Somewhere in a secret place, two figures were seated in a room. The sun shone through a window, and illuminated part of the room. Both figures regardless, seated themselves in the shadows. only the lower jaw of one of the two was shown. He had a small yet cynical plastered on his face. He opened his mouth preparing to speak.
"Commander all preparations are in order." He spoke to the other person. Their body was completely covered in the shadows of the room.
"Is that so." he responded with a bored tone.
"Yes sir. We await your orders." The first one replied addressing his superior.
"Very well then. Commence the Divine retribution."
"Of course sir!" The first person spoke. He stood up and keeled into the light revealing his orange shaggy hair, slit eyes and cynical smile.
"Send that woman Selnora. " The commander finished before sending off his shagged hair subordinate."Failure is not an option..." He trailed off once he was alone in the room.
Ryuuji awoke the next morning getting out of bed in a drunken like stupor. After getting dressed, he prepared breakfast in time for his mothers arrival. As always, Yasuko walked into the house in her usual stumbling manner. Ryuuji being the good son he was made sure she ate before cleaning her face and sending her to bed. This was apart of his daily routine. He couldn't imagine not doing this every morning. After clearing the table he went back into his room. He emerged minutes later having put on his clothes from the day before. "Time to head to the market." He said. "Inko-chan watch over the house." After opening and slamming the door, he was gone.
He wore a surprised expression upon seeing the empty streets. He didn't mind at all, in fact, he was reluctant to not have to hide his face from the fearful stares of townsfolk.
'Today might not be so bad.' he thought to himself as he continued on his way. After arriving at the Long street that held various food stands and merchant dealers, he noticed a that not a single person was there. just stands full of food that lacked vendors.
He smirked at the scene. 'What are the chances of everyone taking a break all at once. wait what am i thinking? That sounds stupid.'
"Hello? is anybody here?"he called out to the empty street, and nobody called back. There was no sounds not even the wind. Something wasn't right. Theres town population was pretty small, but this amount of emptiness was ominous. He felt wary of his surroundings. He was starting to get scared. Well he is a coward after all.
"This level of creepiness is too much for me. Cup noodles for dinner it is." He said a loud. Just as he turned to leave, he bumped into what felt like a brick wall.
The encounter caused him to fall backwards in fear. Towering over him was a tall behemoth of a man. As the man gazed down at him, Ryuuji looked frightened while he stared right back at the battle scarred face. 'This has to be a dream. whats with the all white clothes?' The behemoth had the appearance of some military official. 'Why is he all geared up?' Ryuuji questioned mentally upon noticing the giants white metal chest plate armor.
'It looks like it'd take a lot to break that.' He gulped because the figure wasn't moving nor saying a word. The chest plate used white straps to wrap around his upper torso. Ryuuji could tell he was strong. The muscles under his tight white long sleeved shirt he wore under the armor convinced him plenty. His Shoulders were protected by a hard round metal like material.
The behemoths large white boots gave off the impression that being stepped on, would break something. He had a white sash across his waste probably used to hold up his pants. His expression grew unpleasant as he gazed down at Ryuuji. 'How the hell can i get out of this situation?Ok try not to panic Ryuuji. It's just a tall scary faced man that puts my eyes to shame. There has to be a way out of this. Am i gonna die here? I can't! I have too many regrets! Ryuujis mind was in a panic fest. The white clad giant extended his bare hands towards Ryuujis forehead.
"Crap." Ryuuji whispered quietly. He shut his eyes hard expecting the inevitable.
"Shall i take this one?" the giant mans voice boomed throughout the area.
"hmm no. This ones different, i want it." Ryuuji opened his eyes to see the source of the more elegant voice. It was of a female this time. Her raven hair hung down her back. She and the big guy were dressed in the same attire, 'so they must be comrades'. She on the other hand was more distinguished due to the black sash decorated with medals that wrapped diagonally around her torso. With her snow white skin her beauty surprised him. Her eyes on the other hand screamed man eater, with their snake like iris. He had no idea why these people were before him.
"Who are you people?" He said to them. The panic in his voice was evident.
"Ah it seems the filthy animal can speak." This came from the big guy. Ryuuji was taken aback. 'They think i'm an animal?!'
"Im not an animal i'm a human being! Who are you people?! Where is everybody what have you guys done?" He raised his voice a bit. The panic was still evident.
"Only speak when spoken to." replied the booming giant.
"What do you guys w-" He was stopped from speaking any further. The behemoths had stomped his massive foot on Ryuujis chest. The pain was greater than anything he'd ever felt in his life.'
"My my it seems some people don't know their place. You have to realize that you're at our mercy." Spoke the woman this time. "Try not to damage him too much Jarnimol i want to keep this one as a pet." She finished speaking as she licked her lips hungrily.
"As you wish Mistress." Replied the giant behemoth . He reached for ryuuji's head. Ryuuji looked at the massive hand being outstretched towards his face. Time was moving by slowly as he waited for only god knows what would happen next.
