"A-are you serious?" Akane whispered, holding her head in her hands. Her fists clenched her hair tightly, nearly ripping it out.

Makishima had just told the exact same thing that Division 1 had seen. Makishima was her brother. He had tried toughening up her Psycho-Pass. He left the family. Her parents made her forget about him. She wanted to scream out in frustration, but she just couldn't. The only thing coming out of her mouth was small whimpers.

"Yes I am, I'm afraid so," Makishima murmured, stroking his sister's hair, much to her frustration. "I know that you might not remember, but your memories should be returning again now that I've told you. It took me some time, but I've learned the hypnosis method. Me telling you about it should return the memories, little after little."

Akane whimpered, rocking back and forth. "But I don't want to remember…"

Makishima kept stroking her hair, more firmly this time. Cold sweat covered Akane's nearly naked body, making her shiver.

"But that wouldn't do," he muttered, stopping the stroking in mid-action. His hand now rested on the back of her head. "I need your help with something."

Akane alerted and looked up, her face confused. "What do you need my help with?"

A chuckle escaped from Makishima's mouth. "Simple," he replied, continuing the hair stroking. "I have some things to do with the Sibyl System. You see, the citizens under Sibyl are turned into mere 'sheep'! I will make that era end. You and me, Akane, with our Psycho-Pass we can achieve anything." Akane blinked a few times before realizing what he just said. "Also, I have to-"

Akane waited patiently for him to finish his sentence, but he didn't. "I shouldn't tell you now," he finished, smiling gently. "If you will excuse me, I have to get some tools. I need to send another message to Division 1."

And with that, he left her alone in the room, still rocking back and forth. Her eyes were wide, and her body was shaking.

"But I don't want to." she whispered, letting a tear stroll down her cheek.

"Tell me where she is," Kaori Minase (Akane's other friend) exclaimed, slamming her fists down in the table of the reception of the MWPSB. "I've called her countless of time, and she aren't home. Is she overworking again? Why haven't her parents heard anything?"

The lady sitting in the reception looked both shocked and scared. "Ehm, I have to call the security if you don't leave," she said, nervously. "Please leave, m'am."

Kogami watched from the distance, not even bothering anymore. He had gotten a time-out by Ginoza for being too aggressive in Shion's lab. About five hours ago, they had received the memo, with Akane screaming and Makishima's demands, and Shion had to play it one more time to analyze it. At first he thought she just did it to provoke him, but deep on the inside he knew that wasn't the case. He had by now already lit a cigarette, indoors.

"Kogami Shinya-san," a drone, which just had driven up to him, said with a happy voice. "You are not allowed to smoke inside the MWPSB. Please remain from smoking, it will ruin your hea-" Dropping the cigarette on the floor, cut the drone off and it got busy with cleaning it up.

With pace steps he walked over to the receptionist and the hysterical girl in front of it.

"Are you a friend of Akane?" he asked with an emotionless attitude and facial expression.

Kaori nodded, readjusting her glasses. "Kaori Minase," she replied. "Do you know where she is?"

Kogami nodded, gesturing for her to come with him. The receptionist was about to protest, but stopped herself, realizing that she shouldn't put up a fight with Kogami.

"Why hasn't she come home or called any of her relatives?" Kaori asked Kogami as they walked through Division 2 to the elevator.

"You'll get your answers at Division 1," Kogami muttered, clicking at different buttons on the elevator and gesturing her inside as the door opened. When they both went inside of it, Kogami lit another cigarette, making Kaori cover her mouth. "We can't let rumors spread so easily."

Kaori nodded understanding, leaning back in the elevator looking down. She was only a head taller than Akane, so Kogami was still a giant compared to her.

The elevator went up countless floors before reaching their destination. The ride was silent and only the sound of Kogami's heavy breathing enacted.

As they made it to their destination, Kogami stepped out without a warning, making Kaori run a little behind her. At the end of the hallway the IT room was placed with an open door with muffled voices coming out off.

