Kurayami “Hey guys”

  Yukina “You late”

  Shoi “Whatever she says”

  Kurayami “Yeah It was my sister’s first day of school”

  Yukina “I guess it’s fine then”

  Shoi “Let’s get going I’m excited about this trip”

  Kurayami and the rest go out while they pack Kurayami brings some food and that’s about it.

  Yukina “How are you going to explain this to your sister”

  Kurayami “Well I’m always working anyways so I said a trip, I don’t know how long it’s going to take”

  Yukina “Let's make it quick”

  Shoi “I say let’s take our time”

  Shoi seems too excited to go on this trip they both wonder why.

  Kurayami feels the sense of people following him but doesn’t think anything of it.

  Kurayami “Well here it is the journey to this wizard”

  Yukina “I got the map we need to stop at this town before making it”

  Kurayami “Wow it’s nice to have never been here.”

  Yukina “It’s nice been here before some assassins run out here.”

  Shoi “So we might get attacked.”

  Yukina “Anything’s possible with Kurayami’s bounty.”

  Shoi gets excited

  Kurayami “Why are you so excited Shoi.”

  Shoi “I just want to fight with you guys.”

  They look at each other weirdly.

  As the sunshine’s brightly through the trees and the sounds of the forest make it even better for the adventure they continue walking towards the town.

  (Cuts to Merlin)

  Merlin "I don't want to fight that Yami guy."

  Hooded man "You don't get a choice he's a large target and member of the Kageyama bloodline."

  Merlin "Let's just let him go."

  (Cuts to the morning of the first day of school)

  Merlin " Alright Koda let's get going."

  Koda "I don't want to."

  Merlin "Should I walk you?"

  Koda "Sure"

  As they walk Merlin catches an eye on her taking a glance to see its Kurayami.

  Merlin "What is he doing here."

  She sees him looking at a girl smiling and tearing up.

  Merlin "Either he's a creep or that's his sister."

  (Cuts back to now)

  Hooded man "I'm going to help you, take out the others. I don't want them getting in the way."

  Merlin "Fine"

  (To the Forest)

  Kurayami "It's been a while how much longer."

  Yukina "It's not going to be that fast we got a couple days to make it, but it shouldn't be long till we make it to this town."

  Shoi "Wonder if they have rocks."

  Kurayami "What"

  Shoi "Some special rocks I don't know."

  Kurayami "That has nothing to do with the mission."

  Yukina "Keep your eyes peeled something's close."

  A deer walks out of the forest.

  Shoi "Don't scare us like that."

  Kurayami "No something is following us."

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  A group of assassins following them jump out from the trees.

  Assassins "So you're the great assassin, Kuroi Kage."

  Kurayami " Sure am. What are you going to do."

  They start throwing knives at them.

  Shoi catches the knives and dual wields them making the assassins into sushi.

  Yukina "Wow Shoi, you're amazing."

  Shoi "It's my pleasure been training since I got better."

  Kurayami "Better show those skills you got."

  Shoi "Can't wait to demonstrate them."

  Yukina "Hey we're not too far off after that roadkill got in the way."

  Kurayami "Great I'm getting hungry let's get there soon."

  Shoi and Kurayami both rub their stomachs, and they are only a little off as the sun sets.

  It looks like they will be making it by the next morning.

  Yuuto "We go way back."

  (Flash back Kurayami kid and Yuuto kid)

  Yuuto "Hey Kurayami."

  Kurayami "Its Evil Shadow."

  Yuuto "What is that like your nickname."

  Kurayami "It's my real name." Scoffs.

  The whole Class yells "Hey look it's Yuuto talking to the weirdo."

  Yuuto "Guys I'm not his friend."

  Kurayami stands up and punches him, putting him on the floor.

  Yuuto on the floor, gets laughed at by his peers.

  Kurayami stands up and walks out.

  Class "Wow he just punched him."

  Yuuto laughs it off "He's nothing guys."

  (Cuts back to Kurayami and them)

  They all stare at each other.

  Yuuto "You ruined my life after that, nobody liked me. My school life was over."

  Kurayami "I don't know why you talked to me. I thought you wanted to be my friend."

  Yuuto "You were a loser. I had to move away from that mess of a life you created. You made it hell."

  Merlin still trapping him Yuuto goes up and punches Kurayami a couple of times.

  Yuuto "How do you like it? I wish I could have embarrassed you."

  Kurayami with a beat-up face and blood running down his face.

  Kurayami "I just wanted a friend for once and you ruined that dream."

  Merlin "Stop punching him let's go."

  Merlin drags him to the floor.

  Kurayami thinks " Hurry up guys, wake up."

  They walk and it ends up turning day.

  Shoi "Great rest."

  Yukina already up says "Hey where's Kurayami."

  Shoi "You look maybe he fell asleep he was keeping guard for us."

  Yukina " And you let him! I already checked everywhere he's gone."

  They panic. Until they see footprints.

  Yukina "Looks like he went to the town."

  Shoi "But multiple people's footsteps were here."

  They get worried and run to the town.

  Kurayami struggles.

