"Miyaki, you're the last of the Shinagawa clan. Either you obey my orders, or disgrace the name of your clan by dying right here," the ornately dressed, chubby, now angry Imperial Official, second in command to the Emperor, snarled. The person he was addressing, a girl with jet black hair and piercing ice blue eyes, showed equal, if not greater, anger and resentment. She was wearing the traditional shinobi robes of a purple kimono top, sandals bound with bandages, so they didn't fall off when running, and gloves that started around the middle finger and ended at the elbow. Her long hair was tied in a high ponytail, sometimes known as the hitokiri's Ponytail, or assassin's ponytail. She stood, staring at the ground in front of the Imperial Official, carefully leveling her choices. At last, she sighed, and said as levelly as she could "Fine, I'll go. But why Amestris?"
The Imperial Officer frowned. "I guess I must tell you, as it is part of this mission," he sighed, "Amestris is gaining too much power, and it's largely due to the many skilled State Alchemists they have. If many of these alchemists were mysteriously killed, they would lose power without knowing we were to blame. They are rival alchemists, and our enemies. Kill them all at will!" The Officer finished his brief and dramatic speech.
Miyaki sighed yet again. "I still see no reason to your actions, or why I should even obey your orders. You are not my clan leader."
The Imperial Officer's face grew tight with rage. "Because your clan leader is dead, we have defeated your clan, and you're my slave now!"
Miyaki took his rampage unflinchingly, her face showing no emotion. As the Imperial Officer glared down at her, he signaled to one of his servants, who brought a lacquer box to him. "I know you were about to ask how I would be able to control you if you went to Amestris. Well, this is your answer." He took out what looked like shackles for a prisoner's neck, wrists, and ankles, which they turned out to be almost exactly. Having some more servants force these on Miyaki, he triumphantly explained that these shackles bound her to his will, and that she had no choice but to obey. To erase the skepticism about this, he ordered her to try and do the opposite of what he said to. When he told her to bow down before him, Miyaki tried to stand up, but was somehow forced on her knees. Tests similar to these were run several times, until the Imperial Officer felt that Miyaki's skepticism had been obliterated.
"Be a good girl, and kill as many State Alchemists as possible. And remember, I've always got my eye on you, I'm always in control." the Imperial Officer said, talking to Miyaki's back as she regained her weapons from the servants at the door and left.
That's the prologue, which is probably why it's not that long of a chapter. Please review! Oh, and if you're wondering about Miyaki's robes, look at Rurouni Kenshin's Makimachi Misao or Tales of Symphonia's Fujibayashi Sheena, they're wearing said robes.