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Chapter 2: Monster among men
"...No. I don't plan to join your tiny bands because I can handle on my own," said Shiki, turns around as he is about to walk away before Lubbock and Bulat were standing on his way. It seems they never let him leave when Shiki knew where Night Raid is.
"Do you think I could let you leave here alive? I don't think you could," said Najenda, still holding her cigar in her mouth while she puffs her smoke.
"And how are you going to..." said Shiki, made his move toward to Najenda with their blink eyes. They never notice until they saw Shiki is pointing his tip of a knife at Najenda's face, "...deal with me? Like how you taught your old dogs with new tricks?"
With Lubbock, Bulat and the rest of Night Raid members were being surprised as he made his move fast before they drew their weapons against Shiki.
Before he made his threat against Night Raid members, "One move, then my knife will poke her to death. Don't you want me to repeat this again?"
They made no response and never made their move. It wasn't until Najenda spoke, "It seems I underestimate you. The question is; why didn't you kill me?"
He lowers his knife as he put it in his pocket, "Not unless you're something else. Therefore, I would like to have Night Raids back off from my goal. If you're planning to interfere with me, then you will understand with your consequence."
She raises both of her hands in the air, "I don't plan to if our path meets again, then I might force to recruit you again."
He smiles as he turns to continue to walk away normally. He reaches toward the door before Night Raid members step back from Shiki's distance. Once he stops his paces before making his comments, "And I think you need to quit your smoking It's bad for your health."
Najenda's cigarette was cut in half as it drops on the ground before anyone notice. With their eyes widened before they notice Shiki is not there anymore and his cat is still with Night Raid members.
"Damn it! To think he cut my cigarette. Lubbock, I would like to know where he has gone." said Najenda, took out her cigarette from her mouth. It seems her top was clean cut without making it mess.
"Mmm...I don't know. And he never trips my wires. Damn! He is good to avoid my wires while he is wearing his blindfold." said Lubbock.
"And he left his cat behind? So who is going to take care of her?"
Nighttime
Shiki wanders around at this late night. This area seems very quiet as if they were living peacefully under the Empire's control. He knew there were lots of corrupts were living in this city too. He does not care if the living humans or vampires were on his way because he knew there is a rule that can apply to Shiki's action.
He used to go hunting Dead Apostle with Arcuied long time ago. He couldn't leave her alone when she originally asked him to be her shield. He originally thought he was being hallucinated until he didn't. He had a much precious memory of his lover when he spent his time with her. To make her being happy so that he could teach her so many things. Not teaching her to become an animal.
At the end, Roa made Arcuied become monster and took her life before he remembers everything went into hell. Back when he wasn't himself anymore, neither was Nanaya too. Someone else took over him that he didn't know. Maybe he already did mastered his long-lost technique assassination or his another personality already did jump in to take over without warning.
More importantly, he remembers about his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception when she mentioned that he somehow borrow or stole the power from someone else after he had an accident. Ah... an accident is a cover story which Tohno clans already did. And he knew the story very well after he regained his memory from his 'accident'. His Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is becoming very mysterious to him. Unlike the Tohno clan did have. Nor his Nanaya clan too. And there were other three clans that he didn't know of. He vividly remembers that he read Makihisa's diary before he died.
His real father used to visit another clan that he didn't know of. And there is no reason for him to visit another clan because he is being stranger to other clans. He finally kept moving on and decide not wanting to find out his own background or his heritage.
Until he stops moving, turning his head on the right as he notices there were two men and a woman. It seems as if they're harassing her without reasons. The next thing that he notices two of them had numerous lines and a human being. It seems his hunting has started already.
He walks toward to them before he masks his presence which they were unaware of his presence. He took his knife out from his pocket to ensure he is preparing for everything.
"Aww...come on, we are not hurting you."
"Please! Stop, I told you and I don't want to come with you!" said a woman with her teary eyes.
"Heh, we can take her fo-" before his sentence stop him as he felt his back was being stabbed. The next thing his whole body turned into ash and leaves his clothes behind before the woman fell down with her butt on the ground. The next thing she widens her eyes before she covers her mouth with both of her hands.
"Wh...what the hell have you done?! Don't you know who we are?!" said man, turning at him as he is about to attack him. Before Shiki made his move on the right as he cut his right arm with his blink eyes.
