High school Of The Dead: Blacklight of the Dead
When the school was invaded by 'them' Takashi, Rei and Hisashi tried to escape with Hisashi being infected and died…but what if Takashi was bitten instead of Hisashi and instead of killing him, it changed him into something else…something more.
Hello and welcome to chapter four, last time BLACKWATCH is getting closer to their target as Takashi is knocked unconscious by the Takagi guard, what is his fate and the fate of those hiding in mansion, and the truth of the pandemic will be revealed.
Chapter IV: The Truth and the DEAD
I really shouldn't be surprised, as soon as we got to Takagi's place I was knocked out and locked up, but to me its fine, humans are a scared and terrified race, as soon as they see something that's different or terrifying their instinct kicks in and their only response is to fight it or capture it.
At least Saya's father didn't kill me on the spot I guess; maybe it was out of respect or kindness for his daughter or the fact that there was history between our two families.
In any case for the time being it looks like I'll be staying locked up in a cage for the time being, at least Saeko is keeping me company while I'm locked up, she hasn't left my side since I was locked up, some of the guards have been trying to usher her away from me…but when she flashes her sword they back off instantly.
But still…I feel like something bad is going to happen…and soon.
Saeko remained where she sat as she stared at the still form of Takashi as he slept inside of the metal confines that the guards had threw him in, he had dissolved his jacket, hoodie, gloves and boots as he lay sleeping in the cage with only his black singlet and grey cargo pants, she herself had taken the opportunity to change as well as she was now dressed in a blue Kimono as she sat beside his cage like a princess that had fallen for the thief in the fairytales.
She looked on sadly as she stroked his hair through the cage, she watched as he breathed in and out as lay still in the cage, she soon felt him move as he opened his eyes to see Saeko smiling down at him, for a moment he forgot everything the undead, his powers, the horrors and monsters…all he could think about was the beautiful woman staring back down at him as her eyes were filled with love and affection for the boy.
She smiled as she saw him stare back at her with the same look as her, he reached his hand out to touch her face only for his hand to jerk back as the chuff and chain on his wrist stopped him from reaching her.
He stared at it as he was brought back to reality, he was changed, chained and restrained deep in the Takagi manor basement, he sighed as he looked up at her face.
"How long have I been locked up?" he asked as wondered how long he had been locked up in the basement, the basement was clean and concrete so at least Saeko wouldn't get her clothes dirty, there were four guards stationed in the room as they had their automatic rifles on stand by in case Takashi tried anything.
"You've been here for three days now…Takagi-sama said it will take a bit longer till he is convinced that you are not a threat to the others" she said as she stroked the side of his head affectionately.
"I have tried to convince him you were safe seeing as he was my fathers pupil…but he is stubborn and convicted in his beliefs" she said as she was a little miffed at the situation being separated from her crush.
Takashi sighed, as he was able to bring his hand to hold hers as he sat back up so he was kneeling in front of her "Its fine Saeko he is just trying to keep everyone safe I actually admire that" he said as he stroked her hand through the bars.
"I'm actually surprised that he is allowing you to see me, normally they wouldn't allow anyone to meet a prisoner" Takashi said as he looked around at the armed guards, she smiled softly at him as she played with his fingers.
"Takagi-sama has allowed me to come see you out of respect for my father, but only that much…I believe he also thinks I can kill you if you try anything" she said as rested her head on his forehead the katana from the shrine right next to her.
"How are the others?" he asked as he felt her head on his, Saeko smiled at his devotion to his friends safety
"They are all fine, Saya is trying to convince her father to let you out…but he is still skeptical about you, Morita and Yuuki have been helping the other survivors out with Shizuka-sensei…I believe the two of them are 'dating' now, Hirano is allowed to keep his weapons thanks to Takagi-sama and Saya, Alice is missing you terribly but myself and Zeke have kept her company as best we can till you are free…she really misses her 'big brother' as she calls you" she said as they both slightly giggled at the girls innocents.
"What about Hisashi and Rei…how are they" he asked as he was wondering about his best friend and ex-girlfriend.
"Hisahsi has been helping Kotha with keeping our weapons in good shape, he is also taking charge of our group until you are released" Takashi nodded his head, "I was right to leave him in charge" he said as he looked into her eyes.
"As for Miyamoto-san…" she was silent as a memory flashed over her eyes that did not go unnoticed by Takashi.
