What... the hell... are... you?


Where is Yin?
I know you're not her. Tell me where she is.

I am Yin.

No! You're just a Specter, nothing more.

Why would you say that, of all people?
You're the one who changed me. You did this.

A Specter...?

You'll always be with me, won't you?
Even if I'm like this.


Hei.

Yin...

I'm glad.

What is this place?

You're awake?

You!

He's the one who saved us.


This way.

Back!

Don't worry. If we wanted either one of you dead, we'd have killed you already.
Right now all we want to do is talk, nothing more.

You stay here.

Understood.


Come in.

You want to talk, huh? About what?
And why did you save me?

We weren't exactly there to save you.
Our only goal was to prevent that Doll from falling into the hands of members of the former Syndicate.

Former?

The Syndicate no longer exists.
What was once a powerful organization has been reduced to nothing more than random scattered mobs.
All of them are fighting like dogs over the remaining scraps of power.
The threat to Contractors is now gone. All thanks to her.
Amber sacrificed herself so that we could choose the option of living a normal live instead of a Contractor's cold existence.
That's what this place is all about. It's become a haven for people who's chosen that path.
People like you and me who are running from the Syndicate... or whatever's left of it.

Can you explain to me why these people are after Yin?

She's a Doll evolving at an unusually fast pace.
As you'd expect, this has drawn the attention of several interested parties, all seeking to understand why.
That includes me.
Her current circumstances bear striking similarities to events foretold over 50 years ago.
She may very well be the one who's been prophesied to come.

What do you mean by that?

According to the Mitaka Documents, a special woman will awaken one day and obtain the power to change the world.
This power is what the members of the former Syndicate are after.

And Yin has it?

Still oblivious. Why doesn't that surprise me?
Now is for what I wanted to talk to you about.
I need to know -- what exactly is that Doll to you?

Uh...

Uh, forget it.
It is what it is. If this is the future Amber saw, this is what she wanted for us.
You and the Doll can stay and leave. It's up to you.


Yin...
Tell me. What's happening to you right now?

I don't know.
There's something that talks to me.

Something? Is it your Specter?

Not... exactly.

Is it possible for me to talk to it?

Not right now.

Then is there anything I can to help you?
Yin.

Whenever it feels that you're close to me... this thing... it starts to talk.
I think the only thing you could do is leave.

Okay. Let's split up.
Because if my being with you is affecting you in some way, then that's what I'll have to do.

No.
Even if you and I were to split up, there's still no way I could forget about you.

Believe or not, that baby was born to two Contractors.
I don't know whether to call it a blessing or a curse, but the kid doesn't have any powers.
This is an amazing place, isn't it?
Simply free them from the expectations of human society, and look what happens --
two Contractors can rationally come to an agreement to bring a child into the world.
They actually chose to add this element of unpredictability to their lives.
Then again, the leader of this place once called for the evolution of Contractors, right?
Maybe this is exactly what they had in mind.

I was told that this place held the key to the future for Contractors.
I'll admit it's nothing like what I expected, but I'm beginning to see what they told me wasn't a lie.
Nice to meet you, we're new here, too.
I heard you guys were scouted from Hong Kong, just like we were. Small world.


Here you go, pops.
Uh...

Thank you, sir.

Uh, sorry.

Why are you here?

I've been asking myself the same thing.
You see, these guys were just about to kill me back in Hong Kong, but your lady friend stopped them from doing it.

She did, did she? I'm sorry we got you involved.

You're actually apologizing?
That's not like you. You're all business and scary.
Speaking of scary, these folks... who are they?
All of them have been acting like they're Contractors or something.

That's what they are.

Uh, every one of them?

That's right.
Contractors who believe they have a future, one that they control.


Stop? But why?
Compared to how she was in Hong Kong, her mind is more stable, and she appears to be calmer.
There's no doubt in my mind that she's the one -- Izanami, it's her.
Like I told you before, the remnants of the Syndicate are in a vulnerable position.
And by stimulating the awakening you'll be able to fulfill the wish your former leader was unable to carry out.
So I don't understand why you're hesitating.

There's something else that you don't understand here, junior.
My group and I fought alongside Amber for the sole purpose of preventing Contractors from going extinct.
Not to stand above humans, or rule over them, either.

You can't do anything if you're scared, Amagiri.

You punk. Knock it off.


That Amagiri guy is a complete and total idiot.

Agreed, he is.
Although, I don't know what's worse -- being an idiot, or acting like an idiot by choice.

You mean me? How so?

Come on, you've got plans for that Doll, don't you?

Yeah, I do.
And I take it you're opposed to them.

The orders were, once we confirm she's Izanami, we're supposed to kill her. Remember?

Yeah, well I think I'm just gonna have to follow my own orders on this one.

If she's allowed to awaken, the world will break down.

Who cares? It's already broken as it is.

Even if that's true, you're saying the solution to the problem is to make things worse?
I don't think that it is, and I don't wanna die yet.

So the world breaks down, but that doesn't mean Contractors are all just going to die out.
I don't know about humans, though. That's why they're scared.
I don't know what you heard from the Madam, but don't forget -- she is a human like the rest.

Actually, I only heard one thing from her.
And that was that Contractors are humans that couldn't become Dolls.
We're nothing more than defects.

Just you wait, Doll...


We need to talk.

Sure.

Those people you ran afoul of in Hong Kong... we found out who they were working for.
It was a Japanese secret service agency, but we don't know their name or what group they belong to.
We've also gotten word that a new agency was recently formed in Japan, one comprised entirely of Contractors.
Whether these two things are related or not, we can't be certain.
But it stands to reason that they'd also be after the Doll. And they're on your trail.
It's only a matter of time before their search is going to lead them here.
I don't know how long this place can last. Unless we move to strike first.


Where's Amagiri?

He isn't coming here. He sent us to handle things instead.


Does anyone know where the Black Reaper is?

Out in the jungle with the others, right?

What are they doing there?

They took him out to kill him like you said.


Now talk. Why are you doing this?

Amagiri told us to kill you.
This is retribution. You ruined our plans and killed Amber.
And for that... you'll die.

Yin!


It's you...

What happened here?

I don't know! I was just taking a nap, then I woke up!
I heard the scream! This really loud scream!
Scared the hell out of me, so I've been hiding this entire time...
When things quieted down, I came out here but everybody was gone.
Li, don't leave me!
What the hell happened in here?
Ah, is that a baby?

Uh, Li?
What are you doing standing around?!
We gotta go find that baby!

According to the Mitaka Documents, a special woman will awaken one day and obtain the power to change the world.

There's something that talks to me.

Something?

Everything's gonna be all right, 'kay, little baby?
There, there... don't cry.
Hm?


That idiot got the drop on me...

Who did this?

That Contractor, the one who was with me.
Stupid reckless bastard...
Your Doll...
He couldn't wait any longer for her to awaken, so he took matters into his own hands.
He injected her with something... Whatever it was, it made her unstable.
I had a feeling he was up to something, but by the time I realized what, it was far too late for me to stop it.
I was on my way to try and warn you, and this happened.
I can't stay in this dog's body for much longer... so listen carefully.
He has his own plans... something horrible.
So he took her. He took the Doll and left.

Where did he take her?

That one was tracking her.
He's confirmed that your Doll hasn't completely awakened yet.
For some reason, she actually stopped it herself in the end.
You have to find her...
So go... and kill her before it's too late...


ENDING


PREVIEW

The battle continues, and the ruins are smeared in blood.
Are they after evolution, or destruction?
Why was Yin chosen?
She slips through my outstretched hands, and falls.