Hello everyone and welcome back to HellFall!
This one's coming out a bit later than I expected, but that's fine. I just watched a movie, so I didn't have much time until now, plus homework and all that good stuff. Unfortunately the movie wasn't any good, so it was kind of just a waste of time. But oh well, you win some, you lose some I guess
Anyways, this chapter is a bit longer, but I hope you enjoy it!
Opening the double glass doors to the police station, I saw that there was a short line-up in front of me. It appeared to only have two people, so I stood behind them and waited.
The man in front of me turned and looked me over, "What're you in for?" He asked, snickering a little as he said it.
"I have a crime to report" I replied.
"What kind of crime?" The man asked.
"Why is it so important to you?" I asked.
"Jeez, don't get your shorts in a knot about it. It was just a question" He said, turning back around.
I thought for a second, looking down at my dark grey pants, "I'm not wearing shorts." I pointed out, "So that statement really doesn't mean anything"
"It's just an expression" The man said simply.
"It doesn't really make any sense." I pointed out, "How does one tie an effective knot in their shorts? Their called shorts for a reason, because their short and-"
"Will you shut up?" The man asked, turning back around, "Seriously, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm just struggling to understand your nonsensical 'expression' as you called it" I replied.
The man just sighed, "It just means 'don't get so uptight about it'. Jeez" He explained.
I paused to think for a second, "Oh," I said, "I see. Thank you for clearing that up"
"Don't mention it" he said.
I hesitated, "But I already did" I pointed out.
The man sighed heavily, then turned back around, "Who are you?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said, holding out my hand, "Roy Sho. And you?"
"Inspector Al Simms" He replied.
"Oh," I said, "so you work here?"
"Yes"
"So I guess I could report the crime right to you then?"
"You could," he replied, "but it'd be best if you stayed here to give us details"
"It's not that complicated though," I pointed out, "Some guy and his goonies jumped me last night so I beat the crap out of them"
"Why didn't you call us?" He asked.
"Sorry," I said, "the police weren't exactly on my mind when I was fighting for my life"
"By your blade," He started, looking over my head at ShoGun, "I can tell you're a huntsman. How hard was it to defend yourself against a couple of hoods?"
"If these guys were hoods, they were good at fighting, but not so much at blocking the rain." I said, "The ringleader better than the rest at least"
Al pulled me out of the line, "Looks like we may be holding people up," He said. "Who was-?"
I cut him off, "Won't you lose your place in line?" I asked.
"Oh, that doesn't matter," he said, "I work here, I can cut in line whenever I want"
"Isn't that kind of really mean?" I asked.
"I was just waiting in line to hit on the lady at the desk, it doesn't matter." He said, glancing over at her, "Now, who was this ringleader? Do you know?"
"Yeah," I replied, "I talked to him just this morning. He calls himself Rain Fall. Apparently he's pretty popular"
Al's face was suddenly shocked, "Fall?" He asked.
"Yeah." I replied, "Apparently he has some connection to some Cinder Fall or something. I don't really know who she is though"
Al turned and headed towards a door just to the right of the front desk.
"Wait here" he told me, disappearing behind the door.
I stood and waited for a while, and eventually he did return.
"Where did you see him this morning?" He asked.
"Just down by my house." I replied, "By Foggy Cove Street. Why, is he somebody we should be worried about?"
"Very much" He replied.
"Really?" I asked, "'Cause I actually beat him last night. He was pretty dumb"
"It's more the rest of his family that I'm worried about then" He said, starting towards the door again.
"Should I wait?" I asked.
"No," he replied, "you can go. Unless there's anything else you think you should say"
I shook my head, "I don't believe there is" I replied.
"Then have a good day Mr. Sho"
I turned around and left the station. Whatever was going on was clearly a big deal. Glancing at my scroll, I saw that lunch was quickly approaching, which meant that the tournament was just about another hour away.
What to do? I wondered as I walked down the street. Maybe I could check and see if Rain is still around.
As I reached Foggy Cove Street, I saw that he certainly wasn't leaning against the same wall as before, as expected. I had been gone a while, so any normal person would've left by now.
I decided to head into my house, just to sit down or something. I was just killing time at this point.
Inside my house I found things to be just a little bit off. My cupboard of daily injections was wide open, and some of my drugs had been removed.
"What's this, Roy my boy?" Someone asked from behind me.
I spun around, drawing ShoGun as I did so.
"Don't be so feisty," the man said. It was Rain Fall, "it was just a simple question"
"What are you doing in my house?" I demanded.
"Oh," he said, "tough guy eh? No worries. I'm just investigating. What are these drugs, dear friend? What kind of circus do you run here?" He smiled, waving around a needle full of my daily dosage.
"You better put that back or you'll be in for a world of pain" I threatened.
"Is that a threat?" He asked.
"Was it not obvious?" I asked, "Do you need me to say 'I'm threatening to kill you if you don't do as I say'?"
He smiled, "Much better" He said.
I suddenly felt a hard hit to the back of my head. I spun around, swinging ShoGun with me. I felt it slice through flesh and bone. The body I'd cut was that of a tall man in a long black cloak. Only his eyes were visible.
The man grabbed my blade and yanked it out, ripping it from my hands in the process. He tossed it aside and stared me down.
"Interesting, isn't he?" Rain asked, "He's a perfect soldier. A Heishi, as we call them"
I turned to face Rain again, "We?" I asked.
He smiled, "So," he said, "you caught onto that quick, didn't you?"
There was a brief moment of silence.
"I'm intrigued, Mr. Sho," Rain started, "Drugs and needles are the only things in your cupboards. It almost as if you don't need to eat. And, you seem to be so unusually difficult to knock out, almost as if you're invincible." He took a step towards me, "What's your secret?" He asked, "Are you even human?"