Takashi noticed as he became slightly worried "Saeko…is she ok" he asked as she suddenly put a smile on her face,
"Don't worry she is fine she is just having a difficult time as of late" she said as she hoped to avoid the subject, Takashi could see she was hiding something but he figured she will tell him when she was ready.
"Ok…I trust you…maybe you should get something to eat I'll be fine ok" he said as heard her stomach rumble silently thanks to his enhanced hearing, she blushed slightly while she nodded her head.
"Ok Takashi, I'll make sure to bring you some food later ok" she said as all she got back was a smile and a nod, before she left she leaned her head through the bars of the cage and kissed him on the lips, he replied back as the kiss was short but sweet and loving unlike the passionate one they experienced back at the shrine.
"I'll shall return…my love" she said as she picked up her sword and exited the basement, leaving the boy with a blush and a happy smile on his face as he watched her leave, he then turned to the guards who was impassive as usual and decided to break the silence.
"So…got any cards?" he asked as the door closed shut.
Takashi's group
While Saeko was visiting her beloved the others had gathered in one of the rooms provided by Takagi's father, at the moment they were discussing their next course of action once Takashi would be free, Hisashi acting as temporary leader sat on the bed as Rei sat beside him with Saya on her right and Kotha beside her, on Hisashi's left was Morita, Yuuki and miss Shizuka who was doing her best to comfort Alice as she played with Zeke as she waited for Saeko to return.
Speak of the devil Saeko walked into the room as everyone turned to see her enter the room, Alice got off of Shizuka's lap and hugged the female sword user as she looked up to her.
"Saeko-nii is Takashi-niisan ok when is he getting out" she asked as she looked up to the kendo champ, Saeko smiled softly as she petted the girls hair in a motherly fashion.
"Takashi is fine Alice-chan…but Takagi-sama, the big man, won't let him out for a little while longer so be patient ok?" she said as the little girl nodded sadly as she went back to playing with Zeke.
As Saeko sat on a spare chair the others began to talk, "I don't know how much longer we can just stay here, we still need to get to Takashi's and Rei's house and find their parents as soon as possible, the problem at the moment is that Don Takagi is not allowing us to just leave, let alone letting Takashi out…Saya how goes it convincing your father?" Hisashi spoke first, Saya sighed as she adjusted her glasses
"father is still rejecting my pleas to let Takashi out, he still believes that its safer for us here then out there, I tried asking mother to convince him but she is having just as hard a time as I am, he is listening, but he is still not convinced Takashi is not a threat, he won't let any of us see him" Takagi said as she sighed out in exhaustion,
"Not all of us" Rei said as she glared at Saeko with jealousy burning in his eyes, Saeko returned her look with a frown as she was glared at by the girl.
"Have I some how offended you Miyamoto-san?" Saeko said stressing the honorific on the girl's name, Rei glared back at the girl.
"Of course not Busujima-senpai…I just don't see why Don Takagi is allowing you in to see Takashi while the rest of us have to wait until he is free" she replied her tone more aggressive.
"Don Takagi was my fathers pupil, he believes that as his daughter I can protect myself better if Takashi were to attack me, in his own belief, not that Takashi would in the first place" Saeko replied back.
"Oh so you get special privilege because your father was his kendo master, not that Saya is his own daughter for that matter," Rei said as she pointed at the pink haired girl who slightly flinched at being drawn into the spot light.
"Whether I have privilege or not has nothing to do with the situation at hand, I am asking what I have done to offend, ever since Takashi and I returned you have been giving me a rather strange look...almost as if you are jealous" Saeko said as she hit the nail on the head.
Rei flinched as she realized she had placed her self in the spotlight as everyone in the room was gazing at her attentively, she growled slightly as she got up off the bed and stormed out of the room while slamming the door shut rather loudly that it reverberated the room slightly, Hisashi sighed at her behavior as he placed his hand on his forehead, Morita placed a hand on his shoulder as he nodded to the boy.
"You ok man" he asked the obviously distressed boy.
"I'm fine…but back to the matter at hand, I think we need to stay here for a little while at least until Takagi-sama lets Takashi out and we're free to leave, in the mean time we should probably check our weapons and supplies and see if we can find out how this thing spread in the first place" Hisashi said as he took charge of the situation.
