Volume 1 Chapter 2: A Party of Two
A deep growling voice could be heard in some dark part of the outer wall in Omega
"I have the target... **** I want double... **** Tisk... listen here I might not know how important she is but I know that you guys are desperate to find her, and so for not only wasting my time... make it triple and thats final."
[Beep]
A bastardly looking man crouched next to a girl, one hand on the neck of the girl pinning her down, while his other hand put away his phone.
The man was abnormal, he was barefoot, had a black piece of leather wrapped tightly around his head except for his right eye and ear. He wore a black leather jacket, however the arms of the jacket seems to have been forcefully ripped off, showing his arm muscles which had numerous scars. His pants that were surprisingly large for his size, ruining his appearance overly serious appearance.
But the most oddest thing about this man was his right eye, it was very narrow and sharp as if he was squinting at something. Not only that but it had an ancient egyptic symbol of the eye of horus tattooed right below his eye. Either that or someone has drawn the algebraic equivalent which is the symbol of pie (π)
He had a very intimidating aura, but also that of strength, professionalism, and skillfulness. For you see he was no savage from the street but rather he seemed to be a veteran from World War 10. If you observed carefully enough you could see that even though there was no one around his vicinity, his posture wouldn't be that of relaxation. He would constantly shift his right eyes in quick succession, and his right ear was actively listen for any kind of noise.
(To think the Vermillion Corporation would pay such a high price for this thing...)
(This might be one of my highest paid contract yet.)
[sniff... uh~]
"Let me gu you... AHHh!"
"Listen girl, you can either keep your tongue or I could remove it for you, your..."
[Huff~] Smoke was exhaled from nearby
(??!?)
The contractor turned in a blink of an eye.
"Hey, don't you know? It ain't manly to make a girl cry."
With light reflecting from his sunglasses, General J. Bottle HAS APPEARED!
(What... I didn't even hear him get near me.)
"Tisk... I'm impressed, normally..."
Just as the emo contractor was about to complement the man who was able to sneak up behind him, he noticed that the person who snuck behind him wasn't even wearing shoes themselves.
Indeed, it appears that General J. Bottle was able to sneak up behind the emo contractor because he had no shoes to make noticeable noise while walking. In other words he was just wearing only his socks on his feet.
(Is he dumb? Or did he plan this? He's just standing there... could he have more tricks up his sleeve?)
Indeed General J. Bottle stood about 5 feet away from the contractor, however due to Bottle's hat and sunglasses it was impossible to read his facial expression.
(Dammit my feet! I stepped on something... I can't move without... Dam what should do now? Ahhh... I made it this far, might as well take it all the way.)
Although Bottle had a pair of black boots, he had taken them off in fear that this stranger would try to steal it from him. It was common around these parts where hooligans would try to steal things they didn't have. Although Bottle could fight off such beggers, this emo man seemed a little too over the top.
Noticing something interesting the contractor broke the silence.
"You there with the uniform, your revolver on your waist why carry such a useless thing? Don't you know that guns are practically useless now."
"..."
Indeed it was true. Due to the technological advancements, more than 95% of people on earth have 'upgraded' themselves with biological and mechanical enhancements. Flesh was now as strong as steel and if not, then one would get a mechanical arm made out of steal.
The contractor himself knew all too well of guns, for you see he was biologically engineered by the New Union during the war.
Every cell is his body contains a small amount of special steal molecules which if put to trama, it would create skin as hard as steel. His organs were juiced up with several specialized organs, which is meant to enhance strength, speed, and other senses. If humans were defined by the organs they had then he was certainly inhuman.
Kane was one of the lucky ones that survived. He was supposed to have been designed for special assassination with his squad the Raven Guard. However the war ended before his full potential could be utilized. Just like Bottle, after the war he had no purpose and was left to wander aimlessly.
"Tisk... Don't tell me you came all the way here to 'save' this thing with that revolver."
"..."
With no words spoken, Bottle drew his gun and pointed toward the contractor. All was silent except for the crackle of Bottle's cigar.
The Kane stood up from his current position. However he didn't attack as if confident about his skill.
"Let me give you a warning, the moment you shoot, I'll break your neck, so try not to miss."
