For a long time, the man remained seated down, letting Akira rest in his lap as he meditated. The alley was cool, like a whispered secret in the dark that didn't know what would unfold next. A rat scurried in the far left of his peripheral vision, he glanced at it once and it stopped moving. He blinked and the rest was dead, head severed from its body as its blood pooled beneath its body.
Just then, his ears twitched, eyes rising slowly. For a long breath, just her breathing was all he could hear, save for the distant cars and white noise.
Then he caught it.
"...Akira!"
He sighed, cupping the back of her head as he lay her down gently, "Seems like Saiichi's student has come looking for you..."
"...try this way! Yano, you're with me!"
"Guess I should get going. Don't wanna get into an unnecessary fight just yet..."
His body shifted in one turn and as it it did, sparks of blue lightning jolted from his feet.
He glanced over his shoulder, eyes soft before he caught a faint green lightly growing stronger through the walls cracks, "C'ya later...Akira."
"Akira!? Akira! I found her—huh?"
Hina's eyes dilated for a split second, but then he blinked and the apparition was gone.
Wait.
Was that—?
Just then the girl on the floor took a large gasp for air as she jolted upright.
Hinasuke fell on his knees, worry painted on his handsome features, "Aki, hey, hey, you okay? What happened to you?"
She struggled to form words, eyes darting side to side, searching for any threat. She was scared. No, not just scared, terrified. And Hinasuke—when he saw the fear in her eyes—felt his heart ache.
He wrapped his arms around her, whispering words of comfort to her as the others showed up behind them with officers, Ayanaki Officers.
But that didn't matter to Akira.
She was still distraught. Still lost. Still confused...
( "Hey, Skyfall, come here. " )
( "... that's when I realized that you weren't her." )
Who was 'her'?
And just who the hell...
Was Skyfall?