For once in the short time they knew him, the teens saw Phoenix act really serious. The jolly, cheeky young adult had a serious expression when he was discussing business staff with his workers. The teens were led to his main office while Phoenix attended a meeting.
" Remind me why we are here?" Rin asked.
" This guy shouldn't be trusted man. If he wanted us to be bored, he should have left us at Sue house, no offence." CJ apologized but Sue glared at him instead of replying.
" Just give him some time guys," Max said. " He's been away for some time so there's bound to be stuff waiting to him. Let's just wait a little longer." Max and hi friends waited a little longer for Phoenix but he was a no show. CJ, Rin and Sue decided to play around with office supplies while Max watched some of the training videos his system had to offer. Thirty minutes passed and a woman in a tight white shirt and tight black blouse walked in the room.
" Hello darlings, my name is Daiyu, Mr. Cheng's personal assistant. If you will follow me I'll lead you to Mr. Cheng. He's waiting for you." The teens were led to the bottom floor where a long, fiery red limo was waiting for them. The back window was lowered and Phoenix stuck out his head like and excited puppy.
" Come on you lazy butts. Hop in." The teens, except CJ, excitedly got in the limousine. The interior was covered with red, synthetic leather and it had a mini bar with child friendly drinks.
" Sorry it took so long but we need to look presentable for our soon to be gang members."
" So where's this academy place?" Max asked.
" About thirty minutes from here. Relax, have some drinks, enjoy the ride and wear this." Phoenix handed the teens their masks and jackets and he also made one for himself. Thirty minutes went by in a flash and the cold flame gangsters arrived at the academy. It wasn't as fancy as they expected. The whole building was surrounded by a large, thick wall and there were guard towers all over.
" Damn, this place looks more like a prison more than an academy." CJ said.
" Tell me about it. Lets head in." Without going through any form of clearance, the limo was granted access and it parked in a yard full of kids their age. The rest of the "academy" had buses, training equipment, guards in tacky uniforms and banged up play grounds. Phoenix was the first to get out of the car and the rest followed.
" Look, its the fireman." One boy said out loud. The rest of the kid surrounded the red limo and couldn't stop admiring the famous fireman.
" Oh wow men, your so cool."
" Your like a hero. Your awesome."
" What mutant type are you. Are you one of the rares? Can you teach us."
" Take us with you fireman. It sucks here."
" Easy children," Phoenix said with his altered voice. " Today, only three of you get to come with us. f you don't mind, take us to whoever is in charge." The teens led the cold flame gangsters to a large pair of gold painted doors. The markings on the door were very weird but the fact that there were large doors was very suspicious
" The one you wish to see is through those doors. Good luck." With that said, the cold flame gangsters were left at the large doors. Phoenix took in a deep breath and opened the doors. The room was really large and the walls were really high. At the extreme corner of the room, a brown table with a large chair behind it could be seen. The chair turned around dramatically and the peron seated on it was a short wide man with completely dark shaded.
" What the hell is with this dude. The room is already dark, why does he need glasses?" CJ whispered to Max.
" What do you want from here?" He said with his funny voice. The teens and Phoenix couldn't help but laugh a little.
"We are here on official business sir, we..."
"Save it. I don't want to hear it. I know your type. You want these children to do your dirty work. My answer is no." He turned his chair back dramatically and pulled out a brown cigarette.
" Listen here," Max said with authority. " We came to discuss important business. Now if you don't wanna hear from us, we will take action."
" Wow, way to take action leader." Phoenix congratulated. The brown chair turned again and the man stood up. He wasn't even as tall as either of the kids but he surely was wider than them.
" There is a reason those children ran from here. You don't know what or who I am. Well....I'm going to show you."
*Ding*
[Defeat the mutant in front of you and save the teens. Reward ???]
The man took off his shades, revealing a pair of empty eye sockets. His body became slightly larger but his height never increased. He started grunting heavily and his suit jacket started ripping off, revealing a toned body.
" He's really blind, right?" CJ said.
" Looks like it but don't underestimate him. There's a weird vibe coming off of him." Phoenix warned. Max activated his fire walk skill and ran to the man. He coated his left arm with fire and got ready to strike but the man disappeared into thin air.
" What the fu....." Max felt a large blow land on his back, making him crash into the ground.
HEALTH 90/100
[Your back muscles are damaged. Healing activated.]
ENERGY 95/100
" Guys, watch out. He's fast. Really fast." Max's body finally healed and he got back up in a fighting stance.
" Incredible. Most people your size can't handle my blows. Well, let's see how much your body can handle."