Shizuru Fujino sat on the porch of her Japanese style mansion, sipping her tea. She wore a kimono and stared up at the stars. It was a lovely night.
"You know it's rude to enter other people's property uninvited." She said calmly, taking another sip. "I could have you thrown out." She smiled at the man who emerged from the darkness of the woods. "Now, what can I do for you this fine evening?"
The man said nothing.
"Would you care for some tea at least?" Shizuru asked, a gentle smile still on her face.
The man said nothing.
"My, my, how am I suppose to know what you want if you won't say anything?"
The man reached into his pant pocket and took out a small item. He tossed it across the yard and it landed at Shizuru's feet.
It was a cell phone.
Shizuru picked it up and recognised it immediately. It was her cell phone.
Shizuru got up, still smiling serenely. She began walking towards the man, her pace quickening with every step.
"You… What…. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO NATSUKI?!" Shizuru cried, her calm expression replaced by one of rage. Shizuru summoned her element, but the man had yet to move. "Answer me."
The man said nothing.
"ANSWER ME."
The man said nothing.
Shizuru laughed. "I guess I'm going to have to beat it out of you. KIYOHIME!" The large squid like creature materialized behind her. "You can tear off a limb or two, but don't kill him until he talks."
One of the snake headed tentacles shot out. The man jumped back and withdrew his gun. The snakes fangs went into the ground, and he fired a few rounds into its head. The bullets merely bounced off.
"Don't think that little pee shooter can hurt my Child." Shizuru laughed. "Now, if you tell me where Natsuki is, I'll let you die painlessly. But if you've done anything to hurt her…" Shizuru smiled. "Hell will be a release."
The man said nothing and ran back into the forest.
"Don't think I'll let you get away. Snakes just love hunting mice."
A snake head followed after the man, mouth ready to bite.
An explosion was heard and Kiyohime jerked back its limb. The snake's head had been blown off.
The man emerged from the forest once again. There stood Golgo 13 with a Stinger Missile launcher resting on his shoulder.
"I see you've brought some more toys." Shizuru smirked. "You men, always overcompensating."
Golgo silently loaded another missile into the launcher. He aimed directly at Shizuru and fired. Two of Kiyohime's tentacles formed a wall in front of their master. The missile hit, taking a large chunk out of the tentacles, making them useless. When Shizuru's field of vision was clear again, she didn't see Golgo anymore.
"Hiding again are you? Sorry, but I'm really not in the mood for hide-and-go-seek." Shizuru sneered. "I wonder just how many of those missiles you have. Will you run out before you kill me, or will Kiyohime catch you before you can reload?"
The answer came in the form of another stinger, which slammed into the main part of Kiyohime's body. The beast let out a shriek as half of its body was scorched. A large chunk of armour was gone.
"Curse you!" Shizuru scowled. She intently watched the bushes, looking for any sign of where he'd strike next. There was moment to her right. "I have you now!" Shizuru thrust her naginata towards the bush. The blade extended and shot into the woods. Shizuru could feel it sink into flesh. A sickening squish echoed through the night. "My, whatever am I to do if I accidentally killed him?" She wondered as she pulled back her weapon.
Shizuru pulled out a body, but it wasn't of a man. It was a woman. Her blue haired spilled onto the ground; the naginata blade with embedded deep within her chest.
Shizuru froze. Her element fell to the ground and vanished, as did her Child. Shizuru stiffly made her way over to the corpse. "No… it can't be…" Shizuru knelt down and brushed the hair out of the dead girl's face. There was no question.
"Nat… suki…" Shizuru cradled Natsuki's still form in her arms. "No… it can't… I… No! Natsuki! Say something! NATSUKI!"
The dead girl didn't respond.
Shizuru noticed that Natsuki's hands and feet were bound. The man had only captured her… yet Shizuru…
"What have I done?!" Shizuru wailed. "I never meant for this to happen! I… I… I killed Natsuki!" Her eyes filled with tears, Shizuru barely registered Golgo's presence. She looked at him with dead eyes as he aimed a Stinger at her.
"Go on, do it. My only regret is that I won't be going to the same place she is..."
Golgo pulled the trigger.
And then there was one.