Title: Rise

Author: Brad

Disclaimers: Kazuya Minekura

Spoilers: Reload Vol. 4, Mar/Apr Zero-Sum


Nii sat casually in his chair near his desk, sitting several meters away from it. He narrowed his eyes, gazing at the floor, completely lost in his own trance. He places the bunny doll in his other hand, holding off by one of its ears and the other half by its body. Soft bits of cotton stuffing oozing out from its from its head, and parts of the anatomy. He reaches for the cold floor, and picks up the scrolled up scripture with his free hand. The doctor lifts up his heels, and quietly paces back to his dorm.

The doctor closes the door behind him and locks the door. Nii throws the bunny doll onto the floor, tossed on its sides, and left scattered in two pieces. The doll's head continues to smile from the floor. He walked over to a small closet, and opening the door to a confined compartment. He crouches down on the balls of his feet, and takes out a medium size box with a lock on it. Nii reaches for a tiny key from the back of his slacks, he then unlocks it. He grabs the entire from the metal box, and looks deeply at it with a true smile mere across his lips.

Thirteen years has gone… He still has never forgotten their conversation he had with his master as he still remembers them word for word, and the time of day during their small discussion. Koumyou once said that he was the darkness of the night.

There were no other options. Only left with sacrifices and consequences to face.

Without another thought, he immediately grabs the black robes letting them naturally unfold themselves, and then tossing them on the mattress. He begins shedding off his laboratory jacket and removing his orange tie, and begins unbuttoning his black silk shirt, and carelessly tossing them on the other side of the mattress.

The doctor then places on the black robes, covering different part of his body piece by piece; starting with the black sleeveless collar shirt, then slipping his fingers through the pair of gloves. He then puts on the robes, and wraps the around himself with it. Nii neatly places on the ceremonial breastplate over his body, and unwraps the unholy heaven scripture, gently places it over his shoulders.

Nii grabs the last item from the box and puts them on the floor, while removing his bunny slippers from his feet and then slipping into the pair of wooden slippers. He then straightens the rumbles out from his black robes. Kicking the small metal box out of his way, he closes the closet door. He then spends a few minutes, looking into the long mirror in front of it. He lowers his head while using his both of his hands, putting his fingers through his raven hair back down to shoulder length with his bangs messily covering over his green eyes, and black frame glasses.

He lifts up his head again, and smiles grimly into the mirror. It was time…