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Inside this JR train to Kyoto, there are humans and inhuman: rats. pests and pets brought along with the passengers, and also
A Demon.
She is a master of decoy. Now sitting somewhere in the 1st class cart, she is waiting for a chance, to implement her train-hijack plan. Why bother to wait? Coz there are two in-ordinary passengers that may obstruct,
Summoners.
But they seem not allying each other, in fact not even knowing each other.
{Sarugami Sama just mentioned that there is one target inside. Seems like I should act more carefully for a smooth operation.}
She reminds herself while taking her breakfast.
Erk! These human food sucks! Kinda like eating trash inside a high class restaurant!!
She pretends to enjoy the food. Yet her mouth keeps watering while "delicious" passengers are passing by her seats, chatting casually or napping.
Almost time! They should be around.
The train just passes a farmland abutting a valley. She can smell her companions. Now she is getting a bit nervous.
Wait! I should stay calm. Otherwise my blood pressure may spoil my disguise!
She just unintentionally grins. Teeth keeps elongating .
[X] just wakes up from an afternoon nap. She seems shocked when finding the nap is indeed an over-run! "Shit!" She switches on her laptop immediately. She knows she may have missed some crucial information on time.
"Damn! The server room is full!" She just found she cannot enter the "Boss-Fight" event hosted by her favorite online game.
"Should I hack into this? ....Forget about it." She knows she won't enjoy the fight in her recent shape. The <Rite> prior to the game is critical, not to mention the pre-function party players messing around inside the Lobby.
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[Oh, dear! Kirigiri san. You still not in~]🥺
[Sorry! I have to go, see yay!]🥺
[Wait! That's awesome!]😱
"Idiot~" [X] smiles while glancing through dms someone left her during her absence.
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"Die in a less dumb way! Simsim!"
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She switches off the laptop, yawns, " Well, Tsuna should have bought me a 1st class ticket instead!" She tries not to disturb the housewife sitting next to her while trying to do some stretching in her seat. Still, she heard some impatient signs.
"Please arrive by this Saturday. You may encounter some hiccups on your trip so get prepared. [II]
P.s. I keep my promise. Your file will be eliminated ETERNALLY after this. And I owe you my farewell meal!"
You better keep your words, Tsuna.
She squeezes through her neighbors and walks along the alley. Human can survive without eating but no without defecation. Also she needs to mend her make-up like a normal high school teenage girl (something she gets herself "prepared" for this secret mission)!
She notices SOMEONE special inside the train! Wait, not one, but TWO! While one signal is pretty strong nearby, the other is looming far ahead.
Then first signal is moving closer and closer and she just sees her,
A female with reddish S-wave, in a classic Burberry rain coat.
Come on~ your look is just too recognizable to be a sus~
Her Demon- Radar never fails. She must either be a Demon or "carrying" something demonic with her - Summoner
"Informations has indicated that the Arch-Demon is acting behind [HOME]'s back. Obviously they have conflicts inside. We may take this advantage to investigate their motives as well as other secrets behind [HOME]. But you should keep this in mind: THIS IS NOT AN ASSAULT MISSION! Avoid confronting your enemies if you can! Our back up team will be standing by 20 miles from Kyoto and can arrive in 30 minutes for emergent evacuation upon your request. So stay alive. For tomorrow train ride, we will conduct biometric and explosive scan before you get onboard.
Congratulations in advance on your accomplishment!
Willis."
Instead of mobilizing via the military force from the Okinawa Naval Base, Robin, the Archer, chose to take the JR train from Tokyo to Kyoto, both to avoid being spied (doubtful indeed) and for the unique train traveling experience as a "tourist" visiting Japan. Surprising this seemed so far a good idea to avoid surveillance from both [HOME], and [HOUNDS]. Yes, though USJ League claims to be an official joint force alliance composed of both Japanese and American Anti-Oni Military members, different bodies contain different hidden agendas that shouldn't and needn't to be disclosed to each other.
"There is no plan, since we don't have any clues of what the Arch-Demon is doing or going to do. So just act accordingly. That s my only advice, Robin." Willis, Robin's senior told her before her departure. " I know very well you can make it, you did and you will always!"
Yes. At least there is still peace here. And I can see happiness and hope on people's faces, unlike in ALAMAN.....
Roars of canon, screams of people and booming explosions suddenly rang inside her head. The air and earth seating gun powders that devoured millions of lives seemed out bursting right next to her!
She knew these very well! They were just illusions that have been dwelling in her head for decades, trying to drag her down and drives her lunatic, every lonely night since she left her country.
Take a deep breathe and calm down. You can suppress them, Robin.
Train arrived. It was a "limited version" of the Shinkansen Hikari bullet train. Commercial advertisement was covering the whole train as per sponsor's design. Passengers (mostly teenagers) were lining in front an anime girly figure 3M print, kind of icon for a candies/snacks manufactory.
Cute. Robin just found the anime icon was wearing a dress made of paper with weird symbols and calligraphy. "Paper Fashion? Nice!" Robin was surprised by such dedicated and innovative design for an anime styled icon.
The warrior stepped into the cart. Robin was wearing a full body classics Burberry raincoat, just long enough to cover her tight-fit combat suit inside. She had limited luggage with her, just a suitcase big enough for several pieces of casual wear.. But she never forgot her vintage style leather shoulder bag. It is always fully stuffed with miserable content that no one has ever figured out what they are......grenade? powerful C-4? Or US newly invented close-combat-weapon? Or may there be just,
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Candies or Snacks?
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"Excuse me. May I see your ticket? Becoz this is a reserved seat (指定席/していせき）." The cabinet crew just approached Robin.
"Sure of coz!"
"Welcome, madam. And please receive our complementary snacks from the sponsor of todays special ride."
"Nice. I love juice gum."
"Yes. Today's service is sponsored by Meiki, an up and coming snacks manufacturer in Japan. And this series of juice gum is their signature product. So, enjoy!"
"Thank you!"
Robin saw a woman carrying bags of snacks and lunch boxes (弁当/べんとう) just moving passed her.
"That pork cutlet sandwich is a good value for money! Nice pick" Robin cannot stopped herself from praising the woman's choice.
"Yeah~that is great! Yummy tasty! Yeah~" the woman was a bit nervous answering in her limited English. "I love chicken! And chicken sandwich tastes yummy!" She struggled to finish her sentence and walked down to the next cart, the first class cart.
"Enjoy!" Robin tried to apologize for disturbing her but she was too embarrassed and left without looking at her face.
