Terror Infinity Side B
Chapter 4, Real World I
Real World Day 7/30 -
In an abandoned warehouse that was normally used as the base of a criminal organization dozens of screams could be heard within the building. The criminals that inhabit the warehouse were the dangerous kind that you wouldn't want to come across on a dark night, yet right now they were running from a lone masked man in a dark coat swing a sword. One by one they were all cut down and when they fired their guns at him, the bullets bounced off as if they were hitting metal, which surved to only freak them out more.
Criminal: A, A Demon!
Criminal: St-stay away!!!
Shin: Die!!
One after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other, after the other and after the other once feared criminals fell to their assassin's blade and were unable to escape alive. Less than ten minutes after the entire affair began the battle was over and done with.
Hikari: Shin, are you almost done?
Shin: Yeah. I just have to kill this last guy here.
Criminal: Ghhaaaaaa!
Shin: ...*Sigh of relief*. That should do it. I'm finished here Hikari.
Hikari: Good work. Now that the trash has been dealt with hurrt up and escape. I have been blocking 110 calls in the area, yet their screams may have attracted unwanted company.
Shin: Alright. I am going now.
Needless to say, the assassin leaving his crime scene with a black sword dripping blood with his face covered in a mask was Shin. And talking to Shin over a headset phone and offering him support as he takes out the criminals threatening her own family was Hikari.
Shin: Two down and one more to go.
Shin got on the bike that he bought recently left the scene of the crime... Which unfortunately was not his first time doing so. Shin had begun the operation to take out the criminals threatening Hikari's family. Shin had already dealt with two of the groups threatening Hikari and her family by destroying all of their base of operations, and now there was just one target left for him to take care of.
Shin: I wonder if I should feel more about killing real human beings, but I don't. Also, they were human trash to begin with, so it's hard to even feel bad about cutting them apart with my sword... Although it was too bloody for my taste and wished I could say that I would never get used to it ( Kill one of THEM a few times and you'll get used to gore to say the least ).
About killing criminals, people, real life people and not NPC, Shin didn't feel very bad about killing them. They were bad guys for one, and whether they were real human beings or not they meant to harm his second wife to be Hikari and her family, so he could only see them as the enemy. A mindset that he has acquired from participating in God's Dimension and the Mission Worlds.
As Shin saw it, Hikari and her family were being threatened by those criminals that he killed and on top of everything else, they weren't the type to just let them go with a beating or talking to... With all the bats and guns that Shin found on them. Additionally, although he has yet to meet them, as Hikari man an attack on her and her family was an attack on his pride as well, so he killed them all.
Hikari was initially against the killing part, but since BTOOOM, she has been growing accustomed to death and has learned techniques to cope with it... Like sneering at those that she has killed. Additionally, the ones that Shin were killing turned out to be her and her families enemy.
More so then Shin could could have believed, Hikari constantly bad mouthed the enemy and cheered Shin on when he fought and finished the criminals off with his sword, Gravity Blade. Shin was a little concerned about that, but seeing himself covered in human blood made him realize that he was not one to talk about morality at the moment ( I basically killed them with my sword just for the practice after all ).
Shin: That takes care of the second base of operations. Hikari! There is still light out today, so let's finish of this last one and call this affair over with. Send me a map with your ability so that I'll have the directions.
Hikari: Okay, but wouldn't you prefer just to download a map app on your phone? My Gaming Map is isn't very detailed yet.
Shin: Its fine, Hikari. A game map type app that I can bring up with my mind is way cooler than any phone map I could download. Who cares about practicality and nonsense like that when you can use a video game map to get around?
Hikari: Baka! Whatever, I'll send it over now, but just don't get lost again.
Shin: I'll won't, so stop worrying. The first three times had to do more with me now being used to the road than the map.
Hikari: ...
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Shin: This is the place?
Hikari: Yes. I doubled and then triple checked and that building is the last den of villains within the country who are a threat to my family.
Shin was confused and it was to be expected when he looked at his final target with his eyes full of confusion and doubt. The last place Shin was meant to raid wasn't some shady building or warehouse like the others before, but a tall skyscraper in the city. To the public it was a famous defense attorney law firm, but in reality it was a den of criminals according to Hikari... Though a lot of them were just normal attorneys who weren't aware of what the top was doing in the shadows.
