A pile of rubble had began to move & fell onto the ground. Underneathe it was a boy with bandages on his arms. "Huh? Where am I?" The boy stood up & looked around. He noticed that he was in a ruined city, very few people around the streets. "Where is this place? ...What happened?" In his mind, he began to see some old memories. "As of this moment, Kain is hereby banished from the Heavens!! Since he wishes to help those inferior beings, send him down to edgebarrow!!!!" A man with wings had said. "Oh yeah. The Seraph.....he sent me away, never to return home. ....But I lost my home....as soon as I lost my mother." A robotic sentry then walked up to him & pointed a gun with a light attachment at him. "Who are you? Identify yourself!" He yelled at him. Kain just stood there looking scared & started to back away. "Identify yourself at once or 'll be forced to shoot!!!!" The sentry said again. Too afraid, Kain began to run away. "Intruder!!!!!!" The sentry then activated a device that set off an alarm in the city, as well as Silvermere corporation.

The agents at Silvermere Corp. responded to the alarm & put all the sentries on high alert. Alert! Alert! An unidentified citizen has infiltrated Edgebarrow. Is not armed, but may possess deadly potential. Everyone, retreat to a safer area. All sentries are to capture this person. If arrest is resisted, shoot to kill., the alarm sounded. Kain grew even more afraid & hid behind a couple of rocks as a few more sentries ran by looking for him.

Mr Albertson paused, his breath catching in his throat. What was that? Was it movement? His features composed, he scanned the darkness of the sewers with his mechanically enhanced eyes. Something was there...But he wasn't sure what.
Silent as a wraith, he crept forward, his revolver packed full of silver bullets held out steadily in front of him.

Drip....Drip....Drip... The sound of water dropping from the arched roof and landing in the sewage beat rhythmically, in time with his own heartbeat. There was no other sound. As he delved further into the tunnel, the movement he thought he saw earlier was beginning to increase. Just a flicker in the shadows... Perhaps, the dancing light a fire would cast.

Yes. It was a fire. The further down the tunnel he went, wading through a thick soup of human excrements, the more he began to notcie the oarnge glow in the distance. There was definitely a fire. But who would build a fire in the sewers? Whatever it was, it didn't belong there. Perhaps, at last, it was his prey. Perhaps, it had built the fire, believing itself to be safe in the bowels of the city, and was now resting by its side in its less dangerous form. Keeping his breathing steady, Mr Albertson approached the light cautiously. At last, he stepped out from the darkness and into the firelight.

There was nobody there. The campfire sat crackling in the center of a small chamber, the floor composed of dry stone. The firelight filled the chamber, the walls dancing with malicious shadows. The celing was about ten metres high, and many small tunnels opened up onto the chamber, giving a creature who had chosen this spot as his refuge many different routes of escape.

Something wasn't right. Mr Albertson's hunter's sense was sending bolts of electricity down his nervous system. He had approached in absolute silence, he knew that for certain. And his scent would have been masked by the stench of raw sewage. How had it escaped? He looked down at the fire. It seemed to smile tauntingly at him as it chuckled away on its sticks of dry wood. Why had the creature contsructed a fire? He knew there kind had no love of the heat...It must have been a diversion. Something to lure him in.

A trap. Just as he reached the conclusion, he heard a growl from behind him, and sensed a body hurl towards him at a vicious speed. He reacted instantly, dropping to the ground.The creature soared over his head, lashing out with its claws as it did so, one of them catching his revolver and sending it spinning away from him. Mr Albertson hit the cold ground hard, but spun to his feet with feline agility. He stood up tall, appraising his assailant.

The size of a grizzly bear, the werewolf crouched on all fours before him, its hackles raised and dagger-like teeth bared. Red-tinted saliva frothed at its mouth, and its eyes were a deep amber, fixed on his with cruel intent. There was no fat on the creature, its wolven limbs rippling with thick muscle.

The agent smiled. " Found you."

With a savage growl, the wolf pounced at him, its hooked claws lashing out before it. Mr Albertson reacted with all the skill of a professional demon hunter. Leaping several metres into the air, he spun back on himself, landing on the wolf's back as it landed, claws outstretched, on the spot he had only recently vacated.

