Queen city, people walking around going about their day. Shops and markets. people pulling carts.
Among them a group of of people wearing hoods concealing their faces. They dart down an alleyway and gather out of sight of anyone.
They begin removing their hoods. First is Shinjiro Yokosuka homeroom Sensei of the Bartros Hall Green Class.
Sensei Shinjiro,"now, this shouldn't take too long kids."
Takizawa taking his hood down, "You sure this is okay Sensei, First Years aren't allowed in the outer city?"
Removing his hood next is Kumo, "relax Takizawa, this is Sensei you're talking about after all!"
Takizawa looking at his hands," we still have to wear these uniforms, that sucks."
A familiar voice, "That's because in or out you're still first year students of Dragon's Claw."
Takizawa, "Sensei Moriyama?!"
Sensei Shinjiro, "Hey Sosuke, you made it."
Kumo, {Sensei Moriyama, that means...}
Sensei Moriyama, "We have been here of course,waiting .."
Kumo, "Kishi!"
beside Sosuke Moriyama, Homeroom Teacher of Red Class is one of his students. His name is Kishi, he isn't a social student but one in particular student seems to agitate him the most.
Kumo," Hey, looks like we have our first mission together."
Kishi looking away, "great."
Sensei Moriyama, "this is not a mission, you're simply accompanying us."
Sensei Shinjiro covering his head with the hood and beginning to walk, "whatever you say Sosuke, let's get moving everyone"
They all begin to follow,leaving the alley. Soon after they approach the door of a home. Sensei Moriyama, knocks on the door and soon after a man answers the door.
Just then both Shinjiro and Sosuke bow, "Greetings Senpai, hope you're well"
Kishi, {Senpai, is he their teacher, is this man this strong?}
Takizawa, "Senpai?"
Man at the door, "yes I am well. raise your heads.You two are powerful masters now, much stronger than me."
Sensei Moriyama, "you are always Senpai."
Senpai, "Alright Sosuke ,still so formal while your brother is so casual. Come in sons, and bring your students as well."
Shinjiro, "come on you three, this visit won't take long."
They all are now sitting at a long dining table with Senpai at the head of it. The Sensei are on one side the students are opposite of them.
Kishi, "He called you brothers,Sensei."
Sensei Shinjiro, "oh yeah, he did well we are brothers you could say. Right Sosuke?"
Sensei Sosuke not turning his head, "if you must."
Sensei Shinjiro laughing rubbing Sosuke's head,"oh come on don't be like that."
Takizawa, "so how are you...?"
Senpai interrupting,with his head lowered, "well that is a long story, isn't ?"
He lifts his head and continues, "You boys, you're in your first school year?"
Kishi, "Yes Senpai, the Sensei are our homeroom guardians."
Senpai, "So formal,reminds me of you Sosuke."
Shinjiro, {formal is right, Kishi is only formal with certain people. Can he sense how strong Senpai is or is he just following our lead?}
Kumo. "you must be really strong gramps?"
Sensei Shinjiro,{but then there is this kid, does he ever dial it down?}
Senpai, "Gramps huh? Well I guess I do seem old to you. Well I figured you were in the first training session, the brothers do not have their weapons."
Kumo, "weapons, why would they ?"
Sensei Sosuke, "As school staff we aren't allowed to carry our weapons in the presence of students."
Sensei Shinjiro,"yeah it's for safety reasons."
Senpai, "You didn't tell them did you?"
Kumo, "what gramps, what didn't they tell us?"
Senpai, "your Homeroom Guardians are legends among the Senshi. I'm sure you've heard of one or the other, but together they are..."
Sensei Sosuke, "Senpai, please that is enough about us."
just then several people come in carrying platters of food placing them on the table.
Sensei Shinjiro, "hey, the food is here,enjoy yourself kids."
{Sosuke,relax them knowing isn't that bad}
Takizawa, “Wow, look at all this food! Shirahama would love this!"
He picks up some food and starts eating.
Senpai, "amazing, it just opens up around your mouths. That level of script stitching is unparalleled. The Senshi are a powerful and resourceful force."
As they all continue eating it is without words. Kishi notices something about the adults.
Kishi, {why do I feel tension, if they are as close as they want us to believe?}
Shinjiro, {you're very perceptive Kishi} "I have to get some air"
he gets up and leaves the room
Sosuke, "are you enjoying the meal Gakusei"
They all bow with Kumo saying, "yes Sensei."
Senpai, "glad to hear it."
Kishi putting his fork down looking at Kumo, "Maybe we should be going, we know the way back"
Sensei Sosuke,"You wouldn't be able to get in without someone being alerted to your entrance."
Senpai, "it won't be long now, you have to excuse Shinjiro. Sometimes he gets a bit emotional about things."
