At the syndicate lair, Kenmare and Mandara were finally joined up together standing by each other.
Jin appeared, kneeing down, "Master Mandara, it is reported that the mystic and his companies attacked the temple."
"So it seems," Mandara said.
"But, regrettably to say, we have lost Flare," Jin said.
"That does not matter, Flare had agreed to this, he is the one who wanted to fight the new ninja mystic, we have no further use for him, now be gone," Mandara commanded.
"As you wish Master," Jin disappeared.
"I have to admit Kenmare, you plan worked out perfectly", Mandara said.
"Off course, your trust in me will always be the same, as well as my loyalty," Kenmare was drinking more red wine.
"But what do you plan to do with that girl, she is not powerful in any way," Mandara asked.
"Perhaps not, but I have one of my subordinates with her in the torture chamber, I figure if I can't mess with his fighting style, I'd mess with his head instead," Kenmare said drinking the rest of his drink.
"You always were cunning Kenmare, but none the less don't underestimate the power of the mystic, or you will die," Mandara said.
Yuna was tied up in the torture chamber in a lab, "What going on, where am I?"
Tagi appeared in the room, "Seize this senseless struggling, your magic cannot break though those binds."
"Mr. Tagi, your one of them," Yuna was shocked to see him.
"That's right, I worked as one Kenmare's henchmen's, this is the place I have been getting power from, after all the more valuables we have, the more our organizations power increase, that Kazetubaki girl may have got the drop on me,
but I had ways of getting back at her, now how about telling me where Miss. Kazetubaki and her other friends is."
"No, I won't, I'm not going to reveal anything on them, my lips are sealed," Yuna said turning her head.
"You don't have a choice my dear, and this idem will convince you," Tagi press a button, then a lighting claw came from upward.
"No, No, stop it," then the power went out!
"Damn it, what just happen," Tagi shouted.
"Uh, someone must have cut the power sir, after all this torture chamber is years old," said one of the men.
"Forget the details, just switch to backup power, at once," Tagi shouted.
Outside the lair Karen had cut the wires from the power box, "Ha, scam bags."
Kazumi came from an ally way, then notice Karen, "Good grief, hey Sayumi," as she touched her shoulder, Karen reacted flipping Kazumi over.
"Where are you," Karen said as she had Kazumi pinned to the ground?
"Well, you certainly are not Sayumi," Kazumi was surprised.
"No, I'm her twin sister Karen Morisaki," she said as she rose up.
"Funny, Sayumi never mention anything about you," Kazumi sat up.
Karen signed, "That is just like sister, not very outspoken for anyone."
"Yep, she is like that every time."
"I see I heard you and my sister were buddies in junior high school, anyway sorry for the third degree," Karen helped her up.
Kazumi thought, "Man, she is even rougher then Sayumi, I wonder if stubbornness runs in family."
"Hey we should go, it's not safe around here," Karen walked on.
"Okay, but why," Kazumi notice some thugs in the corners. "Good point."
"Why are you wondering around here, don't say you're trying to find sister?"
"Yeah, I guess I was, or maybe it was Shikmori, I'm not sure anymore, Kazumi was zoned out.
Kazuki was on the phone with Sera, back at the house, "I see so Mandara was now really there."
"Yeah, it seems like he planned out our every move from the start, I fought a fake Mandara which was that other mystic I defeated and Yuna was kidnapped again but the way how is it going closing those portals, I mean can you handle it."
"Don't worry about Kazuki, I never anticipated this, I apologize for your friends capture, but for the time being, Lira will work on, finding her until then I want you on standby you are not to engage in enemy territory until I give the orders."
Kazuki signed, "Yes Sera sensei."
"So how did it go," Nezu asked?
"We are on standby for the time being, Lira, going to do everything she can to find Yuna, by the way Morisaki what happen to you back there," Kazuki said as he sat on the couch.
"I was working on my, training when discovered a weird portal came out of nowhere, and then some thugs surrounded me and caught me off guard from behind before you know it I was trapped in that portal," Sayumi explained eating ramen.
"It was definitely the work of the Red Viper,"
Sayumi was confused, "Red Viper?"
"Yeah, there a crime organization ruled by violence and power in time they became a powerful organization that the police were powerless against them."
"I see, did they team up with Mandara," Morisaki was fascinated.
