The announcement wasn’t much of a shock to Hiro, but how fast the slaughter began was. People instantly turned on each other and began killing each other mercilessly. People were either fighting, dying, or running for their lives.<br/><br/>Hiro spotted Touka in the crowd. He took off towards her but was stopped by two men charging at him. He concentrated and tried to focus as much of his esper abilities as he could on them. The man in the back came to an abrupt stop but the first one kept coming. Hiro quickly drew his sword and pulled it across the man as he ran by. The man’s head fell from his body as his body ran another step or so before falling to the ground.<br/><br/>The other man looked down to see his feet completely encased in ice, being near impossible to move. He looked up panicking but it was too late. Hiro was in his face and, with a quick slash to his neck, the man’s body collapsed to the ground. Hiro sheathed his katana and rescanned the crowd for Touka. He found her again, not far from where she was before. Hiro dealt with the men much quicker then he thought.<br/><br/>He ran towards her and grabbed her by her hand, dragging her behind him. “We have to move, now! I can’t protect you in this mess. Stay by my side, Touka!” Hiro shouted over the sounds of battle and fighting, steering clear of as much of it as possible. He had to get them somewhere where there weren’t as many people. Then he could fight better with more open space.