Within the grounds of Rakuyo was a botanical garden inside a glass green house. It holds many beautiful and extraordinary flowers and vegetation. In a certain section of the garden there sat seven students of Rakuyo, three were in priestess uniforms and four are in the school uniform which was a white button up shirt with a black tie and a red jacket and skirt. The first was around 16 with short orange hair and green eyes. She sat next to a girl around her age with green hair tied up in pigtails and green eyes. She however only has the jacket and skirt and no shirt which gave a good view of her large assets. The next girl had orange eyes and long raven hair that was tied in long pigtails with purple ribbons at the end with glasses. The last was a male that was the same age as the others with short brown hair and eyes. He wore a white shirt and black slacks. He was covered in bandages from his head all the way to his feet. He was lying down with his head in the lap of the raven hair girl
"So… have they eliminated the kid?" The male asked to one of the girls.
"We haven't heard word yet Chuuei-sama. They have yet to return as to whether or not they did." One of the priestess said.
"They better, this would make another failed attempt to rid myself of that little nuisance if they come back and haven't killed him. His existence is a real annoyance to me." The one known as Toutaku Chuuei sighed.
"If I may Chuuei-sama, why are you so dead set on killing some homeless kid? He isn't a threat to you or your conquest so why even bother?" The green hair girl asked.
"It may seem I'm wasting my time with this nobody runt of a child my dear Ryofu-chan, but I have my suspicion and there is a great cost if I do this." He smirked.
"Care to fill us in?" Ryofu asked.
"No need, he'll die soon and will be nothing but a fading memory. But now to other matters, what of the new student of Nanyo?" He asked.
"From what we gathered this Hakufu Sonsaku could be the Sho Haou and she might be a great threat to us." The orange hair girl said.
"Is that so Chinkyu-chan? So it looks like the battle will begin very soon. This might be fun." He chuckled.
"What's your plan for her Chuuei-sama?" The raven hair girl asked.
"I want to see what she can do first Kaku-chan. If I like what I see I might make her my own." He smirked.
"And the homeless kid?"
"He'll be taken care of soon enough. Now all of you go, I need time alone." He ordered.
"Hai, Chuuei-sama." The girls bowed and left.
The three priestess went back to the school while Chinkyu, Kaku, and Ryofu went to a quiet place to talk.
"Why does Toutaku-teme want to kill some homeless kid so much? I mean he hasn't done anything to us and is not part of the destiny so why harm an innocent?" Chinkyu asked the other two.
"I'm not sure, it could be just some sick game to him to play at someone's life like always. The bastard doesn't care for anyone and does what he wants. But I've notice that he has been more uptight and if I dare say nervous everytime he fails to kill him." Kaku said.
"What could make him so nervous?"
"I'm not sure, he's been keeping this whole situation close to his chest lately even I don't know."
"And coming from the great suck up like you must be really pissing you off huh?" Ryofu smirked.
"Back off Ryofu-chan! You know I hate being such a pet to that beast of an asshole. But what choice do I have if I want to live. Hell if any of us wants to see the next morning while we're under his thumb." Kaku shot back.
Though at a far glance it would seem that Kaku submits to Toutaku with ease, in actuality she despises him with all her heart. He humiliates her and makes her feel weak and like she is nothing but his own personal play thing. She loathes him and what he does to her. But she fears what he can do to her if she ever cross him. She knows she can't take him on, so she has swallow her pride and becomes his bitch and hopes for some miracle that it'll all end. One way or another.
"Just saying Kaku-chan, you seemed to really like being dominated. That's what I'm seeing." She shrugged.
"All part of the act, and besides, I rather submit to a real man than that sick twisted fucker like him any day."
"Shit any guy would be better than him." Chinkyu scoffed.
"Now ain't that the truth. And speaking of guys, what does this homeless kid look like?" Ryofu asked Kaku.
"Why do you ask?"
"Just curious, I want to see what the all the fuss is all about."
Kaku just nodded and pulled out a picture of Haru walking down the streets. Chinkyu and Ryofu were surprised to see what Haru looks like, now they knew he wouldn't look all threatening like as much as Totaku makes him sound. But what they saw actually made their hearts twist, he looked so frail and sick looking like he never had a decent meal in weeks. And what really got them was his face, he had a look that says "I'm lost and have nowhere to go." It made both girls feel sad and angry. Sad that such a child was being hunted down for most likely nothing and angry at Toutaku for sending all those hits on him. How he was still alive was beyond them but they need to stop this now.
"My God, look at him. He looks no more than 13 or 14 and so frail and weak. And that fucking bastard wants him dead?" Ryofu said in anger.
"It would appear so. From what little I've gathered, he has been under the hit list since Toutaku-teme became our leader. And he has no family or friends so is basically all alone. As of yet, all hits have been complete failures. He has either made it through, which is a complete miracle from all the beatings and near death attacks they've done to him. Or they've met their end to the Kanto Beast." Kaku said.
"The Kanto Beast? I've heard stories about that thing and what it does to Fighters…you think there's a connection between that thing and the kid?" Chinkyu asked.
"Most likely not, those idiots must of ran into it before they could find the kid and got killed. And I said good riddance to trash like them. To go after a child and kill him for nothing, now that's pretty low. This just adds to another long list of things why I hate Fighters." Ryofu said.
"Maybe we can help him somehow, all we need to do is find him and keep him somewhere safe till we can get him off of Toutaku-teme's hit list." Chinkyu suggested.