"Ginoza," Kogami called, trashing his cigarette in the trash behind him, which made Kaori look worried back. "I got someone for you to talk to."

Stepping out of the IT room, Ginoza's jaw dropped. With fast steps he walked up to Kogami. "Have you gone insane," Ginoza exclaimed, crossing his arms. "You aren't allowed to bring citizens up here except if they-"

"-except if they can help us with a case," Kogami finished, gesturing to the dark haired girl with the strain face. "I present to you… a friend of Inspector Tsunemori. Kaori Minase." He said the last sentence like a TV host.

"Wha-" Ginoza was close to exclaim, but stopped himself, clearing his throat. "Very well. Follow me." He gestured down the hallway, walking ahead first.

Kaori followed close behind, asking questions about Akane.

"Sit down, please," Ginoza said formally, gesturing to the chair in front of the table. Kaori found herself in small room, grey walls surrounding her. A table with two chairs was placed in the middle of the room, a cup of water on each side. Kaori herself was a little confused about all of this. She only wanted to know where Akane was after all. "I'm sorry that we had to go through all of that trouble."

Kaori shook her head, sitting down on the said chair. "It's okay, " she assured him, hanging her bag on the back of the chair. "I just want to know where she is. It's been one day, you know. We were going to meet at our favorite café." It was like she lost her voice as pictures of her, Akane and Yuki showed up in her mind. "But she never showed up. I tried calling her, calling her parents, but she was nowhere to be found. I went home to her, but Candy said she hadn't been there for a day and a half."

"I understand your confusion, but I have to ask you a few questions before I answer yours," Ginoza replied, writing Kaori's full name and the date on the top of the paper. Kaori nodded at him, telling him to start his questions. "Well, first thing first. Have you ever heard of a Renzo Tsunemori?"

Kaori's eyes went wide, but then she looked down, nodding. "Y-yeah," she answered, clenching her fists. "I only met him once or twice. He was always so nice to Akane, but one day her parents came to visit me. They told my family and me that we weren't allowed to talk about him or even mention him in Akane's presence. I didn't understand at first, but now I do… Do you know the story behind it all?"

Ginoza nodded, writing down a few notes to what she had just said. "Yes, I have heard about it," he muttered, leaning back in his chair. "So… do you have any idea what Renzo did after he left the family?"

"No, I'm afraid not," she replied sadly. "But… if I may ask… what does this have to do with Akane right now?"

Ginoza changed position, leaning against the table, this time, resting his body weight on his elbows. "Please remain calm as I say this," Ginoza said, looking into her eyes. Kaori suddenly didn't want to know anymore as the worst pictures came into her mind, but she forced herself to nod. "We… don't know where she is, but… we know who has her."

A shaking hand snuck up, placing itself across Kaori's mouth. "Who i-is it?" she whispered.

Inhaling deeply, Ginoza sat back in his chair again. "Makishima Shogo," he answered at last, making Kaori utter something between a gasp and a whimper. After Yuki died, Kaori had gotten the murder's name revealed. The detective, who had told her, had said it with such a dry tone. Makishima Shogo. "But he's not who we thought he was."

"Wh-what do you mean?" she murmured, her hand still covering her mouth.

"I don't have time to go in details with it," Ginoza started. Kaori just nodded weakly. "But we know that Makishima is Renzo." Kaori's eyes went wide. "Through a lot of make-overs and plastic surgeries, is my best guess."

"So that means that-" Kaori started, but was cut off by the door opening behind Ginoza.

"Gino-san," Kagari panted, opening the door wide open. "We have received another one of those memos. With A-Akane being… tortured." He then gazed down at Kaori, smacking his mouth, regretting that he had said it out loud. Kaori's face had gone white like a ghost, and tears now streamed down her eyes.

"Kagari, stay here and try to calm her down," Ginoza ordered. Kagari nodded, throwing himself on his knees in front of Kaori, trying to calm her down. "I'm going to check up on this!"

Akane had a hard time describing what she had just felt. Warmth from the blood dripping down her legs, but coldness from the air hitting her half-naked body. Her throat burned from screaming, and her eyes were stinging from the big amount of tears she had shed. She was a mess.

