Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a new Sakura Taisen/Wars fanfic. This is an altered dimension story. I don't own Sakura Taisen or any of the characters. Some anime or manga characters might show up in the story I also don't own then. I own Benji Himura and others characters that will show up in the story. It might be violence and sex in the story so if you are underage of seventeen are warned the content might be too improper to your age. Read by your own will and risk. In anyway enjoy the story.

Signed: Benji Himura.

A small explanation of the story. Is a new universe that the events of the games and the animated series never happened. The members of the hanagumi live a life outside of the theater life. Sumire is a rich girl that lives doing nothing else than enjoy her money. Orihime is a daughter of an Italian ambassadress. Reni and Iris are in a program of exchanged students living on Teito. Sakura is a country girl who moved to the city to found more about her father mysterious death when she was a child. Kohran is a mechanic and inventor in her free time that works in the city. The kazegumi is working in the police as secretaries of the chief Yoneda and the captain Kaede Fujieda. Kayama is an undercover cop that will be working on the streets. Ogami is a navy officer that was somehow involved in the criminal plot. Maria is working in the police under Yoneda and Kaede command. The story happens in the present time. But the technology is steam based to minimize the environmental damage, but the steam technology advanced a lot. The hanagumi girls don't know the other taking out Orihime and Sumire. Iris and Reni. Iris and Reni study in the same school. They live with her guardian Kanna. Sumire and Orihime met the other in a party in the embassy and become friends. Taking out the ones in the police and the ones named before no one else know the other. The story happens in 2002.

Chapter one: Beginning

New Orleans 2000.

Is a rainy night. Lightning's cut the sky. And thunders fill the air. In a large warehouse shots can be heard but they are partially muffled by the heavy rain and the thunders. Inside the warehouse have many men's and women's wearing blood red robes with machine guns and pistols. Many of the robed figures are dead on the floor. Behind a car have a couple with assault rifles shooting at the robed figures. And one of then is a man wearing blue pants, a same color vest, a white social shirt and a leather jacket. He has long black hair tied in a ponytail on the base of the head. And he has oriental features. And the woman has red hair and is wearing loose dark green pants with a t-shirt and a heavy green clothe jacket. She has slight oriental features. But unlike he companion that is wearing an altered version of social shoes she is wearing combat boots. And she duck and eject her rifle magazine and she say while reloading:

How we end here Benji!?

And the man says:

You drove us in the middle of the mess Julietta!

And she says:

Why you can't take the fault like a good partner?!

And he shot down another robed man and he say:

No way. You would end taking me down.

And she smile and fire at the attackers. And Benji pick a radio and say:

Where is the back up?!

And a female voice says:

On the way. ETA two minutes.

And Benji say:

Tell them to hurry. I don't know if our ammo will last for more two minutes!

And he drops the radio and continues to shoot. And one minute later the sound of the sirens are heard and the duo continue to shoot. And an enemy have climbed in a catwalk and shot at the by a side. One bullet pierces Benji neck entering from the left to the right. And Benji spin and before he fall he shot at the enemy. Benji is shot again at the chest and he fall. The enemy is hit in the forehead and he fall dead. Julietta see her partner fall and rush to his side. And then many police officers bust in the warehouse and they shot at the robed figures. And Julietta scream:

Medic! I need a medic here!!

And a paramedic duo runs to her. And they began to treat Benji. Then immobilize his neck and put a mask on him. And stick on him sensors and they see in a machine a line and one of then say:

Clear!

And they use the defibrillator on Benji. His body takes the shock and the line continues straight. And they continue. They give him adrenaline and other medications. And after a couple of minutes they stop and one of then say:

I am calling it.

And the other nod and the first one say:

Time of death 1:26 AM.

And Julietta is crying and another female cop comfort her. And then Benji hand move. And the monitor show a change on the line and the paramedics rush at him and continue. And the elder one say:

This is impossible. But his heart is beating again.

And they place Benji on a stretcher. Two months later in the seventh police district of New Orleans. Benji walk in the office and he hear many whistles and claps. Confetti fly over his head and he see the others officers clapping and cheering and a man with about fifty years old walk to him and say:

Welcome back Himura.

And Benji say:

Thank you captain. Is good to be back.

And a black man say:

Yeah sure! You got two months of paid vacation!

And the others laugh and the captain say:

Here is your gun and your badge. Now sit your butt in our chair and get back to work.

