Fade to Darkness

Title: Fade to Darkness
Rating: M
Fandom: Detective Conan
Summary: Reincarnation only existed in fanfiction, yet Michael Leo Field was reborn as Akai Senichi, the younger twin brother of Akai Shuichi. However, his new life takes a dark turn; at the age of ten he is kidnapped and at twelve, he is forced to join the organization. [OC Insert as Akai Sibling] [Family/Angst/Drama/Crime]

Arc III
Chapter I
Rescue
Warnings: Minor Character Deaths, Implied Cannibalism

Two years. It had been two years since Senichi had first been kidnapped. It had been two years since he had last seen his family. He had long since given up on hopes of seeing them. He gave up on the thought that they would ever be rescued. After all, Ahren Klein died by his hands. How would the rest of them be able to achieve freedom? They were destined to die for the sadistic humans' entertainment. Could those monsters even be called humans? They enjoyed the sight of innocent people's suffering. It was disgusting. They shouldn't be labeled as humans.

Currently, they were all huddled in the farthest corner from the cell bars. Screams echoed throughout the corridor. While that was typical, these screams were much louder and sounded closer than usual. The scent of blood was even stronger. There were also several gunshots as well as an intense heat that filled the area. Soon, they saw the raging inferno.

Senichi trembled even more. He had never gotten over his pyrophobia. In fact, his pyrophobia had gotten worse after the branding. 'I can't run away,' He thought. 'I need t-to stay with Bren and Manna. There's n-nowhere to run,'

A tall Japanese man came into sight, unfazed by the chaos and destruction around him. He paused and scrutinized the three children for a moment before speaking. "Do you wish to live?"

'Japanese?' Senichi stood up and glared back up at the man, but he did not activate his animal attributes. "Yes,"

"I can see the fighting spirit in all three of you," The man said. "I have killed everyone else here. Are you not afraid of me?"

"We will live," Senichi declared, not backing down.

"You have guts, boy," The man mused. "Those brats behind you are your siblings?"

"They are mine to protect," Senichi tried to focus only on the man and ignore the flames.

"Show me your determination," The man broke the lock on the cell door and opened it wide. "Let's see how long you'll last,"

"Who are you?" Brendan demanded.

"I am called Jenever," The man switched to English so that Brendan and Harimanna could also understand. "And you brats? Your names?"

"Senichi Akai," He answered without second thought. His mind and body were both too exhausted to bother coming up with an alias.

Jenever motioned to the twins. "And those brats?"

"Brendan Klein," Brendan answered coldly, refusing to be seen as weak. "My sister's Harimanna Klein,"

Harimanna looked to Senichi. "Are we really going with him?"

"Would you rather die here?" Jenever scoffed. "Let's get going before the escape route is cut off,"

The twelve year old and two six year olds followed their savior through the maze of hallways. Brendan and Harimanna gripped the elder's hands tightly, doing their best to comfort him since they knew of Senichi's pyrophobia. They ignored the corpses of the buildings' inhabitants and Senichi couldn't help but mentally smirk at the sight of their torturers lying in a pool of their own blood, lifeless eyes dull and mouth agape as if they were still attempting to scream for mercy in death.

When they first stepped outside, they froze up. It had been two years since they had last been outdoors, two years since they had last seen the outdoors. "Stop standing there or I'm leaving you guys behind," Jenever's words snapped them out of their trance and they followed him to his car.

The wind felt like knives against their thin, frail bodies, irritating their wounds and causing a stinging sensation. They both loved and hated the feeling. They hated it for the pain it was causing them but at the same time they loved it because it was a reminder that they were outside, that they weren't dreaming, that they were truly leaving Mad Dog Arena.

Stopping at Jenever's car, Senichi reached for the door's handle but hesitated. "Sir…are…are we really allowed?"

"Just shut the fuck up and get in," Jenever grumbled. "Hurry up before I change my mind,"

Senichi opened the door and allowed Brendan and Harimanna to enter before he did, pulling the door shut after he was seated. The softness was the seat felt so foreign to them. It was a vast difference to the hard concrete floor of Cell J or the cold metal tables of the lab. It took a while for Senichi to remember the seatbelts and he helped buckle up Brendan and Harimanna. He felt them tense up and only realized why after he himself had his own seatbelt on.

It felt suffocating and had the same feeling as the leather straps used to bound them to the metal tables and the whips used to mark up their bodies. Senichi saw that Brendan and Harimanna were nervously transforming their nails back and forth into claws. Thankfully Jenever took no notice as he was focused on driving, keeping his eyes on the road as they left the destroyed hellhole.

In an attempt to calm his friends down, Senichi directed their attention to the windows. They stared at the night sky filled with twinkling stars. They watched as the trees and bushes blurred by. They saw various buildings as they traveled through the city. The entire car ride was silent except for the hum of the car engine and the children's soft gasps of awe.

'I can't trust this man a hundred percent,' Senichi thought. 'I already foolishly gave out my real name and didn't stop Bren and Manna from doing the same. This man said he killed everyone in Mad Dog Arena. He's dangerous. But still…I am willing to put a tiny bit of trust in him. He took us away from Mad Dog Arena. He freed us from our prison,'

XXX

Craton sat in the Akai Family living room. "A meat production company, Feral Flavors, was rumored to have been mixing human meat into the beef products they were selling,"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Mary frowned. "We don't eat any Feral Favor products,"

"This has to do with Senichi," Alistair spoke up. He hadn't visited the Akai Family's home since Senichi had disappeared. After his friend's kidnapping, he had no reason to come by.

"I did some extensive research," Craton paused and itched for a cigar but didn't dare smoke in the presence of the children. "Apparently they had an underground business too. They're called Mad Dog Arena,"

"A dog fighting rink?" Tsutomu's blood boiled at the thought. "If they needed more dogs, why did they kill Sable then? Why did they kidnap Senichi?"

"It's not a dog fighting rink," Craton exhaled. "It's a human fighting rink. They used children. Children that lived on the streets. Children that they took away from loving homes. They used innocent children of various ages, forcing them to fight for cruel entertainment purposes,"

"Ch…Children?"

"Where's Senichi!?" Shuichi demanded. "If my brother is there, then we need to go and get him! Why are we just standing around here for!?"

"By the time my men arrived at the location, the place was destroyed," Craton informed. "The people inside were all dead with bullets in their bodies and their corpses burnt to a crisp. It wasn't just the children but also the people working for Mad Dog Arena,"

"W-What are you saying?" Tsutomu stuttered.

"Though forensics are still in the process of identifying the multitude of corpses, there is a strong chance that Senichi was among the victims," Craton responded. "I'm sorry,"

Jenever is a juniper-flavored liquor. You know what that means. He's a codenamed operative of the organization. Senichi didn't recognize it as an alcohol because you can't expect an underaged boy to remember every single alcohol in existence, he was in hell for two years, and Jenever could kinda pass off as a normal name like Gin and Jin.

Hiyori:
Poor Ahren T,T now Senichi, Brendan & Harimanna are left *cry*
Shuichi & Senichi are 11 years old now, so its 1 year left before Senichi gets forced into the organization…

Skai:
I kinda did a small time skip because it was pretty much just fighting and killing and it would've gotten repetitive.