Day Two- Fusion of Souls

Day Two- Fusion of Souls

At the Police Office, it was a little uneasy with Raziel around. Daniel was a little suspicious, Captain Baker had his eyes on him incase he did anything wrong, Nix and Warner were always taking about the Spectral Beast, Cathy was polite and Aya was close to him… but not 'THAT' close.

"Raziel…" Aya spoke to him as she stood looking out a window. "… Why are looking for Kain?" She stepped back a little incase Raziel got violent, but he didn't. He let out a depressed sigh and replied to Aya-

"There are something humans shouldn't know, but I'll tell you someday." He didn't even move his eyes to see Aya looking at him. She just shrugged her shoulders and said as she left the room, quietly shutting to door-

"Whatever floats your boat. If you ever need to talk to someone, I'm here, and so is Daniel. He may be stubborn, but he's a nice guy really." With that, Aya left the room, and Raziel hung his head. How could he let Kain evade him in the sewers? It just hurt him. He HAD to find Kain… but… what about Eve? Where would she figure into the equasion?

"Kain… Eve…" He repeated in his mind, and then, it hit him. He didn't dare tell Aya when she came back, but he KNEW, he wasn't a stupid creature, he just KNEW right then and there where Eve fit into his search, but there was no time to think, a knock was on the door.

"*sigh* Come IN." Raziel snapped. In walked the burly Daniel, and he said to Raziel-

"Yo vampire-thingie, Baker needs to see you with Aya. He has a few questions he'd like to ask you."

"Fine. I shall be there in a minute." With that, Raziel followed Daniel to Baker's office, where Aya stood in the doorway to the main office just outside of the Captain's room. She looked at Raziel and commented to him-

"I'll be by your side okay?"

"Thanks Miss Aya."

With that, the duo (Daniel in tow) walked into the office where Baker awaited.

Kain leaned against a marble wall, looking at Eve, who was staring out a window at the bustling city below, some heading to movies, or friend's houses. She turned around and saw Kain looking her inquisitively, and then, as if she was reading his mind, she stated plainly-

"I know what you're thinking. You wish to go out and find this Raziel and eradicate him, yes?"

"Humph, that's a good guess, but far from it." He smugly replied, walking over to the parasite, and leaning on the window beside her. He sighed deeply and told her something that was on his mind for the past night or so.

"Lady Eve," He started. "Do you think it's rather humorous, how we're up here in this stuff 70-some building, when we should be out there?" He looked down at her and she looked up calmly stating-

"All will occur tonight… I have some business at Central Park…"

"Oh? Mind if I join?"

Eve looked at Kain and grinned.

"Of course."

All was tense at the police station. Captain Baker was looking stern, his eyes fixated on Raziel. He then glared at Aya then Daniel. He stood up, and coughed a little, clearing his throat, then started to speak-

"Okay everyone, we're about to have a press conference in a few minutes with the media over the incident at Carnegie Hall. Aya, don't answer any questions, I'll answer for you, and Mister Raziel… I BEG you not to go in during the time of the conference. God forbid they blame YOU for the crime. Everyone got that? Good. See you all in about… 10 minutes."

Aya, Daniel, Nix and Warner nodded their heads, but Raziel was obviously displeased. Why must these humans shun him from an event in which he partially witnessed? He let out a big groan in disgust and left Baker's office and slammed the door. Baker looked at Aya and asked her-

"Are you sure it was wise for you to pick him up?"

"Trust me, he's vital to this…" Aya left the office to pursue Raziel. She looked in the locker room, nothing. The kennel, nothing and the Weapons Dept., nothing. She had given up, until she saw him in the same room he was in earlier, still looking out the window. She sighed relief and spoke up-

"THERE you are. I was wondering where you went Raz."

"Humph, I'd rather be alone for a while if you don't mind." He snapped back. Aya sighed and walked over, leaning on the doorframe. She looked at him and asked politely, hoping not to strike a nerve-

"Why are you always staring out the window? I just don't get it."

Raziel turned around and shot her a look that meant he was angry. He just placed a hand on his hip and brushed a strand of hair out of his face before answering Aya's question.

"There are somethings you must not know the answer to. Someday I'll tell you." He replied, turning back around to look out the window. Aya went up to the window and looked out, noticing where he was looking at.

