52 A night full of nightmares 4

Kurumi pov

Thinking further a sudden loud scream coming from outside causes me to be thrown out of my thoughts . Focusing on the clones I sent with Ash I check what is happening there . A momentary shiver runs through my body noticing what happened in the alley from the clone's perspective .

I have never killed using a clone only . I expected the clones to fight like me after all I have seen many times that they have my experience from training with Ash . However, what the clone did in the alley . Makes me realize that the clones probably have more self-awareness than I would like to admit to them as Ash did not order the clone to kill and even if he did I thought the clone would handle it differently . '

' Apparently the clone in addition to existing to " obey the orders " of anyone in our group also caught our intentions or rather mine ? By which clone independently decided to act and was even clever enough to take advantage of the situation and just kill that guy in the alley .'

This worries me because this is the first time I have had the opportunity to observe this . Secondly I don't know why but this clone instead of using anything for this kill decided to use her teeth . I witnessed , from the first person, how the clone using her teeth tear a piece of meat from the throat of this guy finishing him , only to swallow this meat later .

And all this despite the fact that , clones have access to the shadow where I hid some sharp blades . I know it works because I tested it in the past. Especially since one screwdriver disappeared from the shadows and now I can feel it in the hands of another clone. So why did the clone do it this way ?

' Now I need to ascertain to what level the clones are able to use this ' awareness and why did clone eat it at all ? I just hope I don't experience this from the memories of the clone . '

Thinking about it I use the same clone like cameras and controlling her I stop clone from further devouring the body , which apparently the clone was further preparing for .Then, directing the clone to exit the Alley, I release it from under the remote control to observes the situation with Asha who apparently has already secured an escape .

With relief in my heart I return with my mind to the warehouse preparing for a signal from him . As for the clone I will have to think about it later .

" Two guards outside removed , scouts at cars removed and escape secured . Only the outside guards of the truck remain ."

Hearing Asha talking about his success I look at the empty space behind the crate , which the three thugs are watching. I don't see anything there but I know that Neo is already ready with our gift to them .

" I see , good job take care of those in front of the truck . Me and Neo in the meantime start cleaning the interior ."

I say the first part literally because I see the situation through the eyes of one of the clones . While doing so , at the same time I retreat to the part of the warehouse filled with shelves . Moving on the highest shelf I carefully watch where I put my feet so as not to knock anything over, which is unlikely because .

Most of the things on the shelves are pallets and crates, but still I am careful not to trip or fall . Encountering the third pillar I use the shelves like a ladder and slowly descend down . After putting my feet on the ground I immediately squeeze between the two shelves hiding in the gap created because of the pillar . Pressing my back against the pillar I manage to hide my whole body .

With some extra speac in front of me I know that the more protruding parts of my body are not visible from the corridor. Nevertheless I try to blend my black dress as much as possible into the darkness , just in time to see the two sources of light approaching me which I know are coming from the two people patrolling the warehouse .

Looking at the brightness and the length of the shadow cast by their flashlights I know that in a moment they will be here . Focusing on the pillar standing in front of me in the space between the regiments , using the shadow created due to the many reflections of light I create a clone which like me is firmly stuck with her back to the pillar .

Fortunately for the clone by her natural appearance you can not see her completely if she closes her glowing eyes . Of course as long as no one specifically illuminates the clone .In the hands of the clone I see a long kitchen knife which the clone quickly hides behind her back .

I also pick up the knife from the hands that appeared right next to me . Despite the aura that storing items from me is requires , is nothing compared to the aura I have . Not to mention the benefits of a small arsenal with which I can arm any clone I create .

Fortunately the clones have my knowledge so they can also use weapons which makes it all the better . However, even unarmed clones are .... deadly . What I could learn from today's example .Well unfortunately my only problem is the lack of " weapons " . So everything I found with Neo in the garbage , in the hands of clones or mine became a weapon .

Honestly from now on I have to start stealing weapons . I never did that because Neo always used the same knife given to her by big mom and I instead had my gun with theoretically infinite ammunition .So there was never a need to have them especially since well we were never in that type of situation .

When there would be a need to kill I just shove my aura into the gun and then shoot . Compared to the strength of my weapon, recoil is virtually is non-existent . This snazzy gun with ten percent of my aura turns the hit thing into fragments.

My weapon is even able to tear somebody in half which is something that no handgun can do . I don't even need a bullet for my gun which is total nonsense which is another thing Ash doesn't have the strength to explain to me or himself so we just attribute it to my sembelance .

Approaching footsteps stop my further thoughts . Seeing now well the two men in front of me I order the clone to disperse them . The clone giggled , with my voice which made the two thugs in the dark warehouse immediately jump up in fear aiming their guns and flashlights at the clone .

However , before they could do anything , I jumped on the back of the man closest to me . The man standing close to his friend because of me bumped into him causing the man closer to the clone to lose his grip on the weapon giving the clone a chance to make her move when I in the meantime covering the mouth of my thug with my hand only to thrust the knife into the side of his neck straight into the arteries .

The knife penetrated deep enough to damage the vocal cords of the thug leaving him on the ground, with me kneeling with my knees on his back . Turning to the clone , already knowing from the connection that she has already done her job . I see her thug with the cut hand in which he still hold his gun , now lies with the broken blade of the kitchen knife in his heart .

While at this time the clone kneeling on the chest of the thug , with the handle of the knife on which there is still some blade left stares with her two-colored empty eyes at the deep wound on the man's neck smiling satisfied with her work .

