DAY 1 – THE UNDERDOGS
There was a famous local ghetto restaurant, which located just several blocks away from the CBES's headquarter. This ghetto place was kind of famous within the local community because of its food was very tasty. Just before the lunch hour had started, a group of strange people had entered to this restaurant. They had sat down at the front table near a television set which mounted onto the wall.
About this group of six newcomers, by their outlooks certainly they were not from the neighborhood. Their tastes of fashion were kind of weird. For another word to describe them, cosplayer. Within the group, a short young girl who wore a pink Lolita dress spoke with a high pitch tone.
“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.... What's on the lunch menu?”
An elderly man in a full plate of silver armor just answered.
“You mean the children's menu... Here it is... Haha... Funny emoji…”
“No! No! No! You are an idiot... All I want is the normal one...”
“Please Ms. Angel, don't be so mean to an old man. I was trying to tell a joke… Sad emoji...”
“Mr. Tower, I think it wasn't funny at all... By the way, where is my menu! Waiter! Bring me the lunch menu now!”
A woman dressed in a white blazer with a dark pencil skirts, who had pointy eyeglasses just broke into the conversation.
“Mr. Tower, that joke wasn't good... And you! Ms. Angel, please behave yourself. Otherwise, I will record down your childish behavior and report it to our master.”
“Please no, Ms. Judgment... don't tell our master... He would scold me badly once I got back home...”
“Ms. Angel, please remember you are now the team leader of this operation. You had promised our master to behave while you are on the field.”
Ms. Angel nodded twice, then she changed her voice into a more mature tone.
“Ms. Wands, clear this place out... This shall be our temporary command post... Mr. Coins and Mr. Cups, gather our troops and make sure they are all ready for the upcoming assignment.”
A lady in a classic black lace dress had replied.
“Ms. Angel, my pleasure.”
Hence, Ms. Wands turned about and started killing every human being within the restaurant. Meanwhile, two identical shadowy figures who dressed in the same kind of black outfits had also responded Ms. Angel's request.
“Ms. Angel, no problem. One army of the demon coming right up!”
“Ms. Angel, no problem. One army of the skeleton coming right up!”
Both of them went back and forwards several times, and then disappeared in the thin air. Meanwhile, Ms. Angel looked at Ms. Judgment and was puzzled for a moment. And she asked.
“Umm... The twins are... How shall I put it... Eh... Ms. Judgment, are those two on weeds or something else?”
“Ms. Angel, as I believe... Mr. Coins and Mr. Cups are just too hyper and excited about this afternoon.”
“Oh, I see. Never mind then.... Ms. Wands, I'm hungry. Can I have a sandwich please?”
“Certainly, Ms. Angel. I will make sandwiches for everyone.”
“Wonderful.”
Ms. Wands went into the kitchen area and made some sandwiches. Meanwhile, Ms. Judgment looked at her smartphone and said.
“It's almost twelve now... According to the plan, we wait for the Afternoon News at noon.”
A moment later, Mr. Tower noticed.
“Umm... Something isn't right? I could feel it. Something fishy is going on... Questionable emoji.”
Hence, Ms. Angel pointed to the television set and replied.
“It's already noon now. But the TV is still showing the soap opera marathon.”
Ms. Judgment took a closer look at the television set and said.
“Sigh, still soap opera... She always like that... being late as usual...”
Finally, around 12:15pm. The Afternoon News was on air. A beautiful woman dressed in a golden robe was kneeling in the news channel. A moment later, she stood up and looked at the camera. She got an innocent cute face, but her eyes were a little red. It seemed she was crying for a while.
“My beloved master... Please, please forgive me... My sincere apology... about the delay...”
That true beauty had paused for a moment and then gathered her thoughts. Afterwards, she went back to the news table and continued her speech.
“Okay, now back to the News... I am Ms. Fire, the spokeswoman of Killer Incorporation.... Today, Killer Incorporation officially declares war on the Metropolitan's government. From now on, the Shadow City shall be under our control. Any further resistance is futile. The citizens of Metropolitan, accept your fate and bow before us... In order to show our master is merciful. We shall announce our targets in advance, such that the citizens shall evaluate from those areas immediately... So here is the list of government's facilities, which would be under our attacks within this afternoon...”
