picked up one of the discarded batons.
Itachi froze with fear as the man approached him, to his luck Shikamaru had not lost the use of his legs and managed to drag the raven to the vans back door. The metal frame having buckled and the door swung open with a good kick, Shikamaru dragged the raven out into the street which had been filled with a crowd of people.
"Help us!" Shikamaru shouted as he dragged the now unconscious raven into the open air, it was after a moment that Shikamaru noticed that nobody was paying the pair any attention. Everyone was looking at the over turned tanker, from its broken open load a bloody covered man had stepped out. Half the man's body was torn open and dark blood oozed slowly from the wound, his skin look pale and slightly malnourished. The man for as far as anyone could tell it was a man was naked and as he stepped forwards he fell to the ground. As a member if the crowd stepped forth to help him the man sank his teeth into the other outstretched hand, it was then that a scream came from the crowd as from the open truck more naked forms covered in blood appeared.
"Interesting..." Shikamaru looked over his shoulder to see the prisoner stood only a few feet away, he was watching the crowd of naked forms as they walked forwards and set about the man who had tried to help. As the surrounded him the mass group fell on him like ravenous beast began to devour the man alive, as he screamed for help and outstretched his bloody half mangled the crowd ran.
Shikamaru managed to get Itachi to his feet with the helped of the van driver who had by a miracle survived the crash, as the Shikamaru looked back he saw the prisoner was still stood watching the crowd even as one of the bloody men approached him. As he and driver helped Itachi into a car he looked back once more before the car roared into life and drove away.
The prisoner looked at the mangled half decayed man who walked towards him making moaning sounds, as soon as he was in arms reach he brought his foot up and kicked the man back. As the bloody man fell to the ground the group who had been eating the helpful man turned to look at him. It was only then that the prisoner became aware of the moaning coming from the van, from it's still open door a figure stepped forth. The familiar cop with the bloody neck stood swaying as he took several steps forwards, as a screaming man ran by the cop sank his teeth into the man's should and dragged him to the ground as he began to consume the man.
"Very interesting..." The prisoner said as he turned and like a man taking a morning stroll walked quietly away, silently walking into an alleyway and disappearing into the shadows.
TBC