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Italics = Thoughts
(Japan - Miyuki) = Place and P.O.V
*BANG* = Action
Brave New World III
(Last Chapter)
The assassin pulled out a tablet he grabbed from the warehouse and pulled up a map of the city. He zoomed in on the red light district and where the strange man said where a club by the name of Stars was located. He mapped out where he was currently and he began making his way to where he first regained consciousness just a few days ago.
(Tatsuya - Red Light District, Tokyo)
Tatsuya stood, almost nostalgically, in the same district where had awoken just a few days ago. In those short few days, he was able to kill the C.E.O of a company, kill a whole bunch of gangsters and in the process, got himself mixed up in a conspiracy about some sort of 'Artifact'.
He had researched the subject in the few short moments of free time he had when he was walking to the red light district. According to an article he read, Artifacts are relics of long lost civilizations that has used magic hundreds, if not, thousands of years ago.
They were essentially boosters that could have a multitude of properties. Some would enhance a spells power, others could hold magic sequences and others had a great many other types of properties as well. He was unable to discern the abilities of the current relic he had obtained, though whatever it was for, it would certainly be valuable to someone.
Pushing those thoughts aside, he made his way to the supposed night club known as Stars. According to the man he interrogated, this was one of the main strongholds of the gang and would be a much tougher but to crack than before. With the last attack on the warehouse, he would assume that the enemy would certainly strengthen their defenses.
On the outside, it appeared as a closed real estate office, but when he activated Third Eye, he saw a much different tale. He could tell there were hundreds of people deep within the underground club, though he could tell that many of them were just civilians. Designating where the guards and bouncers were, he pulled out the C.A.D and aimed it at the door before pulling the trigger.
After the door disappeared in a cloud of dust, he entered the room and proceeded to the entrance to the club, which appeared to be hidden inside the janitors closet. Entering the room, he aimed the C.A.D at a suspicious looking wall and pulled the trigger. On the other side, a skinny man reading a dirty magazine stared in shock before attempting to reach for his sidearm.
Tatsuya quickly activated his decomposition magic and gun fell apart into a mess on the floor. Another pull and the man disappeared into thin air.
"Lets get this crap over with..." he said before walking into the hallway.
(Kazuki Juuomonji - Juumonji Residence - Same Time)
A large man sat in a well polished dining room with what appeared to be his family. A beautiful middle aged woman gently holding an infant girl, a proper looking young male teenager, and an adolescent boy were all seated perfectly at the pristine oak wood table.
"So, Katsuto, how was your day at school?" he spoke to teen. As the boy was about to speak, a man dressed in a suit entered through the large wooden doors and bowed while breathing heavily.
"I am terribly sorry to interrupt your dinner, Mr Juuomonji. But something of importance has come up and I believe it requires your attention immediately." said the man humbly while sweat profusely. The larger man glared at him with annoyed eyes and the messenger flinched. The patriarch sighed, apologized to his wife and children before leading the man to his study. Reaching the study, he entered through the large doors and sat back into his favorite leather chair and crossed his legs as the messenger stood anxiously.
"So tell me, Mr. Natsuji...", he spoke slowly as the man gulped, "what was so important that you had to interrupt my dinner?"
"Th...there was an a-attack in the waterfront di...district. When the po..police arrived, they found this footage on the security cameras." he spoke as he pulled out a tablet and handed to the clan leader.
At first it showed a few armed men talking around a pile of crates, when the entrance suddenly busted open and what appeared to be a child stood with a pistol in their hand. In an instant a gunfight broke it between the child and the gangsters, which was just strange in its self. But after a few minutes, what shocked him even more was the child's ability to overpower the older men.
The footage then went to a brutal fight between what he assumed was a magician and the child. The two fought for a while until it appeared as if the magician would win before life seemingly sprang back into the boy. He grabbed the C.A.D, pulled her trigger and the man disappeared in a puff of dust and a trickling blue flame. Before he could question the purpose of watching the footage, he got his answer as the boy used his strange magic to disintegrate the door of a safe and pulled out a familiar looking object.
"That's the relic that was stolen a few weeks ago!" said the man in an furious voice.
"Mr. Kazuki, please calm down..." said the man timidly. Realizing that his emotions were getting the better of him, he tools a few deep breaths and calmed himself.
"So tell me, do we know anything about that kid? Who he is, where he lives, family?" Zazuki said. The man shook his head in response.
"No sir. Heck, I couldn't even find a even a speck of information on the system about the kid. We've checked everything, and nothing has come up." said the man.
The Juuomonji clan head sat in silence thinking through the possibilities. How can nothing come up? The systems employed by the Tokyo police department could identity people not only from Japan, but from over the entire world. Civilians, criminals, politicians, just about anyone could be found in just a few seconds. But it's almost as if this child was artificially removed from the system. It was quite suspicious to the aged veteran of clan politics.
"You said this incident occurred in the warehouse district, correct?" he asked. The man nodded and Zazuki took to a thinking pose.