This times targets were only the senior partners. Hikari had discovered that one of the first companies that she brought down was backed up by this law firm, and in fact they were the true ring leaders. Hikari who wasn't as good of a hacker as she is today, so unfortunately she had missed them and their involvement, yet they did not overlook her nor forgot.
All this time they have been looking for Hikari with revenge in mind, but the funny thing was that if they weren't activity looking for Hikari now and along with her family, Hikari would have never have discovered them and sent he sword of dark justice and boyfriend, Shin to kill them today.
Shin: Still, I'll only aim for the partners. I have to be extra careful not to involve normal people, so I can't just go on a killing spree like before. I'm no monster after all, so I'll feel bad about hurting innocent, or at least unrelated people.
Hikari: Shin, I am sending you an updated game map of the building amd placing markers on the targets so you can find them. The map still isn't too accurate, but it is better than nothing.
Shin: Great, but are you sure?
Hikari: Yes. We don't want them getting away right?
Shin: Yeah, but you have used your Peraona a lot today and yesterday ( Kinda my fault for enjoying the game map ), all the while taking care of the criminals overseas with your hacking, right? Aren't you pushing yourself too much?
Hikari: Whose fault is that, Shin? Anyways, you are right. Once I update your map I'll probably pass out afterwards from overusing my Persona abilities. I'll leave the rest to you.
Shin: Fine, but-
Hikari: Shin.
Shin: ...Yeah.
Shin could feel a change in Hikari's tone over the phone, so he knew that Hikari wasn't her weak and timid self right now, but the hacker and Player who had undergone many obstacles including death. What she was about to say was said with the upmost seriousness.
Hikari: I discovered something while I was looking into this law firm. They, they were in the process of making plans to bribe the police and send professional assassins to... Kill my parents and me if I was with them.
Shin: ...
Hikari: I, I don't care if they come after me for my past crimes, but I won't forgive then or anyone wanting to hurt my parents. So I am sorry to ask you this in my place Shin, because I am weak... Please kill them. If not for me then for my innocent parents.
Shin: ...Ok. Please send me the map and have a good long rest. Once you wake up I should be back with you and everything finished. Afterwards we can do something more fun than this since this was supposed to be a vacation of sorts. Hey, what do geeky, former middle school girls like anyways? You're a girl, so you still like ice cream, crepes and shopping, right?
Hikari: Shut up, baka! I am done with everything on my end, so now it is your turn. I am updating the map now.
With that said, Hikari then sent Shin an updated map of the law firm and the targets he must take out with her Persona Adrasteia. As always Shin was taken back by the usefulness of support type enhancements.
At her current ability Hikari can't actually see Shin due to how far he is away from her, but those who have downloaded the Game Map App beforehand are connected to her.
Hikari's Persona Adrasteia can still make new maps of places within a certain radius, with Shin himself, not Hikari at the center. Using that logic, Shin imagined that long as he downloaded the Game Map beforehand, even if he was on the other side of the world the map would still function like normal.
Once Shin received the updated Game Map, the phone connection Shin had with Hikari was cut by her. Hikari's ability with her suppor type Persona has been increasing, but after a few uses a day she would wear herself out and pass out entirely.
Shin: Hikari really has been working hard these last few days. That's why once she wakes up everything will be over and done with. Now, for those up in that skyscraper daring to hurt my wife to be and her family, causing her so much sadness, I'll kill them all!
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https://youtu.be/GvgU1gs2l-A
Before heading inside the law firm Shin put on the disguise he had using on his killing sprees so far to hide his identity. Over his body he wore his Lesser Fenrir Coat and to hide his face he wore a plain white mask. Shin while thinking up disguise seriously considered many ideas, one of which was a mask just like Ken Kaneki's from Tokyo Ghoul, but decided against it.
Shin: It really is a shame. Putting aside that being too much and copyrights, if I were to be spotted by the media it could have the news saying a otaku had gone mad and started slashing people at random in a prominent law firm. Otaku culture is already under attack by the normals who didn't understand what true art was. Calling it bad for morales and whatever else they like. Fuck! I should kill them all while I am at it... Psych! Whatever the case, I shouldn't do any anything too flashy that might being harm to the otaku community. Compared to murder and theft, such a sin can't be forgiven.
Done talking to himself, Shin entered the skyscraper and ignoring all the looks he was getting by business men and the like because of his outfit, he walked a straight line to the elevator. That would lead him to upper floors the the law firm are on.
