Chapter Four - The Return of Markov

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The two of us sat in silence, staring at the corpse slowly float down the river.

Until, a loud laugh interrupted our gawking.

We turned around to see a tall figure standing at the top of the stairs, laughing at our misery.

"Sorry for breaking your little moment, gals!" The mysterious figure cackled, "But as soon as I heard about my little niece getting caught by the po-po

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"Sorry for breaking your little moment, gals!" The mysterious figure cackled, "But as soon as I heard about my little niece getting caught by the po-po...I just had to make an appearance!"

Little niece...? Is this a relative of the anonymous criminal?

"Who...are you?" Isabelle was the first to utter the question.

"Oh? Well, I go by Kitsune, but since you asked so nicely, my name is Maisie, just stick to Kitsune though, 'kay?" She explained, still keeping the psychopathic tone in her voice.

"Now then, let's get this party started, shall we?"

Then before me or Isabelle could react,  Kitsune pulled a knife out of her back pocket and launched herself towards me.

 "MIKA!!" Isabelle yelled in attempt to warn me, but I knew it was too late.

Everything moved so quickly, too quick for me to comprehend.

A bunch of blurs flashed across my vision, and I was sent to the ground by an impact I was unaware of.

At first I thought it was Kitsune's attack.

But I was wrong.

It was Isabelle, pushing me out to safety...

...causing her to take Kitsune's attack for me.

The two of us went crashing to the ground, Isabelle falling limp on top of me.

All 3 of us stood for a second.

I look up at Kitsune, who was staring at Isabelle and smirking mischievously.

Isabelle was faced head down on my stomach...

...causing blood to stain my clothes.

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Kitsune was gone, already causing a havoc-filled war in the village behind us.

"Izzy?? IZZY!?" I shake her aggressively.

I give up and turn her over, making her face upright to the sky so I could see any injuries.

They were a lot worse than I thought.

She began to groan, slowly opening her right eye...

...and just that eye.

"I told you..." She muttered, "Just like Luna, I'm willing to die for you..."

"No!! You can't die like this!" I' try to reassure her, "I'll get you to the hospital!"

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