The reflection in the water.

[kiyomizusan]

The streets of Kagamino city are lively this afternoon, as two young girls wearing the Karakura High school uniform find themselves having somehow traveled here during their conversation. The city is fairly large and populated, resembling any other large city. The hustle and bustle of the city mars secrets however, as with any large population center, shifty people exist within the city limits. This painful reality is shown to the two girls, as a mugger steals a suitcase from a man in a distinctive white uniform.

Without pause, the girl with silver hair pulls out a pistol and fires it at the thief. The bullet, right on target strikes the man in the hand, causing him to drop the suitcase and grip his now bleeding hand. The gun disappears from the young woman's hand, as police officers arrive on the scene and take the man away. The man in the white uniform picks up his suitcase, and turns to face the silver-haired girl with a suspicious look on his face.

So, freak. How'd you do that? When the silver-haired girl notices the badge on the uniform, just over the man's chest, her heart does a double-take as her eyes widen in horror. The man seems annoyed, and calls out once more. I said, how did you do that, freak!? Who are you? The girl regains her composure and answers the mans' inquiry, painful images flashing in her mind, as this man is obviously one of the people who had made her life a living hell. I had a weapon, and used it to return your stolen belongings. I am... just a student...out for a visit with a friend.

The man strokes his chin with a quizzical look on his face, and then turns around, offering only one more thing to say. You're off the hook this time, freak. But watch your back, you're going back where you belong before the day is done.... He picks up his suitcase, ignoring the amounts of blood on it, and walks off; blending into the crowd. The silver-haired girl, Tama Kiyomizu turns to face her blonde friend, and speaks. Kimiwara... I apologize for that.. Perhaps we should... find a safe area to speak.

[Kimiwara T]

As they had walked into Kagamino City, Kimiwara Takahashi had put the tiny machine gun on her wrists bracelet. She figured it might be easy to have. She noticed what happened as she had then heard the word Freak. This word, ticked Kimiwara off completely as she had looked at Tama "Don't apologize Tama..."

Kimiwara had looked enraged at this person as she had looked calmly at the person her voice a bit one toned with each word. Each word that came out of her mouth had been said a bit coldly "Hn, who are you to tell her where she is going to go? She is the only one who can control her fate, you have no say in it, no matter what your occupation might be. She paused for a moment as she looked at the man, staring at his eyes with a cold icey glare. "People like you make me sick sometimes...You are the true monster. She helped you, and you give no thanks, but instead call her a freak?"

She had said everything before and as he walked off. As she had then grunted and yelled out "CREEP!" She yelled. She wanted to protect Tama as she had been her only friend. Kimiwara had then looked at Tama calmly as she agreed, starting to walk another way into Kagamino City.

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Tama leads Kimiwara into an office complex that seems to be empty for the day, since this complex was empty, Tama felt that this may be a decent place to explain the situation to her friend. She leads Kimiwara over to what is probably a cafeteria, which is on the third floor of the complex, she gestures over toward some tables, and then takes a seat. That man... he will return for me... I believe I owe you an explanation for why he would... say such hurtful things to me. I'm sorry this might be... a little bit long-winded... but... I trust you so much, I want you to know... about me... Tama sighs gently while running her right hand through her hair.

He comes from... a fanatical religious organization that takes pride in capturing.... freaks... to... re-educate them. I am sure you are aware that I am... different... I am part of a superior evolution to normal humans... When that mans' organization discovered that, they had me taken away to be "treated" in their facility. Tama places her hands on her lap, and her normally stoic face begins to showcase sadness. She directs her gaze downward as she continues to speak in a melancholic tone. I believe I was around seven years of age at the time. Prior to being taken away, I believe I had.... loving parents. As I recall, we went to the park one day, and when I wandered away from the playground to use the restroom facility, a man grabbed me as I was leaving, blindfolded me and threw me in a van... In her lap, Tama's fists begin to ball up, showcasing that what she's saying is really hard for her to say.

When my blindfold was removed... I found myself locked up in a basement with several other children... they all had.. Tama runs her hand through her hair again, signifying that the children who were locked up with her that day all had the same kind of hair. Silky, smooth... silver-hair... I was scared, I wanted to leave that awful place... so I waited. I and the other children waited for days. Sometimes, food would be brought down so that we didn't starve to death... but for the most part, we sat in the dark... Some of the other children would speak to one another, but... I was too scared, I crawled into a corner and huddled there sobbing... Then... Tama closes her eyes and places her hands over her heart as she struggles to explain what happened next.