"AHHHH! My arm!"
"You know why did you pick her up? To take her for your boss's supply?" said Shiki, smiling at him as he kneels both of his knees, "Then what should I do with you?"
"Then what the hell are you?" said panicked man, trying to stop his blood since he is trying to reattach his arm which it is unable to stick together.
"Haven't you met your own death? I would suggest you better run," said Shiki, still smiling at him which it causes him to run away as he leaves his arm behind.
"Heh...and you better forget about this...incident," said Shiki, lifting up his right eye to reveal his blue eye to a panicked woman.
The next thing the woman felt being terrified as she starts scream hysterical, "NO! NO! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!" she starts crying and screaming at the same time as Shiki disappear from her sight to continue to pursue the injured man.
Next afternoon...
Shiki drank his coffee peacefully as he gracefully put his cup on the table as he starts to hear their rumors.
"They found her? What did she say?"
"Nothing. From what I heard she becomes...mentally unstable. No words from their official as well."
"And have you heard about Syndicates? Because they managed to destroy them!"
"What? Impossible! I only heard one. Plus there are no survivors in there and I practically think it's Satsujinki."
"Wasn't it Night Raid did destroy them? I don't think it's his doing because it takes more than six people to destroy them."
"No. It's not them. It's him. There's no mistake that he practically did this by himself to kill nobles and high ranks too."
And they kept talking more about Satsujinki's rumor while he sat behind and listening to their talking. He took his sip from his cup before he noticed an unfamiliar person who took his seat from his opposite side.
"Hello, Shiki. How have you been doing?"
"Merem, I thought you were still collecting your artifacts?" said Shiki, putting his coffee on the table as he continues to speak, "If you're asking me and Arcuied were doing fine, then I'm still eliminating these pest problems."
"I still am. Though I heard you made your contact with Night Raid, didn't you?" said Merem, still smiling at him before he raises his hand to waitress. She came over to Shiki's table as she asks Merem for a drink. In the end, Merem would like to take Shiki's same coffee. She left without hurry to make Merem's coffee.
"Yes, I did. I never wanted to make myself to work with another team. You do know me very well."
"And other 'side' too," said Merem, reminding him not to forget Shiki's side.
"I know and I'm still taming him since he went overboard a bit. By the way, what are you doing in here?"
"I came here to check to see how were you and...Nanaya doing," said Merem, noticing that waitress got his coffee as she put it on the table before she left to attend somewhere else.
"I bet this Church let you go to check on me? Looks like they're trying to be nice with me and Arcueid unless they'll look for their trouble against me or Arcueid."
"I know they are trying not to. And how is your investigation going?"
"Mmm...Nothing much. I had a chat with him and he gave me a few connections against Klein Steiners. Apparently, he is rogue magus whose trying to become Dead Apostle Ancestor and failed. And he is being suspect to summon his ritual in this Capital. If he did succeed, then it will become sixth Holy Grail War."
"Right, it's been 1,500 years ago ever since I've heard of this Holy Grail War back in Fuyuki. No one did succeed to win their war and they didn't. Remember you're a member of 7th Dead Apostle Ancestor and Second-in-Command of the 3rd because it's your job to hunt him down in order to prevent this war."
"Didn't I tell you? I don't remember becoming Dead Apostle Ancestor because I'm currently protecting her," said Shiki reminding him that he is not a member of DAA, still it's true because the Church labeled him as 7th Dead Apostle Ancestor after he killed Einnashe and doesn't plan to take over his place. Unfortunately, the Church still label him as 7th Dead Apostle Ancestor by an accident.
"If it is the case, then I'll take my leave and continue to hunt him down. If not, then I'll shake everything down. Oh give my regards to Gransurg and Enhance," said Shiki, leaves his three silver and four bronzes coins on the table before he leaves.
"Will do. And have a good hunting, Shiki," said Merem, start to drink his coffee before he felt his taste being bitter, "Ugh, what did he drink with? Oh, I forget to tell him they're here. Oh well, he'll figure this out sooner or later."
Shiki spend his day to roam in another area before he starts telepath with Len, "Len, how is Night Raid doing?"
"They're trying to gather their information from you and they almost had nothing on you. Plus they are planning to assassinate them."
"Assassinate them? I'm guessing they don't have their connection with DAA or Klein?" said Shiki, continue to walk to gather his information from stores or locals.