"Why are you staring at the Chrysler Building? I mean… it's closed for the Holidays…"

"So? Can't you just leave me be?" Raziel said to Aya. She back away and was about to leave when a little African American boy came running up to Raziel and Aya, of course, the boy saw Raziel, and tugged on his wings.

"Hey! Mister! You look really cool. Where did you get that sword?"

Raziel swiftly turned around and looked down at the boy, and said back, hoping not to scare the little boy-

"Nothing of great importance to you."

"Ahhh okay… but you ARE cool looking."

A few minutes later, Daniel came into the room and saw Ben gushing over Raziel. He sighed and walked up to the little boy, who was also holding a few tickets to an event later that evening. He walked over to the child and said to him-

"Ben! What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to give you these." Ben held up two tickets. Raziel saw Daniel sigh and he heard him say to Ben-

"I'm sorry Ben... I've got work to do and…"

"FINE!" Ben stomped his foot and abruptly left. Daniel sighed and turned to Raziel and Aya. He told Aya that the conference was about to start, and that she should be there quickly. She left, and nodded her head to Raziel. He sighed and went back to looking out the window.

"Where could you be Kain?" He though deeply… his gaze not breaking from the Chrysler Building.

Central Park was vacant that day. Was it the thin ice? Was it the Closed Zoo? Or was it the fact that people were waiting to get to the concert that Melissa Pearce was supposed to be at with others? Perhaps… but that didn't stop Kain and Eve from going in.

"Tonight…" Eve started, looking at the empty rows of seats. "… Shall be a night to remember."

"Oh? What makes you think THAT?"

"You shall see Kain… You SHALL see."

Kain folded his hands across his chest and he just huffed away, thinking about Eve's mysterious persona. He had NEVER encountered a woman like her before, but yet… she had a certain something that he had been missing for all those millennia…

"Hmmm… for a wench like herself… and aside from those looks of hers… she is almost anything I want in a woman, but I mustn't be thinking about those types of ideals right now… I have to find Raziel and get rid of him sooner or later…"

He turned around and looked at Eve, and then sharply jolted his head away.

"Perhaps… Perhaps…"

Eve saw him and floated over, her long, clawed hand reach out and lightly tapping him on the shoulder. She let out a sly smile and spoke up, her deep female voice echoing through the empty amphitheater-

"Hmmm… what is on your mind non-human one?"

"Oh please."

"Well, be thankful I've spared you from my powers… otherwise, you would be crawling on the ground, burning to death."

"You wouldn't know the feeling of death Eve, for I have known it very, very well." Kain hissed, feeling Eve's long, slender fingers slowly go over his right shoulder, a small giggle escaping from her lips. He stepped forward and turned around to face her.

"What do you think you were doing?"

"Hah hah hah… of non-human one… you don't foresee my plans…"

Back at the Police Center, Raziel was overhearing a conversation in Baker's office, and he seemed to be pretty steamed at Aya for something, something that Raziel hadn't heard before. He slinked around to the shut window and pressed his ear to the glass.

"… Aya… why did you say that?"

"Because it is true… my mitochondria is a mutation…"

"Still… you might have incited panic in the media and citizens!"

Raziel was curious. What did Aya mean by a mutation? Hmmm… he pressed his ear harder to the glass, in hopes to see if anyone mentioned something about Kain, hoping that he could get a lead and find him. Well, his wish… sort of came true.

"Hey… someone earlier today saw a strange looking creature thingie that looked like a snake, an it looked very freakish with a touch of vampirism."

"What are you saying Warner?"

"Aya… maybe someone else is in on this with Eve…"

"Hold up everyone... Hello? Yes? I see…"

A few minutes later, Raziel's realization hit him- this Eve lady… was in league with Kain… seeing what she can do, coupled with this madness can only spell trouble for the mortals, the though, looking determined, yet a little worried. A few minutes later, Daniel and Aya appeared, and the blonde sighed.

"Raziel… if you wanted to come in, you should have asked. Anyways, we're going to see someone who might have info on Eve. Wanna come along?"

"I suppose… maybe where you find Eve, I'll find Kain."

Daniel rolled his eyes.

"You're determined to find this Kain right? Well good luck."

Raziel shot the burly man a look, and they walked off for the Police Car, and headed to the Natural History Museum. On the drive there, Aya and Daniel had some questions for the Reaver of Souls, mostly about himself… of course, there careful not to make him angry…

"Raziel," Aya started, turning around in her seat to face him. "Why are you searching for this Kain person?"

