Chapter 18: Rescue in the Night

"Amartarasu!" A voice called, breaking through the calming rush of the wind.

Amartarasu turned his head and realized a large, black helicopter was flying right beside him. As it flew closer towards him it slowly angled itself so that he fell through its open door.

"You have my gratitude, Kaneda," Amartarasu nodded his head towards his secretary. 

Kaneda stiffly replied, "Please enjoy the ride. Just ignore the nuisance who insisted on being here…" 

Oscar waved happily from the back seat. "Things were getting pretty scary back there, huh? Your secretary almost died, Mr. President!"

The helicopter violently jerked to the right, causing Oscar to laugh triumphantly. "Because you tried to kill me!" Kaneda exclaimed. " None of this would have happened if you could control yourself for one second, you, you-" he muttered through gritted teeth. 

Amaterasu settled into one of the plush black leather seats of the helicopter and attempted to regain his composure. He was only too aware of the fact that his hair was completely unkempt and he had lost his coat during the fall. As for the fact that there was his most unpredictable assassin in the back seat…he would ignore that for now. 

"Kaneda. Explain the situation."

"The situation appears to be quite severe. In fact I'd say this is perhaps the worst thing to happen throughout your entire presidential campaign."

Amarterasu slammed his fist against the wall, causing the helicopter to shake slightly. 

"Someone's in trouble!" Oscar smiled wickedly towards Kaneda. 

"I'm aware that I'm ruined, Kaneda. I'm asking you to explain what exactly happened back there and why every single security system I have failed." There was silence in the helicopter broken only by the loud buzz of the propellers. 

"I can't explain anything. There is no logical explanation for why that man was able to enter and why none of our security protocols activated. I take complete responsibility. Except for what you should blame on him for preventing me from being there to do my duty," Kaneda said quietly, staring straight forwards.

"Sorr-rry!" Oscar said, "But you should be saying 'thank you dearly, Oh Great Oscar', Kanny, because if I hadn't chased you maybe you'd be dead instead of the spoiled princess. You never can know!" 

Amarterasu spoke out, his face unreadable. "My sister is not dead, and I'd rather not think about her at the moment. So if you could be quiet, Oscar, I would appreciate it." He directed his attention towards Kaneda. "Set route to Requiem Medical Centre. I need to deal with Izanami before things get messy." 

Kaneda nodded silently and slowly turned the helicopter in a wide arc. Amarterasu's head was buzzing with the events of the evening and he knew he desperately needed to clear it if he wanted to make it through this absolute disaster at the top.