Chapter 2: Escape

Hiroshi who had burst free from his cell, his eyes burring with a fiery determination. As he dashed down the dimly lit corridors of the underground solitary confinement, his heath coming in ragged gasps. Determined to destroy anyone who dared to stand in his way.

Meanwhile, outside, a group of people covered in black robes stood just beyond the entrance to the underground hideout. The man standing in the front took a step forward and then used a communicator to speak with the person on the other end.

"Kai, we need all security cameras and alarms down, and while you're at it, we need the entrance to the solitary confinement opened", the man ordered.

"I'm on it." Kai replied, his fingers flying over his keyboards. 

Within moments, Kai had already taken care of all the surveillance cameras and alarms, and the entrance suddenly opened. With that, the group rushed in, ready to face whatever led ahead.

Back inside, Hiroshi moved thought the maze-liked corridors, his senses on high alert. Suddenly, two enforces appeared out of nowhere, as they were prepared to stop him.

Without any hesitation, Hiroshi jumped on the wall next to him, using the momentum to catch the enforcers off guard. Targeting the first enforcer, he leaped off the wall grabbed the enforcer's head, and with his knee he clobbered the man right in the chest.

Hitting his heart killing him instantly, and then grabbed the dead enforcer's gun, Hiroshi used the body as a shield against the bullets beginning fired by the second enforcer.

He throw the gun right at the remaining enforcer, causing him to falter. In addition, with a swift movement, Hiroshi rushed forward, grabbing the enforcer's gun.

A fierce struggle ensured and Hiroshi's focus zeroed in on one of the enforcer's fingers. With a brutal twist, he snapped it, causing the enforcer to yelp in pain and falter. 

Taking advantage of the moment, Hiroshi shifted his aim and shot the enforcer's leg. The man collapsed, clutching his wounded leg.

Before he could react further, Hiroshi had already placed a bullet squarely in his head, ending his life. Breathing heavily, Hiroshi shortly stood over the bodies of the dead enforcers.

His path towards freedom was clear, but as he turned a corner, he suddenly came face to face with the odd group of people that had rushed in. Hiroshi's eyes winded.

These people did not look like any of the enforcer's, they were dressed in black their expressions serious and determined. The group stood ready, weapons drawn; preparing themselves for what came next.

However, Hiroshi did not recognize these people. The group hesitated, the leader of the group decided to take step forward, he removed his hood reveling his face in attempts to reason with Hiroshi.

"Hiroshi," he said, calmly "My name is Kenji Matsumoto, I'm with a group called Shadow Vigil, and we're here to help you."

Hiroshi was convinced they weren´t a threat, but his inner demon urged him not to trust them and continue forward. As the path to his freedom with freedom was so close, Hiroshi had no choice but to fight. 

With that, Hiroshi took a fighting stance, preparing himself for a fierce battle against the mysterious people that called themselves Shadow Vigil. 

In addition, the members of Shadow Vigil had no choice but to defend themselves, willing to fight back all in the attempts to take him alive. "Everyone stand back!" Matsumoto ordered. 

Taking a battle stance he stood his ground, while ordering the rest of the team to stand back, he had decided to face Hiroshi himself, and in this battle Matsumoto had did upper hand cause of his robust physic. However, despite his bruised and battered state, Hiroshi was determined to win. 

In addition, with that the battle had begun. Both side hesitated for a moment, and then Hiroshi made the first move. In a blink of an eye, he launched a series of attacks, but Matsumoto blocked every strike, refusing to strike back. 

The battle went on, till Hiroshi force his opponent out to the open, 'His strong,' Hiroshi thought, taken aback by Matsumoto's strength 'But?!' Hiroshi was bizarre by Matsumoto's reluctance to fight back, as he stood there merely blocking ever attack. 

As the battle continued, the other members stood aside and watched, one of the members noticed Hiroshi has bruised and wounds on his body, and that fact that he was losing blood. 'Just how long does he intended to keep this up?' he wondered. As Hiroshi kept on struggle. 

In addition, in that moment, another member suddenly appeared behind them, she was the leader of the Shadow Vigil organization, shaking the whole team.

"Ma-Ma 'me? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" they all wondered, surprised to see her?

She had observed the battle between Hiroshi and Matsumoto, and had decided to intervene. 

Matsumoto bleeding, from multiple cuts, left by Hiroshi, was still standing his ground, refusing to stack back. 'Why won't he fight back?' he wondered, as he began growing tired of it. "Why, WHY WON'T YOU FIGHT BACK? ANSWER ME! " he shouted, demanding an answer. 

In addition, that is when the leader of the organization stepped in "Because," she said interrupting the fight between them "We are not your enemies." she said. 

As she removed her hood, she revealed her face before Hiroshi. In addition, in that moment, Hiroshi felt a strange sense of familiarity and calmness upon seeing her. In addition, his resistance waned, and he had finally decided to go with them.

"My name is Yumi, Yumi Takashi, and it's about time we left." she said, with a warm smile on her face, as she reached out her hand towards him.

In addition, as Hiroshi reached out back, but he then suddenly collapsed on the floor shocking both Matsumoto and Yumi alike.

"Huh," The other member approached saying, "So did he finally kick the bucket?" He asked.

"No," Yumi replied "His simply unconscious."

Matsumoto then approached Hiroshi's unconscious body, picked him up from the ground, and placed him on his back, carrying him on his back.

"You sure your goanna be alright?" The other member asked, cornered for Matsumoto is well – being.

"Alright, it's time we all left. Now move out!" she ordered, as she led the team as they all left the abandoned warehouse, carrying Hiroshi with them to safety.

End of the 2nd Chapter.