The six motorcycles stooped in the crossroad of four alleyways. In the middle of square crossroad was single sewer well, covered with iron cover. Six figures walked to it, one man opened it and one by one they jumped into the sewer.
As Anna jumped to the grounds, she contacted Bill with an earphone.
"How we're doing, Bill?"
"Good" a low-boss voice answered "Jeanne's and Jake's squads are moving in underground"
"Very well. We're under as well. I'll contact you again" she clicked of and led her squad to the tunnels.
A lone figure on the top of the building watched as six other figures disappear in the ground. The man smiled cruelly. A blow of wind caught his long hair and the ends of his black leather coat.
"Right in the palm of my hand" he said to himself and jumped from the roof.
Anna and her squad moved quickly through the tunnels of sewers, lead by electronic maps in their mini-computers. They suddenly stopped, due to that they reached another crossroad. It was large room, which's walls came high up. It was lit up with moonlight, peering down through the holes of well covers at the top. But what was impressive that four gigantic pipes came from the walls. And no other door, just the one that they just came in.
"Where to now?" a green-haired guy asked. Lyserg was his name. He was not only a good fighter, but had this ability to seek and find objects or persons "should I look for it?" he asked already preparing his crystal pendulum.
"Save it for more dangerous times" Anna ordered coolly. She, then, walked in the middle of a room, her eyes peering across each of the pipes. Her mind became clear and calm, no foreign thoughts. Suddenly, she felt how her senses becoming as sharp as shark's. She could feel every single movement, she could hear every single blow of the smallest wind, she could see every tiny detail of a surrounding. A sudden sense of understanding came to her mind. Anna turned around to her companions.
"That's how's going to be. Lyserg, take Brenda and Joe and go to this one" she pointed to the sewer behind her "Caleb, you Harry and Ted will go to this one" she pointed to the sewer behind them "as for myself, I'll to this one" she showed the left pipe "other is not worth bothering, it ends up as dead end" Nobody argued with her. Everybody knew that Anna has a strong sixth sense, which helps greatly in situations like this one. The group scattered. Anna climbed to the pipe and quickly walked forward.
After a long walk she saw a light ahead. Anna picked up her pace and reached the light's source. She stopped with a gasp of amazement. What she saw seemed to be an old drift mine, going under the city. Anna heard a rumors that here someone use to dig out gold, but she never believed that. Now things changed. In front of her was a huge abyss, which seemed to be endless as Anna looked down to it. The walls were made of crumbling stones. What was amazing that here wasn't dark, the space was lit up by moonlight, peering through the holes in walls. How created such things, Anna didn't know. She noticed another entering, a similar to the one she came from on the other side of a cliff. There was no way through, since the remaining of the bridge hollowed dangerously. The blonde looked up and saw an iron cable going through the abyss. Anna hesitated for a second, but the she hopped on the cable and got her stability on two legs. Then she closed her eyes, took a dep breath and flipped over, first ramming on her hands, then on feet again. And so on and on, feet by feet, she closed to the other side. Suddenly, a loud thug scratched the silent and cable broke of. Just then Anna stood on her hands, so she tightened to the cold iron and flew for the impact with a stone wall. But she never impacted it, she just pushed away from it with her legs, making the cable swung even more. She swayed like this and when she felt that the height is enough, she released the cable, flipped over in the air and jumped on the other side of a cliff, which she was so willing to reach. Anna let a breath of relieve and walked away, the end of her coat flitter.
As Anna walked on, she found herself in a tube form room, which's floor had water till ankles. Anna stopped suddenly. In front of her, in about six feet distance, she saw a werewolf, standing and looking straight to her. Anna noticed that this one was one of the biggest and oldest. It was muscular and black-furred, with bright green, clever eyes. The cleverness of the eyes surprised Anna, because usually when a man turns his clear mind disappears. A wolf began to change into a human. His fur disappeared, his height decreased, his skin became honey-brown. Wow, he's handsome. Look at that body and skin. Wonder if his arms are… WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING! HE'S AN ENEMY! Anna looked at the man in front of her, her thoughts already controlled. The appearance of the person was strangely familiar to her, but she shook these thought away as well.
"Who are you?" Anna asked coldly. This voice would scare the hell out of everyone, but this guy made only no reaction, but smiled with a smirk to her.
"You go to straight to the business, miss Kyouyama. I like that" Anna suddenly became completely pissed off.
"Don't you use that smirk on me" she said dangerously. Never ever somebody talked to her that way, especially a werewolf. "Who ARE you?" she now demanded.
"Ok, if you whish to know. I'm Hao Asakura" Anna winked.
"Asakura? Aren't you the brother of that idiotic excuse of a werewolf, called Yoh Asakura?"
"Yes, but I'll ask not to call his that way. He's a very clever leader" Anna fumed inside, but stayed cool on outside.
"Right. His last pack in this city was destroyed yesterday. He cannot even protect his own borders and now his big brother comes to help the poor baby" she said with a mocking voice. That made Hao laugh.
"You know that I'm the twin that boned first? Impressive how a vampire like you are so informed"
"Are you underestimating me?" Anna asked angrily.
"No. I just express my amazement" he walked closer, his feet tearing the surface of a water. Anna didn't react to his movements, but stayed focused on his actions. She somehow knew what to expect from this guy.
"I saw you there, in the mine. You were extraordinary. Not many could do that"
"I can do even more" Anna hissed dangerously, but Hao didn't stop moving to her, until he was a step away from her. He reached his arm, wanting to touch Anna's cheek, but she jumped around quickly and rammed katana in Hao's back.
"Don't you even dare to touch me, scum of the earth" she hissed.
"Like you are better. We all are the same creatures of the night, why are we fighting each other?" this question lingered in Anna's head for a long time, but now she just couldn't take it for granted.
"Don't play coy with me" she hissed into Hao's ear. As she leaned to him, she sensed his scent, a familiar one, of vine, sweat and honey. Anna tried not to think of it. "You will be speared today, Asakura" she whispered to his ear "Because I want you to deliver a message to your brother. Say to him, that Anna Kyouyama will never give up and that his brother is in her dept" she pushed Hao away from her, pointing him with katana. "And you will stay away from me" Hao smiled.
"What? Afraid that you're going to like me?" Anna burst with anger and disappeared for one second. Another she was in front of Hao and she smacked him. The guy fell in a water.
"Don't you ever talk to me like that" Anna turned around and walked away, not looking back. Hao smiled to her back. Well, it was worth it…