Eventually... I don't know how long it was, I lost count of the days after a few weeks... There was the sound of gunfire coming from above the basement. Suddenly, the door to the basement opened up, and one of the kidnappers ran inside and locked the door behind him. He was... wounded and covered in blood. Soon enough, the door was beat down, and men in white uniforms like the one the man we saw earlier was wearing, filed into the basement... the largest one, who I suppose was the head of the unit or something....picked the kidnapper up by his throat and squeezed until the man went limp...I remember... blacking out at that moment, and feeling myself being loaded onto a bus...

[Kimiwara T]

As Kimiwara heard Tama's words, she had watched her closely, looking into her eyes. When her head went down, she had let in an inward sigh. She had looked at her and saw her pauses and facial expressions. Kimiwara had looked calm, but inside, she was boiling mad. Why would someone take a person for being different, and they have done no harm! Just mere children! She had grunted as she had watched Tama and listened carefully. She had vowed to protect Tama as she knew that she will keep her promise in doing so

"THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU AWAY! I WON'T ALLOW IT!" She yelled as she had stood up. She had grunted as Tama would be the only one she would show these feelings to. "If they dare to lay a hand on you I swear I will kill each and every one of them! If I see them and they look at you the wrong way I will take there life and throw it away as if it were a piece of trash." her voice was a bit cold as she had said these words.

Kimiwara had then sighed as she had calmed down, and looked at Tama, but her expression was a bit sad. How could they just do that, to innocent children...Different is good... If everyone was the same, then what would become of the world? What they did is unforgivable...Tama, please allow me to be with you every day! I will make sure they do not come. I will guard you during schooling hours! And i'll guard your home while you sleep...I don't want the only person that matters to me...to be taken away.." She had grunted as she had sat back down, as she had then vowed to herself to devote her life to Tama and protecting her.

Kimiwara knew she was taking rash actions but she wanted to do so in order to keep the friendship between them strong. She wanted to know what happened after the bus ride and where she ended up, so then she knows where to find them if she needed to. "Do you remember where you were after the bus ride? Or do you remember the location of where these people took you with the other children?" She asked eagerly.

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Tama produces a weak smile upon seeing Kimiwara's initial reactions. There are very few people in the world who seemed to care about her, so Tama is heartened a little by the reactions. She sighs, and continues the story at Kimiwara's request. Well, after a considerable distance driven, the bus stopped at a large facility... I have no idea where this facility was, all I know is that I was picked up by my throat and thrown out of the bus, and then ordered to line up with the rest of the people who got off the bus. We waited in front of the bus, lined up and ordered to wait for the chairman of the facility to address us. Eventually, a man did come out of the front door of the building, behind him were... a lot of guards... Tama once again directs her gaze downward while rubbing her shoulder as she continues to speak

The man introduced himself as... Namatame, I believe. He was the chairman of this place, and it was his job to educate us about our origins, and to impart upon us the knowledge that we were freaks. Each and every one of us in the facility was nothing more than a freak of nature, yet another mal-content byproduct of the creators... I remember... gazing into the windows of the facility, and then being shoved forward by a guardsman... Tama cringes as if in pain, due to the memory of this event being incredibly traumatic to her, apparently. I was shoved forward, and Namatame pulled out a nightstick, if I recall... he beat me and beat me and beat me until I could no longer stand... being only a child, I suppose you can imagine how... painful that was... I was on the ground in a bloody heap, as he straightened his tie and continued his speech about his superiority over us... eventually, I was picked up and thrown into a cell, the facility was built like a prison. She sighs once more while balling her hand into a fist over her heart.

For who knows how long, I spent the next part of my life in this facility. It soon became the place I would know as my home. Everyday was exactly the same, I would wake up at the sound of my cell being opened, then lead to a cafeteria where I was fed disgusting food, then taken into a classroom where the teachers would belittle us while explaining what we were. Freaks. Each and every one of us was nothing more than a pox upon humanity... after that class, we were allowed into a prison yard, where we were allowed to converse among ourselves for a period of time before being led back into our cells to repeat the process the next day. People who fell out of line, or rebelled against the situation were taken away by the guards and beaten severely... Slowly but surely, I began to lose my hopes, and with my hopes went my emotions.... Eventually, I met her... Tama's eyes water a bit, but not enough to start producing tears as she continues her story.

During the free time at the yard, another one of the inmates came up to me and began speaking to me, it was... completely out of the blue, as I had never spoken to a person in the facility prior to this girl speaking to me. This girl was different from everybody else I remember there, she walked with an undeniable swagger... and her eyes burned with fierce determination... she was like... a beacon of hope. Tama has a fond look on her face, remembering this girl brings Tama a small measure of comfort. I was surprised when she suddenly began speaking of an escape plan that she and a group of the other inmates had cooked up. I asked her why she came to me about it, and all she did was smile, hand me a file, and told me to read it at night when I was alone in my cell. Later that night, I took a closer look at this file. It had my name on it, and in it was... startling information.