According to Hikari's Game Map that was still functional even after she had passed out, Shin had four targets to take out and they were currently working between the nineteenth through twenty fourth floors which the law firm rented out.
The front desk security guard of the building saw the suspicious white masked man wearing a coat, Shin, moving to the elevator and attempted to ask him to stop. The guard was suspicious of Shin, but he was so confused he had only wanted to ask what was with the getup and who he was, but Shin wasn't playing around.
When the guards hand touched Shin's shoulder in an attempt to get his attention, Shin, he immediately grabbed that hand and broke it. Next, then and there while the guard was screaming in pain on his knees a kick hit the side of the man's face, knocking out the guard out cold. Shin looked down at the guard who was still alive and sighed in relief.
Shin: Good, he's still alive. If I had come her first and not learned from previous experience at the other criminal dens, I would have killed the man without meaning too. As I thought Ki alone is enough.
Shin had learned over the last two days while fighting criminals that he was incredibly powerful as far as normal human beings go. With just his stats alone Shin was stronger then the average man or fighter, but add Ki into the mix, Ghoul Mutation and his Lesser Fenrir Coat and Shin would turn into a beast.
Shin recently on more than one occasion experienced had when he kicked or punched someone without the intention to kill them ( Well, not yet ) he gave his opponents critical and near fatal injuries. That was why after much trail and error Shin decided to forgo his Ghoul side and Kagune which are overkill ( And make me stand out too much) and rely on just Ki and his coat that increases stats and offers increased defense.
In reality, just the Lesser Fenrir Coat that increased his already high stats was enough, but after experiencing being shot in the leg ( Hurt like hell! ), Shin wanted the healing factor of Ki present at all times.
Shin: Like I said earlier I am no monster. I won't kill someone if it doesn't benefit me or they don't attend to harm me or one of my comrade. So with that said... Everyone get the fuck away if you don't want to die!
More security guards came at Shin, but they were all blown away with one or two moves. The businessman who were nearby and saw this inhuman display of strength were stunned and when one of them finally managed to scream, they all joined in and ran away. This was good for Shin, yet he felt no pleasure from frightening innocent people away ( I am like Kodaka Hasegawa that way ).
Now with no one to interrupt Shin, they all either escaped or were on the floor knocked out, he made his way to the elevator and pressed the button for up. Shin's plan is that once he gets up to the nineteenth floor he will start going up by using the stairs as he doesn't want anyone trapping him inside once he really starts to make a scene.
In the elevator, Shin listened to the music coming from the speakers and felt annoyed.
Shin: Come on already. How slow can this be? And at least use the Fate Extra elevator music, so I can get pumped up. Not this boring crap!
https://youtu.be/4jHc7MK3PXU
Shin bitched about it, but he should be fortunate that it is moving at all. Without Shin knowing, if Hikari hadn't hacked and disabled the security measures in the building beforehand he would have been in real trouble. All the guards hadn't been taken out by Shin, so it was a real possibility that someone could have frozen the elevator with him inside like he feared. There was also the possibility that the people upstairs could have been warned and would have tried to escape, but all Shin cared about was a BGM. Well, that is the kinda person he was, and so Hikari knowing Shin by now thought ahead.
The elevator door finally opened up and Shin had arrived to the nineteenth floor. According to Hikari's map implanted in to his mind, his first target was down the hall from the elevator to the left, in what looked to be a restroom stall, but because of the low level of detail on the map he couldn't be certain.
Shin: Alright then. Let the hunt begin!
Shin words were playful, yet he was dead serious about ending everything as quickly as possible. That was why Shin ran straight towards his target without hesitation, passed confused lawyers and made his way to the restroom.
Guarding on two sides in front of the door to the restrooms were to Shin's surprise two men dressed in black suits. Shin was wondering who they were and was about to preceed to the restroom through them if they got in the way, but he quickly noticed two two things within the moment their eyes met.
1. Hikari's Game Map quickly registered the two as enemies.
2. They had immediately pulled out guns without waiting to speak to Shin and opened fired at him.
Shin: Shit!
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
Shin unfortunately took the bullets head on, but luckily the bullets were aimed for his torso, so they bounced off his Lesser Finrir Coat ( Impact still hurts like a bitch! ). The force of the bullets would have pushed back a normal man, yet Shin stood his ground and only flinched for a second before responding back with his own attack.
