"Do you have him in your sights?" James spoke as he pressed the comm device in his ear.
**Yes, he is walking down the main street** the reply came through the Comm device.
"Stay on him, don't lose him and don't get yourself exposed" James instructed. They have been keeping an eye on the underworld operations for the past one month and now they have a concrete lead that can lead them to one of the underworld secret cell zones. His only regret and annoyance was that for some reason, he was ordered by headquarters to stay off field operations and only supervise from branch control office.
It was so annoying. Why should they take him off field duty when he's so close in nailing their target.
**The target has made contact. I repeat the target has made contact** came the urgent message over the comm device. James stared at the huge screen in the control room. "Give me more visual" he spoke to the computer operators.
As the details on the huge screen became clearer, everyone could see the city outline coupled with targets' information.
"That's..." James' eyes widened as he stared at one of the target on the huge screen.
"Agent one, that's Tron whitsky! Keep your distance and make sure that he doesn't spot you" James urgently instructed.
**Copy that. Maintaining distance now** Tron whitsky was a Bulgarian cyber criminal whom was known for his feats in sabotaging national databases and covert high tech facilities. In other words, he was a highly dangerous and wanted criminal.
Few minutes later...
**This is agent one, I've tracked down the targets to an underground facility in the mainland area**
"Good job agent one. Return back to base for debriefing" James said.
**Roger that**
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'Oh no! Another monster' Tisane's eyes quaked violently as he stared at the terrifying creature standing before him. Flashes of lightning surrounded this creature as its skin emitted a bright crimson glow. It had sharp horns protruding from it's forehead and joints. From the pressure it was emitting alone, Tisane knew that it was way stronger than the previous monster that they fought.
"Once I engage this monster, I need you to run with all your might towards that pillar of light" the ninja girl said as she kept her eyes on the monster.
"Huh? Wait what did you say?!" Tisane couldn't believe his ears. Was she actually going to fight such a terrifying creature which had such monstrous aura?
Not waiting to reply, the ninja girl sprang towards the monster.
'Is she nuts?' Tisane stared wide eyed.
~Boom!~
The shock wave from their collision was like a tidal wave as it threw up rocks which came slamming at the cowering Tisane.
"Ouch!" Tisane cried in pain as he covered his head and rolled around to avoid flying rocks.
"What are you doing?!" The ninja girl cried in between her battle. "Get going will ya!"
"Oh yeah" Tisane stood up awkwardly and began sprinting towards the pillar of light.
~Roar!!~
The monster seemed to sense his intention and threw a lightning at the unsuspecting Tisane.
"Your fight is with me!" The ninja girl reacted extremely quick as she blocked the lightning with her two hands.
~Roar!!~
The monster seemed enraged by not being able to kill the escaping Tisane. Due to that anger, it pounced on the ninja with full force. Gathering lightning with it's two hands, the monster swung it's arms violently with the aim of turning the ninja girl into roasted meat paste. The surrounding landscape went through a cataclysmic transformation as lightning flashed around and smashed rocks to pieces.
The ninja girl was a bit more serious now compared to when she earlier fought the monkey monster. Her body was glowing with a light blue aura as she countered the monster's attacks and used every slightest opportunity to strike at its weak points.
Her and the monster were both moving so fast that all that could be seen were long winding trails of lightning and blue lights. Meanwhile, Tisane was panting as he ran towards the pillar of light and come to think of it, the pillar of light seemed up close to be a humongous cylindrical vortex which looked quite overwhelming.
As Tisane stared at the pillar of light, he felt a pulling force around him, drawing him closer to the vortex. As he got closer, he could've sworn that he saw the transparent image of a lustrous valley.
"Tisane watch out!!"
A shout of warning came from far away which jolted him back to his senses as he caught the glimpse of a menacing claw slashing towards him.
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Agent Tolu sat in the briefing room as he gave a detailed report of his investigation. His attentive audience was none other than captain James Bassey. Agent Tolu had always being a huge fan of captain James. He always desired to be as great and capable as the one and only captain James. And now he was opportune to work with such a great figure. Hopefully, his desire would come to pass.
James listened intently until agent Tolu finished with his report.
"Captain, now is our opportunity to get a hold on the underworld society" Tolu said with determination in his eyes.
"That may be the case, but to be sure, I would like to make my own personal investigations" James replied.
"Your own....." Tolu muttered trying to understand James' statement. "Wait you don't mean...."
"Yes actually"
"But captain, I thought state command didn't want you to be directly involved in this case"
"Those desk lovers in headquarters have no idea about the importance and intensity of what we are facing and moreover, this case is the only case there is in the entire continent"
"So, you are going after the underworld on your own?" Tolu asked.
"Not necessarily. But that doesn't mean that I won't approach this case my own way"
"Take me with you...." agent Tolu quickly said with enthusiasm in his voice.
"...."
"...."
Sensing how awkward he sounded just now, Tolu could only scratch his head.
"Uh.....I mean I would like to help you with your investigation"
Captain James chuckled as he nodded "Very well, I planned on having you on board anyway. Get prepped up, we leave for mainland city soon"
"Yes sir" agent Tolu stood up and saluted.
