The two glared at each other for what felt like hours (it was more like 5 seconds).

"Why the hell do you care who I am...?" She asked. She looked around, noticing everyone wearing similar white biker jackets.

"Who the hell are you guys...? This is demon territory..." She asked. Kamiko smiled,

"We'll explain it to you when you answer Shu's question," Kamiko said. The girl had a blank look on her face, looking back at Shu.

"Sorry... What'd you ask again...?" She asked. Shu's bangs covered his eyes and he had an annoyed grin. He moved the tip of his sword closer to her neck.

"Who... The hell... Are you!?" Shu asked once more. She sighed,

"My name's Vina Sabir... I was captured by those Demons when I was little, that's why I'm here..." Vina said. She wore a big dirty white T-shirt and black shorts. Her hair was dirty and overgrown. Kamiko looked slightly worried,

"How long have you been here...?" Kamiko asked. Vina shrugged,

"What year is it?" Vina asked. Kamiko looked shocked.

"What year did they lock you in here??" Kamiko asked. Vina rubbed her chin.

"Ummm... 4 years ago..." Vina said. Kamiko looked surprised,

"Goodness..." Kamiko said. Lukas and Keiko looked at each other and then over at Shu. Shu looked back at them,

"What!??" Shu asked. Lukas shrugged,

"Nothing," Lukas said. Matsushima looked at Vina, rubbing his chin.

"So she's like the female version of Shuichi..." Matsushima said. Shu glared at Matsushima, scoffing. Kamiko looked at Vina,

"Vina, I have a question..." Kamiko asked. Vina raised a brow, as she scratched the side of her head.

"What...?" Vina asked.

"So annoying..." Shu said. Matsushima walked over to Vina, grabbing her wrists. Vina's eyes widened as she flipped Matsushima onto the ground. She stood one leg on him, keeping him down. Shu looked down at Matsushima, chuckling.

"Look who's the one on the ground..." Shu said. Matsushima looked up at Shu, annoyed.

"Shut up..." Matsushima said. Kamiko looked at Vina, curiously.

"What...?" Vina asked, noticing.

"I had a question..." Kamiko said. Vina raised a brow,

"Spit it out...?" Vina said. Kamiko nodded,

"Ingrozath's cursed sword of thorns... Do you know where it is?" Kamiko asked. Vina nodded,

"I don't know where the other one is though..." Vina said. Kamiko looked shocked,

"Other one...?" Kamiko asked. Vina nodded,

"There's two... Cursed sword of thorns, and inverted thorns." Vina said.

"Would you come back to HQ with us...?" Kamiko asked. Vina shrugged,

"Anywhere's better than this place..." Vina said. Kamiko nodded, pressing a few buttons on her wrist. Kamiko looked down at Keiko,

"Where's Ayumi's body...?" Kamiko asked. Keiko looked surprised,

"Uhm! Downstairs! Follow me!" Keiko said. Kamiko nodded, looking back at the four.

"You two, look for Muramoto and Seon's remains... If there's any..." Kamiko ordered. Matsushima nodded,

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"Alright, let's go..." Matsushima said. They ran down the flight of stairs. Keiko and Kamiko would be running down a hallway before entering and finding a railway platform. They would find Ayumi's unconscious bleeding body on the ground. Kamiko would run over, putting two fingers on Ayumi's neck. Kamiko's eyes widened.

"She's alive!" Kamiko said. Meanwhile, at HQ, Akira would be sitting in the intelligence room.

"Medical two platform A3..." Akira said. Matsushima, Lukas, Shu, and Vina would be walking down a hallway before approaching an exit.

"This is your first time seeing the outdoors in years, right?" Lukas asked. Vina nodded, keeping quiet. Shu walked forward Opening the door. Vina would squint her eyes and put a hand in front of her eyes as the sun shined from the outside. They all walked outside, seeing birds flying around. Vina stood there, looking up at the sky as her eyes adjusted. Matsushima looked to his left in horror. Seeing the destroyed building rubble. Katashi would be lying a few feet away from the rubble, whereas Youngjae was lying directly next to the rubble with a huge boulder over his left leg. Lukas and Matsushima would run over to the two unconscious boys.

"Lukas, call medical!" Matsushima shouted. Lukas nodded, tapping on his earpiece. In the intelligence room, Akira would nod, calling the medical team to their location. Shu would be standing next to Vina, looking at her.

"I didn't think you'd be this much of an outdoorsy person..." Shu said. Vina closed her eyes, inhaling and exhaling. She opened her eyes, looking at Shu. The sun shined on her eyes, making them glow slightly.

"I think I used to be an outdoors person when I was younger..." Vina said.

"I'm from Saudi Arabia... But we moved to Japan when I was young..." Vina said. The medical teams arrived, and a small van drove over. Kamiko and Keiko would hop out, walking over. Matsushima would run over to Kamiko.

"Is Ayumi alright?" Matsushima asked. Kamiko looked at Matsushima,

"The medical team is doing what they can for her right now... She's in critical condition..." Kamiko said. Matsushima looked shocked. Kamiko looked at the ground slightly angry.

"What happened to Muramoto and Seon...?" Kamiko asked. Matsushima looked at the ground,

"It looks like Seon Youngjae's left leg got crushed other than that Katashi Muramoto looks fine..." Matsushima said. Kamiko looked down at the ground.

"Then..."

"... This mission is officially a failure..." Kamiko said.

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Shu, Matsushima, and Kamiko would be standing outside the front door. Youngjae would be looking at the three. He'd be wearing a white T-shirt and a black jacket with black cargo pants. He'd also have a prosthetic left leg.

"So this is your decision...?" Kamiko asked. Youngjae nodded,

"I learned that this career is self-suicide... I also have differing views than some people in the force... So yes, this is my decision..." Youngjae said. Kamiko raised a brow,

"Differing views...?" Kamiko asked. Youngjae sighed,

"While I was in the medical bay, Keiko told me something... She told me Shu murdered a surrendering demon... The Demon begged for mercy yet it still died..." Youngjae said. Kamiko looked down at Shu and then back at Youngjae.

"If we have a heartless murderer on our force... I'd want nothing to do with them..." Youngjae said. Shu scoffed,

"You're just a child who hasn't realized the situation on this planet..." Shu said. Youngjae looked at Shu,

"No, I perfectly do... I just don't think you're mind is open enough to see what the real situation is..." Youngjae said. Shu grits his teeth,

"Do you want to die...?" Shu asked. Youngjae raised a brow,

"I think you're asking the wrong person..." Youngjae said.

"... Whenever we meet again, hopefully, you'll know the answer..." Youngjae said. Youngjae then handed his military ID to Kamiko.

"It was nice knowing you, Ms. Samada, Mr. Matsushima." Youngjae bowed. He then stood up straight, turned, and walked away. Shu watched Youngjae leave, gritting his teeth.

"... Cowards... All of them..." Shu said.