Day: Monday
Location: Trail of Destiny Front
Time: Morning
I carried my backpack around my shoulder and made sure I bought everything I needed for this trip. I waited for Chelsey to get finished using the public restroom. This was a date Chelsey always wanted to go on and it was pretty generous of her boss to let her take the week off so we literally have the whole day to ourselves. I was pretty pumped about hiking with Chelsey.
Chelsey ran up to me with her bag around her shoulders. She smiled at me and stood beside me. "I usually hike on a Sunday when it's nice and cool out..~ The weather today seemed perfect for a hiking trip and this trail is said to be the longest trail in Destiny Island. I'm so glad you agreed to go out today with me on this trip~"
"Of course~ I could use the good hike anyway, get used to the nature and such you know." I smiled and chuckled.
Chelsey giggled and held the straps of her bag. "Wanna get going?"
"Yeah let's go." I nodded.
We both began to walk ahead on the trail together. We chatted as we scaled the first part of the trail. We both were pretty excited for tomorrow and Wednesday. Christmas was always Chelsey's favorite holiday since it always made Adrianna happy and bring her a lot of joy from all the presents she gets from not only Chelsey but from Caroline and Mariana.
I helped Chelsey up a elevated platform then chuckled. "This trail certainly has its twists and turns huh?~"
"More than I realized~" Chelsey laughed softly.
We continued ahead and admired our surroundings and the ambience of the forest. She picked up a large stick and used it like a cane. I teased her by calling her a grandma and she playfully hit me with the stick. I laughed and she let out a laugh as well. I noticed a man sitting against a tree and he seemed familiar to me, but I couldn't quite make out his appearance. I ignored it and just continued to walk with Chelsey along the trail.
"Soooo~ Do you have any friends outside of Whitney?" I asked.
"Yeah, I used to hang around some women like Gloria, Ashley, and Aubrie believe it or not, but Aubrie is such a bitch it's so unbearable to be around her at times. Ugh and I'm never serving her stupid, smoke filled ass again. Last time I served her she was angry because she didn't get as many marshmallows as she wanted in her funky ass hot chocolate." Chelsey rolled her eyes.
"Huh, luckily I never caught the bitch side of her...just only the minor inconvenience side." I chuckled.
"You're the lucky one percent who only see her minor inconvenience side." Chelsey laughed.
"What's your opinion on the others?" I asked.
"Hmm...well Gloria is a very nice girl, extremely humble and careful with her words and Ashley is probably as edgy you can get. I mean I like her, it's just her energy kinda brings me down sometimes when she's in one of those moods." Chelsey said.
"Did you go to Matsugaya?" I asked.
"Mhm. I hung out with them when they were in their senior year of highschool. This was before you presumably came to Destiny Island because I remember Whitney would always talk about you." Chelsey giggled.
I moved my eyebrow then smiled. "Sounds like Wynn alright. Also Mark and Caroline? That's a couple I'd never thought would happen."
"Oh yeah, my sister really likes Mark...y'know the new changed and redeemed Mark. She also really likes him for his hazel eyes. Honestly she's kinda simple, but seeing Mark's changes...I kinda like this new Mark. He's more humbled and understanding." Chelsey said as she grabbed my hand when I helped her up an elevated platform.
"I like the new Mark as well. Went from a bully to a pretty cool guy. I used to hate the guy with every fiber of my body, but we've grown to have an understanding." I smiled.
Chelsey smiled and stuck closer to me as we walked together. I heard a twig snap and looked back a bit. The movement behind us that I heard had suddenly stopped. I frowned a bit then looked ahead and didn't think too hard about it. Caroline wanted to take a bit of a break and we sat down beside a few boulders, drinking water. We've been at it for a good hour now.
"Fuck this trail is long and from the looks of it, we haven't gotten far." Chelsey laughed.
"Well this is the Trail of Destiny. Only the most determined can scale this hiking trail in one go." I chuckled.
Chelsey chuckled and looked at the sky then heard some hissing and screamed and got up quickly, spilling the water. She ran behind me and was nearly in tears. I stood up and looked at the ground, trying to see what she saw. She was hyperventilating and looked at the snake.
I looked at the snake and looked back at Chelsey then smiled. I walked to the snake and crouched down then looked at the snake then hissed at it. The snake looked at me and burrowed underground.
"Wha- You can communicate with animals?" Chelsey asked.
