[Video] Even she has secrets. (back-dated to close to the start of the phantoms appearing)

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

*it was one of those days. Kazumi was bored, and she was out of magic dirt, so she decided to make a foray into the wild areas. After all, what was the worst that could happen besides getting some weird wild card effect?*

*unfortunately, she had picked quite the bad time to restock on her supply... which would soon become apparent when a certain silver haired woman suddenly appeared in her path*

Well, well... if it isn't the little yakuza brat.

W... what? *the person she saw... wasn't quite familiar to her, but there was something about the way this person carried herself that...*

Haha... HAHAAHAHHAA! *the woman standing in her way grinned maniacally* Maybe this will jog your memory...

*the silver haired woman merely put a hand over her left eye, but there was only one person that Kazumi knew that had been missing an eye...*

N-no... Kuro...?! You're... Ryouko, she...

Killed me? Hahaha, you really are an idiot, aren't you?! Ryouko was dead once, too, remember? Or, should I say, Ryou?

N... no way... t-that's... the project, you...?!

*the apparition slowly pulled out a couple of knives, licking the flat of one of the blades in anticipation*

She's not here to protect you this time, pathetic little yakuza girl!

N... no!

*Kazumi finally got some reason into her head, pulling the katana she wore at her side free of its sheath just in time to parry Kuro's quick attack... but no sparks flew. The phantom dissolved away abruptly upon impact with a few departing words...*

Weak little yakuza girl... you can't even protect yourself.

*Kazumi fell to her knees, shivering as her katana dropped to the ground next to her*

Comments

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

... Kind of?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

... he... he killed my dad...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you have the right person? That was a woman.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I-I know that!

... but... the things she was saying... I-I mean... there aren't any men here in the Gardens, right...?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Most people here don't vanish like that either.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I-I guess not, but... there just hasn't been any men around here at all, not even during the weird times in this place, right?

... though... if this was back home, there would be a different reason why he's not a guy anymore... but there's no way that'd work on him... it shouldn't... I think...?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

If you recall, the weird times here have given us shadowy creatures, roses and robots, among other things.

[She heard the second part, but doesn't press into it.]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

... yeah, but... l-listen, I just... I just know it was him, okay...?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

... Okay.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

... s-so, um...

...

... how much did you hear, anyway...?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Mostly "pathetic little yakuza girl".

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

A-ah...

... w-well, uh...

... i-it's not like I'm... I don't really have much to do with that now that I'm here...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

You assume I really know what that word means.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

... o-oh... um...

... d-don't worry about it... it's not really anything important...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

But I guess I know now why you really wanted to get better.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Ah... y... yeah. Things were bad back home for awhile.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Well, it could have been worse?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah... that's definitely true...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

But I wonder why it vanished...

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I just hope it stays vanished...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Want me to blow it up?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

That is, if it chooses poorly to come back.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

... if the real version ever shows up, you should be careful. He's... really dangerous.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

And I'm a literal monster from myth.