It was agreed upon between Takashi and Hisahi that if Takashi was unavalible or had finally gone rouge, that Hisashi should take lead of the group should anything happen.
"Kohta, Morita and I will check on the weapons, Takagi you try to learn anything you can about the virus, Yuuki and Shizuka try and help out with the wounded as best as you can and Saeko for time being I don't have anything for you to do but to look after Alice till Takashi is realized, is that ok?" he said as they all nodded at the boy, Saeko nodded as she patted Alice who had decided to sit on her lap while holding Zeke to her chest.
The other nodded as they left the room while Saeko and Hisashi stayed behind so that they could speak, Saeko knew what he was going to talk to her about, "I'm worried Busujima-senpai…Lately Rei has been acting more…aggressive so to speak concerning yours and Takashi's…relationship" he said as the girl nodded knowing full well that the former girlfriend was showing signs of jealousy.
"And I am afraid that she'll do something reckless that will get us all killed…what should I do? If I don't do something soon she'll eventually go off the deep end, but in a way I kind of want her to get back together with Takashi to ease the guilt I've carried since their break up, but I can't do that to Takashi, forcing him to get back with the girl that caused so much pain, which is why I want to ask you…" he said as he paused so that he could find the right words to say to the sword wielding girl.
"…Do you really love Takashi? Like truly love him?" he asked as the girl only looked blankly at the boy before she shifted her gaze towards her sword, the same sword that the pair had retrieved from the Shrine, the place where they both accepted the darkness that dwells beneath them.
When she raised her head to the boy she had the most sincere smile on her face that Hisashi had ever seen on anyone in his life and said.
"Yes…because he accepted me, darkness and all" she said as she gripped her katana tighter, Hisashi nodded.
"Ok…thank you, don't worry about Rei now I'll handle her for now" he said as he got up from the bed and proceeded to walk out of the room, but not before turning back to the girl and said "he is lucky to have you…treat him right" she nodded as he left the room.
She then got up and left after as she went to find Alice so that she could comfort the girl, she did not notice however emerging from behind the hallway curtain, a girl with orange hair with two antenna like strands poking from the top as she glared at the retreating form of the one who captured her former flames heart.
Rei growled slightly as she turned and walked down the hallway while muttering bitterly to herself.
"You can't have him he is Mine and I wont allow you or anyone else take him away from me…not again" were he final words as she disappeared in the dark hallway.
BLUE Command Center BLACKWATCH
The General a tall silver haired man with a scar running down the right side of his face and deep blue eyes read the reports coming from his recon teams in Tokyo, he was not impressed with the results, it seems that even though it had been 10 years since the BLACKLIGHT Virus had lost most of its potency, the virus was still strong enough to cause substantial damage to their operation.
Even with the events of New York dealing with Alex Mercer and then James Heller; the latter was the one responsible for wiping out the virus who then disappeared without a trace and the events wiped from public records, they still had little knowledge of how the virus regained its strength.
Because somehow the virus had regained its lost strength, and was tearing most of the regular marines and police forces apart, luckily all the members of BLACKWATCH and kept up their training and prepared for a scenario such as this, but still it was not enough.
According to the recent reports the Virus had escaped from one of their GENTEK facilities in Tokyo and had spread to multiple regions within hours, but reports also stated that the virus also escaped from multiple GENTEK facilities hidden in Russia, China, America and Europe simultaneously at the exact same time.
He also received reports that the virus regained it strength at a high school called Fujimi Academy, in Tokonosu City, it seems that the virus had regained it strength from there and then spread to the rest of the city with in hours, luckily it had not spread to the rest of the world yet…but it was only a matter of time before it would spread to the rest of the world.
To top it off it seemed as thought there was someone like Mercer and Heller running around with the exact same powers from his predecessors, a teenager by the name of Takashi Komuro, who somehow had become the new 'Zeus' as the Military had decided to call those with Mercer and Heller's powers.
To the General it seemed to be no mere coincidence, that the virus had escaped from multiple facilities at the exact same time and wreak havoc on the rest of the world, and to top it off a boy who had survived being infected and using the same powers from ten years ago it almost seemed like…
"General Kane…" a voice broke the man's thoughts as he turned to face one of the scientist in charge of the blacklight virus.
"Doctor Igou...sorry I was going over the recent reports from the fields what do you have" he said as the grey haired man similar to Hisashi in appearance except with glasses on walked over to the man as he typed a few keys into his data pad as a sequence of diagrams and DNA codes appeared on the screen.
