Calvin's ultimate objective was simple, even if accomplishing it would be anything but simple.He intended to destroy the portion of the Osborn family controlled by Cole Osborn while simultaneously forcing Cole out of the country's capital, where the immense influence of the Osborn family gave him access to resources and protection that would make any direct attempt against him pretty much futile.Cole Osborn wasn't merely another powerful member of the Osborn family.He was an S-Rank Elementalist who controlled several important businesses belonging to the family, giving him access to enormous financial resources and influence that extended far beyond his personal strength as an Elementalist.Those businesses supplied his faction with money, resources, connections, and the kind of political leverage that could protect him from many problems before they ever became serious.Under normal circumstances, someone like Calvin, who was currently only a C-Rank Elementalist, wouldn't have any

Two weeks had passed since Calvin began carrying out the second and third phases of his plan, and within that short period, Cole's faction had already suffered two significant setbacks.First off, his Shipping & Distribution company had half of the ships it currently had out at sea attacked by groups that appeared to be pirates, resulting in the loss of valuable shipments.The news of each attack blew up at a ridiculous speed, so much so that Cole was beginning to suspect that someone was purposely fanning the flames.But before he could even properly investigate, he lost the important supply contract that he had been expecting to secure after putting considerable effort into suppressing its competitors and positioning his company as the preferred choice for the project.He had also spent some money to get a construction company to work alongside him, but those expenses had been for nought.The late entrance of Crow's company had left Cole’s company with very little time to react, and

While Calvin monitored the situation developing around the Osborn family, he spent most of his time inside his office, which he had barely left during the past few weeks.The only times he regularly went outside were when he needed to get food and purchase elemental stones, which he absorbed with the intention of reaching B-Rank as quickly as possible.His office had an en-suite bathroom and bedroom, allowing him to spend most of his time there without needing to go too far from his computers.From that room, Calvin could buy stocks, manage Carter Corp, communicate with the people handling his various operations, and monitor almost every piece of news that appeared concerning the situation he had created.He was doing exactly that one afternoon, sitting before his computer while silently munching on a bag of chips he had purchased the last time he went outside.His attention moved across several news pages until one particular headline on a foreign

While Cole was in Aegall, seething with rage, Calvin was in Chord, waiting for the perfect moment to overwhelm Cole with the next and most important move in his plan.This was the part of Calvin's plan where Cole’s son, Harry, finally became useful.Harry was the bait Calvin needed to draw Cole out of Aegall and force him to personally venture into the trap that Calvin was spending millions to prepare for him.Over the past few weeks, Calvin and Crow had been purchasing fire and lightning elemental stones from across the world, quietly stockpiling them in preparation for D-Day.On the morning of August 25th, another wave of news concerning the Osborn family began spreading across the internet, but this time, the story was completely different from the reports of bribery, corruption, financial crimes, and murder conspiracy that had dominated public attention throughout the past few weeks.Instead, the new story concerned an incident that had s

Several hours later, Calvin dressed himself in a suit and put on a mask to cover his face.He then snuck past the coast guard around the harbour using the Darkness Elemental King’s Authority of Obscuration to conceal his presence, before boarding a speedboat and heading towards the archipelago under the cover of night.After reaching the island, Calvin docked the speedboat and pulled it onto land, hiding it under some fallen trees with large leaves before he headed towards the cargo ship.The vessel was a large Panamax-class container ship measuring over 20 metres in length, with its enormous hull rising above the dark waters surrounding the island it was docked at.Calvin leapt up the side of the vessel and quickly made his way toward the area where he sensed the greatest concentration of elemental presences.◇　◇　◇Within the ship’s bridge, several armed men and women were lounging around. Some were watching movies on tablets, others were playing games, and several were drinking and