It was dark, all but one florescent light in the penthouse was shattered, sparks streamed from the empty light sockets raining down molten metal behind Raiya. The henchman were nothing, she ripped through them like butter, the various piles of corpses in the room proved they were nothing. One man left standing, the man in the suit, Gianni. The man's face was completely shrouded in shadow, but it didn't seem like it was due to the poor lighting, but rather his face was purely black. [color=fff79a]"So, you've finally come to die, amore mi"[/color] 

	[color=ec008c]"Enough games,"[/color] Raiya grit her teeth, [color=ec008c]"That's going to be the last time you use your stupid pet names for me. I'm taking your head!"[/color] Raiya growled as she charged, katana in hand. She stopped within striking distance and swung her sword but- Where was her sword? She just had it a moment ago, but now she was swinging through the empty air with a gripped fist. In that moment she was brutally punched back about five feet. She came to sliding halt, back against the floor. She tried to get up but she was paralyzed. Had he hit her that hard? Was she now at his mercy because he broke her spine with a punch?

	[color=fff79a]"I told ya to leave, cagna. Now after I'm finished with you, I'm going to personally kill every high ranking member of the crux gang. And then, I'm going to find everyone else that you've ever so much as talked with, and I'm going to do to them what I did to you."[/color] Gianni was towering over her. He pulled back his fist to issue the finishing blow-

	Raiya awoke violently. Sweat dripping from her forehead as she gasped for breath, startled and heart thumping intensely. Bright light streamed in from the outside, extremely harsh to Raiya's sensitive eyes. Her head pounded, [color=ec008c][i]Great, I have a hangover,[/i][/color] Raiya thought. She sat up, her eyes, head, and chest pounding intensely. She took a moment to collect herself, rubbing her eyes with rounds of her palms. Regaining composure, she began to remember the events of last night. Last night... [color=ec008c]Damnit! What time is it? Is it too late? Did Gianni already raid Crux?[/color] Raiya's thoughts raced. She looked over at the wall where she smashed her manadial into the thin wooden wall.

	 Raiya walked over to the manadial, removing it from the newly indented wall. The managem wasn't cracked, but the straps on the inlay frame were ripped off from the force of Raiya smashing the device through the wall. Raiya walked back to her bed and sat down at the foot of the mattress. She began attempting the interface with the manadial, which seemed to be in working order. She saw a pending message which was sent by Tsukihi, which simply said: Check the manapaper. Raiya navigated through the manadial menu, chosing the manapaper app, which instantly projected a tangible fully blue newspaper mana construct. The headline read, "[i]23 Dead in New York Penthouse,[/i]" Raiya's heart began to race as she read on. "Suspected learder of the Giarciano gang, Gianni, was murdered in an onslaught at his penthouse late last night. 22 others who were also suspected to be a part of the Giarciano gang were also found dead throughout the penthouse building. Security camera footage found at the scene has identified the culprit as none other than the escaped convict Nemo Smiley. Nemo Smiley was broken out of prison by ex-Arch-Magi Felix Glasius last May..."

	Raiya dropped the mana constructed papar, it dispersing back to raw mana and was absorbed back into the inlay crystal. Raiya shook her head in astonishment. She couldn't decide whether to be angry, happy, or a mixture of both. Nemo, once again, took a kill from her. But... then again, it was his fault in the first place that there was even a turf dispute. Raiya took a deep breath, and attempted to shake off the cloud of hangover haze surrounding her brain. Raiya quickly got dressed in a black bra, fishnet undershirt, a sleeveless black Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon shirt, and a standard pair of her indigo selvedge jeans. Then she opened her door to head downstairs.