"Its just as we feared General…the Blacklight Virus has regained its strength exactly down to the genetic code" the man said as he showed a sample of the first NYZ event and compared it with the most recent event.
"Sigh…this is bad if the Virus is at full strength then it will only be a matter of time till it spreads to the rest of the world…what about Zeus?" he asked as the man brought up the image file of Takashi Komuro.
"It does seem that the Takashi-san has somehow natural recreated the same strain that Heller and Mercer had when the Virus was first released, I know this boy and I don't think he is entirely responsible for this event" the man said as the General looked confused.
"What do you mean?" he asked as the man typed a few more keys into the pad as the satellite image showed the impact zones of the virus spreading from the Tokyo Building and another showing the virus spreading from the high school.
"It would seem that the Virus was actively seeking out Komuro or anyone else with a unique strain in their DNA, enough that the Virus could regain its lost power" the man said as the General nodded his head.
"Is it possible that Heller was responsible for the Viruses release? Like Mercer in the second NYZ infection?" he asked as Doctor Igou shook his head as he replayed the camera footage of Heller exterminating the Virus the first time.
"Not likely because Heller disappeared hours after stopping the Virus and escaping with his daughter and Dana Mercer, and his psych reports show strong moral convictions in the event at NYZ" the man said as he pushed his glasses up and looked at the man.
The General had a dark look on his face as he stared at the man, "Do you think it was…Him" he said as the man placed a hand on his chin in concentration.
"It is a possibility…we still have no idea of the full extent of his powers after all…" he said as he pulled up an image of a young teen with jet black hair and emerald green eyes.
"He is the son of the original host Elizabeth Greene or as we know him as codename: Pariah…the Natural host of the Virus" the man said as the room became deathly silent as they stared at the image of the young man.
The General had a look of disdain on his face as he stared at the young image on the screen before he shook his head "Thank you doctor you may be excused" he said as the man nodded before leaving the room, he then reached over to the radio and spoke into it.
"Unit 4 do you have a location on target Zeus?" he asked waiting for a reply.
-"Affirmative sir he is being held at the Takagi manor how should we proceed"- the commander asked on the Radio, the general then said.
"I want you to raid the manor, retrieve codename: Zeus…and eliminate any witnesses in the area you have your orders Captain" he said as the man on the other end grinned at his orders along with the rest of team.
-"Yes Sir"-
Takagi Manor
Don Takagi sat in the private dojo of his estate as he looked at the young women in front of him, she was dressed in a dark blue Kimono with her hair draping over her shoulders like waterfall of amethyst water, in her hands was Murata-tou a beautifully crafted sword incased in a red sheath as Saeko admired the blade.
"It is a beautiful sword Don Takagi-sama you must hold it with such pride" she said as the man nodded to the daughter of his kendo teacher.
"Thank you Miss Busujima, please take it…it was meant to be a gift for your father in repayment for his training" he said as the girl looked at the blade.
"I cannot accept such a gift…not while the man I love is caged like an animal" she said as she gently placed the sword on the ground, The don sighed as he had expected this reaction.
Ever since he had Komuro locked up the girl and his own daughter would not stop trying to get him to release the boy from his confinement, heck immediately after the guards knocked him out Saeko had nearly brutally incapacitated the guards at the gate with the scarab of her sword.
And the only way to stop her from massacring the rest was to allow her access to Takashi on the condition that there was an armed guard around the boy at all times.
"I'm sorry Busujima-san but I cannot in good conscious allow that…boy…out of his cage until I can trust him" Don Takagi argued as he placed his hands firmly on his lap.
"Even though he is the same boy I knew growing up with my daughter and had kept my daughter safe and had killed a numerous amount of 'them'…he reminds me to much of…never mind the point is, until I can trust him he must remain locked up, and that is my final word on the argument understood" he said as Saeko could only nod her head as her eye held back the anger and rage building behind her eyes.
"But for the mean time…please take the blade…and deliver it to your father if you should meet up with him in the near future" he said as he handed the blade to the girl who only nodded as she stood up from her sitting position.
"I will honor that promise at least Takagi-sama" she said as she left the room, as soon as she was gone he let out the breath he was holding in since she glared at him.