Takizawa, "emotional about what?"
no one answers him, it is silent until...
Kishi stands up, "why are we here?!"
Kumo looking at Kishi, "relax, Kishi we're just visiting gramps."
Kishi looks at him, "stop that, you can tell just as good as I. These people have killing intent!"
Kumo, {he's right. I noticed it soon as the old man opened the door.} "Kishi, don't do this!"
Senpai gets up, "it's time to leave this and go to the back garden."
He walks out with Sosuke following and the Gakusei following not too far behind.
Outside Senpai is a good distance away from Sensei Moriyama and the students. He turns around to talk to them.
"I am not bound by any school rule or secrecy Saino..."
He looks to the side, "come Shinjiro, it is fine."
Sensei Shinjiro walks out of the shadows, "sorry Senpai, go ahead."
Kishi, {Sensei is acting out of character, more serious than usual}
Senpai continues as he look directly at Takizawa,"My name is Minato Iwate, Takizawa I request you as observer of this act of Justice."
Kumo looking, "Takizawa what is he...?"
Takizawa kneels, "I recognize your request as observer, damn it. Senpai I will observe this act of justice"
Kumo looking at Kishi, "what is going on here?"
Sensei Sosuke, "some time ago Senpai Iwate found us after our village was attacked. It was brutal, our parents were killed during the assault."
Sensei Shinjiro, "Our clans were decimated during the attack, he took us in." He walks over to Sensei Shinjiro.
Senpai Iwate, "The survivors of their clans rejected them, I had no choice. They wouldn't be allowed back into their respected clans until.."
He stops talking and looks at Kishi and Kumo.
Kishi tightening up his fists, "until when?"
Sensei Sosuke, "until we have vengeance on the ones responsible for their deaths"
They both start walking towards the boys, Sensei Shinjiro, "we traced it back to people of several clans."
Kishi steps in front of Kumo, "I don't know what you're talking about, but you will not lay a finger on him!"
Kumo, "Kishi, I..."
Kishi talking while still looking at the Sensei slowly walking toward them, "shut up, I don't care that they are our Sensei, if they hurt you I'll kill them!"
Senpai,"very honorable, I admire that in someone as young as yourself."
Takizawa still kneeling, "i hate this, I don't want to witness this!"
Sensei Sosuke, "don't you look away Takizawa, you have a responsibility!"
Takizawa,"damn it." {I hate my clan and the fact i have to do this!}
Senpai, "it must be done boy, now twin swords get your justice."
all three kids think at the same time, {twin swords?!}
Kishi, "you, you're the.."
Kumo, "the twin swords, Kishi you remember the stories?!"
He gets beside Kishi both now in fighting stances.
Kishi, "enough to know if we fight them,we will die."
Sensei stop within a few feet of them and Sosuke Moriyama begins to speak,"we are honor bound to get final justice on each and every person responsible..."
Kumo, "we weren't there Sensei...we had nothing to..."
Sensei Shinjiro, "we take from them, their children. make them feel what we felt losing our families. Then we take their lives after they have suffered for a while."
Kishi staring at the Sensei, "Moriyama and Yokosuka, those are not known as assassin clans. We were told they were very honor bound and would do anything to uphold it."
Senpai Iwate, "exactly, which is just as deadly as an assassin, child."
Sensei Shinjiro, "we have hunted down so many over the years, it took time to get to the last. The final act of justice,will be tonight."
Sensei Sosuke steps forward, "Sorry for this Students."
Kishi, "go to hell"{I'm sorry...}
Kumo, {Sosuke Moriyama,one of the fastest killers ever known they say. Shinjiro Yokosuka, legendary ghost he kills without being seen. We stand no chance against them, the legendary Twin Swords...}
Shinjiro and Sosuke are both moving close to the students now.
Senpai, "finally..."
Sensei Shinjiro, "short blade." Suddenly a short sword appears in a sheath that he was hiding under his robe.
Kumo, {that blade,this is it!?}
Sensei Moriyama"long blade"
Kishi, {now he has a blade as well?!}
Sensei Moriyama, "now Takizawa, the truth.
Takizawa, "what, oh right!"
suddenly blood is spilled
Kishi, {I feel the blade cut through my uniform, swiftly then to Kumo as well so quick and deliberate}
Senpai is heard shouting, "what are you doing?!"
Takizawa makes a few signs then brings his hands together.
Sensei Shinjiro has cut both Kishi and Kumo, with Sensei Sosuke just sliced through the Senpai arm. all three are leaking blood to the ground.
Takizawa, "Yobidasu: Hikari no Senshi!"
we see that Takizawa has also been sliced on both hands.
Senpai Iwate, "what the hell have you done?!"
Suddenly a female slowly appears in front of them she is blind folded with body armor of a Senshi and a words on her side. She has one hand with a sign in front of her chest.
