Flashback
I could see the blade glistening in the moonlight. It was covered in blood as the man drove the blade deeper and deeper into the woman. She cried in pain as she begged him to stop. She pleaded for her life as the life left her body slowly. I had tears in my eyes and my heart was filled with rage.

How could this man do such a thing? I glanced up at my guardian but all he did was watch. His face was emotionless and he seemed to not care at all. Was this what he was raising me to be? A cold blooded killer? No... this wasn't right and I couldn't live like this.... Never... I would never kill anyone...

Present

I opened my eyes realizing I was in the Bunker. In the room I had left my belongings in. I had no recollection of getting home. Did I have a black out...it use to happen when I was a kid. Also, why did I always have dreams of the past so much?

That was no longer my life, but why did I always think about these things? I shook my head to rid myself of these thoughts. I sat up out of the bed as I began to look around. I noticed I hadn't even changed out my clothes. What was going on with me lately? I quickly changed clothes and as I opened the door I realized Jade was waiting outside.                            

"You alright? You seemed to be in a trance last night. We all tried talking to you and it seemed as if you weren't there." She said as I stepped out of the room and closed the door. I nodded slowly as I looked down and examined myself.                        

"Have you ever felt...as if something else was living inside you?" I asked causing her to nod slowly.

I already knew the answer from what I saw when we were on Reaper Island. Her power was unlike anything I had ever seen before. She was extremely powerful and I knew she would only get stronger. I grunted as I stepped past her and walked over to Jack who was sitting with Sean.           

"Kira learned that there is going to be a press conference at city hall soon. That's right around the corner from Giz-tech. Which means both locations may get hit." Jack said slowly as I noticed Kira appear from the kitchen with her sister.                        

"Well... I learned that he will have a group of superhumans helping him. Also, Drex-corps and the Black tiger gang are working for him. We need to figure out how a group of criminals are tied into this."
      
"I'll take care of the Black tiger gang." He said as I realized he was still in pain from being shot.

He grunted as he stepped past me as he placed his hand on my shoulder. I nodded slowly as I glanced back to see him staggering up the steps to the exit. Nobody knew when Dr. Lee was going to act on his plan. The only thing we could do was hope someone gave us an idea of when he would make his attack.                                    

"I am going to head out to see if I see anything unusual again." I said as I turned and headed toward the exit.

I needed to know more about my family and he was the only that had some clues at the moment. I crawled out of the Bunker and looked in all directions as I started to get a slight headache. My senses were always going haywire randomly. I sighed deeply as I took a moment to breathe.

As I continued walking toward the city I noticed a figure leaning against a tree. He had long black wild hair and he wore a strange mask. He had a black and gray suit that had armor resembling an X.

It reminded me of one of my hoodies. It didn't take long to notice he had a katana next to him resting on the tree. He looked up as I walked past him but when I glanced back he was gone. I turned my head to see the blade coming toward me. I ducked down and stepped to the side.

I tried to take his feet from under him but he did a side flip and tried to strike me again. He moved at an unnatural speed that made it hard for me to avoid his attacks. I was cut a dozen of times before I grabbed the katana with my bare hand. As fast as it moved my hand somehow moved faster. The man chuckled silently as he pulled the katana away from me.

I grunted as he swung the weapon again causing me to roll out of the way. I sprinted toward him but he moved at a faster pace as I lunged for his blade. I couldn't move fast enough which allowed him to cut a tendon causing my arm to be useless momentarily.

He brought his leg up and kicked me backward. I tried to catch myself but my body was working against me. I hit my head hard causing me to grunt in pain. As I started to sit up I felt the tip of his blade at my throat.       

"Too slow John Xile." My mouth dropped open surprised he knew my name. Who was he and what did he want?                                    

"How you know my name?" I asked as he removed the blade from my neck and backed away. I sat up as I felt my arm healing from his cut causing me to sigh.           

"I am here to tell you to prepare yourself." He said as he turned away from me. I scratched my head confused as to what he meant and where he came from.           

"Prepare for what? What's going on and who are you?" I asked as I climbed to my feet. He stopped and glanced over his shoulder.                        

"Darkness shall be upon us all. Next time we meet...your journey shall begin." He said as he disappeared behind a tree.

Who was he and what did he mean about darkness being upon us? Also, what did he mean by my journey beginning? Once I get what I need from Dr. Lee I have to get out of this city. I have no desire to be in the mix of the problems here.

I climbed to my feet as I brushed the dirt off my clothes. I decided it be best to find Gizmo so I could see what he knew about Dr. Lee's plan. Time was running out if someone didn't find him soon the city would be consumed by chaos.

I figured if I went to Giz-tech I would have a good chance at finding or at least getting in touch with Gizmo. He's not my friend but it would be good to know what he knows. After a long walk I finally made it to the overly sized building that was Giz-tech.

