Contingency Initiative Squad 4
Author Note: This storyline is a precursor to the Yeling Mah storyline, but depending on the direction of this, I might end up purging the canon following this regarding Yeling's character as well as his comrades after the Danny arc. The main reason is because I am still new to writing stories and in my opinion the Yeling Mah story had a good concept, but poor execution. The purpose of this storyline is to flesh out some of the characters, including the members of Squad Four before Yeling joined the gang, in particular the relationship between Maika and Matt, the first members of Squad Four.
Prologue
This isn't the life anyone would have asked for.
It certainly wasn't the type of life I would have imagined I would be living four years ago.
But it also wasn't the type of life I would not have expected. Considering I had already predicted it.
Level 1 Dogma: Prophecy. The ability to predict the future through cryptic subconscious visions. Even if I didn't know it myself, my Dogma had already predicted that this was the type of life I was destined to live.
"Contingency Initiative, Squad Four Mirage reporting." I pressed my hand against my coms unit.
"Contingency Initiative, Squad Two Eagle acknowledging. What is the status of the targets?"
I slowly turned around, assessing the trail of blood and entrails that had decorated the walls of the highly esteemed Ito Family.
"Only one target remains. The last son of the Ito Family that lives, Ito Kintaro."
"Do you have the information on his location?"
"Yes. I will be finishing this Elimination Operation very soon."
I heard the sound of the phone shifting across fabric, the faraway voice of Eagle cursing to his Squad Members.
"This fucker actually finished an Elim Op all on his own again. What in the actual hell."
"Is it Mirage?"
"Yeah, him. The only person in Squad Four."
"He won't last long, being a lone wolf like that. It's called a squad for a reason."
"I swear to god, this guy thinks he's all that. The nerve of him to decline joining any other squads."
I small smirk creeped up on my face.
"I won't work for any squads that can't even keep their shit talking under wraps. Instead of bitching about why a single one man Squad is outperforming you, why don't you take a minute to hold a team meeting to figure out why."
"You little shit!" A member of Squad Two shouted into the phone. I gently pulled the unit away from my hear.
"Don't get a big head! You're still in your probationary period, ranked sixth in the entire Contingency Initiative. We outrank you."
"Not yet." I replied.
"Are you stupid? Are you saying you're going to climb up the ranks all by yourself?"
"Judging from the way you're overreacting, I can imagine it's not going to be that hard to climb past you."
"HUH?!"
More scuffling across the coms link. I switched the unit off and turned to the bodies. One of them was still breathing.
"So why don't you tell me, Ito Haruki, why you're so eager to give me the location of your son, Kintaro."
Haruki breathed heavily, blood sputtering from his mouth, but his eyes were glued to mine, a fierce and desperate look.
"Are you... Japanese, Mirage?"
"No. I'm Half Chinese."
"I see... China, Japan. Despite our differing political stances... we still abide by similar principles."
"And what's that?"
Haruki coughed again.
"Honour..."
"Honour?"
Haruki shifted his weight. His body was still leaking blood intensely from where I had impaled him with Senkaku.
"Kintaro... that disgrace of an Ito, he got one of our kunoichi from the Scarlet Rose pregnant. After finding out his girlfriend was one of our assassins, he tried to give her a miscarriage."
Shift shift.
"Great warrior Mirage... you bested all of us and the main Scarlet Rose assassination group singlehandedly. Even if you have... shattered our bloodline... our honour must never be broken. What Kintaro had done, he cannot continue soiling our name. Kill him... eradicate us. I would rather he die, than letting him go and ruining our reputation..."
I knelt before the head of the Ito Family.
My assignment was to eradicate the Ito Family and their business, taking the Kira drug and allowing CI to control the production for internal use. I had already killed all of the Ito Family, Ito Kintaro was all that remained.
And soon once I had finished this assignment and reported it to Master Taras, I would receive a promotion for Squad Four. Climbing up the rank once more.
And once I've surpassed the current top ranked Squad, Squad One, I can finally prove everyone wrong.
That even a stupid, naive, Stormwatch member, could have what it took to become the top killer in New Ulysses as long as they worked hard enough.
