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Izumi Kimura

"Okay, a new sight model, another magazine set and a hamburger. That it?"

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a character in “Sinner's Circus”, as played by SkyCladSaya06

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"I see. Well then--let's begin."





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Name: Izumi Kimura
"Izumi here! Nice to meet you homie!"

Age: 17
"I'm 17!"

Gender: Female
"I'm a guy--wait, that's not right."

Theme Song: Cat Food - Doriko, Wotamin cover
"I say nya-o! Why am I still unable to utter even your name right?"

Side: (Circus/Synchronicity)
"Ehehe...surprised?"

Role: Child of Diligence
"I'm Rin's child! Wait, that didn't sound right either, ehehe..."

Personality: Izumi is very--eccentric and energetic. She has no trouble teasing the people around her, often sticking her nose into others' business, much to their annoyance. She can easily get into trouble which she quickly apologizes for, often with a small chuckle or laugh.

She is also very diligent, much like the Entity that chose her. At home, she is always studying and planning, often looking for ways to help out even in her own, little way resulting in some cunning, and backhanded dealing. Usually responsible for Rin's armament and ammunition orders, she has also gained quite a good negotiating skill, able to strike good deals for good prices.




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Appearance: She has short blonde hair and big reddish-orange eyes. Her incisors are quite sharp, making a smile similar to a shark when she grins. She is quite short, standing at 4'9"' and weighs 42 kg, thanks to a small frame. She usually wears some sort of school uniform consisting of a black, short-sleeved blazer with yellow linings over a white, button-up shirt with a red short skirt and a red bow.

History: Izumi is literally, a foreigner, studying in one of the most prestigious and classiest schools in Friergate. Her parents were huge business tycoons who owned several franchises in their home country. She was studying in Friergate since her family wanted to expand operations in this city but aren't able to yet, thanks to them being wary of Friergate's notorious reputation. She was to study and at the same time, scout for good places to setup shop. They already own a luxury condominium there so, she opted to stay there rather than look for another place to rent. Their staff were locals though so, she once overheard them talking about the infamous, Sinner's Circus which got her interest.

She dug some more information by asking around and doing her own research and learned of the existence of another, opposing group: Synchronicity. She then thought "Hey, if I can get rid of the Circus, maybe our family can expand operations here and have me inherit the entire franchise!" She then searched for this other group, diligently persevering in both this endeavor and her studies. She managed to find Rin by chance and offered to be her catalyst--or Child, as they call them.

Staying with this group though, eventually, their ideals started to rub off her, making her want to beat Circus without thinking of any reward at all. Eventually, she just wanted that all of them survive this ordeal, no matter how hard it is though.

Why did you accept the contract? "Hehe, I volunteered so, how could I not accept?"




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Weapons and Abilities
Overview:

Izumi's strength lies in negotiating and making deals with people, allowing her to supply Rin with all the armaments she asks for as well as the other members, if they ask for it. She is also adept at making false information and documents that she uses to purchase guns and other equipment. She also makes a good accountant. Initially, she doesn't really have any powers or things like that but, she received some physical enhancement after her contract with Rin was forged.

Still, she isn't really a fighter than she is a sponsor so, she doesn't really accompany Synchronicity in their missions, opting to stay behind at their base. Due to the nature of her contract with Rin though, she had developed some uncanny and unorthodox magical abilities.

Her Weapons: - Rin has her carry some weapons in case she needed to buy time to escape. She was taught how to handle knives and firearms but, isn't really good at it. Her accuracy is even worse than Rin, coming in at only 23%.

Spectre M4 - A rare, Italian sub-machine gun. It is rather heavy, weighing in at more than 3 kg, requiring Izumi to use both hands to fire it, though she literally can with only one but not as stable. It is equipped with simple iron sights and a 50-round, casket magazine to eliminate the need for constant reloading. Like Rin's Beretta, it also fires modified .45 ACP bullets with emphasis on stopping power but low velocity. This was chosen so she can use spray tactics due to her low accuracy. It is heavy though, so she only brings it whenever she has to meet with someone to pick up a deal.

Eickhorn Advanced Combat Knife - Izumi carries two of this model with her for self defense. It is a German-made, multipurpose knife that is 355mm long and weighs only 440 grams with the sheath, making it easy to conceal. She isn't that adept at this as well and her skill in using it is just a little bit inferior to Rin's.

Magic: - Due to the nature of her contract with Rin, the magic she gained is also strange by the group's standards. It is nothing too flashy like summoning elemental attacks or familiars but, it gets the job done and compliments her contractor well.

Damage Enchantment - Izumi has an uncanny ability of enhancing normal, human weapons into items that can damage Entities. She uses this on their bullets and knives.

Background Meld - Due to their contract, Izumi has gained an ability that lets her turn completely invisible. It wears off after 10 minutes and requires around a full day's rest to recover. Her invisibility can also be dispelled if someone touches her but, she will only be visible to that person.

Contact - By exchanging hairs with anyone, she can easily contact them, regardless of location. It works somewhat like a walkie-talkie as long as the hair remains embedded within their body, usually within the fingernails. It's more efficient than portable transmitters since it doesn't need a signal and works even underwater. Currently, she has only done this with Rin.


Trivia:
  • The nature of Rin and Izumi's contract is rather different from among the other Sins and Virtues. Instead of blood or spiritual energy, their contract deals with knowledge and resources. Izumi gets the magic and physical enhancement while Rin acquires the knowledge about the world as seen through Izumi's eyes. This is also why Izumi didn't really get too much of an enhancement as compared to other catalysts.
  • Her reasons for wearing her uniform most of the time is that some have taught her that being in uniform makes her seem more innocent and trustworthy.
  • She hides in the cost of the guns within the maintenance cost of their condominium.
  • The reason why she chose this type of contract is because she wasn't too comfortable with the idea of her soul getting sucked. And she's afraid of getting her skin pierced by any foreign object in order to draw blood. In short, she's squeamish.
  • Her face claim is Nio Hashiri from Akuma no Riddle

So begins...

Izumi Kimura's Story

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Character Portrait: Izumi Kimura Character Portrait: Rion Mizorogi Character Portrait: Serpent of Envy Character Portrait: Lily Dawn Evans Character Portrait: Rin Nakahara Character Portrait: Kyori Akiharu
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Friergate City. It had never been really a quiet city, sounds of murder and crimes springing up left and right in the news. You could never be safe in the alleys, or even in the open- There might always be a killer out after your blood, just hiding in the shadows, hiding in the crowd, hiding anywhere.

"Judgement is upon us! Judgement is upon us, I tell you!"
A man cried, as the policemen dragged him into the car. Some people were looking on at the crazy scene, and the others were just walking by, not minding the frantic screams. Just then the TV turned off.
"Ah, what a bore."
Serpent chucked the remote to god-knows-where, leaning back lazily.
"It's always the same, annoying town crier. What's with them and judgement, anyway?"
She was mostly murmuring to herself, not really talking to anyone in the room. No- Maybe she was talking to everyone in the room. She herself didn't know.
"Why's life so confusing?"