"No. They don't have their connections because they are the member of the Emperor's personal. I assume you know Empire wages the war against Revolutionary Army?"
"Of course, I've been following with this since I've been sleeping with her for a long time." said Shiki, quietly telepath to Len's communication, "Then give me a name and when will they assassinate them?"
"Leone and Akame were planning to kill Gamal. And there is another one is Tatsumi is going to kill Ogre known as 'Ogre the Demon'. Najenda didn't have a problem to send him to kill Orge alone. They are going to start right now."
"Looks like I'll go for Ogre just in case I'll back him up if he goes down. Keep me informed," said Shiki, start walking toward to alley to climb the wall to reach the roof.
Once he reaches the top of a roof as he stood on the roof. He felt the wind blew his hair to watch people walking passing by. He sometimes wishes Arcueid and Shiki live peacefully without having Dead Apostle Ancestors around with them. Now DAA decides to disturb them and he decides to kill them without hesitation since she is still sleeping in Millennium Castle Brunestud. There are no real reasons to wake her up unless he has to eliminate Dead Apostle Ancestor's threat and a rogue Magus.
It's real shame these humans were becoming miserable since they are living under the Empire's control. There's no time for him to think and he decides to run on the rooftop to find Tatsumi.
Tatsumi is watching Ogre talking two of his people whom they bribe him from his distance. From what he remembers Najenda told him about Ogre's reputation and his past.
It came to Tatsumi's mind with his own question, is it ok for Najenda to let him assassinate Ogre? And other things, the Night Raid wanted Shiki to join with them, but he respectfully refuses to join them. He had his own goal because they don't know about his specification which they assume it is very similar to their goals. He didn't want to jump his conclusion because Shiki is quite a mysterious person and acting like as if he is a serial killer. According to Akame's statement, Shiki is a well-trained assassin and may be able to hide his presence whenever he could hide. He was wondering what sort of person is he and how he took his training which it is very similar to Akame's story.
He noticed Ogre finish his talk and decide to wander around whenever he wants. He saw his own opportunity and walks to him and start acting back when he tried to enlist the army.
"Umm...Ogre," said Tatsumi, trying to stop him if he could hear from him.
"What?" said Ogre, turning his head at Tatsumi.
"There is something that I would like to talk to you."
"What is it? Then spit it out."
"I think we need to talk somewhere else privately because we can't talk in this public," said Tatsumi, trying to convince him to move another location.
Ogre looks around with this area and they decide to move to alleyway so that they can talk privately.
"Then what are you going to talk?" said Orge, starting to suspect he is going to kill him, "This place is fine, isn't it?"
Tatsumi gave himself pause to think before he starts bowing down on the ground, "I beg of you! Please let me join into Capital Defence Force!"
With Ogre's face becomes blank, staring at him as if he is begging him to let him join his Police.
"I must earn enough money to send back to my home in the country, sir!" said Tatsumi, gave him his fake tear.
"Ha...Thought it is something else. Then apply through some normal process, idiot!" said Ogre, turning back to walk away from him.
"But..." said Tatsumi, pulling out his sword from his back, "It is very difficult to get in."
"Well, that was quite unexceptable...I take it, you weren't strong enough to pass the entrance test?" said Ogre, drew his sword to turn at him before Tatsumi is able to kill him quickly, leaving him to bleed to death.
"I did it," said Tatsumi, pulling his hood down to confirm if he is dead. He came to check on Ogre's body that he killed him. He finally confirmed his own first kill and is about to give his report to Night Raid.
He is about to walk away before he noticed Ogre's presence and noticed on his behind. The next thing he is about to block Ogre's attack before closing his eyes. He is about to brace his impact but Ogre didn't.
Strange...he never felt being strike down as he opens his eyes and noticed Ogre's arms were missing while his blood flow as it drips on the ground. He also noticed Shiki is standing behind Ogre's back before he cut his legs as he fell on the ground.
"Always give him a double tap, kiddo," said Shiki, retracting his knife as he put it in his pocket.
"Wha...what the hell was that? Why can't I feel your presence?" said, Ogre.
"You never use your brain while you tried to kill him." said Shiki, kneeling on the ground, "I have a question for you..does Klein rings a bell for you?"
"Who?" said Ogre, acting like as if he doesn't know who he is.
