[SIDE A] DAY 2 – BIG FOUR
06:30
Shadow City's Western District
Metropolitan International Airport
A double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner had landed on the runway. A moment later, it had parked at one of the jet bridges from the airport terminal. Inside the arrival hall, there were three people who were expecting its arrival. The first person was a gentleman in his twenties, who was around six feet tall with medium build. He was wearing a white laboratory coat and geek-chic eyeglasses. The second person was a lady in her thirties, who had an incredible figure in an ivory silk gown and petticoat. The last person was another gentleman in his mid-thirties, who had a slim tall build. He was wearing a black vestment with golden threads.
Those three people had lined up on the left side of the exit doorway. A moment later, a group of four people were walking down from that air bridge. Once the group of four people was off the air bridge, they had also lined up on the right side of the same exit doorway. Finally, a single person in a red tailored suit was walking down from that air bridge. He looked around carefully and then stopped at once when he saw those three persons on his right.
Meanwhile, everyone bowed down before him and said.
“Hail, all hail to the king!... All hail the chosen of the Ancients!”
That single person replied.
“At your ease.”
Everyone stood right up and had focused attention on that single person. A vein popped out in his neck.
“For the future of Killer Incorporation, we should have eliminated any obsoletes.”
That single person paused for a moment, then he stared at those three persons on his right.
“Mr. Magician, Ms. High Priestess, and Mr. Hierophant!”
They responded with their heads down.
“Yes, our master.”
“It seems Crazy Seventy-Eight had failed on this subject. Am I right? Mr. Magician.”
The gentleman in a white laboratory coat and geek-chic eyeglasses answered.
“Our apology, our master. We had underestimated Origin Six and their abilities.”
“And you? Ms. High Priestess.”
The lady in an ivory silk gown and petticoat added her explanation.
“Our master, Mr. Magician, was correct. We did overlook certain points. But we already had developed another strategic plan for this matter.”
“Mr. Hierophant, status updates?”
The gentleman in a black vestment with golden threads replied.
“Yes, our master. Previously, we had located the Totem for City of Light. And now, our forces are heading to the excavation site. Within today, we would be able to locate its entrance. For Origin Six, the three of us would like to handle them personally.”
“Umm… Fine… However, Mr. Hierophant… About Origin Six, I think you should let the Big Four handle them. And Crazy Seventy-Eight should be focusing on the City of Light as our main objective.”
“Yes, our master.”
The single person turned to his right. Those four persons on his right bowed at once, then said.
“Our master, we… Big Four will take good care of Origin Six for you.”
“Very good! Ms. Empress, Mr. Emperor, Ms. Popess, and Mr. Pope.”
Afterwards, Mr. Hierophant had raised a question.
“Our master, what about those humans in here?”
“How many humans did we get?”
“Our master, it is around seven thousand within this building. When we closed down the southern apron, we got another five thousand humans there for shelter.”
“Also close down the northern apron and both runways. Let more humans come here for shelter. These humans would be very useful later on. They will become our bargaining power.”
“Yes, our master.”
That single person continued his walking until he reached the end of the hallway. Then, he was pondering for a moment.
“I could sense his presence. He is close. Maybe it’s the time for our alumni reunion. Especially after all these years had passed. Haha…”
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07:05
Shadow City's Western District
Metropolitan International Airport
That person had left the scene without further comments. Afterwards, Mr. Magician started talking to the Big Four about his strategic plan.
“About our strategic plan. Crazy Seventy-Eight will be departing at once from their station. They will directly go to City of Light’s excavation site. Our intelligence had reported that Mr. Death and Ms. Traitor were there with a human girl named Aoi Hamasaki. The daughter of Dr. Hamasaki from the Metropolitan University…”
A lady who dressed in a red fancy queen dress with a long tail had replied instantly.
“Mr. Magician, hold on a second here… Dr. Hamasaki’s daughter… Now I know why our master was so upset at you.”
“Huh? Ms. Empress, what do you mean?”
“Aoi isn’t an ordinary human girl… She was that idiot…”
“You mean Dr. Hamasaki?”
“No! Seriously, you guys still don’t know who Dr. Hamasaki and his wife – Ms. Iceshard?”
“Unfortunately, we don’t have their true identities at this moment.”
“Sigh… A bunch of brainless zombies…”
Ms. Empress turned to a gentleman who wore a full suit of Samurai armor. That gentleman nodded, which was an indication for Ms. Empress to continue.
