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A man stumbled down an alley, breathing heavily as blood ran down the side of his mouth. He choked on it and coughed violently, spurting blood onto the sidewalk.His eyes were blown in panic and there was only one thing on his mind, he tapped his receiver and asked weakly, “Is the boss okay? ….. Tell me the boss is okay.”He stumbled and fell onto the floor, his injuries alleviating with every single step he took. He had to make sure his boss was safe.His boss who had taken him from the streets and put him in an esteemed position.His boss whose goodwill fed hundreds upon hundreds of homeless and poverty stricken people each month. His boss was a good man.A good man like that didn’t deserve to get killed, no matter how elite the assassin team sent was.The injured man shivered lightly as a response finally came from the other, “T… The boss is safe, Tommen. W… we did it.”Tommen felt his heart break because he could hear the amount of injuries his partner bore. He could almost see
“Hey, do you even know how to drive this thing at all?”Dorian took a sharp curve and glared at his passenger, “Shut the fuck up.”He switched gears and slammed his foot on the pedal immediately. The car tires screeched as the vehicle careened forward and with that, they were zooming off. They were well across the speed limit.Dorian could feel his heart pounding in his chest and adrenaline spiking his blood. This car couldn’t get dented. It wasn’t even his. Connor would never speak to him again if he returned the car with bullet dents all over it and that was what would probably happen.Dorian executed a quick combination of movements, setting the car on reverse, backing up slowly, and tilting the vehicle to the side before making a full 360 turn and zooming off again. The man in the backseat began to clap.“Wooww, that was so cool!”Dorian gritted out another response and it was two words, “Shut up.” He eased the car into a faster speed and focused on what was happening above. The
Dorian drove the car to a secluded spot close to a lagoon and gave one order, “Get out.”His passenger obeyed immediately, not looking very enthusiastic about doing it but not protesting either, like living was not assured and he expected he would die anyway. The system appeared in its physical form and Dorian jumped slightly again when the oddly colored cat began to talk, “So what are you going to do?”Dorian clasped his hand over his heart for a while before replying, “I’ll make us jump into the lagoon.” The fat cat scoffed, “You’re going to make the man who just told you a whole lot about an assassination attempt on his life jump into a lagoon? Are you listening to yourself, Dorian?”Dorian felt worry flicker through his heart but he nodded, sure of his decision. “Yeah, I'm sure of my decision. I have a plan.”The system nodded sarcastically and the cat cocked its head to the side, “Try not to die okay. I’d hate to have to look for another host from the bottom of the sea.”The cat
Tuesday would forever be remembered by the employees of Ivandoe Conglomerate as an eventful day because it was the day their boss, after miraculously being deposited at the door of the safehouse by a strange person, woke up from a coma gasping and hollering loudly, “Where is he? Where’s… don’t let us drown. We better not drow…”Der Van Haskell was completely out of his wits and still woozy from the force of the concussion he had suffered to the head. The doctors approached him calmly, soothing him and putting him back to rest.They whispered softly. “There there, Mr. Van. It’s alright. You’re in the safehouse now. You’re safe.”The doctors around him all thought he was delusional but Der Van Haskell frowned with impatience. He knew what he was talking about, yet the darkness that seized him and pulled him under didn’t give him the chance to elaborate. He knew he had to find the boy thoughHe had to find that boy.Dorian squeezed out water from his shirt as he sat down in the park and
The system hadn’t been bluffing when it said the car was safe and unharmed.Dorian activated the god’s eye again and he carefully scoured through the surrounding areas. There weren't any signs of the assassins.In fact, a couple was making out in the alleyway just a few blocks down. The system seized its opportunity immediately, “Are you gonna use the surveillance system to watch people having sex now?”Dorian blinked that image away and sneered lightly at the judgy system. Who said he was going to watch them?Dorian fished Connor’s car keys from the plastic bag he had tied all their things in and opened the door. He threw the back in the bag and sighed to himself, activating the god’s eye yet again and keeping a keen eye out for everything that was going on. The system gave a pissed scoff at Dorian’s caution but he ignored it and drove off, carefully and steadily.After going a few miles Dorian frowned and asked the system a question, “Why aren’t the assassins coming after me? They m
Connor was already laughing with his friend over a couple cups of drinks by the time Dorian arrived and they welcomed him warmly.Connor asked how he found work today and Dorian said it was good, chuckling nervously at the fact that Connor had chosen to specifically ask him about work. Something about it was fishy, and when Connor finally pulled out a video that had gone viral on the internet and the city’s social media space today, Dorian finally took the drink they offered him and gave it a shy sip to mask his expression. That was the car alright.That was Connor’s car, the car he had lent Dorian for regular Uber jobs but which Dorian had now used to engage in a high-speed chase and even got on video.“The police are never gonna find that car.” Dorian choked on his drink slightly and pounded his chest as he asked, “W… what?”Connor’s friend who had made the comment chuckled and gestured to the video, “The car. The police are never gonna find it. The license plate has been blurred
Dave bid them goodbye with a slightly wizened smile on his face and Connor booed him out of the bar and into a cab because it was obvious Dave couldn’t keep his drinks in.As Dorian chuckled, Connor grinned and wore a slight smile on his face, “Dave’s never been much of a drinker, but I guess that’s good. He needs his concentration for school and it’s better he knows resorting to alcohol will give him a killer headache.”Dorian chuckled bitterly as he commented, “Been there.”He and Connor began walking down a path and they spoke casually. Connor asked if he had made up with his girlfriend yet but Dorian scoffed and gritted his teeth in anger, “I’d rather kiss my father’s shoes than get back with her. She called the freaking cops on my Maybach, still don’t know how I'll get that car back.”Connor laughed lightly and swaggered forward with a slight bounce in his step, “Don’t worry, Conny’s got ya covered. You’ll get the car back.”Dorian nodded because for some reason he believed that.
