Inaba, Yasoinaba Station, April 11th, 2011, 23:57 local time.

"Honestly, I don't know why his train is even arriving at midnight. This guy who we don't even know yet and yet somehow knows that I am here in Inaba because of my parents' jobs is personally arriving to see me. Does it strike you as, you know, rather odd, Uncle Ryotaro?" a silver-haired young man said to a police detective.

Ryotaro replied, "Yes, this is quite odd. He specified for us to be here at a time of night when most people would be at home getting ready for the next day. That and the fact that this guy knows where we live, Yu Narukami, makes things a bit suspicious and interesting at the same time."

Yu and Ryotaro both walked up to the main entrance of the station, which was suspiciously open. No doubt, Yu thought, it was kept open since someone would be coming at this time of night. His uncle, though, thought it suspicious that no one else was here aside from himself, Yu Narukami, and his only daughter Nanako Dojima, who was tired right now.

Yu checked the time on a station clock and it struck 0:00. Suddenly, everything assumed a sickly green color. Now Nanako was both scared and tired. The station intercom then announced, "This is Yasoinaba Station. I repeat, this is Yasoinaba Station. May all passengers on the train please grab all of their belongings before disembarking."

Meanwhile, on a black-colored train heading for Inaba. . .

A figure wearing a long black and red trench coat was busy looking at another figure wearing the same trench coat, but this figure sat down and his face was that of Takaya Sakaki. The figure looking at him had bandages covering its face and the only hole in the bandages was used for vision with a glowing yellow eye.

"Green Screen of Death, thanks to my help, you will live a long, fruitful life as an assassin. Green Screen of Death, otherwise called Takaya Sakaki, your body has been enhanced by cybernetics and robotic limbs to increase your efficiency by multiple factors. You will no longer need your suppressants or your 'Artificial Persona' as the town that we will soon enter is believed to be the gateway to the true home of the creatures known as the Shadows." the figure wearing bandages over its face said to Green Screen of Death.

Green Screen's response was, "So what you are telling me, Black Screen, is that I will no longer need the aid of Hypnos when we arrive in town?"

Black Screen explained, "Indeed. Your friend and colleague Red Screen already lost her 'Artificial Persona' because of your antics about one or two years ago and now she and another colleague had to be rebuilt into cyborgs by me."

Green Screen then exclaimed, "No way! You seriously brought back. . . Reaper! I give you my gratitude and I will use your gifts wisely. As for Chidori and Jin, what are they doing?"

The Reaper replied, "They are getting ready to get off the train. You should do the same. I have business to attend to in the meantime. You and the other two Screens of Death, Red and Blue, should head to the safe-house that I prepared. It is in central Inaba, so move carefully."

The Reaper then took off, leaving Takaya to his own devices.

Back at the station platform, Yu noticed a black train coming. It then screeched to a halt as the doors opened, allowing a figure wearing a black and red trench coat to step out. Its face was covered in bandages, and the only opening in the bandages revealed a glowing yellow eye.

The figure said, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, Yu Narukami. Ah, these two people standing here are the ones you are staying with? My name is The Reaper, but you can simply call me 'Black Screen of Death.' Tell me, what happened to Chisato while I have been away?"

Ryotaro Dojima replied, "My wife was killed in a hit-and-run. The young girl here is my daughter, Nanako."

The Reaper noticed her and then said, "Aw, she looks so adorable! Well, as for why my train had to arrive at midnight, the fools disembarking by another door had a few. . . complications and the next available train would have been nearly two months from now if I hadn't booked the midnight train."

Yu then asked, "Should we get going right now?"

The Reaper said to him, "Oh yes. We must go now. Yu, this will be quite interesting, won't it?"

"Yeah, you're right."

As the four of them packed into Ryotaro's vehicle and went to the Dojima Residence, Yu found himself answering questions from Nanako and Ryotaro about The Reaper. For the most part, The Reaper had been watching over him from a distance over the past six years, only occasionally getting close to him, which was often limited to birthdays. When they had arrived, The Reaper's stuff, which had a lot of suitcases, was loaded into a small basement.

A/N: Read and Review. Surprised to see The Reaper acting friendly? There's more Reaper friendliness coming. Next chapter, the Mercenaries are around. As for why Takaya, Jin, and Chidori are around, all three of them have been rebuilt into cyborgs except for Takaya, who was outfitted with cybernetics instead of being completely rebuilt from scratch.