This Side
Chapter 1:
Disclaimer: Same as last time.
Author's Note: Yeah, I decided to not be mean and I updated both the prologue and chapter 1. I currently have up to Chapter 11 written, but I'm waiting for my beta readers to give me opinions (which reminds me, I need to give them chapter 3…).
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Along the tops of buildings, a black clothed figure ran toward the coming dusk, jumping from building to building. The figure had reddish-orange hair, pulled into two buns at their neck. In the figure's hand was a sheathed katana. The figure stared straight ahead, not taking in their surroundings, focusing completely on their target.
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On the street below, two men walked, one blond, one brunette. The brunette led, but not with his usual, easily excitable style. The blond followed, intent on their purpose. He gave off no discernable emotions.
Neither noticed the figure paralleling them along the building roofs.
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The twilight was pierced by a woman's scream. Both the figure on the roofs and the pair on the ground increased their speed, heading toward that direction.
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The sight that greeted the two men was horrific. A strange monster was crouched over a woman, with a pool of blood forming under her body. The monster looked up, sensing its new opponents, and the brunette stepped forward, as if accepting the challenge. The monster moved toward him, away from the woman, and the blond moved toward her, to see if she was still alive.
The brunette faced off against the monster, but before he could make a move, the monster turned suddenly, and charged the blond, whose back was turned. The brunette knew he couldn't get there in time, but before he could shout to warn his partner, another's voice was heard.
"Don't just stand there, get out of the way!"
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The figure couldn't believe the stupidity of the two men. It appeared that they could see her target, but to turn a back to it? The figure dove down and knocked the blond out of the way, and received a swipe of claws across their back. The figure yelled in pain, and the blond winced.
Across from them, the brunette started to run over toward them, but the figure looked up, and yelled in pain "No!" The brunette stopped in his tracks. "Destroy the mask!" the figure yelled, and, for the first time, the brunette and blond noticed that a mask did indeed cover the monster's face.
The brunette yelled at the monster, distracting it from the others. The monster turned to him, and, with a flash of light, the mask was destroyed, and the monster began to disintegrate. The blond helped his wounded savior up to their feet, and the brunette walked over to meet them. On his way, he stopped and picked something up off the ground.
The three looked at each other, green eyes meeting purple eyes meeting gold eyes, and then the figure passed out.
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