Prologue- The night it all started
The night it all started
27th, September 1995
Just like every other night in Yokohama, Hiroki was having dinner with his family at just past 8 in the evening. Hiroki's family was a small one, but it was very beautiful. He had a beautiful wife- "Tamiko", whom he had gotten married to 5 years earlier. They both had a daughter- "Kimiko". She was a sweet little girl and was about 5 years old.
As they were about finishing their dinner that night, they hear a knock at the door. Tamiko's eyes widen with shock and she asks her husband if he was expecting any guest coming over that late, " I'm expecting no one Tamiko " said Hiroki.
They hear another knock on their door the second time and this time it was loud and violent. It was as though those at the door wanted to break it down. It was at this point Hiroki knew something wasn't right.
"Take Kimiko out through the back and find somewhere safe to hide our daughter. I think those are Mr. Lee's men at the door" Hiroki said to Tamiko with a quaky voice.
Tears formed in Tamiko's eyes. She knew exactly what was happening. What they have been protecting their daughter from all these years had finally caught up with them. It was time to fight or die. Little Kimiko had no idea what world her parents belonged in before she was born. She didn't know that both her parents were Mr. Lee's most efficient killers. They were assassins who fell in love on duty. Even though there love was forbidden as it was against their code to have any attachment to each other, they went against all odds, assassins code be damned!
They were young and in love and were willing to risk it all, but they couldn't keep up the ruse for too long. It didn't take long for Mr. Lee to find out about their "abomination" as he always called it. Then, he sent men after them to incinerate them, but Hiroki and Tamiko were efficient fighters. They were one of the first fighters Mr. Lee recruited and were trained to be deadly weapons. The men Mr. Lee sent after them met with a terrible and bloody death at the hands of this deadly duo. All fourteen of them severely butchered and mostly dismembered.
Mr. Lee found out what had happened to his men and was stricken with anger and grief. He immediately hired an army of trained killers to search the whole of Bangkok, find them and bring their heads to him.
It didn't take long for the men to find them. They were injured and hiding at a port in the heart of Bangkok. The men came after them with full force, but they were lucky to have help from some friends. They delayed the men by shooting at them blindly till Hiroki and Tamiko were able to escape in a speedboat.
Even though they escaped the wrath of Mr. Lee that night in Bangkok, they knew they weren't safe anywhere. Mr. Lee had eyes looking out for them everywhere, but they maintained a low profile. They changed their identities and got married under fake names. After they left Bangkok, they fled to the United States, got married there and returned to Yokohama in Japan when they thought it was safe.
Tamiko looked her daughter in the eyes and told her : "Kimiko, listen to me very carefully.....we have to go now.....you cannot make a sound.....mum will keep you safe, but we have to go......."
These words were still on her lips while those men kicked down their door. Tamiko quickly hid her daughter in a closet and shut the door.
Mr. Lee's men barged into the house like they owned the place. The leader of those men looked at Hiroki and said to him : "Here you are traitor.....did you think you could hide forever?"
"Not really..... I was actually waiting for you to find me" Hiroki replied with a stern voice.
The leader of Mr. Lee's men looked at Hiroki and laughed sarcastically. "You don't stand a chance traitor, surrender now and maybe I'll make your death painless", he said.
" You should know me Han, I never give up without a fight", Hiroki said and drew up his katana from underneath his study desk.
"Then a fight you shall get traitor", the man said and drew his sword too.
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