Kishi, "what is this?"
Sensei Moriyama suddenly is beside Shinjiro,he puts his hand on his shoulder, "Shinjiro"
Shinjiro, "sorry about the confusion boys, I'll explain later."
Sensei Moriyama and Yokosuka shake their blood soaked blades,sending the blood to the feet of the summoned Senshi. She raises her blindfold and look down,then from side to side at all parties.
A light surrounds them all, Sosuke and Shinjiro light is blue and they both kneel.
Kumo, "who the hell is she? Why are we glowing?!"
Takizawa, "She is Adrestia, the Angel of truth and vengeance!"
Senpai, "you had that child bring her out?! You've doomed us!"
Adrestia looks at Sosuke and Shinjiro, "an injustice a has been done to you both. The blood of the culprit is here among you."
She looks at Kishi and Kumo, they are glowing white. "you two children have the blood of killers but you are not related to the ones responsible."
Kishi, "this light...I can't move."
Sensei Shinjiro, "it's okay, during judgement all present are paralyzed until the sentenced is passed."
She looks at Takizawa, "you have summoned me,you have impunity."
She look over at Senpai Iwate, "you...the stench of guilt is over powering from you." She walks over to him as he is glowing red.
Senpai Iwate, "no, Shinjiro.. Sosuke,sons stop this. You are the Twin Swords you could..."
Sensei Moriyama yelling,"why should we,why should we do anything to stop this?! You lied to us, two little boys that lost their entire families! Then trained us and molded us using this false sense of vengeance, that we were bringing justice to their deaths! What kind of person is that, you..you"
Sensei Shinjiro puts a hand on his shoulder, "don't let him get to you. We found out the truth..."
Sensei Moriyama, "not before we killed so many.. so many people and families. All because of his false information!"
Shinjiro seeing Sosuke gripping his sword, "Sosuke, our students are still here."
Sosuke closes eyes, "of course,"
At the same time, "return." both blades vanish.
Senpai looking at Adrestia, "I didn't know that your blades were always at your call. That explains the rumor i heard about impossible to be disarmed."
Adrestia looking at Senpai Iwate, "you are the last living person responsible for the slaughter of the victims' families. justice must be served any last words of apathy?"
Senpai, "i'm sorry..."
Sensei Moriyama and Shinjiro both look silently.
He continues,"i'm sorry you didn't kill those two little bastards! There clans would have waged war on you, then you would have no choice but to take them out. I have no doubt you would take at least half them before they got the better of you!"
Kishi, {half our clans? Are they that strong,really?}
Sensei Sosuke, "it is over now."
Senpai looking at Adrestia in the eye, "do your worst...bitch."
She takes her sword out and instantly slices him in half diagonally. Just then a rift in the air opens and Senpai Iwate's body swirls with the black light and is drawn into the rift, screaming.
Kishi and Kumo fall to their knees,still bleeding.
Silently Senshi walks over to both and heals their cuts.
Adrestia looking at everyone, "He will suffer at the hands of the souls that resulted of the deaths he caused. This will go on for 1000 years or until he is redeemed."
She puts her sword away and bows then vanishes in smoke.
Sensei Shinjiro walks over to Takizawa, "You did good kid." he helps and is healing his hands as well.
Sensei Moriyama with Kishi and Kumo walk over to them.
Sensei Shinjiro, "let's call it a day."
Sensei Moriyama, "indeed."
Kumo, "wait, what just happened?!"
Kishi, "Kumo, you're so dense at times. Minato Iwate raised them to kill by his orders, under the guise they were avenging their families. He obviously deceived them into thinking our clans were responsible in some way."
Kumo, "really? Then they found out the truth huh?"
Sensei Shinjiro, "well we found out some time ago. He hadn't given us a target in years so we were going to leave it,but then he ordered us to kill you two..."
Kumo, "you had to act? But why bring us to him?"
Sensei Shinjiro, "he can sense killing intent, he wouldn't have let us get close enough. So we brought you, trusting he would think it was killing intent towards you."
Sensei Moriyama, "he didn't expect us to bring you Takizawa. That was very bold of you,Shinjiro to suggest it."
Takizawa, "how did you know I was ..."
Sensei Shinjiro, "actually there are many of your clan at the school."
Kumo, "wow, this is so heavy. Don't worry we won't tell anyone Sensei!"
Kishi looks at both Sensei," Sensei what I said before..."
Sensei Shinjiro, "don't worry we didn't take offense..."
Kishi, "I don't care how you take it Sensei, just know..."
Kumo grabs Kishi's arm and pulls him away, "come on let's go"
Sosuke standing beside Shinjiro, "that one, Shinjiro..."
Sensei Shinjiro, "no those two...are going to be a force."
THE END