Raziel said nothing for a few moments sand replied back to Aya in a serious tone-

"I told you earlier that there are somethings you shouldn't know the answer to. I will tell you about that when the time calls for it. Until then, worry about your search for this Eve…"

Daniel rolled his eyes and whispered to Aya something about 'this Raziel freak is a freak weirdo'. He was pretty angry, but dare not do anything, for he didn't want to cause a ruckus and get on the human's bad sides. He kept quiet, until Aya asked another question.

"Raz, what is under that cowl of yours?"

The car fell silent. Raziel was embarrassed at the question, as shown by the light shade of pink appearing on his face. Daniel held in some snickering, and then Raziel took off his cowl, letting it slip down onto his shoulders, exposing the jawless maw where he sucked in souls. Daniel's laughter turned to fear, and he almost slammed the brakes, and Aya said nothing, looking at it.

"There. That is what's under my cowl." He put it back on, and Aya just nodded and replied back, in a daydreamish voice-

"It looks… nice surprisingly…"

"Okay Aya, you're freakin' me out here. Well, we're at the museum, so let's unbuckle and get inside." With that, the three got out of the car and walked up the steps, and Daniel noticed that the new Dinosaur exhibit is one that he loved when he was a kid. They managed to haggle their way past the guard there (in part with the presence of Raziel to scare the shit out of him), and headed upstairs to where this man (AKA Dr. Klamp) was in his office, slaving away at his computer.

"Doctor Klamp. Officers Aya Brea and Daniel Dollis here to see you."

Raziel had no say in this, so he just looked at a few things and stepped out of the room while Klamp was busy being a smart-ass to Aya and Daniel, telling them about 'Mitochondria Eve' and so on and so forth. He sat down on a bench outside and was thinking on everything that had happened to him-

-His wings ripped off his back, meeting the Elder, Slaughtering his Brethren, Meeting Ariel, going through time, and now this. He was so close to Kain, but very far away… He placed his head on his hands and shook in disbelief.

"God… my life has been a living hell, and now I am entangled in this string of events… what next?" His concentration was interrupted when Aya and Daniel came out, Daniel fuming for some odd reason, and Aya trying to calm him down. Raziel was wondering what was going on and Aya commented-

"I'll tell you in the car. Let's go."

On the way, Raziel listened attentively to what Aya told him. She told him about Klamp, and the 'Mitochondria Eve' theory. He just nodded at it, also thinking about other things at the moment. He leaned against the window, and then a call came in on the CB Radio in the car.

"Yes Captain? Of course Sir… right on it." Daniel turned to face Raziel and Aya, and stated- "Okay, Baker needs us back at the station. Hang tight folks, this is gonna be fast, yet quick."

"Of course." Raziel replied sarcastically, buckling his seatbelt. Daniel gunned it up into high gear, not too fast, and quickly swerved back into the Police Station. They jumped out of the car and ran into the conference room where Baker, Nix and Warner had gathered. Aya panted and Raziel leaned on the doorway, seeing he had no say in this, as was the same with the last few impromptu meetings. He just thought about a few things, and looked at his Soul Reaver, thinking to himself it must've been a mistake to side with these humans if he were to be left out of such important matters.

"People, we are dealing with a huge problem on our hands. Melissa Pearce was scheduled to perform tonight with a few others at Central Park tonight. But Melissa's turned into Eve, and the show has been cancelled, but people are STILL going to that show!" Baker started. Raziel spoke up-

"Daniel, wasn't your son supposed to be there with your ex-wife?"

Daniel turned a sickly brown pale.

"OH DAMN IT! My son is there with that… that… MONSTER!"

"Daniel! Calm down!" Baker stated, but Daniel took off like a bolt of lighting, making Raziel stumble in the doorway trying to regain his footing on the lineoluimn. "I ain't gonna sit around and have this creature kill Lorraine and Ben!"

"WAIT!" Raziel shouted down the hall. "I have a feeling that you are dealing with something much more than Eve!" He slammed his fist into the doorway and grumbled a few things before Baker and Aya walked up to him.

"Raziel," Aya started. "Come with me and Daniel to Central Park. Don't ask questions, just come along."