Wait? Chicken? That is pork. Hope she likes pork as well
The train starts moving.
Robin rolled up the curtain to enjoy the beautiful scenes outside.
Japan is such a magically beautiful city! The historical nostalgia blends in perfectly with the modern vibe.
WHO SUPPOSES THE FINAL WAR TO BE FOUGHT WITHIN THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY?
Robin shook her head. Think positively! You pessimist！
Well! I need some refreshment.
She left her seat and walk down the alley to look for the catering cart. She bumped into a nice looking teenage school girl.
I should keep eating human food! Otherwise my appetite and thrust for human flesh will spoil my disguise.
The Decoy Master unpacks her lunch box of sandwich right after her served meal.
"Erk! What meat is this? This really sucks!" She yells and smashes the sandwich on the table.
"How arrogant and ungracious you are! You should pay respect to your FOOD!" The old woman sits next to her is scared by such irrational and inconsiderate behavior and couldn't help but to teach her a lesson.
"YESSSS! YOU R RIGHT! I AM VERI RESPECTFUL TO MY....FOOD!"
The mouth of the woman suddenly "splits longer and bigger until it literally opens up her whole face- and a new face emerges from inside of the big mouth. Like an INVERTED FACE!
The old woman squints to figure out what is going on with her neighbor before it is too late to scream in terror.
"AM I BEAUTIFUL~~?"
The old woman is stunned, can't even make a sound.
"TOO BAD!"
The Demon devours her head in one bite!
Yummy Tasty!
Almost at the same time, the ceiling of the captain cart is tumbled while several muscular and furry figures are jumping down from midair outside into the cart, stomping furiously for the attentions of the captain inside.
The door of the captain cart opens and here emerge those huge Ape-Like-Demons!
"WE ARRIVE JUST ON TIME! NOW, LET THERE BE CARNAGE!" The biggest demon yells while his troops have already butchering the hopeless passengers inside the first 1st class cart without his command.
"I AM IN CHARGE! You fool! Get your hands out of my HOSTAGES!"
The "Inverted Face"is driven into madness. She dashes here and there in a sonic speed, tearing, kicking and biting the barbaric troops in order to stop the naughty Apes from upsetting her plan.
Within seconds, only half of the number of passengers are found alive inside the first class cabinet. While the massacre is so horrifying and brutal, countless panic passengers and crews inside the right-next cabinet are screaming and fleeing for lives!
"Stay here and wait for my command, you fool! If you don't want to risk your life!" The Inverted Face warns the hungry Apes that try to chase the passenger crowd. "Death is waiting beyond this door for those careless enough."
"The Summoner is here, right?"
"Not ONE, TWO DOWN THERE!" The Inverted Face then drives the survivors into the conductors cabinet while the train master is too scared neither to have made any announcement to the passengers inside nor sending request for assistance or rescue from the control centre.
"Yes! Good Boy! Just focus on your drive!" The Inverted Face gets close to the petrified train master and speaks softly face-to-FACE.
"And you, Saru, go get the Summoner now! MY CURSED ONES will back you up!"
"Mind your words, you grassroots Onna. We Kami don't act upon your order. We just follow our Lord's instruction!"
"Go tell my Master, you animal. See who really pulls the string."
The Ape Leader grumps but dares not to fight back. He turns and storms through the cabin door. His troops follow him. While he is about to charge, the corpses or remains of the dead lying on the ground get up and crawl towards the Apes, with creepiest moans.
THE DECEASED ARE CURSED! THEY TURN INTO ZOMBIES
Meanwhile Robin has witnessed desperate passengers flooding from the cabins ahead,
"MONSTERS! They just slaughtered many passengers in the 1st class cabinet! Run, run for your life!"
"What about the captain? Is he still alive!" Robin tries to stop one fleeing passenger who struggles to avoid her grab and scolds,
"Go find yourself! If you dare!" And he dashes towards the next cabin.
Robin goes to the emergency intercom inside the cabin and tries to speak to the captain,
"COME! RED HEAD! We are waiting for you! You better hurry before I start FEASTING ON HOSTAGES!"
Robin just notices the train doesn't decelerate. It by passes the upcoming stop in full speed that almost drags some scatterbrained on the platform tending to get on board the runaway train!
"Shit! They have kidnapped the captain already!"
Robin takes off her raincoat when all the passengers had fled. Golden sparkles shimmer while a long bow floating in midair in front of the Summer. She grabs the bow and presses the back of her ear. There is micro communication devices implanted inside her ears.
"I need immediate information about the situation of the train. It is hijacked by Demons right now. Targets have kidnapped the captain and some passengers, probably hiding in the driver's cart, roger."
"............"No response from the other side.
Wait! The device implanted in my ears are from the most advanced transmittal technology by US Military, which can function even in the most extreme environment (e.g. Atlantic Ocean seabed, miles deep cavern etc). There is no way it can not function here. And I remembered that this train has undergone a detailed scan before departure. No interfering devices were detected as well.
But the Demons don't wait. The Ape leader and his troop, together with those CURSED ZOMBIES have reached the cabin door right in front of Robin.
Robin pulls the string and a "lighting arrow" is materialized and loaded at the riser. She is ready for the WAR!
Meanwhile in another cabin, [X] has witnessed refugees just rushing from both directions. At first refugees screamed and rushed from her back towards the 1st cart. Strangely, all of a sudden, crowds just rush back and finally all jam in the cabin where she has kept stationed without even moving away from her seat. Desperate passengers starts locking up the cabin doors, forbidding other fleeing passengers or SOMETHING ELSE from entering this overcrowded refuge area.
[X] knows what is happening. Only thing she is curious about is whether the SUMMONER HAS STARTED DEFENCE YET.
But she has no spare time to wonder. Screams, followed by bumping on the locked door on her back, [X] sees swarm of refugees trying to break into her cabin.
"OPEN THE DOOR! OPEN IT PLEASE!!!!"
Kirigiri leaves her seat, opens the door and let them rush in.
SHE HATES SEEING PEOPLE BEGGING LIKE PUPPIES!
"Now! What the heck are these !?"
Dark cabins lie ahead towards the far end. Sparks from broken ceiling light tubes and torn electric wire, accompany with those greedy and evil shimmering eyes, hiding in the darkest. Kirigiri knows,
They are like no other demons! These things, ARE DANGEROUS.
