Michael lay there on the cold, damp ground, feeling the weight of raindrops pounding against his shoulder.
"Fuck." Micheal whispered softly as he felt the drops.
The chill seeped through his clothes as he glanced at the lifeless figure nearby. With a heavy heart, he turned away, deciding to head home. Sprinting through the pouring rain, he reached his doorstep only to find the door shattered, a glaring sign of intrusion.
"Luke!" He raised his voice to call for his brother.
His heart pounded in his chest as he strained to hear above the rain. The muffled sounds of distress reached his ears, and dread tightened its grip on him. Following the ominous noises, he stumbled upon a scene that sent shockwaves through his entire being. A gang of six menacing figures, adorned with tattoos and brandishing knives, surrounded his younger brother, Luke. The leader, a menacing presence with a gun, confidently smoked a cigarette, orchestrating the brutality before him.
"Leave my brother alone!!!!!"
Rage boiled within Michael as he charged towards the assailants, desperate to shield his sibling from their savagery.
"Who the fuck is this guy?" One of the thugs said but he was met with a fist to the cheek, which sent him tumbling to the ground.
"Bi- brother." Luke was relieved to see Micheal.
"Don't worry, I'm her now..I will protect you." He said to Luke and the rest of the gang laughed.
"What the fuck is this? Some of kind of movie?" Two figure rushed towards Micheal's direction, but Micheal was used to the hard and street life. He managed to repel them away, sending each of them to the ground.
"I will handle this, you guys fools."
The leader, a man named Logan, revealed himself with a sadistic grin, stripping off his shirt to showcase a crimson dragon tattoo that adorned his muscular frame.
"You think, you're the real deal huh?" He gave Micheal a deadly look in the eye.
"I won't let you hurt my brother." Logan grinned as he raised his fist against him.
"One punch is more than enough." He breathed but Micheal only heard those words in parts.
A wicked glint flickered in Logan's eyes as he unleashed a brutal punch, sending Michael crashing to the unforgiving ground. Gasping for air, Michael struggled to rise, but Logan's henchmen were relentless.
"Let's hurt him now." They chucked together as the relentless kicks rained down upon him, targeting his ribs. A sickening crack echoed through the air, and Michael's body convulsed with pain.
"Stop! We need him pay up, don't forget we were just doing this to make a point."
Logan, reveling in the suffering he inflicted, took a moment to light a cigarette. The smoke twirled around him as he addressed the battered brothers with a cold and calculated demeanor. The reason for their torment became painfully clear— their father had left behind a hefty debt of $50,000, a debt that now rested on Michael and Luke's shoulders.
"The reason why I am doing this is to make a point," Logan sneered, the smoke curling around his words. "Your father owed me a lot of money, and he couldn't pay that debt. Now it's in your hands. Make sure to pay your debt... or I'll just kill you."
Micheal groaned as she struggled to look at Logan, who grinned at the weakened figure.
"How does that man debt mean anything to us? We didn't do anything!" Luke's rage was expressed out as a tear
"I don't give a fuck! Someone has to take over that debt and it only make sense since you are his kids." That was his logic for targeting their home.
"Why are you targeting us? Why can't you just collect the money from him?" Luke asked with a flare of hatred as his eyes focused on him. Micheal recalled that he hadn't told him yet, he was too busy trying to rescue his brother from these guys.
"Your old man? He's lying dead in the alley, a result of his own failures," Logan spat, relishing in the shock that rippled across Luke's face. The revelation hung in the air like a heavy storm cloud, casting a dark shadow over Luke.
"That's.....,. that's........" Luke was shocked, he didn't know what to feel.
"A week from now, come to the gambling center and ask for Logan. Make sure you have my money."
With those ominous words hanging in the air, Logan departed, leaving Michael and Luke sprawled on the ground in a state of pain and horror.
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