It was early hours in the morning. Aoi was awoken to someone knocking on her front door. She looked at her phone and saw it was 3 am.
"Who is knocking on my door at this time in the morning?" Aoi groaned. "I bet it's Kirigiri. Yeah, it's got to be her. She is doing it to annoy me."
She got up and went to her door then she froze. "What if it's the Nephilim?" She ran back into her room and looked at the Nephilim tracker and noticed it wasn't going off. "It's not the Nephilim."
Aoi headed back to the door and slowly opened it. She saw Byakuya on the other saw.
"Togami why are you here at this time in the morning?" She asked.
"Hina, I've been raided. The Nephilim has found out where I live and has stolen my weapons!"
Aoi's eyes shot wide open. "Are you ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine," Byakuya nodded. "I want you to get dressed straight away and come with me. You are not safe. I've got Ikusaba outside waiting for us."
"Where are we going?" Aoi asked.
"Somewhere that I've never mentioned before. We need to regroup, we will pick up Kirigiri last."
"But…" Aoi said.
"No, buts!" Byakuya said firmly. "Hurry up and get dressed."
Aoi ran to the bathroom to get washed. Byakuya folded his arms as he waited for her. Aoi then ran into her bedroom and put on some clothes. A t-shirt, trackies, hoodie and her slip-on shoes. Lastly, she grabbed her phone.
She made her way to the front door. "I'm ready."
"Good let's head," Byakuya replied.
The pair left the apartment and headed downstairs and left the building to see a car waiting for them. The couple got in, and it drove away.
Aoi then noticed something weird. She saw Byakuya was wearing gloves.
"Hina," Mukuro said as she drove. "I know you and Kirigiri have beef with each other. But could you two work together at least for now?"
"I agree," Byakuya said calmly. "Could you do it for me?"
Aoi bit her lip and sighed. "Fine, just this one time. But can I ask you something, Togami?"
"Go on?"
"Why are you wearing gloves?"
Byakuya began to chuckle, and he put his gloved hand into his pocket. "Well, I happen to a Nephilim Hina."
Aoi froze in disbelief. "No!"
Byakuya pulled a cloth out of his pocket and placed it over Aoi's mouth. "Good night Aoi Asahina."
Aoi tried to push Byakuya's hand away from her mouth. But he was too strong, and she fell unconscious.
"Good riddance," Dumah said as he shaped back into his normal form. "It's weird to see chloroform work in real life." He went into Aoi's pockets and found her phone. He turned it off to save the battery. "Ikusaba how are you holding up?"
"Sick, I will be better once this shit is over with!" Mukuro said as she continued to drive.
"It will be," Dumah replied. "Soon, I promise."
Hours later
Ariel was in her office, typing away on her computer. Byakuya hadn't allowed her to go out and forced the detective to do tons of paperwork. Which she grew bored of doing and wanted the paperwork to magically vanish.
However, much to her enjoy, her day was nearly done. "Five more minutes," she muttered as she saw the time was 16:55 on her computer screen. "Then, I can go home." Then she saw Byakuya walking to her office.
"Have you done all of today's paperwork?" He asked.
"Yes," she replied, bored, still looking at the computer. "I find it pointless that you're giving me all the paperwork. When I could be doing more important things."
"Well if you didn't break Hina's arm then you wouldn't be in this position."
"She was asking for it!" Ariel said, turning her head to look at him. "I hope you give her tons of paperwork to do!"
"Don't worry, she will be getting a slap on the wrist as well. She tried to look at your personal files to find dirt on you. This won't go unpunished."
"Good," Ariel replied as she turned her head back to the computer. She began to save all her work then she turned off the computer and give her arms a good old stretch.
"Is that you finished?" Byakuya asked.
"For today yes," Ariel replied. "I can't wait to go home, so I can have some dinner and have a long bath."
Byakuya began to grin. "Maybe I should order you to stay here until the paperwork is done."
"I'm walking out of here in two minutes regardless of what your orders are," Ariel said bluntly. "You will not stop me."
Byakuya rolled his eyes. "I was joking."
"It didn't feel like a joke to me," Ariel said, annoyed. She stood up and put on her blazer and grabbed her handbag.
"Would you like a lift home?" Byakuya asked. "That's me finished as well."
"I'll pass," Ariel said. "It's a nice evening. I rather walk home, thanks. See you tomorrow." She walked passed Byakuya and left her office.
"Honestly," Byakuya muttered angerly. "The times I try and be kind. It gets thrown back in my face. See if that woman wasn't so good at her job. I would have sacked her months ago for her attitude."
He shook his head and headed for his office to ensure it was tidy. Then he left the station and got into his car and went headed for home.
10 minutes later
Byakuya arrived at his house. The house was outside the city. It was built hundreds of years ago by his ancestors. Whoever lived in the house was the current Nephilim hunter. The house itself was large, but it was too small to be considered a mansion. His house was surrounded by medium height walls to ensure he had some privacy and filled the place with CCTV cameras.