  Yuuto "I wouldn't try that she can make spikes that will enter your body."

  He keeps struggling.

  Merlin "Stop!"

  Yuuto "Up ahead. They're probably waiting for us to get there."

  Kurayami (" Who could they be talking about?")

  Yukina "Looks like something was being dragged."

  Shoi "You think he was captured."

  Worry sets in think of the worst scenario.

  Yuuto "Up ahead its buildings."

  Merlin Whispers to Kurayami.

  Merlin " I hate what's happening to you. Don't blame me."

  Kurayami "Yeah sure."

  Yuuto "Let's get some food."

  (Ring Ring)

  Yuuto "Hello"

  Mysterious man "Is it done?"

  Yuuto “Sure is”

  Mysterious man “Get him here now.”

  Yuuto hangs up. They run to grab Kurayami.

  The two don’t need communication they just know something is up.

  Yukina “buildings up ahead.”

  Shoi “We ran fast.”

  They catch their breath at the entrance.

  (Nitsu)

  Yukina “Sounds like this is a ghost town.”

  Shoi “This can’t be good. KIDNAPPED BY GHOST.”

  Shoi screams and runs around.

  Yukina “Get it together. We need to act normal.”

  Shoi “Yes ma’am”

  They walk into town looking for any clues, but they don’t even know what the kidnappers look like.

  Shoi “were assassins, not detectives.”

  Yukina “Look for evidence.”

  Still drag marks which they follow up on.

  Yukina “It ends here guess we’re not in the mud anymore.”

  Shoi “Spider webs on this trash bin.”

  Yukina “They look too white to be any spider, somebody with powers.”

  They keep going downtown.

  Yuuto “Click this then that boom.”

  Merlin “We don’t need the sound effects.”

  Mysterious man “Welcome Kurayami”

  Kurayami “Who are you.”

  Mysterious man “I’m not one important.”

  Kurayami “Sure you are, just commanding some assassins around.”

  Mysterious man “Well I’m not a person.”

  Ghost form goes through the wall. Kurayami can’t see it’s so dark in the room.

  Kurayami “You're a ghost”

  Mysterious ghost “half-correct “

  Kurayami “You're both like Mugen.”

  Mysterious ghost man “I’m better than all of them.”

  Kurayami “Sure what do you want you would have killed me.”

  Mysterious ghost man “I’ll take the legendary scroll you have.”

  Yuuto coughs

  Mysterious ghost man “You guys can go you're not needed.”

  They both say “Of course”

  Yuuto “Look now we’re free back to our assassin duties.”

  Merlin “You think he’ll be fine.”

  Yuuto “I don’t care about Kurayami.”

  Kurayami “Why’d you have some assassins do your dirty work.”

  Mysterious ghost man “I could have destroyed you easily I just don’t want to show myself.”

  Kurayami “My team coming, trust me.”

  Mysterious ghost man “I know I see them”

  Shoi " Somebody's sensed us."

  Shoi "It's not a regular person, most definitely a ghost."

  Yukina "That's great Shoi were in a town of Ghost."

  Shoi "Oh yeah right."

  Yukina "Half these people got to be ghost."

  Shoi " I just saw 2 people run out of there; it was that girl."

  Yukina "Let's go."

  They both run where Merlin and Yuuto came out.

  Shoi "Isn't this just great the creepiest place he could be."

  Kurayami " Guys down here."

  Mysterious ghost man "It looks like they found us. Great those idiots led them here."

  They both shout. "Kurayami you alive!"

  Kurayami "Of course I'm needed for them."

  Mysterious ghost man "Not really anymore."

  Pulls out sword and points at him.

  Shoi then quickly gets in front while Yukina cuts the web off.

  Mysterious ghost man "I'm not going to hurt you guys I wanted to see if you actually cared for him."

  Shoi " Of course we do he's, our friend."

  Kurayami gets a shock in his heart hearing his friend. Something he hasn't heard in a while.

  Kurayami "Let's get out guys."

  They all get out untouched.

  Yukina "Why'd they even take you."

  Kurayami "For the legendary scroll."

  Yukina "You gave it to them."

  Kurayami "No it was a fake. They all relatively look the same."

  Shoi "You pretty smart in the moment."

  Kurayami " We should get out of this town though."

  Shoi "Let's get food."

  Yukina "Yeah."

  Kurayami "Alright."

  They all go inside and of course; Merlin and Yuuto are there.

  Kurayami "Shit this is why."

  Yukina "It looks like a nice couple."

  She then realizes it's the people who ran out of your building.

  Shoi "Damnit let's just get our food and leave."

  They eat but get noticed.

  Kurayami "Thanks, (shows gratitude), bye. Let's get going guys."

  Shoi "Good idea."

  They leave.

  Merlin "That was Kurayami."

  Yuuto with a mean mug "Yeah it was. How'd he escape."

  Merlin " His friends, 'cause they're real friends. Unlike somebody."

  Yuuto "Hey that's mean."

  Merlin "Let's just get going."

  Yuuto "We're following them."

  Merlin "That's not our mission."

  Yuuto "But we are making it one."

  They follow them out in disguises.