Shiki starts to smile at him before lifting Ogre's head as he smashes his head on the ground hard.
While Tatsumi witness Shiki smashing Ogre's head four times before he grabs his shoulder before trying to stop him, "Shiki, that's enough!"
"Not yet, Tatsumi. And you should've walked away when you had your chance...and you didn't," said Shiki, without turning his head at Tatsumi before starting to ask him, "If you refuse my question, then you could imagine what am I going dissect your body until I'm being satisfied."
"Please stop! I never met him this before! I delivered some prisoner to his mansion! I swear I never met him as a person. Only his maid! He never came out from his mansion since he usually sent his maid at the front of the gate!" said Ogre, decide to spill everything that he could and gave him an address.
"See? Wasn't it hard? And one last question, What about Valesti?" said Shiki, gave him with his smile which it shivers Ogre's spine.
"Never heard of him this before. I never met him this before. Only met Klein's maid. That's all I know of! Please...don't kill me. Anything else but not this one!" said Ogre, start crying.
His smile changes into disappointing and stares at him before he spoke, "I see. Then you are not needed anymore." He stood up as Shiki sliced and diced Orge into 17 pieces as he walks toward to Tatsumi, "It's better for you not to involve with me. If you try to follow me, then I don't care what happens to you."
While Tatsumi never felt being terrified as if he wanted to follow him, then he doesn't know what will he do. Shiki is about to walk away from Tatsumi before he grabs his shoulder. Before Shiki react as he grabs his hand before twisting Tatsumi's arm as he slams his face on the ground hard.
"Damn...Tatsumi, you nearly startle me when I almost kill you. You should be grateful that I didn't have to tear your throats before him." said Shiki, letting Tatsumi's arm go before he got up as he flexes his shoulder.
"Sorry, Shiki. I didn't mean to. There are lots of questions that I've been meaning to ask." said Tatsumi.
"Walk with me. Pick at least a few questions, then I won't answer any of your questions. After this, then we'll part our way," said Shiki starts to walk as Tatsumi follows him.
"Who is Klein? I never heard him this before."
"Apparently he is rogue Magus whose trying to become Dead Apostle Ancestor and failed. Now he is being suspected for using some unnatural rituals. I've been authorized to kill him, including Valesti too."
Tatsumi starts taking his notes in his mind, knowing he won't tell him what Dead Apostle Ancestor or Magus are. He decides to change his subject, "Tell me, I would like to know how did you get your title as Satsujinki?"
"Back in my home, I was searching her before I had to eliminate their threats who were against her. Therefore I killed their masters and kins before they spread their rumors about me. At the end, they forget my name and get to use for my titles. Any more questions?"
"Nope. I don't have any more questions for you. I hope we meet again," said Tatsumi gave his hand to Shiki before they shook their hands.
"Likewise. And you better be careful on your way," said Shiki turns away as he walks on his different direction.
This was the last time that he saw him walking away from Tatsumi. If he tried to follow him, then he couldn't. Still...there were many of questions came to his mind...what are Dead Apostle Ancestor and Magus are?
"So you did kill him?" Najenda asked Tatsumi, who gave his report to her about his mission's success. He smiles and nodded his head. With Akame and Leone were there and very curious about their new member.
"I did...but Shiki did kill him before he got his information from him."
"And he smashes your head?" Akame asked emotionlessly and Tatsumi nods his head without hesitation.
"He almost did kill me. But he mentioned about his target and organization too." Tatsumi remembers Shiki's information and what he heard about, "There were only two of his targets were Klein and Valesti. They were either member of Dead Apostle Ancestor or Magus. They were not related with Emperor if you're asking me."
Najenda took her time to think if she remembers their names or organization, but she couldn't remember it, "Never heard of them. Neither does Revolutionary Army. I'm sure Shiki might've known them than us. Speaking of this, you mentioned Magus this before?"
"Magus is kinda like... the magician?" Leone trying to understand from what Tatsumi learned.
"Something like that. It feels like as if we are chasing some fairy tales. But...I just stepped onto this mine, to be honest, I was being too scared to ask him what were Magus and Dead Apostle Ancestor are."
"And you didn't follow him?" Najenda asked him if he did.
