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Ever since Yui made that display, a new habit formed that the idol would absolutely refuse to admit to. Every night, especially after they moved Yui into the spare room, Aria would without fail sneak in and use the fish as a late night snuggle buddy. But instead of just silently snuggling the fish, she would talk to her and teach her things and show her the world through her illusions. Aria taught Yui the wonders of the world, the Eiffel Tower, China's Great Wall, another large wall in Europe blocking Germany and Italy off from the farther east - a wall known as the Bismark Wall, one of the new wonders of the world ever since a nuclear war was threatened between Russia and North Korea many years ago. Aria taught Yui all of these things, she showed Yui the ocean, she showed Yui the sky, she even showed Yui space all thanks to the illusive nature of her powers.
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An explosion. "Midori, get Ao out of here!" Shibou yelled. Of the prestigious Tsukasa family that controlled Tokoy's Yakuza Cell for so many years, ever since Ira Shoku came to the stage it had been shame after shame after shame. The Yakuza feared no one, they were brave and strong and could instill fear into anyone's hearts, no matter who they were. But ever since that day, when his father and older brothers were killed by that mysterious little boy with blood tails behind him, ever since his elder sister who took their place was arrested and executed in the dungeons by what rumors called 'Shoku's Black Songbird.' While Loretta was very much a secret, it was well known that Shoku did have another hand. His right and dominant hand was the Black Reaper, but perhaps even more deadly was his always hidden left hand, nicknamed the Black Songbird. All he had left was the two children of the former head of the Yakuza, his now dead elder sister. Midori, the older sibling and the daughter, and Ao, the son, still just a child.
"Uncle Shinobu, we won't just abandon you!" Midori whimpered, holding her arm. It was a secret within the Yakuza that little Midori Tsukasa was a light bearer. She had the power of vines and could make them sprout from her hands to use as weapons and traps as needed. Maybe he would have given Midori to the Freedom Fighters for safety, maybe that would have been the best idea, but that wasn't an option. He just couldn't, because of what this woman said to him before. She called herself K and warned him not to trust the Freedom Fighter's Hime or Mayumi. According to K they were looking for someone to experiment on, and Midori was elgible for whatever they had planned. He wasn't going to let that happen. So of course he would never obey whatever the Freedom Fighters wanted.
He belonged to a proud family that was on it's last legs. But even if the smartest thing would be to join up with his enemies, he wouldn't let them get their hands on his niece. "Midori, the Black Reaper's far too strong, even for you." He growled, standing up, ready to face his enemies. Ao looked confused, the kid really was barely more than an infant. "Then run away with me, Uncle." The girl protested, wringing her hands. "Mommy told me to protect you." Shinobu was widely seen as the weakest of the siblings in his family. The youngest, he was the baby. But now, he was all that was left. "I'll-
And that was when the Black Reaper appeared in all of his full might. "Shoku says it's time to wipe crime out of this city." He clenched his fist, blood tails floating up behind him. "Personally, I don't really care about crime. My orders are to eliminate you and take the girl in with me." He pointed to Midori and grinned. "Do try to make this fun." Shinobu grabbed at his niece by the arm but she twisted herself free, a forest of vines sprouting up from the ground. "Stop!" She screamed, a sword of hardened vines appearing in her hands. "You've hurt enough of my family!"
Then there was a sudden crack from outside and a fire began to spread despite the snow. Raven and Fox were here. "The Matriarch told me to come save you." Raven said, eyeing up the Black Reaper in anticipation. "None of us is strong enough for the Reaper yet, so follow my lead and we can get out alive." Would they follow orders? Still, this was a very surgical strike on Shoku's part. While Raven had the forces to rescue Shinobu and his family, pretty much all of the other Yakuza hideouts were being burned to the ground by various enforcers as they spoke. If the Freedom Fighters didn't lend their aid, by the end of the weak the entirety of the Yakuza would be nothing more than a memory of the past.
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It was another visit, but once again, not from Ira Shoku. Still at least this time she was expecting it to be Natsuo, maybe he was going to give her another holo recording. Aria was supposed to have had a concert this past weekend, right? She was looking forward to seeing it. Ari never got the right to visit because she wasn't an enforcer, so recordings of her concerts was the best Mizu could hope for when it came to interacting with her sister. Of course, the sick girl was oblivious to Aria's nature as a light bearer and as Nemesis in this world thus far. Matsuoka took Mizu to the meeting room and Natsuo was there, looking distressed. Even weirder still he had a map of Tokyo in his hands, but colored in a way that made it look like a game. Was he here to play?
"I bought a new game." Natsuo said with a soft and fake smile. "The Government controls this part of Tokyo here, see?" He pointed to Minato, Setagaya and a few other districts. "And there are three rebel groups. One is especially strong in Chiyoda and Shinjuku." Mizuki was no idiot. That was the HIVE. "The Second one has influence in Koto (Which was where Odaiba was) and Chuo wards." Natsuo explained, describing the Freedom Fighters. "The first is the strongest but the second is dangerous too." He gulped, then pointed out the last of the three rebel groups. "Then there's this one, their main base is in Bunkyo. They're weak and on their last legs."
Her big brother looked at her worriedly and Mizuki groaned. This was so transparent, but she understood why he had to act so roundabout. You never knew who might be listening. "So as the Government, if I decided to do an all out offensive against the third group, what would I have to worry about most from the other two?" Ah, she saw now. He was trying to ask what the smartest move for the other groups to do. That meant Natsuo really was taking orders from someone either from the HIVE or the Freedom Fighters! "If the first and second created a joint defense group to shelter the third group you're going to have a hard time." If Shoku had attacked one or the other, he would only have to fight two enemies at once, since the Yakuza wasn't going to help. But by targeting the Yakuza, there was no reason for the other two to not join arms and fight, was there? She smiled at her big brother cheerfully. "Please come to me whenever you need game advice!" Mizu even outlined a strategy on a good battleground for them to fight on, one that was beneficial for all three rebel sides. The best spot for them to attack would be the weapons stores in Setagaya and weaken the Enforcers on a whole as their best spare weapons were stolen away.