And Benji say:

Yes sir.

And after a warm welcome Benji sit on his desk and Julietta desk is in front of his and he say:

Hi.

And she say:

Hi.

And Benji say:

Why the long face?

And she say:

Well you nearly got killed.

And Benji say:

Nearly and almost don't count.

And she sigh. And a younger male officer walk to him and say:

Well pall this is from all of us.

And he place a katana on Benji desk and Benji say:

Okay why this?

And the officer say:

You are an immortal! So you have to be careful for people trying to chop off your head!

And everyone bust in laugh and Benji say:

Very funny. But I am not a Scotchman. And I am not named of Macleod.

And Julietta say:

Well but you acted like past of that series.

And she is smiling. And Benji say:

Ha. Ha.

And he place the katana on the side of his desk and begun to fill some paper work.

Tokyo 2002.

In a dark alley in the city limits have many police cars and an area is limited by a black and yellow strip. And it have many officers in uniforms. And a black car stop near of the police barrier and a tall blonde woman wearing a black suit with a thin white chalk mark running vertically on the suit get out of it. She have short blonde hair and part of it is covering the left side of her face. And she is using black and white social shoes. She enter on the police barrier and show a badge. And she enter on the alley. And a man with sixty years old wearing a blue jacket with the word forensic on his back walk to her and say:

Is nice to see you again Maria. I only wished that was in a better circumstances.

And Maria say:

What is wrong Sato?

And he man say:

It is the same pattern.

And he point to a woman corpse deeper on the alley. She have short brown hair and she is naked. In her body was carved many runes, words and some weird looking circles. Around her have a circle and Sato say:

Is the same circle of the other three. A mystical circle. The runes are also the same and the cause of the death too. A fatal piercing on the heart.

And Maria look at the alley and she say:

And the alley was cleaned too. All the trash and the junk was removed from around the circle and the girl.

And Sato say:

Yes. My team is seeking for any evidences. But if is like the others we will not find a single piece of evidence.

And Maria say:

I see. Work hard. No crime is perfect. The killer will for sure leave something behind.

And Sato say:

Killers Maria. It was established that it is impossible for a single person do this.

And Maria say:

Okay killers.

And Maria walk to one of the policeman in uniforms and she say:

Do we found any witness?

And the man say:

No ma'an. No one saw a thing.

And Maria say:

I see. Sato I will go back to the central.

And Sato nod.

And she get on her car. One hour later in the first police district Maria walk to the office and a short girl with short brown hair wearing a uniform run to her and she say:

Maria-san!

And Maria stop and she say looking at the younger officer:

What is wrong Tsubaki?

And she say:

The captain wants to speak with you.

And Maria nod and walk to the captain office. She stop in front of a door that say:

Captain Fujieda Kaede.

And Maria knock and Kaede say:

Get in.

And Maria open the door and she see Kaede sited on a chair behind a large desk. And Kaede say:

Close the door and take a seat.

And Maria obey. And Kaede say:

What to drink something?

And Maria say:

No. Thank you ma'an.

And Kaede say:

Okay. I just got a call from the police chief.

And Maria stay in silence. And Kaede say:

He is unpleased with the way that the investigation is running.

And Maria say:

We don't have evidences to work over it. Only the corpses and those inscriptions on then.

And Kaede say:

The chief knows that. And that is the reason that he is not pushing us down. But he have recruited a new officer and he is assigned to be your partner. He have more field experience than you. And it seems that he also have experience with cults.

And Maria say:

Partner? But ma'an I work alone.

And Kaede say:

Maria. That is not a request. Is an order. From the chief himself. He is aware that you lost your former partner four years ago. And that you two had an intimate relationship. But this is no longer a case that you can work alone.

And Maria hold her protests and say in a cold voice:

Who is my partner?

And Kaede say:

He is an American. Well he is a Japanese who was naturalized has American. He worked in the New Orleans police. His name is Himura Benji. He speak English, French, Russian, German and Japanese.

And Maria say:

What is his rank?

And Kaede say:

Same of yours. Sergeant. He was a sergeant there too.

And Maria stay quiet and Kaede say:

Here is his file. He will arrive after the lunch. Kasumi went to pick him up now.

And Maria nod picking the file. And Kaede release Maria and she walk to her desk after leave the office. In Tokyo international airport. Benji walk out from a terminal he is holding a large bag pack. He is wearing a black version of his clothes. And he say:

Damn this place is crowded.