[Kimiwara T]

Kimiwara had a questioned look as she had looked at her. "Startling information? Like what? What did it say? Hn....Do you remember if there were any numbers on the back of pages, or any serial numbers pertaining to the company on the files and file folder?" She felt horrible as she had looked at Tama, as she had no idea as what to do but ask questions. She wondered why this orginization only targeted people of her kind, as she thought that Tama was just a human with special abilities just like herself. As Tama had told her about what happened she had wondered what happened. She knew they escaped, seeing that she was with her now, but she wondered how.

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Tama reflects for a moment before continuing her story, trying to calm down her rising emotions. She exhales deeply, before carrying on. The file contained information about my.. differences.... My breed of human is essentially faster, stronger, smarter, more disease resistant, and overall more capable than normal humans... we are also all gifted with... unique abilities... Within the file, there was a list of... freaks, with the most potential. My name was written in bold at the top of the list. The girl had to have seen this, and came to me directly seeking my help because of it. Tama gingerly places her hand over her heart and closes her eyes while she continues to speak.

The next day, classes were cancelled, so we were allowed in the court yard for the entire day. The girl caught me again, and introduced herself as Miyuki Tano. She extended her hand to me, and immediately asked me to join her... brigade... I wanted to get out of that place, I took her hand... and she led me to another part of the courtyard where people were waiting. The people were a middle-aged man named Keigo, a younger man named Date, a young woman named Keiko, and finally, a small boy named Shun. All of these names and faces were on the list of high potentials that Miyuki had given me. Outside, Tama thinks she hears the sound of cars driving up, considering this is a city, the cars aren't very crucial to her. She continues her story.

For the next few days, I would meet with them in the court yard when we had free time. We would discuss the plan, and laugh... we all enjoyed each others company. At last the day of the plan began. I could sense a few flaws in that plan... but her confidence was.... it was inspiring. First, At precisely 2 AM, Miyuki broke out of her cell via a key that she had made by chiseling the wall until she had formed a key that fit the lock. She had previously acquired one of the white suits that the guards wear. At that moment, a loud noise was heard. Keigo had thrown the bed in his cell against his cell’s bars, and they shattered like ice. The lights came on, and guards filed into the holding area. In her disguise, Miyuki slunk out of the room behind the guards and made her way to the panel that controlled the doors. She pressed four buttons, releasing her cohorts. Tama smiles a little, thinking about it, it almost sounds like a movie.

When the doors opened, the other three members and I slowly filed out of our cells, and alongside Keigo, engaged the guardsmen, with Miyuki popping back into the room to fight the guards alongside us. I, having learned how to defend myself during my periods of time in the prison yard, had held my own well enough that I wasn’t useless during this confrontation. After the guards were defeated, we began our ascent to the courtyard. Upon reaching the courtyard, they were greeted by nearly every guard in the facility. Including... the warden himself decked out in his full regelia... then we... The door behind the two girls opens, and suddenly men in white uniforms, file into the room. A man steps out in front wearing a more fancy uniform than all the others along with a fancy little fedora. He smirks, and then steps up behind Tama and Kimiwara, placing his arm around Tama's shoulders.

Oh, do tell. This is my favorite part of your stupid little story. No wait, i'll tell your friend here about it. This is the part where the freak brigade, ran out into the court-yard, and all got gunned down. Every last one of them except, for her. After I killed all these dirty f***ers, I couldn't seem to find our escaped little jailbird here. The man, named Saito is the very same warden that Tama was just about to describe his name can be seen on the silver lapel on his chest, he grabs Tama's face by the chin and pulls it over toward his face. Tama's eyes widen in fear, and her body trembles immensely. The object of all her fears for a large portion of her life is standing right here, with all the cards in his hand. Oh, one move and my friends here are going to blast you both to kingdom come. You and I are going to spend a lot of.... quality time together, freak. Saito releases Tama and then stands up and heads over toward all the guards, when he walks past them, he snaps his fingers and the guards pull out their nightsticks and charge forward to capture Tama and Kimiwara.

[Kimiwara T]

Kimiwara had heard the door slam as she had made no sudden movements. She heard what he said and she had sighed, knowing he wouldn't be able to fend against her. When the man had approached the two she had held the charm and used her spiritual pressure to cause it to grow. She pointed the over-sized machine gun at the guards with night sticks as she had fired at each and every one of them, her bullets the same as before, no ordinary bullets. Kimiwara had made sure to fire at 3 spots on each man, in the stomach in the head and on the leg. She had then jumped and used her stepping stones so she would be at a little higher elevation. Her movements were extreamly fast as her spiritual pressure rose beyond the point that was ever noticed before.

