Hara, Japan
'What's going on?!'
'Aahhh!'
'I can't remove my hand!'
'Nooo!!'
'Aaahhhh!'
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"Aaaahhhhhhhh!!"
Waking up with shock, Azath rose up from his bed falling onto the ground.
"Argg! A nightmare again."
He got on his feet and sat on his bed recovering from the nightmare of the day him and his siblings came in contact with the orbs.
"Azath!"
"Ma! I'm coming!"
Azath's aunt, Ino Saturou.
He moved in and started living with her after his siblings left. She's the only family he has left.
Azath brushed his teeth before going downstairs to meet his aunt who had prepared breakfast.
Waffles and milk.
"Domo arigatou."
Azath joining his palms together, taking a bow before he sat down.
"Let's eat."
After breakfast his aunt went to work and Azath quickly went to have his bath before going to work.
His aunt is a journalist while Azath worked as a secret agent and civilian consultant for the police.
Hara's Police Department
"Good morning everyone!"
Azath walked in in a good mood and feeling excited, his backpack on him.
"Good morning to you, Azath!"
Response from everyone as he walked to the coffee machine.
"Azath! To my office now!"
Captain Lee the head of this precinct yelled and Azath went to his office and took a seat.
"You know our of everyone in this station, I am the only one who knows you are Apex."
"That's right sir."
"There has been another unnatural homicides recently. I just received a call concerning it. It took place downtown in a park. You know what to do."
"Yes sir."
Azath left the office and precinct walking to an alley.
He checked to see if anyone was passing by, when the coast was clear he took off his backpack, took of his clothes revealing his suit and folding them before placing them into his bag.
Bringing out his katana which was just the grip (a gift from Jade. When draw the blade flows out as liquid metal before solidifying into a black blade.)
Fixing the katana on his back, checking his utility belt, wearing his gloves and boots, Azath raised his nose mask then wore his hood.
He placed his backpack by the back of a dumpster and then took to the skies.
He landed in the park seeing the police and forensics taking note of the site.
"Good morning Apex sir."
A police officer walked up him and shaked him.
"Good morning, the victim?"
Leading him to the location and Apex set his eyes on the victim.
"The hell!"
It was a man, eyes removed and had a pretty wide hole on his chest showing his heart was removed.
Discussinf with the police and witnesses around, taking a copy of the picture of the corpse the forensics took, Apex flew off leaving the scene.
He flew to the window outside Captain Lee's office.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Jesus! What are you doing here?"
Opening the window, Apex flew in.
"There is a connection."
Apex took down his hood and nose mask and pinned the photograph on a board.
"All the people killed had their eyes and heart removed. So out killer has a hit point."
"So wait, he sls hearts and eyes to traffickers?"
Captain Lee walking up to the board.
"No. Mystic arts… I have an idea I'll be back."
Flying out of the office and you into the air way high, Apex levitating and breathing slowly as he watched the whole city.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said.
"Field Awareness."
There was a release of energy from him that spread round the city.
He was scanning for any unusual presence and aura.
"Got you."
Immediately, Apex raised back his nose mask and hood as he flew with great speed towards the outskirts of the city.
He landed in the streets.
"This place be giving me the creeps, what the hell happens here."
Everywhere was quiet as Apex walking. Heading for a tight path, he drew out his katana and the blade flowed out.
Ahead he saw a door by a wall and went for it.
He opened it and walked in.
"My God!"
Azath set his eyes upon a room. The room had multiple shelves which contained flasks and glass tanks which were filled with a green liquid and creatures.
He saw two shelves having jars filled with hearts and eyes.
STEP! STEP!
Using the chameleon's camouflage, Apex blending with his surroundings looking invisible and making his way to the door quietly.
["Now who are you?"]
He watched and saw a man wearing a white lab coat, goggles and holding two sacks.
The poured the contents of the sacks into a large jar and what poured out were eyes and hearts.
Apex was about to open the door and zoom away, but something strange happened.
["The fuck!"]
The door disappeared as if it was never here.
Apex turned around to see the man standing in front of him as if he could see him.
["Can he see me?"]
Suddenly, the entire room disappeared and Apex found himself on air.
He couldn't fly and he immediately began to fall down to the ground.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Apex was about to smash the ground but the ground opened up and he fell through crashing on a land filled with skulls and bones.
"Jesus! What the hell is happening?!"
Apex trying to stand as the skulls and bones began to cluster together, forming an army of skeletons.
"Oh shit! Oh shit!"
Apex began to run away as the skeletons pursued him.
His powers weren't working, so he couldn't fly nor run with superspeed.
Apex looking back at the hordes of the skeletons in pursuit while he ran suddenly wind up in a beach crashing into the sea.
"Woaw!"
He turned to face his front and suddenly saw a large shark about to bite him whole.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!"
Screaming with fear and shock, Apex then appeared on a roof and below was nothing just darkness. Making it look like it was only the building he was on that existed.
"What is going on?"
Something pushed Apex off the roof and he was fell into the darkness.
"No! No! No!"
He gave out and the suddenly, he came back to the streets and crashed on the ground with great force bleeding.
"Arrrggggghhhhh!"
Apex staggering while he rose looked around and suddenly from the road he was on, he was now in the middle of a vast desert.
He tried to fly away but sand held his legs and hand, holding him down.
"Ap-ee-x"
A still distorted voice spoke making Apex whip his head left and right trying to pinpoint the voice.
"Who are you?"
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!!"
"Come out bastard! End these games and reveal yourself!"
Apex struggling and trying to break free from the sands.
"Hahahaha! Oh, you know who I am."
"Really? If that's true then show me your face!"
"Don't be in such a worry now, we will meet again…
"Azath Saturou…
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"