Chapter 1

The Insistence Of Life

Finally today is the day, I will finally be done with this movie. My name is Nishino Akane and I am a star atleast thats what everyone will try to say I am. However I do not want to consider myself anything but a normal school student. I love walking down this section of the class it always makes me feel safe I have no idea why but it does.

"Hey Akane you are so cool."

"Hey dont say that you'll make it go to my head". I say as I feign being shy, I hate how everyone knows me.

"Akane I can't wait for your next movie I am so excited to see it."

"Me too im so excited."

Everyone in the class start talking up about how excited and how cool I am I sheepishly reply to all of them, god I wish I never started acting it makes me wanna scream. All that this 'job' has done to me was make it a living hell for my life and whatever I want to do. However one person only one has treated me like a living person and not some idol and I hate him for it. Minoru Kageno granted I dont hate him for treating me like a person I hate him for a different reason.

"Hey Minoru" trying to strike a conversation as always.

"Hey Akame" he says while putting down a duffel bag with something unusually heavy in it i've always wondered what is in that bag and evertime I ask he always says something different also the same thing with that silver ring he's wearing its never the same. Also he just said the reason I hate him so much we have been in the same class for over 6 years and he still hasnt learned my damn name.

"Its Akane."

"What?"

"Its Akane, Akane Nishino."

"Oh, i'm sorry I havent been getting enough sleep, it must have affected my memory of named."

"Named ? Whatever you need to sleep better for a better life okay Minoru?"

"Sure you have a good day Akine."

"ITS AKAME" I say loudly after looking around I see that I may have said that a little too loud I hurriedly leave while covering my face. While im calling my driver he isnt picking up so im getting worried that im going to have to walk home by myself. After 15 minutes of waiting I give up and am about to start walking when I heard footsteps I hurriedly turn around only to find its Minoru.

"Oh thank god you have to be more vocal you almost killed me" I breathe out.

"Im sorry I just didnt see you there I'm about to walk home and I'd rather not do it alone can you come with me?" really hoping he can.

"Sure its on my way."

As we are walking we make small talk and not once does he look at me not once does he look at me. Its almost as if he's staring right through me although I see a glint in his eyes right now i've never seen it before. As i'm caught in my mind I hear it a clang a tire screech and now im blinded and being thrown in a van. I saw it, I did, I saw him hit, Minoru he was hit with a bat a metal bat. Oh god, oh no, not again, please not again, this has happened to me before when I first started my acting career some fan was crazy and he hid outside a public restroom waiting for me he kidnapped me and took me to his house. He kept me there for a couple hours before trying to use my body to satisfy himself I was 8 years old I couldnt do anything and I was at his mercy luckily however someone saved me I've tried blocking it out of my memory but he's been my shining star to making myself feel better. The banit biker crusher, all clad in black with a ski mask over his face and a crowbar he smashed the mans face in and cut me loose after that the man was considered brain dead and taken into police custody luckily the press has finally calmed down about the whole incident but back then it was a major problem. But its happening again, god please send him again.

"Well well well look who's awake finally ive been waiting for you" the scummy one said.

"Dont do anything stupid we need her in perfect shape for the client" the brute looking demanded.

"I can do other things as long as I dont hurt her body right?"

"Do whatever you fucking creep" The brute exclaimed with a heavy sigh.

"What happened to that kid next to her did you kill him?"

I look up and realize who they are talking about and keep my ears perked

"No, I just left him there he fell like a bag of potatoes its weird tho it felt like my bat went right through him like putty."

"Whatever we didnt leave any evidence behind they cant trace us here so we have time."

After he said that he started moving closer to me I struggle to start to crawl away he grabbed me and pushed me onto the floor and start taking my shirt off and after that he pushed his knee into my skirt. I start to get flashbacks and started crying. I try to beg him to stop but the gag is keeping my words in my throat.

