"My name is Atsushi Taniyama," he repeated, staring at the blank face on Mai. She couldn't believe what she was hearing, Atsushi was a name that Mai's mother had talked about over a thousand time while she was alive. Her mother had mentioned that if she had another baby that was a boy she would name it Atsushi. Wait... she remembered a time when she was about six years old and her mother had been fighting with a man she had been acquainted with a few years before Mai was born. They had been discussing something about how Mai's mother might lost another child from the ways they had been living, that what if this time the child didn't die, but was taken away by Division of Child and Family Services(D.C.F.S.). Her mother never beat her, but she had gone through this faze where she drunk most of the night and would be passed-out almost all day. This happen after her father death, of course, but Mai had never thought about what they were talking about. She was six years old, how was she supposed to know that she should have listened to every little thing that her mother had said while she went through this period in her life. Mai shifted uncomfortably. So I guess the reason why she spook of that name so often was because... "Yes that is the reason," Atsushi replied, cutting off Mai's thoughts. She stared at him the question of Lin's popping into mind. "I'll tell you why to bruits are still stuck here, why they can't escape this horrible hell that I've put them in." His words were harsh and it seemed that venom came flying with his anger. "Me and you, Mai, are a lot alike, but when I was born my spiritual abilities came instantly and rather strong. Our father was a necromancer who abilities were past down to us. Mai, a time ago you were told that you had ESP abilities, am I correct?" Mai nodded. "That is one of the abilities father past down to you, there are others but you will have to learn them on your own. Okay, there are five men who are trapped in this place. You have already met four of them. Akio Yuuta was the ring leader of them, Mosao Hotaru was his second-hand man, Yoshio and Makoto Tanaka were twins who ran away from home, they joined his group on the streets. The last one was a man named Satoshi Satou, he used to work with out dad, had a lot of respect for him. The day I was killed we were shopping. The image you saw was through our fathers eyes, but for you a few things had switched. Our father was trying to protect us, it turned out that he protected everyone around him, saved everyone's lives, except mine. How could he save me when he was pinned up against the wall? Mother tried to keep me in her arms, but she wasn't able to. They took the knife and slit open my stomach, when I wasn't dead they slit my throat. After I died they through our father down the stairs and started messing with the people upstairs. The police came, taking down the five men by killing them when they tried to run. When the souls left their bodies I put a spiritual lock on them so they couldn't leave, but on accented I trapped myself here as well, making it so I could not leave nor the five men. Making it worse, I can't release the spell from how weak my state is here, being trapped in this place; almost like a living hell. Now the only person who can break the spell is..." Mai flew forward. A pain blasted her to consciousnesses as blood shot up her throat and out her mouth and nose. She gripped the pain, holding on tight, frightened that if she let go that her ribs would break to pieces. She looked up to see Lin standing over her. "What did you do that for," she gasped, forgetting he was possessed. "You have been asleep for long enough. Now tell me what I want to know." Mai stared, what is he talked about. It hit her as Lin's foot came ramming into her ribs. "Oooohhhh... yeahhh," she huffed out, ever would a pain to even breath out. "Tell us now or..." Monk cut off his words as he held the gun out. "What are you doing, if we kill her we will never escape this place." Lin jumped for word, At least he's on my side, but only for their freedom. A thought hit Mai, something that might just save her life and everyone else She slowly rose to her feet, making sure that the gun in Monks hand didn't go off. "Get down you... insect, or this gun is going to let a lot of bullets fly into a soon to be limp body." The image of her body with thousands of bullet wounds, bleeding, letting the world see her insides made Mai's throat twist with uncomfortable gagging fillings. She tried not to glance at the door as she wobbled on her numb legs. "I have the information that you want, and I will give it to you, if you ask nicely and let me give a hug to my friends." "Why shoul..." Monk began. "Fine," Lin interrupted ", guess you caught onto my little plan, how I was planning to kill your friends when you released us. Smart aren't ya." Mai hid her grin under the pain of his words. She slowly walked up to Lin, keeping an eye on Monk and Yasu. She moved her bad arm around his neck and her other around his waist. "Thank you," she whispered in his ear, just to make him think she was grateful for his generosity of letting her hug her friends while they still had breath in them. She moved her had down a bit, knew it! She griped the plastic in her hand and moved to Yasu, hugged him and moved on to Monk. Just as she hoped, he had backed up against the wall next to the door. She through her arms around his neck, positioned herself, and turned the switch. The taser dug into his back, causing his head to shoot back and set his arms shaking. His legs gave out and his body tumbled to the ground. Lin stared at Mai, his eyes wide with surprise. Mai ran to the door as Yasu came running to Monk. Lin yelled some commands at Yasu as Monk got back to his feet. Mai ran out the door, down the hall, and slid down the set of stairs. She made it to the door just as Lin, Yasu, and Monk came running down the stairs, gun hopping between them. Mai grabbed the handle and turned. Locked. She screamed at the door and turned just in time to dodge the first bullet that went flying from Monks hands. Lin screamed for him to stop, knocking the gun out of Monk's hands, then took off after Mai. She ran as fast as she could to the back door putting all her will into her legs. But it didn't help. A large hand griped the back of her shirt, pulled, and her legs flew out from under her. She was so tired. Her body was so worn and she couldn't move anything. She wasn't up to see who had grabbed her. Her lids fell and her body went limp.