From the subspace of the Na Ring Shin took out his new and trusty magic sword, Gravity Blade and slashed at the two body guards in front of him. The two guards were in shock since they saw the bullets not even faze Shin, in within that small opening Shin attacked.
Shin: Gravity Blade, Twenty Times Slash!
Shin didn't possess the fine skill with a sword two cut down two human bodies, but by increasing the weight of the slash, the special magic propertie of the Gravity Blade and combined with his inhuman strength through stats, Shin hacked and slashed through the two guards in one single motion.
Blood splashed everywhere and dirtied the hall outside the the restroom doors. Behind Shin a random lawyer saw the whole thing and screamed. That person then informed everyone else, and panic all to quickly swept through the office as they tried to escape from the white masked swordsman=Shin.
Shin: Gunshots, swords and cut in half bodies will do that, so I guess there isn't any more point in doing this quietly.
Shin was never much for the safe and silent type battles, so he more then welcomed this situation. It may not have been one of God's Mission Worlds, yet this was still a final battle in a way for himself and Hikari. That was why Shin didn't hesitate to do what he did next.
Shin: The target must have heard all the commotion I made just now and prepared themselves for a fight. Don't want to get shot while checking stalls, right?
Shin also didn't want to waste anymore time on this floor, so picking out a few choice items from Na Ring, Shin opened the door to the restroom slightly and without even taking a look around he threw in a half a dozen grenades inside. Shin then took a few steps back and awaited the result.
- *EXPLOSION*!!!!!!
- ONE OF FOUR MASTERMINDS DEAD! ( Shin's self-made notification in his head ).
Hikari's Game Map showed that the man inside the restroom no longer gave of a response, so that confirmed for Shin that the man inside was dead.
Shin: Great! One down and three more to go. Now where were they? I hope that they didn't escape like cowards and... There!
Shin reconfirmed the positions of the three remaining targets, and made a rush for the stairs. To his surprise the targets weren't scared off by the explosions and tried to escape down stairs, yet actually went up to the the twenty-third floor. Two of his targets had moved up to that floor and the third never bother to leave his office on the twenty-fourth floor.
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Shin: Well, fuck me. They are either confident that they are safe, or they think that I'm not a threat worth escaping from. For looking down on me when your not even at the level of the Btooom Lord, I'll definitely won't spare your lives!
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https://youtu.be/GvgU1gs2l-A
On the twenty-third floor.
Body Guard 1: Stop him! We can't let him kill anymore of the bosses!
Body Guard 2: It's no good. We can't stop him!
Shin: Then get out of my way if you don't want to die!
Once Shin moved to the twenty-third floor of the building, to his surprise the entire floor was filled with over a dozen bodyguards dressed in black suits. They were all highly trained and were carrying handguns and definitely knew how to use them ( Am I in the Matrix? ).
Shin was taken off guard by their presence because there was a flaw with Hikari's Enemy Detection and Game Map that he just noticed recently. Unless Hikari's registered them beforehand enemies won't appear on the map registered as such, and Shin can only register them if he visually sees them.
That was why Shin was originally taken off guard by so many threats to his life, but he wasn't total off guard. Shin had already run into two body guards who didn't hesitate to open fire on him. Since then, Shin wasn't in Unlocked Mode yet, but his mental state was in a kill or be killed mode. He had gone through many battles thus far, so Shin had slowly but surely developed into a warrior with the mind set to match.
Shin: Guns, bullets and normal humans... Are very welcomed.
Shin had faced Zombies and BIM wielding assassins in futuristic armor, so normal and easy to understand fights came as a relief for him. Shin had close to 500 Reaction Speed in stats, so he could easily follow the bullets flying at him from the bodyguards. With Gravity Blade in his hands, Shin blocked and deflected all the bullets aimed at him away as he made his way through to the enemy.
Shin had the Reaction Speed to see and follow speeding bullets and the Muscle Density that gave him a body that could keep up with those reactions. Put the two together, the bodyguards who only feel that what they were seeing couldn't be real, a man in a mask swing a sword and cutting down bullets in mid flight.
In the end, the body guards couldn't stop Shin's advance as he made his way through the halls and cut down the two ring leaders on this floor of the building.