"I guess so." I smiled and stood up then looked at Chelsey. "You must be terrified of snakes."
"V-Very...I hate snakes. I got bitten by a snake on my neck when I was younger and ever since then I've been traumatized by snakes." Chelsey said then stuck closely to me.
I wrapped my arm around Chelsey's shoulder and held her close to me. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from all incoming dangers of this trail~"
"Okay..~ Thank you..~" Chelsey smiled and held onto me.
We continued to walk along the trail and began to enjoy the scenery together. Lust-E beeped and began to talk to me via telepathy.
[Someone is definitely stalking you and Chelsey. At first, I thought it was another hiker or a group, but it's one person...a dangerous one. You need to be careful.]
I nodded and Chelsey looked around and pointed at the different birds that she's never seen before. I looked at the birds as well and smiled as she told me about some of them. She even told me about some of the rare flowers we spotted along the way.
"You seem to know a lot about flowers." I smiled.
"Yeah, Adrianna really likes flowers but some of them she's allergic to but others she's not. I had to really study upon the difference kinds and species of flowers so I could get the right ones for her." Chelsey smiled then grunted lightly.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I really have to go pee...That snake incident really shook my bladder. I'll be back in a jiffy!~" Chelsey said then ran off to find a secluded spot to go pee in.
I leaned against a tree and took Lust-E out of my pocket. "Alright, Lust. Spill it. Is it really just one person? I'm hearing multiple footsteps."
[I'm only detecting one person. It would seem that if you're hearing multiple people, these people have some form of Tracking Evasion.]
"Tracking Evasion?" I asked.
[Yeah...users of this power can leave no traces behind and can't be detected even by me. These people aren't invisible, but you can't detect them with any method meaning...you can't even see their body heat. Whoever these people are...they are bad news.]
I heard Chelsey scream and ran in the direction the scream came from then noticed her bag on the ground. The people I was dealing with weren't normal humans.
[It would appear we are dealing with people above normal human level. They aren't Peak Human like you from what I'm sensing, but they are dangerous and have Chelsey. We have to find them quickly.]
I picked up Chelsey's bag and closed my eyes and tried to sense her via my Clairempathy. I sensed a distressed emotion and ran in the direction of the emotion.
"Heh...This is a good catch. Chelsey La Rosa...the boss would certainly love this one." A man laughed.
"Yeah. Just keep your body heat hidden and make sure she's knocked out before we reach our destination. If Shiro can't sense her emotion, he can't find us." Another man said.
Chelsey grunted and struggled, fighting against the aroma of the poison that was used to try and knock her out. The man carrying her began to get annoyed and chopped her neck, knocking her out.
I couldn't sense Chelsey anymore and kept running forward. "I can't sense her anymore...They did something to her...when I find them, I'm killing them.."
[Just continue ahead. I feel like we are onto something.]
The men appeared in front of a large cottage then walked in and walked to the living room. The man holding Chelsey set her on the couch next to their boss.
"We took this rare one from Shiro. We all know the women Shiro dates have something special so this is an important catch." The man said.
"Very good. The Chelsey La Rosa eh..? Upcoming Basketball Star like her sister, inspirational fitness influencer, and a mother. Looks like Christmas is gonna suck for Adrianna isn't it." The boss laughed softly.
"You know an awful lot about this woman. We only know her from the posts on her Instagram and the commercials and videos we see of her. You seem to know her entire family." A man said.
"Yeah, well let's just say...we had a good connection before that fucking child was born." The man said. "Anyway...keep that Shiro guy busy. When Chelsey wakes up, I'm gonna have my fun with her."
"Alright. Let's go, Cedric." The man said.
"Oh and another things Ced, Jack, Ryan. Make sure you properly prepare for the battle. Take the Syndicate Weapons that was prepared for you all by Micah himself. His Angelic Alchemy skills shouldn't go to waste." The boss said.
"Oh shit, now we are playing with the big toys now." Cedric laughed and looked at the Alchemy Weapons. "Oh yeah...this guy is now dead. I don't know why you hate this guy, but if this gives me an excuse to kill someone I'm all in."
"He killed Lane, you dumb jock. That's enough to get revenge. Not only that, but he killed Romeo and Kismet. We can't let him live after that. With his little demon friend absent now, he can't really do much anymore." Jack said.