Close one. Catching the wolf off balance, Mr Albertson reached down form its back and wrapped his powerful arms aorund its thick, muscled neck, squeezing tight. The wolf wheezed and lashed out in all directions, attempting to buck him off. But without success. In a last, desperate gambit, the werewolf bounded forward and leapt at the wall, twisting itself around as it did so.

Now it was the agent's turn to be caught off guard. Anderson cried out in pain as his back slammed into the cold stone, the wolf's weight crushing him against it...And then he fell to the floor, the wolf rebounding.

Scrambling to his feet, Albertson ignored the pain in his ribs as he appraised the wolf. It was pacing behind the fire, shaking its head and wheezing, probably trying to subdue the pain in its crushed windpipe. His eyes darted across the chamber, searching for...There! His revolver, lying only feet away from the best. A revolver loaded with silver bullets, as it happens.

Bolting forward, he cleared the fire with one leap, landing before the wolf. It snarled viciously and, as all cornered beasts do, lashed out with a claw. Albertson dodged around the deadly hooks and delivered a punishing spin kick. The wolf's skull crunched as his foot connected, but the beats was not subdued. It lashed out again with twice the venom. But Albertson was ready. With all the power he could muster, he leapt into the air, over the beast, landing with a gymnast's grace beside his revovler.

The werewolf spun around its malicious eyes fixing on him...Before fear flodded into them. Albertson smiled.

" Go on. I dare you."
The wolf seemd to be struggling with itself. Would it flee for its life or make on last, desperate pounce. Then, resolve flooded into its eyes, and the agent knew which course of action it had decided to take. With all the speed in his enhanced limbs, he snatched the revolver from the ground, cocked it and fired.

Just in time. The handgun was so powerful it smashed clean through the wolf's skull as it pounced, its head exploding into tiny fragments of brain fluid and bone. Dead instantly. The corpse collapsed to the floor, and as it did so, the powerful limbs began to shrink and the hair peeled off, revealing a naked, human, male torso, headless and lifeless. Mr Albertson looked down at it, A glimmer of remorse vanishing as soon as it had appeared. It was not the man he killed, but the monster.

Stowing his gun away in his coat, he took out his mobile and dialled the only number on speedial.
" Albertson." A deep voice answered.
" Doctor. The creature has been terminated."
" Excellent, agent. I am afraid you do not have time to rest. Dispose of the body and then head to the surface. We have another hit."
Albertson raised an eyebrow. " Of what nature, sir?"
There was brief silence. " Well, we're not entirely sure. It wears the guise of a young, human male, perhaps sixteen, give or take a year. Our sources on scene will fill you in when you arrive."
" Understood, sir."
"Good. Proceed."
" Yes sir."
"Oh, and Albertson?"
" Yes, sir?"
" Be careful with this one. It could be very dangerous."
" Naturally, sir. Albertson out."

Kain's ears twitched as he heard footsteps behind him & saw three sentries with their guns pointed at him. "We have found the target. We will bring him to headquarters." The leader had confirmed. "Understood. Just watch your back" a man on his communicator had said. "No!!! I won't go!!!" Kain then held his hands out & in self-defense, fired a blast of light energy out of his hands & blew the sentries away, cutting off their communication from the headquarters. Kain looked around & noticed he had small white wings on his back & flew slightly up into the air & smiled. He then flew further into the city, as the rest of the sentries spotted him & gave chase. "This boy is becoming troublesome!! Where is Mr. Albertson & Ms. Minerva?!" One of the corporation's head agents had yelled to the rest of the employees.

The members of Silvermere Corp. was in an uproar about Kain & his powers. One of the generals then tried to calm eevryone down. "That's enough. Obviously, this boy poses a threat & must be eliminated. We must send out a few of our best operatives. Albertson is on his way, as i've just been informed. We'll send him back up. We'll have Rico & Ms. Minerva accompany him."

Meanwhile, back in Edgebarrow, The sentries began to shoot at Kain & he dodged bullets, left & right, while maintaining altitude & distance from them & other obstacles. "Why are they shooting at me? What have I done wrong?" He thought in his head.

