Eros. (Benimaru Shinmon)

三十九❁

Nighttime was the best time. It was when the scorching heat surrendered to the onshore breeze and we could be outside without need to cover every inch of our skin.

Right now, the stars from the night sky acted as the dim light that oozes through a narrow gap lies the alleyway. It's the underworld of any town: gloomy and unpleasant. Considering I was a victim of it, I knew this first-hand. Being here just brought back the terrible memories and made the hairs on my neck stand up. It made my heart beat faster. I made my feet faster. The alley had never given me any reason to react like this.

"I told you not to eat Company Seven's daifuku!"

"I only had one of them though! He is overreacting!" Akitaru yelled out.

A sound of flames roaring and crackling and the visuals of seeing large explosions made it clear what was actually happening.

Maneuvering my way through the alleyway closer towards the explosion direction was a bit harder. Then again this whole mission was harder than expected.

"You're dead!" Benimaru said.

"Why was Benimaru sounding as if he was threatening them..." I thought to myself as I pulled one of the earbuds and placed my phone near my ear after I speed-dialed Akira's number.

"You're the ones who turned Kantaro into an Infernal," Benimaru claimed.

"Huh?!" Akitaru said.

Soon another explosion erupted and the grunts from the men at the scene were heard.

"Hello?" Akira answered.

"Care to explain to me what is happening?" I questioned.

"We aren't sure, we were with Captain Obi and his Lieutenant, Takehisa Hinawa at the store to get daifuku and all of a sudden Benimaru Shinmon began attacking us claiming that we turned one of his people Infernal," Akira explained, "Captain Obi told us to wait in the matchbox as he tried to ease the situation down."

"Hm..." I mumbled as I was taking this information in, "If you believe that the situation is dangerous, I give you permission to assist them. I will be heading in that area to check the scene."

"Understood," Akira said.

"Considering you are a second-generation, you need to make sure that Ichijiro is safe that's an order."

"You know I wouldn't let anything happen to him!" Akira exclaimed until another explosion rung out through the line.

I pulled the phone from my ear and hung up and placed the earbuds back in my ears to hear the conversation happening.

"I'll be all of you to a pulp, and then hang you out to dry," Benimaru exclaimed.

"Shit..." I mumbled as I turned and entered another alleyway.

I was wheezing as I burned lungs gasp for air. My legs feel numb and unsteady, painfully sore. Damn, I lost a little too much blood from this wound. My throat feels dry, so uncomfortably dry but I needed to get there.

"Wait a minute please, we didn't come here to start a fight!" Akitaru yelled out.

"If that's the story you're sticking to, then beat me and prove you're innocent!" Benimaru yelled, "Might makes right around here! If you didn't wanna start this fight, then prove your point by ending it. You'd best get ready Company Eight, You're about to face Shinmon Benimaru."