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Chapter 54 - Deceit

Max meets Kai at bibble and sips. Kai hands Max the glasses. Max puts the glasses on, and then looks around.

Max: It really works. Everyone has a different number. Can I take this apart?

Kai: You're going to need to take it apart, and put it back together. We need blueprints.

Max: I'll start working on it.

Max goes home, and Kai does the same. Kai sits on the computer while watching tv.

Kai(in head): I'm going to have to set up an appointment to copyright the glasses before I go to any business.

Kai hears a quick movement near his window. Kai teleports to the roof.

Kai: Luna?

Luna is standing in front of Kai.

Kai: I'm guessing you want something. If you just wanted to hang out you would have knocked.

Luna: I need help taking down a killer.

Kai: Don't your assassins do that stuff for you? Why are you here?

Luna: My assassins are busy. I've been quickly getting work done on the side.

Kai: Fine then. Who are we after?

Luna shows Kai a picture of a brown skinned man with black dreads down to his shoulders.

Luna: This man goes by the name Elecain. We have seen he uses an array of electric weapons.

Kai: How do we track him down?

Luna: We have to find the electrocuted victims in buildings.

Kai: I'll follow your lead.

Luna and Kai start jumping across buildings.

Luna: Wasn't our last mission the league?

Kai: Yup, and now we are working on taking down a murderer.

Luna: Things have changed so much, but the mission hasn't.

Kai and Luna stop at an old building. They walk inside. In front of them is a tied up woman with electrical burns all over her.

Kai: He tortured her before he killed her.

Luna: That's why we need to stop him. Look around for any clues.

Kai and Luna search the place, but they don't find anything.

Kai: There's nothing here.

Kai takes a good look at the victims face.

Kai: Wait, isn't this the girl that got off for murderer because there wasn't enough proof.

Luna: Yeah, so?

Kai: Why would he pick this specific victim? It would make sense if he picked her because she was bad.

Luna: A bad guy that kills other bad guys?

Kai: What if he doesn't see himself as a bad guy?

Luna: We don't have anything else to go off of so I guess it's worth a shot. Where would you try to find "bad guys."

Kai: I usually get a lot of intel at bars.

Luna: I guess I'm following your lead then.

They walk to a bar. They see no one matches Elecains picture. Kai and Luna both sit down and order a drink.

Luna: Do you really think he'll show up?

Kai: He will if he can't easily find any targets.

Then there was just silence.

Luna: How have you been?

Kai: Not the greatest.

Luna: Why?

Kai: It seems like there are just murderers everywhere right now, and one of them is targeting my friends.

Luna: Why is this person targeting your friends?

Kai: Don't know yet.

A man matching Elecains physique. The man sits down at the bar. He orders a drink. Kai and Luna watch him. A man and a drunk woman walk out. The woman is tripping over herself while the man doesn't look drunk. The black man with dreads follows after the man and woman.

Luna: Let's get him.

Kai: Let's follow him. Then we can catch him.

Kai and Luna follow the man along the rooftops. The man follows close to the drunken woman. Soon he knocks out the drunken woman, and puts a rag to the man's mouth.

Kai: He's definitely Elecain.

Soon the man passes out, and Elecain starts dragging the man. Kai and Luna follow Elecain to an old building. Elecain drags the body into the building. Kai and Luna open the door, and walk in.

Elecain: Are you here to stop me?

Kai: Enough with the formalities.

Elecain: Then come at me!

Kai runs at Elecain. Elecain floats above the ground, and a chain appears in his hand. Elecain starts swinging the chain at Kai. Kai dodges most of the chain hits, and then goes for a punch to Elecain's stomach. An electric hammer appears in Elecains other hand, and he slams Kai in the side of the head. Kai flies back. Luna slices Elecains side, and Elecain wraps the electric chain around her. Then he spins Luna around while she's getting electricuted, and then he slams her into a wall. Kai runs at Elecain. Elecain swings his hammer. Kai stops the hammer with his hand ignoring the electricity, and punches Elecain to the ground. Elecain gets back to his feet quickly. Luna strikes Elecain with her blade. She gets a long cut down his torso. Elecain stumbles back, and drops his chain. A spear appears in his hand, and he throws it at Luna. Luna slices the spear into two. Kai kicks at Elecain, and Elecain hits Kai's knee with the hammer. Kai's bone sticks out of his leg, and Kai falls to the ground. Luna thrusts her sword at Elecain. Elecain puts out his hand, and the sword goes right through his hand. He then grabs the sword, and kicks Luna back. Elecain takes the sword out of his hand, and throws the sword to the other side of the room. Kai teleports next to Elecain, and goes for a punch. Elecain kicks Kai's wounded leg, and Kai teleports away.

Elecain: You can't stop me.

Kai teleports to Elecain. Elecain goes to hit Kai, but Kai teleports above Elecain. Then Elecain tried to move his weapon to hit Kai again, but Kai teleported to the ground with his staff out, and slammed his staff on Elecains leg. Elecain drops to the ground. Kai teleports above Elecain, and Elecain swings up. Kai teleports next to Elecains moving arm, and slams his staff against his arm. Then Kai teleports in front of Elecain, and knocks him out with a staff hit to his head. Kai falls on his ass breathing heavy. Kai pushes him bone back where he thinks it suppose to be.

Kai: Maybe that will help it heal faster.

Luna picks up her sword, and walks over to Kai. Then Luna holds her sword out to Kai.

Luna: Kill him.

Kai stares at Luna for a second.

Kai: Why would I kill him?!

Luna: He tortured people using electricity. He went around killing criminals thinking he could be the arbiter of justice..

Kai stands up, mainly on one leg.

Kai: Aren't you doing the same thing by killing him? You just don't want anyone else to have the same power you do!

Kai gets a call on his phone. He sees it Natalie.

Kai: I have to take this.

Kai answers the call, and walks off.

Natalie: I don't know what's going on, but ninjas have been traveling around the city all day. They try to hide in the shadows, but I've found them.

Kai: Natalie, don't do anything reckless. Meet me back at my house immediately.

Natalie: I will.

Natalie hangs up, and Kai walks over to Luna.

Kai: I thought you said the league was too busy.

Kai takes his staff back out.

Kai: There are ninja all around the city.

Luna:...

Kai: You were just trying to get me to join you. Don't ever ask me for anything again. You've just become Ra's. A power hungry killer.

Kai runs off to get to his house as quickly as possible to meet Natalie. When Kai gets there no one is there. Kai waits for a few minutes, but Natalie doesn't show up.

Kai(in head): I really hope she is just running late.

Kai sees a note on the TV. Kai reads the note.

Kai(in head): "Turn it on."

Kai takes the note off the TV., and then turns it on. He sees Natalie tied to a chair with duck tape over her mouth. She's crying, and trying to scream through the duct tape. The knight walks in from off camera, and then stands behind Natalie.

Knight: You're finally tuning in.

The knight puts his hand on Natalie's head. Then he starts shaking her head as he is talking.

Knight: I see your little worker bee was trying to learn about me.

The knight let's go of Natalies head.

Knight: And now it's your fault that she dies!

The Knight takes out his giant sword, and slices off Natalies head. Then the knight picks up Natalies head, and holds it to the camera.

Knight: You could have saved her!

Kai turns off the TV.

Kai: It's all my fault.