Chapter 4- Second Day: Shomonkai
High above the streets of NYC, a lone figure stood on top of a tall building.
The figure smirked slightly before pushing his golden hair back with a chuckle.
"Time to begin." He said before suddenly disappearing.
Taylor yawned loudly as she sat up for the mat she and everyone else had slept on.
Taylor looked around while rubbing her eyes and stopped when she noticed someone missing.
"Where's Kevin?" She wondered under her breath and slowly got up to leave the room.
Taylor looked around the Record building until she heard the sound of a door opening. She turned towards the front door and saw Kevin walking in with a frown on his face.
He noticed Taylor and nodded for some reason. "You wake up early too, huh?" He asked and Taylor grinned lightly.
"So where did you go?" Taylor asked and Kevin sighed before grimacing.
"I was checking out the area. Apparently the SDF have this city locked pretty tightly," he stated and Taylor raised an eyebrow.
"SDF?"
"Japan's Self-Defense Force." Kevin informed her and Taylor was even more confused.
"But why would they be here? That makes no sense," she said before crossing her arms over her chest.
Kevin nodded in agreement and adjusted the fedora on his head. "That's what I wanted to know. Why would the SDF be here instead of this country's military? I can think of really one good reason." Kevin said and Taylor put her arms down as he continued.
"The SDF are here because they know more about the big picture than any other country. Well, at least that's my guess." Kevin stated and Taylor pursed her lips to think.
"By the way, that reply you sent me last night…" Kevin started to say and Taylor chuckled happily.
"I guess I should thank you in person, but it appears everyone's been doing that lately," he said and Taylor smiled cheerfully until the noise of groans from people waking up reached them.
"So what do we do today?" Howl asked while brushing her hair before placing her hat over it.
"Getting out won't be easy, and there's something I want to check out." Taylor said and everyone looked at her. Before anyone could ask her what she wanted to check out, a loud series of beeps came from, Howl, Chow, and Taylor's COMPs.
"Emails?" Chow wondered before opening his COMP and grimacing.
"Not again…" He muttered and both Rose and Kevin looked over Howl's shoulder to read.
Goooood MoRninG!
Heere is twoday's knews.
1. The Shomonkai will appear in Washington Square Park at 10:00 along with their Maiden.
2. Riots from the lockdown will explode around New York City at 12:00. The riots will be suppressed by the SDF. No deaths and no injuries reported.
3. Demon tamers will terrorize people in Central Park at 14:00. A SDF Officer will silence the tamers. There will be 6 deaths total, all of which demon tamers.
4. A little girl and demon tamer will be attacked and brutally killed by demons in Madison Square Park led by a strange person at 15:00. Victims: Yuki and Tsuki Tsuchiyama
5. Demon tamers will attack innocent people by the Hudson at 17:00. Over 20 causalities will be witnessed, most of which demon tamers. Survivors will claim that a young girl is the cause.
HavE a niCe DaY
"It's here again?" Howl asked and Rose stared in wonder while Kevin raised an eyebrow.
"What is this Laplace Mail thing?" He asked and Howl filled him in on what it was while Taylor and Chow examined the email more.
"The email looks weird, doesn't it?" Taylor asked and Chow nodded.
"Something is definitely weird," he said and Taylor smiled slightly.
"But at least what I wanted to check out is first on the list." Taylor said with a smile as she closed her COMP.
"The Shomonkai?" Kevin asked as they headed down the street while other people walked by. Taylor nodded and then looked around.
"Kit sent me an email last night mentioning them." Taylor said and Chow sighed with his hands in his pockets.
"It's almost 10 now, so where's Washington State Park?" He asked and Kevin pointed up ahead.
"It's not far from here. About a ten minute walk," he said and Howl cheered happily. "Yay, no running!"
When they reached the park, Taylor looked around to see several people wearing orange uniforms talking to people that were sitting around with nowhere to go.
"Look alive, Taylor." Chow muttered while nudging her with his elbow.
Taylor looked over to see one of the uniformed people walk towards them.
"Good morning. I trust you are alright?" She asked while removing her hood to let her orange hair flutter in the morning breeze.
"That voice… You're the one that saved us last night against that snowman!" Taylor said while jabbing her finger towards the girl.
