BACK IN BUSINESS!
The impact of the bullet flying into her chest made Hauru's body jar on impact. She stood frozen for a few seconds before more bullets flew into her chest and stomach. She staggered backward as her blood poured out of her wounds. It stained the floor underneath her along with her clothes. More blood seeped out of her mouth and down her chin and face. Another bullet lodged itself in her leg, making her falter slightly. She fell to her knees in weakness, she could feel her body healing itself but it was taking her strength with it. She looked up at the Reaper before her vision went black.
"Hauru!" Mercy screamed as she watched the girl fall on her side, a puddle of blood surrounded her as she laid motionless on the floor.
"Verdammt Sie!" she screamed at the Reaper while he slowly stepped toward Hauru.
"That wasn't so hard…" he laughed, now just a few feet in front of her motionless body.
Mercy drew her pistol and fired. Reaper grunted as the bullet grazed his arm, he looked at her before she could fire again. When she fired again the hooded man turned to smoke. When he vanished Mercy ran for Hauru with a few feet behind her.
"Hauru!" they were a few feet away from Hauru when the smoke reappeared and engulfed Mercy.
It swirled around her, making her blind and vulnerable. She could hear Genji's voice screaming her name before something hard rammed into the side of her face. She flew about six feet out of the cloud of smoke and onto the floor. She laid there, stunned and motionless for a few seconds before opening her eyes. She saw flashes of green attacking a black cloud of smoke but it was to no avail. Genji slashed his sword at it but the sword wasn't doing anything. Suddenly he too was thrown back against a wall and he slumped to the floor on impact. He fell on his hands and knees, electricity crackling around him, his visor flickering. Mercy gritted her teeth in frustration, her eyes drifted over to her staff laying just a few feet away from her. She began to crawl sluggishly to it. With it just out of her reach she reached for it, feeling the handle just inches away from her hand. Suddenly a clawed hand reached down and grabbed her staff. She watched the Reaper lift it over her head and examine it for a moment. He looked from the staff and then to her before taking it in two hands and snapping it in half. He dropped the pieces in front of her. One by one.
"I can't let you make me fail my mission." he mocked, a shuriken cut through the air and flew inches past the hooded man.
He jumped backward as a flash of green and silver swung a long sword at him. Genji positioned himself in between Mercy and Reaper. He brought his sword up and slashed at his chest. The Reaper jumped back and began to scramble back as Genji pushed him back with his sword. The Reaper pulled his pistol out and fired at Genji, the ninja nearly dodged it, making it fly inches over Mercy's head. Mercy let out a squeal of fear for a second and began crawling away. She watched as Genji began zipping around the Reaper, trying to confuse him. Bullets flew everywhere but none hit the cyborg ninja. As bullets flew, Mercy was forced to take cover behind a storage crate. She looked over at Hauru's motionless body and saw the pool of blood around her was growing larger and larger. Something told her she was too late. She could feel the tears in her eyes stream down her face, she closed her eyes.
"Es tut mir Leid, es tut mir so Leid…" she kept whispering as the tears streamed down her face.
Genji circled the Reaper, his two swords in hand, ready for the man's attack. They hesitated for a moment, glaring at each other, waiting for an attack. Smoke started to swirl around the Reaper's feet. His skull mask staring back at Genji, he could feel dark eyes through the dark holes that made the mask's eyes.
"It seems you've grown close to that thing your protecting…" Genji felt a wave of familiar hot anger burn inside him, a wave of anger he hadn't experienced for a long time.
He glanced at Hauru's motionless form in a pool of blood, her hair was covering her eyes and most of her face. He couldn't see her expression, he didn't want to see it either. Something deep inside him told him that she wasn't waking up anytime soon...or ever. Genji's grip on the hilt of his sword tightened, making the sword shake a little. He could tears threatening to escape but his sorrow soon turned into anger again. He closed his eyes, letting the tears stream down his face behind his faceplate. He softly whispered the command and felt the growing energy and strength building up inside him. His sword glowed as he raised it high in the air and soon a long green spirit dragon emerged from the blade. It rose high in the air before circling Genji and becoming one with him. Genji charged forward with more force and anger than before. He brought the hilt of his sword up beside his head, the blade pointing at Reaper. Reaper brought up his gun and fired but Genji dodged it swiftly. The smoke around the Reaper's feet swirled around him like a tornado and almost completely engulfed him.
"Yes…" he muttered as he drew both pistols out and began to fire.
