Chapter 3
Institution
Rihoko sits in front of the TV as Manzo sits behind her on the couch. "So you're Takayama's little girl. Man you look a lot like him, but you're kinda cute which makes it weird." "Yeah, so you work with my dad?" "Yes it was actually not my decision or his for that matter. Yeah he has come back to Douji for good this time." "I hope not." She says as she hugs her knees, "Why is that?" he asks all ready knowing why. "Cause he'll never be home like today." "Look kid," he says as he gets down on the floor next to her "I promise your dad can handle working and take you out a lot more with his new position at Douji." "Really? You promise?" she says as a smile covers her face "Of course I do." He looks at his witchblade as it starts glowing dark blue "Not now." He says to himself "Okay Rihoko." He says as he stands up, "Time for you go to bed." "Awww! Can I stay up for daddy?" "Sorry kiddo it's past midnight. Little princesses like you need their beauty sleep. Come on hurry off to bed now." "Okay, wake me up when daddy gets here." She says as she runs up stairs, "okay." He stands out on the balcony as Rihoko tucks herself into her own bed upstairs. Manzo is now detecting an Ex-con moving quickly towards him from the closet. Manzo holds his arm into the air activating his Witchblade; it covers his body in dark armor and wrapping under his chin forcing multiple veins out in his face. The armor fits perfectly around his body like a fitted suit, he jumps clear into the forest landing with a large crash. He begins walking for a bit then stops. He forces his blade from the side of right arm the same arm his Witchblade sits on. He swings the blade back slicing through several trees and unveiling a large Ex-con on wheels. It is larger than him with a large gun on its left arm it swings it gun down onto him, he blocks but is then smacked into a large rock, Manzo looks at it as it prepares to fire, Manzo rolls to the side he then jumps into the air at it, but lands in front of it running behind it confusing it Manzo then pulls his blade back out cutting its right arm off Manzo then runs right out in front of it and smirks at it then gives chase to Manzo who runs to a cliff it then fires upon Manzo with him slicing through his bullets with a smirk on his face still. Manzo then cuts his gun off from a distance then slashes again hitting and cutting his chest deeply. Manzo then crosses his arms as it draws closer to him he then holds his arms flexing then pulls a blade out of both his arms then runs towards it ending up behind him. It then falls to pieces and explodes. Manzo then runs back to Takayama's home as Takayama himself drives up. Manzo jumps to the balcony and turns back to normal.