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Vermillion
Chapter 2
Fray
By Kazuma20
Arc one: Soulless Knights
Place: Munich, Germany
Time: 8:22 a.m.
The sky was darkened by the thunder clouds the tower bell of the Church of St. Peter rang signifying the beginning of a new hour.
Down on the street a man named Doctor Amadeus Schwartz. He continued to run down the street four more men in black suits ran after him.
He bobbed into another street filled with people. The guy in black suit split up when he lost him in the street filled with people. Dr. Schwartz moved between the people and found an ally. And started to run down a dark ally.
One of the men in black suit with strawberry blonde hair that was in a small ponytail stopped next to the dark ally he turned to it and pulled out a walkie talky.
"Herr Meldars I saw him, but lost sight of him."
"All right Spencer keep looking around. I'll get Lentz and Schneider to report in. Also, according to the Intel from the Dunkel Equcs he has a house on the on the outskirts of the city. It's a family house head there. When I meet up with the other two, we'll meet you there over and out."
Dr. Schwartz was at his family house he had packed one full suit case of cloths and now was packing all his books on the ' Elixir of Life.' He closed his second suit case the hooked, the straps fixed on the suitcase.
He headed out the door and locked it and ran down the cobble stone walkway. He then proceeds to run out the walkway and down the cobble stone street heading for the airport in Munich. He needed to get out of Germany fast and to a safe place. He couldn't head to America, or England any European Country was out of the question too. He thought he'll head for Japan or any other Asian Country.
Spencer stopped in front of a stone house, it was two stories and had nine windows in the front and two screen doors, then two wooden doors. A slanted roofs with a chimney on the right side in the middle were the two sides off the roof meet.
He stood in front of the house. He grabbed the sword that was in his jacket with a belt and sheath and hooks the belt around the waist. It was a broadsword and waited a good ten minutes.
Michael Meldars stopped in front of Uriel Spencer. Spencer saluted Meldars who saluted back, and he had a rapier by his side. Meldars was short he was sometimes mistaken for a woman he had a light shade of red to his hair it was slicked back and had brown eyes.
He was fallowed by Raphael Lentz who was a tall heavy set guy. Which doesn't mean, he was fat, but he just had more muscle mass than the other. He also had long blonde hair in a ponytail accompanied by blue eyes. He had a halberd in his hand and a Sabre by his side.
Gabriel was a little shorter the Lentz. He was of medium built and had short blonde hair accompanied by green eyes. He had a bastard sword by his side and they all had a cross around there neck.
"Herr Spencer. Did the good doctor return to the house?" asked Meldars in a soft but deep voice.
"No, sir. No one has been here since I got here ten minutes ago." he replied in his deep voice.
"Maybe he left without coming home." replied Lentz in a deep gruff voice.
"Maybe he did leave." said Spencer.
"You two remember I'm in charge here. The Fuhrer of the Dunkel Equcs has stated that information on the Elixir of Life is our first priority and Dr. Schwartz has it and we need to obtain it." Exclaimed Meldars.
"Then let's search the house?" asked Lentz.
"Fine, but we must be quick he may have already been here. And in that case he maybe ahead of use. So get started." stated Meldars.
Meldars stood outside the gate. While, the other three walked to the door. They checked to see if it was locked it was and Lentz kicked the door in the middle and it flies open.
They walked in and turned on the lights and it comes on. Illuminating the room for them it was nice on the inside some stairs that lead up. And a chandelier holds in the middle of the room.
"I'll take the upstairs." said Spencer.
"Find we'll split the down stairs between the two of us." replied Schneider in a mild deep voice.
Spencer ran up the stairs to search. Lentz went left and Schneider went right to look around. Meldars walked through the broken door. He waited for them too, finish. He pulled out s pack of cigarettes' pulled one out then stuffed it back in his pocket. Then pulled out a box of matches took a matchstick stuck it on the box he breath his hand up and light it.
He puffed on it a couple of times then motion his hand to stop the fire on the match. Ten minutes later Lentz, Schneider and Spencer were back at the front door.
"Sir I couldn't find anything upstairs." replied Spencer.
"Nothing either where I searched at, sir." stated Schneider.
"Same here nothing."
"Then he must have been here before we got here. Let's head for the airport he maybe there." stated Meldars then pointed to the front door. "Have that fixed I don't want him to know that we know where he lives."
All four ran out the house. Schneider pulled out a cell phone and started dialing a number while they ran to the city. It rang and was picked up after one ring.
