After the death of Geka fuel researcher Rakenna Hope, Musta Pukin village were crowded because of the Christmas season. Arkuus Vahaous and Suuri Fingot separated with Yukusan, the two of them went to visit San Tana Rose.
"I didn't know you were the supplier of the package..."
Suuri was calm as he talked to Tana.
"I have met with your client before. I know that client from when I've started to work as a broker. And now here's the package."
Tana brought an attache case from the back, and laid it on the table.
"If you send this back to the client, then your job is over."
"Should we not ask what's inside?"
To Arkuus's question, Tana answers.
"It is a sample of Geka found around here."
"What is its density?"
Suuri looked at the case and asked.
"Density is 3%, with a special container. There's no problem."
"Right. Is this sample for material testing?"
"No. It's for inspection. These days dangerous Geka researches are getting popular around the world. I guess the client wants to know if this area is safe or not."
"Biological experiments huh."
"Sounds ugly."
As Arkuus spat out, Tana starts to talk.
"Well I think this area is not a problem. But guess it needs to be checked, so please please take care of this."
Suuri stood up, and receives the case.
"Thanks for the help. Wish we could do something for the village, but we got tons of stuff to do."
"It's fine. Come back here some other time. Or you wanna try becoming an armed Santa? We don't have a lot of women."
As Tana spoke, she looked at Arkuus, Arkuus makes a bitter smile.
"Could anyone become an armed Santa?"
"Everyone just calls themselves an armed Santa. That hasn't changed from the old days through now."
As Arkuus looked at an old picture, she opens her mouth.
"Well, I was wondering when I saw this picture, but some Outerless has short life and some has long life, right? You look in the late 20's, and Taz looks in the 30's. But actually, would you mind telling us how old are you two? "
"I'm also concerned..."
After Suuri's words, there was a silence.
"Alright. Well it's not a secret or something... Taz and I are in the 50's"
...
"Whaaat!!!"
-episode.2-Tana and the creeping shadow-
After chatting with Tana, Arkuus and Suuri left the village. Tana watched them go, then she saw someone walking towards her.
"Here comes the trouble..."
Who makes Tana's sad face was a salesman who manages construction and sales of Geka plant. Named Suffel Forke. 34 years old.
He came in front of Tana with a haggard face.
"I've heard about Mr.Rakenna. It's very sad. He was a kind friend helping me out before planning the construction of Geka plant... He was a good researcher... But the witnesses of Outerless are increasing more and more, soon the reputation of Geka plant will fall to the ground...uh..."
Suffel started to cry.
"Again... Man shouldn't cry like that... We're still investigating why the Outerless is increasing."
Tana laid her hand on Suffel's shoulder, and she calmed him.
"What shall I explain to the people next time... Aah my stomach hurts... Didn't Mr.Rakennna say anything?"
"Oh yeah. Taz said he heard something from him."
Suffel's face turned a little better.
"Hmm. What did he say?"
"Outerless is not increasing by the Geka plant, but something else."
"What is that something?"
"I don't know. There's no evidence for now. Either way there's a need for more investigation."
Suffel regains his smile and tone after he heard what Tana have said.
"Is that so. We need to solve this problem fast. I need to work more, in order to repay his favor."
"Yeah, that's right. Keep it, up!"
Tana smacked Suffel's shoulder.
"It, hurts..."
Suffel left, and Tana continued her work in her room. She took the cord connected to a device, pinched to her earlobe which has been surgery. Then she was able to control the device by her mind. It is the External Cybrain, a communication technology which is able to use Cyborg technologies for people who doesn't have a Cybernetic Brain (Also known as Cybrain. A Cyborg brain). Since it's easy to cut off the connection during an electronic attack, the user can avoid dangerous situations easily. By the threats like machine type Outerless, Outerless is not allowed to have Cybrain surgery, so some Outerlesses use this technology instead. As Tana was gathering information, she looked through the records of an airport nearby, and found something interesting. She shut down the device and looked at the ceiling, and she was thinking for some moments.
Musta Pukin's noon, Taz was riding his snowmobile through the woods. This woods is on the hill up north of the village. There is Taz's house around here. As he went closer to his home, he notices something unusual. He took out a submachine gun, looked around the house, and he stepped inside.
He heard a shower from the back of the room.
"Huh..."
After a big sigh, Taz removed his equipments, and stared to repair it. Soon he had nothing to do, he sat on a chair and waited for something as he jiggled his knee. Afterwards, a woman wearing a bathrobe came out of shower. It was Tana.
"You're late."
"What are you doing again?"
Taz ignored Tana, as his face was in a bad mood.
"I was waiting for you, but since you were late, I borrowed your shower. I told you I need a word with you."
Tana also was in a bad mood.
"I said I'll take time. You stepped in to my house, and even used the shower. Again..."
As Taz held his face, Tana started to talk seriously.
"I have something to say."
"Put your clothes on."
"Listen seriously."
"Please wear something serious."
They both stood, and Taz was getting upset.
"While you show your sexy body, I can barely see you."
By his unexpected words, Tana's face turned red.
"Why is your face red? 51 years old."
"You're also 50."
Tana's face turned back, and she took her gun with her left hand. She was left handed. Taz also took his gun, and they both pointed it to each other.
They forgot their purpose, and they wasted their time.
Tana changed her clothes, and she started to speak.
"I've searched for some information, seems like a Geka Outerless was spotted 2km southwest from the airport nearby. And that Outerless disappeared."
"6km from here. There is an airport and a town over there. What does this have to do with... Oh."
Taz stopped talking, and Tana continues.
"Seems like you noticed. I also kept wondering about Rakenna's words. About the story that Outerless is attracted to something. If that's true..."