"Yo, Rion. You look like you're about to faint."
Rion froze, hearing her split personality's poisonous voice echo in her head. The frantic yelling from the insane man before her wasn't enough, apparently.
"I-I think I a-am..."
Just then the man grabbed at the front of her shirt, staring up at her with wide, bloodshot eyes.
"Please! You gotta help! Judgement is upon us! We need to escape!"
Just then Rion yelped as she was pulled out of her consciousness immediately. From the outside, the girl's face changed into something much more fierce.
"Yo, old man! Hands off me, will ya?"
Shion pushed him away, grinning as the man started to get dragged away.
"No! You have to understand! You have to UNDERSTAND!!"
Shion turned heel, laughing as she disappeared into one of the alleys. Letting Rion back into her body, the girl shakily leaned against a wall for support.
"You didn't h-have to do that..."
"Of course I did! You were about to faint, poor kid."
Rion just sighed at the statement before murmuring to herself, looking around for any possible Synchronicity members. Maybe they could help her- She was kind of lost in the crowd.

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Judging by the scenery slowly sinking into a vibrant orange, the sun had soon reached its zenith in the sky, indicating that it was high noon and was the perfect time for a break. For Izumi, it couldn't have come at a better time.
"Hey, Izumi? Will you accompany us for lunch today?" One of her classmates asked.
"Ah, sorry... I've got some make-up activities I have to attend to. I'll come along next time though."
"Okay. Gee Izumi, this is what you get for like, missing classes for three days straight!" Her other classmate reprimanded her in a friendly way before turning around to leave, waving a hand a Izumi who smiled and waved back. With her friends gone, she grabbed her things and made her way to the door.
"If this was some sort of story from a book or TV, I would be the type who cuts class and transforms into a hero to save the world or something but--"
Sliding the faculty door open, she was immediately greeted by her subject teacher to give her the make-up exams.
"Unfortunately, I'm too commonplace for those sorts of things and have to actually go through make-up exams." Izumi thought of it as she sad down and spilled her wits, trying to finish all of the stuff she missed.




"So, where is Izumi right now? She told me she would be out early but, it's already been twenty minutes and there's still no sign of her." Rin thought to herself as she waited for Izumi to come out from the gates of the school in front of her. Sitting right across the street on a bench beneath an old oak tree, Rin slowly felt the building warmth all over her surroundings, as orange gradually replaced black on the dry pavement in front. The tree was still good so, it was at least able to provide some ventilation for her.
"Judgement! Judgement is upon us!!!"
Rin recalled some weird person chanting that mantra back at a convenience store she visited the last time. She had a sneaking feeling about this. It might just mean that the Circus is back in town again. After her last skirmish with them, she had lost contact with all the members of their own group: Synchronicity. She soon found herself wandering around, coming back to Friergate after some time. For a while, it all seemed uneventful. Until today.
"If the Circus has resumed activity, then it is safe to assume that Synchronicity members might converge here again. If that happens, things are going to be much more complicated for a while."
Rin stood up from her spot and looked all over the place for a moment, taking in everything she sees before chaos sets in. At this point, no one really knows who'll fire the first shots and when they will be taken. In a flash, everything may burn before her eyes. Just like that last time.
"Well, looks like I'm back in the ring again."

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Tired of waiting for Izumi to come out, Rin started walking off. She planned on going to some places to kill some time but, she also didn't want to risk coming into contact with any Circus members. Still, it was broad daylight and both sides had to keep their existence a secret so, she doubts if anyone would attack in a place like this.

Along the way, a bunch of children running around passed her. One nearly tripped on her leg but, got up and continued running anyway. Children can be so carefree most of the time. She glanced at where they had come from. It was a park, with a small pond and a majestic, century-old tree in the center. It also hosted a playground. She walked closer to it and realized how much had changed since she returned two years ago. She sat on a bench, next to a rather, well dressed young man, eating away his snack. Observing the people walking by, minding their own business, she slowly mentioned to nobody, in particular.

"They sure are quick to forget huh? Three years ago, people didn't even have the time to enjoy a nice afternoon like this."




"Oh man! Where did Rin go?"
Izumi was frantically searching high and low for any traces of her Entity. She was asking here and there, searching every nook and cranny of this busy city. She was worried that Rin might get into trouble since she hasn't come out in the city for quite some time. Turning into an alley, she accidentally bumped into a white-haired girl, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Ouch...Oh, I'm so sorry! Ehehe...Are you...alright?"

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"Please. Anyone could be a monster in this city."
Serpent murmured, leaning back lazily. Despite it being turned off, her turquoise eyes remained focus on the now black screen of the television, the words of the crazy town crier ringing in her head.
"Judgement. Judgement. It's what they refer to as the entity that chose us to be Sins, and the one that chose those bastards to be called Virtues. Huh."





Rion squeaked as someone bumped into her. She wasn't that used to physical contact, but at least she didn't topple over like she usually did. Looking over, it was a girl with short, blonde hair- and pretty sharp incisors. Rion took note of that before regaining her senses. The girl seemed to be shorter than her, too...
"O-Oh, um, yes, I'm okay..."
She inwardly made a debate with herself-namely Shion.
"You know, this girl could be part of the Circus."
"There's a chance, but she may also be a part of Synchronicity..."
"My point is, why don't you try hiding your insignia?"
She then realized that her insignia- hidden under her sleeve- could be glittering right now.

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As the sun started to set, the other shades of color in the park started to emerge. A vibrant orange, some nice shade of pale yellow but, what really got Rin's eye was the glowing Cross on the hand of the man beside her. Why it was inverted was unknown to her but, she just can't think of a reason for a Circus member to choose a religious symbol as an insignia.

"Nice scenery huh? So, have you came across with other members yet?"

She heard him ask her. That at least cleared up one thing: He was part of Synchronicity.

"Not really. I myself only came back here around two weeks ago and hasn't left my hideout until today." Rin gave her short but honest reply, keeping her eyes on the glittering pond. Her attention was slightly caught by the glittering insignia of the person beside her, which mesmerized her a bit. Her own insignia was only a variation of her old unit's emblem that she fashioned into a necklace that shines an ethereal silver.

"So--" Rin rose from her crunched position on the bench into a more, upright one as she faced him. "Are you an Entity yourself? Or are you somebody's Catalyst?"




Izumi could see that this person seemed wary of her somehow. She was puzzled: Was she really that threatening to look at? Most people even made fun of her but, this seems to be the first time someone looked genuinely wary of her.

"Ahaha--Sorry again. Anyway, I bumped into you since I was looking for somebody who might have ran off somewhere and I wasn't really looking so..." Izumi apologized again as she scratched her head but, a slight glitter, shining out of this girl's sleeve caught her attention. "What is that? Some kind of glow-in-the-dark bracelet?"

"Anyway, have you seen a girl around here? She's not too tall, blue hair, green jacket, looks like a lost cat?"

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Rion blinked at the question. Thinking it over, she then shook her head at the girl. "No, I don't think I haven't..." Before she could say something else to the girl though, she felt a familiar presence. It was weak, seeing as how the owner was pretty far away, but she could tell by the blue rose bracelet on her wrist. It had served as an insignia of sorts showing that she was the Child of Patience.