Mr Albertson straightened his tie and neatened his jacket. Perfect. The first rule of hunting was to make an impression. Make the prey fear you. And there is nothing more terrifying than a professional killer.

There was a knock at the door.

" Enter." Albertson said, glancing over his shoulder.

The door slid back and a pale-faced man in military khaki poked his head around the door. A sentry.

" E...Excuse me, sir, the general sent me to ask if you were ready yet..."

Albertson sniffed. He could sense the man's fear. Agents like him were loved by none...Their coldness and disregard for life unsettled the men. Made them appear inhuman. Albertson smiled as he faced the sentry, which seemed to unsettle the soldier even more.

" Has the situation changed, private?"

The man gulped. " Yes, sir."

Albertson nodded. " Very well. Lead on."

The private led Mr Albertson through the white corridors of the field base of operations. The walls were bleached until spotless, and there was an anti-septic smell- like the one you find in hospitals. The base was a nest of activity, giving the agent the impression of a beehive. Armed sentries busied themselves this way and that, and scientists in white coasts rushed passed with clipboards.

The scientists. Well, they were untouchables, to be more precise. Some of the world's most brilliant minds brought together to analyse and study the mysterious force known as magic, and its many secrets. They called them untouchables because normal people avoided them like the plague. They kept themselves to themselves...After all, to betray the Corportation's secrets, whether it be intentional or simply a slip of the tongue in casual conversation, held the punishment of death. At the hands of an agent, actually.

The sentry and the agent arrived at a set of metallic double doors, guarded by two men carrying heavy, autmoatic machine-guns.
" State your...!" The guard caught his breath in his throat as he spotted Mr Anderson," I... I mean...Go right on in, sir."
The guard typed in the seven number digit code 8375010, Anderson's enhanced eyes catching every digit, and the doors slid open. Anderson entered.

He arrived in a large operations room, with many dozens of untouchables busying about there work on a variety of different computers and screens. They all has a strained appearance, as if they had been working for days on end fuelled only by caffeine and sugar supplements. On one wall, a huge screen was built in and, on it, some live action was playing.

" Anderson! At last, please come here." Anderson approached the man who had greeted him, raising his eyebrows in recognition.
" General Root. I must admitt I am surprised to find you here. Are you not only summoned for class 9 cases?"
The general grunted. " That's right, agent. This just became a class 9 case."
The agent's eyebrows raised even higher. " On what grounds?"
" On these grounds. Watch carefully." The general gestured to the viewer screen on the wall, and Mr Anderson watched with interest.

A boy appeared on the screen, young and frightened. His hair was dark and his eyes a crystal blue...But there was something in them that sent Albertson's senses a-tingle. Something not quite human.
"We have found the target," A voice said in a military tone, " We will bring him to headquarters."
Root's voice answered. " Understood. Just watch your back."
The boy's lip quivered, and Albertson saw something terrible stir in his eyes. Something powerful. "No! I won't go!"
The boy raised his hands, and everything went white.

Mr Albertson looked at General Root.
" You see the seriousness of the situation, agent?"
Albertson nodded gravely. " I do. Call the sentries off. They won't be able to touch him."
" What do you plan to do?"
" That would depend on whether you want him dead or alive."
The general bit his lip. " Alive. We've never seen this kind of power before, and we don't know what it is or where it comes from. We need to get a team of untouchables on him."
Albertson nodded. " Very well. Call your men off and I shall retrieve him. Do we have tranquiliser darts at hand?"
The general nodded. " Yes. Strong enough to knock out a grown man."
The agent thought for a moment. " Get the technicians, tell them to make it stronger. Enough to, say, floor a bull elephant."
The general raised an eyebrow. " Are you sure? What if you kill him?"
The agent smiled grimly. " General, we shall be lucky indeed if the darts even give him a slight headache. But we have to try this method first."
" And if it fails?" Root grunted.
" Then we take more...Effective measures."

