BLOOD

Introduction

The sky was dyed with blood red. The bell of church which could be heard from far far away was sad like a sigh in the wind. Along the riverside, there were many persons gathering and pointing to the river. Suddenly...."Bang" and "Bang" !!! Everyone became anxious and rushed to run away. After that, several police cars appeared with many men in black bringing guns.

At riverside there was no longer anyone else but policemen. Someone of them were pulling a thing floating on the water toward the land. That thing was soon recognized a dead-boby. At the first sight, it seemed that there was no any wounds on body. But when policemen had began to search, they all lost their voices and stared the dead-body. It was a body burnt from inside !

This year was 2900. After the Great Earthquake 2600, Tokyo and Osaka came closer together while other cities and regions were sunk into water. And then, Tosaka City where policemen were also the only security force for 20 millions of citizen was born. They had in their hands the most power and could do anything they wanted. For hundreds of year, they had no rival and thought their luxury life would last forever. But I don't think so. Oh, sorry for my impolite and please allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Mumei (means No name in Japanese) or the other one but I no longer remember . My father...uhm...I'm not sure but maybe he's not human. I used to hear my mother call him Mr.Inugami. When I was a kid, he used to play with me in Shimane shrine. I can't remember his face but the warmness of his hand, his smile won't ever fade out in my mind. When I was 6 years old, he suddenly disappeared without telling me why. I were living with my mother when some strangers appeared and took me away from her one stormy night. I've never seen her again. Now I'm here as a Ninji (combination of Ninja and Samurai). Nowadays, Ninja neither Samurai no longer exist but their spirit still remain everywhere in trees, earth, rocks, atmosphere, water etc. We, Ninjis, are the only ones can feel them. We're trained to control those spirits and use them as a kind of weapon. Strangers who kiddnaped me belongs an organization of Ninji. They all are half-human like me. Some of them are vampires, some are werewolfs, some are unicorns. But there's no one born from an Inugami like me. They all have blood-lust and be on the rampage. Blood. Oh, hell yeah, around me it's always covered by blood. I hate that. One day, I left them and became a free Ninji. I still kill but not for fun like them. It's just because I don't want to be killed.

Policemen dislike Ninji. They hate anyone who can have mysterious power that they can't touch. So policemen hunt Ninjis. Ninjis just do what they're best with policemen : murder and terrorize. As a Ninji, I'm also hunted by policemen. As a free Ninji, at the view of organization, I was a traitor and they have right to erase me like a stray dog. But I've still survived until now. The sky in my eyes is only one color : blood red.