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Caliber: The Conquest Begins

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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1 Run

It was a seemingly normal afternoon before he arrived. Leon helping his mother with the chores as his father worked in the kitchen. "Sam what you are doing here," James said. "You can't hit it from me. Don't even try to lie." "Sam calm down, you don't understand."

"I'm telling you man, take the day off and relax! You work so much I bet your son barely knows you." "Just shut up, you think you know everything," James said. "Listen to me young padawan." "You're such an old fart." "Like they say with old age comes wisdom. I think that was in the bible." "Why aren't you with your son and your family than." "I, find time for my family. You never know if you'll wake up tomorrow." "Whatever."

Name: James Knighton            Alias: J

Age: 33            Race: Black             Gender: Male

Family: Son: Leon Knighton             Spouse: Joy Knighton        

Job: Arms trafficker    

Skills: Stealing, negotiation, and marketing

"Hey! Leon, Joy come join us in the kitchen I have an announcement. I found a way for us to be living in luxury and making fortunes easily." "Are you joking, how you plan to do that?" "With a big sacrifice." Pow.

A bullet plunged into James's back. Behind everyone stood the shooter trembling.  "I'm sorry, but I got tired of our partnership and he's more useful. So, you had to die," Samuel said. "You're replacing me with you son of a bitch!" James said.

James tackled Samuel into the kitchen punching each other back and forth. Samuel threw James like against the wall and aimed his gun. James threw a salt container blinding Samuel, knock the gun out his hand and slammed his face on the counter.

James aimed the gun against four head. "I thought the older brother Cain killed younger brother not the other way around," Samuel said. "Phatic." James knocking him unconscious.

Name: Samuel Moody             Alias: S

Age: 46            Race: Black             Gender: Male

Family: Nicole Moody             Spouse: Nicole Moody

Job: Arms trafficker     Skills: Blackmail, Leading, Marketing, and Bribery

While the two fought the shooter stood trembling. I did it and there's no turning back. Joy stabbed shooter in the shoulder with a pair of scissors. "Leon ran!" But Leon was paralyzed in terror. "You bitch!" The shooter fired his gun, and everything went red. A warm liquid splashed across Leon's face. Blood, her blood. "No, Ma! Ma wake up."

"Okay, one down, two left." He pointed his gun at Leon when a bullet hits him in the head. "Let's go Leon!"

The two ran to the car drove as fast as he could to the only person that would treat his wounds.

"Olivia let me in, its J!" As she cracked open the door, James busted inside the house. "What's going on with you," Olivia said. "I got shot that's what! I need you to fix me and quickly we have limited time."

While Olivia stitched James's injuries, he explains what happened. Curled up on the couch trembling was Leon being comforted by Olivia's husband and daughter. "Everything will be ok," they said.

"J, what are you going to do?" Olivia said. "Keep moving forward. This is not going to stop me. I have a shack for if I ever need to go on the run."

"Well, I can't say I don't know why S did this, but why didn't you kill him." "It happened so fast, the whole time all I could see was my brother…and I wasn't ready to do that."

"I'm glad the guy that kill Joy is dead. If he had harmed my Arthur, I would had killed him slowly." "Same here." "Oh no, I'm… sorry about Joy. How are you're taking it?" "Her death is tearing up the kid. He's probably traumatized." "I was asking you J."

"I need to smoke." "No, you're not going to dodge my question. You're acting too calm about this." "I don't what to do take about it." As James sprung out his chair a sharp gust brushed against his neck. "Get down!" Another bullet flew through the room and crashes into wall. "I guess S is back for round two." "He couldn't have chosen a worst time. Do you think you can kill him now?" "No."

Olivia slid to the window grabbing her gun and avoiding bullets. Olivia fired four random shots when a bullet grazes her cheek. "So, you're on the far right," Olivia said. Another bullet hit near her foot allowing her to shoot back in his direction. "Now where are you?" "This is our chance; everybody move to the garage. I'll deal with him."

Samuel shot the kitchen window before jumping through. "Give up James and accept your fate. Olivia why don't you hand him over? "I'll spare you. I'm not afraid of you James, you won't kill me."  

James jumped over the stair rails crashing into Samuel. Evading Samuel's attacks James rapped a rope around his neck strangling him. Samuel jumped onto his back crushing James. Samuel stood up and stepped on his neck.

Olivia wacked Samuel in the head with her gun and knocks him against the wall. James rapped a rope around his neck again until he finally collapses. Olivia pointed her gun at Samuel.

"No don't," James said. "Why not? If he lives, he'll just hunt us down." "I can't act like we're not family." "I must do what it take to protect my family." "Honey no don't pull that trigger," Arthur said. "Arthur, I have to do this." "No, I don't what you to have blood on your hand it don't so away." "Fine let's go."  

Avoiding the police James and Leon drove far from the city. Leon stared at the thick trees alongside the road and barely any cars. They drove onto a dirt path leading to James's secret shack. James kicked open the door and grabbed a duffle bag filled with guns, knives, bandages, spare clothing etc.

"Follow me, Leon." "Dad where you are going." "We're leaving the car and gonna hitchhike." For two full miles they walked alongside the road in the scorching heat. With every step James took he felt weaker, swaying back and forth.

"Dad, are you okay?" "I'm fine just…sore." A teenage girl drove up beside them. "Oh my God do y'all need some help?" "Yes, we need a ride." James placed Leon in the back seat then sat in the passenger seat. "Where are you headed?" She asked. "I don't know but it's not where you're going." "Without hesitation James slit the girl's throat."

Leon quivered in fear from the site. He saw the merciless look in James's eyes. James than dumped the girl's body in the woods and drove off.