"Like I need to ask questions about this sort of situation. Kain is probably with Eve, and this is my prime chance to find him." He took off down the hall, Aya in tow, up the stairs to the garage, and they managed to jump into Daniel's squad car just in time. He revved the engine up, and sped off like a madman down the Manhattan streets, not even adhering to the speed limits to Central Park where Eve and Kain lay in wait…

"Aya," Raziel started. "Why are you compelled to fight Eve?"

"Like you said, Someday, I'll tell you the answers."

"Figures."

"I learned it from you."

In Central Park, Kain and Eve were up to no good. They had just unleashed a new type of Mitochondrion creature… one that had vampiric features to it. And what batter to try them out on than the creatures of the Central Park Zoo? Bears, Worms, Birds, even the poisonous snakes were now imbued with vampire fangs and the lust for blood and mitochondria. The devilish pair basked in their creatures, which were set out upon the zoo grounds. Of course, elsewhere, on the Main Central Park stage…

"It is almost time… the humans out there are restless…" Eve commented.

"True that maybe, but still… Ahhh… all those ripe humans out there for the blood-taking… Still, you have your way Eve… anyways; I am growing rather bored. Shall we just kill them all now and harvest our own snacks from them?" Kain wondered aloud, looking out at the hypnotic crowd.

"Wait dear Kain… for the moment shall be upon us soon enough…"

Kain just nodded his head and looked out at the snowy sky, with little drops of snowflakes falling upon the ground and cement. He remembered the snowy mountains near The Oracles Cave, and the snow that he encountered upon arriving in New York City... Present day. He sneered at the thought of Raziel… who had chased him into this strange time, but he was no stranger to such things…

"Eve," He started, his voice solemn, yet sending of a signal that mean he was a little angry, but not quite. "Have you ever felt that when you're around someone, or something, that you just feel… better?"

"Perhaps… I can't be so sure."

"Hah, you wenches are all alike."

He strode out of the backstage and up to the mutated lady. She looked at him with those green eyes of hers, as if she knew what he was thinking. Not saying anything, the duo walked up out on stage, looking at the entranced humans in their seats. Eve floated forward, and Kain leaned against a metal beam, hearing what his 'partner' had to say.

Of course, Kain noticed something out of the corner of his eye. There, behind the rows of seats, was a familiar face, and a blonde woman. He inched forward, looking angry and shocked at the same time. Was it Raziel? It looked like him… the wretch. Kain saw Aya, and wonder what SHE was doing with Raziel. He could have said something to Eve, but it seemed like she noticed, and then started her little… "speech".

"Christmas Time brings joy to us all, but this one heralds a new era for mankind. No, not for mankind, but for mitochondria…"

Kain saw the audience reply with a straggled moan, and then, the grossest thing even HE had ever seen, happened. One by one, the humans started to burst at the seams almost, and poured out an oozing, blood-like substance. It came oozing out of the eye sockets, the heads, pants, and various places that can't be mentioned here. Kain saw it coming to the stage, and he stayed there, wondering what this huge mass of gooze was. It covered Eve like a blanket of sorts, and then, it just slimed away, leaving a messy trail behind. He just looked in awe and Eve pointed out-

"That… my dear non-human, is what I wanted to do."

"Heh Heh, impressive, but it seems we have unwelcome company with us tonight."

"Let them come. I know how to deal with them." The two stood there as Raziel and Aya came up through the backdoor exit/entrance, but it was Raziel who had the most fervor. He extended his Soul Reaver sword at Kain and Eve, yelling in a demanding voice.

"DAMN YOU KAIN AND EVE!!! WHAT IN GOD'S NAME DID YOU DO?!" He shrieked, trying to get a swing at Kain, but Aya held him back tightly, not wanting to start something. She extended her gun almost admidst trying to hold Raziel down.

"Eve! What did you do?"

"Ahahahaha… Oh please Aya… you should know, but you don't grasp the situation… come Kain… let's leave these little twerps be, and head off, shall we?"

"My pleasure."

In the blink of an eye, Kain used his teleportation magic and headed off to somewhere unknown to Aya and Raziel that is. Aya let Raziel go, and he turned around in a manic fervor at Aya, his voice demanding and very tense.

"DAMN YOU BITCH!!! I was THIS close to Kain, and YOU held me back? WHY?" Raziel shouted. Aya let out a disgusted sigh and yelled back at Raziel, her voice matching his decibel level-

"OH COME ON! You obviously don't know whom ELSE you are dealing with! We know that she's in league with him, but think about it Mr. 'I'm-Gonna-Rush-Into-Things-And-Cause-A-Chain-Reaction', if those two are connected like I think they are, then if one goes down, the other will surely kill you."

