Not much time after, a man came to him asking if he could follow him to the meeting room. Rain did follow the guy all the way to a room with a round table having 5 empty chairs, he did allow himself to sit on the nearest one to him, when he saw a man coming from a back door in that room on an automatic-wheelchair wearing a black cloak and a full-face mask in red and black, a devil look-like mask hiding his face totally.
"Are you the one called Hades?" Rain asked noticing a tube going from under the mask linked to a machine fixed under that wheelchair
"Indeed I am" The man answered with a machine-like voice stopping near the table "Rain Volk you probably wonder why I invited you here…" the man who calls himself Hades says "so I will go straight to the point…eh…eh…" He coughs but did continue speaking "As you know, I took over a Hellhounds area, and of course I did that on purpose"
Rain frown hearing that "and why is that?"
The man calls himself Hades says with a laughing tone "Well isn't it obvious! They call themselves the Hellhounds, and I am Hades the King of the underworld! They should serve me, no?"
Rain didn't find it funny at all, seeing how he is taking it as it was a joke to try and took over a big Mafia as the Hellhounds means either he is insane and searching for his end, or he know what he is doing and will be a pain in the a*s! "If that is your reason, why you invited me here?"
Hades cleared his throat as if there is a pile of sickness in it "Eghem…two things, first, to see which side you will choose! Either to be under my wings or against me!"
Rain for sure didn't like that 'under my wings' part but the guy must be trying to provoke him "And the second thing?"
"The second thing is to show you that I already had the 5 big sectors around my fingers enjoying their drinks and partying outside, so you won't choose to be against me"
Rain scoffs in sarcasm "so you are expecting me to be scared of those 5 or from you?"
"None, not scared! No of course not! It is more like reasonable decision" Hades said before he coughs again
"Reasonable! What I see reasonable for me now is to take out my gun and shoot you in between the eyes?"
Hades did laugh about that before he answers "if I was scared of death I would not aloud any guns inside this hotel" he adjust his sitting position on that wheelchair "Kid, If I am going to die here, nothing will change except the old me will be replaced by a younger one! So feel free to take that gun and shoot!"
Rain didn't move a muscle but kept looking at him, what could be worse than a man on his dead-end, he won't fear anything at all, and that makes him more brutally strong. Seeing his situation probably he himself doesn't believe he could keep living till tomorrow.
Accepting that silent answer Hades spoke "I won't be pushing you to make a decision right now, I will come again after a month when the reconstruction is done, feel free to think about my offer and if you decide you can tell me at the time"
Rain clearly won't be 'under his wings' neither won't be with the Hellhounds, he excuses himself and stands leaving the place still thinking of the situation. He want to see the Hellhounds falling no doubt, he himself didn't have any mercy to their men anymore, and if this Hades is going to burn them or more like he said made them 'serve' him, he would like to see it! But once the Hellhounds falls it can be the red-circle turn! Or maybe the reason behind all this is that he sees the Hellhounds stronger that's why he want the red-circle to help him out!
Taking one of his men's car driving away, Rain decides to call his father first to tell him the news of them trying not to be partners but masters!
Edgar: I don't think they will want to be partners, I will take the Hellhounds side in this
"Not in a million years"
Edgar: Rain, forget your personal grudge this is serious! Also the Hellhounds isn't some yesterday gang, they will stand against them.
"So you are suggesting to sit and watch?"
Edgar: yes, I do.
"What if the Hellhounds loses?"
Edgar: They won't, unless you helped this Hades guy, and helping him means you accept his deal, don't rush things son or you will regrets it at the end
Rain hang up the call after, he frown driving to his now house, a place he build in a far area so he could sleep peacefully with a big space for his men to be around. The inside of the house was having a fancy decoration with modern furniture. His bedroom was like a suit in a 6 starts hotel, he wanted to take a rest and have a shower first, pulling his phone from his pocket something falls on the ground, seeing the shiny little thing on the floor Rain took it and put it on the small table along with his phone, walking to the mirror and the moment he wants to take the neck tie he froze…
He did froze for some seconds seeing his neck empty…
"Where is it…?"