Her voice was cold, filled with hatred, anger, and blood lust as she had spoke to the man "Touch her and I swear I will blast your f***ing brains out..." Kimiwara had pointed the large machine gun at him as she had stood on the stepping stone, her eyes looking at the main named Saito coldly, her expression showed disgust as she had looked at him. She wanted to protect Tama as she had made sure she did.

Kimiwara kept her stance on the stepping stone as she had pointed the gun towards the man named Saito "You're the freak here, who wants to kill someone who hadn't done anything wrong...You make me sick to my stomach.... She had said in that same cold tone as she had kept the death glare at him.

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Tama notices Kimiwara activate her fullbring, thus being able to pull out her weapon and fire upon the masses of guards, but can do nothing to assist. The sight of Saito fills Tama with memories of severe beatings and tortures that she had suffered by that mans' hand. Her memories reflect upon the look of her dead friends' faces, also gunned down by the same man. Is this... my fate? Am I never to be allowed to be...free? After Kimiwara mows down a large crowd of the guardsmen with her weapon, Tama notices Kimi threatening Saito, who bares a look of non-chalant boredom on his face. The men that Kimiwara had gunned down slowly begin to raise, and form up behind Kimi, nightsticks poised for attack.

Tama is still unable to move, her fear bringing her to her knees, paralyzed on the spot. When the once downed guardsmen begin to slowly pace toward Kimiwara, Tama is finally able to call out.Behind you! Please!

With the machine gun pressed at his face, Saito does nothing more than grin, and then snap his fingers once more, prompting all the guards to begin their attack. You see, we do things a little differently where I come from. Our God grants us strength, we cannot be destroyed. Try try try, little bird, you will never defeat us.

[Kimiwara T]

Kimiwara had heard what Tama had yelled out as she had quickly created a stepping stone and jumped on it, being at a higher elevation as she had then yelled "Bullet Barrage!"Just then she had turned around and a barrage of exactly 120 bullets at the men, each bullet aimed at every vital organ that a human had. She had then glanced at Tama with an encouraging smile as she had then looked at the man.

"You know....if God gave a gift...he can gladly take it back..." She had then shot at him with another barrage of bullets, shooting at him exactly 178 times, in the same places as the other men. She wanted to get rid of them, she wanted to see them bleed...she wanted to see death come to them. As she fired at him she had a look of pure evil, her spiritual pressure spiking higher than anyone that has been seen.

Her eyes were wide as her expression was pure blood lust.

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Tama is relieved when Kimiwara is able to leap out of the reach of the guardsmen, while still not hitting her head on the ceiling. Some of the men disappear when Kimiwara lays volley after volley of bullets into them, others simply fall over and stand back up. Tama can feel Kimiwara's smile, but still cannot manage to find her footing, and thus is reduced to simply watching the scene. Am I... weak? Is this all I can do?

At that, Tama notices Kimiwara plug Saito with bullets until he looks quite similar to paste. His body suddenly begins to reform, and he stands there cackling with laughter. Oh, you managed to kill some of them? No matter, I have this building crawling with my men, you'll never get away. Why does a marvelous specimen of human perfection like yourself defend this silver-haired freak woman? You can find a place with us! We're marvelous people indeed! Cast aside that wench and join with us, or else we will have to take you down as well.... think about it. Saito exits the room and makes his way downstairs as the room begins to fill up with even more men. Sensing the situation has turned about as bad as it can possibly get, Tama finally musters her courage and stands to her feet, her spiritual pressure so intense that she can be seen covered in a silver light.

No longer shall I be an onlooker, no longer shall pain halt my actions, no longer shall I give into my fears, and no longer shall you walk this earth in condemnation of the heavens. You... monsters, I am normally adverse toward the taking of life, but you... it is too far... I have to.... stop you... A chakram appears in Tama's hand, and she twirls it about her finger for about a second, as it twirls, the chakram grows larger, and develops blades along the circumference, turning into a Wind and Fire Wheel. Tama's eyes burn with fierce determination as she grips the shaft of her weapon and dashes forward to stab one of the guardsmen in his heart, causing him to dissipate immediately. I cannot stop until all of these abominations have been destroyed... Kimiwara, I thank you for your aid, however it matters not if you wish to fight, if you ever tire of this battle, please retreat...

[Akiyamasan]

Long story short, Tama and Kimiwara kill everything here via the power of friendship and leave.

TOPIC END.