5 Welcome Home
"Welcome home soldiers. Thank you for your service."
Soon the doors opened and the soldiers could now go back to their families and regular lives.
The entrance was filled with people waiting for their significant others and family members. However, there was one person who still seemed to be lonely, Zero.
No matter if he was home or in a country far away it still seemed like he would be alone. Not a single greetings or person waiting. All he had was money from the government and a name that he could never forget no matter how much he had forgotten, Steven Snow.
He was confused and had nowhere to go. Once he left he started to look around downtown to find any clues about Steven Snow. It seemed like there was no one in this world that knew the identity of this mysterious man.
Zero seemed to be a bit more curious than he should have been. Word got around that he was looking for Steven Snow, a man who was connected to the underworld. Sure enough the information got to the wrong hands.
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"Why do you keep insisting on going to school. You're not going for god's sake." It was once again the older man who argued with his daughter.
"But why? Just give me one reason, and if it's good enough I'll stop bothering you." The daughter replied with an emotional tone in her voice.
"It's- it's because I can't protect you there. I can't just send bodyguards with you to school. And if something happened to you then I couldn't live with myself. I've lost one, and I won't lose another one." The man was sincere. The look in his eye told the whole story.
The girl understood where her father was coming from. They stood in silence as the girl started to think of a way to make it. Soon she had an idea. "Doesn't that mean we just have to hire a high schooler as my bodyguard? If we are in the same class that means I can be protected at all times."
Without hesitation, the man shouted out. "What a stupid idea. I would never let a high schooler keep an eye on you. Unless you bring me a specialized killer, and you'd never find one in high school. Just stay home." His head shook with disappointment and worry.
While the two were bickering back-and-forth the head of security arrived and whispered something in the boss's ear. "We have someone making trouble downtown."
The boss simply scoffed at the comment. "What do you want me to do about it? Just beat them until the problem is dealt with."
The head of security nodded and was off to deal with the troubled teen asking too many questions. He brought four men with him and they all headed downtown.
It wouldn't be the first time the security group had to get rid of some bad apples. However, there was never someone so brave to ask for the boss in broad daylight.
Soon enough the men arrived to see a kid asking every person they saw. Firstly a bit confused they stared at one another. "Captain, is this the person? He's just a kid."
"It doesn't matter who it is. The boss ordered us to get rid of them." With that being said the captain slid the door open as the group of men exited.
The group of men all wore a black suit with sunglasses. They soon became the center of attention as they all stood out like a sore thumb. They soon reached Zero and the captain whispered something to him.
"Asking a lot of questions, aren't we? Follow us and no one gets hurt."
Without a word, Zero ran away from the group of men and headed towards a nearby alleyway. They began to chase him as soon as Zero ran, but when they arrived Zero was nowhere to be seen.
The captain looked around one last time and started to talk into his earpiece. "Looks like we lost him. Surround the area."
The next second the captain's neck was held in the arms of Zero. If anything happened it would be easy for Zero to snap his neck and leave him for dead.
"Take me to him." Zero had a deep pinch to his voice. Much deeper than when he was talking to random civilians.
"What are you talking about." The captain struggled to speak as he tried to shake him off. However, Zero's grip was too strong to remove.
"Don't bullshit me. Take me to Steven Snow before I get impatient." Zero said as he tightened his grip, letting him know there was no room for any distractions.
"Fine, you win. Let's walk back to the van and I'll drive you." While the two began to walk, an enormous grin appeared on the captain's face.
The two of them finally got out of the alleyway and to Zero's surprise, there were three other men with knives. Zero's mind started to process millions of outcomes in his mind and soon found the perfect one.
Zero pushed the captain towards the individual in front of them which knocked them both to the ground. As movement started the other two men began to charge at him. Luckily for Zero, they didn't seem to know how to attack with one another. As one aimed for his face the other aimed for his abdomen which left an opening to get both of them down.
He first leaned in for the guy aiming for his abdomen. Knocking out the knife with his hand left the perfect opportunity to lean into a back kick which pushed the guy aiming for his face. Now with a bit of separation, he could pick up the knife and arm himself against the goons.
However, now all four men were up and very furious. Now with a weapon in hand Zero felt much more comfortable in the situation he was in. Not wanting them to prepare a group attack he rushed the guy without a weapon. Running back him a bit he turned the knife around and hit the back of his neck with the bud of the knife. This would leave him unconscious for the rest of the fight.
Turning around, Zero still had three armed men to deal with. Now that all three men were alerted, they all rushed to Zero together. Zero threw his knife into the thigh of one of the men making him crouch in pain holding his thigh in place.
"Idiot, don't leave an opening." The captain tried to warn the man who was just stabbed, but it was already too late. A foot came flying across and kicked the man who was crouching. The kick was so spot on that it knocked him out cold, leaving some blood coming out of his mouth.
All that was left was the captain and another one of his lackeys. The captain was beginning to get a bit worried as this kid just knocked out two men in less than a minute apart. He stood up straight and got into a battle stance. "Don't beg for mercy to stop when you-"
At that moment the captain was knocked out cold. He seemed to be attacked without warning, it was something that wasn't common for him to see someone with such stealth and strength.
All that was left was a single guy who simply dropped his knife and put his hands up. This left Zero speechless as he could never see himself surrendering to an opponent.
"Get these guys in your van. Looks like you're taking me to see Mr. Snow today." Zero looked around and waited for him to fill up his van with the unconscious men.
A thirty-minute drive and Zero finally arrived at the gates of the Snow mansion. For some reason, his head started to hurt at the sight of the big fence. With a bit of calming down, he was ready to confront the man who had all the answers he wanted.
Zero noticed the big house from the outside and then opened the door with the help of a keycard from the captain. The first thing he noticed was how quiet the entire house was. With such a house he expected there to be much noise and people around.
"Hello? Anyone here-" He tried to get a sentence out but it looked like he was rudely cut off short. Now he realized why it was so quiet, it was a surprise attack. His entire body was filled with red dots, the light from a sniper. There seemed to be 50 plus men on the second floor aiming at Zero.
At that moment an older man was walking in front of the men. His presence alone would make any normal person shake. His hair was as white as snow and he looked like the gods from fairy tales. It was the same man arguing with his daughter about school earlier in the day.
"Welcome."
