Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ Gaze of An Empty Reflection

[Landlord] - "Open the fucking door, you bitch! I want to see some rent money right away or I'll fuck you up! "

Yelled the landlord with a crowbar in his hands.

Kadyn crumpled the envelope in her hands in frustration before turning her head at the door.

[Kadyn] - "Give me until tomorrow. I'll pay you double. "

[landlord] - "I ain't the fucking bank, you bitch! It's now or I'll fucking bust your ass! "

[Kadyn] - "Triple then! I fucking pay you triple! "

The landlord considered for a moment before taking a puff from his vape.

[Landlord] - "The money better be on my desk by tomorrow night. If you try to flee or pay less than what we agreed on, I have some connection in the city who will leave you as nothing more than a stain on the floor. "

Said the landlord before stumbling away.

Kadyn had nowhere to run by this point. Either become a part of this city or be hunted by Jagger and his henchmen. Despite both being bad options, one choice was clearly superior to the other considering Kadyn's nature. Without Mike's presence to give her a reason to be human, the price for survival in Trump City is paid by blood. Either bleed or make others bleed for you. By the city's design, when you step foot into this place, you are no longer a person. Individuality is a luxury only salvageable by your willingness to embrace violence.

Later that night, as the city bustled with activities, Kadyn walked through the streets with her eyes glowing in a deep shade of crimson. After interacting with a few of the crooks in the streets, she got an idea of which men were running most of the large gangs in the city. As she purchased information from a few men with drinks, one of them pointed his finger at the large skyscraper with a diamond-shaped roof a few streets over.

[crook] - "That's Martin & Sons, the biggest mafia in the city. Martin and his five sons run an empire of drugs and pharmaceutical products and are, as you described, people who need hired guns like yourself. "

Kadyn nodded silently in understanding before turning to walk away. As Kadyn left, one of the men decided to reach out and grope her ass before his hand was sharply intercepted by a blade through it.

[crook 2] - "AAAAAHHH! "

Without hesitation, Kadyn slashed his palm apart to the shock of the bystanders and other crooks. As the crook hurriedly fumbled for his gun, Kadyn pulled the very gun out of her coat and aimed it at the man.

[Kadyn] - "Looking for this? "

Said Kadyn before shooting the man in the leg.

As the rest of the crooks reached for their weapons, they realized to their shock that they had all been disarmed before they knew it.

[Kadyn] - "Don't test the one looking for Death's address. "

Said Kadyn as she stared at the men with a cold killer expression in her bright red eyes.

The gang of crooks immediately backed off in fear and fled the area while leaving behind their injured comrade. As the tension around the place began to rise, Kadyn abruptly disappeared into thin air as she entered acceleration.

Atop the Martin & Sons building, Martin indulged in a lavish party full of liquor, drugs and women. Just as he was getting busy with a woman, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

[Martin] - "What? This better be something worth disturbing me for! "

Yelled Martin, annoyed by the interruption.