Rune of Assassin

7 - Gain trust

DAVID: She's an a assassin?!

TAGGI: That explains the knife... and the look.

His body shivers.

SHIRO: So nobody has hair like her?

AI: I don't think that's the problem right now.

Mira laughs.

MIRA: You're right.

Her look turns serious and she screams.

MIRA: The real problem is that we have a assassin locked in our basement.

TAGGI: It's not a basement... It's a room designed so no one can get out.

Mira fixes her hair and breaths out.

MIRA: Sorry, it's a great invention of yours. But still... What do we do?

SEI: I think she could be useful. She could have powers, I mean she's from another planet. She could help me find my par-... We need to gain her trust. I have an idea. 'Common.

They follow Sei into the room. Sei leans to the mic.

SEI: You are an assassin, right?

Akane doesn't move or say anything.

SEI: That's all we know...

He closes his eyes and sighs.

SEI: Let's bet!

TAGGI: Huh?

Now Akane did turn around.

SEI: You're a worrior. Let's fight, one on one. If I win you stay with us, but not here. You become one of us and live here. And if you win... We give you The Uglax and you can leave this place.

Everyone is shocked. David grabs him and pulls him away.

DAVID: Are you serious?! There's no way you can win.

TAGGI: You can't do that, she'll kill you!

MIRA: We can't give her The Uglax!

AKANE: I accept.

Everyone lookes at her and Sei smiles.

They gather in the training room (yes they have a training room with wepons). Akane is picking out a sword. Sei is also picking one. Everyone is watching them, nurves and questioning Seis choises.

AI: She's gonna kill him.

TAGGI: Don't worry I put a electrocuter in her. If she'll try to kill him I'm gonna push this button.

He shows them a remote with a button, but Taggis whole body is shaking and his finger is already set on the button. Ai takes the remote out of his hand.

AI: Give me that. You're gonna push it before it'll even start.

SEI: Shall we start?

Akane grips her swords and smiles.

AKANE: You can never win... I was trained to kill.

Taggi covers his eyes.

TAGGI: Oh no, she's gonna kill him. It was nice knowing you Sei.

AI: Oh would you shut up.

Sei smiles at Akane.

SEI: We'll see.

Akane lunges at him. She's fast and she's getting quite a lot hits on him, but Sei is dodging them. Mira is nervous. Akane hits Sei on the side really hard so he falls down. She tries to hit his head, but Sei blocks it with his sword.

SEI: Got it.

AKANE: Huh?

Sei stands up knocking her sword out.

SEI: I learned your fighting skills.

Akane is shocked.

AKANE: In such little time?! Impossible.

MIRA: That's what you get from a guy who made a programmed voice smarter than any of us.

Akane is angry. She wouldn't let anyone defeat her. She lunges at him.

SEI: You're fast, but as you attack you forget you're vulnerable.

He turns around and punches her on the side. She falls down. When she looks up, he's right there.

SEI: Your hands are your strong spot.

He holds her hand tight, she tries to punch him with her legs, but he pushes her to the gorund. His face is close to hers, looking in her eyes. He could see that she's scared. Not just scared, tareffied. She's breathing heavily. He puts the sword right beside her head.

SEI: If this was a serious fight you'd be dead.

He realeses her. Akane doesn't move.

SHIRO: Yeeeeey Sei won!!!

TAGGI: How do you know she'll keep her promise?

Akane sits up, but her look is fixed on the ground.

AKANE: I may be a killer, assasin, a murderer, a lot of things... but I'm not a liar. I keep my promises.

Sei smiles and joins the others, congratulating him.

AKANE: What was that?

She looks at him, her look terrified.

AKANE: Who are you?