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 IV
Chapter V
Feral
Warnings: Minor Character Deaths, Torture, Mentions of Human Experimentation

"Where did you go?" Bourbon asked once Rye returned. "And where's Absinthe?"

"I needed a smoke but was out of cigarettes," Rye grunted. "I saw Absinthe heading into a strip club,"

"A strip club?" Bourbon questioned. "That's unlike him,"

Rye shrugged. "Don't ask me. Ask Absinthe," He slid off his shoes and climbed back into bed, making sure he was facing away from both Scotch and Bourbon. He was emotionally drained but tonight, he could sleep knowing that his father, cousin, and most of all his brother were all still alive. But even though Kohji and Tsutomu's deaths were his main reasons for hunting down the organization, he still won't give up on that goal. Now, he had to destroy the organization to free Senichi.

'Those scars…' Akai thought back to the old injuries that adorned his younger twin brother's torso and back. 'He suffered so much already. He sounded so broken. I yelled at him because he didn't come home right after Mad Dog Arena's destruction, but I should've known it wasn't his fault. He was only a child, a scared and hurt child. That anger wasn't directed meant to be directed at him. It was meant to be directed to myself. I'm his older brother. It was my job to protect him. Just like when Lo hurt him, I failed Senichi!'

'Six years ago…six years ago, we met Senichi briefly at the beach. He was so close to us, we even spoke. He wasn't even using hair dye or wearing any contacts at that time. But…but we were still unable to recognize him. It must've hurt him to know that his own family didn't recognize him. It must've been painful for him to meet his sister for the first time but only have her see him as a stranger,'

XXX

Absinthe had already returned by the time they woke up. He surprisingly has no red puffy eyes from crying last night nor did he seem tired at all. It seemed that he managed to get at least a few hours of sleep. He was currently going over the files for the mission. "We're leaving at sundown to scout the area around it in while still having coverage,"

"What will we be doing until then?" Scotch asked.

"I don't care what you guys do," Absinthe responded. "Just make sure you're prepared for the mission," He left to take a stroll through England and reminisced about his past. He stopped by in front of his childhood home and stared at it for a moment.

"Excuse me sir," A man with messy black hair and pale grey eyes exited the house and walked over to him. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"Sorry, I was just admiring your home," Absinthe apologized. "Judging from the exterior, it is well taken care of,"

"It's my best friend's house," The man spoke in English with a slight Italian accent. "I'm just waiting for him to return,"

"I see," Absinthe nodded.

"Several unlucky things happened to the family that used to live here," The man continued. "First their son was kidnapped, then a cousin was killed, and now the father of the family disappeared,"

"Is it alright to be telling these things to a stranger?" Absinthe inquired. "It seems like private information,"

"The whole town knows so it's not really private info," The man shrugged. "My name's Alistair Rei. You?"

'Alistair…' He couldn't answer immediately and took a few seconds to compose himself. "Sen Field," 'You took care of this house even after my family moved away. You didn't have to, but you've decided to wait for me,'

"I need to get to work," Alistair glanced at his watch. "I'm sure you have your reasons for not returning yet, so come home whenever you're ready. Oh, and if you're going to lie about your name you shouldn't use your nickname," He then got into his car and drove off.

XXX

The sun had set and the crows flew out. Absinthe would be lying if he claimed that he wasn't nervous at all, but he couldn't afford to show any weakness. The facility was smaller than the original Mad Dog Arena, but it was still a lot of area to cover. They split into pairs with Scotch and Bourbon heading to the west while Rye and Absinthe headed to the east.

"Are you going to be okay?" Akai asked.

Absinthe paused and glared at him. "Right now I am not Akai Senichi so don't treat me like him. I am Absinthe. I am a murderer. I am a crow. You are Rye. We are on a mission to rescue the brat and destroy this place. I do not need your pity. I've survived this long without it,"

"Right," Rye nodded, regaining his neutral expression. He glanced at the photo of the girl they were looking for. 'She's really young. Hopefully we can save her before horrible things are done to her,'

They came across rows of children stuffed in cells as if they were cattle. All of them were so thin with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes. Many of them didn't have the strength to glance up at the passing man or their didn't care. The two crows scanned each of the faces but none of them were the person they were looking for.

