51 ... (Part 1)

~Daiko's Pov, A few days later~

I'm finally decked out for the meet-up. Still, I wonder if this suit is formal enough as it is tight, no wonder Kakarot never liked them... Anyway, I bought a dark-green turtle neck shirt, with an all-black suit over it that was opened, and lastly, a dark brown Beckett Simonon Durant Quarter Brogue shoe to match.

I then picked up my phone and texted her that I was already dressed.

"Great! I'll meet you there! Though... I have something to do at the moment, so just go without me for now, I've told my friends about you. So make yourself acquainted with them. I should be there in ten-twenty minutes after." She texted me.

That was a bit odd... But nothing too out of the ordinary...

"Alright, I'll do that. See you there." I texted back. I made my way out out of my building. I quickly called for an Uber to get me going.

'So this is the place... A 5-star diner...' Luckily I already made reservations. I walked up to the clerk to let them deal with me and guide me to my table.

"Good afternoon, I made reservations last Sunday, my name is Daiko..." I told him.

"Ahh yes, You are reserved for a joint table, which is number... 43. Here is your pass, sir." The waiter said handing a blue ticket to me.

I walked ahead, with others staring at me, I still wasn't used to the looks...

"Here's my ticket," I said to the checker. He then pointed me in the direction of my table.

From afar, I could see them all, including the bastard. There were five of them in total, including him of course. I quickly used my observation skill, this time checking out everything...

As I got closer, I saw them all eyeing me with curiosity with the exception of one of the ladies eyeing me with a look of interest, but I shrugged it off for now, this would be very awkward without Felicia here to defuse the tension...

I waved. "Good afternoon, You're all Felicia's friends, right?" I said.

"Yeah, my name is Mary-Jane, this is my boyfriend, Peter Parker, and these three are-"

"The name is Rogue," She said, quickly shaking my hand. Her smile was rather welcoming...

I took the chance to sit, with the other two quickly ready to introduce themselves.

"I'm Jean Gray, you're Daiko, right?" She asked, I nodded and answered yes.

"And then there's me, my name is Natasha, nice to meet you." She said smiling. I felt her gaze sizing me up once more, first my arms then my legs, then quickly, emerald orbs scanned my face, this all was a bit, uncomfortable...

"A pleasure to meet you all," I said, smiling. I looked at their status, they were interesting, to say the least, especially out of the women here, they all had titles that had me curious, and not only that, two were the exact same.

I had mostly presumed titles were something exclusive to the achiever, but now this? It all made sense now. Titles can also indicate something of an overall achievement...

Still, that 'Harem member' title, I noted it to myself, this title was between Jean and Mary-Jane only, I then gazed toward Parker to see that he had a title called, 'Master of Lust', that alone gave me the creeps... Not only that but at the very bottom of his was another title that caught my eye, 'Chaser of Death'. A peculiar one...

A title, I felt that was far more than meets the eye.

"You seem like you fight a bit... Felicia also told us that too, care to tell us more about it?" Natasha said, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Ahh, sure... I've learned how to fight as a hobby of sorts, just like reading." I responded, and I then continued. "Like CQC, Jiujitsu, and various other styles. I didn't know them before, but over the last couple of days, I browsed the internet and read and watched videos on all sorts of techniques, placing them in my collection of moves to use...

At the moment, I was a completely different being from what I was days ago, especially with the moves I've learned and incorporated into my new arsenal. And that was putting it lightly.

"I can see that." She quipped silently. Her emerald gaze still penetrated every surface of my being she could look at. I was NOT used to this...

"That's impressive, I have to admit, it's hard to hide something like that." Chided Parker. I simply smiled and silently nodded at his 'compliment'.

"Well, it isn't fair that I'm the only one sharing my story, mind telling me things about yourselves?" I added.

The conversations went on and on, and minutes went by. And Felicia still hasn't called or texted me...

"I'm sorry everyone, it's been around twenty-five minutes since Felicia said she'd be here, and I'm starting to get worried... I'll go see how she's doing" I added.

"You're right, should I come with you?" Rogue offered.

"No! It's fine, I'll go see her myself, I don't want to interrupt you all." I responded, leaving my chair...

No matter how much I called, she wouldn't answer her phone, and at least she would always respond to my texts... 'What happened? Is she ok?' I asked myself And quickly, a sinking feeling in my stomach surfaced from nowhere...

I ran towards her home instead, using above-human speeds to get there. I jumped the buildings to avoid the crowd and to cut the time to arrive, but with every block I crossed, the feeling only got worse. From nowhere, I suddenly remembered the last title I had seen from Parker himself...

As I arrived at her entrance, I jumped the fence realizing the lights were left on from afar.

As I inched closer, I whiffed a familiar scent. A crimson red liquid came to my mind instantly, and equally, was it sinking even deeper into my stomach.

"Blood..." I mumbled to myself, my heart speeding up as I got closer, the pungency now revealing another scent in the air, I wasn't that familiar with the other, the blood seemingly masking the other scent...

I upped my speed, instantly rushing up to her home. I tracked the scent, leading me to the master bedroom. That feeling once again... It struck me like lighting...

*THUMP...*

I saw it...

*THUMP...*

A bloodied figure lay on the bed, leaving an unrecognizable and barely alive mess... I felt my innards forcing to escape my lips. But I fought the feeling. The stench alone was repugnant...

*THUMP...*

A strand of platinum jogged my memory of who it was... I traced the figure with my eyes. As I looked closer, the white liquid leaked from her privates, mixed with blood... The scent... I knew what it was now...

*THUMP...*

*THUMP...

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