"Patience...." Shion's ears perked up at the mention of the name. "Is she here?" "No, but....I can sense that she's somewhere...in this city." She looked around, before remembering that there was someone in front of her.

"A-Ah, do you need help looking for your friend...?" She asked. Maybe she could look for her Entity while she was at it.

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On a building overlooking the busy streets of Friergate, an old man grunted as he stared at the bustling streets below from the glass window separating him from the outside world. He struggled to get up on his back but his age prevented him from doing so, leaving him to be content with just lying down on his comfortable bed. A few minutes later, he felt a presence occupying the room with him. Listening attentively, he heard the soft sound of footsteps, registering at his carpet floor. A woman approached his bed and stared at him blankly, her face illuminated by the moonlight.
"*Cough*, *cough*--Leona? Is that you?" The man managed to recognize her immediately.
"Matthew Vincent, it's been a while."
"Indeed. So, you were still alive? All this time?"
"Yes, I was revived, taking the form that now stands in front of you." Leona leaned closer, her wild eyes staring madly at his. "You do know that I have every reason to kill you here? I can take your life and no one will notice. Not your son who is working overtime downstairs nor those armed guards you've stationed at the lower floors."
"But will you do it? Will you--kill me here?" The old man looked at her with weary eyes. He didn't appear to be scared or anything like that. The old, hungry look of the past was gone. Now, he was no longer the cunning man he used to be, just a weary old man. Leona merely moved away, blending in with the darkness of the room.
"No. I have no need to. I can no longer do anything to you that you haven't already done to yourself. You're already standing at the door of death, all you have to do is to walk through it." Leona finally turned, walking away from the man.
"Leona--will you forgive me?"
Stopping for a while, Leona merely answered a brief reply. "You no longer have the time in your hands. When you die, who is left to forgive you if not myself?" As Leona walked away, Matthew stared blankly at the ceiling, remembering the old days. Slowly, his eyes willed themselves shut, never to open again.
Never...

At the busy streets, Leona tried feeling for her Child's presence around the place. "Rion, where did you go this time?"




Izumi sighed when the girl told her that she hasn't seen Rin around. She did offer to help look for her friend though.
"Ah! You looking for someone too? Then, why don't we try looking for them around the diners? They may have gotten hungry for all we know."
Izumi laughed and walked ahead, motioning for the girl to follow her.
"Come on! Let's go!"

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As the night slowly descended into a chasm of light and sound, the result of the night life starting to reach its climax, the quiet girl aptly moved through the streets, taking care not to attract any attention to her. Raising up the white muffler she wears, she slightly shivered at the cold breeze that passed.

"Winter is starting to come in soon..." Rin quietly moved in inside a diner, to avoid facing the cold outside. Her eyes darted all across the room, looking for anybody suspicious. She had one, efficient way of doing it. Tuning up her Search Eye, she quickly scanned the pockets of the people around. Keys, pens, key chains and finally, a gun. Turning it off, she glanced at the direction of the guy carrying it.

Right off the bat, this guy looked suspicious. He was all covered up and was somehow, harassing the waitress at his table. He pulled her in rather harshly before kicking her off. At this point, Rin's fingers slowly made their way to the gun tucked in her belt. Before she could touch it--

Smash!

The window parallel to the man suddenly broke, like something went through it. The people stood up and immediately headed outside, feeling a bit terrified. Running towards the man, Rin saw a single arrow stuck on his back. Glancing at the direction the arrow was shot, she managed to spy a figure perched on a rooftop, it's slim build tells her that she might be a woman. Rin immediately darted off, heading into the same building this girl was standing at through the fire exit. She managed to get up to the roof just in time as the girl was starting to walk away. Sensing her presence, the girl turned around to face her.

"I'm surprised. You managed to sense me up here. You're no ordinary lady aren't you?" The woman, Leona prepared her Excalibur as Rin reached for her Beretta.

"Attacking an unrelated area, wide out into the open--Sorry, but I can't let this incident slide." Rin aimed her pistol at Leona. Leona's eyes simply narrowed down in slight disappointment. Rin may not have known her personally back then but, she did know a bit about Rin. She had seen her take on the first Wrath, after all.

"I guess the past just couldn't let me go eh?" Leona muttered silently which had Rin puzzled. Seeing it as a sort of opening, Leona fired the first shot, which Rin managed to dodge by a few millimeters. Acknowledging the girl as a threat, she retaliated by firing shots of her own but Leona immediately ducked behind some walls to avoid the bullet fire. Not wanting to waste too much ammo, Rin started to close in with her M-9 drawn, expecting to surprise her through close-range combat. Instead, she was the one that received the surprise as Leona managed to simply grabbed her and hurl her to the ground, making her drop both weapons. Pinning her down, Leona held her at point blank range as she aimed her arrow at Rin's head.

"It's useless to struggle. No need to be so stubborn, Circus member." Leona was fully aware that Rin was not a member of Circus though. It was just easier to feign suspicion on her so, she would get the upper hand. There was no way Rin would suspect her for Circus if she was the one who suspected Rin first.




As Izumi walked around, leading the rather timid lady with her, she sensed Rin's energy, along with another strong, signal coming from an Entity. As it was somehow radiating alongside Rin, she reckoned that Rin might be stuck in a conflict.

"Oh no, something bad might be happening." Izumi muttered. Grabbing the girl's hand, she quickly dragged her with her, heading into the direction of Rin's presence.

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Rion squeaked a bit in alarm as she was dragged along suddenly. It snapped Shion into action, but she stopped the more violent split personality before she could act. "Shion, no! S-She may know where we can find her friend..." "Tch. Sometimes, Rion, you're too kind for your own good." As Rion was about to throw a retort to the other, she blinked as she felt a familiar presence as they neared the building the two Entities were fighting in.

"W-What's Patience-san doing?" Rion glanced up at the building nervously, swearing that she saw shadowed figures radiating the aura of what seemed to be the aura from other Synchronicity members. But why were they fighting? Surely, they're supposed to be allies, right...?"

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"Circus member? You're either daft or delusional. Surely you can recognize someone from your side based from my aura!?" Rin growled angrily as she tried to get up. Moving her arms and legs, she managed to break free but an arrow was shot in her left thigh.

"Not a Circus member? Doesn't matter. I'll shoot anyone who gets in my way, even someone as enigmatic a target as you." Leona answered coldly, her eyes scanning the terrain for any form of advantage she can utilize. There isn't a lot of cover provided by this rooftop but, she did manage to catch a shining object from the corner of her eye.

It was a couple of LPG tanks.

"Let's just bet that they still have some gas in them." Leona charged at Rin, taking her on with just her bare hands. The young soldier was obviously no match for the more experienced mercenary as she was pushed back all the more. Taking a kick to the stomach, Rin was sent flying back into the wall, in near proximity to the tanks. Sensing the advantage, Leona stepped back and grabbed the Excalibur, intentionally wounding herself in one of her arrows, drawing blood. With the magic activated, she fired at the tanks, causing them to explode, with Rin trying to cover herself with her own magic.