"What are you trying to imply?" I asked.
Rain shrugged, "I'm just theorizing." He replied, "What are you, Mr. Sho? Will you tell me?"
"Why's it so important all of a sudden?" I asked.
He shrugged again, "I'm just curious" he replied.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave my house" I said without hesitation.
"I'm going to have to refuse that request, Mr. Sho"
"Let me rephrase that. Get out of my damn house or I will gut you"
Rain snickered, "Try me" he said.
I threw my fist at him as he finished his sentence. He adjusted his head slightly, avoiding the blow. I felt the ground below me shuffle, and spun around, punching the charging Heishi in the chest. He stumbled backwards. I leapt forward and threw out my hand, fingers straight out, and stuck them into his gut. Ripping him open with my hands, I threw him to the ground and spun around. Rain had ShoGun.
"Wasn't the promise to me?" He asked.
"I'm just taking out the trash" I replied.
"Nice one-liner"
"I'm stating the truth" I replied, charging towards him. He swung ShoGun. My arm came up, punching the blade so that it twisted and the side of the blade smacked my forearm. My knee came up, connecting with his gut and sending him flying backwards. He crashed into the kitchen counter. I heard his back crack.
"You're pretty good" He said.
"I already beat you once." I pointed out, "Now I just have to kill you"
"You say that as if they're the same thing"
"No," I replied, "I just have to rip your heart out this time"
I charged towards him. He swung out ShoGun again, this time going for an uppercut. I slapped it away with the top of my hand and punched him hard in the gut. He slammed back into the counter.
"You really suck at fighting, don't you?" I asked.
He smiled, blood dripping from his lips. "Do I?" He asked, "Sorry, I'm just getting the juices flowing"
He stood, tossing ShoGun aside. He threw his fist. I saw his knee coming up at the same time. There wasn't enough power in his fist, so I knew he didn't plan on hitting me. I caught his knee and punched him in his exposed side.
"Better" I said.
He looked up at me, the blood dripping from his mouth more quickly. I grabbed his shirt collar and lifted him into the air.
"Like I said." He started, "Just getting the juices flowing"
All of a sudden he spun, ripping himself free of my attack. In an instant he was behind me. I spun around, knowing that of all places he'd be there. I reached up, blocking his first punch with my forearm. He threw several punches and kicks, as did I. We were evenly matched for only a few seconds, as he seemed to get better with each blow.
"Can you feel them?" Rain asked, "The juices?"
"They're flowing" I replied simply, not allowing my mind to stray from the task at hand.
"What happened to gutting me?" He asked, throwing a hard punch into my gut. I stumbled backwards, "Huh?" He asked, punching me in the chin. I fell backwards onto the ground. He pressed his foot into my chest, "Stay down, Mr. Sho. It's better that way"
I looked up at him, trying to find a way to beat him. He was obviously much stronger than I'd originally thought.
My scroll rang in my pocket.
"You going to get that?" He asked.
"If you'll allow me" I replied.
He shrugged, as if thinking, "I suppose so" He said.
I reached into my pocket and answered the call. "Hello?" I asked.
"Why aren't you here yet?" Wintanweorth's irritated voice asked, "The tournament's going to be starting back up soon, and we need you here to figure out how we're going to go about this"
"Sorry," I said, glancing up at Rain, who was shaking his head, "I'm just having a bit of trouble getting out right now"
"Well hurry up, will you?" He asked, then hung up.
"What a jerk." Rain said, "Honestly, is he your friend?"
"He's part of my team," I replied, "and I'm going to be late for the tournament at this rate"
"What a shame"
Neither of us moved. I needed to get out of here, as soon as possible.
"What do you want from me?" I finally asked, breaking the silence.
"I already asked, didn't I?" He started, "I want to know what you are"
"I'm a human." I replied, "What else do you want?"
"Why the drugs then?" He asked, "Why not any real food or drink?"
"Because those drugs contain everything I need already." I replied, "Everything for the day, at least"
"All the nutrients?" He asked, "For an entire day?"
I nodded.
"And your inability to be hurt?"
"I think the problem is with your men"
Rain laughed, "Of course." He replied, "But then again, I did hit you myself, and you didn't fall"
"Maybe it's just you"
"Shut your face"
"Maybe your juices weren't flowing yet last night"
He smiled, "I guess not" He replied.
"Are we done?" I asked, "Because I have things to do, places to be, you know. My schedule doesn't revolve around you"
"Of course not." He smiled, removing his foot from my chest and giving me a hard kick in the side. "I'm on to you"
"Right" I replied, sitting back up.
Rain cast one last look at me, then left through my door.
That was easier than I thought it'd be, I thought, standing and straightening my clothes. Taking a few steps and picking up ShoGun, I shut the cupboards and headed outside, towards the arena.
So there you have it. Another fight with Rain Fall, only this time it was the opposite. Why did he let him go so easily, you may ask? I can assure that it wasn't just because I wanted Roy to go to the tournament, and it definitely isn't because Rain's a nice guy.
At this particular point I was going to introduce Rain's minion, but at the last minute decided to just throw a Heishi in there instead. It seemed a little excessive to throw in two powerful huntsmen at once, Roy probably wouldn't have stood a chance. I had created his minion on the spot, and had him all ready to be introduced, but changed my mind. Oh well, he'll come in eventually.
I'm actually running out of chapters, if you can believe it. I need to get back to work on writing.
Anyways, I haven't seen the new RWBY episode, so I'm going to go do that. So as usual, favorite, follow, review, tell your friends, tell your enemies, or don't if you don't want to, and I'll see you all in the next chapter!