Bullet leads the two men onto the roof of the apartment building. The sun is shining brightly onto the metal sheets that warms the roof to make comfy seat. Bullet lays down but the other two stay standing up. Richard Dark lowers his fedora and moves his arm to prevent his eyes being blinded. Hyperion basks in the sunlight and takes a deep breath on this brisk day. Richard Dark is always the first one to talk about business.
"So what's your name kid?"
"It's Bullet...."
"Well of course that's your street name. But what's your actual name?"
"I never got one."
"Hm. I see. So the gang called you Bullet? Is that what I'm hearing?"
"..."
"Hyperion, help me out here please." Richard faces the floor and pinches his nose.
Hyperion takes off his helmet to reveal a slim head with a face that belonged to a model except for the fact that a giant scar ruined its complexion. His hair dyed a bright red and his tips frosted white. Hyperion sets his helmet down and sits by Bullet.
"Bullet. You have the potential and power to be a Hero. You think on your feet, you can turn your individual body parts into wind and you can go so fast that even most cameras couldn't track you. I can help you be a Hero. But you have to answer me this. What did you steal exactly from The Tower and what reason do the Eyes have to need it."
Bullet believed his chances at being a Hero were truly lost. Even if these men were lying to him about this, he hated the Eyes and would do anything to see them fall. Being a Hero would be a bonus but his dream.
"The device is called the Killswitch. It can destroy any electronic appliances or devices. Why the Boss wants it, my guess is to cause chaos. The Killswitch needs to be destroyed, trust me please. No matter what, he will eventually get his hands on it unless it is destroyed." Bullet grabs his grocery bag and shows the new cassette parts.
"I have to repair the Channel Cassette so that I can speak to the boss about the Killswitch's transaction. Once that's done, I'll tell you guys okay?"
Richard smiles and reach into his cloak to take out a pin. A pin that resembles a beautiful and elegant crimson red spider lily. He kneels down to Bullet and hands it to him.
"This is the insignia of Lycoris Academy. It has a built in tracker and is a sign of enrollment."
Bullet is appalled as to why he is being handed this. Bullet's confusion alerts Hyperion.
"Once this job is done, I can write your admissions papers for Lycoris Academy. However, you would still need to go through the necessary exams but with my letter of recommendation then you don't have to do the physical exam and risk alerting anyone who may be watching."
Bullet begins to tear up and grabs the insignia from Richard's palm. He puts the pin into his pocket and grabs his bag with a million thoughts racing in his mind. He can turn his life around and everything could be fine if he does this. But the Eyes and the Boss will always be hunting him down. Watching Him. Bullet walks into the apartment building once more before being approached by Riot.
"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG KID. WE NEED TO CONTACT THE BOSS IMMEDIATELY. JUST FUCKING GO AND FIX THE DAMN CASSETTE."
Bullet is mentally pushed and locked into his room as he sits down in his workbench and begins to replace the cassette. Removing the broken shell and carefully replacing it with the new one was luckily enough to get it working. Nothing too hard for Bullet to fix but he is here for a reason. He inserts the new cassette into the radio and speaks to the Boss.
*About damn time. Thought you both got caught. Now then, what the fuck happened!*
*Nothing Boss, I got the Killswitch and I wanted to confirm with you that we are going to be at the Sea-Dragon Docks for the delivery correct?*
*Actually, things have cha-*
Bullets door is broken down by an explosion in a sudden instant. Bullet takes out the cassette immediately and ducks down on the ground. Standing above him is Riot, hands hot from his Explosions. His necks twitching with rage and instability.
"You lied..... The Eyes spotted you... with the enemy..."
Bullets shaky hands caused him to slip underneath himself. Riot moves closer and closer with sparks dripping from his hands as he smiles with malice.
"HANDS ON YOUR HEAD NOW!"
Riot turns around slowly to reveal Richard with his gun raised directly at his head. Richard's stressed face relaxes.
"Fuck it."
Richard's body begins to become engulfed in his own shadow, only leaving behind a blob of darkness until the shape hardens and his various body parts take their sharpened form. His fingers turn to claws, his ponytail undone and his hair shot up stagnant. His pure white eyes piece through the darkness and his head turns into a bird like shape.
"Back off the kid. Got it?"
Riot retaliates by firing of an explosion which doesn't even put a scratch on Richard's pitch black form. Richard takes a vicious swing at Riot, scratching his Titanium Kevlar armor. Richard continues his large swipes and slashes at Riot, pressuring him backwards towards Bullet but Bullet slides out of the way to grab his black jacket and his backpack. As Bullet is taking his chance to leave out the front door Hyperion barges in after hearing the loud booms and cracks from Riot's previous attacks. Hyperion readied his weapon as Richard dodged out of the way before the weapon pierced its way into Riot's Kevlar plating. Richard rushes to Bullet to guide him outside of the building where 5 other Eyes have met them. Richard rushes straight into and knocks them all off from the edge. In this brief moment to breath and talk, Richard tells Bullet what exactly he should do.
"Listen kid. You gotta run okay just trust me. RUN! Keep that Lycoris Emblem on you. Please."
Bullet can't think straight but his body moves without hesitation, Bullet twists his body around and runs off to the ledge before propelling himself onto the upscaled adjacent building. Bullet then continues to sprint and leap across buildng after building until all of the commotion of fighting has ended and all that fills the air are the sounds of ventilation and cars beneath his feet. Bullet is unable to comprehend all that is happened, his blood and muscles shaking from all of the stress imposed on him. His vision blurs and he looses his footing, collapsing his back on the edge of the building. Bullet takes one deep breath and gathers his thoughts. After a brief moment, he pulls out his radio and continues his talk.
"Boss...Riot he uhhh"
*Bullet. What is happening today??*
"Riot went apeshit and nearly killed me."
*Did he get the Killswitch?*
Bullets face tightened upon hearing those words.
"Do you know who you're fucking talking to. I'm the mother fucking Bullet."
*Good. Bring it over now. Locations shifted though. We relocated from the Sea-Dragon Docks to the abandoned theatre of in Axolotl Ward*
"Understood Boss, over and out."
Bullet begins to stand up, his knees quivering and his mind racing. He slaps his face a couple of times and jumps in place to shake off the nerves. The intensity of everything.
It's life or death. It always has been but it's closer than expected.