And he walk to an office and he say to the woman in there:

Excuse me. I would like to get personal goods that was in the cargo.

And he hand her a voucher and she say:

I see. You can go there pick it up.

And Benji nod and walk to the cargo area. In there he see a large black bike being unloaded from a container and Benji say:

That bike is mine.

And he give the voucher to the supervisor and he drive away from the cargo bay. And on his way out a woman in a police uniform stop him and she say:

You are Himura Benji right?

And he say:

Yes why?

And she say:

I am Fujii Kasumi. I was assigned to take you to the central as soon you arrived.

And Benji say:

In what?

And Kasumi point to a police car and Benji say:

Why you don't show the way and I follow on my bike?

And she nod. And he say:

But it have to be now?

And she say:

And Kasumi say:

The captain ordered as soon you got here.

And Benji say:

Look is noon. And I haven't eaten anything taking out the brunch of the plane. And I am hungry. What about you show me someplace to eat and then we go to the station?

And Kasumi say:

But...

And Benji say:

In any case I would have to stop and eat. Is better to do it now than later.

And Kasumi say:

You get a point. But we have to hurry.

And Benji nod and Kasumi take him to a near restaurant. After make the request Benji say:

So before I face the captain can you give me a small brief?

And Kasumi say:

Okay. Well in the last three weeks there is being happening a series of murders. They are all ritual murders. With the victims corpses filled with runes and others inscriptions that was cutted in the flesh. When they was found there was a circle that seen to be a spell circle. And we don't have much more evidence. But the only common thing in the victims is that they are all young girls. With less than twenty two years.

And Benji say:

I see. So there is a cult here that is killing then.

And she nod. The meal arrive and they eat. A half hour later they leave. And they get in the police station parking lot. Benji get out of his bike and Kasumi say:

I will send your bag to your new apartment.

And Benji nod and give to the girl his bag pack. And she take him to Kaede office. And in there Kaede say:

Is nice to finally meet you. I am very impressed with your file. First in the class. Training course with the Los Angeles SWAT team. Seven medals of Honor in duty. Only recommendations. Still you quitted your very promising career.

And Benji say:

You haven't brought me here to discuss my career in America.

And she say:

That is right. I brought you here for your experience in ritual murders. You faced four of then. All different cults and different killings process. But you found the responsible. And I want you to do the same here.

And Benji say:

I am only here because I agreed with it.

And Kaede smile and she place a new badge and a pistol on the desk and slide it to him. And she say:

Is a Glock 17. The same model that you used to use back there. Nine millimeters.

And she slide a holster to use under the arm and Benji say:

You have one for the belt?

And she nod and change the holster and she also give him a case for two magazines and two extra magazines and she say:

Remember this is not like America. We are a peace defending force. And firearms are forbidden of the public. This is only a formality. I hope that you don't need to use it.

And Benji say:

Honestly me too.

And he pick the items. And Kaede press a button on the phone and say:

Tsubaki get Maria in my office now.

And Tsubaki say:

Understood.

And Kaede let it go and say:

Now I will introduce you to your partner.

And there is a knock on the door and Kaede say:

Get in.

And Maria open the door and walk in. And Kaede say:

Maria this is your new partner Himura Benji. And Benji this is your new partner Tachibana Maria.

And Benji get up and stand a hand to her and say in a friendly tone:

Nice to meet you.

And Maria take the hand and shake and she say:

Nice to meet you too.

And the distaste of the girl is easily noticed but ignored. And Kaede say:

Now Maria he will be using the empty desk in front of yours. I want you to give him all the case details. But first show in the station.

And Maria nod and they leave the office. And Maria say:

First this is your desk.

And she show him the way and Benji easily notice the woman very cold tone.

End of the chapter one:

And Benji walk to a stage and say:

Hi everyone I hope that you all have liked the story so far..

And he make a pause and say:

I know that few characters haven't show up.

And he pause and say:

Please review my story. I don't mind if is a bad one. I will answer all of then. At least show that some is reading. And I to say thank you for HaruNatsu to help me with the title. To Kanna-Kirishima. He and HaruNatsu was the pre-readers and helped me to decide between two stories. Both of then liked this one. So I am publishing it first. I hope that all the readers enjoy it too.

And he bow to the audience and say:

Please wait for the next chapter.

And he walks away