Rei

Rei lay on the floor, trying his best to stop the constant bleeding from his chest. As Rei bled on the ground, he hoped the person responsible would see justice. He closed his eyes, knowing that he would die there. He had simply lost too much blood. He had just accepted his fate as his vision faded, when the door to his apartment opened, snapping him back.

Had they come back to finish the job? There wasn't much to finish anyway. He heard several voices. Had he brought friends?

"Hello? Is anyone in there? This is Detective Slaton, with the Jakéan Police Department." Announced one of the people. Rei was too weak to reply. After a few moments, Slaton had found him.

"Guys, I found the victim! Call an EMT!" He said, kneeling down and applying pressure to Rei's wound. "What's your name, sir?" He asked.

"Rei...Rei...Silver." Rei answered. He closed his eyes, as his vision faded to black. When he woke up, he was in a hospital bed, with a few officers by his bed. Rei sighed, sitting up, despite how much it hurt to move.

"Hey there. I don't know if you remember, but I'm Detective Slaton, and these are a few officers who were with me when we found you. Now, can you tell us what you remember from last night?" Asked Slaton, as he pulled out a pen and a notepad. Rei nodded.

"It was about three o'clock in the morning. I was cooking. I thought the door was locked. It wasn't." Rei said. The detective was confused.

"You were cooking...at three in the morning?" He asked.

Rei nodded again.

"Yes. I stayed up really late, and I got hungry. So I cooked myself some food. As it cooled down, the door opened, and next thing I know, I've been shot three times. The end." Rei explained. Slaton nodded his head.

"Why were all of the lights off when we got there?" Slaton asked as he wrote in his notepad.

"I don't know, I was turning it to get some paprika and the lights just suddenly cut off. Anyway," Rei said, "Where's the guys that did it? Was he arrested?" He asked. The detective shook his head.

"No, unfortunately there are bigger crimes that we have to solve before we get to him, I'm afraid. The crime rate just keeps rising, and that leaves us with more than what we can handle. I'm sorry, but we can’t do anything. Especially with the lack of evidence he left. No prints, DNA, anything. We also have to secure the parade for the Mayor’s birthday, and we don't have enough time or manpower to investigate this case with no leads. You survived, and we have more important things to do.” Slaton explained. Rei was furious.

"So you're telling me that the man who literally shot me, isn't being looked for? I can't believe this! How dare you? You are the ones responsible for the justice of Jaké! And yet, you yourselves won't bother to find an attempted murderer?" He said, malice in his voice. The anger emanating from Rei was palpable. The detective stood up.

"Sir, please calm down. Normally, we have every intention of seeking this man, but we have other, more important priorities to deal with first. The man was trying to kill you, but you lived, and the doctor said you'll make a swift recovery. Now, we need you to stay with a friend while we investigate your house some more. Do you have anyone you can stay with?" He asked. Rei nodded.

"Yes. Now, all of you need to leave. Immediately." He ordered, and with a sigh, detective Slaton and the other officers left. Rei looked up at the ceiling, thinking about how the justice system currently in place just isn't working. But then, he had a brilliant idea; He would take the law into his own hands. And so he made a vow right then and there, to try his best to change the world, for if he didn't, he'd be just as bad as those allowing the crime to happen. Rei was released from the hospital a few weeks later, but all that time, he was planning. Planning on how he would fix the world. How he would make society pay. And when he finally got out, he struck.