'i'm screwed.' Ryuuji thought to himself as he closed his eyes. was this the end for him? Thoughts of his mother Yasuko raced through his mind. 'What about Yasuko? What will happen to her? What if something already happened to her?' He didn't wish for any harm to befall his mother. He had almost forgotten about all his hopes for a different life. Were they never going to happen? Was he going to die the same old Ryuuji? All these realizations and more ran through his head. Without warning, he snapped.
"No!" he shouted at the top of Lungs. His action startled the two strangers. After feeling around the ground, he tossed a stone he found towards the head of the behemoth. It was a long shot. He knew if anything, it would only allow him a few moments to make a run for it. Without a second thought he was up and sprinting for his life.
'I have to get out of here.I have to find Mom! I have to make sure she's safe. Why is this happening?' His thoughts were all over the place. He was fearing the worse.
"What the hell is happening?!" He shouted once again at the top of his lungs. He ran passed building after building and turned street corners every once in awhile. His eyes widened with relief as he spotted his destination. After reaching the door to his small home, he yanked it open and screamed his mothers name while frantically running towards her room. While reaching for the door knob he stopped. He felt a mini heart attack. He was shaking with fear. He forced his thoughts to be positive. 'Shes ok. shes a heavy sleeper. she'll be there. Don't worry! Stop shaking dammit!'
"Yasuko!" He shouted while opening the door. Nobody was there. he felt his entire world had been taken away. He fell to his knees in utter shock. She was gone. The bed looked as if it hadn't been made but this was no time for his compulsive cleaning. What was he going to do now? What was he living for if his mother wasn't there to greet him every morning.
"sorry to interrupt your heart aching moment, but id suggest that you come out." The voice he heard came from outside his home. It was the female enveloped in white. As her voice echoed in his ears his thoughts switched from sorrow to rage. He snapped out of his trance and stood up. He ran to the corner of his room and retrieved the only weapon he owned. With the wooden stick in hand, he prepared to exit his house. He was ready face the people responsible for taking his mother
"A-A-Alone!" Upon hearing the horrible screeching he turned his gaze towards the familiar bird cage which was home to his favorite pet.
"How could i forget about you Inko-chan." He replied sighing as he walked towards the kitchen area. He returned to the bird with a huge bag of bird feed. He poured some of its contents into the bird cage and also placed a cup of water conveniently next to the pile of feed in the cage. It was surprising for him to be so calm during this moment. " I don't know if i'll return to you but just in case." He said after putting the bag of feed on the ground. Sighing heavily he rushed for the door and outside to face his fate. Upon seeing the boy with his stick in hand, the woman couldn't help but chuckle slightly.
" Did you come to fight?"
"I want my mother back, and while you're at it return every single person who lives here." Ryuuji replied as he glared towards her.
"Why should we listen to your demands." said the behemoth of a man as he started walking towards Ryuuji only to be halted by the woman.
"Now now Jarnimol. I think we should commend him. It's not every day a fool attempts to fight a superior threat with only a wooden stick." laughed the woman as she stepped forward. "You're pretty brave kid. Tell you what, i'm gonna give you the honor of knowing my name."
"Is that so." Ryuuji looked down at the ground before bringing his furious gaze back to the face of the woman. " I'm sorry but that information would be useless to me" he replied with his unwavering glare. He was attempting to use his eyes to the fullest on the raven haired woman.
"I see. Well how boring." She smirked at him with a disappointed tone in her voice. " I guess you'll be our prisoner." She replied to him while snapping her fingers. In an instant he was surrounded by more white clad people. There were 30 or so. They were probably foot soldiers, seeing as they had no sash. They held out their swords and pointed them at Ryuuji.
"Aren't we the coward?" Ryuuji Grinned in an attempt to coerce them.
"Hmph. How brave yet foolish of you." She grinned back him. In all actuality, Ryuuji was scared out of his mind. "very well then. Jarnimol take him away. You Men follow me. We're heading to the next area, after all our schedule is busy."That was the last thing she said before leaving. she didn't even turn back. She simply walked away without a care in the world, with her following in check. in a matter of moments, She and her men had left the town. only two people remained, Ryuuji and the one known as Jarnimol. He looked at Ryuuji with a grin on his face and Ryuuji looked back at him with anger written all over his.
"Heh not even worthy of the mistress."
Ryuuji didn't have time to react before he felt himself blacking out. He had been knocked hard in the abdomen. His consciousness was fading. His stick had been released from his hands. After the boy had fallen, his body was slumped over the shoulder of the Giant behemoth.
On top of a building in the distance stood two mystery characters. They had witnessed the whole fiasco. Their red hooded capes concealed their faces. The shortest of the two spoke first.
"Ill handle things here. You follow that annoying woman and try to stop them if you can. We'll meet up at the base once we're done."
"YOSH!" screamed the taller of the two.
"Shhhhh."
"Sorry about that i couldnt help myself. I'm getting all excited!" The taller one said with a wild grin on their face.
"Take care, and don't get beaten." The shorter of the two said. she sighed as she saw the tall behemoth carrying the unconscious Ryuuji over his shoulder. When she turned back her Comrade had disappeared. " Well time go."