"No. I didn't follow him but I know Klein's address after Ogre spill everything to Shiki. So what are we going to do? To go to Klein's mansion?" Tatsumi asked them if someone else is willing to go.
"Our team isn't back yet. I would suggest we wait for Mine and Bulat to be here. Once they arrive here, then you and Mine will go and investigate at Klein's mansion tomorrow morning." said Najenda, stood up before clap and rub her right hand, "Then you people take some rest while Lubbock has to take care of Len."
"What?! What do you mean I have to take care of her?" said Lubbock, protesting Najenda's idea before the black cat purrs around his legs.
Lubbock finishes brushing his teeth and turns the lights off before he closes the door behind from his back. He is about to walk toward to his room before he saw a little girl with long blue hair, staring at the moon. She looks very young and she looks like either 13 or 14 years.
She turns her head as she notices Lubbock standing there. He notices her eyes were red. He couldn't tell if she is friendly or enemy because she is able to infiltrate this base without touching Lubbock's strings. He had his Cross Tail to be ready before she attacks.
Instead, she retreats back to the meeting room. He had to follow her before she closes the door behind. He starts to follow her before opening the door and found no one is in this room. He had to check on his strings and almost found nothing.
Was it his imagination? No, it isn't. He is pretty sure the intruder is here and search carefully and found no trace of her. He took his long sigh and is about to give up before making his report to his boss. Before he noticed a black cat is sleeping on the table.
He felt like he didn't want to disturb her sleeping and knew this cat won't tell him anything else because she is animal.
"Whoever she is. She is like Shiki and I'll have to find her before she reports her discovery." said Lubbock, start being frustrated that he is unable to find an intruder, "Oh well I have to rest right now."
The next morning...
Tatsumi and Mine were standing along with the crowd which they saw the mansion was burnt down. Mine decides to ask people about the owner of the mansion, "Excuse me, I would like to know what's happening with this mansion? And where is the owner?"
"Someone else burnt this mansion down and they found a few people in there. But they were unable to identify them. The rumor is, Satsujinki did burn people alive down in there while the other says Night Raid did commit too."
"What about the owner?"
He shook his head, gave her a firm reply, "If you're asking me where he is, then he must've moved somewhere else. Is there anything else what you want to know?"
"I don't have any more questions. And thanks for answering these questions," said Mine, smiling at him before Tatsumi and Mine walk away.
"Sounds like Shiki has done it. And why does he keep killing all of these people? Like he is hunting Dead Apostle Ancestor and Magus?" said Tatsumi, trying to gather some pieces and bits," What about you, Mine?"
"I'm starting to think he is chasing some goddamn fairy tales. At least he is making us being fool enough to chase some non-existent groups. In reality, we are focusing to take tyranny down."
Tatsumi nods his head with Mine's response as they continue to walk to another area. While Shiki stood on the roof as he saw Tatsumi and Mine were heading their way to the cafe. He starts to smile before turning back as he jumps down on the ground without anyone notice.
Author's notes: I was thinking I was going to give him some upgrade over his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, however, there aren't any hints from Talk and Prelude. All is I know he got is Pure Eyes and gotten some upgrade by himself which it is similar to Ryougi's. I may be wrong because they already did scrap on Tsukihime 2 and start doing some remake as well.
Just as you notice I wrote this story no more than 4k words since I originally wanted to write this 6k words and I had to decide to cut it otherwise I might have enough time to compare from the AKG's and Tsukihime's perspective.
Oh, right I decided to give him some parkour, like an Assassin's Creed since he is more experience assassin (or sort of).
Let's check on review for my response:
Colt: I know I was kinda being busy to write no more than 6k words and I must've gotten lost track of my time without realizing. And I would like to know where to point this out and I can rewrite on this lore because I was too busy to write this story. And also this lore is quite a bit out of date since Nasu decide to rewrite Tsukihime because he himself hates his own writing back in 20 years ago (Holy f*cking shit! It is almost 20 years old!). I mean it is kinda being strange how this Nasuverese were being connected to almost Fate series (Nothing much and nothing mentions about everything. Only Fate/Strange did mention...a little bit) and KnK (apparently it is close enough, and it doesn't have enough evidence).
KRKing: Looks like you enjoy to read this story and I do hope to continue than being lazed around.
Dcraus: Nah. It wouldn't work for me. The story is kinda...being too weird. It wouldn't work for me as well.