"He also killed Jake and Adam. We can't let him live." Ryan said. "Get ready because I know this ain't gonna be easy."
"Yeah.." Cedric smirked.
I stopped on top of a tree branch then closed my eyes and used my Radar Sense to try and detect Chelsey. I opened my eyes as I couldn't detect her. "They must've hidden her body heat as well."
[Tracking Evasion can be tricky to deal with, but with the right methods...we can uncover these bastards.]
I nodded and pressed forward, leaping from tree to tree. I hated the fact I couldn't activate my Precognition at will. Maybe with a higher Talent Level I would be able to, but until then I have to rely on my own instincts. As I leaped from tree to tree, I dodged a bullet and grunted then landed on the ground.
"You're good at dodging you Polynesian freak, but this is the end of the road for you. I'm tasked with keeping you busy or just killing you, and frankly I wanna kill you for what you did to Lane and the others!" Cedric said.
[I'm sensing Alchemist Weapons. How do these random bitches keep getting these weapons..? Wasn't Ruby the last alchemist in the area..?]
"I don't know, but that isn't important right now. Where is Chelsey?! Tell me where she is and I'll let you live!" I called out to Cedric.
"Let us live..? Let us live?! Hahahaha!! You should be worried about your own life right now! Chelsey is irrelevant right now!" Cedric laughed and fired multiple bullets at me.
I caught the bullets and dropped them on the ground then glared. "You must not value your life nor do you understand who the fuck I am. Chelsey is my girlfriend and we have a daughter that we both love very much. Christmas Eve is literally tomorrow and you do this shit..? Heh...Haha..." I covered my left eye and chuckled.
"Oh boo hoo! Adrianna is gonna be missing her mommy and daddy!" Cedric laughed and shot a beam at me from his pistol. He grunted as it was deflected and hit a tree, causing a bit of an explosion.
My right eye flash gold and I looked in the direction of the beam then smirked. "You should've just told me where Chelsey was...you're not ruining this holiday for me. I found you now...and there's no running from me..."
"You're bluffing...you can't sense me! I have Tracking Evasion!" Cedric yelled.
I ran in his direction and unsheathed my katana then jumped up and slashed down at him. He grunted and dodged my attack then fell on the ground. I landed on the ground my hair covered my left eye. I looked at him then used a burst of speed to move quickly to him and kicked his face. He groaned and laid on the ground holding his face.
"I'll...give you one chance to tell me where she is...or I'm breaking every last one of your fingers, toes, bones, and torturing you until you die slowly and beg me to kill you.." I said and stomped on his stomach and he coughed blood.
"Die you fucking bitch..!" Cedric said then pointed his gun in my face. He pulled the trigger and I tilted my head dodging the bullet.
"Wrong answer..." I said then stabbed his leg. He yelled in pain and whimpered. I looked at him and smirked. "Cedric Davidson. Age 21. Mixed between African American and Caucasian. Mother, Erika Davidson. Father, Andrew White. Sister...Monika Davidson...Brother...Dead. Hobbies, playing football, gaming with the boys, commiting crimes. I know everything about you...I know where you live...I know what you ate...I know who your girlfriend is...and if I wanted I can take her and make her my bitch, adding her to the collection of women in whom I love. Fuck it, I can have sex with your mom as we speak...I'm so Charismatic she might marry me on top of that. I'm already having plans on fucking your sister as well...How does it feel knowing I can have every woman in your family fall for me in a matter of seconds..?"
Cedric's eyes were wide as he looked at me. He saw the insanity in my eyes. In this very moment he knew what he was up against. I broke his will. I had him wrapped around my finger.
"Tell me where Chelsey is.." I commanded and my Silver Tongue activated.
"She's just that way...keep straight and you'll see a large cottage." Cedric said.
I looked at him then unholstered my pistol and aimed at his head.
"Wait! Wait! I told you where she was! Please...spare me!" Cedric pleaded for his life.
"Tch...why should I spare human trash like you who would kidnap innocent women..? Die you worthless piece of shit...more oxygen for the ones who deserve it." I said then stepped on his chest and pulled the trigger, shooting him in the head. I holstered my pistol and sheathed my katana then ran off in the direction be pointed to.
[Your acting skills are kinda scary. Broke his will in a matter of seconds.]
"Well I wouldn't be able to do it without you, Lust." I said then looked at Lust-E. I noticed a blushing face on the screen and smiled. "Don't get all embarrassed on me now.."
