Chapter 2:

Balance

Tokyo Arcane Bureau


(Kaito was dragging his body along as he was walking towards school looking like he just died and is a walking corpse.)
Kaito (Thinking): "I'm going to kill Jinnai, he could of called one of the other pairs to take care of that easy ass call last night; I only got an hour of sleep." (Kaito continued to walk as he was struggling to stay awake even while moving as he crossed past the gates to the school and he heard a shout as he stopped and opened his eyes to see 6 figures.)
Ren: "Hey Jackass!! Remember me?"
Kaito: "Uhhhhhhh." (Kaito began to doze off again.)
Ren: "Because of you, I not only got embarrassed it took me hours to recover! Worse of all Riko dumped me because of you!"
Kaito: "I don't think it had anything to do with me....." (Ren got annoyed as he took his tie off and tossed it aside as he took his jacket off and the other 5 were hyping him up as he tossed it aside and Kaito looked at him through half open eyes.)
Ren: "You got lucky last time sure, but I'm not going to hold back this time. I'm the leader of the boxing club after all."
Netsu: "YEAAAAH KICK HIS ASS REN! SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS!"

(Ren rolled his shoulders and popped his neck and began to shadow box as he slowly closed the distance between Kaito as he hit a quick double step and began to swing at him as Kaito dropped his back and began to sloppily dodge, due to him being tired Ren connects with a right hook and knocks him to one knee before Kaito spit out blood.)
Kaito: "I was tired, but you're weak ass punch just woke me up thank you." (Kaito took off his tie and stuffed it into his jacket pocket as his jacket was now flying in the air before he started to hop up and down rolling his neck as Ren began to close in again and began to swing as Kaito pushed them away or blocked them before grabbing his arm and throwing him with a judo toss as he landed on his back and rolled back up to his feet and flew at Kaito again with a punch before Kaito entered a martial arts stance as he was about to attack him with a devastating attack two figures landed between them as one of them caught Kaito's attack and the other stared down Ren.)
Netsu: "Oh shit, that's Gaku Iwatami and Hazuki Iwasaki. They are so dead."

Hazuki: "You two must be some brave souls to start a fight on your very first day, you two are coming with us; we would like a word." (Gaku who was a towering man grabbed Kaito and Ren by the collars as he dragged them behind him as he followed Hazuki and they entered the school before being dragged to a room that was titled "Student Council" before the door was slammed shut and they were placed in chairs as Hazuki and Gaku stood on the other side of the table.)
Hazuki: "So, would you two like to explain what happened?"
Ren: "This guy started it all when he decided to assault me the other day when It was unprovoked and I just wanted to get my payback."
Kaito: "I think you hit your head a little too hard, did you forget that you began to swing at me first? I only tossed your ass out of my dorm when you attacked me and shoved a girl."
Gaku: "Is this true Ren?" (Gaku slammed his hands on the table with them going straight through as Ren gulped and Kaito simply crossed his arms.)
Ren: "I didn't mean to shove her, She had grabbed onto my arm and went flying when I lashed out on Kaito."
Kaito: "There you go an admission of guilt."
Hazuki: "Shut it both of you, regardless of who started it I want to know what you were doing Ren, you're the captain of the boxing club and shouldn't be using that to hurt someone. You could of badly harmed Kaito."

Gaku: "I don't know about that Hazuki, Young Kaito here was about to unleash a devastating attack before I grabbed it; he's no regular person."
Hazuki: "So you're saying I'm wrong? You think our esteemed Boxing captain could be bested by this guy?" (She pointed at Kaito as he felt a little disrespected as Hazuki got into Gaku's face.)
Gaku: "I think he could beat YOU if he tried."
Hazuki: "Oh really? How about we find out right. Kaito Ryuzaki I hereby challenge you to a kendo duel all goes after school today."
Kaito: "Woah what did I do?"
Hazuki: "I say challenge but you really don't get a choice, this will be your punishment and Ren you're next after him."
Kaito: "If you win." (Hazuki's eyebrow twitched as she heard him say this and a grin creeped across her face as she kicked both of them out and gave them one last glare as Kaito thought about what the hell just happened before realizing he now has to fight the Vice President of the Student Council on his first day.)

(Kaito spent all day dreading the idea of the duel as he looked at the clock in his final class as the bell rang and he sighed and got up putting his things away as he slowly made his way towards the kendo clubs dojo as he reached the door there was a massive crowd spilling out as they parted to let him through and he say Hazuki practicing on the mat in full kendo gear as he took he put his stuff off as he took his jacket off and rolled up his sleeves.)
Kaito: "Lets get this over with, I want to go home."
Hazuki: "Overconfidence will be your fall down Ryuzaki." (Kaito raised his eyebrow as Gaku tossed a kendo towards him as he caught it and swung it around a couple times.)
Hazuki: "Get some practice in-"
Kaito: "I don't need any, lets go." (Hazuki's eye twitched again as they were now facing each other and Gaku raised his hand and Hazuki readied as he dropped his hand and she exploded off her heels and swung for Kaito's head as he acted like he could barely dodge and block as he thought that he has to make it seem realistic and not just let her win.)
Hazuki: "What happened to all the confidence? I thought you were going to be better then this." (Kaito's face tightened as he shook his head to get rid of the anger from this statement.)

