A/N: Suprise Mother fukas! Enjoy the beginning of the sequel!
Who know's what will happen with this, coz i don't!


"Hey have you heard the rumours?"

"Rumours?"

"Yeah the one's about that shade that lurks around in the shadows."

"What? Haha that sounds so stupid."

"Yeah well some people have sworn to have seen it moving through alley ways, especially around our hideout."

"Is that right is it? Maybe we'll meet him during our shift."

"Don't joke about that man, they say he's really scary and strong."

"Don't be such a wimp Piddy."

"I'm not a wimp!"

"Then stop being such a scaredy cat."

Piddy grunted as his partner continued to tease him, tossing his head to the side away from his partner.

"Besides," Jon, Piddy's partner, continued, "what would he want with us?"

"Firstly, it might not be a 'he', secondly, some say he's looking for someone."

"Who?"

Piddy shrugged his shoulders in response. Jon shot him a look but Piddy didn't see it with his gaze plastered ahead of him as they patrolled the complex. Their latest White Fang hideout, was in fact not so hidden, but instead disguised. It sat in the middle of steadily declining factory district, business was being taken elsewhere and thus so did the workers and residents, giving the area somewhat of a low profile.

The building itself was a large white box, literally, it was basically a box. Of course there were no windows and only two doors, although the large bay doors at the back served as exits and entrances. All in all it wasn't an easy place to get into if you weren't welcome, but when you had people like Piddy and Jon walking around at night, yapping their mouths off it wasn't that hard to get some information without actually stepping inside the building.

Unfortunately tonight's patrol guards were just talking about a rumour, a rumour that was somewhat true. Kage Odoriko found it a little amusing that people were talking about him, the fact that they knew so little and had speculated so much, even if some of it was true, made him smile as he watched the pair stroll down the road straight past him. He followed them down the path, all the while remaining hidden within the shadows, his semblance working brilliantly as he was so used to. Although he couldn't see where he was going, he had to rely on his hearing and sense of touch as he moved around, if he opened his eye's he risked the chance of being found.

When Kage used his semblance his eyes shone a deep red, a light that couldn't be blocked by anything except his eye lids, he had tried a multitude of items to try and block the light whilst keeping his eyes open, but the glow managed to penetrate whatever he wore on top. To be fair he would be extremely overpowered if it wasn't that way.

So whenever he hid in the shadows, if he wanted to remain hidden his eyes would have to remain closed, two bright beaming dots in a pool of black wasn't hard to miss. But after years of experience Kage developed what many called a 'sixth sense' that was extremely helpful. He was able to sense his environment, to a certain degree, but a degree accurate enough for him not to bump into things.

So here he was, trailing Piddy and Jon, enveloped in the darkness of the night and hidden from sight. It was true, he was looking for someone, an old friend, a very old friend. A faunas from the White Fang but so far he hadn't gotten any leads, everyone he had interrogated so far swore they hadn't heard of them, maybe he should stop going for rookies and go after members who had been a part of the organisation for at least a few years.

To say Kage was in the darkness of the night isn't entirely true, for he was in fact hidden in darkness he himself created. Another great advantage of his semblance, he could create an area of shadow where he pleased, generally around himself and he could hide within it. But it didn't serve intelligent to use it that way unless it was already dark, a pitch black sphere crawling along the ground in the middle of the day was sure to draw attention.

Just when Kage was ready to step out of his bubble he sensed something. He stopped moving and remained still, eyes still closed he focused his senses one the sensation. He turned around, head cocked to one side, he could feel it getting closer…

There!

He spun around a little too late as the object smacked him in the face. He grunted and stumbled back before he felt the object coming back around again. This time he held his arm up to block it, but the object-whatever it was- wrapped around his arm and he found himself being yanked forward. He still had his eyes closed and took what felt like a knee to the face. Stumbling away once more he felt his arm being pulled forward again and he tried to grab the object around his arm but it quickly detached itself and flew away. He spun around and opened his eyes, somehow this person could already see him. The red glow came to life and his vision became a shaded red. At least, that's what usually happened.

Everything was still black. Kage blinked again to make sure his eyes were actually open, they were and everything was till black. He even shut off his semblance but everything remained black.

"This is true darkness."

He spun around at the voice. He couldn't see her, but he could feel her running around him.

"I've been sensing you for a few days. What have you been doing dancing around the shadows like that?"

"None of your business."

"Oh? Well then…"

Kage's aura flared as it warned him, he spun around and threw his arm up to block the attack. But the attack was a fake, the woman somehow managed to shift position lighting fast and was now at his side.

"Gah!"

Kage yelled out as his side was attacked and had him stumbling sideways.

"Who are you looking for?" She asked, her voice echoing through, whatever space he was in.

"What's it to you?" Kage replied through gritted teeth.

"I might be able to help." She replied.

"You're attacking me, why would I want your help?"

"Fair enough."

Again! This time from above, and then from behind. Kage growled as the stinging raced up his back. He needed to get out of here, he needed to see. He could always do that thing…

Kage threw his arms open to his sides, palms open and if he could see, he would have seen two clouds of black mist roll out of his palms and extend outward, forming two thin rectangular bars of smoke that quickly dissipated leaving two swords in his palms.

They were two thin rectangular, katana like blades with a red hilt. The sharpened edge of the blade had a tinge of red through it, running from the hilt all the way up to the point of the blade. They were light yet sturdy and the familiar feeling in Kage's hands was more than welcome. Although it didn't help him.

He tried to spin around and block another attack and to his credit he did, but the woman just somehow jumped over him, feinted an attack at his back before appearing by his side and slashing out at him. Kage could have sworn it was if there were two of her.

'Maybe I should do the thing.' Fed up and annoyed, he decided to do the 'thing'.

He calmly closed his eyes and slowed his breathing. When he had settled down, he took one deep breath in, pooled his aura a fired up his semblance, directing it not externally but internally. He cringed as he felt himself being filled with shadows, a somewhat familiar feeling but one he didn't welcome. When he felt he couldn't take any more he re-opened his eyes, and this time he could see.

Everything was still shaded red, shades of crimson and maroon and ruby, but now he could see objects, and his attacker. Mere inches from his face.

"Ah!"

It genuinely surprised him and he recoiled backward. Her face was literally in front of his and she was smiling at him.

"That's interesting. You know quite a few tricks don't you?"

Kage watched as she strolled around him, his swords returning to his palms. He looked at his attacker, female, a little shorter than him but probably the same age. What caught his eye's was what sat atop her head. A pair of cat ears.

"He-"

Before he could speak she rushed toward him with frightening speed but where there should have been pain there was simply a flash and she was gone, and he was back in the real world.

"What the-"

"Hey! You!"

Kage spun around, Piddy and Jon had come back around and he had decided to come into view just as they arrived.

"It's him! It's the shade! Look at his eyes!" Piddy yelled, pointing a shaking finger at Kage.

"Uh oh." Kage turned and ran just as Jon levelled his gun at him. Shots rang out and ricocheted off his aura. He quickly turned a corner and plastered himself against the wall. He shut his eyes and summoned his semblance. A few moments later he sensed the pair run past him.

"I knew he was real!" Piddy called.

"Shut up Pid!"

Kage eased one eye open, watching the two guards run down the road. When the coast was clear he peeled himself off the wall and made his way out of the area, pulling his hood over his head and tightening his fingerless gloves.

"Who the hell was that?" He mumbled to himself, "cat ears. Why does that remind me of something?"

Kage thought it over before remembering. "That's right, Blake Belladonna's profile said she was a cat faunas."


A/N: Dun Dun Dunnnn! So Kage is an original character, his name means shadow dancer btw.