"Guten Morgenl!"
"Ja, I need someone at the house of one Dr. Amadeus Schwartz, to fix a door."
"Ja, I'll send someone over."
"Wohl."
"Well, Auf Wiedersehen."
"Auf Wiedersehen." replied Schneider pressing the end button the put it in his pocket.
Dr. Amadeus Schwartz ran to the airport staying on the edge of the city he was almost there. He could see it in the distance and just kept running to it.
'Almost there got to make it there!' he thought.
Ten minutes into the run and three miles he was almost there. He entered and caught his breath after he started to walk to the counter to buy a ticket. He stopped in front of a blonde woman behind the counter.
"Guten Morgenl."
"Hallo."
"How may I help you?" she asked.
"Um . . . what flights do. You have that is leaving in the next thirty minutes?" he asked.
She typed on the computer and a name came up. "We have one leaving for Moscow, Russia. Istanbul, Turkey. New York City, New York. Kyoto, Japan. And Shanghai, China."
"I'll take a ticket to Kyoto, Japan. Gefallen."
"Yes, Sir. Would that be round trip or one way?" she asked.
"I guess round trip."
"Okay. One ticket cash or charge?"
"Cash. He replied pulling out his wallet. "Um . . . how much?"
"Sorry that will be one thousand, two hundred, and thirty-six. Deutsche Marks, sir."
"Okay."
He pulled out some cash and paid for the ticket. She handed him the new ticket. For Kyoto, Japan that leaves at 9:20 a.m.
"The plane leaves from gate eighteen, have a nice flight."
"Danken."
He walked off, and to the security checks. After passing through it he put one suitcase to be put on the plane and carried one with him. Then he headed for Gate 18 and handed the Stewardess his ticket.
"Thank you for fling Air Continentals. And enjoy your flight."
He didn't say anything just nodded his head to her and walked pass he onto the plane. He found his seat and sat down then the plane took off.
Meldars called out, "Hide your weapon we don't want to attract any unwanted suspension."
They answered, "Yes, Sir."
The four ran to the entrance of the airport and hide their weapons from site. The door opened automatically. Meldars waltzed to the attendants he smiled at her.
"Hallo Fraulein. Did a man in a dark blue suit, with glasses came running in her by any chance?" he asked.
"Ja, that was a little more than thirty minutes ago."
"To where?"
"I can't give that information out to anyone."
Meldars smiled and brought his hand up to her face and brushed a strain of her blonde hair out of her face. He felt the soft skin on her face, and he borough his hands down her cheek. His index finger and middle finger touched her cherry-red lips' stick on her top and bottom lips. He smiled again.
"Come on Fraulein you can tell me it will between you and me. Again were, did he go?" he asked seductively.
"He we-went to Tokyo, Japan."
Thank you. Fraulein." he replied kissing her on the lips making her blush.
After he finished kissing her, he walked back too, the other three waiting next to the door. He stopped in front of them. He had her lips stick on his lips.
"So you seduced the attendant to get the information. Sir that was smooth." replied Schneider.
"Yes, but I got the information none the less."
"So, where is he going?" asked Spencer.
"Tokyo, Japan. We'll have to buy four tickets. We need to go pack our bags before we go. Now lets go we will meet back over here."
"Yes, sir." they replied.
They all left the airport and headed back to Munich. Too, they're own individual apartments to pack their bags. Which included cloths and weapons.
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Time: 5:20 p.m.
Ranma and Seishiro were standing across from each other. Sweating a little and breathing a little shallow smiling at each other.
"Now I know why you're the captain, Saito."
"But you were able to adapt to moves after seeing them two times. That's fascinating."
"Yes. I'm thirsty how about you?"
"Yeah. Let's go gets some water. Besides you in the Kendo Club anyway." replied Seishiro.
Ranma stood straight up as did Seishiro. They put their bokken's down on the ground. They head for the water fountain where they had paper cups. Ranma grabbed on and filled it with water and chugged it down and sighed at how good it tasted.
Seishiro after filling his cup with water chugged it down. He then refilled it and dumped the water over his head.
They walked out Seishiro face wet and a new guy stood in the middle looking around he had short black hair that was straight. He turned to Ranma and Seishiro.
"Hello is any one of you the Kendo Club Captain?" he asked.
Yes, I'm the captain." stated Seishiro who then pointed to Ranma. "And this is the co-Captain."
"I'm Yuto Myojin. I would like to join the club." he replied.
"Sure just last ten minutes in a mock fight with Ranma." replied Seishiro.