Hazuki: "I knew just looking at you that you were nothing but a loser and that Gaku was stupid; you could of never beat Ren." (Kaito gritted his teeth as he gripped the Kendo harder and as she lunged for a piercing attack he sidestepped it and stomped it into the ground as he swiped before she let go and rolled out of the way.)
Male Student: "I can't believe he's about to get crushed by Hazuki so easily."
Female Student: "Is that really a surprise, she's way better and cooler then he will ever be." (Kaito quickly kicked the Kendo back to her as she caught it and he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt and untucked it back he took a deep breath and he vanished as he then appeared next to her and swung his kendo to her side as she barely dodged it and suddenly he was no long there before he swept her leg and she rolled out of the way only to hit his legs as he had his Kendo at her throat.)

Kaito: "You're dead." (He dropped the kendo as he had won the match and began to walk off before Hazuki got up and shouted at him.)
Hazuki: "Who the hell are you?!"
Kaito: "I'm just a regular guy that wants to go home."
Hazuki: "No I couldn't even see you move and you beat me, no one ever beats me."
Kaito: "Well I just did." (Hazuki's face was red from embarrassment and anger as she approached him.)
Hazuki: "You said you weren't trained! You lied and that is dishonorable!"
Kaito: "I never said I was untrained, you just simply assumed because you thought that there was no one better then you. It's ok that you're not on top of the food chain anymore, but don't act like I'm the bad guy here." (Hazuki gasped and her mouth hung open after he said this as he grabbed his jacket and bag and began to leave she pointed at him.)
Hazuki: "Kaito Ryuzaki! You will join the Kendo club as your punishment!"
Kaito: "No thanks, I have no interest in doing that. Give me a different punishment."

(A Grin shot across Hazuki's face as she chuckled a little bit and pointed at Gaku.)
Kaito: "You're going to battle Gaku next in a contest of martial arts?"
Gaku: "He is?"
Kaito: "I am?"
Hazuki: "Yeah, right now and right here."
Gaku: "ALRIGHT!" (Gaku leaped onto the mat as he stepped forward cracking his knuckles and throwing off his jacket before Kaito looked depressed before dropping his stuff again and jumping down onto the mat again as everyone was cheering for this match up.)
Gaku: "I won't try to break you kid, I don't got anything against you but I have to listen to my higher ups."
Kaito: "Yeah yeah, lets just get this done."

(Hazuki raised her hand and quickly dropped it as the mat slightly broke as Gaku exploded with speed as he quickly punched Kaito sending him flying into the wall as he was quickly on him with a axe kick as Kaito rolled out of the way and grabbed his leg spinning and tossing him back the other way before Gaku began to smile and they quickly clashed with a burst of air as both of their shirts exploded with the flexing of their muscles and the power coming from them as everyone looked on in amazement.)
Female Student: "He's able to match power with Gaku? How amazing no one has ever done that!"
Male Student: "These two aren't human!" (Gaku grinned as he was having fun before he won the power struggle and began to swing Kaito around before slamming him on the ground and leaping up coming with a double knee dive as he connected and Kaito gasped for air before forcing wind back in as he rolled out of the way of a over head axe kick once again before he exploded off a half wall and grabbed Gaku's head and body as he landed on his feet and slammed Gaku before beginning to pummel him in the face with punch after punch before he stopped and grabbed his arm in a arm bar as Gaku struggled before he powered Kaito up and slammed him on the ground over and over as he then returned the pummeling with one of his own before Kaito finally gave in.)
Kaito: "I give up."

Gaku: "HAHA I LIKE YOU KID, NO ONE HAS EVER PUSHED ME TO USE THAT MUCH POWER IN A BATTLE BEFORE! FROM HERE ON OUT YOU'RE GONNA BE MY LITTLE BRO AND IF ANY OF YOU MESS WITH HIM YOU MESS WITH ME!" (Everyone was shocked at this statement as Gaku picked up Kaito and put him on his shoulders as he began to march out.)
Gaku: "LETS GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT LITTLE BRO!" (Kaito was confused but not opposed to the idea as he flashed a small smile as he dropped down and Gaku put his arm around him as he was laughing and they walked off into the distance as Hazuki was dumbfounded.)
Hazuki: "What.....?

