Position In The Organization

As you may have read, Kuro is the leader of the 37th section of the Organization. Although that may not seem like a high position, think of it this way:
There are hundreds of lesser sections out there, who have no real power except to capture Puppets and report back to the Head. All of these lesser heads are numbers greater than 50. Any number lower than 50 is considered as a "high position." Of course, this usually leads to conflict about who is worthy of having a high position and prejudice about how a certain group acts (the lower positions think of the higher positions as "snobby" and the higher positions think that those lower than them are "leeches" and a hindrance to the Organization). As well, the lower your number, the more land you have to control over. (Poor 50, stuck in the middle)
So yeah, Kuro's actually pretty well off, considering. I mean, he does give off a "delinquent" feel and is a rebel, but he's in the higher ranks of the Organization.

-Kiki

Jamie and Syelina 8

The plot thickens, tension builds, and Kuro is becoming even more ambitious! What will happen next?

“Hmmmm… I’m sure Syelina will come to her senses soon. She doesn’t seem to want to acknowledge how much power we have together…” Jamie stated to himself, pacing. “I’m sure she realized that since the beginning. But she’s extremely stubborn…”

He stopped walking. Some scuffling and banging could be heard down the hall, as well as a voice cursing. ‘That sounds like-‘

Before he could finish his thought, Syelina stamped towards him, extremely disheveled. She stopped a few paces away from him and pushed a strand of hair out of her face. She then gave him one of her infamous glares.

Annik's Dark Secret

I don't even know where this is supposed to fit in the story, but this is one of Annik's tragedy! (Sabby thought Puppetmaster was getting too "mushy" and should have more action and tragedy) Enjoy! (Or should I really be saying that about something sad?)

“Why did you do it?” she swung her legs back and forth, looking at the stone seven meters below her feet. “Why?” The branch holding her was rough under her fingers, the bark cutting into her hand.

“Annik. They were going to hurt me. How else was I supposed to react? I’m a person!”

“That’s the problem,” she retorted, bitterness staining the air between them. “You’re a human. And a liar.”

“A liar?” he asked, and Annik almost believed he was surprised at the accusation. He ran his hand through his mouse brown hair.

“I saw you. Talking to those people. You were prepared to give me over. You took the money they offered. You promised that I’d either ready to be handed over, or you’d kill me.” Tears started clouding over her vision.

“I’m sorry Annik. I don’t know what came over me at that moment…” She almost softened, but immediately hardened herself against him.

“Yeah right. I’ve also seen you meet them several times after that happened. Including when I had to wait for you to meet me here.”

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“Crap. That was crazy,” Syelina muttered, walking into her small, stone cottage. Closing the door behind her, she walked towards her den. She flopped onto her chair, and started to think of what to do next. But for some reason, her thoughts kept on drifting back to Jamie. She stood up and walked around, petting her bats and fixing the gloomy upholstery. Yet whatever she did, she could only think about him.

“Damn it! Why can’t I stop thinking about him?!” she exclaimed, startling all her bats into flight. “We’re enemies, and I’m the one who said working together was a one time only thing. Why did I even think about joining up with him?” She kicked her desk and cursed. “Probably being stuck with that punk for too long. Ugh.”

“But what if you’re wrong?” asked a little voice in her head. “What if-“

“AH! No way…” she screamed, then realized how crazy she sounded, talking to no one real. ‘Pffft. I’m overreacting. But still…”

Jamie and Syelina 6

So so far, Jamie and Syelina were trapped in one cell together by Kuro, and they co-operated (gasp!) to escape. We've focused on the skeleton and the air mistress, but what about that seemingly stupid delinquent behind all this? Here it is, part 6, starring Kuro!

“Hmmmm…” pondered Kuro. “I can’t say I was surprised about this outcome.” He switched off the security camera in the cell, and walked back up the stairs slowly. “It’s quite funny how they never noticed this was part of my plan, considering how conniving and insightful they are. They should’ve been able to see right through this, especially Syelina,” he chuckled to himself. “This story has a very promising beginning.”

“They expect so low of me, and think that I’m just a hard-headed rebel. Won’t they be shocked later when this story comes to an end,” he snickered.

He sat back down at his desk, and checked all of the other security cameras placed around the castle. Unlike the other leaders, he didn’t rely on his servants and Puppets to take care of security around here. He always kept a careful eye on the screens, making sure nothing goes against his plan.

He saw a shadowy figure run across the top of the east wall, and he smiled. Syelina. As he watched her practically glide in the air, he remembered about the other one. He glanced at all the other cameras, but couldn’t find the other main character.

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“That was fun,” remarked Syelina. “Remind me to use that trick the next time I get caught. I’m not saying I’m planning to get jailed again anytime soon though, so don’t get any ideas in that skull of yours.”

She stripped the unconscious guard of his weapons, and handed a baton to Jamie, while taking another for herself. “Ready?”

“Wait. Shush!” whispered Jamie, and they could hear the second guard coming down the hallway.

