Shadow pays for a room and takes the elevator to his room. hi places his sword on the bed side and sits on the bed with the memory of his fight still fresh in his mind. he looks out the window thinking about his past and looking at the bright always full moon. "I'm coming for you brother I'm just one step closer to staining my sword with your blood..." shadow is interrupted by the noise of footsteps in the hall, there was a brief silence with a shadow blocking the light from under the door. a folder was then slid under the door and shadow rushed to the door and opened it only to find that the hallway was empty. shadow looked up and down the hallway then picked up the folder and closed the door, imprinted on the folder was the number 20, he opened it and inside it contained a picture of the 20th assassin and information on him plus the location in which you can find him. "this should be a piece of cake" shadow says as he closes the folder and lays down. as he starts to fall asleep the phone rings "oh cmon really" he says as his eyes shoot open this eye color black as night. shadow answers the phone "its eve did you look over the file we sent you", "yea alittle but cant we go over this later", "not if you want to live you should look at the location of your next assassin fight". shadow grabs the file and looks at the location and stares in shock as it is the very same location as the hotel he is currently residing in. "you have got to be kidding..." shadow is stopped short by the sound of many footsteps rushing down the hall. "exactly now good luck" eve says with a grim tone as she laughs and hangs up. "ya know i haven't even met her and I'm getting really sick of her" shadow jumps up and grabs his sword and puts on his cloak. shadow stood there ready and listened he could tell that on the other side of the door was a military attack squad. "go go go move in now!!!!" the order was given and the door busted open and shadow launched himself into the group sword drawn and started slicing away but he noticed something strange he drew no blood from them as he cut them, and they just disappeared instead of dropping to the floor. he finally finished of the group but as the last body disappeared off his blade even more solders came rushing down the hall. "there's way to many to fight in this small hallway and where are they all coming from anyway" shadow started to fight off the few that had reached him but was caught off guard and punched in his kidney, he stumbled and the soldiers took the opportunity to start beating him. shadow fell to his knees and some of the soldiers pulled out knives and started cutting him, he felt the cold steel of the blades cut his flesh but he didn't scream or flinch it just built up his rage. his vision started to blur but he didn't know why then his eyes shot open and his hands started shaking. "whats happening to me" he thought as the soldiers laughed and back away. shadows body temperature started to rise dramatically soon you could see the steam coming off of him. shadow stood up and in a flash was standing in front of one soldier and tossed him through a wall and started slicing at the rest of them but soon retreated to his room. "I'm so hot why cant i cool down" shadow says as more soldiers stood in the doorway "give me a fucking break damn you guys are persistent and what did i even do to be attacked like this" "our orders are to kill you on sight so that's what we will do" one soldier replied. shadow grinned and quickly jumped out the window as the soldiers flooded the room trying to capture him. shadow was on the 40th floor but caught himself onto a window sill on the 35th floor. "after him" said a soldier as some jumped out after shadow. "idiots" shadow says as they fall past him. he breaks the window he caught on to, inside was a young married couple. the woman screamed and the man covered his wife, shadow looked at them and shook his head then ran out the door to the elevator. "damn i don't know how much more of this i can take" shadow says panting and catching his breath then he finally realized he was dripping with blood from all the cuts he had received earlier. the elevator door opens and he rushes out. the sound of the soldiers rushing down the stairway rings out into the lobby but it soon goes dead silent. shadow starts walking to the entrance when the silence is broken by a slow clap. with sword in hand shadow stops and looks around to find where it is coming from. "bravo bravo i didn't expect you to make it down here you really blew my expectations away by making it here" says a man walking from behind a pillar. "you your number 20 and your name is unknown why is that" "its because no one actually faces me they usually die from my clones" the man says as he creates another one of himself next to him. "well it seems i have broken your streak now shut up and fight" shadow says looking at both of them and motions for them to attack. "just call me 20 then and it will be my pleasure", both him and the clone charge at shadow and attack simultaneously. shadow blocks the attacks and tries to find an opening but constantly has to guard. he finally stabs one of them but it was the clone the real one punches shadow in the back and trips him, shadow drops to the floor and 20 steps on his chest. "you will never win" 20 says laughing. shadow grins and cuts off 20s leg thinking he had finally found a chance to strike but 20 disappears. "damn another clone" shadow says getting up, "I'm right here" 20 says with a grin and right as he says it shadow in a blink of an eye throws his sword into 20, blood spews out of the wound as 20 is pinned to a chair. "i finally got you ya bastard" shadow says walking over to him. 20 starts coughing up blood and grins at shadow with blood steaming from his eyes and mouth. "you are good and worthy of taking my rank but u better watch yourself shadow your in a dangerous league and a long way from the top so don't get cocky" 20 says in between coughs. he cringes as shadow pulls the sword from his chest and soon after dies. "you were a worthy adversary 20" shadow says cleaning his sword and walking out of the inn. shadow stops outside in front of the inn and looks at the sun slowly rising and his phone rings. "congratulations you are now ranked 20 keep it up we will contact you later with the next fight information so be ready" eve says with a twisted and grim tone then hangs up. shadow sheaths his sword puts his hands in his pocket and starts walking to no where in particular basking is the morning sunlight covered in his dried blood.