(Gaku and Kaito arrived at a restaurant as they basically ordered the entire menu and they began to feast like a couple of bears that just came out of hibernation as Gaku is laughing and telling stories before Kaito's phone began to ring and he got up to take the call.)
Jinnai: "Kaito, you're needed for a job. You and Akira are going to be checking out a abandoned building where we've had some energy signals coming from, shouldn't take very long."
Kaito: "Still think you should send someone else, but I'm on my way."
Gaku: "What's the matter little bro?"
Kaito: "I have go, work just called and said they are understaffed. Sorry to split."
Gaku: "No worries dude." (Kaito dropped money on the table as he took off and quickly ran home to change into his battle clothes before grabbing his ring and rocketing toward the location where the pin that Jinnai dropped is located as he quickly arrived meeting Akira outside who was leaning against the wall next to the entrance smoking a cigarette.)

Akira: "You ready kid?"
Kaito: "When am I ever ready?" (Akira laughed and slapped him on the back as he opened the door and they began their way in as Kaito summoned his blade to his side as Akira carried a flashlight as they looked around finding nothing in the main part of the warehouse before making their way into the second smaller section as a putrid stench began to grow worse and worse the further they went in before they eventually stumbled upon what was making the smell as Kaito held down the urge to throw up and Akira was visibly disgusted.)
Kaito: "What the hell happened here?"
Akira: "There is so many dead corpses, who would do something like this?"

???: "Oh, I guess you would be referring to me. I am the one who caused for this to happen and I am terribly sorry." (A Shadowy figure appeared out of no where as Akira dropped the flashlight and jumped on guard in stance as Kaito brought up his sword.)
???: "No need to get so defensive, I do not wish to cause you harm. We can talk this out and no one has to get hurt."
Kaito: "The only one that is going to get hurt is you if you don't explain WHY you did this to all these people and who the hell you are!"
Akira: "We are not afraid to put you down if you get any closer so stay right where you are."
???: "Oh that's unfortunate, I was really hoping not to have to add to this pile today." (The man raised his hand as a figure appeared out of the shadows in the blink of an eye and quickly vanished behind them as Kaito was suddenly terrified as he looked in Akira's direction and shouted for her.)
Kaito: "Akira are you alright!?" (With no Answer he began to worry as he quickly side stepped towards her location.)
Kaito: "AKIRA! COME ON YOU'VE GOTTA BE ALRIGHT!" (Kaito finally reached where she was standing before and saw her body laying on the ground with a massive hole in her chest as his face was in complete terror before he began to tear up and get sick from fear.)

???: "This could of been avoided, but you pushed me and said some not so nice things." (Kaito looked at him.)
Kaito: "You Bastard! You're going to pay for what you did!"
???: "Brave words from a man who's Death Certificate has already been drafted." (Two Figures emerged from the shadows and began to slowly walk towards Kaito as he quickly began to tremble.)
???: "Take care of this pest, I have more pressing matters to attend too." (The man vanished into the darkness as a door opened and closed and the two men started to circle Kaito like Hyena's on a hunt as he could feel the bloodlust in the air and he gulped.)
Kaito: "Please we can talk about this, I- I'm not ready to die! Please don't." (Kaito's vision became blurry as he looked down and saw blood starting to gush from his chest as one of the men was in front of him with his own blade plunged into his chest.)

???: "Little Boy is gonna piss his pants?" (The man mocked him as Kaito looked at his face and then felt cold down his neck as the other man grabbed his legs as the other man pulled the sword out of his chest and grabbed his arms as the one holding the legs duplicated himself with an unknown ability and they began to play jump rope with his dying body as he began to slowly cry not wanting to die.)
Kaito: "I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I REFUSE TOO, I'M GOING TO AVENGE AKIRA AND KILL YOU BASTA-" (Kaito stopped as he couldn't speak anymore as the man had just slit his throat as they dropped his lifeless body on the ground and began to snicker as they dragged Akira's body towards the pile as they began to disrespect her body and play with it as Kaito looked on as he died before he saw a vision of a blue flame and he suddenly felt a rush of cold enter his body as the room became cold.)

???: "What the hell." (The Man turned to see Kaito standing once again as the hole in his chest and his cut throat began to heal as a dark blue aura surrounded him and it began to become extremely cold by the second as a chill went down their spines before they dropped Akira's body and they started to walk towards him before he raised his hand and they went on guard expecting a spell.)

Kaito: "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON BUT PLEASE HELP ME WIN THIS FIGHT!" (They looked confused before the room began to shake and all the bodies in the room began to stir awake as their souls exited their body and solidified into images of their former self as they slowly lumbered towards the two men as they attempted to kill them and their attacks simply went through them before they were jumped and mauled by the fleet of ghosts as their screams echoed in the empty building before the ghosts stopped leaving them on the brink of death as Kaito's footsteps echoed before he stopped and grabbed both of them by the face and they felt what was left of their life force drained before he manifested a sphere in his hand and placed it in Akira's chest as he body began to glow with the same dark aura before it began to float and the massive hole in her chest began to repair as he skin turned back to normal and her pulse returned before it stopped with Kaito catching her as he carried her and left the place before getting in her car and driving off.)

Tokyo Arcane Bureau


Michael
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