Dead or Alive: Hitomi’s Abduction
By atfirstdawn

*Mature content warning for bondage themes
*All characters are copyright of Tecmo
*Inspired by and dedicated to DarkLordMenchi


The tripod mounted camera with its lens pointed directly down at her was a mortifying harbinger of embarrassment for Hitomi as she sat naked, bound and gagged in the middle of Victor Donovan’s darkened office. The camera had not yet been switched on but whenever it was would be too soon for Hitomi…

Hitomi’s arms, legs and mouth had been aching for hours; the harsh reverse prayer tie cruelly holding her wrists and elbows together behind her back had long since rendered her fingers and hands numb, resulting in a painful perpetual agony which made her arms feel as heavy as concrete and twice as large as they should be. Her back ached too with her strict upright posture and her mouth suffered the anguish brought about by an overly large ring gag which had been forced in behind her teeth.

Her legs were just as unlucky within the unforgiving lotus tie which bound her ankles to her thighs. The uncomfortable position put tremendous torque on her knees and threatened to stop all circulation running to her feet and upper thighs. The smallest of movements would send a spike through Hitomi’s veins and make her legs feel as if they were going to explode internally. Hitomi’s struggles were not of writhing against her bonds but of her sitting perfectly still; for if she were to move, her limbs would ignite in torturous pangs of pain.

Hitomi was wholly helpless and utterly alone…

It had all happened so suddenly; Hitomi had been sleeping, dreaming of the man she once knew as Ein, whom she had met in a previous Dead or Alive tournament, when a noise had awoken her and a hand had clasped itself over her mouth. Hitomi’s groggy reflexes had tried their best to serve and protect her against the one-armed snake-like attacks of the thin woman with white hair assailing her. Eventually, the woman with white hair had managed to outmatch Hitomi, knocking her unconscious with a series of blows to her head… Hitomi had drifted in and out of consciousness as the woman with white hair had dragged her from her bed and bound her limbs and carried her from her small apartment…

Hours passed until Hitomi was been rudely awakened with the sickly scent of a chemical designed to render her back into a degree of compliant consciousness; her body had been too weak for her to defend herself as numerous faceless employees working for Victor Donovan had bound and gagged her into her current reverse prayer and lotus tied position. Left sitting alone, Hitomi was forced to contemplate the purpose of the camera which shared the room with her…

The stark artificial light of Victor Donovan’s office eradicated the darkness of the room as Donovan himself and the woman with white hair, whom Hitomi now recognised as Christie, entered the room with hired guards bearing guns following closely behind them. Refusing to make eye contact with either Donovan or Christie; Hitomi kept her attention firmly focused on the camera in front of her, unsure whether she felt more threatened by the camera itself or Donovan and Christie.
 
Hitomi had had hours to contemplate the reasons as to why she had been abducted in the first place and  forced to sit silently in front of a lifeless camera but she had formulated no answers as to the reasons behind her helpless state and wasn’t sure if she wanted to know at all…

With a nod from Victor Donovan seen only by Christie, Hitomi watched the white haired assassin saunter towards the camera and turn it on… an unblinking green dot on the camera lit up and instantly Hitomi hated the camera and Donovan and Christie. Hitomi dared to struggle but the familiar pangs of pain shot through her limbs and muscles as they had done before with a ferocious sharpness which again forced her to remain still and endure the forthcoming embarrassment that the camera had promised.

Hitomi heard Donovan stand up at the desk behind her and take a breath; Donovan would speak, Christie’s involvement would go untold and Hitomi knew that the only image the camera would see was that of her tortured, bound and gagged form…

Donovan began to speak. The answers Hitomi sought were close at hand…






EPILOGUE
TOKYO: 11 PM

The night air was eerily cold as Ayane made her way through the city streets of Shibuya. It had been a day of relaxation for Ayane, a day that could only be described as peaceful, which was a concept almost entirely alien to her. She just wished that the day could have been remembered for such, instead of the events which suddenly began to unfold before…

The tallest office building, its façade adorned with a projected television screen advertising the latest toiletries and forms of entertainment to the mass of consumers below began to flicker and lose its reception. The rapidly pulsating light was enough to grab Ayane’s attention and make her turn to face the building in question; upon seeing what she saw, Ayane’s eyes widened and her fists clenched tightly…

Ayane instantly recognised the naked, bound and gagged young woman being projected from the building’s façade; it was Hitomi, the girl she and Hayate had met in a previous Dead or Alive tournament. The poor girl looked tortured; her face and gagged mouth were contorted expressions of mortified embarrassment and physical agony. Ayane didn’t care for the girl personally but she knew that Hitomi was in no way deserving of the punishment she was currently being subjected to. With a sneer on her lips Ayane listened to a mysterious voice which began to accompany Hitomi’s pitiful image…

The voice introduced itself as Victor Donovan and his message was clear; he was calling Project Epsilon home…

It was his intention to have Project Epsilon and Alpha152 to co-exist and procreate. Donovan knew that Hitomi was connected to Hayate, the original Project Epsilon, and with her tortured image being broadcast across the world, news would surely travel fast and Hayate would soon know of Hitomi’s abduction…

Ayane readied herself for another ninja assault on DOATEC to rescue Hitomi and defeat Victor Donovan.