It was the only house around the area as Byakuya owned the land surrounding the home to ensure nobody built anything around his house. The house was perfect because it was out of the city and the Nephilim wouldn't think he lived outside the city.
Byakuya parked his car outside the front door. He got out of the car and headed inside the house. He picked up the mail that was lying on the ground and headed into the kitchen.
But he froze with horror as he saw one of the kitchen windows smashed. "Shit!" He gasped.
He ran to his own CCTV room and checked today's footage. His worst fears were confirmed when he saw himself breaking the window and climbed in.
"It's the Nephilim!" Byakuya said, shocked. "But how? How did this filth learn my house address?"
He watched the Nephilim travel around his house until the Nephilim found his prize. The room where Byakuya kept all his Nephilim related stuff which was upstairs.
However much to Byakuya's surprise. He watched the Nephilim only take the weapons he had stored. Then he saw the Nephilim grab a piece of paper and a pen and began to write a note.
Byakuya left the CCTV room and rushed upstairs and headed into the room and picked up the note.
Hello Byakuya Togami. It's your 'best' friend the Nephilim here. Just to say that I have only played the critical move to winning this little game. However, I have much more surprises in store for you.
How about we get your girlfriend Aoi Asahina involved as well as your best detective, the infamous Detective Kyoko Kirigiri. It will be so good to see your face when you see your girlfriend in pain. As for Kirigiri? Well, she will get what is coming to her. Her bloated ego will be the end of her.
When the time is right, I will contact you, but as you know this is our battle if you get the police involved then…well, I guess you know what is going to happen. Until then good day Togami.
Nephilim.
PS.
Oh, I forgot to say. I do have your girlfriend captured already.
Byakuya dropped the note in horror and despair. He began to shake in fear. "How can I be so careless!"
In a pointless attempt, he pulled out of his phone and began to phone Aoi. But as expected, he got no response as her phone was turned off.
"What do I do?" Byakuya said quickly as he began to slam his hand on the desk.
Ariel's apartment
Ariel had just arrived in her apartment building. She walked upstairs to her floor and was surprised to see Dumah leaning against her door.
"What are you doing here?" Ariel asked.
"To begin end game of course," Dumah grinned. "Is Togami still at the station?"
"No, he went home at the same time as I did."
"As he phoned you yet?" Dumah asked.
"No, he hasn't…" Ariel replied. "What have you done?"
"Let's head inside," Dumah said.
The pair went inside the apartment then Ariel's phone began to ring.
Ariel took the phone out of her pocket and noticed it was Byakuya that was calling.
"Is it him?" Dumah asked.
"Yes," she replied. Then she answered the call. "Togami what do you what?"
"Kirigiri… I need your help…please!" Byakuya said in a panic tone.
"What's wrong?" Ariel asked as she looked at Dumah.
"The Nephilim has found where I live and he has taken all but one of my weapons! He has also kidnapped Hina, and he is coming for you!" Byakuya said quickly.
"What?!" Ariel said, honestly shocked.
"Kirigiri please I'm begging you. Please, I need your help. I've fucked up!"
"Calm down!" Ariel said firmly. "Right, first I need to know how do you know that Hina has been kidnapped and this Nephilim is coming for me?"
"The Nephilim left me a note telling me as such. The creature has told me that it will be in touch with me soon."
"Right I see," Ariel said as she kept her eyes on Dumah. Then she watched him knock on the door.
"Kirigiri don't answer that door!" Byakuya said firmly as he heard the knocking on his side. "It's the Nephilim."
"Yeah so? I can take it on. Don't worry I will defeat the Nephilim and I will find out where Hina is."
"KIRIGIRI DON'T!" Byakuya screamed down the phone. "The Nephilim said in the note that your ego will be the end of you!"
"Oh, is that so?" Ariel said, looking at Dumah. Then he chapped on the door again. "Hang on Togami. I'm going to answer this."
"DON'T YOU STUPID WOMAN!"
Dumah opened the door. "Don't move Kirigiri!" He said darkly and also in a different voice. "Or I will shoot… Give me the phone!" Ariel handed Dumah the phone, and he placed to his ear. "So we finally get to talk Togami."
Ariel folded arm watching on.
"Scum!" Byakuya said fuming. "Where is Hina?!"
"I suggest you watch your tone! Or Hina will die! Now, until then, like I said in the note. I will contact you. Phone this number again, and I will slaughter everyone." Dumah ended the call.
"Care you explain what the hell you are doing?" Ariel said, annoyed. "How on Earth did you get Togami's house address."
"My father gave me the address a few days ago. So I decided to kick start the plan without you. So when Togami phoned you. You would sound genuinely shocked," Dumah replied, using his normal voice.
"Uncle did…" Ariel said stunned. "Togami still has a weapon. It seems you didn't clear his house of weapons completely."
"Does it matter at this point?" Dumah replied. "We have 99% of them."
I guess you have a point," Ariel sighed. "So, this is it then. We are finally at the end game."
"Yes, the plan we have talked about is now in play. Let's finish this Ariel once and for all!" Dumah said, clenching his fist.
Thank you for reading.
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