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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: New world

On the roof top of an abandoned building, a boy around the age of 16 could be seen wearing a black hoodie with grey cargo pants as his curly white hair with a few black strands danced in the wind with a headphone around his neck as his platinum grey eyes stared at the group of men heading towards the abandoned building.

Leaving the roof to meet the group of men, kaiser got a call from his halo watch "Kai, is the ocean gang at the location yet", kaiser paused his steps before replying "Yeah, they just got here".

The man calling suddenly said "kai, be careful and don't fuck this up"

"When have I ever fucked up", kaiser replied smiling

"Remember the gas incident", the man said

Remembering the incident kaiser frowned a little before saying "hey that wasn't my fault"

"You blew up a building for christ sake", said the man

"You promised to never bring it up again and how was I to know it the building would explode", kaiser said defending himself

"It was an oil factory and you would have known if you ever read the info cypher sent to you", the man said while sighing

Resuming his steps kaiser said "we shouldn't dwell on the past" while going down the stairs, before reaching the last floor kaiser said "I won't fuck this up so stop worrying" ending the transmission.

Getting to the last floor kaiser picked up a briefcase and his sword which he placed at his back while waiting for the ocean gang to arrive.

After a few seconds the gates of the abandoned building opened has five men wearing black suits entered stopping after noticing kaiser's presence.

One of the five men stepped forward before asking "do you have our money"

Kaiser raised the briefcase up showing them he had the money before saying "did you bring the candy", the men were confused upon hearing what kaiser said.

Seeing the confused look on there faces kaiser corrected himself "sorry I meant drugs, yeah that what I totally meant the drugs", upon hearing him correct himself one of the men at the back shouted "do you think this is joke".

Hearing what the man said kaiser's grey eyes turned cold, seeing the look on kaiser's face the man at the front said to his subordinates "shut up, let's just make the exchange and be done with it", listening the leader the man stopped talking while the leader turned back to kaiser not before one the men passed a briefcase to him.

Opening the briefcase kaiser saw what he came here for a drug called CMX-5, it was a drug meant to be able to raise the combat power of a drifter.

It was basically steroids for superhumans. After showing kaiser the drug he demanded kaiser show him the money as he only showed them the briefcase.

Kaiser thought for a while before saying "do I really have to", the leader frowned as his brown eyes turned cold, as he was about order his men to kill kaiser, when kaiser raised the briefcase before opening it revealing millions of dollars then said "hope it's enough".

The leader having enough of kaiser's jokes said "let's just get this over with", while moving closer to collect the money before stopping right in front of Kaiser.

Kaiser looked up to see the mans face as he was a whole head taller than him before asking "before we conclude this deal may I ask your name" the leader though to himself before replying "Name's Fastov, what's yours", kaiser smiled before replying "Kaiser, name's kaiser".

After the exchange fastov returned to his men before handing the money to one of his subordinates before turning back to kaiser saying "kill him and retrieve the drug" the man who was told to shut up earlier was now smiling while kaiser's expression never changed, kaiser suddenly smiled before saying to himself "I thought something like this might happen".

Kaiser took out a detonator from his pocket stopping fastov's subordinates, fastov himself seeing detonator couldn't believe it as the entire situation had been reversed.

Seeing his men stop fastov thought for a minute before saying "don't be fooled he can't blow us all up while his still here" as he saw kaiser moving back but was shocked by kaiser's next words.

"Who says I was gonna blow myself up I'm just gonna blow up that right there" pointing to the briefcase that was been held by the man in the middle of the group.

Taking cover behind an iron wall inside of the abandoned building kaiser detonated the briefcase causing an explosion.

The money inside the briefcase was all fake as it was all a trap from the very beginning, this exchange was just an excuse to fuck up the ocean gang.

Coming out of the cover to take a look at the aftermath of the explosion, kaiser was shocked to see the leader fastov alive but half of his face was brunt as his previous straight black hair was now rough.

His back was resting on one of the walls of the building as he looked at me or should I say half of me as the left side of his face was brunt.

As I walked towards him, I looked around to see what happened to the others but only saw disfigured bodies before I stopped on my tracks, as I couldn't help but smile as I saw a familiar face impaled through the chest by a steel bar.

'It was the same man who shouted when I corrected myself well, I guess he had it coming', I thought to myself as I reached fastov I could see the rage in his eyes as I unsheathed my sword before I asked "any last words" he looked up to me before saying

"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough"

"Kinda dramatic for your last words don't you think well beggars can't be choosers", I said to him before I pierced his chest with my sword.

Looking at fastov's dead body kaiser closed his eye remembering what his kayden told him when he was just a kid, it was what had kept him alive, 'you can't survive in this world, if you don't close you heart to the suffering of others around you'.

Opening his eyes kaiser opened his halo watch to receive a transmission from the leader, accepting the transmission the leader said "Is it done, kai"

Taking one last look at the surrounding kaiser replied

"More or less, just have to blow up the building"

Hearing his reply, the leader said

"You're crazy, you know that right"

"I was just kidding, all done here Kayden", Kaiser said thinking of how they were holding up in their end, before the leader said

"Good just about to end things here too"

...

Kayden's POV

A man with brown messy hair tied to a ponytail and golden eyes holding a cigarette could be seen in a suit, with his jacket hanging on his shoulders surrounded by eight men with guns and other weapons all pointed at him, Kayden couldn't help but feel honoured as he looked at this show of force.

A man could be seen sitting in the middle of the room with blond hair and green eyes as he stared at Kayden at the front of his office, he was the leader of the ocean gang who were about to be eradicated.

"Long time no see, Adrian", I said looking at the leader of the ocean gang, but I guess I wasn't welcomed from his reply

"You must have a death wise coming here, Kayden"

"Nah, just came to tell you thanks for the free drugs", I said looking at his reaction, seeing the confused look on his face I decided to enlighten him on his situation

"This may come as a surprise to you but I made a deal with your second in command", seeing his eyes widen I continued has he tried to contact him.

"Hmmm what was his name again, ahh yes fastov, his dead"

Hearing the news, a wave of blue aether busted out of Adrian, suffocating the other people in the room while also making the surrounding atmosphere turn cold as he said

N.B: Aether is the energy all drifters possess enabling them to use their aspects.

"I'm going to fucking kill you".