Bryan's Voice

Everything I've just told you were echo's of days past. I viewed them myself to see where everything had gone so wrong. Where the bullet had hit the explosive chemical barrel, to see who fired it was another story.

I had fired it myself, the first time around. When I didn't kill Hunt. When I didn't kill him, I had fired my own fatal bullet. The distance it had to travel was great. But it made it, and now the fire's of hell were weaving there way through the pits of tar.

(Screech!) This is STF, come out with your hands up and weapons down. We will shoot if or order's are not met!

The bullhorn… another messenger from the pits of tar.

"You hear that Bryan? Just put it down man… it's over…" Inuyasha literally begged from his hiding spot behind the pillar. I had my own area, the lamp in the middle hung loosely from all the bullets that had recent flown around it.

"I can't do it. Shoot me, go for it. It's all you got."

Right state of mind is only for those who don't know who they are. I know who I am. I am a murderer, a cop killer, an ex-cop, turned supposed terrorist.

When I didn't kill Hunt, I killed Ayame, put Inuyasha and Kagome into critical condition, lost my job, killed half my team, fucked my life up, and everyone in it.

It was a wave of hell.

But you don't know the whole story yet: let me take you back… two weeks.

(Two Weeks Earlier)

"Look I don't care what you have to do, just do it!" Bryan yelled, throwing the phone back on the cradle. "God, how hard is it to get some decent help around here, honestly."

"Bout as hard as it is for me to get around right now." Kagome sighed as she set her crutches down after plopping into a chair in front of me.

"You should be at home sleeping."

"I know, but Inuyasha's here too, yell at him." She pouted.

"Inuyasha was allowed back to work."

Bryan said, sighing, this was the sixth time she had tried to sneak back on shift. She wasn't due for another three weeks.

"Go home Kagome, of your paid medical suspension will be extended to four weeks."

Kagome pouted. "All right, I'll call a cab."

"No you won't. Come on, I'm taking you home." Inuyasha said, picking her up from behind.

"Make sure she stays there this time." Bryan called after them.

He shook his head for a moment before picked up the phone.

"What, this better be good." A moment later Bryan's eyes went to half lids as he looked down at his desk. "Ayame…"

(Inuyama Castle)

Bryan watched the ambulance pull away from the scene as his unit rolled to a stop. Bryan set the parking break into place before stepping out.

"Shit." He muttered. Looking at the rope that now hung slack from a support beam.

Ouka watched from the sidelines. Hidden tears adorned her eyes.

"Bryan." Inuyasha's chocked echo came from behind. Bryan ignored the half demon, walking right past him and back to his unit. Speeding away from the scene.

(Current Time - Bryan's Voice)

That was only the first part of the storm. The mere calm. Then, the shit storm really started.

(Past)

Bryan's unit slammed to a stop within an inch of the cliff. He jump onto the hood and laid down, letting the heat from the engine act like a mild blanket from behind in the cool spring air.

A long, loud sigh erupted from him when his phone rang.

"Yah?" He asked, switching the cell over to speaker phone.

"Bryan, you ok?"

"I will be."

"What are you going to do? You're not going to get revenge, are you?"

"Inuyasha, listen to me. In certain - extreme - situations, the law is inadequate, in order to shame it's inadequacy, it is necessary to act outside the law, to pursue, natural justice. This is not vengeance, revenge is not a valid motive, it's an emotional response. No, not vengeance. Punishment."

Bryan, quickly hung up the phone, throwing it over the edge and down into the raging river below.

Revenge is not a valid motive. This, this is punishment.

Bryan shook his head. "God, I sound like I'm in a movie. Regardless, it's time to get to work."

Bryan's eyes narrowed. "Punishment is best served cold."

A/N: This is just a teaser chapter. And yes, that quote is taken directly from the movie "The Punisher", it's not mine, it's property of "dem-der-writer-people" as a friend of mine put it.

Also, thanks to those of you who have reviewed so far, this does go from the people who also reviewed "Venom in my Veins".