"And remember, no one needs to know about this" James said with a serious gaze.
"Understood sir"
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Five minutes earlier.....
The ninja girl seemed to be putting pressure on the monster as their battle intensified.
~Boom!!~
She landed a direct blow on the monster's ugly face which sent it sliding backwards.
~Roar!~
The monster was enraged due to the fact that it was having trouble defeating this puny looking human. On the other hand, the ninja girl seemed to be having a good time as she smiled.
'It's been a long time since I fought such a worthy opponent' the ninja girl seemed to be loosening her muscles with a relaxed look on her face.
~Rawrh?~
The monster had a confused look on its face because it couldn't understand how this weak looking human could fight toe to toe with it and even gain a upper hand. While the monster was getting ready to release it's full wrath, it's eyes suddenly widened as it swung it's head backwards only to see the second human whom escaped earlier was already so close to the pillar of light and the vortex seemed to be responding to this human.
~Roar!!~
Discovering that it had been played, the monster gave a resounding roar which sounded more like a call to something. The ninja became alert as she had a strange feeling. Within a few seconds, her eyes caught a few moving figures which dashed towards the unsuspecting and dazed Tisane.
'Oh no!' The ninja girl immediately realized that the lightning monster actually called for it's fellow monsters to help stop Tisane from entering the vortex while it focused on her. Seeing the disgusting smile on the monster's face, her suspicions were confirmed.
~Swoosh~
Not wasting anytime, she dashed towards the monster at breakneck speed. Seeing her incoming approach, the monster's body flared up with countless flashes of lightning as it spread them all around like an inescapable net. The ninja girl saw the incoming attack and tensed up as she dashed left and right; up and down. The monster had a shocked look on its face as it saw it's opponent dodge and evade it's extremely fast and terrifying lightning attack.
The monster even began to panic as it saw her pulling out a gleaming long sword. The ninja girl was aiming to slice off this despicable monster's head and go rescue Tisane from his assailants.
~Boom~
With one powerful leap, she closed the remaining distance between her and the monster and swung her sword.
~Clang!~
'It blocked it?' She narrowed her eyes in surprise at the shocking reflexes of the monster. With a proud smile on its face which revealed a set of dreadful canines, the monster reveled in the delicious feeling gotten from seeing the surprised look on the ninja girl's face. Sensing an opportunity to strike due to the short moment of inaction by the ninja girl, the monster slashed it's lightning claws which seemed to end the battle as the annoying human was roasted and sliced in many pieces.
Realising that it had won, the monster was about to jump in celebration when it's battle hardened senses discovered that something was wrong. Where was the pieces of roasted flesh that it was expecting to feed on? Though it used a lot of its power for that strike, it could still sense that the ninja girl's body was too strong to be disintegrated so easily.
Sniffing it's nose, the monster's eyes widened in extreme shock as it swiftly turned to look behind it and saw that the same human that it had supposedly killed few seconds ago was already moving at shocking speed towards it's fellow monsters whom were about to take out the male human.
'An afterimage? What it was shamelessly rejoicing to have killed was nothing but a mere afterimage?!'
~Rawrh! Roar!~
Dammit...the monster was fed up with the continuous humiliation that it kept receiving from this puny human. Now it was going to end this human once and for all!
~Boom!!~
The monster's aura exploded as the lightning that was encircling it was transformed from crimson to blue.
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The ninja girl felt some relief as she was closing the distance between her and Tisane whom still looked dazed before the pillar of light. Using her afterimage as a technique for misdirection, she had gained a breathing space to rescue Tisane and take them both into the vortex before it closes. Few miles to reach Tisane, she felt extreme danger. It was just like sensing an incoming ballistic missile. Turning around, she saw large blue arcs of lightning flashing towards her. Trying to dodge and evade the flashes of lightning, she then felt an unbelievable aura as the monster appeared before her.
This time, it's eyes held no more playfulness or ridicule. Instead, it's eyes emitted pure rage and coldness.
'This aura....' the ninja girl shuddered at the intense pressure that she felt from the monster.
~Time to die filthy human!!~
Her eyes widened as she heard a voice from the monster in her head. On seeing the evil grin on the monster's face, she gasped in shock as its full aura exploded forth.
~Boom!~
"Ascendent realm!!" The ninja girl exclaimed.
~Crackle!~
The monster slammed down with a huge axe made from lightning. The ninja girl was so shocked that she blocked the incoming blow pathetically.
~Slam!!~
~Hark!~
The ninja girl could feel her bones vibrate greatly under the attack as she was sent flying.
~Bang!~
Crashing through various pillars of rocks, the ninja girl felt her body ache as she almost spat out blood. The monster walked forward step by step as it let out a distorted laughter. The ninja girl knew that the situation had just turned out for the worst. Glancing at the pillar of light, she felt severe pain in her heart as she saw Tisane about to be torn to pieces by the fast approaching monsters. With all her strength she could only call out.
"Tisane watch out!!"