OMG! I AM SOOOOOO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU WAIT! Without further delay, chapter 11!
I was sitting in the 'basement' as Shiori wrapped bandages around my left arm.
"Geez, only you would get scratched by a poison dart on a simple mission." Shiori said as she tied off the bandages right above my elbow.
"Simple? Since when is sneaking into the mansion of a mafia boss to steal the illegal transaction documents simple? He had poison fricken darts! And I'm still trying to figure out how in the fucking world he got GIANT AXES!" I yelled at her. She glared at me, then flicked my arm where the dart had hit and I yelped.
"Still, just be careful next time. That was some rare poison with an even rarer antidote. You're just lucky mom and dad keep every antidote known to man here." Shiori scolded me. Her eyes softened some, then she said, "Besides, you're my little sister and you're irreplaceable in more ways than one. Not only would the whole family be sad if you died, but so would a lot of other people."
"Tch, yeah right. Only you guys would be sad. And besides, if they didn't want me to die, why would they raise me to be a ninja?" I spat out at her.
"Like I'd know. Anyway, remember, no sleeping for the next twenty four hours and-" Shiori started.
"And ten miligrams of the antidote every hour. I know, I know. And it has to be injected, not swallowed. Etcetera, etcetera." I said with a wave of my good arm's hand.
Shiori glared at me for interrupting her, but then turned and started packing a bag. I got off the gurney I had been sitting on while Shiori treated me, then walked over beside her as she closed the bag. She then pushed it towards me and said, "Here, in case you can't come back every hour. I even put two cans of five hour energy in there in case you got tired."
I peeked in the bag and saw there were twenty four bottles of the antidote and twenty four sterilized needles, along with the promised two cans of five hour energy. There was also a red marker.
"So who wanted those transaction documents anyway?" I asked as I made sure the bag was closed, the carefully slung it over my shoulder.
"Some ex-cop who's had a grudge against that guy for a while." Shiori answered.
"So how much profit did we make?" I asked.
"Well, seeing as how we're going to have to replace our stock of antidotes becuase of your bonehead mistake, we only made a profit of 800,000 yen." Shiori said.
"Oops..." I said.
"Just go change, we still have another mission." Shiori said.
"Eh? But if we have another mission, why would I need to change?" I asked.
"Because it's an undercover mission. You know, one where you don't draw attention." Shiori said irritably.
I just stuck my tongue out at her, then went through an entrance that led back to my room. I walked into my changing room and removed my ninja uniform, then opened the back of my wardrobe and looked for something inconspicuous.
"Hey Shiori, where's the mission taking place at?" I asked her through a the small communicator I still had on my neck. (Black neck band)
"A baseball game. We're gonna be in the spectator's box as some 'lucky winners of a contest'. We're going to have to arrive early so we can hide and make it appear as though we got lost getting there. In the mission briefing that there's going to be an attempted assassination. We are to prevent it at any cost. Of course, there will be no cost, right?" Shiori's voice answered through the speaker in my ear.
"Right." I muttered into the communicator. I went through the clothes in my wardrobe and picked out a green long sleeve shirt that was a little worn and had blask sleeves. I then picked out an old pair of faded jeans. I quickly slipped them on, then put my sais up my sleeves.
I exited my 'secret' room and walked out of my bedroom into the living room.
"So who's the target?" I asked as I strolled into the room where Shiori was waiting.
"Some french dude name Le Poile Deschaure." Shiori answered.
I raised an eyebrow and asked, "And the client?"
"Just said a random stalker on the note in the drop box." Shiori said.
"Is it me, or does this sound like a trap? I mean, how would a stalker of Poile guy know he's going to be assassinated?" I said to Shiori.
"It probably is a trap, which is why I'm going with you." Shiori stated.
I groaned and said, "I thought I didn't need you to babysit me on missions."
"Well, if you take a look at the condition of your left arm, you'd see it's be impossible to defend yourself properly. Isn't your arm starting to go numb already?" Shiori asked. I put my right hand on my left arm since she had been right about it slowly going numb.
"Tch, your point?" I asked her.
