I scan the streets for a sign of the scum who ruined my life, but he’s nowhere to be seen. My mind’s all a rage and I can’t make sense of it. There’s a thousand fires burning through my body, licking my skin and filling my eyes with flame. Sometimes I think we’re more than just animals, but not tonight. Tonight I’m a bull with his tail up, seeing red at every turn.
I walk without thought, drawn to the lights and the noise.
I don’t know how far I’ve come when Shinji scurries around the corner like a field mouse.
‘The dove told me you were here,’ he says, catching his breath. ‘I saw him. Fujii.’
Congratulations, kid. The position of sidekick has just been filled. Grab a hold of my pocket, let’s go for a ride into hell. ‘Which way?’
‘Follow me.’
Another goose chase, maybe, but it’s all
