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Emergence
Dawson was reviewing reports and updates about current Immortal activity. The reports were so mundane. It had been about a year since MacLeod had taken the head of Jacob Kell, and the Gathering had ground almost to a halt. Only about five other Immortals had lost their heads since that duel. It was as if they were all suddenly afraid to confront one another. He was barely able to keep his eyes open, even with the pot of coffee in his system. Then he saw a report from Japan that made him sit bolt upright. He put on his reading glasses to see if he was reading correctly. According to the report almost ten heads were taken within a two-week period. He pulled up a separate file of Immortals in Japan to see who could have done it. To his amazement, the file listed only three Immortals as still being present in Japan: Akiko Watanabe in Kyoto, David Tanaka in Tokyo, and Kiar Veriah on Hokkaido. What the hell? He thought to himself. Quickly he pulled up their bios and their headcount.
The computer processed for a moment and then spoke the data. "Akiko Watanabe, born 1910 AD. Current location: Kyoto, Japan. Occupation: Chef. Current number of heads taken: 35."
"Too few," he said aloud. "She's not the one."
The computer continued. "David Tanaka, born 1862 AD. Current location: Tokyo, Japan. Occupation: Nightclub owner. Current number of heads taken: 47."
Dawson rubbed his eyes. He was beginning to think that maybe the Immortal responsible was no longer in Japan, or was not one of the Immortals residing in Japan.
Before the computer began the last file it beeped a message. "Update. File on Akiko Watanabe closed. Time of death: 11:35 PM, Tokyo Standard Time." Dawson's eyes widened in fear. The computer just began the file on the last of the three. "Kiar Veriah, Born 372 BC."
"BC?" Dawson said stunned.
The computer continued. "Current location: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Occupation: none. Current number of heads taken: 276 confirmed, 1187 additional not confirmed."
"Holy shit," he said. Quickly he picked up the phone and dialed. When the person on the other end picked up he spoke again. "We have a situation, this can't wait."
Suddenly his computer beeped. "File on David Tanaka closed. Time of death: 11:45 PM, Japan Standard Time."
"What the…?" said Dawson dropping the phone and walking back to his computer screen. The screen just blinked the update. "My God!"
The voice on the other end was frantic. "Dawson!" it said. "Dawson, are you there? Hello? Are you there?"
To be continued…