Hakkenden does not belong to me. Sadly, :(Sorry it took so long! Took a break...

Shino woke up in the forest,without a clue on who attacked him. Simply surrounded by tree's and an obnious feeling that reeked of trouble. Somehow he realized that this enemy was going to be more trouble than any other he's faced before. He was beginning to wish Satomi realized this wasn't one of his shenanigans.

Meanwhile back at the mansion...

"Shino? Shino, where are you?" Kaname yelled throughout the mansion. "Satomi decided to let you off the hook. Shino, Where are you? He wants you to help with the reconstruction of the forest. Since, Murasame can create one with barely any effort. Apparently." He continued, starting to worry. "Shino?" He repeated.

Souske walked through the door. He heard Kaname yelling for Shino. "What's wrong with Shino?" He asked.

"Well, Rio, let him off the hook, but I can't find him anywhere. You know where he is?" Kaname asked while scratching his hair.

Souske's eyes widened. "Kaname, Shino wouldn't leave without telling you. Even if he doesn't like Satomi-san, he wouldn't leave without saying anything." Souske replied hesitantly.

"Yeah,I came to realize that after the monkey deity incident. But, it is really weird. I could come to understand him leaving without telling Rio, but not telling you, is giving me a bad feeling." Kaname decided.

The two paced upstairs to Satomi's office.

Kaname sighed, "This is like the third time I've been in here, today alone. This is really starting to bother me." He complained as he opened the door.

Satomi sighed setting his paper down, "Now what, Osaki?"

Kaname then sighed again. He could feel the agitation in Rio's voice. He decided to choose his words wisely, "Shino's not in the mansion, nor did he inform Souske of where he was going. It gave me a bad feeling. Thought you might know something." Kaname smiled hopefully.

Complete and udder shock wiped Satomi's face for a second, but was immediately removed before someonecould second guess it. "That's a problem. I know Shino acts like a rebellion most of the time, but when it's really important he tells people enough information so he can be found. Or enough information on what he's doing." Satomi pondered.

They all sat in silence for a few minutes trying to decide both where he was/ what he was doing and on what to start with.

Souske broke the silence, "Either way, we need to find Shino. I'm pretty sure sitting around here won't do any good. I'll have the others help. This way we can at least try to find him." He yelled trying to cover his agitation and worry, but somehow failing a little.

They both forgot what happens to Souske's mood when Shino's not around. Even if he tried to hide it sometimes his façade started to slip without him realizing it. He walked out the office and immediately turned into Yashiro.

Both Satomi and Kaname were despairing on forgetting about the rest of the Eight Dogs and about Souske's Shadow; Ao. They hoped it wasn't Ao who had Shino because the last time the two of them met Shino was almost consumed by Murasame.

The last residents in the office looked at each other with realization that they both had the same thoughts. They got to work.

At Kobungo's Family Inn...

Souske rushed in as Yashiro and tugged on Shinobu's pant bottoms. Then he moaned a cry trying to get the young boy into another room. Noticing his intentions Shinobu complied.

"What Souske-san?" He asked genuinely concerned.

"The others..." Souske panted. "Where are they?" He panted politely.

"Oh!" Shinobu understanding what Souske wanted. He smiled, "Wait here. I'll get them, they should all be here. Genpachi should be off by now. The others doing what the others do should be hanging out in the dinner." His smile faded into a pout, "Don't leave. I'll bring them here. If you do then we'll all have to look for you and that just be a mess." He said as he walked out the door.

Souske sighed.

Inside The Forest...

"Hello? Anybody there?!" Shino yelled. Then froze in a guarded posture as the tree leaves whistled and the presence of many people appeared.

"Ah, He Woke Up." One said amazed.-male

"He woke up indeed." Another replied as if confirming.-male

"To bad. He was cute as he slept." One said disappointed.-female

"Who are you guys?" Shino asked suspicious.

"Guys? Were not all Guys!" One pouted.-a different female

Shino stuck his tongue out to mock the one getting upset. The others in the trees began whispering about the nerve the kid had, about how he couldn't read the situation. Letting Shino discover than there was at least Fifteen people hiding in the tree's.

"Don't worry kid you'll find out sooner or later." An obnoxious voice whispered.-male

Shino confused only muttered, "Huh?" Then he was surrounded by a three people covered in masks and black clothes. (Like ninja's)

One was on his left arm and One was on his right. The third stood behind him.

"We are one, but many... The curse can't break without being broken... Orders are Break and you shall be broken...Fall into the darkness... Remember... Sins are unforgiving... Break and be Broken... The curse was found...And a curse was added..." The third repeated over and over again.

Shino tried to turn around and ask what, but before he could the third one inserted something thin like a needle in the back of his neck and he'd passed out.

What seemed like hours passed. The leaves stopped whistling and the presence was gone... Shino tried to open his eyes, but immense pain stopped him from opening them all the way. He moaned in pain. A black shadowy figure appeared before him as he passed out again.

Thanks for reading my third chapter of Hakkenden fan-fiction. I hope you enjoyed it, please REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Even if you don't like it, tell me what you don't like about it.

Who's the shady figure? What about the unexplainable people? Find out next chapter... Maybe..

Sorry my chapters are so short. I figured if they were short they'd be written faster.