(author's note: Buso Renkin belongs to Nobuhiro Watsuki. Not me. For all of you who thought this fic was dead, it is not!)
The Return of the LXE
Chapter 2: The New Threat
"Yes, I know it's impossible," said Kiyo, back at his hotel and back on the phone with Bravo again. "But I know what I saw in that factory and I know what chased me last night. A homunculus."
"But Victor took all of the homunculi to the moon." Bravo's voice was a mixture of surprise and incredulity.
"It would appear," Kiyo replied flatly, "That a few of them didn't get the message. And that was the tip of the iceberg, because just one room in that factory had the same amount of alchemical equipment as three of our labs combined." Bravo was completely speechless, stunned what Kiyo had told him.
"…A whole gang of homunculi is too much for me to handle alone, so I wish to request backup from headquarters. We need to strike before they make their next move." Kiyo's voice snapped Bravo back into reality. The warrior chief cleared the request and hung up. He was still shocked by Kiyo's report. The fact that there were still homunculi on Earth had hit him like a sack of bricks. After he hung up, Kiyo checked his watch. Its digital display showed that it was three in the morning. Realizing how tired he was, Kiyo flopped down onto the hotel bed and was asleep in seconds.
Kiyo woke up at eight, meaning he had slept for five hours. The boy pulled an extra kakugane from his backpack and placed it in a small box, along with a short letter. Sealing the box with packing tape, he scribbled a note and attached it to the box. Slipping the box into his pocket, Kiyo pulled his belongings together, ate breakfast, and left the hotel. Walking to a post office, Kiyo mailed the box to Kazuki Muto.
"I hope a year of peace hasn't dulled your skills, Warrior Kazuki and Warrior Tokiko," Kiyo thought as he walked away from the post office, "You had better be on your game."
- Ginsei City outskirts -
The abandoned steel mill on the outskirts of Ginsei was once a thriving metal plant that produced machines of all types. Now it was home to a very sinister group of persons, the New LXE. Their leaders, eight humanoid homunculi, sat around a table in the central area. They were discussing the new developments, including Kiyo Makanoto's arrival and call for backup. The first to talk was Sun-sun, who got his name from the strange sun-like shape and color of his head.
"The Alchemist Regiment has become aware of our activities, but they must not be allowed to meddle in our plans. Shine." The strange lilt of his voice only added to his weirdness factor.
The gigantic man on Sun-sun's left turned and glared at him.
"Be silent," he rumbled in a deep voice, "and allow our leader to speak his mind."
Their leader, Dracule, was thin and well built, with a hawkish face and yellow serpent eyes. He nodded at the giant and smiled.
"Thank you, Fullbody," he said calmly, "but our friend Sun-sun is right; we need a plan of action."
Another member of the table, a small man with dark sunglasses, spoke out. "we could send a group of fighters to give the warrior's backup a little welcome party. It would make the warrior less powerful."
Dracule smiled, "Ah, Koshijiro. An excellent proposition. Sun-sun! Send twelve of our fighters to erase the warrior's backup. This meeting is dismissed."
The New LXE rose from their seats and departed the room. And so, as the meeting ended, an all-out battle ready to ignite.
- End of Chapter 2 -
(author's note: so that was chapter 2. If you like it, review it. If you hate it, review it. Shadowrallen out.)