"I must say monster or not…Komuro found himself one heck of a woman" he said as he got up off the floor and proceeded to make his way to his command center a he thought about the most powerful being in existence that was locked away in his basement.
The Group
Later the team had gathered back into the room as they began to share what they had learned since they had been forced to stay at the Takagi Manor, even with the awkward atmosphere between Rei and Saeko as they slightly glared at each other.
"It seems that Don Takagi is planning a convey soon to try and get the survivors to Shintoko Third Elementary School and try to fortify themselves there" Morita said after he and Kohta had spent some time asking around the guards who were willing to share information.
"But it looks like some of the residents here are starting to loose it when they saw those huge spikes shoot up from the Shinto Shrine, they are saying that the end is neigh and that we are all doomed, it didn't help when Don Takagi executed an infected member of his staff with his own sword" Shizuka said as she held Alice on her lap.
"Ok so shit is hitting the fan at the moment or it's going to anytime soon…Saya what were you able to find out?" Hisashi asked the pinkette as she opened her laptop and placed it on a spare chair in view of everyone.
"I was able to hack one of the computers that my fathers men had pieced together from the Japanese Data Base and I found something…scary," she said as everyone stared at her slightly confused and worried.
"What did you find Saya?" Kohta asked as she brought up the files,
"You remember that pandemic that occurred in New York 10 years ago…the one that wiped out all the population twice, with the island being completely quarantined from the outside world", they nodded as they remembered that event, over a million lives were lost when a strange illness had killed off the population and the government had to quarantine the entire island.
"It was a lie"
The others stared and gasped in shock as she brought up images of both NYZ Pandemics, "It seems that BLACKWATCH had covered up the whole event and leaked a fake story to ease the masses, as you can see what is happening now is exactly the same thing that happened 10 years ago" she said as the images of the Hunters and the Brawlers displayed on the screen.
"Oh my god…" Rei said as she watched the feeds from 10 years ago, "So something like this actually happened before" she said as Hisashi got a grave look on his face.
"Except this time its not just here…its everywhere" he said as the satellite images showed the infected areas of the world.
"But that's not the scary part" she said as everyone turned back to her shock and confusion evident on their faces, "I also found…this" she said as she pressed a key on the computer.
And what they saw shocked them as two men from both pandemics display the same powers that Takashi has…down to the letter, Rei was shaking as she stepped back and sat on the bed, "There were others like Takashi…" she said as she placed both hands on her head to try and process the information.
"It seems these men were exposed to something called 'Blacklight'…a biological weapon engineered by the US government back in the sixties to target specific races in hopes of creating the perfect weapon"
"But it seems that in 1968 a small town called Hope Idaho was the first testing for the 'Redlight' Virus wiping out nearly all of the residents, but it seems only one survivor, a woman named Elizabeth Greene, survived the virus and had incidentally created the weapon grade stain the 'Blacklight' Virus" she showed the image of a woman with red hair and green eyes in a skin tight biohazard suit.
She then pulled up an image of a man in a leather jacket and a hoodie "And then a man called Alex Mercer released the virus in Penn Station at the heart of New York and became the first man, and again two years after by the same man" she say as she showed both CTV recordings procured by the Japanese Government.
"But…how did they stop it those times" Kotha asked as he felt an impending dread from the revelation, Takagi pulled up the image of the second man.
"It seems this man Sgt. James Heller was infected by Mercer and turned against him and 'consumed' the virus in the whole city" she said as the recordings showed Heller absorbing the Virus all over New York.
"After that the U.N forced the American government to hand over everything involving Blacklight and Mercer Virus…with GENTEK at the head of the research" she finished as Hisashi's eyes widened at this revelation.
"But-But that's where my parents work, they are the top genetics researchers working on some top secret project in GENTEK Tokyo…" he said as the truth came tumbling down.
"I guess we know what that project was now" Morita said as he pointed to the infected on the screen, Shizuka who was silent throughout the whole story came to a realization, "but if BLACKWATCH was responsible for the first outbreak and they cleaned up the mess from the first time, that means they will be after…"
Saeko's eyes widened in realization "Takashi"
Suddenly they heard the sounds of a chopper outside their window as Kotha ran up to the window and hid by the side as he motioned the others to get low as a black Helicopter landed in the courtyard, a group of armed men exited the chopper as they set up a perimeter around the Chopper.