"A good thought Chinkyu-chan but we have no idea where the kid is. Since he is homeless and has no permanent residence, he moves around a lot. He's been sighted in nearly all over Kanto, so trying to find him would be almost impossible in large areas even with his unusual features. And since he most likely knows he's being hunted, he'll hide for most of the time." Kaku said.
"Fuck, your right and trying to find him in all of Kanto would be a waste of time. He probably stays away from crowded areas and walks within the back streets." Chinkyu sighed.
"The best thing we can do is either spot him before the next hit or kill Totaku-teme." Ryofu said.
"Easier said than done… but I guess it's all we can do for now." Kaku sighed.
"Let's all go home and maybe tomorrow we can figure out what to do." Chinkyu and Kaku nodded at Ryofu's idea.
So three said their goodbyes and left. Meanwhile in the greenhouse, Toutaku was mending the garden humming to himself. He always love to tend to his flowers, gives him a real peace of mind and save heaven. As he went on to care for his flowers he heard the door open.
"Now I thought I told you to let me have my peace for the rest of the day?" He said not looking behind him.
"And who the bloody hell do you think you're speaking too you little runt?" Said a cold Russian voice.
Toutaku stopped what he was doing and slowly turned to see someone he really wish not to see right now. At the door there was a man in his early twenties about 6'1 wearing an all-black business suit with glasses and short slick hair. He had the coldest black eyes Toutaku ever saw in his life. Besides him were two large looking dudes nearly seven feet tall in odd silver colored armor that look like a cross between a roman piece set and medieval style that had spikes on the metal gauntlets and shoulders, metal boots, and a black under armor set. They had helmets with black visors and horns on the top. They both carried spears. The man had a scowl on his face that Totaku knew he was mad.
"My apologies Crnobog-dono, I thought you were someone else. To what I owe the pleasure of having you here this evening?" Toutaku asked.
"I haven't heard from you about the progress of ridding the child from this earth yet? Has he been taken care of?"
"I have sent out my best Fighters to eliminate him. They haven't returned yet so I don't know if it's been done."
"Don't bother waiting for them kid, they ain't much of a talking mood." One of the armor guards said throwing something at Toutaku's feet.
It was the decapitate head of one of his Fighters, the face was stuck in a look of fear and a set of claw marks on the cheek. Toutaku knew that they failed him which made him look bad to Crnobog. It took all of his willpower to not look nervous.
"I wouldn't suppose the kid's body was with them?" He asked.
"We checked, all there was left were scattered body parts from your Fighters and battle damage. Seems like the child escape or they never reached him and something else got to them." The other guard said.
"So the Kanto Beast got to them it seems. It's the only thing I know that could do something like this."
"It doesn't matter who or what got to them, you once again failed to kill the child. This makes the 25th failure. I'm really beginning to question your ability to deliver what you promise us." Crnobog said with a frown.
"Have faith, the child will no longer be alive very soon. But you must understand something else has risen that needs my attention."
"If you want what you wish from us to be a reality, than I suggest you kill the child now. I don't care what other problems you have to take care, if the child is not gone soon, you'll not only can kiss your prize goodbye but also your pathetic life as well. I DON'T take failures to well and you are this close from me ending your life this night. This is far more important than whatever the other thing is."
"Please be reasonable Crnobog-dono, the other matter I speak of is—" But he was cut off by one of the guards hitting him in the guts hard.
"Is not important you worm! We gave you an order and it will be carried out or else. If you fail master Crnobog again child, you'll be in a world full of pain and despair." He said in a low voice.
"Noted… it will be done." Toutaku coughed.
"It better." Crnobog said and left with his two guards.
Toutaku slowly got back to his feet trying to get his breath back. That punch really hurt like hell. After a few moments he regain his pose but he was angry. Toutaku didn't like how Crnobog treats him and talks down to him like he was a bug. But the offer they gave him was far too great to pass. So he had to suck it up and do what they say.
"But if this keeps up I might just lose it and kill him… but I know I can't compare to his powers… not after what I saw. And the fact he can change my fate is another reason I need to keep my cool."
Toutaku looked over at the head of his former Fighter and shutter a little. Like all the Fighters in Kanto, he has heard the stories and seen the damage from the Kanto Beast. He never saw the creature but he seen what was left of the bodies and the battle grounds left by it. Toutaku didn't know if he could take it on if he ever comes face to face with it.
"Not only do I have that asshole breathing down my neck for not killing the kid and the fact the Kanto Beast is killing my Fighters left and right but now I have this Sho Haou nonsense to deal with… perhaps it's time to start up the tournament soon." With that Toutaku left the greenhouse.
Crnobog and his guards were walking back to the car when one of the guards spoke up.
"Master Crnobog, why do we ally ourselves with such weaklings like him? He has failed us too many times and the child might receive his powers soon with all of these attacks." One of the guards said.
"We need him cause he and his Fighters are actually useful since they have unique powers many of his kind don't have."
"I've notice that too master, these creatures seem to have abilities and powers from an old time that history has all but forgotten. How did they get these powers?" The other asked.
"From a curse that was place on their ancestors over a millennia ago. They replay the battle from then to today and will meet the same end as they did. But why should they die before I could use it to my advantage? Why get my hands dirty when I can manipulate these creatures in doing the killing for me?" He said with a wicked grin.
"And does he approve of it?"
"As long as the child dies, he doesn't need to know a bloody thing."