She moves herself into the empty cabin behind after the last refugee has entered the "refuge cabin", turns and locks herself. Then she pulls out her classic Glock 18 Semi-automatic pistol from inside of her school uniform, and her self-saw off Remington's V3 TAC-13 semi-auto shotgun (not regulated of coz)concealing under her mini skirt.
"LOADED!" A glowing object blinks beside the girl, with a soft whisper, it vanishes. One can hardly identifies it a LANTERN WITH A BOYISH FACE.
"Good boy." Kirigiri aims at the closest shimmering eyes and pulls the trigger of the V3 TAC-13, A flaming buckshot hits the target hard with a multitude of burning projectiles radiating, penetrating several targets around!
"Grrrrrrrrrr!" It is pretty intimidating, successfully dims the shimmering eyes for a while.
Yet, something LIFELESS are approaching fast instead.
"Zombies?! Ar dis real?"
Here come the CURSED DECEASED , those passengers just slaughtered by the Apes.
Kirigiri fires his shotgun again, exploding several corpses in one shot. However, she just miscalculated:
THE EXPLODED PIECES CAN STILL MANAGE TO APPROACH WITH STRONG HOSTILITY.
"Holy shit! That's disgusting!" Kirigiri unlocks the door behind and shuts herself inside the lobby in between the two cabins, she knows for sure the passengers must have locked the door of the canin she was originally seating at.
While the CURSED DECEASED seem not strong enough to break through the door, the Apes are slowly waiting for the chance.
"Okie! How bout this?! SHOT TO KILL!" The girl yells to SUMMON two of her puppies:
2 X Chōchin-obake (提灯お化け- an Oni in a lantern form with human face) appear on each side of the JR train, flying in same speed along . Their insides grow and shot out light beams towards the interior of the bullet train.
[X] half closes her eyes while assuming the inferno that may burn and massacres all beings in front. Yet, the light beams ARE BEING BOUNCED OFF, not even manage to break the windows of the train!
What the heck!?
She immediately throws a grenade towards the ZOMBIES. It is just a normal grenade yet enough to blast the zombies and the remains into ashes. Though the Apes, can just easily AVOID the blast with limited damages- human armory has least effect on demons. But without the backup of the zombies, these intelligent Onis just stop and reorganize the next assault.
Kirigiri quickly unlocks the door of the refuge cabin (by a high sensitive electric magnet device) and enters. While the pathetic passengers are all scared of possible punishment sets off by this miserable "supergirl" for selfishly blocking her entry, [X] just keeps moving until she stops in front of the door leading to the next cabin ahead.
She is sensing the combat lies ahead:
It is fighting vigorously. But seems one side is keeping retrieving and moving towards her.
Dam it! The Dick Tracy girl can't stop them as well. Shall I join force with her?
"If you wanna stay alive, just follow me!" Kirigiri yells and without waiting for response she leaves the cabin and move forward.
"Let's follow her! She must be some kind of cop or military!" "No she must be HOUND!" "Yes HOUND! HOUND could save us!"
Trashy HOUND! She can't even fend for herself. I am coming for her rescue now. Hahaha.
Damn it! There are too many of them. My Phoenix can easily sweep them out of here. But it may blow the whole train and kills other refugees left behind!
Robin shoots multi lighting arrows at the same time. They fly in parabolic ways forming a lighting web like a protective shield in front of the archer. The web lasts a few seconds, long enough for Robin to dash through several cabins behind and locks each door once she passed through. This should slightly slow down their progression. Then she notices footsteps approaching her from the back.
Firstly she sees a girl in school uniform, yet holding guns in both hands, running towards her, with crowd of refugees following behind her.
"Hey! What lies ahead? Usual onis? Or Ape-like creatures and zombies?" Kirigiri asks. No time for hello.
"Ape and zombies. Same kind of invasion at the back right?!"
"Yeah~ I have toasted some of them. But due to some strange ENERGY FIELD, my DEMONS cannot fight inside the train nor shoot from outside. And I don't think I can fight long enough to vanquish them all in this <subtle> way!"
"Mine can generate ULTRA HEAT WAVE that may be strong enough to burns any objects even through radiation. But if your demon can't shoot through the train, I suspect the heat wave can. Even if it can, it may be just too strong that no living beings can survive inside."("wow! Your demon sounds cool!")
".....we need a better plan..."
The two summoners pause while the refugees start clamoring for immediate action,
"What now?? Save us! Kill those monsters and let us get off now!" "HOUNDS, you two are HOUNDS, right? Then you two should be able to stop this!"
"No! We are not!" The two impatient summoners shout to cease the clamor. They look at each other and just can't help but laugh.
The train goes quiet. Onis are definitely organizing for next wave of assault.
Summoners are thinking of alternative means (apart from 100% "clearance" from inside) to resolve it.
Refugees are praying silently for miracles.
"Now we know that the train is being CURSED by kind of Spell Force that forbidding our demons to be summoned inside, as well as my transmittal to be sent outside for any assistance request, does this relate to the transformation of the deceased into zombies here? The Ape may be hard to fight, but the unstoppable UNDEAD is the far more disturbance!"
"You are right. I have never encountered zombies before. What makes them here?" Kirigiri wonders while switching on her laptop for some <global search>.
"Dam! I knew it. Can't even connect!"
"Wait?....you never fight zombies right. And zombies never exist in Japan. How do Japanese describe ghosts that just [died] and refuse to leave its human bodies?"
"Well....we do have folks of onryō (おんりょう -wrathful spirit). But normally they don't stay inside their remains. They may try to perform exact vengeance to redress the wrongs they received while alive before they can rest in peace..."
"Exactly! They are SPIRITS that should have left their bodies in normal circumstances. But due to some unknown reason, they are being forced to remain inside their human remains! THEY ARE TRAPPED HERE! They are causing casualties and harms not just becoz of their wraths, but becoz of FEAR as well. They feel FEAR that they cannot leave this CURSED PLACE!"
"We should find the source of the CURSE, eliminate it and help them RIP!" [X] just finished assemble another micro gun -an improved version of XM556 which is super light weighed and with more precise aim.
"LOADED!" The Lantern boy twinkles again and loaded the monstrous weapon with spiritual ammo.
"Impressive!" Robin praises. "So the laptop is your Evoker? I always assume they are all in ancient weapon form."
"My friend has modded it. From an original GUARDIAN BELL TO MICROCHIPS that implanted inside this laptop."
"Never imagine this."Robin is fascinated. "And, I can say their Commander must be hiding in the captain cart."