Raziel folded his arms across his chest and huffed, his anger level reaching the boiling point. He should have killed Aya there for not letting him get to Kain, but something deep inside prevented him from doing so. He didn't have feelings for Aya in the least bit, but why? Why didn't he kill her? He sharply jerked his head away, his rage seething.

"Oh just shut up. Just SHUT UP! If you are not going to do things the way I see, then FINE. We won't do this together. I'll do things MY way. So what if you think Eve will kill me for killing Kain? Do I care? As long as I get rid of that maniac, I will be satisfied. You can handle that wench from there."

Aya walked away, her voice disturbingly calm after such a yelling-to. She just holstered her gun and replied coolly-

"Fine. Suit yourself. I'll leave you be. If that's the way you want to play the game, I'm cool with it. But don't come crawling back to be if Eve somehow manages to whack you up even more than you already look."

Aya left the backstage area, following a small child ghost, and Raziel stayed behind, and he snorted, thinking to himself, 'Good riddance'. He walked a separate path down the tree-lined way, but something was nagging at him on the inside at the same time.

"Raziel, you bastard. Why did you yell like that at Aya? Perhaps she is right about Kain and Eve's partnership. Maybe if you kill him, she will get you."

"Oh come on. I'm just here to find Kain. So who cares if that wench gets me after I get him? At least I shall go away, knowing my vengeance was satiated."

"Oh bullshit. You know damn well what the consequences will be. Besides, leaving Aya alone was a bad idea as well. Look at it this way, what if you come across Eve, and she comes across Kain? You two are in the wrong scenarios. You cannot fight Eve, she cannot fight Kain. That would be screwing up your destinies."

"Perhaps you are right…"

"Good. Now get out there, find Aya and apologize. You won't regret it, and you shall have an ally back on your side against those demonic two."

Raziel then knew what he had to do- Find Aya, and apologize for his actions. He dashed along the brush, brushing away any branches that got in his way. It felt like he was running along a seemingly endless, twisting path, trying to find the end. He leaped over benches, and dashed past these strange looking creatures, that he didn't give a second though to.

He went under a bridge, and saw Aya at the end of the trail, fighting some mutated crows. He pulled up his Soul Reaver and blasted the vile creatures with an Amplified blast, knocking them out in one bast, their souls his to reave. He sucked them in, and Aya ran up to him, and suprisingly, she was glad to see him.

"Raziel! I was beginning to worry about you."

"Aya, I remembered what I said… and… well..."

"That you're sorry for yelling at me about that incident back on the stage?"

"How did you know?"

"You just told me, and all is forgiven. Besides, we gotta find Eve and Kain. Can't let them get away eh? Let's go." With that behind them, Raziel and Aya ran up to a stone clearing just in front of a carriage ride station. All was seemingly quiet, albeit too quiet, even for the two. They looked around, started to go ahead further, but the earth under Raziel's feet started to tremor violently. He looked around and asked Aya-

"What's that?"

"I don't kno—Oh good lord… GET OU TOF THE WAY!" Aya pushed Raziel to one side, and the earth ripped open to reveal several giant worms, all had vampiric features to them. Raziel was shocked as hell to see these creatures, and Aya commented-

"Good lord… it's like that movie 'Tremors'…" She was interrupted when the worm looked at Raziel, then let out a earth-shattering roar, blowing Aya back into a wall. One worm ganged up behind Raziel and grasped him, lifting him off the ground, while another glared down at him.

"Damn you worms… LET… ME… GO!"

"Raziel!" Aya shriekied. "LET HIM GO!"

The other worms started attacking Aya, holding her at bay while the enormous worm started to squeeze the life out of Raziel. He struggled to find his Glyph Magic, but to no avail, for when he went back in time, his Glyph Magic…

"God no… my Glyph Magic… gone?!"

Aya was now at her ropes, almost blacked out by the worms' attacks, and that she couldn't counter attack. All seemed hopeless with these worms. Aya was down, and Raziel stuck in a peril that even he couldn't get out of. They had just about given up, when something happened that was rather strange…

The two started to radiate a glow of sorts, and then, after a split second, a blinding light flashed the area, and the worms were now squirming on the ground, their souls escaping. Raziel sucked them in, and fell to the ground, and Aya crawled over to him. She held him in her arms and commented-

"Wild stuff huh. Raziel, are you okay?"

