The thief pointed his crossbow at Daniel shooting a stronger projectile towards Daniel. With a single movement, Daniel lifted his katana, holding it right in front of him.
As the projectile made contact with the katana it was cut into 2 pieces, going behind Daniel and making two large holes in the wall. The thief looked at them with annoyance and sighed.
He rushed at Daniel who hadn't let out a single word by now. He appeared in Daniel's sight and finally saw a glance at his face. That malevolent grin, filling the air with the death of 1000 people was frightening.
Daniel then grabbed him by the face and slammed him through the wall into the apartment's bathroom. He slowly walked through the hole where he saw the shining like sun energy flying into his face, causing him to fall backward.
The thief rushed through the hole, kicking him in the ribcage and sending him flying into the ceiling, making a hole in it where he could be no longer seen. He shot 3 quick energy beams toward the hole, making sure to finish his just-grown opponent.
"Urghh finally. The quiet background was making things even more insane."
He said as he turned towards the unconscious boy and aimed his crossbow at him, charging up a powerful enough shot that blow off a mountain. But the next thing he heard made him regret every single act in his life.
"You shoot at that boy and I'll make sure to tell your boss you failed to execute your opponent."
The thief was shocked and looked at the hole in the ceiling where Daniel was staring at him with a wide grin and a blood-stained face.
"How did you-" he tried to ask before being cut off.
"It's obvious you're working for someone else. The money you could've made from stealing would have been enough by now. And let's not mention the fact, you almost look like you're forced to do it."
He cleared some blood from his face and continued mockingly.
"But don't think just because you're scum forced to work by bigger scum I will let you out of here alive."
"Damn you kid."
Said the thief, shooting the already-charged power at Daniel.
Daniel quickly reacted, forming a shield made from weird black material with skull-shaped sapphire in the center of it. The skull opened its mouth, eating the energy which caused Daniel's body to to brighten up like a lamp and become stronger.
The thief threw a couple of knives at Daniel which exploded right in front of the shield and it devoured the explosion. The man, using the open opportunity rushed to the hole where Daniel was hiding behind the shield and punched the shield, sending it flying into the hole.
He was confused, there wasn't any mark of his opponent until Daniel appeared behind him with the katana from earlier, slashing him with the movement of a professional kendo practitioner.
The man quickly dodged by jumping to the side, now rethinking Daniel's abilities. He must have swallowed a pill that allowed him to create weapons but the weapons can appear almost in an instant which was the main problem.
Both of them quickly ran at each other ready to end the other's life but the man jumped over Daniel, shooting him in the back of the neck which offbalanced the now inpowered force of nature.
He quickly shot 3 projectiles at the boy who tried to dodge them but ended up unsuccessful. The third projectile hit him straight between the eyes, leaving a small permanent scar.
Daniel glared at the man with now blood in his eyes who surprisingly shot a projectile in the wall, making a massive hole that splits at 4 sides.
"Hey kid, let's play tag."
The man said before grabbing the unconscious boy and running inside the holes with it.
Daniel tried to follow them but couldn't see which way they were going. He rushed into the one at the left, following the weak noise of footsteps. While running he was focusing everything on his ears.
While only looking at the ground he was trying to reclaim what exactly happened at that moment earlier.
CHAPTER 4:
"Urgh, you two just wasted my time."
The man said as he picked up the rapier, positioning it above the unconscious boy's body.
Daniel saw that from a distance. He thought...
"Focus...Just like Nathaniel did it...C'mon...Rip the reality itself and create a new one..."
Daniel was then trapped inside a weird black void.
"W-what..?"
He thought and then Nathaniel appeared before his eyes.
"How do you expect to save someone with such a low set of arsenal?"
He asked Daniel, sharply. Daniel confused, replied.
"What are you talking about?"
"Arsenal, dumbass. What is the most important thing in battle? Your power? Your speed? Or perhaps your never-ending will? All of that is wrong..."
Nathaniel then snapped his fingers, summoning thousands of weapons all around them, and continued to speak.
"ITS ARSENAL!" How do you expect to defeat your opponent with just power and some knives? I tried to watch you struggle to create something bigger but for that, you'll need knowledge. I thought you'd know that. Everything you create, you need to know how it works. Its size, capabilities, weaknesses, powers, EVERYTHING!"
Daniel listened carefully and replied logically.
"I never fought with someone that strong before. You saw me in the apartment a couple of days ago. I don't know anything you do-"
"I KNOW, I KNOW! Geez, you're such a crybaby. Stop complaining, the world doesn't care about you yapping but about you working. I'll share my knowledge of 7 weapons with you, but I want you to be very careful. These are the 7 weapons I used as a child."