"Oh im gonna enjoy this i'll do such a better job than that fat bastard" the scum proclaimed.

clank* *clank* *clank*

"Oh?" the brute exclaimed.

After a couple of more clanks I hear it the bag dropping sound I know so much it cant be can it?

PSHS*

The glass moon window comes caving down and crashes right onto the scummy man curshing him and knocking him out cold it also lands on top of my leg locking into place as I wince in pain.

"HELLO bad guys how do you do?." the masked man says.

"Oho are you a here for the gir too?." the burly guy asked.

"Yes indeed I am who might you be, you muscular man you look like you might know some sort of skills."

"I used to be in the military special division after I got wounded in battle they sent me home and now I have to work with dipshits like this fo rmoney."

"Wow a military man this will be the ultimate test."

The burly man pulls out a gun and then points it right at the masked man after awhile he throws it to the ground and pulls out a knife they both rush at eachother in hand to hand combat while the burly man seems to be very good with the blade the masked man doesnt give him any room to cut him. After a couple of grapples the masked man is cut on the forearm.

"You managed to knick me, how admiral" the masked man says.

"oh the feeling I get when this blade tastes blood is so sweet I wish I could use it more often."

As he finishes saying that he licks the blood right off of the blade and smiles.

"However play time is over" the masked man says and then pulls 2 metal objects out of a … duffel bag. Is it the same? It looks the same could it possibly be his? After he finishes pulling them out he reflects the moon light off of them and they are crowbars. Corwbars? Whats he gonna do with a crowbar vs a knife are you kidding me? Wait, whats that indent on his finger is that a rin..?

"No dont tell me you're… 'The balaklava biker slayer' !?"

"I hate that name I prefer to be called 'The stylish bandit slayer' pretty cool right I think it has a good ring to it and after my reputation with those bikers anyone who hears the first one starts screaming and running and I can't have that be happening."

"Its kinda cool" the buff man said dumbfounded at the reason after saying that the bandit slayer seemed to be smiling under his mask.

"This is going to get interesting" the buff man said getting ready to fight again after they both got into a protective stance. They both rushed at eachother first it was the military man who swung the knife only to get blocked by the crowbar following that slayer swung the other one and it was blocked; by the buff mans hand and after grabbing the crowbar he held tight while slayer managed to slide the otehr crowbar off the knife and into his hand that wwas holding it and prying it off him. After the exchange slayer tried sweeping his leg but couldn't move him.

"Any wrestling artist should see the biggest problem with our matchup" the army man said.

"Size" slayer replied.

"Exactly you dont seem to be very experienced in martial arts so your options are limited, so all I need to do is protect my head and go against you. All I need is 1 good blow and you're screwed."

After saying this bandits aura changed instead of being someone who looked like they were taking it like a WWE match he switched to a more serious pose after doing this the army man decided to get serious pose as well. After rushing at eachother again the army man swung his crowbar like a bat and the slayer was swinging too but instead he let go at the last moment making the army man swing through with all his might. After being thrown off by his own strength the slayer grabbed his belt and threw him too the ground it looked like something a master would do to teach a lesson to the beginner. After being thrown to the ground the army man tried to move but the slayer had already grabbed his crowbar and swung. Hitting the army man in his elbow the army man screamed in pain and you could see the bones and ligaments showing through the elbow.
"You know what I found out about crowbars? They are the perfect weapon easily concealable easy to make an excuse for and at the very apex of the curve is the most damaging thing ive seen, watch." After saying that slayer swung into the mans knee breaking through skin and doing even more damage than last time throwing a chunk of skin and bone fragments towards the wall. The man screamed in pain trying to grab the gun next to him but being crushed again by the crowbar onto his hand crushing most of his fingers. After having 3 broken bones and ligaments the army man realized it. He was fucked. He started pleading with slayer to let him go and to leave him alone. Slayer didnt care nor was he listening he kept smashing, and smashing, and smashing, and smashing. After about 3 minutes of continued blows to the head the man finally went limp and he would not get up.