"All right but I must say I'm good." he stated.
Ranma handed him a bokken. Yuto took it from Ranma. They got into stances. Ranma took the incentive and ran at him and struck. Yuto just barely brought the bokken up not expecting such a fast strike to block it.
Yuto tried too, struck which Ranma ducked under it and almost hit Yuto who pulled his head back a little, as the tip of the bokken past too, close to his nose.
This mock fight went on for another seven minutes. That was until Seishiro called for a stop to the fight.
"You lasted ten minutes in a fight with Ranma. Then let me welcome you to our wonderful Kendo Club. Congratulation!" exclaimed Seishiro.
"Yea, congratulation's Yuto you did well." replied Ranma patting him on the back. "Only a few people have lasted longer then this."
"Thank you guys. Also, thanks for welcoming me into the club." said Yuto.
"Besides were the only three members if this club." stated Seishiro.
"Really? Wow!" replied Yuto who started to laugh and was soon joined by the other two.
Place: Osaka Bay, Japan
Time: 4:35 p.m.
Dr. Amadeus Schwartz stepped out the plane. He walked through the terminal and showed his passport to Customs and it was stamped. He walked to Baggage Clams and picked up his other suitcase.
He grabbed it and walked out to the exit of Kansai International Airport. And took a train out it was a fifteen minute train ride from the airport to Osaka.
He got off and looked at the train map to see what trains leaded to Kyoto. He had heard of a group called the Oniwabanshu. That they were a group of very good fighters and they were very good at what they do.
He would see if he could hire them as bodyguards to protect him from the Dunkel Equcs. He had enough money to hire them or anyone.
Place: Kyoto, Japan
Time: 8:00 p.m.
He arrived in Kyoto and got off the train that came from Osaka. He was tired a little and thought it would be best to find a hotel for the night and get some sleep.
He found a hotel called Miyako Hotel. It was a well established hotel with a first class reputation. It was located in Sanjo-Keage, in Higashiyama-Ku.
He entered the hotel lobby and walked to the desk and stopped by the reception's desk. She looked and smiled at him.
"How can I help you?" she asked.
"Yes, I would like to check in." stated Dr. Schwartz.
"All right how long is your stay?"
"Um . . . maybe for two days."
"Okay, Name?"
"Amadeus Schwartz."
"Okay." she replied typing away at the computer. "A two day stay. Would you like a Japanese or Western Style Room."
"Western Style room."
"All right. Well that be cash or credit?"
"Cash."
"Okay. Your total is 60,000 yens."
"Okay." he replied pulling out some money and handed it to her. She then handed him a key card.
She pushed a paper in front of him with an ink pen. "Thank you. Also, I need you to sign this."
"Sure." he replied taking the ink pen and signed his name on the paper.
"All right your room number is 614. Sorry I didn't tell you before."
Thank you and it's okay. But do you know of any good restaurant in the area?" he asked.
"Yes one called Ashiya Steak House. It's a friendly place when I ate there. It's in a charming traditional house. It also serves excellent Kobe Beef."
"Thank you."
He headed to a bank elevator. He pressed the up button waited patently for the elevator doors to open.
They opened up and he walked in. He pressed the button for the six floor. The door closed and the elevator jerked upwards to the six floor.
The elevator hummed a little till it stopped. With a ding the elevator door opened up and Dr. Schwartz stepped out and onto the six floor.
He walked down the corridor, till Dr. Schwartz reached Room 614. He still had the key card in his hand and put the key card in the slot and the light turned from red to green. It unlocked with a click. He turned the handle and walked in.
He put the key card in his top suit pocket. He put his two suit cases next too, the bed. He then shoved one under the bed and left the other were it laid.
Dr. Amadeus Schwartz left his room and used the elevator again. Once on the ground floor in the Lobby. Dr. Schwartz asked the desk clerk where it was and she gave him the directions then he left the hotel. He made his way too, were the desk clerks told him where they had good food.
He walked down the street and headed for Ashiya Steak House. He got there and saw it was a nice restaurant it was an one story building. It had a lot of windows on top above the door was 'Ashiya Steak House' in Japanese.
'I hope it has some good food like the lady said.' he thought.
He opened the door to the restaurant and walked in.
To Be Continued . . . In Vermillion: Chapter 3.
Authors note: I got this chapter out faster then my other stories. When it his you it hits you that inspiration I mean. Also, Im setting up the main point of the arc.Well read and review. Kazuma 20 singing out.