Didn't I just hear the story of how Jefe came to be? That means this guy is Jefe! I will end this right here. I put my hand on my gun and try to move as if to shoot him. As I try taking out my gun I sense someone pointing a gun at me. Shit!!!!!
I run for cover.
*Pam* *Pam* Gunshots follow me as I jump over a car and get behind it. I focus on my sensing area.
"Jefe! Move from there! He's gonna shoot you!" (???)
Damn right I am! I take my gun from my side and point it at him. I try pulling the trigger but my hand shakes... is this due to the stupid story I just heard. Fuck! I can't shoot him, not feeling like this at least. Fuck! I just need to calm down.
*Pam* *Pam*
I quickly get behind cover again. Fuck! Jefe starts moving behind cover. Well, it looks like this drunkard finally came to his senses. I feel more presences popping up all holding either semi-automatic guns or pistols. I can't believe I lost my chance. I have to get outta here.
*Pam* I shoot from the front of the car one time.*Pam* A spray comes out towards where I shot from. I take cover, I have limited ammo. I take out the gun cartridge, 21 more shots left and one cartridge on my jacket. The people start advancing on me, I will have to break from here.
Alright then, I breathe in and breathe out... I start running towards an alleyway while shooting behind me as I do. A lot of return fire starts coming towards me. Nothing hits me directly, but a lot of bullets graze my body and I start bleeding.
I get to the alley and examine my body quickly with magic, I'm fine for now, just a couple of bullet grazed me. I check the cartridge, empty, ok. I throw it out and put on a new cartridge on the gun as I keep on running.
I go towards an emergency staircase and jump using wind magic not carrying how noticeable it may look. I grab onto the staircase and start going up. I sense the people arriving at the alleyway.
"The fucker is going up the stair!" (???)
"Try to block him off, go around everyone. This is Dark Menace we are talking about, he may be one person but he is tricky to deal with." (???)
*Pam* The shooting continues, me shooting at them and they shooting at me. I get to the rooftop, it looks like this is my win. I put the gun on my hip and decide to start jumping away. With that, I escaped the Bloody Crips.
I keep on jumping until I don't sense them anymore. I stop for a while and check my body more thoroughly. No issues, for now, I'll apply some healing magic directly, Cartridge? About halfway through this one, two more left. Alright, now that that's done, why did I hesitate? I could've stopped him right there and then. Was it because his story of vengeance was similar to mine?... I look at my bracelet, I really am at a loss.
If I break my promise, I feel that something inside me will no longer be the same. But if I keep it, I feel like I will lose something else... I slap myself in the face with both hands. I decided not to waver before so I won't! Whether I lose something after I uphold my promise, then that is that.
Besides, even if he has a story like that he has killed countless people and has decided to keep a criminal organization running. That's right... Next time, I will not hesitate! With those thoughts, I blended into the night and decided to not do anything else that night. I head back home, this will be the longest I've slept for in weeks.
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The rest of the week was uneventful with me going about my daily routine. As the days go by I become more aware of how little time I have left, and how much I have to do. The days do by with the plan becoming more and more specific.
In order to contact the NYC Vigilantes during the raid, they decided to give me a phone to text during the raid. They will be set at vibration as to not arouse suspicion. I turn it off when I'm not on the streets so they don't track my location just in case.
Finally, Saturday came around. I woke up to my alarm clock again. I did my morning exercises and went to work. A man with a familiar presence came in as I was working. Did this person really just showed themselves? I approach him.
"Antonio, or should I say Jefe."
"Hello, kid. Also, keep it down with the Jefe, I keep it on the down low."
"Okay Mr. Down low, what brings you to our supermarket, are you interested in buying more products."
"... I'll get straight to the point, kid, the Bloody Crips is one thing to mess with, but lay off my family"
So he's a caring father after a criminal, I wasn't planning on touching his family anyways.
"I was not interested in such a thing, Is that everything you need dear customer?" I say with a fake smile
He examines me.
"...I just came here to say something, if you are doing this type of work for the same type of motive I won't be a hypocrite and tell you to stop. However, I will warn you. Make sure you don't drag unnecessary people into this type of matters on either side or you will regret it... With that, I will take my leave."
He leaves the supermarket. Was he by any chance threatening me or was giving me a warning that he experienced himself? Well, according to his story his wife isn't exactly guilty of what he's done, so should I leave her alone?
There's a chance the story may be false as well but he was drunk so I highly doubt that it was completely false even if he messed up on some details due to his state. With those thoughts, I finish my work and head to my training.
I skip today's training, I don't want to feel overburdened and we are meeting earlier than usual. One thing I've found out is that even if I completely recover my magic after 2-3 hours I still feel somewhat heavy from before. It's not something fatigue relieving can do anything about, so It's probably mental fatigue.
I head to where we agreed to meet up with Peter before the raid.
"I'm here." (Luis)
"Looks like even you can be early." (Peter)
I ignore his comment.
"Let's go inside and hide quickly before security gets tighter."
"First time we agree on somethings."
"In that case grab my hand, I'll use some wind magic. Let's get this over with quick."
He grabs my hand and I sense around. Nobody is inside this house right now. I generate a wing under us.
"Jump"(Luis)
He jumps with me and we both get over the ledge. I'll admit, at least he's good at this sort of thing. We get on the wall.
"Drop."(Luis)
We fall down and I cushion our landing.
"Let's move quickly." (Peter)
We get to the next to wall Ricardo's property and I expand my presence searching to cover the whole of.
"Hand."
"I'm not a dog."
"I didn't mean anything like that, stop barking at the wrong tree." (Author's note: the expression suggests that there's a mistaken emphasis in a specific context )
"You-"
I grab his hand
"Get ready, the timing is about to pass us...Now."
We jump over the wall and land on the other side in one go. We then start sprinting as fast as we can, We jump again and get on the roof. I then use wind magic to re=open a window I've been using to get in this couple of days. We get over the window and I check for any irregularities in the pattern of patrolling.
None, good, we are safe for now.
"We are good for now, now we just have to wait for night to fall. Let me text the guys on the other side for now." (Luis)
I text the other group telling them that the infiltration was a success. I receive an immediate reply telling me that they were also in position. Looks like we'll have to wait on this upper floor for now.
"Get comfortable, this will be a long couple of hours." (Peter)
"Sure." (Luis)