She smiled confidantly and said, "I rest my case." She then tossed me something and I caught it. It was a pair of leather gloves. I raised an eyebrow and she said, "Wouldn't want people asking about your left hand, now would we?" (Left hand is wrapped in bandages)
I rolled my eyes, but put the gloves on none-the-less.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AT THE STADIUM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(A/N: I have no idea what-so-ever about baseball seats, so just, imagine it's in one of those private rooms that have a window to view the diamond and only fancy rich people can afford)
Shiori and I waited from our hiding spot as the game continued and the other occupants of the room were unaware to our presence.
"Guess those two kids got lost." One of the other occupants said.
"All the better for us." Another said. I rolled my eyes at their behaviour. Idiots. I thought to myself. Just then, a person kicked in the door and held a gun up. Just the person I had been waiting for. I jumped out from my hiding spot and kicked the gun out of his hands. He stared at me stunned for a brief second, then took off. I chased after him in close pursuit. People stared at us in shock as we ran through the halls and seats. He even pushed a baby carriage out in front of me and I stopped it and made sure the mother got her baby before continuing the pursuit. I almost lost him, but Shiori said through the communicator, "Yuuri, take a break. If you do too much, the poison will spread throughout your body faster. Besides, isn't it time you took the antidote again?"
"Fine." I said into the communicator. Even though I knew I could continue, I needed the antidote or I'd be dead.
I quickly found the closest girls restroom and entered it and went into one of the stalls. I opened the bag and pulled out one of the containers, and one of the needles. I toke the needle out of its bag, then took the cap off it and held it in my teeth. I pushed the needle through the cork top of the antidote bottle, then drew out fifty miligrams, although, only ten miligrams of it was antidote. (You do know that the rest is just filler stuff so it doesn't sting as bad, right?) I rolled up my sleeve and saw my veins were turning blue right above the bandages. I quickly pushed the needle into my skin, ignoring the pain since I've dealt with worse, and injected it.
I then took the needle out and put the cap back on. I took the red marker out of the bag and marked the needle with an X, then put it back in the bag. I did the same to the bottle, then also put it in my bag.
I rolled my sleeve back down and exited the restroom to find myself face to face with five men in suits.
Shit. I thought to myself.
"Come with us." One of the mafia men said. I glanced around and carefully observed my surroundings. There were too many witnesses around to fight them without revealing myself, and I could easily see the outlines of guns hidden in their clothes.
"How'd you know it was me?" I asked, trying to delay them in hopes Shiori would find me.
"The old man wasn't hard to get to talk when he had a gun to his head." Another one of the mafia members said.
I bit my lip. I knew they had already killed him. These were cold, ruthless, killers. In a way, I was the same, except I fought on the side of good.
I quicky looked around again and then remembered something. On the off chance Shinou wanted to be helpful today, if I jumped into some water, would he take me to Shin Makoku? But then I'd have to deal with these thugs when I got back... But it would give me some time to cure the poison... I decided it'd be best to rid myself of the poison first, so I ran past the mafia members, and heard them come running after me in close pursuit.
I ran through the park and got to the river I had fell in only weeks before, right after my violin recital.
I jumped off the bank and landed in the river I heard some splashes behind me, but I already felt the pull of the whirlpool. I clutched my bag close to me and made sure I had a firm grasp as I started going to the other world.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SHIN MAKOKU~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I gasped for air as soon as I emerged and looked around my surroundings quickly. I was in a fountain and there were female guards with spears starting to surround me.
"Halt! Who are you?" One of them yelled at me.
"O-oi! It's just me!" I said as I stood up and felt a lily pad slide off my head.
The guards gasped, then said, "It's her majesty!" They immediatly started apologizing and I told them it was alright.
"It is a pleasure to meet you your majesty." Another voie greeted me. I turned to see a small girl with amethyst eyes and long white hair.
"Oh, uh hello. If you don't mind me asking, what's your name?" I asked since she obviously wasn't a guard.
"I am Ulrike, the priestess of this shrine." Ulrike answered.
"Oh," I gave a slight bow, "Nice to meet you, but aren't you a little young to be a priestess?"
"Actually, I'm eight hundred years old your majesty." Ulrike answered.
"Eh? You look like you can't be older then twelve at the most!" I exclaimed.
Ulrike giggled and said, "I'm flattered your majesty. I already sent word to your advisors that you arrived."