Kain stopped & looked at the sentries that were chasing him & noticed that they stopped coming after him & put their guns up. ".....They stopped? ...Good. I'm getting tired of this." He said to himself as he landed on the ground. "I was getting worried. I guess your still looking out for me....am I right, mother?" Kain then smiled & looked up at the sky & began to wander around the city.

Rico was awakened by the blaring of horns and the sharp flash of lights. There was a knock on her door as a soldier entered. "You are ordered to report to HQ immediately, there is an emergency that requires your attention" She eyed him disdainfully as she slipped on her vest containing her Desert Eagles. She hadn't been asleep for more then three hours but she needed no more then that. The soldier led her down the hallway, opening key code locks as he went. She knew the codes by heart but let the others think she didn't. It was safer that way. She walked into the HQ. Untouchables were running around like crazy at their computers and it looked like everything was in chaos in the room. The general was standing near a screen showing a boy with dark hair and crystal eyes. It repeated the same think over and over, The boy casting a sort of light and then the silence of two grunts. There was something about the boy, something she couldn't quite put her finger on. He didn't seem evil like the other creatures she killed. She walked behind the general "Agent Rico reporting for duty SIR." She threw up a salute. Tonight was going to be an interesting and long night.

The General looked at Rico. "Ah good. you've arrived. Right now, we are in a class 9 situation. This boy poses a threat to everyone in Edgebarrow. We have called off the sentries because this is too advanced for them. You will sedate him & bring him back alive. You will be accompanying Agent Albertson &, if she arrives, Ms. Minerva. You have your orders. Get to it." The general said & saluted to her.

"Yes Sir" she popped another salute and walked to the armory "sedate him. Good, he doesn't look evil. Killing him without knowing who or what he is would only increase my penance." she made sure no one heard it, this was her punishment to bear. She unlocked the armory and put on her armor before grabbing her TAC 50. She sat down and cleaned her guns making sure they were in perfect order before grabbing a round of the special tranquillizers from the lab and some rounds of her normal silver shrapnel bullets and closed the door. She left for the Helicopter pad where Agent Albertson was waiting for the others. "First as always I see." she took a seat next to him and waited for the briefing and deployment.

Albertson glanced at the girl, raising an eyebrow. " Madam Rico. A pleasure as always."

The rotors on the helicopter began to rotate & lifted off the helipad & began to transport them to Edgebarrow.

A viewing screen came on, showing the general. "Madam Rico, Agent Albertson. Here is your brief:a boy with black hair & crystal blue eyes is located in the center of Edgebarrow & is on the move. His powers are extraordinary & the scientists have diagnosed his vital signs & energy readings are off the charts. That is why you must sedate him with the enhanced tranquilizers provided & bring him back here. we will find out his intentions. Good luck." The general said & saluted, as the viewing screen deactivated.

Albertson chuckled. " Well, little girl, this one looks dangerous. I suggest you hang back and let the professional take care of things." He glanced at Rico and winked mischievously.

"HAH, professional, you merely outrank me.... and I do me rank." she laughed, Albertson was the only one who could ever make her laugh anymore. "Do you have a plan in mind do this. I'd rather not hurt the boy to much so if you don't mind I'll tranquilize him from a roof top once he's found. Think you can bring him in the open and keep him busy. My guess is if he is really that powerful he'll be able to sense the shot coming and these darts aren't as fast as bullets. I'll need you to keep him busy so he doesn't sense the shot."

The helicopter landed near the center of the city & the rotors stopped moving. In plain sight, Kain was in the distance & looked at the helicopter. "What is it this time?" He said to himself. "Whoever you are, I won't let you take me!!! If you want me, you have to kill me first, so good luck trying!!!!!!!!" He yelled.

"shhh, were not going to hurt you and we certainly don't want to kill you." She tried to give the boy her best smile and kind face. She hated smiling but it was necessary in this case. "I'm Rico and this big hunk of old meat here is Mr. Albertson....and who are you?" she tried to look cute. If she was cursed with this body she might as well use it to her advantage and not have to shoot this poor boy. He looked like he had gone through a lot more then just getting shot at today.

Mr Albertson's eyes never left the mysterious boy, and his fingers drummed the handle of his revolver. If it tried anything, he would be ready...

