prologue.

To say the situation at hand was disastrous would be an understatement. The officials of Nanba City were well aware of that fact.

Momoko Hyakushiki, the only woman on the board of officials, was currently sitting at a table with several men - the other city officials. Kiji Mitsuba, Kenshirou Yozakura, Samon and Enki Gokuu, Inori Hakkai, and Hajime Sugoroku, just to name a few.

Currently, Miss Hyakushiki had her hands folded on the table as she spoke clearly, her tone sharp like a knife. "I want a team of the most dangerous criminals Nanba Prison has, led by one of the top officers of the Nanba Police Force. Is that too much to ask for?"

"Miss Hyakushiki, if I may..." Hajime started, pausing to wait for her signal to continue. "Are you absolutely certain this is for the best? The worst criminals Nanba Prison has to offer... That's around ten to twelve men, all highly dangerous. How can we be certain that they'd be under control of just one police officer?"

Enki chuckled softly, drawing all eyes. "Clearly you underestimate my officers, Mr. Sugoroku," he murmured. "We've chosen the perfect candidate for the position-" At this, he slid a folder over to Hajime. "-a young woman who's shown astounding leadership and extraordinary combat skills. I'm sure she'll be more than capable of handling just ten prisoners on her own."

As Enki spoke, Hajime opened the folder to see a young (skin tone)-skinned woman with (hair length), (hair color) hair and bright (eye color) eyes. In her picture, she wore a (favorite color) jacket with a white tank top and long, denim jeans.

"(F/N) (L/N)," Enki said. "Goes by the codename Jackknife, however. She's the best officer on the force right now. A little young, but her skills are promising."

Hajime nodded slowly. "How are you so sure she can handle the boys, though?" he asked. "She's twenty-two and, from her picture, she looks pretty average."

Samon scoffed and looked over to Hajime with a smirk. "She's not one to be underestimated, Sugoroku," he said. "She's highly trained in hand to hand combat-"

"-Not to mention she's a very skilled swordsman with an incredible aim," Enki finished. "She's the toughest officer we have. There's no doubt in my mind that she'll be able to handle those criminals."

Momoko cleared her throat. "I believe I've heard enough," she said. "Officer (L/N) sounds like the perfect candidate for the position." She stood and walked to the window, pulling down the blinds briefly as she said, "Gentlemen, we are dealing with a sociopath who shows no remorse for his crimes whatsoever. He's killed so many within only a few hours of his escape."

Momoko turned to her peers, straightening her back. "If we're going to keep Nanba City safe, we're going to need to fight fire with fire."

A/N: Prologue's out, woo! What do you guys think? :3 I gave y'all the codename "Jackknife" because 1) who doesn't love knives? and 2) now I can actually write a nickname instead of constantly putting (F/N) everywhere xD

Hope you guys like it! I'll be updating this whenever I can 3