"So much for being part of our group."




As Izumi dragged the girl to the location of the fighting, she was startled by the sudden bursts of flame that came from the rooftop. "Aaahhh!!! What's going on?!" Dragging the girl more, she ran up the stairs to see what was transpiring.



"I did it again, Operative No. 34." Leona walked closer to the burning flames, wanting to confirm the kill. Suddenly, she felt a powerful shot graze her left arm by a few millimeters. Focusing on the blazing circle, she saw Rin's figure emerged, scathed but still intact, her right arm holding a 686 pointed at Leona.

"That was close. Although, since you triggered that explosion using your magic, the blaze you created isn't strong enough to kill me as it was quite simple enough to counter it with my own energy." Rin answered as she struggled to move closer, her fingers moving rapidly, arming the next round.

"Is that so? Well then, let's see if you can still survive this--" Leona smirked as she drew a couple of darts and prepared to strike. Suddenly though--

"Stop! What are you guys doing? Don't you realize that if our enemies see this, they'd have a chance to break us apart? Now please keep calm and sort things out in peace, shall we?" A young man bravely walked up to them and asked them to stop. Rin recognized him as the guy from earlier at the park.

"You're--"

"Maybe you are right. I was acting a bit too rash. Although--" Leona tried to read through the boy's eyes. "I guess I can't expect an outsider to know all about my personal demons." She sighed as she glanced at Rin who had already lowered her armament.

"Personal demons? What do I have to do with her?" Rin wondered as she picked up her Beretta lying on the ground. She turned again to face the other two Entities.

"Fine then. Let's all sort this out in peace. But not here." It was somehow a relief to see that the Entity Patience isn't too stubborn.

"Ummm...if you don't mind, we can discuss this at a nice coffee shop I know, ehehe..." The two combatants turned to see a somewhat laughing Izumi as well as a white-haired girl behind her.

"Izumi?"

"Rion?"

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Hikari watched with surprising look as Kyo just jumped onto the top all by himself. "Wow, he can really do that? I wonder if I could too...", he thought. He doesn't know why, but it seems that he has already showing admiration towards his Entity already. After all, Kyo might have live even longer than his ancestors. Through the bond of connection, Hikari knows about Kyo as if he knows about himself and he found it quite impressive.

He then turned to his side and saw another two girls are also standing there and watching the whole fight. It's strange, but somehow, Hikari felt some kind of aura around them. "Maybe they're also the catalysts of the two up there", he thought.

They then headed towards the Entities who are now began to got down from the roof of the house. Hikari saw Kyo smiled a soft smile with him from above, which caused him to blush a bit. He also went there with them to. When Kyo jumped down from the roof, Hikari ran to him. "Wow, you're so awesome", Hikari grinned cheerfully to showed his admiration towards his Entity.




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"You're--", Rin said with a surprise look on her face.

"Yes, it's me", Kyo looked at Rin with a smile, "I'm just passing through. But it seems that you owned me a big time."

"Maybe you are right. I was acting a bit too rash. Although--", the taller woman looked at Kyo's eyes but he still keeping his calm posture as if it was nothing, "I guess I can't expect an outsider to know all about my personal demons."

Kyo sighed and turned to the woman, "For Pete's sake, you're Patience's incarnation in this world. So I hope that you'd act a bit like your title. Now let's get ourselves outta here first before someone found out. There's been enough madness in this city already so please don't cause any more trouble for now. You don't want our identities to be revealed to the whole world, don't you?"

After that, Kyo jumped from the roof and landed gracefully on the ground and the two ladies quickly followed him. Hikari then ran towards Kyo and grinned, "Wow, you're so awesome."

Kyo smiled and and ruffled his Child's head, "It was nothing really. I'm relief to see that you're still in one piece. You're really good, you know?"

"Fine then. Let's all sort this out in peace. But not here." Patience said.

"Ummm...if you don't mind, we can discuss this at a nice coffee shop I know, ehehe...", one of the two girls who had been watching the fight earlier said and gave a playfully laugh.

It seemed that the two Entities were quite surprised when they saw their catalysts though. So Kyo and Hikari went to them. "It seems that most of the Virtues and Children of Synchronicity had answer the call and gathered here in this city. Now, I think we all need to talk and sort things out, do we? Please lead the way", Kyo said.

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"For Pete's sake, you're Patience's incarnation in this world. So I hope that you'd act a bit like your title. Now let's get ourselves outta here first before someone found out. There's been enough madness in this city already so please don't cause any more trouble for now. You don't want our identities to be revealed to the whole world, don't you?"

Leona took a bit of offense at Kyo's statement. Just goes to show how people can easily judge somebody without hearing the full story from all sides. "I'll let that remark slide for now. I merely retaliated back at the danger presented to me. It wasn't me who fired the first shot. As I said, I don't really expect anyone who knows nothing to get me."

"First shot!? I wouldn't have retaliated like that if it wasn't for that heist you pulled off!" Rin growled angrily as Izumi tried to restrain her.

"Rin-san, calm down." Izumi tried her best to restrain her entity. "We'll all talk this out right? So, no problem anymore right?"

Izumi led the small entourage into a coffee shop near the edge of town. It was a small business owned by her family so it their confidentiality was pretty much assured. Sitting across from each other, the two Entities stared daggers at each others' eyes. "Well, I might as well ask you, why you opted to fire on me."

"Because you killed that man at the shop I was in. With several witnesses, I might add. That action could've endangered the secrecy of our existence. Besides--"

"Besides what? You were already there? When would you have planned to take action? When someone is already dead? I'm sorry but, unlike yours, my powers are a little more complicated to use. Besides, that was just one life in exchange for that girl's. So, all is fair." Leona immediately retorted back. Her opponent was still young after all. Still naive.

"So you don't mind killing millions as long as you can save a million more?" Rin angrily shouted back.

"Billions. Billions more."

"Then how would this logic of yours end? When every single human is dead? All humans are just as prone to evil as everyone else. With that kind of thinking, you won't be able to save anyone else."

"You're a hypocrite. You can lecture me about the way I do things if you haven't killed yourself." With that remark, Rin suddenly fell quiet. "Gotcha..." Leaning in closer, Leona stared deeply into Rin's eyes. "So, how many bodies? How many skeletons do you have in your closet? How much blood is on your hands?"

The tense atmosphere was dispelled when their order arrived. Taking a sip from her drink, Leona paused to let her words sink in. Turning back to Rin, she continued. "I understand you though. You're still young. You still do not know the harsh realities of life. I'll just let you all slide for now. Next time you get in the way though, you're as good as dead."

"B-but Patience-san, Rin is also a Synchronicity member like you. Isn't it proper that you become allies? After all, that's what we came here for right? To patch things up with each other? You both have a common enemy so, why not work together?" Izumi questions Leona's decision.

"Allies? All my allies are dead. I don't know any of you sitting on this table now. Just because we have a common enemy, doesn't mean that we can coexist with each other. Our means and methods are too different."