"Oh, thanks." I answered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time skip (Sry, feeling a little too lazy to fill in the gaps between the events of this story)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wolfram, Conrad, and Gunter came to the shrine and I noticed the guards were a little reluctant to let them in. Apparently, only girls were allowed in with a few exceptions.
"Ah, your majesty!" Gunter yelled out as he ran towards me to give me a bone crushing hug. At the last second, I side-stepped and he fell onto the ground.
"Hi Gunter." I said to him. I then turned towards Conrad and Wolfram and said, "Hello Wolf, God-father."
"Welcome back, Yuuri." Conrad said.
Wolfram stared at something, then said, "What's in the bag?" I looked down at the bag and realized I couldn't let them know, lest they find out about my 'secret' life.
"Oh, nothing." I said, keeping on a poker face.
"Liar." Wolfram said as he crossed his arms.
"I'm not lying." I said with a smile.
"Yes you are." Wolfram stated.
"Am not." I said nervously.
"Then show us what's in the bag." Wolfram said.
I felt a bead of sweat run down my forehead, then said, "As queen of Shin Makoku, I order you to not look in this bag."
Everyone looked at me surprised, although, Wolfram looked pissed.
"You're hiding something!" He yelled at me.
I glared at him and yelled, "Something that is none of your concern!"
Wolfram was about to yell something else, but Conrad put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Wolfram, that's enough. She already ordered us to not look in the bag, there's no reason to disobey orders."
Wolfram glared at him, then me, then shrugged off Conrad's hand and walked out of the temple to his horse. My shoulders slumped and I said, "He hates me now, doesn't he?"
"I wouldn't say 'hate' your majesty." Conrad said.
"It's more like pure rage." Gunter said.
Conrad glared at Gunter which surprised me, since when did Conrad glare?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time skip (Castle)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I signed all the papers that had piled up for me while I was gone, stopping every hour and 'disappearing', to take the antidote. It had taken me three hours to finish all the paper work, and with nothing better to do, I strolled through the garden. It was then my instincts told me something was wrong. The bushes rustled to my right, then three ninjas jumped out and surrounded me.
"What the?" I shouted. I was about to pull out my sais when I heard Conrad yell out my name. He appeared behind one of the ninjas with his sword drawn and swung at it, but it jumped out of the way.
"Come on!" Wolfram exclaimed as he grabbed my wrist and dragged me away.
"When did you get there?" I asked him. I hadn't sensed him come up behind me; Were my senses getting dull? Only when I felt immense pain shoot up my arm did I realize Wolfram had grabbed my injured arm. I quickly jerked my hand out of his grasp and held it close to my chest as the burning, shocking, stinging pain subsided.
"Hey! What's wrong?" Wolfram asked as he tried grabbing my hand again. I turned away and said, "Nothing, just... don't, touch me."
Wolfram looked taken aback, then concern filled his eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong? Did you get hurt?" Wolfram asked.
"It's fine, just a scratch." I said. It was a scratch, just a poisoned one.
"Let me see." Wolfram said as he tried grabbing my hand again. I backed away and said, "I said it's fine."
"Then let me at least confirm that." Wolfram said as he held out his hand.
I narrowed my eyes at him then noticed movement in the shadows behind him. My eyes widened in shock as I quickly recognized a familiar glint in the shadows and I pushed Wolfram aside as I yelled, "Look out!"
Wolfram was shocked, as was I, when a shurinken flew past and scratched my left shoulder. I silently cursed at the fact I was getting slow. That was the second time in one day I had got scratched!
Wolfram quickly caught on that there was an enemy nearby and was about to draw his sword, but I grabbed his hand - using my right hand - and started dragging him down the hall.
"O-oi! Let go! I can take him on!" Wolfram yelled at me. I 'tch'-ed and continued running down the hall, dragging him behind me. I couldn't reveal what I was to fight, and Wolfram probably had no clue that shurinken was poisoned. The cut on my shoulder was already starting to sting.
"Baka! Just keep running!" I yelled at him. He looked at me shocked, but I ignored it and dragged him around a corner, but stopped when I saw three ninjas awaiting me. I was about to turn to run, but saw we were quickly surrounded.