{Ladies and Gentlemen! Another emergency announcement! Your bloody government has just ordered the train company to CUT OFF THE POWER SHORTLY, say within an hour! What does that mean? It means this will soon become a RUNAWAY TRAIN! A 320kph wild horse that sends you all to hell!}
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The pathetic refugees cry and scream in horror. Chaos everywhere. They know they will die anyway, either being slaughtered and feasted, or in a tragic train crash due to non-braking stop.
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{You may still have one chance to survive: Hand out the two suspicious Superhuman amongst you, DISARMED, dead or alive, and I guarantee you all safety. We will slow down this crazy horse gradually and you can all disembark in next stop! Now, ACTION AND BE REWARDED!} -the intercom ends with a wicked laugh!
"What are we waiting for? Just sent them to the monsters!" "Are you nuts!? Do you think they will do this for us?" "They are HOUNDS! They can protect us anyway!" "They are their only targets! Why should we die for them!?"
"Yes, it is clear now that they are going for us. So, are you from [HOUNDS] or [HOME]?"
"Neither of them." Kirigiri smiles and reply.
{Not official yet, but I will quit soon, so I am not lying anyway}
"Then I can assume it's [HOME] behind this." "I think so."
"The question is I don't have any information about any of their members having such capability and power to cast SPELL to conceal BIG OBJECT LIKE A JR BULLET TRAIN?"
{Wait!? Spell casting....there can be ONLY ONE amongst them!}
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"Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" The discussion is interrupted by a horrifying scream.
"Open your eyes! Mum! Don't sleep!" The daughter keeps shaking her dying mum on the ground. The woman shows limited signs of survival yet.
"WAIT! Throw her out of this cabin before she turns to a zombie!" "Yesssss! Get her out of here right now!" The crowd know so well- the woman will turn to ZOMBIE RIGHT AFTER HER LAST BREATH!
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The little girl cries and she covers her mum with her little body while the passengers seize to snatch the dying body like a group of starving jackals.
The little girl grabs her mum desperately - she knows once she lets go, she will lose her forever.
"Just throw them both out of here!" A mad man tries to pull the legs of the dying woman, together with the tiny body of the girl along the aisle towards the cabin door.
"BASTARD!" The man is being punched hard on his face and Robin howls like a lion to scar away the jackals. The passengers now surround the three with both fear and wrath.
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"SHE IS STILL ALIVE! You murderers!"
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"Don't lie! She will die anyway!" "Yes! You useless HOUNDS can't protect us, and don't stop us to save ourselves!" "Just leave us with this dying woman and goes to the captain cart!"
While Robin tries to examine the woman, Kirigiri whispers to her,
"They may be right, if she turns to zombie and we can't suppress her here, we are in trouble..."
"I WON'T GIVE UP ON ANY SURVIVOR, NEVER AGAIN!"
Kirigiri is speechless. Then Robin holds her up, carrying the dying woman on her shoulder and walks towards the back. The little girl keeps crying while following them.
Until they leave the refuge cabin, Kirigiri looks around and sees faces with relief, remorse or regret.
She signs and moves towards the back too.
"What a wonderful trip, Tsuna! You owe me another big meal, seriously!"
"You two will be fine. Just stay here and wait for awhile."
"AAAAAAH...you won't abandon us. Won't you?"
"Never! Sister Robin won't leave you from now on."Robin's heart is aching when she sees the little girl begging face. Then she put down the dying woman softly on the ground. Spray some antibiotics and hemostat on her wound and set off towards the back: where the ape troop and the cursed deceased are waiting for their prey.
"Wait. If you die, I will lose my precious alliance." Kirigiri just enters the cabin.
"You can leave on yourself, [HOME]'s member."Robin replies without turning back.
"WTH...You knew that right at the beginning.."
"I knew it when you lied. You are such a bad pretender."
"I may feel interested about why you being set up by your motherhood,"Robin stops as she realizes THEY ARE RIGHT AHEAD, "but now I need to save them first!"
"You know you can't save the woman. She is" "At least I can save her daughter by stopping her mum turning into a zombie!"
Robin loads her bow and ready to fight.
".....You are seeking the EXIT DOOR- the COLLAPSED ROOF OF THE CABIN THE APES BROKE IN."
"If the train was CURSED by certain spell to forbid the SOUL TO LEAVE THEIR DECEASED BODIES, the ENTRANCE should be the only EXIT to them in this train!"
"Yes! That sounds logical."
"And you may also leave through there. [HOME]'s."
"......I am not lying to you. I no longer belongs to [HOME]." Kirigiri loads her micro gun while animals' roar is heard in front of them.
"THEY ARE COMING!"
The Apes are charging!
"Kyoko, answer me! Kyoko?" The scruffy man keeps yelling in front of his PC, even though his colleagues are all staring at him.
It has been 1.5 hr since Kirigiri's train departed, and 1 hr after he received the last message from her:
"Die in a less dumb way! Simsim!"
Then all rumors have led to hijack of the train by terrorists, demons or even ZOMBIES, endangering everyone potentially that compels the Government to forbid it from stopping at any stations - it may imply nearly 1000 passengers becoming discountable at the end!
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"Kyoko, please don't die!" Simeon suddenly yells and rises from his seat.
"Leave now! Your idiot! Go save your Princess Peach." One of his colleague shouts at the guy.
"I am so sorry. But if I keep wasting my time here I would regret for the rest of my life!" Simeon run away after apologizing. He can heard applauding bursts behind him. He feels encouraged.
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I can save her! I must save her! If the Japanese government doesn't come up with any solution, who else can help?
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The U.S. Military! I know that a special team has arrived in Tokyo to deal with the "Ootengu" incident few months ago. There are numerous evidences suggesting certain linkage between the U.S. Military and the "HOUNDS". All I should do is to supply enough information to them to arise their "interest". Once they are involved, they may do something to assist in the rescue!
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Simeon tries to motivate himself and starts "researching" any information about the presumed <U.S. Nippon League >.
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"Bingo!" As a top hacker behind closed doors, Simeon manages to break the communication code as per "Ootengu" incident and successfully allocate the addresses.
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"S.O.S. My Summoner friend, Kirigiri Kyoko, is now in the hijacked JR Hikari Shinkansen. I am sure she is a valuable asset to you and should be unexpendable by all means. So save her! Before it is too late" -send.
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Now I just need to wait for their reply. Finger crossed!
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Time seems slow down. Minute by minute Simeon is counting and waiting impatiently inside his apartment.
