Bleeding Heart
Written By: Thread Sage
Juubei: It is my destiny to do this review.
Everyone: Rolls eyes
Juubei: This story belongs to ThreadSage, and so do the new characters, but now the Get Backers made characters.
Threadsage: Nice job, Juubei
Juubei: Now how bout a joke?
Everyone: AHHHHH!
Chapter Nine
Shadows and Snakes
The man who was the shadow ninja stood and looked Ban straight in the eye. Neither of them wavered an inch, both keeping their ground. Then, Ban, being the impatient one, pulled out a cigarette.
"Look, you're a busy man, I'm a busy man, I have things to do. So if you don't want to die, then move." He said, lighting it.
The man made no sound, he simple raised his hands and uttered something under his breath. Small particles of black formed quickly and pulsed. The beam of darkness was then shot.
Ban disappeared instantly, dodging the attack. Himiko flipped, easily dodging the beam, Kazuki and Shido both gracefully dodged it, but Ginji; Ginji wasn't so lucky.
The wall that Ginji layed against was hit by the attack, sending a shower of rocks upon him.
Ban reappeared beside the rubble. Ginji's legs stuck out, motionless.
Ban gritted his teeth. Now Ginji was out of the battle. Ginji was a close friend of his, and a good fighter, having him out was painful for the heart, and on the team.
Touzoku slowly stood up, bruises all over his body. His legs swayed as he stood.
'Stay down.' Ryuji thought as he threw his hand towards Touzoku. Light particles came forth into a orb, just like the darkness. They then launched and shot at Touzoku.
He didn't have enough energy to place a shield around himself so he just closed his eyes.
"AHHH!"A voice said.
Touzoku opened his eyes and saw Shido fall to the ground, white steam rising from his body.
"Shido!" Touzoku yelled as he bent down, but a single black need was thrown, missing his body by an inch.
'He missed.' Touzoku thought as he took a deep breath of relief. But, as he tried to move, his body wouldn't work.
"Shadow pins." The man said, his second sentence of the battle.
Ban then moved, his image disappearing. Himiko and Kazuki ran around the room, Himiko going left, Kazuki going right to surrounded the man.
The man grunted and then focused his energy. A blinding flash filled the air, blinding everyone in the room.
Ban's imaged stopped, his snake bite inches from Ryuji's face. Himiko ran into a pillar, and Kazuki stopped dead in his tracks.
The man cracked a smile, and summoned the shadows to wrap around Ban, and attack him many times. Ryuji then jumped in the air and threw a blast of darkness at Ban.
The attack was strong, and Ban was taken aback by the strength. He tried to stand up, but couldn't because of a strange binding.
He was able to look down, even though a needle pierced his shadow.
"This is over." The man said, taking a step. But then, blades of white strings wrapped around him, binding his body.
Ryuji grunted again and cocked his head, noticing that the brown haired girl was holding golden bells.
"Strings." He muttered.
Then, a graceful body moved passed him and a sweet blue scent filled the air. Ryugi twitched as the smell filled his nostrils and his body froze up.
"Now." Himiko said.
"How do you like my Puppet Perfume?" she asked.
The smell began to take over, but, Ryuji could still move, he still had a chance.
"Nope. Don't move a muscle." She said with a small smile.
The man's body froze up. The shadows, nor the light, would come to his aid.
"Now, take us to Kogou." She said.
Ryuji's body twitched, his hand waved as a portal of darkness was opened.
"Hold it, Himiko." Kazuki said.
"Stop boy." Himiko said.
"I suspect that this boy can heal." Kazuki said.
Ryuji twitched.
"Ok then, boy, heal all the wounds in the room." Himiko said.
Once again, Ryuji's body worked. His hand glowed a white color and then, a blaze of white filled the room. A heavenly aura surrounded Ban, Ginji, Touzoku and Shido. In seconds, all wounded were healed.
Ginji popped up, his eyes blinking.
"That was strange." He said as he stood up.
