Rei didn't often get to go out on the field, seeing as she ran her cabal of assassins, so she tended to limit herself to more high-importance jobs. Today was certainly important, though it wasn't particularly difficult. Some magnate had pissed off the wrong people it seemed, and he had quite the price on his head. Luckily, he was something of a lecherous old man and tended to keep a number of beautiful young women to tend to his every beck and call.

Unfortunately it made it easier than normal to slip in undetected. She walked carefully through the lavish halls to the owners room. "Breakfast, Sir" The girl would call out, entering when given permission to the stern gaze of her target. "You're late, I specifically asked for this fifteen minutes ago" He tuts, looking over the girl. "I don't recognize you... are you one of the new girls?"

She would nod, though he didn't seem convinced as he approached her, circling about as he eyed her figure. "No... I would remember someone like you" Though she was hoping for this to be a bit cleaner, the man's wandering hand moving to cop a feel would be caught. "What on earth do yo-" There would be a sickening crack as the girl would lash out with a swift stomp to his knee, bending it the wrong way as he fell to the ground. He wouldn't be able to register the pain though, as Rei drew her weapon and proceeded to paint the floor with the contents of his skull.

She would straighten her outfit before walking back out of the room and right out of the compound. By the time she had reached the front gate the alarm would be sounded, but by then she had already escaped without alerting a soul. The instructions had been to send a message after all, and now none of the man's circle of associates would feel safe. Little did Rei know, someone had been keeping tabs on her this whole time, but had not interfered with her work. What they wanted was a mystery, for now at least.

I was given the task of handling intel of an assassin that had been known to take out high ranking targets, persons of interest... But since that was all the information I was given, of course I questioned it. I'm not the type to just blindly follow orders, especially if my gut tells me otherwise. I was given a basic file on the person, so I used that to track her down. Rei Tsunemori, 19, medium light build. If there were a kingdom of assassins, she would be the queen to say the least. Plenty of blood on her hands, but only when the situation called her specifically. When I found her in the streets, I watched and followed her. She'd seem to be cautious, but only mildly, as though her worry over being caught was masked and subsequently squelched by her confidence. Now in the upper halls of a hotel, she found him. The man she was apparently hired to kill was one of the high-ups of the hotel's staffing, but the short conversation they had seemed to indicate he had his hands in other pockets, among other things. The man disgusted me in mere seconds, and deserved to die. And coupled with my desire to watch him die.... I was never given orders to save the target. Perhaps the Committee knew. As he lay dead, the woman walked away, presumably to escape. I figured it best to wait until both of us were a fair distance away from the corpse to say hello. By now the alarms were going off, we were in an isolated hallway, and this would be the perfect chance.

I pulled out my staff, cracked my neck, and smiled, tapping the floor as I spoke to the woman. "Alas poor Yorick. I knew him not. Nor do I care to. He's dead, and probably for the better. However, I wasn't brought here for him. You, my dear. Rei, is it? I am here for you. If you resist, then... you may end up like the man you so mercilessly gutted. You have your options. Will you fight, or flee?" Secretly, I hoped she would attempt to run. Chasing people and beating them into submission was my favorite part of the job.

Rei would glance back, the crimson glare locking onto the other woman's gaze as she took note of her choice of weapons. "I suggest you walk back the way you came. Whatever you're being paid will not be worth your while. He that dies pays all debts." She didn't seem particularly worried about this person tracking her, it had happened in the past and would happen again in her future. It always ended the same, her light build mixed with her youth made many underestimate what she could do.

For now it seemed that she was unarmed, just like she had been when she had executed her target. As always, her outfit left little to the imagination and was not suited for hiding weaponry. So what did Maki have to fear? Other the the lingering sense that this girl could snap at any moment and bring back the killer she had seen only minutes before.

Rei didn't run, rather she would move onward towards her exit, wondering if this woman wanted to end up as another unfortunate victim of an unseen killer or to be left standing there having wasted her time. Either way, it didn't matter much at all to the assassin.

The thing of it was, there was no fear in her eyes. It was my job to fix that. Her eyes seemed to wander, but I didn't care what they saw. You see, she could examine me all she wanted and it would make no difference. I stretched my arms, flexing on her, because of course there's some intimidation there. After that, she gave me a quip about money, and a follow-up Shakespearean quote. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not here to kill you. I'm here to beat you into submission and take you in. Though if you want your debts to be paid.... I can arrange for that. Hey.. What. Argggh...." In a frustrating moment, she seemed to ignore me and start walking away. Yeah, no. Not letting that happen. I grumbled, then rushed forwards, aiming to smack her with one end of my staff and nothing less. Though as a killer, she probably had a trick or two up her sleeve. She might be surprised to find out I have a few of my own.

There was no way I'd allow any killer to waltz away from me. Not while there was still a punishment to be served. That... that was probably the best part of this job.

Rei didn't seem to take heed of this threat, it was hardly the worst thing she had heard after all. Though the second that Maki would make her rush forwards she would hear the girl mutter "Mistake". The staff would find nothing but air as the assassin would effortlessly leap forwards out of striking range, twisting around mid jump, revealing the four knives held between her fingers to launch them all in her direction at blistering speed. She would land regardless, assuming someone stupid enough to attack her would at least survive a counter-attack.

As she came to a halt the woman would find a gun aimed squarely at her face, where she hid these things still wasn't clear. "Last chance. You walk away or you die" She didn't seem the type to take prisoners after all, so this was about to become all or nothing.

As I lunged forward there was a single whisper, "Mistake." Rather than hearing the satisfying clash of steel against steel, instead, I landed firmly swinging through air. In place of the girl, there were now four knives. Of course I'd have no problem swatting all four of them haplessly to the ground. And this didn't surprise me since nearly everyone, both Committee and street thug alike had one... This girl pulled out a gun. I was given the ultimatum, walk away or die. I looked at my staff, then at the girl, and then the gun, and just laughed. "You really wanna fight me with that thing? That's all you've got? Oh, I'm gonna enjoy this." I rushed in again, this time releasing some of my favorite crystal substance. Not much, but enough that I could use the tendrils to catch her by the ankle and trip her up. If I did manage to get a hold of her, I'd begin to batter her into submission with my staff.

Try all you like honey, but you're about to have the fight of your life.

Despite her opponent brushing off her threat, she was clearly underestimating exactly what Rei could do. While the gun looked normal enough, it wasn't for show and it wasn't going to take long for Maki to realize this. Seeing as her threat was ignored and the girl decided to attack anyway, Rei would sigh and begin her attack. It seemed the speed she had shown moments earlier was hardly a fraction of what she could really do as she burst forward, firing her weapon haphazardly as she did so.

It would almost seem like she had missed, by quite a margin in fact. However, the projectiles would ricochet off the walls at strange angles, converging on Maki's location as she moved. In the same instant it seemed she had closed the distance with her blinding speeds, avoiding capture by the crystalline substance with her speed alone. Appearing inside her opponent's guard with the barrel of her weapon firmly pressed at her temple before pulling the trigger.

- Hyper-Mode Engaged!
- Four Shots! (Three initially, One for the kill!)
- Gun Kata! (Passive): x5 Boost to agility!
- Hawk's Eye! (Passive): To dodge Maki's attempt at tentacles.