The moment was tense. It was like an old western showdown however the guns were already drawn.
Kane using his keen eye was analyzing Bottle's movements.
(Hmm, judging from the barrel of his gun he's aiming at my head, too bad...)
[Wooooooshhh] [Tap!] It appears General Bottle has spun his revolver and now is holding it in upside down in reverse!?!(Like a baton) Not only that but Bottle shifted his body like that of a boxer, positioning his leg as if bracing, lowering his head slightly, and pulling his right fist back preparing for a punch.
[Click] [BOOOM!]
As the hammer stuck the chamber of the revolver, Bottle lunged foward, throwing a POWERFUL RIGHT HOOK!
Lunging forward with tremendous speed due to the special blast from his revolver, Bottle's fist heads towards Kane's head as if it was thunder!
[CRACK!] [Hissssssss...]
It was as if a grenade blew up right next to Kane's head, followed by a loud 'hiss'. A small amount of smoke seems to coming out from the barrel of the revolver as if too cool off from the heat.
It appears that the right hook was blocked by the Kane's left arm. As fast as the explosive blast of Bottle's punch it appears the contractor's enhanced instincts has instinctively forced him to put up a guard with inhuman speed blocking the attack.
The Kane's arm seems to have received a substantial amount of shock causing it to bruise, possibly even fracturing it, which in it of itself was an achievement, damaging the steel skin is no easy task. It would have most likely killed the Kane if not for his biological augmentations.
(That gun packed quite a punch, to think that it would shoot out with such force, if I didn't block, my head might've suffered more damage then I thought, not to mention his stance isn't what a normal CQC would looks like. (CQC, Close Quarter Combat)
"Tick, I will admit, you continue to surprise me with every turn, however... it's my turn."
A swift kick struck bottle's chest, forcing him to jolt back creating some distance. Leaving no breathing room the contractor Kane came at Bottle with a powerful punch of his own.
However unlike Bottle's sudden burst of explosive power, the contractor's one was more refined and elegant. As he uses the momentum of his kick to spins around for a more powerful counter attack; such speed and focus could only have been done by a master martial artist.
"FIST OF RUSHING TIDE!"
[Wooosh!!] [BOOOM!!!!]
The fist itself would have been powerful enough to blow off a person's head with a single direct punch. Bottle knowing the power of a super soldier wanted to avoid it as fast as possible, however a mere human couldn't have reacted fast enough to avoid it...
(?!? a miss...)
As close as the string of hair, the Kane's punch missed Bottle's face and veered to the right. Kane was a professional, he wasn't prone to mistakes such as these.
"What did you..."
Just as Kane was about to question Bottle, he felt a drop of blood from his left ear.
(My ear is bleeding? Tick... I see so his punch from earlier actually did manage to do something)
Indeed it appears Bottle's punch from earlier created too much shock and noise. It ruptured the Kane's left ear canal, causing the fluid which was supposed to help with balance to be disturbed. The ear itself was designed to be more sensitive than normal due to his 'training.' However, he wouldn't have thought that to be a weakness.
(Shit that was too close! I've fought with 'super soldiers' before but this guy is something else! I gotta get outta here quick.)
"Well played, but I doubt I would miss this time."
Kane quickly grabbed onto Bottle's shoulder with both his hands locking his location, and just a millisecond after a powerful knee kick to the chest!
[CRACK!] "AHhhhhh!"
The kick was as powerful as truck, however no moment of rest was given, after the knee, a barrage of punches strong enough to crack and fracture landed on Bottle's chest. And last but not least a knockout punch to the jaw, Bottle himself knowing that if this punch landed, his head would be blown off. He quickly decided to jumped backwards coinciding with the punch to lessen its power, saving his life. Bottle himself was still flung to the ground. His sunglasses and hat being knocked off in the process.
Bottle lying on the ground was bleeding from his mouth and nose, coughing up blood.
[Cough! Cough!] "Ahh..."
"Tick...So your still alive huh?"
[Tap Tap Tap]
Kane walked toward Bottle and held him up by the collar with his left arm. Bottle was lifted up with his feet unable to touch the ground.
Kane with his right hand forming a first was about to end it all.
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