Chapter 6

A Story of the Past

Hole in the Wall Café

Sunday, September 13th 06:15

"So is it a deal?"

I couldn't decide what I should do. More than anything I wanted to know more about him, but I didn't think I could trust him yet either. Suddenly he had a saddened look in his eyes and he began to leave. I realized that a lot of time had passed since he had asked and he took my silence for a no.

"Wait!" I sighed. "Alright we can form a team… but you have to tell me everything."

"Great! What do you want to know first?" He seemed happy that I had accepted his offer. It felt… wonderful somehow.

"Just who are you exactly?" As I glared at him, I thought about how badly I wanted to know, how badly I needed to know.

"Well, where should I start? Well let's start slowly… As you saw in the file, I am Tatsu Moriarty Takata, a descendant of Professor James Moriarty. Where I come from the people are divided between two factions. There is the Runic and the Dusk. The Runic far outnumber the Dusk, but are not very active. Anyway, for the past 500 years, the Dusks have ruled. Recently one of the princes started a rebellion and took control of the throne in the name of the Runic. The New Royal Guard began hunting down all of the Dusks. Any questions so far?"

My mind was reeling. I had no idea how much of this information was true and how much of it was false. I decided to ask him where this was happening.

"That is a little complicated…"

Clearly he was not comfortable talking about this topic. I decided to change the subject.

"What happened to the Old Royal Guard?"

"They were mostly Dusks and are probably either dead or in hiding. Hopefully they aren't injured and are preparing to retaliate against the Runic."

"Here's a better question. Who is this Gainen person that Vlad and Vega mentioned?"

"Gainen… he is one of the original Royal Guard except he was a Runic. He and his brother hate me, so I am not surprised that he is after me."

Next I decided to ask the question that had been bothering me for a while. Where did he keep his scythe?

"That is also a little complicated, but it should be fine…"

He held out his hand, lightening seemed to solidify, and color formed on the scythe remaking the now familiar weapon. He asked if that counted as a good explanation! I just stared at him dumbfounded at the scythe that had appeared practically out of nowhere.

"The other explanation is related to where I am from…so…"

"I understand. You don't want to discuss it."

"Right. Do you have any other questions?"

"Just one more. What was that mission you failed?"

Tatsu blushed and began to rub his head.

"I guess I didn't read all of the instructions about the type of mission… I'm just terrible at stealth. Apparently I was supposed to sneak in and I kind of just walked through the front door."

I stared at him blankly. Of all the fighting skills and academic levels… and he cannot sneak into a building!

"Oh come on. Don't look at me like that! Technically I still accomplished the mission. I just didn't do it to the employer's specifications." He suddenly calmed himself. "Do you think we should go somewhere else?"

I looked around at the remains of my favorite café in disrepair. The place was in ruins. The chairs and tables were in pieces, the bottles behind the bar had all been shattered, and most of the artwork had been torn apart by the shrapnel. I quietly agreed and hung my head in misery as I left the Hole in the Wall Café. I felt like I would never see it again.

Alright well this was chapter 6. I know it was really short but I just finished writing chapter 7 which is even longer than chapter 5 and contains some of the best things I have ever done. So as soon as I finish typing, reviewing, and finalizing you will have the next chapter and I hope you enjoyed this one.

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