Bullets flew everywhere. Genji quickly dodged them and was forced to draw his other sword. He deflected any bullets that flew at him as he circled the Reaper. He dashed around him, trying to confuse the hooded man but realized the smoke was getting denser and the cloud was growing. He paused for a moment, trying to grasp what was happening before the cloud of smoke suddenly rushed at him like a sandstorm. He braced for it as it swallowed him up in darkness. The darkness surrounded him, blinding him, just as it did with Hauru. In the confusion, he felt something hard hit his stomach. He grunted in pain and the next thing he knew his swords were knocked out of his hands. A clawed hand suddenly grabbed his neck, it squeezed and lifted him off the ground. The smoke dispersed to reveal the Reaper was holding him by the neck. Genji thrashed in his grip, trying to allow passage for air to fill his lungs.
"You were always a reckless one…" his raspy voice murmured darkly as his grip tightened.
"Genji!" Mercy's voice screamed his name and she came out of cover, she looked at her pistol lying on the ground a few yards away.
She was about to make a move for it when quick movement caught her eye. In a flash, something sprang forward and lunged at the Reaper. Genji couldn't really see what was happening clearly but something clamped down on Reaper's arm. The hooded man screamed in pain. The sound of a whip cracking snapped in Genji's ears and he fell to the floor. He coughed as his lungs regained air, smoke dispersed and drifted away from him followed by a trail of fresh blood. The sounds of moans and cries of pain echoed through the storage room, Genji saw someone standing guard in front of him.
"Your right…" her voice was filled with pain and sorrow.
Genji stared in awe at Hauru standing guard, clutching her side as blood seeped out of her wounds. The Reaper stood a few yards away from her, his arm hung loosely at his side, broken no doubt.
"I am a monster...just like you…" she muttered, the Reaper was staring at her now.
"But I'm not like you…" Hauru straightened and looked the hooded man in the eye, Reaper let out a raspy chuckle.
"Really? How so?" he asked, his mocking tone was followed by a wince of pain.
"Unlike you, I have something to fight for...you have nothing…" Her eyes narrowed, "You are nothing…" Reaper was taken aback by this, silence fell over him.
"And what do you think you are! Your just a mutt made for war and killing. Do you really think they won't treat you the same way we did? You'll see...they'll use you as we did…" he cried, frustration was building up in him.
"Maybe...but something I've learned from the monster you made me be...is that a wolf will do anything to protect their family…" Hauru replied, she removed her hand from her side and rolled her shoulders back, she raised her head up high.
The Reaper took a few steps back before pulling out his pistols and firing. A bullet lodged itself in her chest but she didn't move. Genji felt his spirit dragon leave him and watched as it rose high in the air and glided over to Hauru's side. Hauru started to walk toward, the dragon flanking her on her left. Reaper fired again at her head but before it could hit her, she rose her arm up to her face and let the bullet lodge itself in her arm. She didn't falter though. She didn't move or even blink. She just kept walking forward. The Reaper aimed again and pressed his clawed finger on the trigger but nothing came out. He grunted furiously and threw the pistols to the side. As soon as he turned back to face Hauru the green, spirit dragon sprang forth and charged for the Reaper. Reaper fell backward as the dragon drove him back, it glided over him as he ducked underneath it. The dragon then circled above them and returned to its master's sword. Hauru was now looming over the Reaper as he laid on the floor, trying to crawl away but he wasn't getting really far with his broken arm. Anger flared in Hauru and she harshly grabbed his hood. She held his head close to her face so he could meet her cold, furious eyes.
"You messed with the wrong dog and the wrong pack…" her eyes burned into his soul, she could feel him shaking out of fear.
And now it's going to cost you." she said, she pushed him down to the ground, he screamed in pain as he fell on his broken arm.
"Go back to the shadows, coward." she snapped, the Reaper then gave one final look at her before turning into smoke and drifting away into the shadows.
Hauru turned back to see Mercy was helping Genji to his feet. She saw his long katana lying on the ground not far from her, she picked it up and examined the green and silver blade. The green part flashed and she could feel the dragon's eyes on her. In the silver she caught a glimpse of bright green eyes staring back at her. She looked away from the eyes and up at Genji. She approached him and handed the sword to him, he took the hilt out of her small bloody hand. As he sheathed it Hauru moved to the staircase without saying a word. She began to ascend them before stopping and seeing if the agents were following. They were, with Genji taking the rear of their line. Mercy was staring longingly at her broken staff as she placed her pistol in her holster but she didn't stop walking.