Chapter 14
"It's the thief!" A Shinra guard said, pointing at the woman. "Capture her now." A group of guards converged on her, surrounding her. They all charged at once, she fought back, lashing out at her attackers. After dispatching two of them with her hands, she reached beneath her robes and pulled out a baton. She slammed it against the head of another guard, but there were two many of them. They managed to over power her, forcing her to her knees. A man dressed in a suit walked up to them, stand in front of the girl.
"You're wanted dead or alive, thief." He said, grinning. He reached out his hand, brushing her long dark hair out of her face. "it's a shame, such beauty wasted." He drew a pistol from inside his coat, aiming it at the woman.
"Boss, look out!" one of the guards cried. The suited man turned just as the flying sword flew past where his head had been moments earlier. He stared at the charging man, horrified. Shadow lept at them, flying the remaining twenty feet at them. The huge crowd were still scattering near them, the scene went unnoticed. The guards let the woman go and began to run, as the suited man lifted his pistol to shoot Shadow. Shadow grabbed the barrel as the gun went off. The bullet hit him just above the left eye, bouncing off, leaving Shadow unharmed. Shadow glared at the suited man, who look terrified. Shadow tore the gun out of the man's hand, and threw it to the side. He grabbed the man by the throat and lifted him into the air, strangling him. Shadow began slowly squeezing the life out of him, when the guards returned, this time with back up. The machine guns opened fire, causing Shadow to drop the man. He shied away from the bullets, each one stinging, but not actually doing any damage. Shadow rushed the troop of guards. They turned to run, but Shadow tackled one to the ground. Flipping him over onto his back, Shadow lifted his arms above his head, and hammer them down on the guards chest. He savagely beat the guards chest in, causing him to spit up blood, before finally ceasing to move. He stood up, turning back around. He saw the suited man, he was holding the woman as a shield. Shadow stared at the man, locking eyes with him.
"What are you going to do now?" the man asked him.
The woman kicked back, landing a kick in between the man's legs. The man let go, letting the woman fall to the side. Before the man could recover, Shadow was in front of him, he landed a back hand across the man's face, causing him to fly several feet back. Shadow walked over to his sword, pulling it from where it had impaled into the ground. He walked over to the man, as he was climbing to his feet slowly. Shadow place a hand on his shoulder, pushing him back to the ground. He placed the tip of his sword at the man's throat.
"Wait a minute." The man said groggily. "You're that Tsviet."
Shadow sank the blade into the man's throat, causing blood to spray from the wound, squeezing past the blade. He withdrew the sword, wiping it on his coat and sheathed it. The woman was standing next to him. He could tell that she was obviously younger than he was. Probably about Aerith's age.
"Thanks for the help." she said. Shadow ignored her, walking away. She followed him. "My name is Tashia." She continued, acting as if she hadn't noticed him ignore her. Shadow stopped, and turned towards her.
"Listen Tashia, I really don't need someone following me."
"Really, good, cause I was actually going to ask you to come with me. Me and my partner are camped out a few miles away, you look like you could use some company."
Shadow stared at her for a moment. He didn't know why, but he decided to go with her.
"Fine."
"So, what's your name?" She asked.
"..."
"Not much of a talker are you?" she said as they started walking.
"It's Shadow, my name is Shadow."