"Come with us, your majesty." One of the ninjas said as he held out his hand.
I heard Wolfram, 'tch', and saw him about to draw his sword. I quickly realized Wolfram intended to fight them. Did that idiot have any idea that you should never use a sword against ninja?
Wolfram then charged at the head ninja before I could stop him. He was completely unaware of the ninja coming towards him from the side, or the fact the other ninjas were preparing to close in on me. I glared at them, then quickly ran up beside Wolfram and punched the throat of the ninja that had tried sneaking up on him, then quickly punched two other ninjas in the same spot. I then grabbed Wolfram's wrist, yet again, and pulled him through the gap I had made in the enemy lines. I pulled him into the closest room there was, then barred it.
"What the hell! I could've taken them!" Wolfram yelled at me.
I turned to glare at him and yelled, "The only thing I saw you doing was being a moron and almost getting yourself killed! You're never supposed to use a sword against ninjas! Especially when its two agains-"
I was cut off by a sudden wave of dizziness and my vision started to double. I sank to the floor, but managaed to sit on my knees.
"O-oi! Are you alright?" Wolfram asked in a worried tone as he knelt in front of me. Before I could say anything, he looked at the scratch I had gotten on my shoulder. Even though everything was blurry, I could easily see that the veins under my skin near the wound were turning blue.
"Poison..." Wolfram whispered, shocked.
"Ya think?" I asked him sarcasticly.
"Well excuse me for being concerned!" Wolfram yelled at me. I rolled my eyes, or at least attempted to. I then lifted up my right hand to try and look at the watch I had on my wrist. It took a moment for it to come into focus, but I could just barely make out the minute hand being a little after the four.
If it was after the four, that meant I needed to take the antidote about five minutes ago.
Not good. Every second counts with this poison. And there was still the second poison to consider! I quickly looked around the room to figure out where I had taken us, but everything was too blurry for me to understand what was what. It was then I realized Wolfram had been talking to me the whole time, but his voice sounded far away.
Shit, I thought to myself, I can't hold on...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~INFIRMARY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My eyes snapped open and I immediatly sat up in bed. A million thoughts of what could've happened ran through my head.
Did the ninjas kidnap me?
Did anyone find my hidden sais?
Is Wolfram alright?
Where am I?
What about the poison?
The antidote?...
SHIT! Did anyone look in the bag!
I looked around and couldn't see the bag anywhere. I then checked myself and saw that I didn't have the bag, and that the poisoned cut on my shoulder had been treated.
Maybe I'm in an infirmary?...
I slid out of bed and felt a bit wobbly on my feet. I walked forward to the door and was about to open it when someone else did. I then saw myself come face to face with a girl that had green hair and eyes.
"Oh! Your majesty! You're up!" She exclaimed.
"Oh, umm... you are?" I asked.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I'm Gisela, the adoptive daughter of Gunter von Christ and royal doctor." She introduced herself.
"Have you seen my bag?" I asked her, trying to hide my rising panic.
She smiled at me and said, "Yes, I heard that you didn't want anyone looking in it, so I've been carrying it around." It was then that I noticed she had my bag slung over her shoulder.
"May I have it back please?" I asked her sternly.
"Not until you answer my questions." Gisela asked.
I was slightly taken aback, she wasn't afraid to say no to me. I sighed, then said, "What are your questions?"
She simply smiled and said, "May I come in to discuss this?" I gestured for her to go ahead and she stepped into the room and closed the door. Her expression suddenly became serious and she looked me straight in the eye. "Your majesty, why were you already poisoned when you arrived here?"
"Eh?" I said, staring at her in disbelief.
"When Wolfram rushed you to the infirmary yelling you were poisoned, I was the one that treated you. But, when I looked at the scratch on your shoulder, I found out that the type of poison used was only a type of poison that caused temporary immobility; But the poison affecting you was the second most deadly poison in all of Shin Makoku. Not only that, it was only five hours into treatment. So, I repeat my question; Why were you already poisoned when you arrived here?" Gisela asked.
I felt a bead of sweat run down my forehead and knew there was no way I could argue with a doctor on what poison was used on me. "I'm sorry, but I can not tell you. But I must ask, did you tell anyone?"