"Fine… but what was that light?"

"What light?"

"You didn't see it? I could have sworn that we set off a light that killed the worms…"

"Don't think about it too much. Besides… we gotta keep going… I feel Eve VERY near… like she's… up there…" Aya pointed to the carriage, and Raziel made out the faint image of two figures, one standing in the carriage, the other floating near. He jolted up, and started to walk forward, as if in a trance. Aya slowly got up and followed him closely.

"Aya…"

"Raziel…"

Kain and Eve saw the two coming closer and closer by the second. The vampire lord looked at the Mitochondria lady and stated to her, his voice a little stiff of sorts-

"Here they come…"

"Just as I planned."

They saw them approaching faster and faster, but they didn't attack yet. When they did arrive, Aya held out her gun, and Raziel stood in a defensive stance with his Soul Reaver. Kain and Eve snickered, and the vampire offered to Aya and Raziel-

"Would you two care for a… carriage ride?"

"Why, I'm sure they would…" Eve interjected with a devilish smile. Raziel looked at Aya, and they had no choice, they HAD to get on and go. This might be their chance to get rid of them, and so they climbed on after another, and as they were about to attack, Eve made the horse run…

By setting it on fire.

"Oh my god…" Raziel thought seeing the poor horse get engulfed by the combustion. That's when things went to hell from there. Eve floated over to the perimeter of the carriage, and tried to swipe Aya. Kain then started to charge up electricity to shock Raziel. The Reaver knew there wasn't enough space to move, so he had to think quickly and make his actions fast, without interrupting Aya and Eve and their squabble.

"Kain… I've finally got you where I want you…" Raziel hissed. Kain just held up one hand, and thrust it forward, jolting Raziel with a sharp blast of electricity. He wavered a little in the carriage, dazed, but not down. He saw Aya looking around for Eve, but before Raziel could point out that Eve was up in the sky, ready for a javelin attack…

"AYA! Above you…." He was punched in the back by Kain, reeling him down into the seat. His vision blurred, and things were hard to see. All Raziel could see before him, was the faint image of Aya getting swiped at by Eve, and Kain right infront of him.

"Tired yet little whelp?"

"Never."

He was then zapped by another electricity blast, sending him into a fainting light; he tried to swing at Kain with this Reaver, but couldn't, for he couldn't see anything straight. The last image he saw and heard, was Aya getting an unwanted memory courtesy of Eve, and Kain saying to him-

"Good night… insolent one…" Raziel slumped into the seat, and he felt Aya on top of him, trying to hold him down, as the horse lost its battle for life, and fell to the ground, leaving a trail of blood behind. Eve took Kain's hand, and helped him jump out of the cart before it started to spin out of control down the quiet street.

"Let's go Eve."

"Wait for it…"

It twisted a couple of times, Aya saying in Raziel's ear-

"Hang on Raziel… we're about to crash…"

And before they both knew it, they slammed HARD against a wall, finally stopping to a dead halt in the quiet snowy streets. Kain and Eve loomed overhead, laughing at the duo's misfortune with the cart. Kain pulled the now unconscious Aya off of Raziel, and he looked down at the Reaver.

"Don't be discouraged Raziel… we shall meet again…"

With that, Eve and Kain took off into the starry sky; not a trace left behind.

After a mandatory evacuation of New York City, things were desolate. Only a few cops remained behind to find, all who foolishly stayed, and maybe a stray animal or two. Of course, that didn't mean that everyone had to leave NYC.

"This is the street!"

A tall, lanky, unkempt Japanese man was walking down a barricaded street, only to be stopped by a few cops, who were idly chatting amongst themselves before one saw the Japanese man go by.

"Hey! You know that everyone in NYC was forced to evacuate you know!"

"Ohh... uhh… well… I ... err… my English is not that good you see, and…"

One cop stepped forward to the Japanese man. The cop told the man that he knew the language, and the unkempt man introduced himself as Kunihiko Maeda, and that he was looking for a Miss 'Aya Brea'. The cops then joked a little, and then…

"Augh… I feel... HOT!" The cop then combusted for some weird reason that the other cops couldn't explain. Maeda noticed this, and thought to himself with glee-

"Ah-ha! Now's my chance to get past!" He walked away, the police not even bothering to notice he got past the barricade, and into the deeper parts of NYC…