"But the real evil is the Circus right? Not you nor is it Rin--"

"Evil? Who exactly is evil in this world? This is a war, Kimura-chan. There is no good nor evil. Just differences that will never meet a compromise. I, myself is just as capable of doing evil as the most evil member of the Circus. We may be officially created to combat these forces of darkness you speak of but the same thing with them, each of us have our own differences. And that will never change. I'll help you take down the Circus but after that, we're all strangers again." Turning to Rin, she left her a small challenge. "If you still want to, feel free to come after me after this war is over. Come, Rion." Leona called her Catalyst as she exited the establishment.

"So nothing got solved in the end huh? Too bad..." Izumi sighed as she noticed Rin stand up.

"Differences eh? Very well, I accept this challenge. I accept your war." Rin aimed her hand which was shaped into a gun at the door Leona walked out of. Finishing her drink in one gulp, she also exited the establishment, leaving Izumi alone with the two boys.

"Ehehe...the girls are gone. So, who are you people?" Izumi asks the two. She did ask for the shop to open again so, she might as well make the most out of the time.

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"I'll let that remark slide for now. I merely retaliated back at the danger presented to me. It wasn't me who fired the first shot. As I said, I don't really expect anyone who knows nothing to get me", Leona said with disdains. Kyo shook his head, this is the time when he has to stay calm so that he could know what to do to unite the Synchronicity. Rin then yelled at her in anger but her catalyst has calm her down.

"Perhaps I didn't really understand what's going on, because me and my Child just passing through. However, I still don't think fighting each other like that is a good idea. Come, let's go", Kyo said as Izumi - Rin's Child led them to a small café.

"Seems like a nice place", Kyo smiled and said to Izumi. When they walked in, Kyo and Hikari ordered some drink and they just silently watched as the two Entities fighting with each other again, but this time is with words. He then looked next to him and saw a confusing look up in Hikari's face. Kyo sighed, perhaps the boy didn't really ready to face their obstacles since he has been fond of feeling safe all of his life.

Kyo smiled softly at Hikari and ruffled his head, "Come now, don't look like that. You actually looked cute when you're confusing, you know?"

Hikari turned to Kyo and looked at him with a nod, but Kyo can clearly notice his Child's blushes from earlier to now. It seems that Rion - Leona's Child is also confusing right now. She kept silent the whole time. Kyo then turned to her and calm her, "Everything will worked out, some ways. Do not worry."

A few moments after Rin and Leona has throw out every harsh words that they could ever spoke to each other, Izumi interfered and tried to calm the two, but is seemed to be no avail.

"Evil? Who exactly is evil in this world? This is a war, Kimura-chan. There is no good nor evil. Just differences that will never meet a compromise. I, myself is just as capable of doing evil as the most evil member of the Circus. We may be officially created to combat these forces of darkness you speak of but the same thing with them, each of us have our own differences. And that will never change. I'll help you take down the Circus but after that, we're all strangers again." Leona said before she turned to Rin while challenging her, "If you still want to, feel free to come after me after this war is over. Come, Rion."

Leona stood up and going to exit the coffee shop. Finally, Kyo decided to speak up. "Before you leave, may I have a word with you? We all know what the situation is right now and the Circus might act sooner or later. Leona, you think that you've went through a lot in your lives. But remember that, you're not the only one who knows how insane this world is even if you think you've went through it all because you're the oldest around here. I hope that you'll never forget the reason why you were chosen to be the incarnation in the first place. Sure, you state out that staining your hands with blood of the others are for the greater good, you do have a point. But, will you be happy? Are you sure that you'll live on this long, cold and isolated immortality life after all that has happen without feeling just a pinch of grief? Have you ever felt so weak, even though no one is capable of standing in your way? But you're an Entity, and so do we. And I can assure you that as an Entity, we all have one same desire even if we have different purposes to fight, no matter which sides we're on. That's all I'm gonna say"

Kyo then took his cup of coffee and took a sip before continue, "And one more thing, if you think that we're that different, then no one around here would force you to work with us as a team. I don't want you to feel reluctant. Just don't do anything rashly."

With that, Leona took her leave and Rion quickly followed her. "Differences eh? Very well, I accept this challenge. I accept your war", Rin said before she leave too.

"And you", Kyo turned and said to Rin before she left, "never forget that sometimes you can't make decision all by yourself. One wrong step, and you'll fall into the hole."

Then, the coffee shop is now left only with Kyo, Hikari and Izumi. Kyo sighed, no matter how hard he tried, he could never be able to accomplish what he always wanted. At first, he just want to find his sister and help her to find her peace. So far, his goal never changed, but he somehow figure out a way to finish this once and for all, even if everyone around him never going to get along with him what-so-ever.

"Ehehe...the girls are gone. So, who are you people?", Izumi asks the two. Kyo looked at her few moments before have her a smile. It is good to know that at least there are a few people still haven't put themselves over the top.

"Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want", he paused a bit to finish his drink, "so, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city", Kyo said as he leaned his back on the chair. He turned his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. Kyo has seen much madness in this world, and he always tried to deal with them in peace. But this time, Kyo knows that peace won't be the solution anymore. "Guess my short peaceful time is over", Kyo thought.

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"And you, never forget that sometimes, you can't make decisions all by yourself. One wrong step, and you'll fall into the hole."
"This guy--!" Turning to pause a bit, Rin glanced back at the three who were left at the table. "Well, I don't know. I am the Entity of Diligence, the never-ending pursuit to better myself. As I recall, the whole point of the virtue is to well--face things and make decisions by yourself? Bear through everything alone? Don't give me that lecture, I did read the terms and conditions of this contract. Not all of us fights this threat because we want to make the world a better place."

With the entity of Diligence gone, Izumi was left alone with the two guys. He calmly introduced both him and his partner. "Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want" He also took note of her place. "So, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city."

"Well, haha, I'm glad you like it." Izumi soon found herself out of words. She really isn't too good at keeping up conversations. "Well, uh--I can't speak for Patience-san but, please excuse Rin-san for that. I'm actually her third Catalyst now. She didn't really divulge a lot of details but, something bad somehow happened with her first catalyst." Izumi paused there, unsure of whether she'll say anymore about what she knows of Rin's past. Still, she chose to carry on anyway. "Well, she was once a part of the underground military faction known as Sacred Drive. If you don't know about it, it's a group that contests both Synchro and the Circus. They're practically a bunch of vigilantes who just wants to end the feud by getting rid of both factions. I guess, they didn't want to allow Rin and her Catalyst within their ranks when they learned that they were also Entities. That was three years ago, I think. Now, that group has gone silent."

Noticing that the general atmosphere had become dim, Izumi quickly changed the topic. "Well, that's enough for now. So, what are you guys going to do? As Humility, everyone pretty much looks at you like some sort of leader. If you have any plans, you can always contact us here."



Within her room, Rin moved over to a small, oak chest lying there. "That girl, Patience is right. Differences. That's the only thing separating us from the Circus..." As her hands dusted off an object that was lying there, she paused a bit, feeling a sort of hesitation. "Sacred Drive...I still remember our old mantra. "For the preservation of our normal society, we must cast our differences aside and strive for the greater good of mankind." Aokigahara--was leaving Sacred Drive the right choice?" She shook her head as she shoved those thoughts out of her mind. A storm is coming and it is not the time for hesitation. Taking out the last of the covers, she took out the Savage 110 BA she kept hidden there.
"Well, I guess the good thing about guns is that individual differences don't matter. All is equal, in the face of a bullet..."