"No, I treated you in complete secrecy." Gisela answered. "But as your doctor, I will have to warn Conrad about your safety in your world. Due to the timing of the poison treatments, I can only assume you were poisoned in your world. If your well-being is in any danger in your world, I will not allow you to return there."
"Gisela, I can't allow you to not allow me to return. Besides, it's not really your choice in the matter."
Gisela's eyes narrowed at me and she said, "But it is my choice on whether or not I tell the whole castle you were poisoned in your world. You'd definatly get a royal escort then."
"Gisela." I said her name loudly, almost losing control of my temper, "I am sorry, but you MUSTN'T tell ANYONE."
"I am sorry too, your majesty, for we care about you and-"
"Don't." I interrupted, "Don't care about me, none of you, care about me. If anything, all of you should be prepared to replace me on a moment's notice."
Gisela's eyes widened in shock at me. "What are you-"
"I live a... dangerous profession in my world. A profession that affects honor hugely. If you, in any way, disallowed me to do my work, you'd greatly wound my honor. Not just mine, my family's." I interrupted her again.
"Is your profession a warrior?" She asked me, no emotion apparent in her voice.
"Similar, but less... open about what it is." I answered.
Something seemed to click in Gisela's mind and she looked on the verge of crying.
"Why do you do such things?" She asked, obviously figuring out what my profession was.
"It's not really my choice, especially when I'm practicly a master at it." I answered.
That statement seemed to hurt her more. She just looked away and held out my bag. I took the bag, then took out the two cans of five hour energy and the red marker. I then handed the bag back to her and she looked at me confused.
"There's twenty doses of antidote for the poison in there along with twenty sterile needles. I'm not completely reckless in my profession. And please, don't tell anyone." I said with a small smile. She took the bag hesitantly, her eyes never looking away from mine, then I walked out the door.
I walked down the hall and found my way into the library. I walked through some of the aisles, observing what I could. Then, when I found a secluded enough spot, I took off my left glove, then unwrapped the bandages that were around it. I looked at the scratch and saw it no longer had the signs of being poisoned and that the cut was healing. I leaned my head back against the bookshelf and sighed. How long was I out?... I asked myself.
It was then that I heard a soft creak, a creak that only happened when someone was trying to be sneaky. I quickly snapped open my eyes and looked around. There were chances that if there were ninjas after me, they wouldn't hesitate to strike twice. I quickly stood and stuffed all the unwrapped bandages in my pocket, then replacing the glove, I walked over to the entrance of the library and turned the handle, but the door wouldn't budge when I pushed on it.
I immediatly turned around and searched the large room I was in, but there were many hiding places considering it was a library. I knew the window would be the easiest escape. I cautiously walked between two of the giant bookshelves, constantly looking up and behind me to try and spot the lurking shadows known as ninjas.
My senses kicked in ten-fold as I became cautious of every slight movement, every slight sound, even the change in scents. (Although, because of human limitation, it was near impossible to tell any difference, just any knockout gas or poison gas difference) I continued along and was halfway to the window when I heard a familiar puff, then whistle that I had gotten used to hearing during my training sessions. I quickly ducked, then looked around and saw the small dart that would've fit perfectly in a blow dart tube. I plucked it out of the book it had embedded itself in and smelled it. It had an anesthetic in it.
I dropped it on the floor and stepped on it, there was no reason to leave them reusable ammo. I then continued my walking, but at a slightly quicker pace, towards the windows.
"You're not normal, are you?" I heard a slightly familiar voice say. I thought back a moment and recognized it as the head ninja's voice.
"And you're just figuring this out?" I asked into the wide expanse known as a library. I stopped walking as I noticed something glimmer slightly in front of me. I looked closer and saw it was invisible string that almost no normal person would be able to see. Then I noticed there were a bunch of them. They had led me into a trap. I slid the tips of my sais out of my sleeves and felt how sharp they were. They were too dull to cut through the lines that were now blocking my way. I silently cursed at myself, then turned my back to one of the bookcases and looked around.
"You already talked with me once, so I know you're there. Why don't you just come out already?" I yelled out to the ninjas I knew were awaiting me somewhere. I was in dangerous territory, they could be anywhere and everywhere. I jumped up, using the selves as mini stopping spots, to get to the top of the bookcases.