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Damn! 15 minutes already! Should I resend it? Or should I amend before I resend?
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Bang! The door is being forced to open with no alarm. Simeon is being pressed down on the floor with pistol guns pointing at his head, right after 3 mighty foreigners broken into his flat.
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"......you guys are slow. I ve been waiting for more than 15 minutes...."Simeon speaks in fluent English. In game online chat has trained him well.
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"So, don't disappoint us," a huge muscular bald head in sunglasses walks inside, "Mr. Simeon. Or should I call you, Dark Killer?"
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"Ugggg....well....it depends. But firstly, please command you man be more gentle...." Simeon struggles to get up while the bald head gives a sign to his men. Two big guy pull him up like a baby from the floor with his arms still folding firmly behind.
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"She is my best friend. She has saved me once from the Demon's attack."
"You ve mentioned that she s a summoner," the bald head lights a cigarette and begins to smoke, "WHAT KIND OF DEMONS SHE SUMMONED?"
"Lantern like..." "提灯お化け!"
"Wow! Your Japanese is better than me."
"Good." The bald head gives a sign again to order his men to let go Simeon,
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"Call me Bruce, Bruce Willis."
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War has changed. It can be fought in any scale, at any place, with enemies other than animals or humans.
War has changed. It doesn't need to be "won". Indeed, most of the war won't end, they just last forever.
War has changed. But the worst amongst them never change,
It is the war that is fought INSIDE YOUR MIND, between right and wrong, good and evil, present and past, presences and illusions.
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While shooting these furry uncanny enemies, Robin's mind keeps wondering,
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{Does it have to be like this? Does anyone justify what I am doing, what I keep doing, justice and right? Is there any value worths upholding behind these battles?}
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"Watch out!" Robin has yet woke up from her subconscious mind after the teenage warrior blocked a blow aiming at her back with her fragile tiny vulnerable body.
Kyoko hisses and faints on her knees. Robin sees it. Her body and mind is on fire. The remaining 4 apes charge for an all-out-attack: they know this gonna be the last chance for victory over their nemesis, Summoners.
"NEITHER GODS NOR DEVILS CAN STOP ME!" The archer goes BERSERK all in a sudden. She throws her body into her enemies as if SHE IS THE WEAPON! Arrows no longer load on the bow. Instead the warrior grabs them like a DAGGER and uses them to stab and thrust. The Apes are banished from their warpath all at once, to ultimate fear of death and destruction.
This war is ended. Leaving two exhausted human figures lying on the dead bodies of the inhuman.
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They stare at the ceiling of the train, a large opening made previously by the Ape to break into the train.
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"The sky....is blue and cloudless..."Kyoko slowly recovers from pain. The blow may have caused slight bone fracture to her right arm. She has padded and bandaged a steel plate along her injured arm and sprayed some analgesics over it. There is first aid pack concealed under her school uniform.
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While waiting for some sort of reply from her alliance, Kyoko just realizes blood has soaked her uniform dress from the floor beside,
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Robin seems lying unconsciously next to her and blood keeps running out from the wounds covering all over her limbs.
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"HEY! Woke up! Don't sleep yet! Red Head!" Kyoko is hit in panic. This is the first time she feels an overwhelming helplessness and fear that almost freezes the blood inside her body. She knows she may still survive without her alliance: as long as the "entry and exit" proves right. She knows she won't even feel guilty leaving all those hostages, victims behind if she retrieves now. But she feels painful and indignant witnessing this woman dying in front of her.
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Robin is the first ever "Partner" of her. Kirigiri Kyoto used to be the sniper wolf, the lonesome ninja and ronin that faces deaths and nightmares thousand time alone. She knows so well that her death has no to limited meaning to this world. Until she met Simeon, the dumbest idiot you can find in all dimensions of this universe, she started to care about Life, life of herself, life of Simeon and maybe, lives of her Partners or friends, if ever she really has.
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This woman has risked her life to save me, without my permission. How dare !? I won't let her die, FOR ME. Never.
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Tears run down from her face, mysteriously. But she doesn't have time to wipe them. She takes out every gadgets from her first aid pack. Applies everything she can find on this dying woman until blood stops effusing from the bandaged wounds.
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She saves her, in return.
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"......ahhhh......you are right, the sky is so beautifully blue...."
"You IDIOT! Why committed suicide to save me!? Do you think I will appreciate this selfish act!?"
"Selfish?" Robin can now struggle to sit upright. "Hahaha...you sure you know you saying? Funny girl..."
"Stop calling me GiRL!" Kyoko uses her hands to wipe away the tears quickly, yet leaving blood stained on her cute little face.
Robin smiles and reaches out to clean her face with her cuff. Then she says,
"Please open my slant bag..."
"What then, any," Kyoko just did as per request . "mega super last resort?.....WHAT? CANDIES?!"
She just took out a handful of candies from the vintage bag.
"Why on Earth you keep carrying these? Candies!?"
Robin smiles and gets one from Kyoko. Unwrap and takes it. She closes her eyes, seems amazingly enjoyable and whispers,
"They are for KIDS. My lovely kids in my country. I promised them I will collect all kinds of candies from all over the world, all sweetest memories I have from the rest of the world for them. Even though they never have the chance to experience them anymore...."
Silence, like a shady cloud, floats over the two figures. Until Kyoko unwraps another candy and takes it. "Water melon, that's my favorite."
"Best for kids like you....."
"How dare you..."
"Oh! The girl and her mother!"
"Yes! We got to hurry before it is TOO LATE."
They manage to stand up and run to the cabin where the girl and her dying mum are staying.
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"Sister Robin!" The girl bursts into tears when she sees the two injured partners. "Mum! Mum is showing no response!"
Robin holds the dying woman from the ground while Kyoko grabs the girl's hand and says,
"Please come with us. Sister Robin will take care of your mum..."
They go back to the cabin with the big opening on the ceiling. The girl screams while seeing lots of apes corpses on the floor. Kyoko calms her down.
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Robin put down the dying woman gently on the floor. Her eyes are filled with sorrow. She knows the woman will die soon, very soon. Then she hears a whisper from the mother who looks peaceful and incredibly easy and chilled,
" Thank you.... I can now leave. Lara, my little girl, come..." the mother stretches her arm slowly. The little girl refrains from crying, comes close and holds her mother's hand. She knows she has to be good now, she may not be able to listen to her mum's voice afterward.