"As a child? Wait, Nathaniel, what are you exac-"
Daniel woke up again.
The man slammed the rapier down towards the boy but this time Daniel could see his movements at an unrealistic level. He could see every single one of the man's moves when they happened before they happened, and after happening all at the same time.
Perhaps, the knowledge he obtained is power. He then suddenly remembered 7 weapons in his mind.
[THE BLACK KATANA]
This katana is so fast it cuts through anything including air, apartment doors, space, and not physical beings.
It was what he needed. He then destroyed the space in front of him and recreated it into the black katana. The black katana was so sharp that while being created, its mere presence cut the rapier's tip-off before its handle even appeared.
BACK TO CHAPTER 5:
"I need to think...what could I use to find them..."
Then energy-formed arrow flew through the walls of the hole, hitting Daniel in the side.
Daniel fell on the ground, more surprised than damaged before looking that such a giant arrow made such a small hole in the wall.
As he stood up to look at it the man fell from the ceiling kicking Daniel through the wall and then jumping after him shooting him with a barrage of arrows that was destroying everything around them.
Instead of thinking for himself, Daniel looked at the child, tied to the man's back. He walked through the fast projectiles, getting cuts all over his body.
The thief looked at him shocked and before he could run away Daniel jumped in the air, spinning, and performed a spinning crescent kick, similar to the one in kickboxing.
As the man was sent flying, Daniel blitzed through him, grabbing the boy on his shoulder and punching the thief into the ceiling of the hole. Daniel glared at him through blood. Daniel then put the boy down, trying to check his pulse.
After seeing that he was fine, he sat down next to the boy resting. But then he saw the thief on the ground in a kneeling position talking to himself.
"Please, forgive me. I can beat him. TRUST ME! I can still keep fighting! Ple-"
And then a coffin appeared around the man, trapping him inside. He started screaming and banging on the coffin which confused Daniel.
He got up trying to go to the man and free him but then blades appeared around the coffin and stabbed the man, quieting down his last screams for mercy.
Daniel got in front of the coffin, trying to open it but then he blacked out due to the lack of blood.
[LOCATION: BULGARIA, VARNA'S BEST HOTEL, THE ROOF]
[DATE: 15.10.2024]
[TIME: 03:33 PM]
Evgeni was standing there with Dennis next to him. Behind them were the ripped limbs of 5 police officers.
"You failed me, Tzako."
Evgeni was staring into a purple hologram, showing the hole where Daniel was unconscious next to the coffin. Dennis couldn't see and asked his boss.
"Did you really kill him?"
"Friends are the people you trust the most. I couldn't possibly trust him anymore after he lost to some amateur. Dennis nodded understandingly and Evgeni asked.
"You won't fail me, right?"
Dennis nodded, assuring his higher-up of his trust.
[LOCATION: BULGARIA, VARNA'S PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT]
[DATE: 15.10.2024]
[TIME: 07:33 PM]
Daniel woke up, already healed up. Even the scar he thought would be permanent was already gone. He was in a cozy hospital room. Next to his bed was sitting police officer Michael Apostolov Mihailov.
Daniel recognized him from the news and sat up.
"Excuse me? Why am I here?"
"Calm down kiddo, you'll worsen your condi-"
Michael looked at Daniel confused, asking.
"Are you feeling well? Your injuries are all suddenly gone."
"Hm?"
Daniel looked at his body, standing up and stretching.
"I feel great."
He said and Michael replied.
"Well, that's good. I made sure to get you the best room but you don't need it anymore. Follow me, we have to talk."
He walked out, letting Daniel follow him. They got in an expensive car, where the man was driving, and began to talk.
"So first, do you have to go somewhere?"
"Uhh yeah, Daniel replied, giving him a small paper with the information about his hotel."
The police officer looked at it and started driving while speaking.
"Evgeni's hotel, huh..?"
"You know him..?"
"He's currently under suspicion of mass murder, human trafficking, drug dealing, kidnapping, etc. We sent 5 police officers today there but nobody came back. Although we locked him up a few times to get information, we could never find anything more than just suspicions about him. Did you notice anything suspicious about him?"
Daniel thought for a bit.
"Well, his driver looked like a zombie. He was all pale, with dark circles under his eyes. His speech was dragged out too."
Michael thought about it and gave Daniel a request.
"Since you'll be there, can you be my eyes and ears? Try to find anything about Evgeni. A lot of people are in danger if what we suspect is true. If you help us, we'll reward you with money. Deal?"
He extended his hand while still driving. Daniel's eyes shined in hope after hearing this. Exactly what he needed, money and to protect the innocent.
"Deal."
He said as he shook the officer's hand.
---TO BE CONTINUE---