Ms. Fire took out a cue card from her robe and started her reading.
“First, the military fortress in the northern district. Second, the government headquarter complex in the southern district. Finally, the nuclear power facility on the eastern coastlines... All actions shall be executed immediately without any further delay... Signed by Deathmar Schneider – Merciful Ruler of Killer Incorporation... So, the comrades from Killer Incorporation... Fulfill our tasks and bring the glory upon us... Good luck and good hunting... See you all later!”
Ms. Fire ended her speech with a spooky smile on her face.
Meanwhile, Ms. Angel and others just finished lunch inside the ghetto local restaurant. Six different ringtones had come from their smartphones. Since, everyone had gathered at the dining table. The group of six people starred at each other silently. At the end, Ms. Angel broke the silent and said.
“You guys got the message, right? It seems our orders had arrived... Let's begin this game!”
“Hurray!”
Everyone could felt their own desire within their hearts. There was only one word could have explained that – Bloodshed.
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14:19
Shadow City's Southern District
7th floor of Metropolitan Government Ancillary Building – Emergency Incident Center
Since, the CBES's incident had ended in a blood bath. These Metropolitan's government officials had been gathered up inside this war room for the whole morning. After the Afternoon News had been broadcasted, one of the government officials in a police uniform had slammed his clipboard onto the meeting table and raised his angry voice to others.
“This is insane! How dare Killer Incorporation challenges us?!”
“Chief of Police, please clam down. Shouting at us doesn't solve any problem.”
“Argh! My Special Task Force will handle this...”
“Wait… As the Mayor of Metropolitan, I would like to hear every one of you first...”
A moment later, the General from Metropolitan Military Division had stood up and shared his concerns.
“Mr. Mayor, about this CBES's incident. I would like to share some of my concern. Likely, Killer Incorporation is a highly organized mercenary group rather than a bunch of random suicide terrorists. Due to the fact that, they had wiped out the police force which had surrounded them a while ago. I think the Metropolitan Military Division should be get involve before this situation is started getting worst.”
“General, I must agree on your point of view. The city would be temporary under the martial law and start to evaluate the civilian within those areas first.”
“Yes, Mr. Mayor. We could escort the civilian to the outskirts of the city. Meanwhile, the military could protect those three areas.”
“General, please process and protect the city.”
“Mr. Mayor…”
Suddenly, a siren had been sounded and a public announcement was broadcasting continually within the building.
“Level 5 Warning! Level 5 Warning! Level 5 Warning!”
The Mayor turned his head towards the Chief of Police.
“Chief of Police, what is going on?”
“Argh, a Level 5 Warning means intruders within the facility... Mr. Major, we won't have time to discuss it anymore. The enemies are here now.”
“Umm... General, you should start to get going now. Chief of Police, could you...”
Suddenly, the main secured entrance had been destroyed. Those heavy metal doors had been wrapped around just like a curtain. Meanwhile, a wedding couple was walking towards to the war room.
“Greetings for everyone! My name is Mr. Devil and...”
“Aloha... My name is Ms. Fortitude.”
The couple paused and then continued their introduction together.
“We are from Killer Incorporation!”
The Chief of Police took cover and shouted at his special task force team.
“Argh... Killer Incorporation! Shoot to kill, and cover Mr. Mayor and General to their escape route.”
The special task force team had made their move.
“Rogers!”
Then a rain of bullets was shooting at Mr. Devil and Ms. Fortitude, but they just looked at each other and said.
“You guys never learn. Oh well, just kill them all.”
“Tch... selfishness.”
When human blood and bodies parts were flying around in the incident center, the Mayor and General finally reached the emergency exit. All of a sudden, the Mayor screamed out loud. It was because he saw Mr. Devil in front of them.
“Please spare my life! I had nothing to do with this.”
Mr. Devil looked at the Mayor and replied without an emotion.
“It seems you two are part of the high-ranking officials.”
The Mayor went on his knees and tried to beg for his life.
“Please, please, please spare me. I know what you guys want and I can show you the way…”
The General got angry once he noticed that the Mayor would handle over the top-secret information of the Shadow City’s government.
“Mr. Mayor, what are you doing? You cannot simply tell them our government’s top-secret information. You know that is an act of treason for this country.”