“Good morning, welcome to KYC news channel and I am Nadia Helio, thank you for tuning in. This is the morning news at 6. For the daily headlines, a man was found brutally battered in an alleyway of the bustling Torin neighborhood last night.Police say his nose was brutally broken, his jaw smashed in and several teeth missing. Speculation is that he was involved in a gang altercation. Further inspection of the unconscious male identified him as a member of the neighborhood gang popularly known as the “Blacktips” and inside sources say he is a high-ranking member, different from most low-level goons. Further investigations are still ongoing but our specialists say it is possible the injured man might face jail time after he’s been treated.Some…”Dorian cut off the video feed from his phone immediately and groaned loudly. He messed up. He messed up bad!The system commented from the bed it was seated on as that weird cat, ~I’m sure they won’t kill you so fast Dorian, they’ll probably
“Thanks.” Dorian appreciated one of the maids who happened to hear them, and opened the door.He walked out with Rayah, Mr. Grayson’s daughter, to the sitting room where Mr. Grayson was waiting.“I almost thought you changed your mind and left.” Mr. Grayson chuckled, and stood up. “You should get someone to fix that door.” He instructed one of the maids.He had been informed that Dorian hadn’t left, but was trapped in the basement with his daughter.“Alright, let’s leave.” Mr. Grayson urged, and then Dorian followed after.They got to the car, and Dorian sat at the driver’s seat, while Mr. Grayson sat back at the backseat.“If you don’t know the way to Grayson Tech Company, then you can use the map, Dorian.” Mr. Grayson informed, and Dorian nodded before he started the car.He didn’t need to use his phone for the map, but he decided to use the system to direct him. The system displayed an easy to understand map, and this made Dorian’s drive, smooth.Mr. Grayson was quite pleased with
Dorian got down from bed, and headed out of the house, without taking Max along with him. He knew that there was a tendency that Max would make him feel like an idiot for going to meet Amelia, so it was best to avoid that.He got to his Maybach, and drove off to the park which Amelia wanted them to meet at. According to her, she was there already, and wasn’t going to keep waiting for long.Soon, he got to the park, and his eyes scanned everywhere in search for her before he spotted her, sipping an orange juice, then he walked up to her.“I’m here. What do you have to show to me?” Dorian asked immediately, not wanting to spend more than a minute, here.“Easy, easy.” She said, staring at him like he was a weirdo, then her eyes drifted off to his Maybach, and she scoffed.“I still wonder how you got that Maybach. Whoever lent you the car must be really stupid. Tch!” She commented badly, and rolled her eyes.“Is that what you came here for? Let’s get right into what you called me for, Ame
Soon, Dorian and Mercury got to Mr. Grayson’s mansion. Dorian was ushered in to the sitting room, and asked to wait for Mr. Grayson.The mansion was truly a mansion, and had beautiful interior decorations. The marble floor looked squeaky clean, and the white-painted walls gave off the vibe of a wealthy home.The pretty chandelier that was hung on the ceiling, added classic beauty in the home, and then Dorian’s eyes fell on the big frame of a photo of Mr. Grayson, and his beautiful daughter.He stared at the photo, and he smiled. He could tell that her father loved her very much, and that showed how lucky she was, to be born in a home like this.“Dorian Flint.” Dorian heard his name, and a chuckle followed after.He looked in the direction of the voice, and stood up as he discovered it was Mr. Grayson. He was quite surprised that the man knew his full name.“Uhm… I’m sorry. I sort of did a little dig on you. Come on, have your seat.” Mr. Grayson urged as he carefully sat down on the so
The dinner went by fast and since it wasn't really a dinner, Dorian found himself dumbfounded until he finally got home and went to sleep.Dorian’s eyes fluttered open as the warm sun rays shone on his face. The system had explained later that the change into a human had been a test of a one time feature. It would finally choose a true form finally, but not until he had earned it. Dorian stared at the ceiling, and was reluctant to get up from bed, but as usual his thoughts were interrupted by his phone’s beep.He reached out to get his phone, and opened the text which read:“Hello Dorian Flint, this is Mercury, the man whom you thought was stalking you a while ago.Please, I’d like to meet you regarding a very important discussion.”Dorian pondered on this message.Why would the man would want to see him? He was sort of skeptical about it. He didn’t know how to react. Then another text popped up. It was an address.The address of the restaurant which the man wanted them to meet at.