The worst thing was that the promised memories were finally returning. Only bits of it though. It was like she had hurt her head or something and every other second of that memory was lost forever. Her head ached just by thinking of it.

In the other end of the room, Makishima sat at a desk with a cup of tea in his one hand and a tablet, with an e-book on, in the other hand. It was like nothing had happened.

"You know, sis," he started, putting her tablet down, looking out of the little window placed above the desk. "I missed this. The two of us together again. It has been so long. How old were you when I left? 16? Yeah, that's a long time ago."

"Y-you're insane," she croaked, hugging the blanket, letting her blood make stains on it. She didn't even care anymore. She had stopped caring a long time ago. "Like I… w-would work with you."

Makishima spun around on the chair he was sitting on, his face amused. "Oh, that's so?" he murmured, a sneaky smirk playing on his lips. "But I'm so much stronger than you."

Akane shook her head, though his words only were true. "I w-won't because…" she whispered, her face contracted in pain. After the last "message" was recorded, he hadn't taken care of her injuries. She was just left there.

"And why is that, Akane?" he asked her, walking over to the bed, sitting down on the edge of it. He drew his hand down her cut-filled leg, making her hiss out in pain. His hand was quickly covered in a very thin layer of blood of his sister, which he just dried off in his white shirt, leaving a long stain of blood.

"Because… you've hurt me too much," she whimpered, clenching her fists around the blanket. Her eyes were watery again, which she thought was impossible with all of the tears she had shed. "Both physically and mentally."

Letting out a sigh, Makishima decided to lie down in the bed, playing with a lock of Akane's hair. "Remember what you promised me when I left," he whispered, looking down at her writhing in pain. Letting out another sigh, he sat up, making her gaze up at him. "Let me take care of your major wounds."

"What is this?" Ginoza growled as Akane's screams echoed in Shion's lab. Him, Shion, Kogami and Yayoi was in the room listening careful though it was very painful to listen to.

"You have exactly 24 hours from now to give me that Dominator," Makishima said cryptically. "I'll be in the alley, ten streets away from the MWPSB. Not so far from where Akane started her carrier as an inspector."

All of their eyes widened, and the same idea came across their minds. If they met up with him at the location maybe they could capture him there.

"There is a thing I don't really understand," Yayoi muttered, placing a finger on her chin. Akane's screams were still erupting through the room, bringing an uneasy mood to the group. "Why would he want to kill his own-" She didn't get to say anything else for Makishima speaking cut her off.

"And you might think I'm a cruel man for threatening to kill my own sister," he said like he had read Yayoi's mind. "But some sacrifices has to be made in this world. In this long from perfect world." The transmission ended and left the room dumbfounded, but thoughtful.

Pace steps was heard from the hallway and the whole assembly turned their heads, spotting the red-headed enforcer, panting like he had ran a marathon.

"I… put Akane's friend in…" he panted, resting his arms on his side, leaning forward in exhaustion. "…in a therapy session. Her Hue didn't cloud too much, but just for a safety sure."

Ginoza nodded acknowledging, yet a little distant. "Good," he replied, leaning up against the wall. "That took away some of my worries."

Kagari nodded back, regaining his breath. "I had to take the stairs, 'cause, ehm," he started as he felt how thick the air was of tension. "The elevator is broken. Care to fill me in on what happened in the memo-thing?"

This time it was Kogami who stepped forwards and answered. "We're going to meet up with Makishima tomorrow."

"That isn't decided yet!" Ginoza protested, crossing his arms.

"Think about it," Kogami muttered calmly, much to the other enforcer's surprise. "This is our only chance to stop him"

Having nothing to say back, Ginoza just nodded. Kogami, on the other hand, had a lot to say, so he turned around, facing the others.

"Okay, let's plan this out." he exclaimed, a little smile playing on his lips.

They're going to meet up with Makishima. But will Akane survive the next chapter?

Stay tuned for the next chapter: Knife up, hands down