"Hmm," Edward hummed as he stroked his tail. "For starters, where are you guys going to stay?"
Wilson looked straight at Dash, who responded to Edward."I have a place but it is underground.""The forest?" Charlie asked. "I do not think it is a great idea."Dash shook his head and responded, "No. Not the forest. It is under a building, some distance from here. Dad said it was spacious, sound-proof and well-ventilated. And there are food and water supplies in there. So, we can hide there until things calm down.""Have you been there yet?" Edward asked."No.""Then, how can we be sure?""Dad wouldn't lie about something like that.""I am not doubting your father's truthfulness..." Edward said. Charlie interrupted and finished the sentence for him:".... but, how can we be sure that it is still well hidden?""That someone hasn't discovered or occupied the place?" Edward said.Dash sighed and shook his head helplessly."Then, what shoIt was evening when the old half-man, half-rat known as Edward led Wilson, Dash and Charlie to see the gang he was talking about. They walked slowly, Charlie and Edward randomly raised random, somewhat weird topics and easily defected to another topic that came to mind, but still arrived at the gang's territory ten minutes later. Wilson looked around at the entire block teeming with people of different shapes, sizes and ages. Male and female; young and old; ugly and good-looking; full humans and half-humans. It was a very complete place. There were stores and stalls and residential buildings. in the same block, there was even a clinic, restaurants, bars and a small bank. It was really an ideal place. It was so populated, yet free at the same time. Everyone could still have their personal space while they moved. The people living there would not even need to ever step out of the block as everything they could possibly need - financially, physically, sexually and health-wise - w
"Father-in-law! Hahaha." A loud booming voice that shook the whole building could be heard from behind them inside the building. It really put Wilson, Dash and Charlie on edge.A giant of a man came running, or is it jogging? Wilson could not tell. With a man his size, he could easily be assessed as doing both depending on whose perspective you took. Anyway, the giant arrived in front of them very quickly, bringing with him a devastating gust of wind that threatened to blow poor old father-in-law away. Perhaps, the old ratman might have been blown away if son-in-law hadn't picked him up for a hug.Dash laughed when he saw how little the old ratman looked in comparison to his giant son-in-law."My able son-in-law. How many times have I told you to tune it down?" Edward said as soon as he was dropped. He was massaging his lower back slowly as he said. "And why did you hug me like that? You want my back to fall out? Let me tell you. This old Edward will not be confined to a wheelchair."
The old lady Principal Cobain called was known only as Agnes. She was commonly know for her broom-carrying, witch-like dressing and laughter. Aside from that, not much was known about her. No one knew if the broom was actually useful or not nor did anyone know her real face, except Cobain, as she was always wearing a full facial mask with a sharp chin and long nose and wore a long pointy hat that conveniently covered her head.But not even Principal Cobain knew where she lived. So, if the only person she's open with did not know her abode, why should anyone else be able to figure it out. Of course, no one should be able to, but somehow, Ruthless found out.Ruthless not only did he know where she lived, he knew her real face, what powers she possessed, her daily routine and her most recent mission.When one of Ruthless' most loyal shadow workers - a group of men who specialized in gathering information - discovered who she was and reported to the boss, Ruthless, boisterous laughter sho
Ruthless stood in front of his Swordsman, looking him straight in the eyes. The Swordsman had just finished narrating everything that happened to him and now as always the boss was trying to ascertain the truthfulness through his eyes. Larry could not keep up his gaze for long. His head drooped and Ruthless smiled."It must have been tough on you." Ruthless said. "Go and rest. I want you at your best. We strike tonight."The swordsman, Larry, nodded and quietly walked away. As soon as he left, Ruthless left the living room as well and walked into his bedroom. As he was about to touch his door, he paused. Something seemed to be out of place. What was it? He could not tell. He opened his door and went through his plan all over again in his head.Was there someone he had missed out in his plan?'That's not possible! Everyone is accounted for.' He thought to himself. 'Then, the issue must be from another issue entirely.' He thought about all the people he had offend
While Larry and Ruthless fought in Ruthless' room, a different kind of mayhem ensued all over the city. People were fighting and dying in all corners of the city. The law enforcers were being attacked by a larger group of people who kept chanting and yelling 'Down with the Monarchy!' even though they most likely did not even understand the meaning. In general context, they were just a group of rebels revolting against the power and hierarchy system in the city. They were tired of being treated like shit and most of them only wanted to live simple, happy lives without having to bow down to anyone or shiver in fear when the police passed by. All because of a small number of rich, wicked people who hoarded all the power, knowledge and muscles and killed without remorse.It was a bloody day in the history of Forest City. All kinds of guts and body parts filled the streets. Houses and people, innocent or otherwise, burned. Some others were frozen, cut apart or even stomped on or