Shin: Ok, let get to the next floor and finish up this-
GB: Behind you!
A voice shouted to Shin and fully trusting in it he turned around and around to block a spray of bullet from a surprise attack. Shin was sensitive to danger, but there was so much killing intent in the air that he was couldn't notice every little thing without being in Unlocked Mode. It was proof that Shin was still new to combat and had a ways to go to become a stronger and experienced warrior. That was why he was very thankful for the warning from his trusted new magic sword that saved his life.
Shin: Thanks GB! I owe you one.
GB: ...
Shin: Whatever, be that way! I'll still make sure to sharpen you later and clean off the blood.
So far, Shin sword the Gravity Blade, GB for short only spoke to him when they were alone and in danger, and even then she ( Was a female voice ) only gave short replies to his annoyance.
Shin: Forget my cheeky magic sword for the moment. These guys won't stop firing will they? Like this I can't breakthrough to the next floor.
Shin could cut the enemy down when he could get close, but if they retreated, or came together it was hard for him to take them out. Shin had the option of using the speed of Instant Movement to pass by/swiftly kill them, but he was worried about getting hit with a stray bullet while moving at high speeds.
Like many experts that criticize high speed techniques that are found in manga and anime, the one about not being able to keep up with the sudden speed increase was partially true. Shin had the reaction speed to not run into a tree or wall while moving, but he didn't have the capacity left to dodge high speed bullets like he could normally. For that reason Shin didn't want to use Instant Movement while they were shooting bullets at him nonstop. Needing a second to think Shin ducked into an abandoned office to regroup.
Shin: Normally, I would have mave found some way to break through. Man, if I'm not in Unlocked Mode things progress slowly... Well, lets just change tactics for a bit. Swords are the best, but to take out these guys needs a little more variation, and lucky my first wife had provided me such a tool.
It was then that Shin finally took out then infinite ammo Auto 9 he received from Aqua back in God's Dimension after she choose to switch to a new magic gun. It was his plan to take out the remaining bodyguards from a distance with the Auto 9 with its variety of bullets.
Shin never got to see all of the Auto 9 functions back in H.O.T.D or BTOOOM because he couldn't keep up with Aqua's movements in combat, but after she gave the gun to him she explained and demonstrate for him during a training session.
Aqua explained that the Auto 9 is a heavily modified Beretta M93R machine pistol which features a longer barrel with an enormous compensator/flash-hider shaped like a casket, plastic grips, and a taller rear sight to match the raised front sight ( Was never a military otaku, so I had to Google every word in that sentence after I received the gun. I didn't want to look like a noob before the militaristic Aqua ).
Typically, this weapon is fired in a 3-round burst mode, but the gun also had a 7-round burst and a fully auto version mode. The main standard ammunition are huge 50-round magazines, but being an infinite ammo model their was no need to change magazines. With the 7-round burst you could get three trigger pulls before reloading. The slide lock was disabled so the pistol wouldn't stay open after it was empty.
The Auto 9 from Robocop had six different types of rounds -
STANDARD ROUND: The standard normal bullet. .
ARMOR PIERCING ROUND: The advanced armor piercing round which is be able to penetrate kevlar vests and the titanium armor.
FLECHETTE ROUND: A pointed steel projectile, with a vaned tail for stable flight great for precision shooting.
HIGH EXPLOSIVE ROUND: High-explosive rounds are capable of making a one inch hole in cold-rolled steel plate ¼ inch thick.
NON-LETHAL ROUND: A bullet designed to incapacitate a target rather than kill.
SEEKER ROUND: The ammo could lock on to their targets.
Shin: This isn't a Sci-fi gun that shoots lasers, but still a high end gun nonetheless. Six types of bullets is already a lot of variety and is the infinite ammunition model, so it is definitely OP. If I add something like Ki to strengthen the gun further than there is no need to exchange for other more powerful larger guns in the future.
Admiring and seeing the reason Aqua exchanged for such a useful weapon, Shin mind came back to the problem at hand. Breaking through the enemy. Shin threw a handful of grenades out the door of the office that he was hiding in, and after the explosion he used the flames and smoke as a cover to charge at the enemy and when they finally notice Shin the Auto 9 was already raised.
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
Bodyguard: Ghaaaa!
Shin: Hahahahaha! What a great gun this is. I might choose to become a military otaku after this!