"Don't cry. My baby. And don't lose hope on yourself and this world.....my time has come to an end but yours has a long way to go.” Cough! Cough! “Forget about this scene. Remember the best moments we shared in the past. And my love," the woman hugs the little girl gently and whisper the last few words in her ear, "will stay in your heart forever!”
The woman breaths out her last breathe. She smiles to the two Summoners as “thank you” and closes her eyes. Kyoko and Robin nod while the soul of the woman vaporizes from her dying body like a wisp of cloud. It rises until passing through the collapsed ceiling and vanishes in the bluish sky.
Lara’s watering eyes shine under the sun. But apart from sadness, they also shine with aspiration and determination.
“Thank you…Sister Robin, for not giving up on us. You have saved mum and me. We will never forget you.”
Robin’s chest is burning and her hands are shaking. Lara’s smiling face is real! Her words are tender and consoling.
Sister Robin, thank you! - joyful laughs and tender voices echo in her head.
"Kalson! Loraine! Max....! I miss you all" Tears run down the warrior's face. But there is no more horrifying roars and thunders of gun and canon. She feels incredibly tranquil and peaceful now.
Lara shakes Kyoko's hand and asks gently, " Sister Kyoko, don't need to cry. Mum will live happily ever after in heaven. I know it."
"No." Kyoko smiles and wipes away tears crawling on her face. "Becoz Lara shouldn't cry. I cry for you." -
Will I cry if I witness my mother or father passing away? Would it be hurting like now? Yet, will I have the chance to figure that out?
The sky is blue. There appears a wisp of cloud straggling up to infinity.
{ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ! Passengers-Summoner, Passengers-summoner, please hurry to the captain cart. I repeat, please hurry to the captain cart! If you don't wanna miss the MASSACRE! The show shall begin shortly!}
"Lara, you should decide now: whether to wait patiently here but risking assault from monsters from outside? Or to follow Sister Kyoko and me, to a battle with man-eaters that we don't have 100% confidence of victory?"
"I will fight with you two!" Lara replies without hesitation, "Dead or Alive!"
Robin and Kyoko smile and nod. "Yes, our destinies are intertwined with each other," they believe.
There is no weak or strong, only victim or survivor.
Together, the 3 warriors swagger in rages for revenge!
"How old are you, Lara?" Kyoko asks while marching.
"13." "I see." Kyoko then takes out a 380 ACP pistol - the best caliber gun of least recoil. "Take it. And shoot upon my command."
Lara receives the pistol with her tiny shaky hand. Yet her eyes still shine with great determination.
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The 1st class cart is almost there.
Meanwhile somewhere between Tokyo and Kyoto, a UH60 helicopter (known also as Black Hawk) is flying in full speed. It is carrying 4 US-Nippon League members plus an nervous "otaku"(homebody)- his body is shaking with spinning mind, hardly ever imagine to be riding on a military helicopter on his way to rescue his Princess Peach.
"This is a satellite photo we have just taken. Apart from the two big holes on top of both ends, tell me if anything sus to you." Bald head Willis sucks hard his Cuba cigar after questioning his special guest. The cabin is filled with a mix of the flavor of tobacco and gasoline, exaggerated by the huge chuff of the whirling rotors. These make Simeon dizzy but ecstatic, and incredibly earnest too.
"That is Moeko, the endorser of Meiki." "Meiki?" "Yes, the wagashi manufacturer."
"So?"
"So....that is her outfit.....I don't remember I have seen this design before."
".....there advertisement did mentioned that the model is a collaboration with an indie fashion designer."
"That s the most sus part. That newspaper-like costume looks so odd and painful on her. Moeko represents <萌Moe> and <中二病Chūnibyō>. This looks too <heavy> to her. And that calligraphy...."
"We have examined that too. It's just some Kanji(漢字）without specific meanings." Willis slowly takes off her sunglasses. His eyes shimmers as if he has already known sth astonishing coming from this otaku.
"燒賣(shumai)? 鬚（bread)? 嘯（whistling)? 多（many)? 牙（tooth)? What the hell do these mean..."
"We have sent these to our decoding master and still haven't come out with any constructive interpretation yet." One of Willis's men says.
"WAIT!" "Yes?" Willis is waiting, indeed.
"SEAL MY SOUL! SEAL DOOR! THOSE WORDS SHOULD BE SPOKEN IN CANTONESE! （廣東話）They are some kind of spell or curse!"
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"Seal door- that's why no telecommunication can be transmitted throughout the train!"
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Willis looks at Simeon with a weird smiling face as a sign of appreciation. He is actually being impressed by such genius decoding by this "otaku" in front.
"YES!!!!" Simeon is on fire. He just thinks he can conquer the world today. "And Mr. Willis, did anybody tell you you looks like Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger？"
"I am," Robin replies frivolously, "but I was also being sent to investigate your colleague."
"Don't tell me is Watanabe Tsuna? He s in Kyoto now?"
"And don't tell me you don't know that. That's fishy...."But the fighters can't go on as they notice that their little companion is shaking tremendously.
Right behind the door ahead, they can smell the disgusting rot of the deceased and the pungent musky apes. Weird enough is the deadly silence that chills your spine.
Robin opens the door. All the chairs inside the 1st class cabin were dismantled and stacked aside like two pillars up to the ceiling. Zombies are yowling yet like being somehow refrained from charging. The Ape Chief stands mighty in the middle with two of his right-hand men waiting impatiently for his master's command. Behind them, the remaining hostages jam just tight enough to hide the DEMON at the last roll.
THE SLIT MOUTHED GIRL （口裂け女）
"Stop now."Meanwhile at the JR Kansai Regional Headquarter, the control center has no choice but come up with the final decision: stop the electricity supply of the hijacked Shinkansen Hikari bullet train, as per order from JSDF, hopefully to terminate the "spread of infection".
The nervous staff hesitates for a few seconds but he knows the consequence so well of any further delay. The train will arrive soon it's destination and the "evil" inside could threaten millions of population of their beloved city.
He roars and pulls the power lever down hard as if to axe the death row with no mercy. All the others have lowered their heads for a moment of silence.
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The Runaway Train will eventually lose control and crash into trash with hundreds of passengers as its Grave Goods!
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Yet, there is still hope lying ahead.
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A mighty figure is standing next to the track, 20 miles ahead of the runaway train. Besides him, 4 people are standing in front of the just landed Black Hawk helicopter, praying for the miraculous moment of salvation.