Akai wanted to save these kids from the same fate that befell Senichi, but he knew he couldn't. The mission took priority. The desire was easy to force down. He had been forced to kill children while in the organization. The criminal syndicate did not discriminate by age. If you got in their way or if your death benefited the organization, you would be killed.

"Hey!" Guards pointed their guns at the two. "Who are you!?"

"We're customers," Absinthe lied easily. "We were just looking at the stock. Most of them look like they'll kick the bucket soon. Are these fights even worth the money?"

"Watchers aren't supposed to be in this part of Mad Dog Arena,"

"Hey, I just wanted to make sure we got our money's worth," Absinthe walked over to the three and killed two of them by slashing their throats with knives. "We're looking for a specific kid. Where is she?" He held up the photo.

"T-That k-kid-d?" The guard stuttered. "She was b-brought to the scientist just now!"

"So she's dead," Absinthe broke the man's neck. He sent out a text to Bourbon. "The girl is dead. We are destroying this place,"

XXX

The children were given swift deaths so they didn't have to suffer as the building was set ablaze. Any and every guard that was seen was murdered. Absinthe came across the scientist in his lab who was desperately trying to save his files. "Why is this happening again!?" The scientist cursed. "I barely escaped last time! I-I can survive again and continue my research! I'll just find new lab rats!"

Absinthe activated his polar bear traits, allowing his teeth and nails to become sharper as well as his muscle mass in his arms, his strength, and his speed to increase. He was not going to let the scientist get away. Without any warning, he lunged forward and slammed the scientist against the farthest wall, ensuring that the strength he was using wouldn't immediately kill him.

"W-Who the hell are you!?" The scientist stuttered. "Y-You want money?"

Absinthe bared his fangs at him. "You did this to me!"

"I've never see you before!" The scientist attempted to take out his gun and aim but Absinthe was faster and broke his arm. "T-Those are traits of a polar bear!" He took a step back. "You're J4!"

"You tore me and my friends away from our family!" Absinthe roared, throwing the scientist across the room. "You forced us to kill other kids!"

"I-I-I—"

"You used us for your own entertainment!" Absinthe pinned the scientist down to the floor and slowly started to tear the evil man's arm off.

"AHHH!"

Absinthe tossed the severed limb aside. "You think that's painful? That's nothing compared to the suffering you caused us!" He grabbed the scientist's remaining arm and started to peel each nail at a time before slowly breaking each finger.

"P-Please…" The scientist started to cry.

"Why should I stop!? Why should I let you live!?" Absinthe delivered a series of claw marks along the man's body. "You didn't listen to our pleas for mercy!"

"I'm sorry…I'm sorry…I'm sorry…" The scientist sobbed pitifully.

"And worst of all," Absinthe stabbed a clawed finger into one of the man's eye. "You killed Ahren!" He stabbed his finger into the man's other eye.

"MY EYES! I CAN'T SEE! IT HURTS!"

He started to tear some teeth out but stopped after half of them laid scattered across the bloodied floor. "As much as I want to continue torturing you even more, I have to destroy the rest of this place," Absinthe broke both of the scientists' legs. "You won't be able to escape this time. Suffer like all the children you experimented on and forced to fight," He allowed himself to return to normal.

He noticed a whimpering figure in the corner of the lab. It was the girl in the photo, but as he had mentioned before, it was already too late. She was still alive but would be dead within in the next few minutes. She had various cuts and gashes and whip marks as well as several injection sites. It looked like she was in the middle of being experimented on when the crows had struck.

"P-P-Please…" Her voice was barely a whisper. "H-Help…"

"I can't save you," Absinthe knelt down. "Even if I brought you out of here, you only have a few minutes left,"

"I want…to see…the stars…" If it hadn't been for his enhanced hearing, Absinthe wouldn't have been able to hear her.

'She most likely won't survive until we get out,' Absinthe gave her a pitiful look. Nonetheless, he carefully scooped her into his arms and made his way to the exit, avoiding the blaze that was destroying the building in an identical fashion to the one from sixteen years ago. The rest of his team was already gathered outside.

"The stars…" The girl whispered. "So many…"

"Yeah," Absinthe allowed her to spend her last few minutes staring at the night sky. Once she became limp in his arms, he walked over to the car. "We can at least bring back her corpse for her parents,"

Senichi got his revenge.