[Shut up and focus on saving Chelsey.]
I nodded and continued ahead.
Chelsey woke up and screamed when she saw the boss in front of her. She sat up quickly and panted. "Michael..? The fuck are you doing here..? Where am I? Did you save me from those men?"
"Why yes, I did. They've been dealt with and everything." Michael said.
"Oh...I'm glad. That's was one of my greatest fears, getting kidnapped..." Chelsey sighed then stood up. "Thank you for saving me, but I have to get back to my boyfriend. He's probably worried sick about me."
Michael stood up and blocked her path. "Come on babe...what's the rush..? Let's catch up...have a few drinks...have sex for old times sake."
"Uhm the rush is I have a date to get on with and EW! We aren't together anymore after that bullshit you pulled at the fucking hospital four fucking years ago! Move out of my way!" Chelsey said, standing her ground.
"What does Shiro have that I don't?" Michael asked.
"What..?" Chelsey glared.
"I know Shiro is your new boyfriend, slut. I had it all for you. I gave you everything you wanted." Michael said.
"Fuck off. You abandoned me and Adrianna. Shiro actually loves my daughter unlike you." Chelsey said.
"Mhm...does he love your daughter genuinely or is he only doing it because he knows it pleases you..? Honestly I'd rather have someone truthful than someone who is a professional actor." Michael smirked.
"Oh yeah you've been real truthful, fuck outta my way bitch!" Chelsey said then pushed Michael out of the way.
"Big mistake, motherfucker." Michael said then grabbed onto Chelsey.
"What the- Let go of me you fucking prick!" Chelsey yelled and elbowed his gut. He groaned and let her go. She ran off and ran outside the house then ran into the forest and looked around for me. "Shiro! Help me!"
I sensed Chelsey and ran quickly to her direction. I dodged multiple arrows and backflipped then slid backwards. I noticed Jack land in front of me. He aimed his bow at me and glared. I looked at Jack then glared.
"I heard that gunshot...you killed Cedric! You bastard!" Jack yelled.
"I don't have time for you..." I said then quickly dodged the arrow shot at me then ran towards him. I yelled and shoved my katana through his stomach. He groaned and coughed blood then I slashed upwards and ran ahead.
Chelsey panted and tripped on a root then rolled forward and got back up to keep running. "Shiro!"
I heard her voice and ran to Chelsey then she heard running and looked in my direction. She noticed me and ran to me and hugged me tightly. I hugged her as well and she let go of me. I picked her up bridal style.
"Now it's time for you to see why I'm not normal." I said. She held onto me then screamed then I leaped into the air.
Ryan noticed us then leaped from tree to tree and chased after us. Chelsey panicked when she noticed me falling pretty fast to the ground. I landed softly on my feet then dashed off. I heard the sound of a vehicle and looked to my left, seeing Michael's car. I ran ahead and outran the car. Ryan hopped in Michael's car and drove with him to pursue me. I ran along the trail and Chelsey held onto me tightly. She grunted loudly as she wasn't used to this speed I was going in.
Within ten minutes of constant running, I made it to the end of the hiking trail then stood at the top of a mountain. I heard the car and watched it stop in front of us. I glared at them and Chelsey hid behind me.
"You fuckers believe you can stop me..? I'm not leaving you alive!" I yelled.
"Yeah and we have no intentions on leaving you alive!" Ryan yelled and ran to me with a knife.
I blocked his attack and grabbed his face. I lifted him off the ground like he was paper then threw him off the mountain. Chelsey looked surprised and looked down the mountain. Michael looked at me then equipped his gauntlets.
"That's as far as you go, Shiro. Now you have two options. Give me Chelsey, or perish and I take her forcefully." Michael said.
"You're gonna have to take her forcefully. I don't know why you bastards were hiding out here waiting to kidnap someone, but you chose the wrong one. I would show you mercy, but you've pissed me off so...I'm sending you straight to hell!" I said then ran to Michael.
Michael ran to me went for a punch. I dodged his punch and grabbed his shoulder then punched his stomach. Michael groaned and coughed blood. I kicked him back then looked at him. My left eye was still covered by my hair and all Michael could see was my right eye which flashed gold. Michael huffed and yelled then ran to me. He went for a punch. I parried his strike then hit him with a right hook then punched his stomach, followed by an uppercut to the chin. He fell on the ground and I stomped on his stomach then looked down on him.