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"Gyūki！牛鬼!"Willis shouts out while drawing his Evoker out, a giant Tachi Willis named it {King of the Kings 王の中の王}
A giant spider with an ox face appears behind Willis. Almost simultaneously, the train appears in their sights.
"STRIKE!"
The train flies pass the summoner and the demon. Willis's sword reaches out with the tip just touches the train. Shrilling metallic cries bursts with sparks like firework almost burns Willis's hands. But he just refuses to give up. His demon Gyūki, fortressing beside his master, uses its two forelegs trying to slow down the train. Three wriggling fire dragons dance in the air, roaring and blasting horrifyingly to overwhelm the other 4 witnesses almost to deaf!
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"We should just leave a scratch good enough to deform the calligraphy on Moeko so as to break the spell!"Simeon suggested before mission starts.
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Please! Bald Head, please you cut off the spell bond and set free my Kirigiri!
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Simeon fists his hands tight. He knows they could make it! They should make it!
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Right before the war starts, everyone is stunned by the shocking vibration and the metallic shrill outside.
Everybody, except HER!
Roars of gun powder and pathetic scream of victims in millions of nightmares, have gifted her immunity to these catastrophes. Robin, the archer, takes advantage of these few seconds, manages to launch the raid. Shooting down the two Ape soldiers. The Ape Commander, though manages to avoid a head shot, still loses one of its eyes.
Kirigiri is the second to return conscious. Her micro gun has never moved away from its target: the limbs of the zombies. Pulling trigger, the demonic ballets blow away all the movable parts of the deceased, successfully demobilizing them, well, at least for awhile.
"Shoot whatever moves towards you!" Kirigiri shouts to Lara who miraculously remains consciousness and alerted.
Lara grits her teeth in courage and anger and keeps shooting the crawling zombies.
"HOW DARE YOU!" The Ape Commander shouts and dashes towards Robin, swinging his mega fists to crash her skull.
Robin slightly leans her body to one side, just enough to dodge the blow, while manage to move close to her enemy: so closed that the gigantic creature can't even manage to attack.
"EAT THIS! SCAM!" Two arrows appear in Robin's hands. She crabs and stab them like daggers right on the Ape.
The horrifying creature collapses, couldn't even make its last scream of pain: as one arrow has pierced through its throat while the other went straight into his forehead, sending it back to Hell all at once.
"GRRRRRRR! How is this possible!?" The Split Mouthed Girl screams in rages and fear. She keeps moving back into the captain cart. The auto door opens and she reaches the driver's control panel, while pulling the hostages towards herself: all the hostages are tied up all together in advance, a perfect "shield" to avoid any melee or ranged attack.
Robin can glimpse the captain prostrating on the ground, headless, as well as the big hole on the ceiling made by the assault before.
"SO WHAT NOW!? SUMMONERS! THE TRAIN WILL CRUSH SOON AND YOU HUMANS WILL ALL DIE! I WILL SURVIVE AND SEEK THOSE DAMN PRECIOUS STONES AMONGST YOUR REMAINS AT LAST! HAHAHAHAHA!"
They failed.
Willis's "King of the Kings" was bounced back by a mysterious force, so as the Demon. The force was so great that almost dragged the mighty warrior down and towards the 300km/hr crazy horse and lacerated his body into pieces. Yet the warrior fortressed his legs on the ground like piling in order to secure his life.
The train has passed them and is now running towards the next bend, where it will soon go out of the track due to unstoppable brake and crushes into pieces.
"OH NOOOOOO!" Simeon screams and almost faints. But something in his mind urges him not to give up so soon.
"Please!"He is boosting his brainpower. "Level up little Sim! Level up!"
Simeon suddenly lifts and pulls the collar of one of Willis' men. "Move! Get on the helicopter! WE CAN STILL STOP IT!" Simeon runs away after finishes his {command}, leaving everyone miserable out there. "Wait for me! I will be back in 5 minutes!"
It happens so fast that exhausted Willis and his puzzled men couldn't even respond but remains stunned.
5 minutes later, Simeon reappears with something in his hands: two buckets of Nippon Paint, Black color.
"Quick! Start the engine!"The otaku gets on board quickly. "What are you all still waiting for!?"
Willis smiles and yells in joy. He again is being amazed by this otaku: he knows he got a new plan and it will work this time, he believes.
"Sisters! They! They just keep moving!!"Lara's lips and hands are shaking while shooting the {remains} on the floor. And she knows soon she ll be running out of ammo.
Kirigiri moves closed and helps kick away those moving pieces aside.
Robin is desperately seeking an aim at the Boss. But the man-shield is far more effective than she expects.
"Please! Please don't shoot us!" "Let me gooooo!" "I dun wanna die here!!!"
The Split Mouthed Girl is grinning at the back. She intentionally let the hostages shout. To district her enemies. She is counting while examining the satellite map on the control broad -
Within 15 minutes, there comes a sharp bend right ahead. And the train will just ~ ~
She glimpses at Robin's face- those eyes have gradually turning "brutal" - she knows when time comes, she will shoot down the {obstacle} in front and murder her for revenge.
And so, I should flee through the "exit" above now, leaving these humans to DIE!
Then all of a sudden, THEY all feel it! Somethings have changed inside. The tension, the stress and the turbidness in the air have suddenly gone. And Robin can hear a voice in her ears: Loud and Clear!
{Robin! We have successfully removed the Spell Bound! Evacuate immediately!}-Robin can now hear transmittal from Willis via her implanted devices.
But she knows it is still too soon to evacuate- she have to save these hostages, her partner and the little girl who just orphaned-
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I must end this WAR with my hands. I wouldn't let it linger in my dreams anymore! Not again!
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"THROW YOUR SLANTED BAG ONTO THE GROUND!" Kirigiri shouts.
"?" "QUICK!"
Robin throws her precious {souvenir} bag right in front of the man-shield.
Candies rolling off from the bag! Here and there! As colorful as marbles (ビー玉)!
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"Candies!!!! Damn it! Why now!?"
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The Split Mouthed Girl IS FORCED TO LIE AND CRAWL ON THE GROUND TO GRAB THE CANDIES, as if she is possessed.
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Then through the gaps amongst the legs of the hostages, she sees her- her Death- and her name is
Kirigiri Kyoko: code named [X]. The marksman has perfected her shooting position already by lying the body completely on the ground.
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The Split Mouthed Girl eats the ballet but sadly the last meal is far from delicious.
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"Make room for me!"Robin forces herself through the hostages and jumps over the body of the dying demon. She knows the crisis is still there. But there is still hope.