I sighed deeply as I pushed the doors open and entered. I walked slowly to the front desk where a woman was sitting staring at a computer. She sighed deeply when she became aware of my presence.                   

"What can I help you with?" She asked in an extremely annoyed tone of voice. My finger slightly twitched as I looked around the area.               

"I am looking for Gizmo Valentine." She glared long and hard at me as she started typing for a moment.        

"Do you have an appointment?" I shook my head slowly causing her to sigh again with annoyance. My finger twitched again as her attitude began to irritate me.           

"I'm John Xile an old friend.... I have something I need to discuss with him."

She nodded as she pressed a button on the telephone and picked it up. I could hear it ringing for a minute before someone picked up. After talking for a minute she slammed the phone down.                                    

"He'll be down in a minute... wait over there."

She pointed at what I figured was the waiting area. I grunted as I walked away from the desk to take a seat. After thirty minutes of waiting I saw Gizmo with the women I saw him with the other night. He referred to her as Agent Scarlet and he seemed extremely close to her.

She was wearing a black skirt and gray blouse. Gizmo was wearing a gray suit with a green tie. When he noticed me he stopped and sighed deeply. He turned to Scarlet and said what I assumed to be something along the lines of

"Talk to you later." He approached me slowly as I stood to my feet so we could be at eye level.                        

"What do you want, dude?"

I stared at the ground for a moment before I returned my attention to him. The man that stood before me wasn't the person I used to know. Actually, I'm not sure if I ever truly knew him at all.        

"You and I both want Dr. Lee just for two different reasons. We can both get what we want if we help each other." I said causing him to laugh as he looked away.

Before I could react my jaw was struck hard knocking saliva out of my mouth as I stumbled backward. I realized everyone was looking at the two of us startled. Gizmo glared at me with pure rage.                        

"I will never.... help a worthless piece of shit like you!" He said loudly as he slowly turned away.

My fingers began to twitch rapidly as I struggled to stay calm. I didn't want to cause a bigger scene. Today was not a great day so far and I knew it would only get worse from here. Three hours passed since I had my confrontation with Gizmo.

Now here I was sitting at the bar in club Ecstasy. Woman were everywhere flaunting the bodies to everyone like they were accessories. I watched a young woman stare at me as she danced on stage for low life thugs. These men were nothing but criminals that probably would try to rape her later on in the night. I sighed realizing how cruel my thoughts sounded.

I sat alone drinking an ice cold root beer. I didn't ask for a real beer because I hated the taste of it. It disgusted me so I settled for a soda. After a while a woman sat next to me who caught me by surprise for it was Agent Raven. She glanced at me and nodded as she asked for a bourbon whiskey. I looked down at my soda as someone else sat down at the bar. I glanced over to see an older woman who wore glasses and had long straight black hair and dark brown skin.                        

Do you have anything for me Jenna?" Raven asked as the woman slide her a handful of files. Raven opened one and began skimming through it. I noticed a name that was familiar to me.... Jason.                       

Flashback

"Damn it Jason; shoot her now the police are coming." The man said as the sounds of police sirens rung through my ears. Before I realized what happened the sound of a gunshot flooded my ears and caused something to snap inside of me. The sound of a body hitting the ground broke me....           

Present

I sighed deeply as I signaled the bar attendant to give me another refill. I was still trying to see what Raven was looking at when someone sat on the left side of me. I glanced over to see Constance sit next to me with two of her thugs sitting beside her.

She smiled at me causing me to give her a pleasant nod. I wasn't much for smiles so it's all I could greet her with. As time continued to go by I felt a hand grab my shoulder. I looked up to see Gizmo who signaled for me to follow him.

I sighed as I grabbed my drink and followed behind him. We entered a hallway where men where flirting with half naked women. A smirk spread across his face when he glanced at me.            

"I was a little angry earlier today because I was looking into the information you gave me about the people who were funding Dr. Lee. I didn't want to believe it but my father funded him. I just don't understand why he would do so when he hated superhumans. He despised the thought of people having power like that. Then to make matters worse I saw someone who had your last name. You father I assume? The fact that you and I are connected to this makes me angry."

Gizmo shook his head as he glanced back down the hall. I didn't say anything I just continued to follow him. I wasn't sure about where we were going but I had a feeling something was about to happen.                            

"What do you want, Gizmo?"

He stopped and turned toward me with a serious look on his face. I noticed a woman staring at us as she sat alone on a couch reading. She had light brown skin and her face was covered by her long dark brown mangled hair.                             

"Giz-tech was the company that built this place for Alistair Knight and in the original blueprints for this place there was a lower level. I am here to see what's down there and why it didn't make it to the published version of this place."