I’ll never forget that day I was so scared and so angry I didn’t know what to do at all. Everything happened so fast it was like it flashed before my eyes but felt so slow it was like time stood still.

I sat there behind the Corner of the stairs but I heard a loud “BOOM!!” Went off i looked and saw a gunshot went off and my mom’s body fell with a thud bleeding out from her chest. I covered my mouth and held back all my tears, whimpers, and as it felt like a roaring waterfall was gonna burst out of me. My face was in Ruin and and panick as my Dad yelled for her louder and louder calling her name “YUMIKO” “YUMIKO”!! He screamed but no response came from her and 3 men stood above them as they laid on the ground 2 had pins and looked like they belonged in prison with resting violent faces and eerie feeling of murderous intent with them. Then there was 1 more and he was the face I could remember burned into my memory as his face became tattooed in my brain he was Tall let’s say 6’0 a maddening look on his face as if it were a wild dog taken human form with eyes of a Blood lusted animal and the physic while not as fat was as big as a Bear and slimly muscular, a more Saitama looking Physic. The look on his face told me he was losing it, like he was going to snap at any moment something was ripping him apart tipping him over the edge. He had tears rolling down his eyes and my Dad looked at him angered but defeated knowing there was no where to go and noticed me in the corner he smiled and from his lips he said “I’m sorry.” His eyes went from warm and soft to then narrow blank and cold he then asked “Brother what ya want, you killed my wife and now beating the shit storm out of me what I do now?” Angered by his question the Crazy man had spoke “We knew it was fake you Dam bastard, why do it when you knew we would come after you anyway…you betrayed us Brother.”

“So its been found out huh..” his dad said with a careless tone. “Your debts must be paid for leaving us empty handed you know as such thus is the cost of leaving the family if you can’t do it by choice we take, That has and always will be the Leone fool.” The man above my dad looked at him and began to cry and tried to calm himself down saying “I was hoping this day would never come brother we all hoped and had chosen you..how could you do this to us.” My dad looked at him a tear came down his face “Brother…I found a better life better and greater things then being a hustling business man of the underworld, nor being a thug for violence can’t you see it brother a life beyond the one you live now.” He paused for a brief minute the mans eyes lit up a light shined but it dimmed fast and went to a dead look a pair of eyes that knew their fate, “brother I finally realized our…or now should I say my dream to make it to the top I’m clan captain now…the next Chairman in however long after the 2nd croaks. Maybe I’ll just go ahead and kill him down the line we did joke about how old and stubborn he is huh.” A shocked but nostalgic look appeared on my dads and he said to the man my supposed uncle I guess, “I’m proud of you brother…proud of your accomplishments,” the man above him became angered and began and began pistol whipping my dad over and over leaving him bloodied and bruised but keeps on yelling “YOU DON’T GET TO SAY THAT YOU TRAITOR YOU LEFT US WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE YOU WHO LED US!!” He finally stopped and began to shake and twitch my dad head having looked like a waterbaloon with holes in it.

My dad looked at me happy when he saw me and then looked at my mom he mumbled something under his breath I couldn’t see what he said and it was a face of pain but knowing he had no place to run he went on ahead knowing the outcome. My dad laughed “Hahahaha, brother I hope your own success runs you to well, this life you know how it is it will consume you till your all gone and then have nothing or no one else in the end.” The man then crying began to laugh hysterically as his pupils vanished and his expression went into a translation of feelings he had finally stopped and then with his dark lifeless eyes told my father: “Were scum brother that’s what this life has taught me that’s what we are and that’s what we always will be this life taught us and corrupted us with that, there’s no honor no morals only money and status the legend, the mythos even this is your final resting spot any last words fool.” He looked at me for a brief instant and my dad said “I’m sorry" and with that he looked up at him and said “Go to Hell brother you talk to dam much how you gonna lead the clan wit no action huh!?” Angered he shot dad a total of 6 times calling and yelling for him saying he’ll always be a traitor. I sat there holding my mouth for hours breaking down I could barely hold it in all I felt was just severe aches and floods of emotions and tears came out and eventually after holding it enough I stopped. What has thrown me off is why he still stood there he was crying but looked as if he had lost it all in a sense he was broken…maybe the loss of my dad hurt him to. He said something before he left he said “All of it now…rests on me”. The man left as the young boy sat there he crawled to his parents asking if they’re gonna get back up now “The jokes over mom…dad get up now please…” he sat there and waited then he just grabbed his parents hands and sat there holding them knowing wherever his parents went they were not coming back. The police came in eventually after the neighbors had called reports of “suspicious behavior” they noticed the kid and knowing who did this as he was holding on to the pin. The child wouldn’t let go his parents nor the pin and eventually the whole incident swept under the rug only remembered by the man who pulled the trigger and the boy who’s life was changed by this whole event.

The Yakuza a mafia of Japan the criminal underworld’s most ruthless and business savvy enemy they ruin lives and destroy all that stand against them. This is a story of how one man aims to destroy it or rule it all.