The turned as the door opened behind them to see Don Takagi walk in to the room "Saya I want you and your-" he stopped when he saw the laptop still open with all the data his men had pieced together from the Japanese database, he turned back to her and said.
"We'll discuss this later, but for now get you and your friends to the back of the mansion and fortify yourselves with the survivors that are smart enough to listen" he said as he went over to the window and peered out to the armed men in the courtyard.
"Father what is going on?" Saya asked as she was worried about the recent development and still shaking from the realization of the virus, "Its BLACKWATCH they are here to retrieve that boy 'Takashi' in the basement and take him back to GENTEK…and kill any witnesses they find" he sad as the others stared in shock.
He then noticed the survivors heading to the men, "Damn it they didn't listen" he said as they watched as one the survivors had walked up to the men expecting to be rescued by the men…
Only to be shot in the head by the Captain as the others screamed as the rest of his team opened fire on the survivors, at this Don Takagi yelled "OPEN FIRE!" as the men hiding in the rooms burst open the windows and fired at the BLACKWATCH members, but the team had already taken cover as they assaulted the manor gaining support from Helicopters Machine gun.
"Damn it! We can't do a thing with that chopper providing support fire!" one of Takagi's men yelled out as he ducked another hail of bullets, then one of the members shot the door with his grenade launcher and reduced the door to splinters as three of the men stormed the building.
"SHIT! THEY'RE HEADING FOR THE BASEMENT!" Kohta yelled as he realized their primary objective.
Saeko then bolted from the room stripping herself of her Kimono to reveal a black singlet and her short skirt underneath as she rushed to the Basement the Murata-tou katana grasped in her hands, "SAEKO WAIT!" Hisashi yelled before he ducked under a barrage of bullets, "Leave her boy and focus on the men at the front" the second in command said as he fired at the team.
BLACKWATCH Bravo Team
The team had managed to press into the building while shooting at any of the Don's men that they came across, they had to admit, the Don's men were well trained but poorly equipped as they stormed the hall as another one of the men fell from BLACKWATCH gunfire.
"Jenkins stay here and stop anyone from getting to the basement, Riley you're with me" he said as the man with the heavy machine nodded as he pulled a cabinet down and created a small barricade and placed his gun in a stationary position, the other two then proceeded to reach the basement as they prepared to grab the specimen.
After they placed the charges on the door they hit the switch as the door exploded in a hail of splinters and quickly killed the four men in the room with a flash bang and an expert shot to their heads, they gathered around the cage as they stared at the chained up boy who only seemed to glare at the two.
"Bag him and tag him" the man said as the second pulled out what looked like a tranquilizer from his holster and took aim at the boy, "with pleasure" he said as he prepared to fire.
Only to scream in pain as a katana blade slashed his back calf muscle as he collapsed in pain, the second man spun to see a girl with purple hair and a bloody katana in her hands as she held a cold and calculated look in her eyes that also held back a fiery rage in them, she then swiped at the man but the man dodged the blade and pulled a pair of combat knives from his belt as he attacked the katana user.
the two exchanged a series of blows as their blades sparked in conjuncture to the blade attacks, all the while Takashi was struggling against the wrist tight chains that bolted him to the floor, when it looked like Saeko had the upper hand a shot rang out as the room went silent.
Saeko looked down as she saw a blood stain appear on her shirt on her left lower abdomen as she slowly turned to see the man she had injured before holding a smoking hand gun while he chuckled darkly, she then fell to the floor as she held her side to stop the bleeding.
Time slowed down as Takashi watched the girl fall to the floor her hair waving in the air as drops of blood followed her as she collapsed to the ground, the man with the combat knives now stood over her as he prepared to deliver the final blow…
And that's when hell broke loose…
"RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The chains snapped as Takashi lunged at the man easily breaking the cage in two while unleashing a inhuman roar, the man barley had time to turn around as Takashi grabbed him by the head and slammed him into the wall, he then reared back his fist as he punched right through the mans chest as casing the man to scream in pain before he was silenced by a fist slamming it into the mans head reducing it to a bloody pulp.
The man holding the smoking gun could only stare in shock and fear as Takashi slowly turned his head to face the man that had dared to shoot at the one he loved, eyes glowing blood red as it struck fear in the man's very soul, the man fired shot after shot at the teen who didn't even seem to care that he was being shot at as he grabbed the man by the neck and lifted him off the ground.
