Lotus

By Myles Songolo

It was shaping up to be just another peaceful evening in Yokohama. But slowly creeping over the mountains was a brooding storm, patiently waiting to unleash itself on the unsuspecting city.

The storm was not the only thing waiting to strike however,as deep within the shadows the lines had been drawn. It was time for the Syndicate to strike a massive blow to one of their fiercest rivals. But who would be capable of carrying out such a task...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9781312772076

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Lotus

Lotus

Lotus

Copyright © 2014 Myles Songolo

All rights reserved.

ISBN:  978-1-312-77207-6

Prologue

Tokyo Bay blazed orange as the sun began its graceful decent across the skyline of Yokohama, signalling the end of the work day for much of the population. The city’s multi-altitude skyways were packed with rush hour vortex traffic while at street level hundreds of students whizzed by on their zephyrs. Hundreds more walked the streets enjoying a stroll with friends or a refreshing jog on the overcast Tuesday evening.

As the evening turned to dusk the city’s night life began to awaken from its daily slumber. Dancing lights began to line the streets of the downtown core while the sky became illuminated by the lights of Yokohama's collection of massive skyscrapers. Busses and taxis streaked across the skyways ferrying thousands of people from the quiet suburbs to the city’s busy core. And thousands of day workers, finally relieved from their duties, began flooding the streets in search of entertainment.

Kyoko Tanaka was enjoying one of her regular jogs through the downtown core, admiring the city’s evening metamorphosis as she went. She had always found the blooming night life interesting to observe. From the beams of multi-coloured light that spread into the sky and the soft neon glows of the streets that coloured the city to the sounds of roaring industrial shuttles and the collective murmur of the euphoric young populace. 

A quick glance towards the sky showed a bank of dark grey clouds swirling over the distant mountains. Not having any particular desire to arrive home sopping wet she quickened her pace.

Half an hour later she had turned onto the quiet road on which her apartment could be found. A loud rumble of thunder echoed in the distance as she stopped in front of the apartment to catch her breath. The gloomy shadow cast by the road’s multiple apartments combined with the blackening sky bathed her in darkness as she climbed the small set of stairs to her building. The complex itself was relatively similar in design to the rest of those on the street; nothing