Walking along with her catalyst, Leona turned to speak to her. "I'm not really the cold-hearted bitch you just saw earlier. I do understand the feeling of grief and regret. In fact, I know it all too well." Leona recalled her past. Killing Misato Aokigahara--Rin's first Catalyst, was the hardest thing she had to do. Burying her past again, she turned to face Rion.
"I'm sorry. I hope you didn't mind being alone for a while. I just had some loose ends to tie up. I guess I should have left you a note."
Worrying a bit about her Child, she felt her forehead with the back of her hand. "Well, it seems that you're alright. Are you hungry? Do you want to stop somewhere for a while?"

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"Well, haha, I'm glad you like it. Well, uh--I can't speak for Patience-san but, please excuse Rin-san for that. I'm actually her third Catalyst now. She didn't really divulge a lot of details but, something bad somehow happened with her first catalyst . Well, she was once a part of the underground military faction known as Sacred Drive. If you don't know about it, it's a group that contests both Synchro and the Circus. They're practically a bunch of vigilantes who just wants to end the feud by getting rid of both factions. I guess, they didn't want to allow Rin and her Catalyst within their ranks when they learned that they were also Entities. That was three years ago, I think. Now, that group has gone silent.", Izumi explained to Kyo about her Entity's past. Kyo nodded understandingly, it seems that he wasn't the only one who has hard times.

"Well, I did know about Sacred Drive", Kyo said, "I fought some of them a while ago, just self-defense, you know. So," Kyo then paused a bit to think whether he should said about that or not, but everyone's gonna find out about it sooner or later anyway, "actually, I did have some secrets too. It's my goal to standing up and fight up til now. To tell the truth, my sister is a member from the Circus, and I've vowed that I will never stop until I found her and help her to free herself. And, I guess that the fate couldn't be more cruel, my sister is no one other than the Sin that opposed me: Pride."

To be able to tell it actually helps Kyo felt better than just kept it to himself. He has troubled himself about that for so long, but now the burden is less heavier.

Noticing that the general atmosphere had become dim, Izumi quickly changed the topic. "Well, that's enough for now. So, what are you guys going to do? As Humility, everyone pretty much looks at you like some sort of leader. If you have any plans, you can always contact us here."

Kyo then gave Izumi a grin, "Oh don't call me that, I'm don't have what it takes to be called a leader anyway. I think we should just go on with our own lives for now until the Circus decided to show up."




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Hikari just sat in silence and watched the whole scene in front of him. Nothing makes sense anymore. Everything happened so fast that he couldn't be more confusing in his life. "What have I gotten myself into...", he thought.

After everyone has left and there are only he, Kyo and the girl named Izumi at her coffee shop for now. Kyo then introduced them to the girl, "Well, as you may notice earlier, I am also an Entity. My title is Humility and this cute boy here is my new found Child, his name is Hikari and my name is Kyori. But you can call me Kyo if you want. So, I guess you're Izumi-san then? It was nice to have a cozy place like this to hang out after a busy day in this city."

Hikari felt warm. He don't know why. They just met a couple of few hours ago and Kyo has already treated Hikari as if they were brothers. He has never has a brother in his life before and he has never felt that someone could taking care for him so much like that. "I think I loved him already...", he thought.

He then take a sip from his drink and finally decided to speak up, "Right, sorry for keeping silent the whole time, all of this is just so confusing that I don't know what to say", he said with a big grin, "your coffee shop is nice, Izumi-san. Maybe I should hang out here more often when I'm not working or at school. It's nice to work with someone like you."

Then, he turned to his Entity, "Uhm, hey Kyo-san... I know this isn't very normal. But...", somehow he felt kinda embarassing, but he couldn't hold it back anymore, "can I call you my oniisan?"

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"Hehe, I'm glad you like it!" Izumi felt flattered at the compliment. Hearing Kyo talk about his predicament seems to be a downer to her.
"Well, that's a depressing thought. Having to fight against a member of your own family... Everyone from Synchronicity do have their fair share of baggage. We're all just good at hiding them." Izumi sighed. She cannot relate much after all. She has no internal struggle, no dark thought clouding her mind. It's what's preventing her from relating to the others too much.
"Oh don't call me that, I'm don't have what it takes to be called a leader anyway. I think we should just go on with our own lives for now until the Circus decided to show up."
"Heh, okay then. Rin must have given you the details on how to reach us so, if anything pops up, don't hesitate to call us for assistance!"




"Okay then. Well, let's go back. It's dark and you might be feeling sleepy." Leona led Rion back to their hideout: a small, bungalow type house within a townhouse area. She prepared her Child's bed before going back outside to keep watch of the surrounding area.



The next day, Rin was walking around casually at the nearby shopping district. The same as last time, she was rather half-armed, bringing only her handgun, revolver and knife along with her. Walking around the place relaxes her, takes her mind of all the things the Entity Patience told her. Her words had a lot of degree of truth within them. She turned as she reached an alley, following that path heading into a rather large mall. She remembered an old "acquaintance" working there. She went inside and into the appliance center.
"Yes, may I help you?" An assistant asked.
"Yes. I'm looking for a black screen TV that can give me a good "overlooking view"." Rin answered with a small smirk on her face. The assistant looked at her slyly before acknowledging the request.
"Right this way please." The assistant led her into the storage area. Moving aside a few boxes, she revealed a hidden door, leading to who knows where. "Your "order" is waiting for you there."
Despite being a wanted renegade by Sacred Drive, she still had contact with some benefactors who sees her as an asset. They were used to using weird phrases as some sort of code between them. Inside the room, an Oriental man, wearing a suit had his back turned on her, facing a large panoramic display of the entire mall.
"Ah, Nakahara! Still fighting the good fight now, are we?" He greeted Rin who acknowledged his presence.
"Good fight? Didn't you say before that neither side is completely good, seeing as none of us are actually humans?" Rin sat at the man's desk, looking at him intently.
"I can see that you did not come here to catch up. So, why visit a Sacred Drive executive who can easily turn you in?"
"The moment you try, I'll punch a hole in your head. Priam, I need information regarding the Entity who was at the Hayashibara Power Incident. The woman who defeated the First Wrath."
"Run into her? All the data regarding that incident was buried by the higher ups. It seems nobody wants to remember it. There might still be some records left at our old base near the train station. You'll need a pass to get in." The man, Priam informed her as he gave her his old pass card. Taking it, Rin turned around to leave. "Rin, regarding Misato, we're sorry. Had we only arrived sooner--"
"I know. Still, Aokigahara died. Doesn't really matter now that three years have passed--" Rin halted her sentence at this. She just stood there, her back turned facing the ceiling. She sniffed some of the air within the room.
"You feel it too?"
"Yeah. Another Entity has entered the premises."