"Very well, you may leave." he said as the man bowed and exited the room discreetly. Kazuki presses a button atop the table and the entire room began to began to change. The windows were covered in thick metal plates, the door became barricaded and the lights dimmed.
"Call Koichi Saegusa." he spoke and the sounds of ringing went through his office. After a few seconds, an aging man in sunglasses appeared on the T.V screen and smiled at the Juuomonji patriarch.
"Kazuki-san, its been a while..."
(Club Stars - Tatsuya)
A criminal fell dead as Tatsuya opened fire with a pistol in one hand, while another was disintegrated with his C.A.D. Man after man were cut down as the child killer went on a killing spree. Scantily dressed club goers were fleeing to all available exits or are hiding under furniture or counter tops. There were dozens of gangsters attacking the child from all angles, but none of their attacks worked. The chaotic scene was further enhanced by the blaring music and flashing strobe lights.
As Tatsuya finished off the remaining foes in the room, he used his Third Eye to scan around the club to determine where the rest of the gangsters were. Seeing that there were were 10 people inside, all having the auras of powerful mages. What was strange, however, was that their weapons were dropped to the floor while one sat calmly in his chair. There was also the familiar aura of man who had informed him in the alleyway a day ago. Not wanting to be a bad guest, he pressed a button and entered the room.
The people inside instantly tensed up as the boy entered the room, an unbarring silence taking hold as either side waited for the other to take the first move as Tatsuya raised his C.A.D. After a minute, the man from the alleyway took the initiative.
"Well, hello there, Mr...?" he spoke.
"You can call me Tatsuya, yours?" he responded calmly.
"Junji is my name, but for now, let's just put the C.A.D down..." he said nervously while raising his hands. Tatsuya squinted his eyes as as he continued pointing the gun shaped object at the group while his face became more rigid.
"And why the hell should I do that? I'm surprised that haven't killed you lot yet, and I just cut down half of your goons out there, and I can't tell if I can trust you or not yet, so I'll keep this up, no offense." spoke the boy sternly.
"That is fine, Tatsuya-san. We are civil people here, after all." spoke a voice he had had yet to hear. The voice was that of the man sitting behind the desk, with his hands folded and his hard grey eyes staring at him.
"So who might you be?" Tatsuya said suspiciously.
"I am Kenji, Kenji Asuna to be exact. And you may be wondering why aren't killing each other at the moment, correct?" spoke the middle aged man. Tatsuya slowly nodded his head before analyzing the well spoken man. The way he spoke, the way he sat and held his body language, it was if he was talking to someone of the upper class.
"Well you see, I like to think myself as a business man. And you see, business men sometimes have to make hard business decisions that go against everything they believe in, but is necessary for survival. So here I am, sitting at your mercy, with an offer that will greatly appeal to you." he said while giving a blank look.
"So what is your offer?" he responded. The man shifted his legs so that they were no longer crisscrossed and were firmly planted on the granite covered floor.
"I offer you to be the leader of our little group. We have been seeking, for a while now, a way to shift ourselves away from the main organization, and I do believe you are a capable person to lead us." he said while Tatsuya looked on with a stoic face, but on the inside he was stunned beyond belief.
"And why should I believe you? I'm a kid, while you all seem to be powerful magicians and fighters, and you yourself seem to be good at being a leader, so why would you need me?"
"Although all of us here are capable magicians, as you said, the magic you wield is... well... on a whole other level. Also, I am in no position to bargain, and I know when it's time to raise the white flag of surrender. Your recent attack at the warehouse district, and your handling of Matashi, leads me to believe you're someone who's hard to get rid of. I know I and everyone else here, and no offense to my colleagues, surely wouldn't stand a chance against you if you were able to take down Lieutenant Arato."
Tatsuya stood in silence to ponder at the mans reasoning. While the offer sounded, seeming as always, too good to be true, and the earlier betrayal by Matashi still fresh in his mind, a part of him liked the idea of being his own boss. Even if the whole thing was an well thought out sham, he could use their intel to his advantage in the short term as well.
"Very well, I accept your offer. But before we start anything, just enlighten me on one little thing. Why are you so desperately trying to break away from the rest of your gang? You seemed to be doing quite well before I entered the scene." he asked. He wanted to see how sincere these people were in breaking away.
"Well certainly the top branch of the gang is doing well. But us, we get dog crap fed to us every day, and the men you just killed were not of my own. The brass sent them here to keep an eye on us and to keep the money flowing into the head honchos coffer. Combined that with the recent attack at Takoya industries, angering the Juumonji's and their many allies, will be the final nail in their coffin." he said passionately.
"Looks like I struck a nerve with that..." he said mentally while giving an awkward smile. The boy and man shook hands while everyone else in the room silently let out a sigh relief.
"Well, I do believe we need to take a breather for tonight, so lets all take a rest. Tomorrow, we will need to plan out a strategy on... acquiring... the rest of the gangs assets, along with eliminating the rest of the opposition. That includes going against the head boss, who currently operates solely from the Fukashinji building in the business district. Junji-kun, would you please escort our new boss to his quarters for the evening? Also, Akira-san and Cho-san, please dispose of any corpses in the club." he said. Each of the men nodded and began their respective duties.