"Heh heh...you think you've won..?! You killed Lane and his allies! The Syndicates are bigger than you realize! Lane has a worldwide alliance! So just as long as people know you killed Lane, you'll never be safe." Michael laughed and coughed.
"Does it look like I care..?" I said then glared at him. "I'll just deal with them like I dealt with you bastards. This was supposed to be a date me and Chelsey could enjoy all day, and you all ruined it.."
"Do you even truly love Chelsey or do you only want her for the sex so you can move on to the next woman...Dating ten women? That's kinda unloyal... plus do you even care about her daughter and her family or are you only doing this so you can get in her pants..?" Michael asked.
I glared at Michael and held my pistol at his face. "I'll let you know that I love every woman I date. I will never let any harm come to them. I will never let anyone disrespect them. And yes I love Adrianna the little girl you were supposed to be there for but you left!"
Michael groaned and coughed more blood when I stomped on his stomach.
"Then you kidnap Chelsey...who knows what would have happened if I was a supposed normal human. Good thing we will never find out.." I said and prepared to pull the trigger.
"Shiro!" Chelsey grabbed my arm. "Don't shoot...If his body is found.."
"Nah it's fine, let him shoot." Lustie said as she sat on the bench and watched.
Chelsey looked back as she heard Lustie's voice. "You...you're the same floating woman I saw yesterday.."
"Name's Lustie...Shiro's companion. Let him shoot after all this jackass deserves it. I'll handle the cleanup job." Lustie said.
I looked at Michael. "Any final words..?"
"I ain't got shit more to say to you." Michael said.
"Good...because I wouldn't even let you get those final words out." I said then shot a bullet through his head. I stepped away from his body and holstered my pistol.
"And it's my turn." Lustie said then snapped her fingers and the dead bodies and other evidence on the trail vanished.
Chelsey looked surprised then blinked quickly. "Wait wait...you just made those bodies disappear? Is that the same thing that happened to Jake and Adam..?"
"Yep." Lustie said. "Jake's dead because he tried to kill Mark's sister and put Mark in danger. People like these don't change. Unlike people like Mark who wouldn't pull a weapon out on others, those who are like Michael don't change whatsoever..."
"I see.." Chelsey said then looked at me. "Since she's your companion are you like a demon?"
"Nope, still human." I said then fixed my hair.
"Oh good.." Chelsey sighed in relief. "Can we head home now..?~ I kinda need to spend some time with my daughter. After this hiking trip let's avoid this trail in the near future."
"Yeah." I nodded then held her hand and walked with her down the trail.
Day: Monday
Location: Trail of Destiny Front
Time: Evening
We made it down the trail and headed to my car. Chelsey was extremely tired as her stamina was gone. I couldn't blame her since that trail was pretty long. We spent five hours walking that trail with no stops since Chelsey was scared more weirdos would show up.
After getting into my car, Chelsey grabbed my arm then I looked at her. She kissed my lips and I looked a bit surprised. I eventually kissed back. She pulled away and smiled.
"Thank you for saving me...I don't know what I would've done without you." Chelsey said.
I smiled and held her hand. "I'm always happy to help the ones I love.."
[Chelsey's Bond Percentage rose to 90%]
Chelsey smiled and looked at our hands. "Can I tell you something..?"
"What's up?" I asked.
"I love you.." Chelsey smiled and looked at my face.
I chuckled softly. "I love you too.."
Chelsey blushed then sat back and enjoyed the drive home.
Day: Monday
Location: Chelsey's House
Time: Evening
Chelsey got out of the car and waved goodbye to me then walked to her house. I watched her enter her home then drove off.
[Well...we can count that as a task failed successfully date because in the end it was nice. BUT tomorrow is Christmas Eve so it's something to look forward to!]
"Mhm. Oh yeah, where were you Lustie?" I asked.
"I was in my homeworld, searching for the perfect gift for you. Sadly it won't arrive until the day after Christmas, so you'll have to wait for my gift unless you want to have sex that Christmas?~" Lustie giggled.
"I'll be at Chelsey's house on Christmas Eve and Day. Count your losses." I chuckled.
"Ugh fine, I'll just wait a few more days to give you this sloppy then." Lustie rolled her eyes.
I chuckled and continued to drive home and prepare for the upcoming Christmas I was going to spend with Chelsey and the others.