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"Well, that's a depressing thought. Having to fight against a member of your own family... Everyone from Synchronicity do have their fair share of baggage. We're all just good at hiding them", Izumi said.

Kyo smiled, "I think it's better to said it rather than to keep it a secret for too long. But I don't care much really. After all, that is why the Selector has chosen us to be Entities."

"...Rin must have given you the details on how to reach us so, if anything pops up, don't hesitate to call us for assistance!"

"I will. And I think we should make this place as our headquarter or something like that", Kyo said while looking up at the clock, "It's pretty late now. I think we should go. Thanks, Izumi-san. Let's go, Hikari."

But when Kyo turned to Hikari, the boy speak up after keeping silent the whole time, "Uhm, hey Kyo-san... I know this isn't very normal. But... can I call you my oniisan?"

Kyo was pretty surprised to hear that at first, but then he grinned and ruffled the boy head again. "I don't see why not. But let's just leave it until we head back to your apartment, kay?", Kyo said and winked to him. Then both of them stand up.

"And one more thing", Kyo said to Izumi before they left for the entrance, "can we meet again here at 8:00 AM tomorrow? I have something to ask you. Thanks."

Kyo bowed to her gracefully and then left the coffee shop with his Child and then them both headed to Hikari's apartment, which is only a few streets away. What Hikara said earlier didn't really surprise him that much, he always care for his Child as if they were his siblings, because he hope that at least it'd help him to remember the feeling when he's still with his sister.

When they got there and Hikari opened the door, a puppy suddenly jumped out towards Hikari and licked all over his face. Hikari played with the dog a bit and then led Kyo inside and turned on the light.

"Nice apartment, your family must be quite wealthy, eh?", Kyo looked around and said to Hikari. He nodded and then showed Kyo to his room. Kyo nodded to him then went to his room and fall onto the warm bed. It has been a while since the last time he slept at cozy bed like this. Yeah, all he wanted right now is to rest and he will look for the answer tomorrow.

Kyo then got out of the room and asked Hikari who was feeding the puppy where the bathroom is. Hikari smiled and pointed towards a room near the kitchen. Kyo nodded and went inside the bathroom, finally he is able to get his longing shower.

Moments later, Kyo walked out with a towel around his neck to dry his hair. He was that his catalyst is sitting and watched TV with his puppy. "Hey, don't you feel sleepy yet?", Kyo asked. Hikari shook his head as Kyo went and sat next to him.

"Looks, I know the upcoming challenge is going to be hard and I don't know if I can always be there to protect you, but as long as we're still connected, I won't let anything harm you, okay?", Kyo smiled as he gave his Child a soft kiss on the forehead, "I'm off to bed now, and you should too, we have to see Izumi tomorrow and we don't want to be late, do we? If you have anything to ask, I will be willingly to answer tomorrow. So, goodnight for now."

With that, Kyo went to his room and closed the door, then he fall on the bed and quickly fell asleep. He'll be ready for whatever he have to do tomorrow.




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"I don't see why not. But let's just leave it until we head back to your apartment, kay?", Kyo said to Hikari with a smile. Hikari turned his head and nodded as both of them stood up and left the coffee shop. It's quite late now, but Hikari don't have school or work tomorrow so he wouldn't have to worry much. He knows Kyo will be there to protect him.

Hikari then led his Entity back to his apartment. Just as he opened the door, his puppy ran out and jumped to him while licking all over his face. "That's tickled, Mizu", Hikari laughed as he hold his puppy, "you must be hungry."

He then walked inside and Kyo followed him. "Nice apartment, your family must be quite wealthy, eh?", "Well if you think so then yes", Hikari answered then showed Kyo to a room. "Well, this is your room. It's not much, but I hope you like it", Hikari smiled and then took his puppy to give him some food. He took him near the sofa and put some dog's food from the table into the bowl for his puppy. The pet then seemingly enjoy its meal while whipping its tail.

Kyo then walked out and asked for the bathroom. Hikari pointed for him, "It's over there", he said with a smile. Kyo nodded. Hikari looked on as his Entity walked in and close the bathroom's door. Hikari blushed, he couldn't let his imagination to fly that far.

Moments later, Hikari was holding Mizu and watched TV peacefully. Kyo stepped out with his hair still a little wet. "Hey, don't you feel sleepy yet?", his Entity asked and he responded by shaking his head. Kyo then sat down next to him and said, "Looks, I know the upcoming challenge is going to be hard and I don't know if I can always be there to protect you, but as long as we're still connected, I won't let anything harm you, okay?", Kyo said and gave Hikari a soft kiss on the forehead, which surprised him, "I'm off to bed now, and you should to, we have to see Izumi tomorrow and we don't want to be late, do we? If you have anything to ask, I will be willingly to answer tomorrow. So, goodnight for now."

Hikari's face turned a bit red, he nodded to him, "Goodnight, oniisan" as Kyo went to bed. A soft smile appeared on his lips. He turned off the TV and put his puppy down to the mattress and went to his own room. At least he know that he won't be lonely anymore.

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As per Kyo's request, Izumi had the shop close down for a moment, just because he said that he wants to meet up here again at 8:00 in the morning. She sat in one of the chairs gazing out at the confused crowd, wondering why the shop is closed today. Normally, they open at 4:30 to catch the morning crowd but now, three and a half hours later, they still weren't.
"Well, might as well try to think up of an excuse as to why I opened it beyond regular hours yesterday and delay its opening today." Izumi sighed as she took a sip from her iced coffee while waiting for the two boys.




Walking around the mall's corridors, Rin tries to pinpoint the sudden intruder who came crashing in. She had come out of the room through a different passage, known only to members of Sacred Drive. She had a wire with her, allowing Priam to hear updates from her in real-time. She felt the presence close to the appliance center but with the infamous Black Friday Sale, there were more people than normal, making it difficult for her to check who could be the possible unwelcome intruder.

"Fortunately, I have this--" Rin laid her back on a nearby wall as she took a deep breath. Her eyes glowed a pale blue as she used her Search eye to check any uncommon metal items anyone might be carrying. "Keys, keychains, lockets, loose change, a baseball bat? Wait, is that--?" Her eyes fixed themselves on a girl standing in front of a vending machine. Ponytail, eyes that are near the same color as hers and a uniform? She sees harmless and ordinary enough, just a student who probably cut class to meet up with a boyfriend or something--if Rin disregards the fact that her eyes caught sight of almost a dozen pairs of scissors, littered across her belt. Under the power of the eyes, these dangerous objects shone like charcoals in the dead of night. Walking towards her, Rin also laid on the same wall, only a couple of inches away from her. The vending machine was adjacent another larger television, showing some sort of drama soap as demo.

"Hey miss? You look somewhat familiar. Somebody I saw a long time ago." She shifted her gaze to the girl beside her, seeing if that statement caught her attention.
"Ganaha Hibiki, the idol. Do you know her?"

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As dawn approached, the morning light gently shone through the windows onto Kyo's face and woke him up. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up on his bed while stretching his arms and yawning a bit. He has never had such good sleep for a long while. Kyo has a feeling that he'll have a fine life with Hikari for now, or at least when they're not fighting. He taken out his phone and looked at the time. It's only 7:00 AM.