At the would-rather-not-mention-the-name's HQ, Wilson stood on the dojo mat staring down at his teammates sitting down on the bare floor by the side."Seriously? No one?" Wilson asked. The look on his face said it all. "I'm disappointed in all of you." He pointed at Dash. "Especially you! I thought we were like rivals or stuff."Dash casually waved his hand."No normal homo sapien will want to be your rival, Wills." He said.Wilson huffed."Speak for yourself." Danny spoke. Wilson smiled and cracked his knuckles. Danny immediately panicked."Hey, hey wait. I said nothing about fighting you, okay? I'm just saying that there are some homos who will gladly face you."Wilson shook his head and said. "You're a coward. Don't give excuses for it. It's infuriating."Danny stands up."Did you just call me a coward?" He asked."Yes, I did." Wilson responded.Danny stood right in front of Wilson, who stood half a head taller than him. They stared rig
They arrived a little later than they expected. Their instructor hurried them up."Move it. Your names are being called. "Danny looked at Wilson. "You hear anything?""I can't even feel my head anymore. All I know is that it's still there." Wilson responded. He had hit his head too many times while Dash held his knife and threatened to mistakenly stab every three to five seconds."Just hurry up!" Charlie shouted at them as he shoved Dash into a sprint.As they neared the crowd of spectators out in the open, surrounding the ring, they heard the announcer speaking."...if they do not available in the next ten seconds, the devourers will automatically qualify for the semifinals." The announcer said."...Ten..""Wilson!" Charlie called. Wilson did not need to be told. He bent his knees and accelerated down a narrow passage between the murmuring spectators.The countdown had reached one by the time Wilson jumped from the floor into the ring.He la
Charlie approached them alongside their instructor. Sofia clung onto him like koala.Danny was less than pleased with this."Come on! Why did they have to give up so soon? They should have fought to the last man. How am I supposed to impress the ladies now. There's no point in such..." Danny paused, his mouth wide open, prompting the rest of the team to look in the same direction as him.Fawn blinked as if she was in pain. "Please, tell me those boys aren't our next opponents?'The Instructor nodded and said; "Yup! Those are your next opponents.""Damn! How could someone be this ugly in this current age?" Charlie was surprised.Dash hurriedly closed her Sofia's eyes. He could not bear to have his sister's eyes tainted by such horrific sights."And I thought Danny was ugly." Fawn quipped.Her comment did not sit well with Danny."What?""Ignore her. She doesn't mean it." Dash said in Fawn's defense."Don't give me that crap." Danny said. He
Colt woke up and sat up."What.... I'm awake, ain't I?" He asked himself. He was sure he was awake. Were his eyes still closed? Or why was everywhere still black? He tried to open his eyes for several minutes. "My eyes!" He jumped to his feet. Or at least tried. As soon as he moved , he hit his head hard against something. He raised his hand to touch. It felt like concrete."Div? Platoon! China? Hey! What the f*ck are you trying to pull?" He yelled. His voice echoed back to him. He touched his eyes. They were open. Why was everywhere still dark?He panicked."Hello! Anyone? Where am I? Dad? China, I bet that is you. Come on, we can talk about this. The bomb thing was just a joke. I wouldn't actually try to blow up my friend." He tried to persuade. He crawled forward as he spoke."Chan!" He changed tactics and yelled. "I'm talking to you. Answer me. Chan! Chan!"**************Wilson woke up, feeling groggy. Like most other times, it took him some ti
Wilson weaved through the thin blades of ice, like a veteran surfer through the water waves. He stretched his hand like before to grab the furious twin by the head just like he did with his brother. He had developed a liking for grabbing his opponents by the face. His fingers were only centimeters away from securing a firm grip when suddenly he felt a change in the air pressure, or was it temperature, behind him. It was hard to explain if he tried. All he knew was someone was now there. He abruptly pulled his hand back, ducked his head and awkwardly rolled to the side as quickly as he could, barely escaping a fatal knife stab to his jugular."Tsk!" It was Colt who clicked his tongue and retreated. He left Wilson and went straight for Fawn who was by now, utterly exhausted from fighting two people at once. She was bleeding from her arms and thighs and various other cuts to her torso. Her clothes were in tatters. Wilson glanced at Dash and was surprised to see him holding out bett
"Sh*t! Zek is dead!" A voice spoke from within the smoke. It sounded muffled as if something was blocking the free passage of sound."F*ck! They discovered us. Rush in and kill them. The girl is mine." A female voice ordered from within the smoke. The third sentence made Fawn chuckle. That was Diva alright.Few seconds later, the swirling smoke of poison rippled."F*ck! Wind dude already joined them.""Just jump through, you idiot." The lady ordered again.Wilson did not wait for them to approach though. The team was still outnumbered, so in a bid to try and even the playing field before it could devolve into total chaos, he stepped forward and grabbed an idiot and forcefully pulled him in before the victim could react. Jim instantly three wind blades at him while Dash dashed towards him and stabbed him as quickly and in as many vital points as possible. The victim was dead before he could even make an impact."Minus two!" Wilson called out."Remainder se