Kain looked at the girl & shook his head. "I won't fall for this trick. I've already had my mothr taken from me, but she's giving me guidance & she is telling me to run, so leave me be. I won't let you take me away!!" He yelled as he started to run away, shooting a blast of energy on the ground in front of Rico.

Albertson reacts swiftly, placing a mechanically ehanced arm on the girl agent and attempting to shove her out of the way.

Thunder clapped in the distance, the sky was dark, the dripping sounds of an already wet alley way could be heard. The alleyway was long and seemed to lead to a dead end, garbage bags and disposals were on the sides periodically through it. Above the sounds of the dripping, a ways into the alley a small whimper could be heard. Then the sounds of light foot steps approaching. Trinity emerged quietly from the light of the opening and walked down the alley and knelled down next to some garbage. Hidden behind the bag was a young woman holding her knees and crying. The woman looked to be her mid twenties with a pink conservative shirt and white skirt on and a wedding band on her right ring finger.

"It's alright now, no one can hurt you anymore," she said to the woman in a soft soothing tone. She smiled towards the woman who stopped crying. Trinity helped her up and looked down at the bag of garbage. Out of it a bloodied hand with the same wedding band as the woman before her could be seen. She then looked back at the woman and smiled once more. "Return now, to your place in the motion of souls and follow the path of rebirth and death again," she added. The woman seemed somehow comforted by her words and Trinity grabbed her scythe and cut a path from there to the realm that souls travel through. She lead the woman to it and the woman walked in and the pathway closed behind her.

Trinity smiled a somber smile and walked quietly out of the alleyway after returning her scythe to its holding place. She walked for a while then saw a boy. A boy with bandages on his arms, dark hair, a light eyes. She knew the boy wasn't human, that wasn't so odd to her there were many races she came into contact with through her life. It wasn't the non human quality that caught her eye, it's what he was doing, running from people. She didn't normally interfere but the boy seemed as though he didn't originally belong where her currently was. She ran to the boy after he shot and energy blast off and pushed him into a near alley and started running with him, holding his wrist in her hands. "Why are they after you?" she asked calmly.

Kain looked at Trinity & wiped his eyes. "....I'm Kain." He said quietly. He blinked & noticed the appearance she had was similar to that of his mother. he then looked down & blushed as he noticed he was looking at her chest. "......."

Albertsson's shove pushed her against the wall. "stop shoving me against walls dammit." She recovered and looked at the boy in time to see a lady with a scythe walk up to him. "shit albertson, we have a reaper." she turned to the reaper. He heard the boy talk to her and say his name was kain. "Kain. That is a reaper. She'll take your soul to the underworld. You'll die." she turned to the reaper "Leave, his soul is not yours to take at this time." She tried to look kind at Kain. She knew she sucked at it and she was sure that Kain knew it too. "Please Kain. I don't want to see you get hurt anymore. I look into your eyes and I see pain, I see someone serving penance. I do not like seeing others in pain and I will not let this reaper have your soul." she crossed her hands in a position to be able to draw her Eagles if need be.

She noticed a light blush but dismissed it and then listened to the woman try to make her seem like a danger. "I mean no harm to you Kain. it is my job to guide souls when it is their time, not choose when they are to die," she said in a calm soothing tone. "I simply wish to help, you seem out of place here," she added.

Kain looked at Rico. "......She looks like my mom. Besides, I don't sense evil in her body. More importantly--" he said & turned to her. "--Why is it your concern? All of you have been trying to shoot me. Well, I won't have it." He then held out his arms, held his head up & closed his eyes, as a large amount of holy energy began to submerge into his body. "I shall become the Savior of this world....." Just then, a crystal blue aura surrounded his body while small sparks of electricity surged from his body & his voice sounded the same, but slightly disorted. "Mother, lend me your strength." He then opened his eyes & they were glowing & his white wings came out of his body.

Albertson, draws raises his revolver and points it at the Trinity, his eyes focused. He curses himself in his mind, remembering he only loaded tranquiliser capsules...Not enough to stop a reaper in its tracks.