The girl smiled lightly with a small nod. "That is correct. Wendigo had been terrorizing several people, so I took it upon myself to stop him. Unfortunately, he got away yet again," she said with a frown and Chow narrowed his eyes at her.
"So who are you?" He asked and the girl looked over to him.
"I am Mima Kariyara, one of the Shomonkai Maidens. It is fate that this lockdown happened. For if it hadn't there'd be no trouble here." Mima said with a wisp of a smile.
"Shomonkai… What is that?" Howl asked and Mima looked towards her.
"We exist for the betterment of humankind. Have you heard of the tower of Babel?" She asked and Taylor rubbed the back of her neck.
"Isn't that the tower that was destroyed by God and we all started speaking different languages?" She asked and Mima nodded with a solemn look on her face.
"Indeed. That ordeal made us unable to communicate until now. But now that mankind has surpassed His ordeal, He grows angry and sends a new one for us to overcome. If we were to fail, we would forever be unable to communicate and He will rule over us." Mima stated and the five stared at her while listening as she continued.
"We the Shomonkai will bring everyone together through the power of the Internet and defeat this ordeal." She stated and Chow chuckled nonchalantly.
"Power of the Internet? What kind of crack religion is this?" He asked and Mima closed her eyes calmly.
"The Internet is the very thing that has helped us overcome our communication errors. That is why He sends a new ordeal." Mima said and Chow grinned before turning away.
"Yeah, whatever. This is a waste of my time. I'm going to go look around while you guys talk." Chow said, and before anyone said anything Chow was off without another word.
Mima sighed sadly before reopening her violet eyes. "Some do not understand that leaps and bounds we've made as humans," she said and Taylor looked back to Mima.
"So how do you plan on defeating this ordeal?" She asked and Mima smiled to Taylor.
"We shall unite our belief and summon His Majesty to help us. Now if you excuse me, I have other duties to do. Feel free to stay and listen to our teachings."
The group sat in the park while waiting for Chow to come back. "So if this Shomonkai are a cult from Japan, why are they here?" Taylor asked and Howl shrugged quietly.
"Isn't it painfully obvious? They were caught here before they were able to get to Tokyo. Like mice in the maze of life." A narcissist voice stated and Taylor stood up to see someone smiling at them behind them.
"Tokyo must be a real mess by now. I wonder how they are doing?" He wondered with a chuckle before pushing his golden hair back.
'That wording is…!' Taylor thought before narrowing her eyes. "What do you want, weirdo?" She asked and the narcissist chuckled again.
"Looking. I just wanted to see what this city had to offer. Not very promising though," he said with another chuckle before leaving the group.
Chow returned a few minutes later and he noticed the group by the park pond. "Hey, Chow?" What time is it?" Howl asked and Chow looked at his watch silently before answering.
"1:00." Chow lowered his arm and Howl sighed sadly. "Then the riots said to appear around are probably already done. So next is…" Howl trailed off as she tried to remember.
"Central Park. SDF will suppress demon tamers. 6 demon tamers die." Kevin stated from memory and Taylor clenched her fists.
"Then we'd better go to make sure they don't. Besides, this might be a good chance to learn about the SDF." Taylor stated and Kevin nodded in agreement.
"But then one hour later is a murder of two people. It'd be impossible for us to get to Madison Square Garden that quickly." Chow stated and Kevin was quiet as he thought about it.
"We could always split up. You four can go see the SDF part and I'll take care of the murder." Kevin said and Taylor raised an eyebrow.
"Wait! You can't fight alone!" She stated and Kevin took a dark blue COMP out of his pocket.
"I found this where you had smashed that bird demon into the stage last night. That demon was using it apparently before you came. I'll be fine," he said with a serious look on his face.
"Besides, I don't want Rose to be in danger. She's safer with you three than me," he muttered to Taylor and she sighed sadly.
"Fine, but you better be careful." She said and Kevin smirked slightly.
"No problem." He said before taking off and Rose sighed before next to Howl.
"Stupid Kevin." She muttered and Howl grinned widely. "Let's go, Taylor!" She said and Taylor nodded with a smile before the four headed off.
Second Day begins...