Prologue

Rin

The stench of blood fills the air, so thick it's nearly choking me. You would have thought after 7 years of being an assassin, I would have gotten used to this part of my job.

How did Mama and Papa ever stand the smell? I thought as I prepared for my departure. No witnesses, no evidence, the perfect kill. In exactly 10 minutes the police would arrive and I'd receive my pay. I look at my victim for one last time, a perverted old goat whose major business was human trafficking. I did the world a favor by taking him out.

Although my customer didn't request it, I had taken out all the sicko's business documents (hidden in a secret safe behind a picture of him) and scattered them around the room. I'm not big on morals but the people he sold were girls, some half my age.

I survey the room and smile. Everything's in order, the order I want anyway. Not only will this guy's death make news, so will his shit business. I can hear footsteps. The first witness has arrived, right on cue. Time to disappear.

~.~

Police sirens are heard across the neighborhood of the renowned Kaito Shion, a business figure known for his charitable nature, until today. It would seem that Shion was actually a human trafficker, dealing mainly with young girls ranging from 6-19. Police are baffled by his mysterious death, as there appears to be no trace of the killer, while the nation is even more shocked at the revelation of Shion's true nature.

A few streets away, a small figure dressed in jeans and a hoodie smiles. Her mission has been accomplished.