With that, he got down from the bed and took out some clothes from his backpack. Well, technically, his clothes are just all the same ever since he became an Entity. Still, he can't afford anything much, really. After he has finished, he got out of his room.

He looked around, but he didn't happen to saw his Child around. Kyo shrugged, "I don't know, but why all of my catalysts are happened to have a habit of sleeping in?", he thought as he opened Hikari's room door.

The boy was sleeping innocently on the bed. Well, last evening must be really tiring with him, but Kyo can explain to his Child later. He went and unveil the window's mattress as sunlight went into the room onto Hikari's bed. But the boy lazily crawl into his blanket.

"Wake up sleeping beauty", Kyo giggled as he pulled the blanket away from Hikari, "you don't want to be late, do you?"

Hikari sat up and stretched his arms while yawning, his hair is pretty much tangled, "Alright, I'm getting up", he still kept his eyes closed, "didn't you say it was 8:00 AM? Why so early?"

"Don't be lazy, you don't want to be a bad brother didn't you?", Kyo laughed as he patted Hikari's head, "now be nice to your oniisan or you'll be punish."

"Yeah yeah, very funny. I want you to be my oniisan, not my okaasama", Hikari said while gave Kyo a soft smile, "so why we need to meet Izumi-san anyway? If you want to go and see around, I can help you."

"Well yes, but it is better to go as a group so that we can counter if we happen to come across the Circus. I have an uneasy feeling that they're going to act today", Kyo said.

"Okay, I'll get dressed", Hikari stepped off his bed and took some clothes from his wardrobe, "Well, do you mind?"

After some while, Hikari finished dressing up and they've prepared to met Izumi. Kyo and Hikari then stepped out from the apartment and made their way to Izumi's coffee shop. But somehow, Kyo has a feeling that he was being watched all the way. That's also a reason why he has to go and ask for some information from an "advisor". But if what he sensed was true, then he can be sure that their peaceful time is over.

As they got there, they found that some crowd was already there, waiting for the shop to be opened. "Looks like this shop was popular with people around here", Hikari said as he looked as his watch, "just in time. So, how do we get in?"

Kyo nodded then waved to Izumi, who was sitting and waiting for them near the entrance. The shop then opened as customers poured in and the two followed them. They then sat on the opposite chairs with Izumi.

"I'd like a cup of espresso, please. Hikari, do you want to drink anything?", Kyo ordered the waitor then turned and asked his Child.

"I'd like some orange juice. Thanks", Hikari said, the waitor took their orders and then went to another table. With that, Kyo turned to Izumi, "Sorry for kept you waiting", Kyo said and gave her a heartwarming smile, "okay, to the main point. I haven't been to this city for a long time and it has changed a lot so I need someone to help me go looking around. But I think that it is better if we Synchro go together, just in case we might came across with a Circus member. So, do you happen to know any deserted churches around this area? I remembered that there's one around here but I don't know where. But hey, we can take our time if you're busy."

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Friergate City. As all other events play out and pieces start to connect to paint a larger picture, another side of the story is about to unveil...

Downtown Friergate, Luxe Suites Apartment, 5th Floor...
Inside Room 506, a young man was busy surfing the TV for no apparent reason. His fingers aptly alternated between channels as he tries to keep himself entertained--to no avail. Getting quite bored with the activity, he threw the remote away, leaving the TV on the local news channel, which had just brought up a report.

"Yesterday evening, an explosion was heard on a building located at 5th Avenue Main Street. Source of the explosion is said to be an LPG tank. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Police are now trying to find out the cause of the tank's--"

"Well, guess there are no activities yet..." Nozomi laid back on the sofa as the shuffling sounds of another person inside the apartment drowned out all other sounds from the TV. He was currently enjoying this brief moment of peace. Not even Pride, their leader, has made any attempt to contact him. With that out of his mind, his attention turned to the place he bought. From where he was lying at, he could hear an arguing couple on the other room, and a crying baby on the adjacent side. "Luxe Suites my ass, this place sure isn't that luxurious..." He complained to no one in particular. Still the sounds were getting annoying, especially since Fumina, his servant, is basically dropping the boxes of stuff they had with much force.

"Fumina...would you be careful with that? The mechanical parts there might break." He addressed her without even budging an inch from his chair.

BAM!!!

Upon hearing the sound, Nozomi stood up to confront the rather careless girl who dropped it, intentionally. "Fumina...what did I just say?"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Fumina replied with obvious sarcasm, even striking a pose similar to a person who's being arrested. "Cause you know? The boxes are heavy and moving around ten of these by myself is very taxing especially with someone who won't even offer a hand and just lies down there all day, watching TV!" The girl complained.
"Can't help it. Blame the Sin that was imposed on me." Nozomi tried to steer the attention away.
"Well you wouldn't have turned into this Entity if not for your laziness in the first place. Besides, do you remember the legend that came up thanks to you?"
"The part where everyone thinks that Circus only has six members? It's actually an advantage, since no one knows about us." Nozomi retorted back. Fumina walked closer to him and handed him some cash.
"If you're not gonna help me arrange our things, can you at least buy some refreshments? The coffee shop at 2nd avenue looks like it has a great selection!" She showed her master a flyer she picked up.
"But that's three avenues way!"
"Come on! You can take the bus if you want. Please?" The girl was practically going all "moe" on him. He wasn't buying though.
"And if I won't?"

Ten minutes later...
"Well, leave it to me to get kicked out of my house by my own anchor..." He ended up going in the end, after getting kicked out of the room by Fumina. Seeing the line to bus seemed like a hassle so he opted to walk. Turning to head inside the shop, he saw that the line was rather long. Still, the shop was nice and big so he sat at one table to wait for the line to get shorter, unaware that the owner was just another table away from him.




"Well, there is a church located in one of the exclusive compounds...but, I think it's not really deserted. This isn't really a Christian city so, places of worship are rare." Izumi informed Kyo and Hikari as she paused to sip her drink. "And, I won't really be of much help in looking around since I won't be able to fight anyway in case Circus attacks. You'll really be better off asking Rin but, she's disappeared somewhere again..." Izumi sighed as she listens to Kyo's proposal. While waiting for a response, Izumi glanced at the long line, thinking of things that can be improved on.



"Now this is annoying." Nozomi thought as he saw that the line isn't getting any shorter. In fact, it grew longer with the sudden arrival of a bunch of students from a nearby university. To top it off, they were all noisy.
"All right, let's get these people out of the way..." Nozomi looked around for anything that he could use as a means of entertainment. He saw a soccer player with a ball tucked underneath his arm, waiting in line. "Perfect." With his telekinesis, he let the ball slip and hit a tray of drinks a waitress was carrying, forcing it to spill on the noisy students. Soon, they were screaming at both the guy and the waitress, irritating all other people, forcing Izumi to try and make a compromise. The students won't accept it though and stormed out the shop angrily. With them gone, Nozomi took the empty spot in line.
"No hard feelings, you people were just halting my schedule..." Nozomi thought as he lined up along with all other people who didn't really give a care that day.