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"I'm gonna use Phoenix to stop the train. Please help me, Kirigiri!"
"But how!?" Kyoko asks, "my lanterns don't have that power!"
"But they can light up my way." Robin jumps onto the control broad. Then she climbs through the hole and kneels outside. The 300km/hr ultra speed almost pulls her reddish hair out of the skull.
"You nuts?! This is too crazy! You won't" "QUICK! There is not much TIME!"
The summoners can almost see the bend. They know they don't have the second chance!
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"Chōchin-obake (提灯お化け)!" 3 X lanterns appear in front of the runaway train, flying in the same speed as it.
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"Red-Head!" Kyoko yells, "if you fail," Robin pauses for the last few words from her PARTNER,
"I will gobble all those candies up alone."
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Robin smiles and says, "Thank you." Then she leaps with all her might.
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"!"Beside Kyoko, Lara crosses her fingers and prays for the big sister.
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Robin successfully lands on the first lantern. Yet the "landing" is too congested for her both feet that her body starts losing balance and shakes unstable.
The girls have to cover their mouths. They know their screams may only shock the heroine.
Instead of adjusting body to maintain balance, Robin leaps again, just before she falls from the first lantern.
This time her feet lands separately on two lanterns. Now, she is about 4 meters right ahead of the bullet train.
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The bend appears in range of visibility. And Robin can hardly see figures waiting there.
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She takes a deep breath, jumps up and makes a 180 degree turn in mid air.
"ARRRR!" Lara can't help but shout aloud. Kyoko covers her mouth with both hands immediately.
The gymnast succeeds.
"Everybody! Get down RIGHT NOW!" Kyoko yells to the hostages while pressing Lara's little body hard down onto the floor.
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"PHOENIX OF TRAGEDY! (難義烏なんぎちょう）！"
Fire bursts behind the summoner. A big bird emerges from the infernal flame, a symbol of resurrection appears with overwhelming spectacle!
"SONIC BOMB!" With the command of Robin, the Phoenix flaps its wings and generate a ultra high speed wave of energy, confronting the 300km/hr crazy horse head to head, tough with toughness! It vanishes, just right after its mission accomplished.
The rebounding waves blow the heroine off. She closes her eyes, imagining herself smashing hard on the ground and turning into pieces,
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What a dumb way to die, she can only laugh to herself.
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But God holds her back. Too soon to end her tournament on Earth.
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Just when Robin realizes it, her flying body is being hold tight by a tiny figure in both arms. In the blink of an eye, mini parachutes eject from the armpits of the girly figure. These braking devices effectively reduce their speed.
Robin and Kyoko now glide like flying squirrels across the peony field.
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It's summer time in Kyoto, a blossoming season for beautiful peonies.
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The Sonic Bomb successfully suppressed the charging train, though it still continues in a notable high speed that may not safely pass through the bend. Inside, passengers scream while the brave Lara has braced herself to prepare for the earthshaking turn-over of the train.
Luckily this doesn't happen.
The Gyuki is more than strong enough to stop the train before it reaches the bend.
Everybody is safe now. But no shouts of joy and relief are heard. The hostages are just too exhausted, mentally and physically.
All that can be heard is the rustling of the beautiful peony field.
"Kyoko San!!!"Simeon bursts into joyful tears while dashing to hug his dreamy girl sitting on the peony field.
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Kyoko is too exhausted to avoid him. Or, she just prefers to be hugged by a human at this moment.
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"Alas!"She whispers softly. "Why....are you here?" Though she has told by Robin already via Willis about Simeon's outstanding {performance} today.
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"Be gentle, boy. You may kill our little princess."
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"Oh! I m sorry!" Simeon releases Kyoko immediately. But everyone can notice his excitement after retrieving his {trophy}.
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"So," Robin just stares at the train, "this is how you broke the spell bound. Impressive."
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Meoko has been splashed black all around her body, from head to toe. The calligraphy on her dress become completely illegible now.
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"Yes." Willis just walks near and is ready to make an announcement, " Mr. Simeon Fung is a genius and on behalf of U.S. Anti-demon Division, I am more than happy to announce his accession as our special tactical consultant."
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"ARE YOU KIDDING??!!" Kyoko, jumping up right after Willis has finished, grabs Simeon's collar and yells at his face, " idiot! You know what it means!? This ant no video game!!! You can die soon! Even if you don't die, are you ready to face those demons alone?! Even if you no fear, are you" "I know. Kyoko, I know." Simeon interrupts with his gentle voice.
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"I cannot resist him," Simeon whispers at her ear, "the big guy had implanted a mini explosive into my spine...."
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Kyoko is stunned. Her face turns from rigorous red to sombre white. Tears water her beautiful eyes but are being withheld to drop.
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"I ....am sorry! It's all becoz you come to save me..." "No! It's not like that! In fact, I am proud to do so, to save the one I live for." Simeon grabs her shoulders trying to calm her down, "btw, I ve never dreamt of being a super hero like now! And I feel pretty cool now!"
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"Stop that... you idiot, how can you still laugh of yourself now."Kyoko continues, "and from now on, I WILL PROTECT YOU!"
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"I am afraid we have different bosses to serve," Willis cuts in and his eyes sparks with fearsome impulses, "Ms Kirigiri, I am pretty sure [HOME] is all behind this. And we need evidence to not to suspect you as a double decoy..."
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"I have quit already."Kyoko says with determination," but sorry I won't offer you any evidence coz I really don't care how you think!"
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Willis smiles as if he really appreciates such answer from the girl.
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Kyoko pokes Simeon's grab and says, "I need to finish my commission for my friend before I can see you again." She then smiles at him and turns to leave. "I shall see you soon! Kyoko!"
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"Hey." Robin stops Kyoko and says, " those candies, I will wait to share with you next time."
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"Then you gonna collect more,I have sweet tooth indeed. And please say goodbye to Lara for me." Kyoko smiles and replies, "and Red-Head, don't make bad dreams anymore."
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Kyoko sets off to her next destination, [X] is now gone, no [X] anymore. Robin knows they will meet again, hopefully neither in a battlefield,
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Nor on a Runaway Train next time!
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"By the way," Robin taking a break before she continues on her journey to Kyoto, "I have never heard about US Division implanting mini-explosive into accedes. Did I miss something?"
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"Well..."Willis smiles ambiguously, "neither have I." The bald head replies while staring at the back of his new colleague with great amazement-
Simeon Fung, the special tactical consultant of the US Anti Demon Division.