"I'm afraid so, and now things have thrown into chaos since that riot as well as Mandara return so far even Sera efforts were useless but she is doing what she can to seal the portal that commands summon beast, I only hope she is not in any danger."
"Shikmori, I asked you about it, because one of my relatives was capture by them, I haven't seen her ever since childhood, one of my relatives at the head family kept on telling me that she ran away, but I don't believe it one bit. "
"I bet you must be worried?"
"Hum"
Later on that day Lira was investigating a cargo ship filled with Red Viper thugs working on it, loading up the boxes one by one, "I wonder what those crates are filled with."
"Let's go will you, the boss wants each and one of these in one piece or else, he might take it out of our pay or our limbs," one thug said ordering the others holding a clipboard.
"Hold it right there scumbags, by order of the Magic brigade you are all under arrest," Lira pointed a gun to all of them.
"Yeah lady we are on step ahead of you," all of them knifes at her.
"Oh yeah," Lira then activated a magic spell, that sent the thugs flying into the lake.
"Damn you," one shouted as he was falling.
"No, I'm the one who's always one step ahead," Lira then checked out the cargo ship and the crates. The crates were filled a huge stockpile of weapons, she then reported in with her superiors. "Hello sir, I found something, the Red Viper were smuggling weapons around the cargo ship in Shinjuku bay however neither of them have no serial number they most have used some kind of led to cover it up, I'm sending you a sample right away."
"Good, we will analyze as soon as we can't till then continue investigating," her boss ordered.
"Yes, sir," she used magic to teleport a weapon to the magic brigade headquarters.
A call came from Sera, "Lira, are you there?"
She answered, "Yeah what is it?"
"The attack on Mandara temple had failed and a companion of Kazuki was kidnapped from them, so I need you to track down Yuna Miyama and give me the coordinates after words," Sera said.
"I will do what I can to find her, don't worry about it."
"Good contact you later," Sera said and hung up.
At the Kazetubaki office, it was busy then Tagi and the gang arrived.
"What is the meaning of this, who are you," one of the members question him.
"The new owner of the Kazetubaki Company, now unless you want to suffer a large amount of pain, I suggest you surrender to the Red Viper right away," Tagi demanded.
"We are now surrendering to the likes of you," one of them started to attack with magic.
Tagi snapped his fingers, "Naive fools," Tagi used chaos magic to neutralize their power making them powerless.
One was pinned down suffering the chaos magic effects, "What's going on?"
Tagi got put out his cigarette, "Now then now that's taken care of, tie them up all up and lock them in the basement."
"You will never get away with this Tagi."
Oh, tsk, tsk, coming from someone who is already captured, but anyway we will see you about that, the Kazetubaki fortune is mine," Tagi said then laughed.
"In local news the gang known as the Red Viper has taken over the Kazetubaki Corporation and now had seized control over it by using some kind of illegal magic making the workers powerless to stop them," as the other were watching the news.
Nezu turned it off, "Can you guess who wants the Kazetubaki fortune so bad?"
"It's none other than Tagi, never thought he would go this far," Kazuki said.
"Went from con man to a gang man, how ironic is that, Kuriko," Nezu looked back?
"Aren't you worried about getting what he wants," Kazuki asked.
"It doesn't matter even with all his strength he will not break into the Kazetubaki vault, it only opens by our finger print and voice scan," she said sounded determined.
"It would seem like you had this coming did you not," Rin asked.
Kuriko winked, "Only in situation like this."
"Either way I hope Yuna is okay," Kazuki said thinking to himself worried about Yuna.
Yuna was locked up in a cell tied up, "Kazuki please help me I'm scared, Kazuki please save me."
Tagi was sitting at the Kazetubaki main office, "Ah, this is the life."
Kenmare called from the intercom, "Tagi, how goes the take over?"
"Pretty well boss, thanks to your men and power."
"Good, glad to see your enjoying it, but sooner or later it will be short lasted," Kenmare warned him.
"I know sir, that is way I have something prepared in mine," Tagi said with a smirk on his face.
"Well now so do I, come on out now," Kenmare ordered then a clone Yuna appeared with a dark personally.
"What is your order boss," she said licking her lips.
"Destroy the new mystic ninja so he will not get in our way," Kenmare said looking down at the city.
"It will be my pleasure to turn Shikmori into ash," she said holding a red magic ball.
Next chapter coming up soon, the story is almost done just three more chapter.