I, Alex and Rossa sat round a big table. Each of us were busy trying to sort out one or two things. "Wow!" Alex said out loud. His eyes slowly darting towards me. " I can't believe you allowed him grow this strong." he said resting bhs back against the chair he sat on My eyesbrows furrowed a bit as I looked at him. " Do you think this is easy for me?" The room went quiet the moment I said those words. " Do you think I wanted a life were I had to be a hero and safe the day? Do you know how long I had to live in the dark trying to find out who I really want?" Alex shrugged. " It is quite simple, is not? You had what you had in you. Do you know how many would die to have what you had? A system that gives you immense power and also grant you a lot of money." Rossa laughed. " What would you have done with a power like that?" he asked " Are you seriously asking me thay? Look at this map, Rossa. Zack has all the positions. Talk about money,men in high places and even soldiers. He

Rossa’s words stayed in my head long after the call ended.You did well.Did I?I dropped the phone on the table and ran my hand through my hair. My chest felt tight. Hearing her say Zack killed my real father changed everything.If that was true, then my whole life had been built on a lie.“When do you want to meet her?” Rossa asked calmly.“Tonight,” I replied without thinking.His eyebrows shot up. “That fast?”“Yes. If Zack already knows I’m moving against him, then waiting will only give him more time.”Rossa nodded slowly. “Where?”I thought for a moment. It had to be a place open enough so we could see danger coming. But not too crowded.“The old warehouse near the river,” I finally said. “No one uses it anymore. You can position yourself around without her noticing.”Rossa gave a small smile. “Now you are thinking like a leader.”I didn’t feel like one.I felt like a son who needed to give her mother the attention she needed. By evening, the sky was dark and heavy with clouds

Martha’s blood kept spreading across the cold floor like a dark red shadow.The smell of it filled the silent building.My fists tightened. Martha might have not been the mother of her year but she was still the woman who birth me into the fucked world.Every instinct inside me screamed to attack Zack, to tear that smug look off his face. But the red laser dancing on my mother’s forehead reminded me that one wrong move would end her life.I forced my breathing to slow.“Good,” Zack said with a satisfied smile. “You’re finally thinking like a rational man.”His fingers tapped lightly on the table. I don't know if it was his system but I felt like he could anticipate and calculate my moves even right before I could hatch my next plan. “Do you know why I like you, Jason?” he continued casually. “You’re smart. Not like the others who tried to fight me blindly.”I simply said nothing but kept a fixed gaze on him even though I needed to act fast if I was going to save my mother.My eyes k

I was never good with goodbyes. I was in pain. I never gave Martha a chance to fully explain herself all this while. A part of me had been too hard on her. Tears welled on my face as I stared at the lifeless corpse of my mother. She was looking whitish, and the color of life was drained from her face. A hand fell on my shoulders. "We are going to avenge her, brother. We are going to make that bastard pay for what he has done, but first you don't have to carry the burden alone. We are here to support you." My gaze shifted drastically. "Support me? You are nothing but a hinderance. I don't think I would want to risk the lives of you lots. It is time I settle this with Zack once and for all." Alex walked towards us. "That is the system talking, Jason," he said with a calm face. "I might have not known you for a long while, but I could tell that you are not evil. You have a soft heart, and that is why you will never become like Zack." Alex saidI shifted again. "Don't you think th

Zack paced back and forth feeling a bit restless. "Why is he bleeding out?!" He yelled. A man in a white lab coat walked towards Zack. "We need the core, Mr. Zack. Without it, there is nothing we can do. We cannot build you an army strong enough to take over the system." Zack's gaze furrowed slightly. He slowly removed the black glove he was wearing as he walked closer to the doctor. "Are you saying I am paying you a huge amount of money for you not to get me the result that I want?" he snapped. The overhead light flickered, making the room a bit tense. The doctor moved back, his eyebrows arched as beaded sweat formed on his face. "I don't mean that, Mr. Zack. What I meant was that..." Zack moved with great speed, slamming him against the wall. The wall cracked, forming a spider web as the doctor coughed out blood. "You are basically useless to me! I don't see any reason why I need to keep you alive," Zack barked."No, please wait. I can do it. I can build you what you want. Al