I immediatly pulled out my sais and knocked two ninjas off the bookcase. They had been stupid enough to be stunned by my sudden action to properly compose themselves. I immediatly noticed about thirteen other ninjas and reognized one of them as the leader. I stood atop the bookcase and prepared myself for any of their attacks. I kept myself in a spot where I could keep my eyes on all of them and watched as they silently crept closer, ready to attack with whatever it was they had.
I had no where to run, they were blocking the way I needed to go.
The leader looked at me, slightly impressed and asked, "You're schooled in the way of the ninja, aren't you?"
"And you seem to be someone who likes to say 'are you' or 'aren't you' or 'something you' at the end of every question." I snapped back.
"Temper, temper." The head ninja said, then 'tsk'-ed. "Well, let's just see how good you are."
The two ninjas that I had knocked down earlier jumped back up on either side of me as the other ninjas formed a circle around me. I jumped away from the two ninjas as they were about to grab me and pulled out my sais. I heard the silent footsteps coming from behind me and quickly turned and blocked the other ninja's own sais. Something dripped from one of his sais and I recognized it as another anesthetic. I kicked him away and quickly blocked two other attacks, but got hit by one that had escaped my notice. I hissed and hit one of the ninjas on the pressure point on their neck that caused unconcioussness. He fell and I didn't have time to hear him fall.
I immediatly turned to the other ninjas and blocked three shurinken thrown at me, the smell of anesthetics apparent. I growled in frustration as, for the thr third time, or fourth, depending on how you look at it, in two days I had been scratched by something covered in some type of poison. I ignored the effects of the anesthetic however and charged towards one of the ninjas closest to me. He jumped back, do I did a 90 degree turn and knocked out the ninja that was closest to him.
I knew this was going nowhere and immediatly made a break for the windows. Five ninjas immediatly blocked my way and I reflexively aimed for and hit their pressure points. Two of them had blocked me, but the other three slumped to the ground. I was about to strike at them again when I felt something sharp hit my neck. I immediatly reached up and pulled it ouut to see it was one of those mini darts.
My eyes widened in shock as my vision became blurry. I gritted my teeth together and jumped down from the top of the bookcase. I knew I wouldn't have long before they would block my way again, but I was once again losing strength and cussing at myself for how easily I had been poisoned. Hadn't mom and dad always said to listen for that whistle? I landed most ungracefully on the ground and tried running for the window, but all that happened was a weak walk that only move me about seven feet. I silently cursed at myself, again, as I was surrounded. I already knew the outcome. I dropped my sais and stuffed my hands in my pockets as a sign of accepting defeat, but then I felt something familiar. I pulled it out and saw it was one of the bottles of five hour energy. My eyes widened as I realized it might help combet the anesthesia. I quickly opened the bottle and chugged it before the ninjas realized what I was doing.
My vision became a little more clear, but was still blurry. So it helps a little, but not completely... I immediatly bent down and grabbed my sais and rolled towards the ninja leader and aimed low. He jumped back and cussed loudly at me. I immediatly swung out my arms and cut the legs of the two ninjas that had been standing beside him. They knelt and I immediatly hit the pressure points on their necks and made them pass out. I felt a familiar pain in my right arm, but hoped the five hour energy would hold out. I then struck towards the ninja that was on my left while listening to the sound of the other five ninjas coming towards me while the other on my right unsheath a dagger. I bit my lip and cracked the one ninja's nose in, which was also a pressure point, then turned towards the ninja with the dagger. I immediatly grabbed the wrist of the hand he had the dagger in and he, in turn, grabbed my free hand's wrist and it became a power struggle. Him trying to stab me, and me trying to free my wrist from him.
Another one of the ninjas, hit the ninja in a pressure point and said, "Idiot! We're not supposed to kill her!"
The ninja slumped to the floor and I immediatly aimed at the other ninja's pressure points. It was then that I felt a sharp hit to a pressure point on the back of my neck and black dots invaded my vision. I tried to turn to see who my attacker was, even though I already knew the answer. I couldn't see him, but I knew it had been the head ninja. I slowly fell to the floor as the effect of a pressure point being hit took over me.