The Borderlands.
[ Arc - journey to Scarestown ]
Inside a small , old worn out hut , a boy with his upper body exposed to the cold wind was thrusting a cold blunted blade in the air .
His whole body was sweating from the constant training of hours , his exposed upper back was covered in scars and the wounded marks , showcased his toughness more than his strength.
Thrusting one last time at the air , he slowly relaxed his uneven breath compostion .
Exhaling a long breath , the twenty year old boy named , Zayn Wolfe spoke to himself
"I can now stab fifteen times within 5 seconds if I use regular blades!"
A dangerous and crazy training of his to master up his reflexes or more like his attack speed .
That was his daily routine! To stab the blunted blade in the empty air as fast as he can or sometimes he would stab it on wooden blocks or some other dummy materials to test his strength and reflexes.
Overcoming his weak body and the physical limitations of a human body .
This was his daily routines, he didn't do all this for some glorious purposes but to stay alive .
Yes to stay alive , he undergoes tough training and if you ask why is that , you will know after learning his backstory.
Zayn Wolfe was a orphan who couldn't even see his parents when he was born . His parents passed away when he was born or maybe they left him in a trash can , he didn't knew anything about his parents.
He was left outside in a temple and Luckily a kind hearted nun adopted him in her orphanage until it was destroyed in a war , He was five years old at that time .
Since he was child he knew nothing about the world and regretfully he couldn't get any jobs or any helps to survive , So he had to suffer in poverty and hunger at young age .
Facing the cruel society and unable to withstand his hunger , One day he decided to kill himself and he choose to jump under a bridge.
When he was about to jump , he saw a thug across the alley , who held a sharp knife and threatening a panic couple . Since he was standing across the bridge , he could clearly see what happening below and after few seconds he understands what's going on below.
The guy was robbing these people .
His mind wavering lightly, he changed his decision and that decision began to play a important role in his future life.
Sneaking behind the thief , he smashed the thief head with a big stone , thus saving the couples from getting robbed.
If you think , he would take good paths then you are wrong about it . At young age he finally understand's how the society works .
The couples repeatedly thanked him for his help but they were shocked when they heard his words .
"If you feel thankfully for what I did then give me some money !"
The 5 year old orphan boy finally understand how this society works now . This was his first time getting blood on his hands and also the first lesson he learned .
Never beg for anyone for anything! No one will care about your needs until it becomes their needs .
This thought branded in his mind deeply and holding the ten silver coins in hands , he left the alley in deep thought.
That's how Zayn adventure began.
Fighting, participating in gang fights , Robbing and stealing !
Beginning to hunt the evil and Robbing the riches . He wasn't neither bad nor good , maybe for others it's childish but for him , it's a essential bottom line that he never crossed .
His name was initially Zayn but the Borderlands people gave him another name .
Wolfe ! Aka ...Zayn Wolfe!!
A bloodthirsty, sneaky , silent yet deadly like a wolf .
But what diffence between the wolf and him was , that the later traveled in packs but he was all alone.
As his story ends , a skinny guy in bloody clothes appeared inside his Hut and said in hurry
"Zayn ! The leader is calling you ....we have a death match against the bloodyfang gang ."
Covering his upper body with a tattered dark cloth, he calmly said to that men
"Let's go !"
....
In a old textile factory !
A group of two parties were discussing something in a heated arguments.
A bearded men punched at the steel table across him and said fiercely
"Look Gary! We have both minded our territory and didn't have any fights for all these years but until few days , your men are constantly picking fight against my men and what worse is that , three of my men were killed ! What do you say about it ?"
Opposite him was a similar tough looking guy who had bald head and gloomy eyes . He was shorter than the bearded men but he didn't feel any fear about the bearded men or his words .
Gary, the leader of the bloodyfang gang who rules one third of the Borderlands town.
The bearded men was the leader of sharp blade gang , Collin .
These two people ruled half of the Borderlands town , minding their own business until last few days . Collins men were killed repeatedly by bloodyfang men for no reason, this angered him completely .
So he decided to call for a meeting.
Gary folded his hands and said in lazy tone
"It's just a three men ...relax Collin! It's not like you have shortages of wastes in your gangs."
Hearing his words , Collin and his men were furious . They were humiliated straight on their faces .
Collin smiled in anger and uttered coldly
"Good ! What a good words from the great leader of bloodyfang! You better watch your back from now onwards!"
After saying this , he began to head out only to see a group of people blocking his way .
Frowning, he looked at these people and noticed that they are all unfamiliar. He started to get a bad feeling when he noticed that the enemy has more men than what he brought .
'Since when did Gary has this much men ?'
Collins asked in poker face
"What's the meaning of these gary?"
Collins men were already drawing their weapons out and was ready for a battle . They began to feel something wasn't right in these meetings, so they began to get ready if any chance they would get attacked .
Seeing their reactions, Gary leaned back and said mockingly
"I'm afraid..... From now on there will be only one leader who rules the Borderlands!"
Hearing this , Collins smiled coldly and said
"Don't tell me.... it's you ?"
Gary shook his head and smiled simply. Seeing this Collins frowned and he was about to ask again , But a third other person voice was heard
"No it's I who will rule the Borderland !"
Collins and Gary turned around to see a group of people holding long knifes , were slowly approaching towards their directions .
Leading them was a tall men with long black hair , If anyone didn't look at him closely, they would think it's a women instead of a men .
Seeing the tall men , Collins eyes narrowed and he asked coldly
"Sissy prince ?"
That's the nickname of this person. If anyone called him like that , then that person is going to die no matter who is it .
As expected when Collin said that name , the tall men face became dark .
The tall man was the gang leader of reapers ! He who ruled half of the Borderlands town and stronger than bloodyfang or sharp blade gang combined.
Oliver !!!
Collins face changed , he took a step back and said in shocking tone
" You both are partners now ?"
Gary shook his head and replied cooly
"No he is my boss now !"
This was a unexpected twist now !
Collins didn't knew why would Gary would lower down his pride and call other party boss ! He knew Gary from years , this guy was very cunning and prideful . He would rather die than submitting to others so he was shocked to hear the words coming from Gary mouth.
But it wasn't the time for that !
He needs to escape now or he will be killed by both of them !
As he was thinking, he signalled his men from corner of his eyes . They immediately understood his signals and took out their weapons.
Seeing this Oliver smiled lightly and looked at Gary , the later nodded slightly and he stood up before taking out his own weapon.
"Kill them all , leave no men alive !"
Collins kicked the table and steeped back before taking out his own weapon . He loudly yelled to his men
"Kill these spineless cowards ! Dye the ground with their blood !"
Gary and Collins began to exchange moves while Oliver signalled his own men to join the fight .
Oliver slowly took out a short knife and began to sneak behind Collins silently.
As the three gang leaders clashes, a chaotic battle erupts in the old textile factory, marking the beginning of a war that would decide the fate of the Borderlands.
To be continued!