Chapter 13

Dance With A Devil

Shinjuku Train – Car 11

September 22nd – 09:03

As I sat there staring at the gleaming black sword my mind was in too much shock to think of anything other than why was this sword in front of me? Tatsu didn't seem that surprised though it looked like he recognized the sword. I didn't get the chance to ask him about it though, because soon after that the sword was gone and some girl came crashing through the window waving the black sword around like a maniac.

I felt someone grab my shirt and pull me back away from the lunatic. Tatsu stood over me protectively, calmly staring at our assailant.

She was small but she seemed to be radiating some kind of demonic aura. Her eyes were glowing red and her black hair was long and tied in twin ponytails, her black sword itself gave off some strange aura. But the weirdest thing about her was that she was wearing a Butei uniform. So why was she attacking us?

Suddenly she leveled her sword pointing it at Tatsu. "I'll have your head, if you don't mind." She stared at Tatsu coldly but I couldn't tell what was going on in her head.

"I'd rather keep my head. After all I've grown rather attached to it. But if you want I'd happily give you a fight for your money." Tatsu then pulled out his duel guns , holding one at his side at aimed the other at her head.

"Then prepare to die." The red eyed women suddenly lunged at Tatsu with inhuman speed, swinging her sword faster and faster. The blades on Tatsu's guns blocked each and every swing, but he seemed to be slowing down quite a bit.

Suddenly, as if in slow motion, I saw the black sword go past his guns as it slowly pieced his heart. I saw a look of shock on his face as he staggered backwards.

I screamed in fury as I drew the white sword that Tatsu had given me. I rushed at the girl and started to slam my sword against her blood soaked sword. Thankfully my sudden attack seemed to have caught her off guard, though I doubted her surprise would last long.

Her eyes narrowed as she regained her focus, and her sword began to weave through the air at really high speeds. I struggled to keep up. All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my hand as the flat of her blade struck my fingers, unwillingly my sword flew from my grasp and impaled the wall behind me. I felt the tip of the black sword touch my throat.

"You shouldn't have interrupted. I need his head and no one is going to stand in my way!" She shouted as she drew her sword back to deal the final blow. I tightly shut my eyes, waiting for the end.

But it never came, because there standing in front of me, was Tatsu holding the black sword the black sword in one hand, keeping it from moving any farther.

And once again he was wearing that strange black cloak. He held the black sword's blade in one hand and in the other he held his massive scythe. I stared in shock as the mysterious swordswomen stammered, "What! How?"

Tatsu glared at her with cold, unforgiving eyes that sent chills down my spine. "That kind of attack won't do much against me. Especially with an old depleted sword like yours. He dropped his scythe and with now free hand he grabbed her by the collar of her shirt and lifted her into the air.

As she was lifted into the air she dropped her sword and her eyes began to lose focus and change color., to a grayish-blue color. In a shock, I realized who it was.

"Momo! What are you doing here?"

Seeing that I knew her, Tatsu let go of her. She landed on the ground gasping for air. "Getting Riko back."

Tatsu cut in, "What happened to Rico?"

"Vlad's back again, he took Riko while I was doing a job overseas. Who knows how long he's had her!"

"Now hold on a sec, I cut off Vlad's head a week or two ago. Even Gainen isn't capable of reviving someone who was beheaded."

Who's Gainen? And what exactly are you? I stabbed you through the heart a minute ago!"

I looked at Tatsu, wondering how much he was gonna tell her. "I'm a Shadow and a guy named Gainen is trying to kill me." I looked at him in disbelief, that was a little too vague.

I saw Momo blink in surprise and then she threw her aims in the air angrily and said, "A Shadow! You have got to be kidding me! The last time I had to deal with one of you, I nearly died! You're all crazy!"

"You've met a Shadow before?"

"Yeah some crazy women, who decided she wanted to fight every single living thing around, and her brother. Why?"

Tatsu had a strange look on his face, and he wouldn't say anything either.

"Well, whatever. What are we gonna do about to do about Vlad? I want my Rico back!"

I couldn't resist, "Your Rico?"

She blushed madly, "Shu…Shut up!" Tatsu was obviously trying hard not to laugh.

"So why were you after me, exactly? What did Vlad say?"

"He left a note saying that if a wanted Rico back, I'd have to kill you and bring your head to him."

"…And you believed him? …Really?"

"Shu…shut up! I was desperate!"

"So what are we supposed to do about this? I mean how do we find Vlad?"

Tatsu got really quiet when I finished speaking. He looked in the air and sighed deeply and said, "More than likely… Gainen will know."

"Gainen! As in the Gainen that's trying to kill you?"

He looked at me with sad eyes, " Do you have any better ideas?"

"But…"

"Don't worry of all thee Runic I know, he isn't one to worry about too much. No… I'm more worried about Vlad."

"Well how do we find this Gainen? The faster we get this over with, the faster I get Riko back."

"Easy, we lure him in with what he wants."

"Which would be…?"

He looked at me with a mysterious smile and said, "You'll see soon enough."

Unknown Area

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Vlad sat upon a throne of darkness in his monstrous form. Behind him, bound in chains and blood, sat Riko reliving the horrors of her childhood.

"Ha ha! What's the matter? Afraid I've got more planned for you?" She stared at him defiantly albeit weakly. "Come now, you're gonna have to try harder than that!"

Suddenly the ground shook violently, as a dark portal opened. A strange creature walked out, glancing from Vlad to Riko and then back to Vlad. "Well haven't you been busy?"

"You! But I thought you were dead!"

"Not entirely false but the King of Darkness has entrusted me with a simple task in return for absolute power. And unfortunately for you, you're in my way." The demonic creature vanished and repapeared in front of Vlad. His arm shot forward, the large claw garsping Vlad's skull. Dark energy poured from the thing's claw slowly devouring Vlad. Quietly the creature whispered, "Now… become a part of me and give your power!"

So I haven't been around lately… mostly because of lack of inspiration, fatherly problems… etc. But chapter 13 is here! I hope you all liked, it took me a while to figure out how to end it.

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