“Sorry, General… Everyone for their own life. Besides, you knew that we are no match for Killer Incorporation.”
“You are a coward!”
Ms. Fortitude looked at the Mayor and said.
“Are you telling the truth?”
The Mayor nodded rather miserably. Meanwhile, Ms. Fortitude asked for a second opinion.
“Honey, what do you think? Is he useful or not?”
“Babe, we can spare him first. If he is lying, then we just kill him later on.”
Ms. Fortitude replied the Mayor’s earlier request.
“Mr. Mayor. It’s your lucky day.”
The Mayor stood up and then gave his thanks to the couple. Hence, he pointed at the General who was standing beside him.
“Both of you. Thank you very much. I can bring you two there now. But…”
“Understood.”
The General’s body was split into half by the claws of Mr. Devil.
“Done! Mr. Mayor, now you can lead the way.”
“Certainly, Mr. Devil and Ms. Fortitude. This way please.”
Three of them had left the bloody incident center and then took a lift down to the underground sixth floor of the building. There was a massive vault which located at the end of the hallway. Three of them walked towards to its location.
“Mr. Mayor, are you sure we are on the same page? Otherwise…”
“Mr. Devil, of course we are all talking about the entrance for City of Light. Am I right?”
“Excellent! Mr. Mayor!”
“Hehe… Although, it is a top secret of the country. However, I did get grasp of its information.”
There were several warning signs such as Restricted Area, No Trespassing, and Under CCTV Monitoring which were near the massive vault. When the Mayor opened the vault’s door with a combination of numbers, three of them saw a totem at the center of the room. This totem was made of wood. It got certain ancient text on its bottom level, and several creatures alike deities on top. Three of them walked closer to the totem.
“Oh, I see… Honey, we are right on it.”
“What’s up?”
“Honey, I think this is it.”
“Oh really?! So easy though.”
Ms. Fortitude starred at the Mayor and asked.
“So, Mr. Mayor… Let’s see how much do you know about the secret of City of Light.”
“Umm… Shadow City was built on top of the ruin of City of Light, which dated back to the sixteenth century. Historian said that City of Light was one of the advance civilization during that time period. Although, no one really knows who build it. However, during the nineteenth century. An archaeologist found that totem at the countryside of Shadow City. This totem was a hint which could leads us to the entrance of City of Light. Unfortunately, no one could decode the ancient texts which were at the bottom level of it.”
The Mayor pointed at the ancient texts which had engraved onto the bottom of the totem.
“Our government always had an interest to locate City of Light. Since, there was a local tale. This tale told us there was certain device type of thing, which could have generated infinite amount of light energy. That’s also why it is called City of Light.”
Ms. Fortitude was pondering a little bit.
“Mr. Mayor, in order to gain access to City of Light, you need decode the ancient texts first?”
“Ms. Fortitude, apparently yes.”
Moment later, Mr. Devil replied.
“Babe, we need that little piece of clockwork in here.”
“Honey, of course. However, she was always with our master.”
“Tch… Who cares. He is nothing for me. Besides, our client wants him dead too.”
“Honey, just keep your voice down. He could be anywhere now.”
“Tch… Anyway, just tell Ms. Sun to shoot down that cargo plane.”
“Okay honey.”
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At 15:15, Metropolitan Government Ancillary Building was controlled by the Killer Incorporation. The massacre within the building only had one survivor left. Meanwhile, there were two figures which were standing just outside of the building’s parking lot.
“Mr. Tower, why do we have to take order from them? I'm the field general in this operation, right?”
“Ms. Angel, it seems kind of odds. Why those two suddenly appeared in here? Curious emoji…”
“Umm... aren't they on honeymoon in Hawaii? Unless...”
“The plan has been changed?! Thinking emoji…”
“Strange... It doesn't feel right. We didn't receive any new order at all.”
“However, Mr. Devil did present our master's token – Change of Heart… Questionable emoji…”
“Yes, but still... In case of miscommunication, let’s me contact Ms. Judgment first.”
“Agree… Nod emoji...”
“Mr. Tower, do you have to talk like that? With emoji at the end of each sentence…”
“Ms. Angel, that is because people could not see my face when I’m wearing my helmet… Smile emoji…”
“Mr. Tower… Hands cover my eyes emoji…”