“Lucas? Are you ok? I heard some noise- ACK!” he exclaimed as Jamie and Syelina came at him with weapons raised. He was down for the count in seconds.

“Quick, find the keys!” hissed Jamie, and they both searched Julius’s uniform.

After a few minutes of searching and slowly panicking, they hit the jackpot. “Got it!” crowed Syelina in triumph, taking a ring of keys out of the guard’s pocket. “Now which one is it?”

“The small black one,” replied Jamie, and Syelina gave him a funny look. “What? I’m observant,” he explained, and was met with a shrug.

As they got up, vortex free, Jamie flexed his fingers, and smiled. “Ahhh… power again.”

“Remember. No more partnerships in the future,” reminded Syelina, her air currents flowing around her again.

“Don’t worry. I won’t forget,” retorted Jamie. “Now could you just get us out of here?”

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“Guard!” echoed down the stonewalls of the dungeon. Lucas’s head shot up from his dreamless nap. Panicking a little, he thought it was the boss who had caught him not checking on the traitor and the woman, when he realized the voice was coming from one of the cells.

“Pffft,” he muttered under his breath. “No need to worry about him-“

“GUARD!!”

“Ok, ok I’m coming you idiot!” yelled an agitated Lucas, clearly annoyed. As he got to the cell, he saw the traitor standing at the entrance. “What is it?” Lucas growled.

“Oh, nothing, really. I just killed her and the stench is killing me, that’s all. Just bring me to another cell, would you?”

“What? Nothing?” asked Lucas, a little shocked after hearing the news. “I mean she was just brought in here yesterday…” He looked behind Jamie, but he could see nothing.

“I got bored,” grinned Jamie devilishly. “Now please hurry up.”

Lucas nodded slowly, and yelled over at the other guard down the hallway, “Julius, I’m taking him to another cell!”

“It’s cell number 12, right?” called down Julius. Lucas looked at the archway above the door, and found the number.

“Yep! I’ll take him to number 10, ok?”

“Just get on with it, ok?” muttered Jamie. “I can’t stay in here with a corpse forever while you do small chit-chat with your comrade.”

Lucas rolled his eyes as he opened the door. ‘This prisoner is an arrogant-‘ he thought, but that thought was cut off when he noticed the body wasn’t to be found. As he looked at Jamie realization dawning on him, Jamie smiled.

“Look up,” he pointed, and all Lucas saw before he blacked out was the woman mid-fall, right above his head.

-Kiki

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“Move it,” growled the soldier, poking Syelina along. She shot him a venomous glare and kept walking. They came to a cell, which glowed a strange green and stopped right in front of it. Syelina’s eyes widened as she saw the green glow.

“Kuro, that bastard… the next time I lay my eyes on him I’ll slowly suffocate him until he dies in pain…” she muttered.

Two soldiers held her arms down and put on a few vortex bracelets, allowing her to move freely without any of her power. They took off the shackles and opened up the cell door.

“Have fun!” jeered the soldiers, and the door slowly locked behind her. She could hear the soldiers yell down the hall, “Hey! Lucas! Keep an eye on this one. She’s feisty.” All of the other soldiers laughed, and their footsteps and jeering faded.

Jamie and Syelina 2

Yay! More posted up... don't worry, there's plenty more where this is coming from (7 typed pages and counting)

Two slow, long weeks passed, and she was happy when the day came. She paced around waiting for the perfect time to approach Kuro with her plan and finish it off once and for all. At 2:00 p.m., she had had enough waiting and knocked on Kuro’s door.

“Come in,” drawled Kuro, and the doors creaked open. Syelina walked in, her head held in a dignified pose. Kuro just kicked his feet up onto his desk, watching her compose her face, though he could feel her anxiousness and excitement. He smiled wolfishly at the air mistress.

“So I hear that you have the King of the Dead in one of your cells,” she said, slightly rocking back and forth on her feet in nervous excitement. “Are you…planning to do anything to get rid of him? He might make trouble for you later…”

Kuro smiled. “You make it too obvious what you want,” he said dryly. Syelina’s face blanched and the calm composure left her. “But very well. One favour in turn for another. What do you have in return?”

It was Syelina’s turn to smile. She leaned in towards Kuro and whispered, “I know where that blue Puppet is.”

Jamie and Syelina

Finally! Here's a bit of the part I wrote about Jamie and Syelina... enjoy!

“Welcome to the Organization. You will be staying with Kuro, leader of the 37^th section,” said the keeper, the man who led newcomers through the rules. He was sitting across from Syelina, who tried to look interested in what the man was saying.

“That is, until you prove yourself worthy to become a leader or have a position likes mine. So rule number one, you must always report and obey the Head, and whatever you do, don’t make the other leaders upset. Once you have power, you may, but right now your position is in a delicate balance.”

Syelina nodded her head, bored. She stifled a yawn and pretended to be listening. The keeper, thankfully wasn’t paying attention if she was even listening or not, so she let her mind wander.