Taking full advantage of the three round burst and the seven round burst of the Auto 9, Shin disposed of one enemy after the next swiftly and with ease. The bodyguards trying to take take out Shin were overwhelmed by Shin's rapid fire attacks and the fact he didn't need to reload at all unlike them.
The guards were pushed back and hid behind the wall of the office, and whenever they did peak around and stick their heads out they were welcomed with a gunshot to the head. Using the Flechette Round for accuracy Shin killed any and all who decided to stick their heads out. And fore those who didn't dare to even do that-
- *EXPLOSION*!
...Were blown away.
Either killed or crippled all together, they were knocked back by the destructive power of the High Explosive Round. Since they were just hiding behind walls without coming out anymore Shin blew hole in the walls with this new bullet to force them all out into the open.
Shin then aimed and fired at the chest of a particular tough looking bodyguard with normal rounds, yet while he did take a few steps back the man didn't die and even returned fire. Shin used Instant Movement to escape as an emergency measure and tried something else.
Shin: It didn't go through! Body armor, huh? Then take this!
Shin switched to the Auto 9's Armor Piercing Rounds and opened fire at the large man. He had aimed for the heart of the toughest looking bodyguard from before, and with ease the bullets cut through the man's vest and destroyed the heart, killing him instantly where he stood.
Lawyer: Kyaaa! He has a gun and killing everyone.
Lawyer: Run!
To Shin's annoyance there were still civilians on this floor and they were using this timing to to make an escape. Shin still had the moral compass to not want to involve ordinary people in his and Hikari's fight, at least not to kill them, yet he still had no problem at aiming at taking aim and opening fire on them.
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
- *BANG*!
Shin: They should be grateful that I switched to Non-Lethal Rounds. They would have died if they were caught in the line of fire. Be grateful.
Bodyguard: What the hell is this!? He killed everyone and even opens fire on normal people. This guy's a monster! We aren't getting paid enough for this
Bodyguard: Let's get out of here!
Two of the enemy bodyguards who were still alive decided to pack it in and leave, but Shin was in no mood to let them escape after all the trouble they gave him and delaying him from reaching his last target. Also, on closer inspection Shin's Lesser Fenrir Coat was shown to be scarred by a countless number of bullets. None of the bullets penetrate Shin's coat/armor, yet if he hadn't been wearing it he mostt certainly would have died during this fight.
Shin: Like I am letting you go now!
Shin switched over to the final Seeker Rounds that the Auto 9 possessed and let them loose on the enemy. The fleeing guards were already turning a corner by then, but the rounds still followed after them. When Shin knew that it was over when he heard their deathly screams. Shin sighed with relief and began walking up to the final floor of the law firm.
Shin: ...As I thought, guns are cool, but swords are better. Next time I should get a wide AOE sword skill that can cut through walls and split the enemies in two.
Shin went into his own world as he walked forward through an office littered with his victims. Most of the damage was caused and above all started by Shin... yet he could only think about his next skill to exchange for and hurrying up to return to Hikari. Shin had arrived back to the real world with thoughts that he had yet to change, but for better or worse... he had as he paid no mine to pool of blood on the floor and smell og gun power in the air.
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Shin: Yo! You didn't leave despite all of the noise that I made on the way up, so does that mean you were waiting for me, or expected that I would foolishly die on the way here? If it is the first than sorry, but I prefer women over men. I can't spare that much time for you.
Ring Leader: Pl-please! I, I don't know anything and I haven't dome anything wrong. This is some huge-
Shin: Mistake? Misunderstanding? Was that what you were going to say, right? Well, I don't think that I have made a mistake. And even if I was wrong, a good person wouldn't of have been as guarded by so many professionals bodyguards, don't you think?
Shin looked behind him to confirm that fact.
To make his way up to the office of the final ring leader on the twenty-fourth floor, Shin had to take out dozens of bodyguards between the nineteenth through twenty-fourth floors. The Prime Minister of Japan or the U.S President aside, no normal upright citizen or business man who have so many professional bodyguards to protect him and his colleagues... Not unless they weren't upstanding individuals who felt the need to protect themselves due to the results of their own actions.
Ring Leader: Why, why are you doing this? Did someone hire you to kill me? Then I'll pay double, no triple if you spare me, and if you kill the bastered who sent you here. Then I'll-
- *BANG*!
