Chapter 4: First step forward, two steps backward
It's been two weeks since Shiki killed two vampires...too bad they were using them as humans whilst she puts their vampiric souls on human's body. Too bad there's no choice to kill them because he is far different from his own old self. Like when he did kill Einnashe, Lourve and few other vampires back in 3,400 years ago or he thought he forget how long was it. It doesn't matter for him as long as he remembers killing them.
At least some people start spreading their rumors and gossips about Satsujinki. Normally he would rather hear his own killings or Night Raid's, instead of hearing a new killer, Zanku the Beheader. What an interesting title that he heard of.
"I thought Satsujinki cuts them into pieces? No, you're wrong! It is a different style that they had or at least I heard of."
"I know. I know. Satsujinki and Zanku are very different serial killer because they have their strange hobby to kill whenever they like. Don't forget about Night Raid too, because they have their own ideology. Still, I'm not sure about their goal."
And they kept talking while Shiki drank his coffee until he notices Enhance sat there. Perhaps he was too busy to hear some rumors and gossip when he is not paying attention by himself.
"Shiki, it's been two weeks since you've been hunting him down. So I decided to come here to check you out to see how your 'Nanaya' doing."
"Can't teach an old dog with a new trick? Well, I didn't have any problem with my own self because he has very own...reasons. And I would like to know what were you doing here," said Shiki, kept drinking his coffee gracefully before setting down on the table.
"Same as you are. We've been tracking him down because we still suspect he tried to summon here. And lastly, we still don't know where he is because he kept moving around."
"Mmm...Let me guess...Clock Tower order you to take him in before I have to kill him?"
Enhance nods his head without hesitation without a word as Shiki acknowledge him. He stood up as he walks past on Enhance's side before he spoke, "Then don't get in my way. Same goes for Gransurg. Last time Sumire gets my way and I let her go with my warning. Well, you can ask her if you have free time," said Shiki, kept walking and blending into the crowd before Enhance starts to smile, "You never change much as you are back in 3,400 years ago. But I'm worried about his other side. I wonder how long will he hold onto it?"
Later in an evening...
Shiki is currently interrogating the informant about Klein's or Valesti's whereabouts and he only knows about Klein, but he didn't mention about Valesti's. Shiki chuckles a little bit before making his threats.
"If you don't know Valesti, then you might don't want to end up as your friends did," said Shiki looks over the few pieces of dead bodies or what's left of them that he killed. Before he turns his head at him before starting to question him again, "Then you can try to make an excuse again. And I'll do the same thing."
"Please don't kill me! I'll do anything else for you! Anything else but not my life!" He tried to plead for his mercy while Shiki doesn't listen to him anymore.
"Then you are good as dead meat to me. You're no longer useful to me anymore," said Shiki, slicing and dicing before the informant turns into few pieces.
He walks away from the scene before he notices Najenda sat on her chair while she is waiting for him to come out. Shiki did not expect her while he was being busy to finish his own business.
"Want to sit with me, Shiki?" said Najenda, gave her an offer a vacant chair.
"No thanks. I assume you were looking for me? You do know I don't join your small band of a group."
Before she spoke as Shiki raise his hand, "Before you speak, then I know where they are," he points out where the Night Raid members are, "Lubbock, Bulat, Leone, Mine, Sheele, and lastly, Tatsumi. You can come out from your hiding."
With this moment as they came out from their shadows or roof with their surprise. She starts to laugh and claps her hands before making her comments, "I'm really surprised Shiki. You were able to detect our members with your eyes. I assume they are your special eyes, aren't they?"
"Well...nope. Not my special eyes. I was given some curse after I died long ago or at least I was alive. I could tell where they are hiding. And lastly, the little bird told me...where they are. There are a few things that I can't tell you."
She stood up as she tried to give her an offer to Shiki, "Then we can try to help you to achieve your goal whenever you like."
"Sorry. I have my business to attend." said Shiki, tried to leave before he felt the thread lines caught on his leg, "Looks like you won't let me leave until you're trying to convince me? Then how about..." before Shiki vanish from their eyes.
Before Lubbock trace him and his string led...behind on Najenda's back. He had to react before Shiki caught on her neck and making his threat against Night Raid members, "We walk away and never look back. And...Lubbock, you can let your strings go and I'll let her go."
Before he starts to argue to him which it is very pointless for him to argue. He decides to let the string go before making his response, "First...I'll let ya go and you have to release her at the same time."
"That's a good plan. You ready for it?" Shik felt Lubbock's string retreat back to his Imperial Arms before he pushes Najenda on the ground before vanish from their eyes...again.
"Damn it! Almost had him! Boss, are you ok? Would you like us to follow him?" said Bulat, came to help Najenda before she spoke.
"No need. I feel like we will meet again. I've been trying to recruit him and we will meet again."
The next day...
Shiki spends his day for nothing while he sat there, waiting for something...he doesn't know what awaits him until he heard a soft footstep. He felt as if someone is walking toward him. Normally, he knew people's footsteps and now he recognizes his old friend...Sion.
"Hello, Shiki. It's been a while since the last time that we did shake our hands back in Tokyo. I bet you never forget it." said Sion, sat on the chair before she gave him a smile.
"I never did. Last time I heard you already did want to Wandering See before coming to see me?"
Tatsumi's POV
Night Raid receives their contacts about the information of Satsujinki. They never miss their opportunity when they receive their assassination contract, instead of the anonymous contact. Najenda gave her order to Tatsumi and Lubbock to find out about the origins or Satsujinki. They took it and heading toward the individual location.
"Lubbock, did you have good sleep, didn't ya?" said Tatsumi, noticing Lubbock's eyes becoming black.
"I think I did. I didn't have a strange dream and nothing yet. And I'm trying to find a mysterious girl and no luck so far. Anyway, we are here."
Once they reach their destination and found a cheap apartment. Unlike other apartments that you've seen in Capital where people couldn't afford to pay for their own rents.
Suddenly, the door starts opening before the mysterious person looks around before gave his gesture, "Get in, before he'll get me."
They made no hesitation as they got inside without having a second thought as they found the room is filled with scratch marks on every walls, broken bed and few broken pieces of furniture.
"You want to know about Satsujinki?" said mysterious person, hiding his face with his brown hood which they were unable to see his face.
"You mean Shiki? Yes, I would li-" before Lubbock start being interrupted by a mysterious person, "DON'T SAY HIS NAME! HE HAS BEEN CALLED WITH MANY TITLES! HE IS GOD OF DEATH AND I CANNOT RUN AWAY FROM HIM!"
"But, we can protect you from him as long as you will give us the information about him," said Tatsumi, trying to reassure him.
"You can't protect me. He can find me anytime whenever he likes. You people want to know about him? He is not human...anymore. He is a FUCKING MONSTER THAN US!"
Author's notes: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU It's been a long time since I've been working on my job before I completely forget to write this one. Guess I can't keep up with my schedule and my timing as well.
Anyway, let's check on the review for my response;
Colt: Yeah, he feels like as if he is being fit as Assassin in Fate series, but not on this case because it is far different from Grand Order (I personally never played this one before. Thanks to the April Fool, because Nasu knows how to play feelings.) And yeah I can agree with you, the new audience like fate series than Tsukihime or KnK (Not sure how popular was it. I consider it as being a prototype which people like it). And yeah I can reexamine on VNs and manga even if it is problem to continue to use it as scrap.
Anyway, thank you for your time to read and have a nice day.