The man struggled in vain as Takashi seemed to grip the mans neck tighter and tighter with each second that past, he then released him only to slam both his hands into the mans chest causing the man to scream in anguish as he then ripped him in two down the middle.
"RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he then unleashed a animalistic roar that echoed in the mansion and shook it to its core.
He then spun around as he cradled Saeko in his arms, "Saeko...SAEKO! Are you ok! Speak to me!" he said as he held the girl closer in his arm, she was breathing heavily as blood oozed from her wound and piled up in a small pool on the ground.
"My-my love…you're alright" she said as blood trickled down her lip while she placed a hand to his cheek in an attempt to comfort him, he grasped the hand and held it to his cheek as tears gathered in his eyes,
"No…no please Saeko...don't please Saeko...please leave me Saeko…I-I can't live without you" he said as she smiled sadly despite the pain she was in, "its ok my love…I know you will do what is right" she said as her eyes became heavier, Panicking Takashi desperately tried to come up with a plan.
'Come on man think, THINK! You have all these powers, and can do so many amazing things; surly you can save the one life that love you for who you are THINK DAMN IT!' he screamed to himself as her blood dripped down her form before it was absorbed into his skin.
Suddenly his mind was filled with her memories as he saw the life she lived and the truths she had learned…
Memory - Saeko Busujima
…Images of the Hunters and the Brawlers displayed on the screen from 10 years ago…
…Two men from both pandemics displaying the same powers that Takashi has…down to the letter…
…"Oh my god…" Rei said as she watched the feeds from 10 years ago, "so something like this actually happened before"…
Rei was shaking as she stepped back and sat on the bed, "there were others like Takashi"…
…"It seems this man Sgt. James Heller was infected by Mercer and turned against him"…
"Turned against him"…"turned against him"… "Infected…"turned"…
Memory – End
Takashi shook his head as he gasped at the realization as he stared down at his hand as it pulsed with red and black tendrils, he then looked to the barley conscious girl as he raised her up slightly and he spoke to her calmly.
"Saeko…I'm about to try something really crazy and desperate…and I need to know…do you trust me?" he asked as a tear leaked from his eye and trailed down his face, she nodded her head while cupping her hand to his cheek.
"I do..."
She said as Takashi nodded as he raised his arm that swarmed with glowing red and black tendrils as he placed them on her wound, "lets be monsters…together" she said as the tendrils worked their way into her wound…and she screamed.
Outside the Manor…
The BLACKWATCH team continued to fire on the manor as they waited for the other members to emerge from the manor, "HOLD THE LINE!" Don Takagi yelled as he held his right shoulder from a stray bullet shot that hit him in the shoulder.
The captain raised his hand as he was about to order the chopper to fire a missile at the manor until a horrifying pain filled scream reverberated inside the mansion as everyone stopped shooting as they watched the doorway to the mansion as a pair of glowing red eyes glared right back in the dark.
Emerging from the darkened doorway was Takashi Komuro still dressed in a black singlet and his grey cargo pants and black combat boots as he held Jenkins by the head in his hand as the man attempted to free himself from the teens grasp, but a tight squeeze and the mans head exploded in a small splash of gore and brain.
He then walked forward as each stepped seemed to echo in the courtyard, the captain motioned for his men to aim at the boy in case he tried to move, he then laughed slightly as he lowed his gun slightly so that he could speak to the boy.
"You're a hard man to find Takashi Komuro…you know who we are don't you?" he asked as the teen nodded his head, "and you know what we are capable of right?" he asked as he nodded again.
The captain smiled under his helmet as he pointed to the manor "And you know what we do to witnesses right?" again he was replied by a nod as the teen flexed his fingers as tendrils rolled across his body.
"So I'd just surrender if i were you and save us the trouble of having to kill all your friends…because face it…while your trying to protect them…you'll be all alone" he said as he aimed his gun at the teen while the Chopper armed a missile at the manor.
But instead of a nod from the teen he received a chuckle that turned into a laugh as the men looked scared and confused, "That is where you are wrong" Takashi said as the men looked confused along with the rest of the manor he smirked.
"I'm not alone"
Suddenly a black blur shot out of the Mansions top window as a figure landed on the choppers windscreen, the figure then slammed a fist straight into the cockpit killing the pilot as the Chopper spun out of control before crashing into the courtyard in a fiery inferno.
