Cinderella: Book 4 Chapter 2

## Verse 1

"What's going on? How haven't they caught her yet?!"

Angry shouts echo through the large conference room.

"She's just one **yakuza** punk!"

"Look, the city is in chaos. **Terror** attacks may be being coordinate, and..."

"You leave that to **Public Safety**! Our team needs to handle our own duties!"

"I get it! I know that, but the situation is too big for the personnel we have!!"

The young man finishes shouts and glares, and the old detective understands. He does.

Ever since the bomb in Shinjuku started things, the city has been assailed with constant accidents and attacks.

Not only that, but there are those mysterious **creatures**, too...

 One, two, three... How many has it been now?

 Eh, doesn't matter. I'll crush every headquarters I find.

 And when I'm finished...

## Verse 2

The city center continues to be wracked with

a series of incidents. We also have information that

looters have begun to take advantage of the

chaos. Citizens are asked to stay calm and...

## Verse 3

She walked through the panic and uproar.

Disaster occurring left and right.

People milling aimlessly, in shock. Screams and screeching brakes.

It's as if everyone's in on her bad trip.

## Verse 4

We're here on scene. Victims report that

the culprit was accompanied by a group of

those dark creatures. These reports match

reports of similar incidents in other areas...

## Verse 5

She passes monsters on the street, striking down

those that attack. Tsk, tsk, you shouldn't hurt the civvies,

you know? Oh, but... I suppose there's no need

for mercy, anymore.

## Verse 6

"She's moved onto Taito after hitting the yakuza in Shinagawa!"

"Reports from the scene say a woman

matching the suspect was there for each attack."

"Damn it! There's no pattern, she's hitting every group she finds!!"

## Verse 7

I move on,

crushing the weaklings who can only run in terror.

Now then, who's next?

## Verse 8

"We've got eyes on the suspect!!"

"Calling in back up, we're going in!"

"You there! Freeze!"

## Verse 9

Looks like the pigs finally showed up.

So glad you came out to play!

Let's all enjoy this bad trip, together!

## Verse 10

*Before*

Those dark **creatures** in front of me.

The **police** crowding in behind.

I'm surrounded before I realize it.

**A tiger at the front gate**, and **wolves at the back**... isn't that how it goes?

But you know... I kind of don't hate it.

The police are shouting into a loudspeaker.

The beasts are setting up a bonechilling howl.

The sirens from the patrol cars blare.

Panicked bystanders scream as they run.

It's my kind of dance music, and this is my kind of **dance**.

 It's nice, having power...

 This is the most fun I've had in my life!

*After*

The creatures of darkness vanished like **smoke** in the wind.

Just as her dying **dream** had done.

...Maybe I really am dead, after all?

She kicked the body of a police officer lying nearby.

It felt real enough, the stiff flesh of a corpse.

...No, I'm alive. This is **real**.

In that case, what is this power?

Some weird side effect of the drugs?

Yeah... that's not possible. What I know for sure, is...

"As long as I have this power, I don't have to be afraid of anyone or anything. Not police, not rivals, no one."

Hell, even the whole government couldn't...

She began to walk again, unaware of the **tragedy** awaiting her ahead.

## Discordant Poem

The woman continued on, crushing yakuza.

As she did, the city was gradually

overrun by the dark creatures.

A gunfight in broad daylight.

Innocent bystanders struck in the crossfire.

She, however, was no longer a member

of the yakuza, bound by any sort of code.

She was...

A fool, drunk on new power.

Who was going to tell her that, thought?

A girl with power granted by magic...

she was obviously the heroine of this little tale.