Passing Through

Kamui smiled as he charged between Valian and the stairs. Stabbing his sword into the ground. "Going somewhere are we?" asked Kamui "Yeah. Didn't think so." Kamui laughed and pulled a throwing knife, pointing it at Valian "You're not going anywhere sonny. You're gonna stay right there and watch as we leave with your little sister. Got that?"

Meanwhile, Omoi and Shoku appeared at the door. Their two massive blades making an X infront of the exit. Shoku smiled "Ah, ah, ah there girly" he said slyly "Not so fast. You're coming with us...and don't try running. I'd hate to have to delimb a young beauty like you." Omoi laughed "My partner doesn't exaggerate. He's not afraid of hurting girls" he said "Lucky for you though I'm a softy. So I'll only let him cut off a few fingers."

Valian growled lowly at the man, his body tense with anger and hostility. He took a step back, shielding Dianne, a hand still clamped around her wrist. "You won't lay a finger on her!" he spat. The ground trembled slightly. Slow vibrations send various crumbs and dust particles bouncing over the floor.

Dianne glared at the man, wanting to spit. She wasn't afraid. She was angry and felt useless! Renn was upstairs, where she couldn't reach him, and yet she and Valian were in danger down here. Kenji was already down .. and Sakyra ...

Valian was still as the rumbling grew more intense. There was silence. Total stillness. Dianne waited for someone to move. Ready, set ... ?

Omoi smiled as he heard a creak on the roof. "The boss is here." he said devilishly. Shoku looked to Kamui "It's Amatsu-sama," he said "He's probably come to check on why we're taking so long." Kamui sighed "It's not our fault," he said annoyed "It's this girl and her brother, they're a pain in the ass. Honestly." There was a chilling silence as a tall, dark man entered the bar. "Do not make excuses for your incompetence, Kamui," said the man. His long black hair tied up in a thin, high ponytail. He's yellow eyes piercing everything he looked at. He tall muscular build loomed over everything and everyone. He raised his mechanical arm and pointed it at Valian. "Boy," he said coldly "Stand down. Before I am forced to step in." Amatsu waited as he sank into a stance. He gave a small laugh as Valian, in his stubbornness stayed still. Amatsu aimed his hand at Valian's chest, in a second there was the sound of a spring uncoiling and a rope whirling through the air. In a flash Valian was pinned up against the wall, Amatsu's arm at his throat. Amatsu held back the urge to completely crush the boys throat. "Maybe this will teach you to not mess with the plans of our...organization," he said darkly. "Omoi, Kamui, Shoku. Take the girl. We're leaving."

Valian attempted to struggle, put his bindings were so tight his body barely budged. He couldn't breathe. Rage and terror filled him; he knew it was over. This man, Amatsu, had him trapped and there was nothing he could do about it. Dianne would be better of dead than with these psychos, Valian knew that much. And he was likely about to die.

"D-Dia .. " he tried to mouth, but his world was slowly starting to dim. Amatsu's piercing red eyes bored into his own, promising pain. Dianne's high-pitched scream was he last thing he heard before his body went limp.

Far too late he realized that it may be the last time he'd see her alive, and he'd never forgiven her for her thefts.

Amatsu retraced his arm and laughed. He walked over to Dianne and struck her in the back of the neck. Dianne fell to the groud unconscious. Kamui tied up Dianne and swung her over his shoulder. Amatsu turned to Kamui, Omoi and Shoku "Let's go," he said walking out of the bar, putting his hood up again "We need to make it back to base for...questioning...and someone needs to write the ransom note." Amatsu chuckled as he thought of the ransom prices, his eyes enlarged greedily "I can smell the money now..." he said hungrily. Amatsu then grunted, giving notice to the others they were leaving and jumped landing on the nearby roof top. The others followed him. Shoku, who had grabbed Kenji, shifted him uncomfortably to his other shoulder. The group of criminals ran off, out of the town. Towards their goal.