“Izuru, hey Izuru wake up how many times are you gonna keep sleeping huh?” A short red hair girl was shaking the young wavy black haired and very slumped delinwuent. “If he put as much effort into work as he does sleep maybe you would not have to be ostracized through every class period.” He woke up with a face that was mixed with annoyance and spook and when he saw who it was it changed to him asking “The hell ya wan’t can a guy get some sleep around here” she then smacked him and said “Shut up and come on you said you would walk me home today you jerk.”

Izuru rolls his eyes and tells her to hurry up and with a tired look asks Haruka if she has anything at home to eat and she says yes but he isn’t getting any since he runs up their grocery bill. While walking home Izuru begins “looking” at Haruka and noticed that she doesn’t walk funny anymore, she straightened her red hair and the little stubby fingers she had were a lot more sharp then blunt and you could tell through the bruises she’s been training her best off in her tournaments, her eyes bagged with nothing but cries and needs of a bedsheet and pillow pet. Haruka looked at him and then began remembering her first encounter with Izuru how he looked empty his eyes void of any thought any feelings his body pale and you would’ve thought he was homeless from the fact he looked skinnier then that one creature off the Hobbit. It was hard for her to believe she was looking at the same kid or that everytime he was around another girl she would be ready to shoot them dead. Noticing his glares she asked “what Izu you look what ya see” pointing out her over the top assets. Izuru blushes and tells her to shut up as his face goes extremely red.

I’ve never really thought about it, but to think he’s so different everytime I saw him I always saw the same kid but why don’t I see him anymore? He used to talk so little now when I see his hands there always covered in blood or scars, the pale smooth ghost hands turned into rough, scarred, even almost gangster like, as if he’s been through a thousand battles. Everytime we talk now it’s just like I’m talking to a brick wall…even now he seems like he hates being here. Should I just say nothing, what would that even do maybe I should talk to him can’t be that hard right?

Haruka: ****I- Izuru.

Izuru: ****I- um yeah

Haurka: ****Well um what do you wanna do when your older…?

Izuru: ****I um…I actually haven’t even thought about it. What- what would you think I’d be good at.

Haruka: ****Well maybe you should be a boxer or a cop. It might be best since your always in a right heck even a martial arts master or something. Hey yeah you should be a cop Izu I think you would love it.

The blues seemed to have washed over the dull sunlight, the dark cloud began settling in and all you could feel the inevitable rain soon to come. A brief memory came from the blank of his mind, police everywhere none of them doing anything Izuru over hearing them all he could do was have his eyes darken more a part of him died the car of his morals crashed and barely were repaired.

Cop A: poor kid parents died right in front of him to

Cop B: yeah well it’s the Leone we all know where that gets us even the chief was brushing it off.

Cop A: Pipe down he might hear ya the little shrimp already looks dead inside

Cop B: Aw well right when it became my problem punks an orphan now

Haruka grabs his hand, the sun began shining once again more bright then dull a star could be seen in the between. Izuru smiled at her and he said “thank you” she was astonished at the face he made, “Y-Your welcome Izu” her face reddened she then hit him and said that they should head on before her dad came home and chewed Izuru out for taking her home late. They walked for another 30-40 minutes till they finally hit the corner seeing a guy bloody and beaten up against a wall getting beaten to death by 2 men. “You see ya asked a deadline we gave your sorry hide a week heck we even gave ya sorry hide a whole Dam extra week, and you still somehow fucked it up huh now we gotta make sure we’re clear on business.” The guy kept punching the bloody man down over and over again not stopping until the other one a tall angry looking guy caught his fist at the last remaining second. “Listen we’re not killing him we only came here to collect the debt or get a good Dam constellation prize.” The short guy stubby and angry said “Captain you shouldn’t have to even deal with this” the tall one said it was his responsibility and that he doesn’t mind since he’s his associate so he will handle him if he’s not doing right. Izuru grabs Haruka and brings her to the side keeping his hand over her mouth he brings her to the side and signals her to shush. “We have Yakuza around the corner we don’t need to attract attention to ourselves, so stay quiet and just walk on by so we don’t get hurt mainly you.” She had nodded her head and they began walking acting as if they didn’t see the see the man Izuru’s eyes blanked out back to that day again the sounds of gunshots and pistol whipping the loud roar of emotions and pain being felt. He began shaking ferociously and tears began falling down Haruka grabbed his hand and told him it’s ok. He began to stop slowly and walked down trying to make sure they don’t look over till the man starts getting beat down and hurt again this time Haruka let’s go saying “I’m sorry Izu but I can’t stand here and pass by as if he’s not alive!!” She ran to the Yakuza and slapped the short man and covered the man in the business suit. The short man smacked Haruka and she falls to the ground scared, a loud Thunder roared down the street a matador with a bull chasing after him is what he thought he heard.

Izuru bulled him down mosh pitting him into a car instantly knocking him out, Izuru punches the tall one knocking him down then rushing Haruka and the business man out the way. Izuru then starts rushing back at the tall man kicking him in his stomach and roaring “DAM YAKUZAAA!!”