Shin without hesitation shot a bullet into the ring leader's right hand to make him shut up. The ring leader just looked at the new hole in his hand for a moment before registering the pain.
Ring Leader: Gahhhhhhhh!!!
Shin: I care shit for your dirty money. Also, my income for a single job is far more then you would make in your life time if I converted it to money. Even if that wasn't the case you can't buy me, trash!
Ring: Wh-Why not!?
Shin: My cute, sixteen year old glasses wearing second wife to be has already paid me with her virginity, her second and third time ( before I left ). Wouldn't I be the worst scum not to take responsibility for her and clean up her messes? I take care of the women that I love. More importantly, she is also a comrade who has risked her life for me at times, so... Die.
- *BANG*!
A single bullet from Shin's Auto 9 penetracted the skull of the ring leader, killing him instantly. Shin considered the idea of making it all last longer and give the villain threatening his Hikari much more pain, but he didn't have the time or a real desire to do so ( I'm no sadist ).
Shin then noticed that he had wasted so much time as well now hearing police sirens screaming outside the open window of the ringleaders office. They were way up on the twenty-fourth floor, so to be able to hear the sirens said a lot about how many police officers had arrived to apprehend the masked swordsmen and gunman.
Shin: This is bad. I have to get out of here. Lucky the building next to this one isn't too far. If I use Instant Movement with a running start, I should be able to jump over to-
And then it happened.
To Shin's shock a man, one of the surviving bodyguards rushed into the office he was in, and in the man's hands as hard as it was to believe... Was a flamethrower ( Why flamethrows again? This isn't H.O.T.D, right? ). Shin instinctively feeling fear went into Unlocked Mode and shot the man in the head with the Auto 9 without wasting any time, but the bodyguard's fingers still managed to pull the trigger of the flamethrower and it went off.
Shin was hit by the flamethrower spray, but luckily he had already entered into Unlocked Mode, yet this lead to a new problem. While in Unlocked Mode his body prioritized immediate survival over everything else, so automatically he had jumped back with Instant Movement to escape the flames, but not fully accounting for the the force he jumped back-
Shin: Fuck!
...Shin's back slammed into and broke the window of the office, and he fell out through the window out into the open world twenty-four floors up. What he was going through, in the air and falling to the ground after falling out a window or railing must have been the fear of a lot of men and women, but in Unlocked Mode, despite his mistake Shin was calm and composed.
Shin, he pulled out and stabbed Gravity Blade into the wall of the building he fell out of. Nearly tearing apart his arm he held on for as long as he could as he slid down while slowing himself down. Before his arms broke, Shin retracted the blade from the wall and ran down the building with Instant Movement just like how others could run up building and walls in fiction. And then from there he jumped off as he was losing traction and landed on top of a car... Hard!
- *CRASH*!
Shin: I... I am so exchanging for Void Instant Movement the next chance I get. Also, thank god for this coat. Without it I would have broken my back.
Saying so with a pained smile on his face, Shin laid back on the smashed hood of a car.
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The police and paramedics that were on the ground and were about to raid the building where the mysterious masked swordsman has been reported to be on a killing spree in the law firm saw something fall from twenty floor up and slam into the hood of a car.
They were confused and moved closer to the wreckage and saw a man in a white mask and dark coat had fallen. They presumed the spree killer had committed suicide, so they were not in a rush to pick up his remains to focus on helping the living, so they missed the fact that five minutes later the body of the masked man had disappeared ( I needed the time to recover ).
This event where a man wearing a white mask and dark coat wielding a sword had walked into a law firm with the intent to kill came to be well kown all across the nation. Over 40 plus men and women were kill, but strangely most were bodyguards and not lawyers, and the corpse of the culprit who committed suicide to avoid capture disappear while surrounding by the police made the event all the more strange.
Shin had left the scene of his own crime while the police and medics and were helping others. Hikari gave him hell afterwards since he was caught on a camera phone as he ran down a burning building that caught fire with a sword in his hands.
Thus, ending Shin and Hikari's little revenge episode.
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Authors Note:
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I can't logical explain why there were so many hired guards in the law firm or a flamethrower, so please don't think about it too much. Maybe they had a headquarters on a higher floor or whatever or planned to burn down a building. And if there are any loose ends... Just remember that the author is second rate and is doing his best to write a First Rate Fan Fiction.