"Wooh finally done" slayer said seemingly fine and not disturbed with the crime scene he jsut made. He picked up the knife and cut Akane loose from her bindings and after doing that he lifted the moon window off of her like it weighed nothing after that he disabled the gun and cut the man under it's artery, to let him bleed out. After tying up the military man as a precaution he went up to Akane and provided small first aid to her leg and made sure she was okay.

"You need not know me but I have saved your friend as well so I do not need thank.."

"Shut up Minoru."

"Huh?"

"I knew it was you awhile ago I just couldnt believe it was you when you were fighting but after looking into your eyes and hearing your voice I am certain, also I can see the ring indent on your hand that you have been wearing for a week."

"Ummmm…" he starts whispering to himself something about he knew he shouldve bought a voice box and how stupid he was for wearing it.

"Who are you and why did you kill him, you just killed a man and you dont even seem concerned?" I ask demanding answers.

"I am your classmate all of that is true but ummmm… Im an eminence in the shadow I hunt the scum from the shadows." He says the last part pridefully and full of confidence I watch as he basically glistens with pride after saying it.

"Were you there? The first time I was captured?" I ask.

"I've done a lot of secret shadowy things you'll have to be more specific" he says stoically.

"Yknow, like 8 years ago I was half naked and it was some fat loser who had pictures of me all around the walls?"

"Oh yeah that was one of my first rescue missions, god I was so sloppy you could practically see my face if you tried, luckily that man was so unskillful I had no problems."

Before I could ask what was going to happen now he leaped up into the scaffolding and onto the roof and not even a second later the cops burst through the door holding their pistols. All they saw however was me with practically no shirt on and a whole shitload of blood everyhwere. After questioning me I told them that it was the infamous slayer and they seemed to believe it based on the blood everywhere. They asked me if he had any defining qualities so they could help locate the masked vigilante but I just told them it all happened to fast and all I saw was his mask they just grumbled and said just like all the rest and walked away. After my family finally picked me up I was rushed to the hospital for any injuries and it was there after my family had left to go check in with the studio to try and get me a day off for my injuries where he arrived. He was wearing normal day wear and was just waltzing in without a care in the world.

I start "Hello slay.. I mean Minoru, what brings you by, you're not going to kill me are you?" I ask sort of worriedly.

"No I was just coming in to check on you and see how you are doing and yes we do need to talk." after saying that he slowly closes the blinds and the glass door. " what you saw today is something that i've been doing for about 9 years now ever since I learned boxing I started going on patrols for biker gangs." he sighs looking like he was defeated "but this is the first time someone recognized me so I don't know what to do if you tell anyone about me i'm just going to have to leave town and travel somewhere else" he said

This idea almost brought tears to my eyes, I couldn't let him leave not after what he just did, not after he just saved my life.

"You're secret is safe with me I didn't tell my parents or the police about you so I wouldn't have anyone else to tell that would believe me. I have some questions though if you would be so kind as to answer." he nods seemingly understanding the state he's in "first off are you hurt anywhere? I mean they hit you with a bat and cut into your arm." I ask worriedly

"For the first question no im not hurt this is nothing." he slowly rolls up his sleeve revealing the cut he bandaged up " and secondly I learned a lot of martial arts in order to prepare me for this and one of them is the martial arts offensive Xiaoli which I learned from manga and trained with some local experts. It basically let me absorb the blow with the bat to my face without leaving any noticeable damage. It's super cool." he said proudly.

After we sat and talked for about half an hour my parents came by and before they came in the room he basically jumped out of the window which made me worry because were on the 9th floor so I rushed to the window to see him basically parkour his way down the wall. My parents told me that I had to preform tomorrow no matter what so I just played along thankfully i'm retiring after this movie anyways. After being discharged from the hospital I am finally able to get some sleep but the next moment I knew something shook and the sky turned blood red what the hell is happening.