Omitting the clone I can clearly hear that our action despite the fact that carried out perfectly , without any gunshot caused a commotion because of the echoes of our short fight , has already set off the alarm .

' Well it was in the plan anyway so nothing lost .'

I think with a smile when suddenly there is a bang in the warehouse as if something very heavy fell to the ground . Then the screams and wails of people's voices are momentarily drowned out when the sounds of their radios are suddenly heard from the corpses below me . Paying no attention to the chaos , me and the clone pick up both firearms belonging to the corpses .

Immediately after that , the clone climbs up the storage shelf by the wall , as I create another clone on the run and handing her a secund weapon . I myself pull out my trusty antique pistol . With gun in hand we run to the cargo area of the warehouse where I see two people standing at the open gate where the open back of the truck stands probably with the intention of making a quick escape .

However, now , in front of them stands Ash along with my clone . Both of them aim their firearms straight at the thugs making them surrender without any problem . On the other hand , the three people who previously stood under the shelf holding the crate are now lying under the crate itself .

Two of them turned to mush under the weight of the crate full of dust . Only one of them survived but not for long looking at condition of his leg which lay under the shattered crate whose dust containers were now all over the floor . The rest of the thugs surprisingly were already dead ? .

Looking at the slashed throats of the other dead thugs all over the place I look at Neo who was calmly standing in the middle of it all . She was not at all dirty from blood , only her knife dripping with it gave me away that it was her .

' Well in other words, the clones were not needed. But that and better without shots we have more time.'

I think while looking at a clone with a gun standing next to me and another one standing high on the ledge in the perfect position to cover the entire space with her reach of the new firearm. Making sure that both weapons in the hands of the clones return to my space through their shadows I cancel both clones thus recovering the Aura remaining in them .

" You two , go to the middle of the room " .

I say calmly to the two thugs whose hands are raised . They both looked at each other then without saying a word they walked slowly to the middle of the room

" You are from Xiong right ? Or at least they hired you "

Asks fanus with crocodile tail after reaching the designated place , looking at my illusion-covered face all this time . Waiting for my answer I extend my hand to my side which makes Neo smile . Or at least I think so after all her face is also in the illusion .

However, she seems to be thinking the same thing as me and knowing what I want to do she runs over to one of the containers of red dust that rolled from the destroyed crate near her feet after which she eagerly picked it up and handed it to me .

" I beg you kid . Everyone has to live somehow so I beg you to forgive me . We just wanted dust ."

Says the panicked secund man due to my lack of answers and the obvious guess of what I plan to do with the dust . The man gets even more panicked when I simply open the container after which I pour some dust on the glove of my hands .

At that time, the fanus with the crocodile's tail was simply silent when his eyes stared at me . The saying cold-blooded reptile really fits him . Apparently he's been in this business long enough to know when the game is over .

" Believe me no one will know when you let two people go . We will disappear . I have enough Lien to escape to mistral . No , I will go all the way to the kingdom of Atlas and I will not say anything to anyone . "

Says the man in a panic looking around for an escape . Unluckily for him behind him is Ash and a clone with guns pointed at their backs all the time . Of course despite this I make hands appear from under their shadows catching them both by the legs .

I then approach them with a calm and slow step knowing thanks to the clone on the car that the burnt bitch and her bodyguard are already sitting in my trap waiting for me . Which makes me happy at the same time making it unnecessary to question these two guys .

" You just want the dust right ? So go ahead you can have it "

I say, throwing all the dust from my hands in their direction while adding some of my aura to it, making it ignite . Immediately after that I also throw the whole open container towards them covering them with red dust which on contact with the ignited dust sets the two people in front of me on fire .A small explosion of pure fire and heat blast consumes the both thugs in front of me

I heard them shout briefly after which they threw themselves to the ground with the intention of putting out the fire by . However, I found their screams annoying so using the shadows around the flames, I created hands that, despite the fire, caught both of them holding them on the ground while blocking their mouths .

Of course the fire immediately went out as the dust burns quite quickly the only thing left of the flames are those that clung to their clothes or hair of which there is nothing left . Looking at the charred bodies I order those holding them with their hands to press them into the ground . Hands like a press after a momentary pressure squashed the body parts they were holding .

" Was that necessary ? "

Asks Ash when by the tone of his voice he does not seem displeased which reassures me . I know very well that he as well as the whole pawn shop resent them for what happened in Vale . As for me I don't care about this whole war rather I'm angry for how many people uninvolved in it die .

Not only gangsters and mafia people died that night but ordinary people suffered too . The Vale authorities will never give the real numbers especially since 90 percent of it was homeless people . However, for me they are also people maybe not so not guilty but people . I know of course that all this would have happened anyway .

If it wasn't them someone else would have done it . Blaming the thugs of this burned bitch is the same as blaming SDC for the mere fact that they extracted this dust or the owner of the warehouse for giving it away .

Even though it makes no sense why shouldn't I do it ? Why I shouldn't blame them ? I have no sympathy for these people for the fact that despite the fact that they knew this was now going to happen with every one of their deliveries , they willingly did it . In this case they can not be excused that they did not know it would happen .

' They chose the money in exchange for the destruction of the city . Even I have some limits which they crossed long ago . '

Thinking about it I look at Ash who apparently already knows what I am thinking .

" Does it matter ? We can talk about it later , now let's go to that burned bitch let's not keep her wait ."

I say while passing Ash.