Untouchable Comics/Mister Midnight/Enter the Night

Issue one of Untouchable Comics' Mister Midnight.

Synopsis
Three years after quitting the Black Blade Clan, Takeshi Roberts decides to become the night themed vigilante known as Mister Midnight. He gets tested when a member of the Black Blade Clan, Kitsune, is hired to murder the mayor of Max City as he tries to stop her.

Transcript
The issue begins on a dark and raining night as an anxious man it running across the streets. He is constantly looking up as he sees a shadowy figure in the side of his vision. He continues running as several civilians look at him with the look of confusion and occasionally disgust. The man keeps running and running, sweat drenching down his body. Soon, he arrives at a house and tries to open the door. His luck is running out as the door is locked.


 * Man: Damn it!

He knocks as the shadow gets closer and closer. He knocks again, now pounding on the door. Suddenly, the shadow drops down and walks closer and closer. As soon as the door opens, a knife enters through the man's heart. The ninja prepares to leave as suddenly he sees who is on the other side of the door, a woman and a ten year old boy.


 * Boy: Daddy?

The man drops dead on the floor as the ninja doesn't leave. He is frozen in terror. The woman breaks down in tears and begins screaming at the sight.


 * Boy: Mommy, what's wrong with daddy?
 * Woman: Don't look, Toby!
 * Toby: But--
 * Woman: Get back in the house!

The woman cradles her child, attempting to shield his view of the body. The ninja backs away from the pair and runs off as the mother continues crying. The man stands in an alleyway and vomits into a trashcan. He takes a moment to seemingly think to himself and his look of terror turns to one of determination. It smash cuts to him slamming his headband, which displays a silhouetted blade, on to a chabudai in front of him, revealing he is sitting in front of a slender and menacing man in a dragon mask.


 * Takeshi Roberts: I quit.

The masked man stares at Takeshi. He chuckles.

Takeshi Roberts doesn't say a word as he walks off. It cuts to three years later as Takeshi is chopping vegetables. He continues cooking as soon he is done as his friend and coworker, Paul Sinclair is watching it.
 * Shadow Dragon: Is that so...?
 * Takeshi Roberts: After what I saw. What you made me do... I can't keep this up.
 * Shadow Dragon: You'll be back. You're not the first one to quit on me.
 * Takeshi Roberts: And if you keep running this clan the way you are, I certainly won't be the last.
 * Shadow Dragon: Grown men fear me.
 * Takeshi Roberts: I don't.
 * Shadow Dragon: Fine. I hope you know that I won't show mercy if you cross us.


 * Paul Sinclair: Your cooking abilities still surprise me. You're like a ninja at cutting.
 * Takeshi Roberts: Don't call me a ninja.
 * Paul Sinclair: Sorry, sorry.