To be continued….

“Could you tell us the pins they had on sir”, the cop asked me he had wanted me to tell and identify it. I tried my best to remember it…I remember now. “It was a Lion with the flame symbol on its head”, they looked at each other and realized they couldn’t help me there’s nothing that could have helped me.

Izuru asked the tall man his name he looked at him and said “Ohma Captain of the Sanryu Clan and the Patriarch of the Akuma Clan”. Izuru is a little stunned as he says “we look close in age how the hell are you so high up?” Ohma states that he’s the strongest in his clan next to his captain and that he was able to win the Bosses favor for his strength. Izuru ponders and he says “you were a former delinquent weren’t you?” Ohma laughs and says he was. Ohma runs at Izuru and punches him right in the stomach, Izuru gets sent flying into the wall barely getting to his knees and begins to spit up. “Holy shit, I think I felt my stomach rip with that one what are you a dam battalion.” Izuru gets up and rushes at him kicking Ohma in the stomach and going in to head butt him smashes his head against Ohma. Ohma falls back stunned and tells him “You pack a hell of a punch kid, haven’t met a runt like you in a while come work for me you’ll get to fight as many strong guys as you want, make tons of money, and get a premium supply of bitches.” Izuru thinks about it for a second “Ya know it ain’t a bad idea but I’m not ready for my soul to be sold just yet I’ll take my chances first.” Ohma looked at him “Ah I see, a shit tasted bum are you.” They both look at each other and begin to close the distance, Izuru glares at the beast in front of him what he saw was no man, A guardian stood in his eyes a mad Komainu rearing to guard his home.

*Komainu: Guardian Lions outside of Chinese and Japanese temples look them up you lazy bum.

Ohma looked at the wild dog in front of him, “the mutt just needed to be put in his place,” Ohma knew Izuru was nothing more then just a dog to far off his leash to be a real threat but little does he remember he was the same. Even a wild dog can still be a threat and bite twice, but Ohma has long forgotten that lesson. They walked closer and closer the tension oozing the smell of destruction as if you could be grasped and crushed whole by it. Their hearts Kong stronger and stronger the beast within them waiting to finally be released a fight that could challenge them, so long had that been howling for ages a wish finally granted to them between the warriors who so pleasured them selves in the heat of battle. They stood close in front of each other direct ready to kill as if it were in their nature Izuru smirks and Ohma began to grew a devilishly evil smile, A loud “HORAAA” was heard as they’re fist clashed both hitting each other square in the face. They stumbled back as Izuru rushes at Ohma and tackles slamming him into the truck and repeatedly punches him left, right, left, right, over and over till Ohma head butts him off and kicks him away sending him off flying to the wall. Ohma runs at Izuru but misses as Izuru rolls out the way, he then rushes at Ohma and tries to grab him but is met with strong force as Ohma kicks Izuru in the chin and follows it up with a punch to the stomach and ends with a Mosh pit sending him flying into the street.

Ohma walks over to him picking him up by his own collar and dragging him “I knew it just a mutt meant to be put down, cmon boy let’s finally get you put to rest.” Ohma began slamming his head down against a car continuously slamming it over and over and over barely giving Izuru a time to recover nor air to breath to live, Ohma was going to make sure he wasn’t breathing any more this time. He let Izuru go dropping his head to the ground and barely leaving him alive or even conscious, Ohma began walking towards Haruka annoyed and she begins screaming “wait no don’t come near me!” Ohma kept walking towards her saying “I’ll be taking you to the boss we could use a new pretty face for business.” Haruka kept screaming for him to get away from her and Ohma kept walking until “Oof.” Ohma turns around to see a beast behind him soaring strong with rage he then blinked only to see it was coming for him Mosh pitting him into the car and relentlessly beating on him. Ohma kicked it in the stomach and realized it was Izuru flourishing with rage, “Dam kid almost killed me think he even broke my nose.” Ohma rushes in and punches Izuru and follows it up with another blow to his head, Izuru tanks it and grabs Ohma’s head and violently head butting him and kicking him away. Ohma stands up and he and Izuru glare at each other both with evil eyes and a determined look they were ready it was over the next blow of full force would decide it all for this fight. They began walking towards each other seeing the beast in front of them needed to be defeated they ran more and more finally clashing they’re blows in succession hit each other, Izuru getting punched in his chin and Ohma getting punched square in his face causing both of them to stumble back in pain from the blows and eventually collapsing on the ground. Izuru falls on to his knees barely able to get up feeling everything shaking and rumbling around him he wonders what even happened in the split second he was even hit.

Izuru went pail at the scream he heard it was as if it was that day all over again, what he saw had terrified him Haruka was unconscious being carried by the small man he knocked out earlier. “Captain let’s go we need to leave now.” Ohma forced himself up and ran, Izuru shaken up and still unable to move Yells for Haru but deafens in the rain and as he falls over he cannot think but feel guilty of letting her go “Haru…I’ll get you back I swear..!!”

To be continued….