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It was sudden.
It was unexpected.
It was too unbelievable.
It was scary.
Marvin Medina was playing with Mark and Natalie this afternoon since it is the weekend. They are laughing happily as they run and Chase each other while also playing a hiding game.
It was one peaceful afternoon when it suddenly turned bad.
The battle between the Scorpion group and the Knuckle Gang is taking place this time and the peaceful and beautiful place of Ballar was made as the battlefield.
Shouts of pain, cries of fear, and sounds of breaking things can be heard everywhere as the innocent civilians are caught up in the event.
Right now, Marvin is sitting outside their house while crying hard as the dead and bloody bodies of his grandparents are in front of him.
They are playing at a place not far from their house when the fight took place. Marvin hurried home while Mark and Natalie also did the same. Fortunately, for Mark and Natalie, their houses aren't in the middle area of Ballar, except only for Marvin, in which their house is closer to the middle area.
Only after hearing a very loud sound of a gunshot did Marvin flinched in fear.
Leaving the dead bodies, Marvin was about to enter the house when he heard a few men fighting inside. He then just went beside a large stone outside their house and hid there.
He knows that if he cries too loud, someone may hear him and who knows what will happen.
Marvin looked around when he saw some of the gangsters running around while stepping on the dead bodies of his beloved grandparents.
He also saw some of their neighbors trying to hide while some are killed.
Marvin stood up as he looked around him. The stone was only as tall as the height leveling with his shoulders.
He looked around with listless eyes.
It was a mess.
People fighting.
Innocent people unjustly killed.
People who lost their family members.
The weak getting trampled and stomped upon.
All these things enter the mind of the young Marvin as felt like he is also going to die like those people who are killed.
The only thought that Marvin has right now is to survive this catastrophe. But his body only stood still like the stone beside him, unmoving, only his head turning and his eyes watching the events are moving.
He looked up, and saw people like they are flying as they jump from rooftop to rooftops. He looked down and saw dead people and also dying ones. He looked to his right direction and saw people moving like winds as they fight for their lives. He looked to his left and saw people fighting like beasts, as if they want to devour their enemies.
As Marvin is watching all of these, he slowly felt like all his surroundings are spinning and distorted.
"Die !!!..die...ie...ie....ie..!!
Marvin heard a shout but the sound echoed through his ears while he is looking around his distorted surroundings.
"Go!!! o...o...o...o..!!
The sound echoed again.
It was at this time that he trembled as he felt pain on his forehead. It was like his skull is about to break open. It was an intense one.
Marvin crouched on the ground as he tried his best to stay awake.
'Did I got shot by a gun?' Marvin thought of it but there was no blood.
The pain lasted for a few seconds before it's gone.
He hurriedly stood up and his vision became clear again. There was no more blurs or distortions.
His mind was clear now. He realized that he is in a dangerous situation so he needs to stay safe. He decided to run to a safe place when his body froze like he is paralyzed.
'What is happening?'
Fortunately, the strange paralysis lasted for a couple of seconds. He hid behind the stone beside him and tried to look for a she place to go.
Thankfully, the number of people fighting here is lesser than in any other areas.
"Huh?"
Marvin is looking around when he noticed one particular person, a bald one, that caught his attention.
This man is fighting using a short sword. He is fighting several enemies at once, but he was never been in a disadvantage. His way of fighting is so quick and his blows accurate.
"Hmm?"
As Marvin is watching the fight, he felt like his blood is boiling and his veins are twisting. Marvin calmed down and thought that it was probably due to tiredness.
His sight spotted a place where he could run to and he dashed towards it. There he saw a path he can enter but as he reached a certain point, he saw three men stabbing a man. After killing the man, the three other men turned their sights to Marvin.
Marvin is so scared that he fell on his butt with eyes and knees trembling in fear.
"What do we have here?"
The three bad guys is approaching the young Marvin when scenes of the bald man fighting several opponents using a short sword replayed inside his head.
The he felt it again, the feeling of blood flowing faster and veins twisting like knots and joints moving like rubbers.
The three men is only a couple of steps from Marvin when the young boy stood up and threw a strong punch to one of the men.
The other two bad guys had no time to process what happened when they felt pain all over their chests and abdomen as Marvin delivered several blows to them.
Marvin quickly picked the knife that one of the men is holding a while ago and remembering the bald man he watched moments ago, moved quickly and slashed at the three men in just a moment it takes to inhale and exhale.
Marvin was more surprised as he didn't feel bad at all after his first kill, three kills at that. The only thing that startled him was his movements.
He felt like he got stronger. But he also felt that he only accomplished such feat because of the memory of the bald man fighting.
'What, did I just do what that bald man did?'
Then he suddenly remembered his grandma and grandpa. He returned cautiously and went to take care of the bodies.