"Now then, how bout removing these needles?' Himiko asked.
With another grunt, the needles were gone.
Ban and Touzoku stood up and rubbed their bodies.
"Now, take us to Kogou." Himiko said.
His goal was to kill Ban. The others could be handled by Yuki and or Maya. He had no importance with them. He had to use this chance to escape.
He opened the portal and took a deep breath. Using what energy he had of his own, Ryuji changed the direction of the portal, back to the Head Sirs room.
Mustering up the little energy he had. He twisted his legs, and stuck his left leg under his right, making him fall into the portal.
"No!" Kazuki yelled as he threw the threads, but the portal had already closed by the time Ryuji fell into it.
Everyone became silent.
"Well then, lets go." Shido said, standing up.
Everyone in the room nodded. They had been in worst situations and had to continue going. This was how the function.
Touzoku was shaking. Shido looked back, worried.
"Are you ok?" He asked, walking back over hand grabbing Touzoku.
"Yeah…" He said.
Shido looked concern, but kept it in the back of his head, for now. When they got back home, to his apartment, he would make it up to him….defiantly…..
Kogou couldn't move. The shadows wrapping around his body held him still. He could only make the slightest movement of his eyes.
He heard the creaking of the door and footsteps. There was a muffled sound and then bright lights.
Kogou blinked as the shadows were gone and there standing, was Yuki. He gave another one of those sad smiles.
"Are you comfortable?" Yuki asked as he crossed his legs.
Kogou just glared.
"I am sorry for what is happening, Kogou." He said.
"Then why are you doing it?" Kogou barked back.
Yuki gave a sigh.
"The reason why I am here…is to protect you." He said, looking up.
"What?" Kogou said.
He sighed again.
"You see, when you were with your parents, your real parents, I was your guardian." He said.
"I don't understand." Kogou said shaking his head.
"When you were little, you're parents worked for the AEC. They were two scientist who worked on inducing the powers that children live with today." Yuki said.
"So…you mean….my parents did these horrible things?" Kogou said, eyes wide and astonished.
"No. When they found out what there powers were being used for, they tried to quit. But, the AEC would have none of that." Yuki said, his eyes flickering as he remembered what happened.
"so what happened?" Kogou asked.
"Well, that day, I was at home, taking care of you. Your parents were out celebrating a close friends birthday. The AEC came, and there was a gaint fight as I tried to protect you, but, it ended in a failure of you being kidnapped." Yuki said.
"I tried to find you, but by the time I came to your parents were dead and all traces of the AEC were gone. I wandered around for ten years trying to find you, but it ended in failure. But, when I heard that the AEC was recruiting or course I signed up." Yuki said.
"You were hoping you could find me." Kogou said. Yuki wasn't bad at all. But in that case, why had they not escaped yet?
"Percisely. And sure enough I did." He said with a smile.
"Then why don't we leave now, Yuki?" Kogou asked.
"Because….becuase of this." He said, tapping his neck. On his neck there was a brace that was vibrating.
"What is that?" Kogou asked.
"The AEC was making sure that no one would disrupt this project. So, they placed on ever recruit a necklace that forces them to follow orders. If the orders are the completed, then the person is killed." Yuki said.
"And your orders are to…." Kogou asked, his eyes wide.
"…to protect you with my life and to kill anyone who gets in the way of the AEC." Yuki said.
"But you cant!" Kogou yelled as he tried to stand up.
There was a ring and Yuki pulled out a cell phone.
"Yes. Now? Are you sure? Ok. I'm ready." He said.
He hung up the phone.
"It seems your friends have made it so far." He said with a sigh.
'I'm waiting; Ban.' He thought as he looked at the door.
Chapter Nine: Complete!
Ok, I could have made this chapter longer, but I though that I should break it up so if it sounded like it was a bad ending, that is why.
Preview for chapter ten:
Ban and the team get separated and each must fight there own demons . Kogou tries to find a way to get out. First battle is Kazuki's demon.