He said searching his neck, his body, his room…and stopped looking at the shiny little thing on the table… "m****r f****r" he cursed in full anger because his bullet necklace hiding the fragment was lost! It is impossible to just fall alone, he fought with it many times and it never falls!
He didn't wait a second he took his phone going back to that hotel, but unfortunately when he arrives the party was over.
"They rented the hall till 3 o'clock, everyone left"
Rain looks at his watch standing next the reception of the hotel, and it was 4.11am "Damn it" he cursed looking at her "any idea where I can find them?"
"Sorry sir" the receptionist replied not able to provide any more informations
He felt furious and frustrated thinking of how he did look so stupid thinking he did great by taking the ring without notice while that thief took the precious thing he holds dear to his heart.
"Boss" Rain saw one of his men coming to his direction informing "I asked around, one of the security guards heard that they were all planning to leave in a private jet by 4 o'clock"
Rain huffs "go to the airport, check the CCTV and ask if there is any private jet went to the south at that time, if you confirm it book me one!"
"Yes Boss"
"Also, get the name of who rented this hall" Rain said while leaving, and the man nodded immediately taking out his gun and walking to the receptionist.
--------// after some hours —
Rain was sitting inside a private jet looking at his laptop, where the footage of the airport camera was showing a group of people walking in the airport having one of them on a wheelchair still wearing that weird mask. Searching in between the group he could see one of them having a red hair under a cap.
One of his men were sitting in front of him spoke "About the renter of the grand hall his name is Zhang YuRan, he is a casino owner at 'Nelor' city. We prepared a car to travel there since we will land at 'Wesvil' city"
Rain nodded while seeing that the guy face isn't showing up clearly "let's keep it in a low profile, also lets 3 of those who were with me at the party scout around 'Wesvil' city, they saw the girl that dances with me, she would probably leads us to him the easiest way"
"Yes Boss, anything else that could help them?"
Rain grimaced "unfortunately it was dark, all I could see from the guy is his red and grey hair, not less than 4 inches shorter than me, but we know he belongs to Hades, you and the other guy try to find any other person from this group…" he pointed to the airport footage "…they sure know each-other, also ask if there is any black market around"
"Black market?" the man asked confused not knowing why would he needs that
"Don't ask just do it!"
"Yes Boss"
After they landed Rain did took the car traveling to the next city, his plan was to ask around, but meeting the casino owner isn't an easy task, either he should force himself in or should take his intention, the first one sure isn't a great option because that will make words travel to the Mafia leaders. And he doesn't want his personal deeds to clash with his work! Still he isn't sure if the owner of the casino is there in the first place!
Clenching his fist while thinking again of how he got robbed made him feel the urge to shoot something, god shall have mercy on the guy once he will catch him, he already though of hundred ways to torture him before he give him the merciful death.
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The time was 10 evening and he heard the driver says "Boss, we arrived"
Rain was looking outside the car window and they were at the entrance of a casino, the place was lively lighted and seems like doing fine since it is full of people getting in and out.
"I will go alone" he says going down the car end entering the casino, well for the rules every casino has it limits and he did search for the right information before he came, trying to first act like any customer, he switched to the ships and goes to a random card-table having an empty place. Playing without cheating was his goal, because he knows that the house will win, and they did!
Still his eyes searched around trying to find any familiar figure, he plays another round seeing a blond girl coming and sits next to him telling that she can be his lucky charm! Well why anyone would want to come to a casino if he will refuse such a beauty and he did play along with her accepting her offer and luckily or maybe not he did win that round "You are indeed lucky" he told her and she likes that.
He look at his watch seeing the time and says "unfortunately I need to leave, I have some work to do" he told since he acts like a busy man
"How about we forget work tonight? I can accompany you home if you want?"
The girl asked in a seductive way playing with her fingers in his necktie, and he is so done with people touching that area. He took her hand kissing it upper palm "Shall we?" and both of them stands leaving after he changes the money.