As Tatsuya and Junji exited, they struck up a conversation about each others lives, and about Tatsuya's amnesia and being left in the middle of a deserted alleyway.
"Now that you mention it...", spoke the man as he rubbed his stubbly chin, "...I do remember passing that area of the Red light district that night. I remember seeing some sketchy looking folk, even to my standard, carrying what looked like a body into a guarded alley. It was quite strange to be honest, though it just sorta flew over my head. Though I can't seem to remember seeing a symbol or logo."
Tatsuya remained silent as the two walked. On the inside, however, he was entirely shocked at this revelation. Possibly a clue to his past, at the very least a hint at what his old life might have been, which he could only assume was either just as bad or even worse. The questions from earlier began assaulting his mind.
Were the men connected to the strange women in his thoughts? Were they apart of some powerful organization? Was he targeted due to his strange powers and abilities? He couldn't even begin to deduce his origins with his lack of information. He would need to probe more into it to more to discover the truth.
After walking through what seemed to be an endless amounts of halls, they eventually reached where Tatsuya would spend the night. The older man bowed and departed from the room. Tatsuya, having had no sleep since his awakening, felt himself automatically walking towards his bed before collapsing straight onto the comfortable blankets and pillows.
(Maya Yotsuba - Yotsuba Household - Late Evening)
Sitting on a velvet throne, the Mistress of the Night looked over a set of data pads with a faint smirk across her lips, while an elderly man stood at attention directly beside her with a somewhat disapproving face. She wore her usual revealing red dress that accentuated her curves, her draping black hair flowing down her sides and her purple amethyst eyes looking at the data pads with amusement. She took a sip of tea out of her cup before placing it down next to her.
"Hayama, if you would?" she spoke in her alluring voice.
"Of course, Mistress." he spoke curtly. He took a kettle and poured the liquid into the small teacup.
"If I may speak my mind, my lady..." he spoke hesitantly while closing the kettles lid.
"You may." she said although she already knew what he was going to talk to her about.
"Don't you think this experiment with that child is going a bit too far? I mean, what will happen when he-" he was cut off as she raised her finger. Signaling him into silence, his face stiffened as he slightly bowed his head.
"Sorry, my lady." he spoke sincerely.
"It is fine Hayama. But don't be mistaken. This is not some 'experiment', as you call it. The way I see it, it is only a type of training exercise for him, rather than me testing out an idea. His status as a Born Specialized Magician would not allow for him to grow into his full potential in this clan. The Yotsuba clan is built off of strength, and with his weakness, he would remain a lowly guardian instead of becoming something...greater." she said while taking a sip of tea before placing it down again.
She had read about his exploits in Tokyo as of late through the compiled police reports. After his disposal in the red light district, the boy had destroyed a great portion of a major crime group in Tokyo, known as the 17th Street Disciples. Not only defeating multiple people without any remembrance of his training, he was able to quickly regain his abilities and use them to an extreme efficiency. Even she was surprised at rate which his recovery occurred. As a bonus, the child even managed to to strike back at her longtime rival, the Juumonji clan, and steal their relic right under their noses.
It was quite...interesting...
Chuckling out loud, she finished the tea and stood up from the cushioned seat.
"Should I do anything about Miya-dono's search for him? I'm sure you're already aware that she has the Shizuka's, Mugura's and even has the Kuroba's aiding in her search for him?" he responded. Although the older of the two sibling appeared calm at face value, he could tell that she, even so slightly, cared for her child's safety and well being. Though he found it ironic, as she had treated him as a servant almost his entire life, but he kept it too himself.
"I have taken measures to make sure my dear sister will not find the boy. At least for the time being anyways...", she said walking past the old man, "... and even should he prove to be a nuisance later on, there is always the fail safe..." she said darkly before swiftly exiting the darkened room.
The elderly man sighed slightly before placing the tea pot and cup onto a silver plate. He could never fully understand the thoughts and actions taken by his master.
Maya Yotsuba was widely regarded as one of the most powerful mages in the world, having earned the moniker 'Demon King of the Far East' through her powerful magic. She wouldn't need that boy to be essentially released to reach a more powerful state. Not only that, there was a dangerous chance that he could remember what had occurred, and that could spell a disaster for the Yotsuba clan, Japan or even the whole world.
He sighed before he took off from the room and headed towards the kitchen to wash the dishes and prepare for the next days breakfast, while also reviewing a few special documents about Four leaves technology and their quarterly earnings.
All he could hope was that her gamble would pay off in the end.
To Be Continued...
Hello Everyone, Reader Here! I hope you enjoyed this new chapter, hopefully I can update more often as I get more after time. There will be around two to three chapters devoted to the Brave New World arc until we move on to the next arc, although that could change depending on how I want to end this current arc. Also, to those of you wondering on whether this is a Tatsuya x Lina ship, I am not sure as to what I will do, as I don't really have a particular ship for him yet. Well that's all I got to say, thanks for reading and have a good one!
(P.S: Thanks to all who like/favorited/reviewed my other stories for Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei!)
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