"Those disappeared Outerless is heading here."
"Exactly."
As Taz understood the situation, he started to check his equipments.
"If the Outerless is reacting to the Geka fuel, there is no need of coming here from far distance. Seems it is worth to make sure. Any information about the Outerless?"
Tana reads the display of her device.
"It has a bat-like form, around 2m long, has flying ability, danger level 3, need of specialist, threat level 2, soldier class, density level 21, possibility of supernatural power, and five of them were been spotted. Good thing it ain't a human type again."
"Guess so. Let's inform the others just in case."
Taz warned the other armed Santas, gate guards, ambulance, and his acquaintance working in the police.
"But that's just a guess, right? Then I can't move my men by that."
Who talks like that is the police inspector of this village, named Huoli Lamp. 43 years old. He is a Small Human (a human having a size of about 1/10 compare to an ordinary human), and an excellent powered armor rider.
"We're out of hands because of the Christmas season. But I'll at least inform others to be cautious."
"Thanks."
Taz cut off the communication, and talks to Tana.
"So that's why you came to my house."
"That's right. If they're coming to the village, they will pass through here. Let's get ready and wait. And I'm spending the night here."
"Oh, okay... By the way, are you going fight?"
Taz stared at Tana, as he was worried about her.
"Yeah. I am."
"It hurts your body if you use your power right? Let me handle this."
Tana came closer to Taz, and spoke softly.
"So do you. Besides, I haven't yet retired. But thanks for caring about me."
Taz and Tana set up some sensors in the woods, and they waited at Taz's house. The sky started to get dark, and they waited as the time went by.
After 22:00, Taz felt something weird, and he got out of the house. Sensors gave no signs, and Tana watched Taz. Taz climbed a radio tower with a sniper rifle, and Tana went after him. Tana also felt something weird, then a sensor gave a signal. Taz and Tana held a sniper rifle, and they started to look for the enemy. But they couldn't find anything. Taz looked through a thermo scope, and stared the woods. Then he saw a heat source flying low. It was the bat type Outerless.
"There it is! They're hiding themselves by an optical camouflage."
Tana also found the Outerless, and with a signal, the two pulled the trigger. Two Outerless fell to the ground, and the three remaining Outerless noticed the snipe. While Taz continued to snipe, Tana contacted the police. Third Outerless was down, and two were left. Two Outerless flew to the radio tower irregularly, Taz and Tana kept shooting. The bullet hit the two Outerlesses, but the wounded Outerlesses smashed in to the barn behind the radio tower. Taz and Tana jumped off the radio tower, and chased after the two. Taz took out a submachine gun, and Tana took out a shotgun. They both gave a signal, and broke in to the barn. Nobody was in the barn, and it was dark. When Taz and Tana put on the gun light, Huoli came with his men by Tana's call. Taz explained the situation to Huoli.
"Got it. Then we'll surround the barn."
As Huoli said, he gave orders to his men, and the police surrounded the barn.
Even though Taz and Tana cleared each room inside the barn, Outerlesses ran away to the other rooms. While being cautious to the poison needle shot by the Outerless, Taz gave Tana his extra bullets. Since Taz's shot revolver and Tana's shotgun uses the same ammo, they were able to make cooperation. By the Outerlesses' tricky tactics, Taz and Tana couldn't kill the target.
"Shall we go in too?"
There was no progress, so Huoli suggested the two. Since Taz wanted no victims, he answers back.
"Please wait a little more."
Battle with the Outerless was taking time, and Tana started to get irritated. Outerless's surprise attack continued, finally Tana lost her patience, and Taz noticed it too.
"Taz... Please get out for a second."
Tana spoke silently, and Taz talks to her gently.
"But it will damage your body..."
"I'm fine. It just got to my nerves... Just going to be a little violent... So, please."
"If something happens I'm coming right back."
"Thanks."
Taz left, and Tana straighten her back. She took a deep breath and spread the Hika around her body, soon a white aura surrounded her body.
"Oh, no..."
Taz noticed Tana, then he ran out of the barn and shouted to the cops.
"Everybody get down!!"
Tana's body shot a wave of light, and she found where the Outerlesses were hiding.
"What is it? Where's Tana?"
Taz answers to Huoli who was getting confused.
"Tana's pissed."
Tana held the shotgun, then a scythe opened from the gun. It was her scythe shotgun. Tana smiled softly, then she charged to the Outerless behind the wall. She shot, sliced, and destroyed whatever was in her way, as she kept laughing.
"Hahahahahaha..."
Police's Outer detector reacts tremendously. By the explosion and the laughter from the barn, the cops lost their words as they hid behind the cars.
Huoli muttered softly.
"I knew all human type Outerlesses are monsters..."
"Plus now she's just playing around... If she becomes serious no one will stay alive..."
"What..."
By Taz's word, Huoli's face turned pale.
Where Tana walked, only rubble was left. Outerless tried flee, but became torn into pieces. As Tana was covered with Outerless's blood, she aims for the next Outerless. Outerless flees from the chasing destruction, and Outerless broke through the roof and flew. The cops outside held their guns. But Tana who was unstoppable came right behind the flying Outerless. In the eyes of the Outerless, there was a Santa surrounded with a white aura, covered with red, holding a scythe with a smile. In the next moment, Outerless was torn into pieces, and the pieces dropped all over the place. People surrounding the barn looked up, and saw a female Santa covered with red, with moonlight on her back.
Taz, who was fascinated by Tana, turned to Huoli and speaks.
"Tell throughout the village. This village is been targeted."
-episode.2-Tana and the creeping shadow- -fin-
crowding enemies
children's tragedy
hero's return
-next-episode.3-Children's hero-
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