No one moved as they stared at the flaming wreckage, everyone gasped as a figure emerged from the flames, Hisashi and the other gasped in shock and the men backed away in fear at the person emerging from the flames, Because out from the flames came the last person they expected…
Saeko Busujima
Red and Black tendrils swirled around her form, and eyes glowing blood red as she smirked at the surprised looks on their faces, then her right arm was consumed by tendrils as it shifted and twisted as a long thin curved black blade appeared in her fused black hand with her arm glowing red on the inside.
Takashi then raised his right arm as a huge blade replaced his arm as the black and silver metal gleamed in the sunlight, and before the Captain could yell out an Order, they charged as they sliced two men in half as their bodies flew in the air followed by their dismembered limbs.
Saeko then speed towards another as she brought her black like katana appendage down on another soldier who tried to shoot her as she split him in two, Takashi rammed his blade arm into another as he lifted the screaming man in to the air and threw him away, as the last two members attempted to run in fear Saeko sped towards them as she sliced off their legs and consumed the rookies.
The captain desperately tried to crawl away as his blood trailed behind him while he muttered and screamed about monsters coming to get him, he then felt a hand on his head as he was forcefully turned to stare into Takashi's blood red eyes, in a last act of defiance he spat in the teens face and said "I won't tell you anything!" but Takashi only looked back calmly and deadly as he said…
"You don't have to…"
Before he threw the man in the air and sliced him in half as the four tendrils quickly devoured the man leaving not but a trace…
Memory – Captain Benjamin .C Franklin
The memory swirled and twisted as Takashi found himself in a debriefing room as a squad of his men stared at him.
"We have our orders men…we must find this new codename: Zeus and bring him to GENTEK Alive" he said as he showed an image of Takashi devouring the Hunter at the school.
"We are also authorized to kill any witnesses of Codename: Zeus and the party he seems to be traveling with… any questions…No? Good move out…"
"Unit 4 do you have a location on target Zeus?" he asked waiting for a reply.
-"Affirmative sir he is being held at the Takagi manor how should we proceed"- the commander asked on the Radio, the general then said.
"I want you to raid the manor, retrieve codename: Zeus…and eliminate any witnesses in the area you have your orders Captain" he said as the man on the other end grinned at his orders along with the rest of team.
-"Yes Sir"-
Memory – End
The memory ended as he got back up from kneeling on the ground as he turned to look at Saeko as she walked over towards him, they stared at each other before they brought them selves into a tight embrace, and as the sun set they kissed as they were glad that they were together again, the world around them forgotten as they savored the moment as they returned to hugging each other.
As this happened one of the Don's men aimed his gun at the pair until a strong white gloved hand placed itself on the barrel as he looked up to see the boss shake his head, "no…that won't be necessary anymore…let them have this moment" he said as he nodded his head as the others turned and left the two alone, while Hisashi had to drag a glaring Rei away as he smiled softly to the pair along with the rest of the team.
As Takashi held the girl he loved in his arms he came to a realization, 'she is cursed now…just like me…to bath in the blood of our enemies as we fight to stay alive in this mad world' but as he looked at the girl in his arms and he smiled as she smiled into his chest.
'But as long as we have each other…I think we'll be fine'
Deep Mountains in North Dakota
The sound of an axe chopping wood could be heard as a tall man chopped another log as he piled the wood together as he brought the wood over to the wooden cabin, but as he was about to enter he stopped as he turned as faced the sky as he seemed to sense something.
"Is something wrong daddy" a voice asked as he turned around to see a teen with long dark hair and obsidian colored eyes as if she knew what was going to happen, the man nodded as he placed the wood on the ground, "I don't know Amaya" he said as he was covered in black and red tendrils.
When they cleared he was wearing a black jacket with a dark hoodie with the inside red, a pair of cargo pants and black combat boots and a pair of fingerless gloves, he then tightened his fists as he glared into the horizon.
"But I think something bad is going down…and I need to stop it" James Heller said as his eyes glowed red.
And Scene, well here it is chapter Four of Blacklight of the dead, sorry for the wait but I kind of had to study for a bit and I hit a writers block, so yeah I gave Saeko powers, if you don't like too bad she got them and they aren't going anywhere, but anyway please review and tell me what you think, and I had decided to add in Heller and Mercer into this FanFiction to really spice it up. Stay tuned for Chapter 5…Peace.
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