China yelled in frustration as he once again ran straight towards Jim. He had tried to send his near invisible poison towards Jim and the team over and over again but this dastardly Jim, who looked like a mock version of a businessman and never stopped talking, somehow managed to stop the spread of the poison. And what's more, he could not catch up to him either because he was way too fast for him, constantly waiting for him to close half the distance between them before boosting himself with his wind ability and running to the farthest corner again.As China neared Jim once more, Jim leaned slightly forward. His suit jacket fluttered a little. A sure sign of him harnessing his ability once again.China felt the slight sting at the back of his neck increase till his head started buzzing. A warning sign from Colt. As soon as he saw Jim blur out of sight, he immediately sprayed out his poison out of every pore of his body. A thick cloud of smoke instantly filled a meter radius
Noise abound at the Boneyard Arena in Bones Street in Tiger City, as the crowd of spectators cheered. Several teams had already duelled it out since morning and it was not only at this arena but in every other properly accounted for arena in Bones Street, Brawl Street, the seven Major Streets and even Horr's underground wrestling platforms.Never before had the officials of Tiger City paid attention to the wrestling competitions but now that they were planning to join in, they were more than willing to make their first intra city competition as memorable as possible. The competition hadn't even started properly, as that will only begin after the top 64 had been selected and broadcasted to the entire city. Even then, the preliminaries was already bumbling. Every body - individuals, gangs, organisations and even military schools - who dreamt of fame, recognition, money or just wanted to improve their skills, gathered a team of five at minimum and registered to take part in it. Qua
"Wilson! Wilson! Wilson, can you hear me?" Danny called. Wilson turned his head to look at him.Everyone thought he had a good reason for pulling attention towards him. They should have known better."You stink! Can you tone it down?"Dash and Gene Chang immediately scurried away from his side. This idiot seemed to like playing with death. It was best to stay away to avoid collateral damage. But Wilson did not attack. Instead, thin red smoke-like fumes, that Charlie, the instructor and Gene Chang had noticed emanating from him, reduced."Wilson." Charlie called. "Can you control it? You simply have to continue your thought process but slowly push it towards the direction you want it to go."Wilson nodded. For about a minute, nothing happened. Dash opened his mouth and spoke in a whisper, not wanting to break Wilson's thought process."He's taking longer than expected.""Yeah! It's not unexpected. High quality means high requirements." The instructor said.
Wilson was short of words for a long time after his mother completed the story. He quietly hugged her. Everything she had done, no matter how selfish, she had done to protect him and cure him from the curse."Thank you mom. You are the best mom I could ever ask for."Silvia smiled and sniffled. Charlie glanced at them from his lying position on the grass and sighed. They were still not done. Come on. They were only separated for about a year or so. What was there to catch up on for so long.'They are hugging again.' He grumbled under his breath. 'I should download some offline games in case of another time. Uh! I'm so bored. Finish up, man.'He dared not say it out loud though. He was not stupid. A woman who had access to spatial magi-tech and could exonerate his father's name from the long list of deceased traitors was definitely not simple. She even had connections in Tiger City itself. He wasn't stupid enough to test her patience after a long awaited reunion
Before Wolfe died, he had an illicit affair with his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte. While Wolfe was legally married and in love, it was all for the public's eyes. After all, he was a public figure and he cared a lot about how people viewed him. Maybe a little too much. If he hadn't, he probably would have married Charlotte instead.Charlotte was heavily pregnant when Wolfe jumped into the those outer worlders' ship. The knowledge made Wolfe's real wife, Monica feel betrayed. The invasion and resistance continued for a while and after some time, Monica and Charlotte met in a makeshift underground bunker while escaping for their lives. They got into a stupid fight with each other and insulted and cursed at each other. But Monica was quickly overwhelmed, she burst into tears and in a fit of rage and frustration, grabbed the bare soil beneath her and glared at Charlotte."Wolfe deceived me. He used me to boost his career. And while I suffered every night, he spent them in bed
"Some couple centuries or back, before the first invasion, your great great grandfather, I think it's two greats, was a well known modified fighter. He had the strength and grit. He was very popular for his sportsmanship and showmanship. When the aliens first struck earth, he was in the middle of the biggest fight of his career against a fellow fighter named Boxer. Boxer is the ancestor of the royal family. Grandpa Wolfe was the first person to deal a fatal blow to the alien ship. Of course, that's not what the history books say. Apparently, to further bolster their image in the eyes of the citizens of the kingdom, the historical records were altered, but the royal family and certain important families know the truth. That's why Tiger City was given its independence in the first place. As a tribute to our ancestor and to maintain a good relationship with us."Wilson blinked. He understood most of that. As usual, his observant mom noticed."We will go into details about that