“Mr. Magician, you are such a fool. Did you even take a look into Killer Incorporation’s history records?”
“Ugh… Sorry, Ms. Empress.”
“Sigh… Dr. Alexander Hamasaki was Mr. Hermit from the original Killer Incorporation. And his wife – Ms. Sidathe Iceshard. She was Ms. Batons and also Number Five from Origin Six… Sigh… The three of you had never learned after all these years.”
Mr. Magician, Ms. High Priestess, and Mr. Hierophant were embarrassed about their lack of knowledge. Hence, Ms. Empress continued her talk.
“You three should personally go to the excavation site with your crews… Plus, our master will give you guys extra credit if you guys are able to capture that so-called human girl – Aoi.”
“Ms. Empress, we understood.”
“Okay then. Do you guys have any information about Servant?”
“Yes. Currently, our intelligence had reported that Servant was with Ms. Wheel of Fortune, which is located in the Town of Kensington. However, Mr. Juggler had joined them recently. That means the Big Four should…”
“Mr. Magician, hold on a second… Are you trying to give us your order?”
“No, no, no.”
“We will handle Servant only on our own and those two from Origin Six.”
Big Four turned around and left the building. Meanwhile, Mr. Magician started giving out orders to Crazy Seventy-Eight.
“Tch… Move out!”
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10:38
The famous local ghetto restaurant
Several blocks away from the CBES's headquarter
Ms. Angel and Mr. Tower had gone back to that local restaurant.
“Finally, we are back here.”
“Yes, Ms. Angel... Happy face emoji…”
“But, why all of a sudden Mr. Devil dismissed our services?”
“I have no idea… But anyways, let’s wait for Ms. Judgment first. She told us earlier that she was heading back here… Curious emoji…”
Ms. Angel looked at the front door of the restaurant and noticed someone had opened it.
“Who is there? Stop where you are! And why are you here? Ms. Justice!”
Ms. Justice did not answer and she was slowly entering the restaurant while Ms. Judgment was standing behind her. When Ms. Angel noticed Ms. Judgment’s presence, Ms. Angel breathed a sigh of relief.
“Ms. Judgment, you had scared me. Why is your twin sister with you?”
“Ms. Angel and Mr. Tower… Something suspicious is going on now…”
“You mean your twin sister?”
“She was kind of related but… Wait… Where are Ms. Wands, Mr. Coins and Mr. Cups?”
“Sorry we were unable to contact them. It seems they just disappeared.”
“Umm… Is there any sign of their army of undead?”
“Yes. Mr. Tower and I went over to the military base and had a look. Their army of undead were still here. However, it seems they have been taken over by Mr. Swords now.”
“Umm… It isn’t surprising that Mr. Swords will join forces with them. But why suddenly shifted the ownership?”
“We had no idea about that… By the way, what was the deal with your twin sister?”
Ms. Angel stared at Ms. Justice who was sitting at the corner of the restaurant.
“She said she was released by our beloved master.”
“You know she is mentally unable. Maybe everything she has told you is all from her imagination.”
Ms. Judgment glanced up at Ms. Angel.
“Ms. Angel, my twin sister won’t lie to me.”
“Sorry, my apology.”
“Apology accepted.”
“But what now?”
“Umm… I didn’t receive any further instruction from our beloved master. What about you two?”
Both of them shook their heads.
“This’s unusual…Did our beloved master get in trouble?”
Meanwhile, Ms. Justice stood up and said.
“Up until now, everything is according to his plan.”
Everyone looked at Ms. Justice with the same suppressing looks on their faces.
“Huh? Curious emoji…”
“Hey, Ms. Justice. What the heck are you talking about now?”
“Sis, did you know something? Please tell us.”
Ms. Justice disregarded their response.
“It is the time for our revenge. Our beloved master's final order is…”
Ms. Justice changed her tone into a very deep male voice.
“Thou shall claim thy throne shall die!”
Everyone looked at each other for a moment.
“Ms. Judgment, what do you think about that?”
“Ms. Angel, it did sound like our beloved master’s tone. Plus, I know my twin sister cannot talk like that.”
“Oh yeah… I almost forgot… Ms. Justice is an illiterate person.”
Mr. Tower raised a question to Ms. Justice.
“Then what are we going to do? Questionable emoji…”
Ms. Justice’s face twisted into a horrible rictus of a smile.