Dorian felt sick to his tummy, and wondered if his misery had decided to come back for him. There was no way he could contact those men who had abducted he and Dave as that was the only lead, he had.He tried to track the cat again, but the same X sign came up on the system, and he slammed his hand on his face, feeling frustrated and helpless.He had lost interest in meeting Mr. Craig as he felt that the connection, they might have together might not last long, due to the unavailability of the cat in his life.Dorian plopped down on his sofa, thinking of what he could do, or if he just had to wait until the cat came back, if that’s it wandered away for a while. But a text interrupted his thoughts, and he was surprised to see Mr. Craig’s text again.“I’ll be expecting you shortly, Mr. Flint. We have a lot to talk about.”Dorian sighed, and stood up on his feet. His curiosity had just been piqued again by Mr. Craig, and he wanted to know how important the meeting was.Dorian walked over
Dorian’s eyes widened for the first time in a while and he let out a silent breath.Craig Tech Industries. That was a fairly big name in the city’s tech sector.“It’s nice to meet you, Mr Craig. I’m Dorian Flint.”Craig Thian replied with a chuckle, “Yes, we know that, Mr. Flint.”Craig Tech Industry was a popular industry known for producing one of the best tech products, and it got Dorian wondering why he contacted him, or how he got his number.“To what do I owe this call?”Dorian’s question was one of fifty percent interest and seventy percent caution. The equation was unequal, but he had to be careful here.“I’d love to meet you regarding something very important Mr Flint. I do hope you’ll be able to create some time here for us at Craig Industries, and then maybe we’ll be able to talk over a cup of coffee.”The suggestion seemed innocent enough yet the moment Dorian heard it the only that came to his mind was that he was going to be kidnapped.The system’s chortle was the only
As was always the case when the leader of a gang was stupid, the coughing started and Dorian watched as those under Matthew Don struggled to organize themselves and get him to safety fast enough.They bumped into each other, crashed into one another, the whole situation was confusing and there was an added sense of chaos because Matthew wouldn't stop coughing.Dorian watched as all this was going on and he caught Dave's eyes from the corner of his vision.Dave was staring at him weirdly, and truthfully anyone in that situation would.Almost like Dorian had known this would happen he kept on a calm expression all through the ruckus. Something different was on his mind. Getting Matthew to have a coughing fit that would almost take his life didn't mean they would get released.Obviously, this was only occurring to him right now because he always forgot to think things through.Dorian cursed under his breath and hoped that this would play out the way he wanted it to.Dorian stared at the
Dorian smiled at this information.This was what he needed to get at the leader.This was the power of the destroyer system.Or at least one aspect of it.Dorian could feel something pricking him in his heart at the fact that this man had a daughter he was taking care of. Someone he was trying to better.Something like fear ran through his heart at the fact that he would have to repay this use of the destroyer system, especially when he didn’t know what the price would be, and especially when he knew this feature was a malicious one.Dorian looked up at the smirking man and responded,“Yes, I am awake, and don’t you think I need answers to my questions?”Dorian could see Dave stiffen beside him but he ignored that reaction.It was better Dave was out of the line of attack. Dave on the other hand was busy wondering what Dorian had in mind. From the time of the ambush and their subsequent kidnap, only one thing had been running through his mind, the fact that he had to escape this.Lif
In the middle of a situation like this, there were only two options. Defend, or run.Dorian chucked the other option into the trash bin because it was obvious that wouldn’t work. How fast would he be able to move before a bullet went into his leg? Or spine?Plus, Dave was here. Even if he was to use the aerial surveillance feature to evade the shots, Dave would be collateral damage.“Back away from them really slowly.”Dorian whispered those words under his breath and he was pleased to see Dave got them and was now obeying them.To keep the strangers distracted, Dorian did the one thing he had never really done in his life.“Who the hell are you guys, and what the fuck do you want from us!” Shouting.Shouting when no one else had raised their voice in a situation was a surefire way to aggravate your opponents, and get hurt if your bark couldn’t back up your bite.Oddly though, the lanky man at the head of the group simply chuckled and slickly put his lean mean looking gun into the be