Shu stood on top of the table holding his swords over his shoulders. He watched the General typing on his computer.

“W-What did you want me to look up!?” The General Asked. Shu sighed,

“Fuyumi Morikawa…” Shu said. The General nodded, frantically typing on his computer. Shu looked out the window at the horrific battle outside.

“You guys are getting destroyed…” Shu said. The General scoffed,

“I understand that… Who’s side are you on anyways…” The General asked. Shu sighed,

“What’s your name General…?” Shu asked. The General raised a brow,

“Answer my question first!-”

“General… Who’s the one with the swords here…” Shu said. The General nodded as Shu pointed his swords at him.

“I don’t want your full name, just what you like going by…” Shu said. The General nodded clearing his throat.

“My name is uhm… General Matsushima…” Matsushima said. Shu nodded,

“Alright… Get back to work…” Shu said. Matsushima nodded. Shu looked out the window at the battle. Shu squinted his eyes, noticing something. His eyes then widened. He leaped toward Matsushima, pushing him to the ground. A bullet then shot through the glass into Shu’s shoulder.

“GAH!” Shu shouted. Shu and Matsushima fell to the ground. Matsushima pushed Shu away from him and ran toward the door. Shu scoffed, pushing himself up.

“Damn General… Called a sniper to take me out…” Shu internalized. He then threw his sword at a red button next to a door. Suddenly, the doors flew shut and the windows were covered by armored plating. Matsushima then ran into the reinforced door as he tried to escape. He fell to the ground on his butt. He turned standing up and looking at Shu.

“Your… Your sniper missed… Asshole…” Shu said. Matsushima kneeled, grabbing Shu’s other sword. Shu’s eyes widened.

“He’s going to kill me!!” Shu internalized. Shu grabbed onto a counter, struggling to stand up. He stepped back as Matsushima approached even closer. Matsushima then lunged his blade toward Shu. Shu closed his eyes, gritting his teeth. The sound of fabric being removed was then heard. Shu opened his eyes as Matsushima stood there in shock.

"You... You're a human...?" Matsushima stuttered. Shu glared at Matsushima.

"I don't get how that's important..." Shu said. Matsushima sighed,

"You're one of us... I thought you were a demon..." Matsushima said, wiping the sweat off his forehead. Shu's eyes were covered by his bangs and he grit his teeth,

"One of you..." Shu whispered. Matsushima helped Shu onto the table. He moved his cloak to see the gunshot wound. Matsushima's eyes widened,

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"What the hell..." Matsushima whispered in shock. He then looked up at Shu's face which was in pain.

"Something weird looking to you?" Shu asked. Matsushima shook his head slowly,

"I'm amazed... How did the bullet not go through your arm...?" Matsushima asked. Shu shrugged,

"It doesn't matter, can you get it out or something...?" Shu asked. Matsushima nodded,

"Yeah, of course I can..." Matsushima said. He then grabbed a first aid kit and opened it up. He grabbed the tweezers and some gauze. Put the tweezers through the bullet hole.

"GAH!!" Shu screamed. The tweezers then grabbed the bullet.

"Got it!" Matsushima said.

"Now, I'm going to pull it out slowly so don't move too much..." Matsushima said.

"Easy to say when there's no bullet in your arm..." Shu said. Matsushima would focus on the tweezers as he slowly removed the bullet. Shu screamed once more. The bullet was then removed from Shu's arm and Matsushima placed it on the metal tray. He then grabbed the gauze looking back at the wound. The would was then glowing white with a red tint like the phenomenon that occurred earlier.

"What the..." Matsushima whispered.

"I'm okay... Just get back to the computer..." Shu said. Matsushima nodded hesitantly, walking back to the computer. Shu sat on the table, grabbing his swords and sheathing them.

"By the way... That wasn't my sniper..." Matsushima said. Shu raised a brow,

"Then who was it...?" Shu asked. Matsushima shrugged,

"Probably some random demon hitman..." Matsushima said. Shu nodded,

"Demon...? From what I remember, he didn't have a demon physique..." Shu internalized. Shu looked at the gunshot wound, noticing it was fully healed.

"Did you find anything...?" Shu asked. Matsushima nodded,

"Fuyumi Morikawa, correct?" Matsushima asked. Shu nodded,

"Yeah, that's correct..." Shu said.

"You want the bad news or the good news first..." Matsushima asked. Shu's eyes widened slightly in worry.

"The uhm... Bad news..." Shu answered.

"She's been M.I.A. for 5 years... Nowhere to be found..." Matsushima said. Shu nodded,

"... But it's confirmed she isn't dead somehow..." Matsushima confirmed. Shu raised a brow,

"How is that possible...?" Shu asked. Matsushima asked.

"My theory is... She hacked into our database somehow and changed it... To some kind of sign... For you...?" Matsushima said. Shu looked surprised,

"Does it say where it was edited from?" Shu asked.

"It says it was edited in Kyoto at 14:00... One year ago..." Matsushima said. Shu's eyes widened,

"I'll be going..." Shu said. Matsushima raised a brow,

"Where...?" Matsushima asked.

"Kyoto... Obviously..." Shu said. Matsushima nodded,

"That makes sense and all... But..." Matsushima said. Shu looked back at Matsushima in confusion.

"... How are you going to get out of this room? It's locked down right now..." Matsushima asked. Shu looked at the door for a few seconds, then took a few steps back.

"I'd brace for impact if I were you..." Shu said. Matsushima raised a brow.

"What's he going to do...? A scarce and tough metal makes those doors even bullets can't get through..." Matsushima internalized. Shu then removed his swords from their sheathes and put them in an 'X' formation. His veins started glowing again like they did against Ulven. He closed his eyes and breathed in.

"... Twenty..."

"... Percent...!!" Shu shouted. He then shot toward the door at high speeds with a trail of white lightning with a red tint. He then cut through the door making it explode. Smoke came from the explosion as Shu stood on the other side. Matsushima covered his mouth and nose as he walked through the exit.

"What the hell..."

"... Is this kid...?" Matsushima internalized as he looked at Shu. The lights on Shu's body vanished as he opened his eyes and breathed heavily. Steam then exited from his skin and his mouth.