“For the appetizer, let’s kill Ms. Fire and Mr. World first. And then for the main course, it shall be the wedding couple!”
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12:29
Shadow City's Northern District
Metropolitan Military Facility
Mr. Swords and the army of undead had lined up outside the military facility. It seemed he was expecting someone to arrive. A moment later, a group of five people had arrived at the entrance gate. Once they had stepped into the facility premises. Mr. Swords looked at them and said.
“Welcome! Ms. Fortitude and Mr. Devil.”
“Wow… Mr. Swords. How many did you get?
“Ms. Fortitude, in total around one hundred thousand of them. Fifty thousand in here and the other fifty thousand had gone with Mr. Magician to the City of Light.”
“That’s amazing!”
“Ms. Fortitude, that’s nothing compared to you and Mr. Devil.”
Mr. Devil tapped on Mr. Swords right shoulder.
“Mr. Swords, good job.”
“Thank you very much. Mr. Devil.”
Mr. Swords stared at a human who was hiding behind Mr. Devil.
“Who is he?”
“Oh, he is the Mayor and he is very useful to us now.”
“Oh, I see… By the way, Mr. World and Ms. Fire are also expecting all of you.”
“Mr. World and Ms. Fire are her too.”
“Yes, they are in the press conference room.”
“Oh, that’s great. It’s time for a live radio program. What do you think? Mr. Mayor!”
Mr. Devil looked at the Mayor. Then, the Mayor nodded rather miserably.
An hour later, everyone had gathered inside the press conference room. This press conference room was fully equipped with all the necessary equipment for radio broadcasting service. Its main function was establishing emergency radio broadcasting during the crisis period.
Mr. Devil looked at the Mayor who was sitting alone in the radio studio. It seemed Mr. Devil had a propaganda campaign in his mind.
“Mr. Mayor, are you ready?”
The Mayor looked at the teleprompter and replied.
“Yes. Mr. Devil.”
“Then 3… 2… 1… Cue!”
The ‘On Air’ sign was on. Then, the Mayor was slowly reading the message from the teleprompter.
“This is an emergency radio broadcast. This is your Mayor. The crisis situation continues in parts of the Metropolitan. For your safety, I am asking that you leave the area as soon as possible… Be sure to take essential items such as medicine, special foods, personal items, baby supplies, clothing, money and valuable papers. But do not overload your car. Secure your home before you leave. Be sure to check on any neighbors who may need assistance… If you cannot stay with relatives or friends outside of the evacuated area, go to the Metropolitan International Airport… If you have no means of transportation or if you are physically unable to evacuate on your own, ask a neighbor to assist you or call the airport hotline and wait for the rescue team to reach you. Otherwise, please do not use your telephone except to report an emergency… I repeat. If you live in the Metropolitan area, you are required to evacuate for your own safety. Stay tuned to this station for more information and instructions… If you know of someone who is unable to understand, see or hear this message, please tell them about it… Thank you for your cooperation and your courtesy to others…”
While the Mayor was repeating the same message several times over the air. Ms. Fortitude looked at Mr. Swords and said.
“Mr. Swords, your rough estimation?”
“Ms. Fortitude, including those people at the airport now… I would say around one to two million people. However, if I turned them into skeletons or other kinds of monsters. Since, Mr. Cups, Mr. Coins, and Ms. Wands are dead. That would be very difficult for me to control, such as a large group of undead army. Umm…”
“Your suggestion?”
“I would rather turn most of them into zombies. And just let them roam in the city. But before that, I would selectively turn some of the human beings who are mentally or physically fit into skeletons or other kinds of monsters.”
“How much time do you need to execute such a large scale of operation?”
“Probably, within twenty-four hours.”
“Umm... a day or so…”
Once the Mayor had completed the emergency radio broadcasting, and then Mr. Devil turned around.
“Mr. Swords, let’s wait for a while.”
“Understood. Mr. Devil.”
Meanwhile, Ms. Fire raised a question to Mr. Devil.
“What about me and Mr. World? And what should we do?”
Mr. Devil looked at everyone inside the press conference room and said.
“Ms. Fire and others… We will broadcast the same message several times before today’s sunset. After nightfall, we will move back to the airport and let Mr. Swords get started with his rituals. Around tomorrow late afternoon, the army of undead would be increased to two million in total… At that point, no one in this world could stop us. This will be our master’s steppingstone for world domination. Haha…”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
