chapter 14 the demon who walks the earth on all fours

Getting home was easy for me, I try to comfort Cidny, but all she says are small phrases of "I'm fine" or "it's okay". If only if it was that easy, I've gotten used to doing this, she has never seen me act like this in person, I admit after Tokyo my personality has gotten more violent. Telling her I love her won't help at all, while we are in the show, she asks "does it get any easier" I don't answer he, I just hold her, the only answer I have for her is one she already knows, it never gets any easier. When we try to sleep that night Cidny would wake up in tears, because she either realized the life those kids could've had or that I am right and this world is full of hate hidden between the lines of a  cloak and dagger society. I tried my best to comfort her the only way I knew how, so I called Mikki over, as soon as Mikki came through the door, she yelled at me to go outside. I don't know how Mikki would help, but it is better than not doing anything at all. It has been over three hours, I wonder at what I could have done, could I have done more ? I call Christian, {who is this…(check digits)... Its 4 in the morning where I'm at (we got jumped) yeah… something happened didn't it (yes) alright who were you with (Cidny ) is she okay (we met that new group) ahhhhhhhh…. (your sarcasm doesn't help) well what do you want me to say, your stronger than me, you kill without remorse, and you"re dumb (what does that mean) your dense man (what did you say) good night… no I'm not talking to a girl… I'm talking to H… Overwatch says hello… also happy birthday} heading to my office I ask Michael a question on the Calyapi group (so how high are there numbers ?[followers or soldiers] followers ? [13 million combined on all social media fronts] alright how many soldiers do they have [now that number is unknown, though we are aware of their top operatives, one of them has been located at your school] when did this happen [it seems he's been their as long as you have, jasmine, Athena, and Mikki commented on believing that they've been watching you, and try to recruit you] when do you think they're going to move in ? [I believe we both know the answer to that, they've already approached you, so they know what you look like] so they're going to approach me again at school, so I wouldn't be able to fight back [exactly, I can't be with you all the time, your going to have to deal with this group on your own] it's better this way, are you going to watch over Cidny [yes, I just acquired access to the  security cams, at her workplace] that took awhile [ flower shop security is actually tighter than I thought] (that's hilarious) the rest of on conversation ends as I read more into the Calyapi group, by cross checking with multiple social media fronts as well as the information gathered by John, Athena, and Jasmine. From what I can tell, Calyapi is a large anarchy group made up of orphans created by war, they represent the hate that starts war. On social media, it's just smoke and mirrors, they've been working as a small time mercenary group in South Africa working with the CIA. What keeps bothering me is, who is funding them, and how did they receive their training. pondering in my own thoughts are hammered with flashes of me as a child, I'm looking through a crack in a door, I see two people on the floor with someone cleaning a knife above them, he sees me, he tries to grab, my mouth bites down on his hand while he plunges his knife at me, missing he then slashes away at me cutting my chest, falling to the ground, the man starts punching me, the only thing I see is his smile. later waking up to Mikki on the ground with my hands instinctively wrapped around her neck. Releasing her neck from my grasp hearing her gasp for air choking, but I hear a laugh and "I want more" come from Mikki she then jump on on top of me, to punch me, then kiss me saying "I want more" she then stops after a minute "why aren't you stopping me" she begins to cry "don't let me get away with this" knowing she has been hurting for a very long time now, when I left for the first time, that hurt Mikki in a way where at the time my mind didn't understand until no, she felt as if she had no worth, because she couldn't keep me in the city. She then changed everything about her, believing this could give her a chance. Sometimes an answer should've just been given to  her for a question she'd never ask. After I get up I look at her, then my office door opens, it's Cidny, she then runs to Mikki to comfort her, "What did you do?" she asks (I'm sorry) those are the only words I can find at the moment, Cidny then glares at me acknowledging me to act as she acts, which was comforting mikki by holding her and Cidny. Doing so Mikki cries get even louder and louder, when she was finally finished she said "we have to go to school" as she sobs trying to wipe away her tears. Closing my eyes I see the events of the past twelve hours flash before my eyes, upon opening my eyes again, I look to see Cidny fixing my tie, looking at her feeling that my influence is hurting her by being with her (I love you) she stops fixing my tie, her face turns red, she smiles as well as she places a kiss upon my lips "I'm okay, you don't need to worry" she says (I'm not worried… I'm scared… I'm terrified at the thought of what need to be done will seperate us ) she doesn't say anything at the moment, purely guessing it seems she understands the belief that all her pain is cause by me. She then speaks up "well let's not let it come to that" she then kisses me again before leaving to the bathroom. Then I grab my helmet as as my book case for school, though before leaving I approach the bathroom door, trying to open it is a lost cause there seems to be something laying up against it. Seeing no knowing that Cidny is sitting against the door. (I'm going… I just) being unable to find the word she speaks for me "its okay… I'm fine… you can go to school" I can hear the tears in her voice (I want you to know "I know" Cidny I'm happy I met you) I said that out of the sheer thought, after my meeting with the Calyapi group member at are school. I might not ever see her again, because believeing the only way to beat this group, will be from the inside, me being the only one who know this, including Michael. I hear Cidny crying, walking away, hating myself for being so selfish, and bring her into my life. The bathroom door opens and Cidny runs towards me jumping on to me with tears in her eyes "I don't want you to go" she says ( I have to… I can't watch as these…"I know… that's why I'm going with you" no! If I lose you again… "what can I do then, I don't want to be alone") while looking into her eyes with a smile as we share one last kiss.

Arriving at the school I was greeted by John he started telling me everything about the Calyapi group that he knows, all it was, was everything I already knew. (Hey John, how long have you been doing this " what you never read up on me " no, wasn't really interested "why the sudden interest then" I just want some understanding "I've been doing this since I could pull the trigger" most of your life then "in all honesty I don't remember, the earliest I can remember is my first contract… that was twenty some odd years ago" huh interesting "I know that your first was when you were six" I'm going to be blunt with you John, I don't remember anything before I arrived in this city "lying doesn't get you anywhere except for six feet in the ground… alright now get to class") going to my desk, my eyes spot a note saying {read me} it's states meet me in the equipment building once you have read this. As I head straight to the equipment room, my actions are quick so I don't run into anyone I might know. Though I do end up running into Bradley outside the  main classroom building "hey H" ( what is it Bradley)" whoa so hostile… just asking how you doing (I'm fine) "where are you going ?" (the equipment building, Chris wants me to get check on some items for the festival next month) "that early huh… we'll let me help you out" (no I can handle this) "fine you convinced me I'm going to help you". When I first met Bradley, my hands wanted to break his neck, after a while I figured out there are two sides to this coin, he's charismatic when it comes to talking to classmates, and other you meet out on the street, but to people he likes, he'll like to pop bad jokes as well as never taking no as an answer, because if you say no he'll get sad, because he'll have to put back on that charismatic facade. There is a lot of "because" when it comes to him, I am glad though he makes Saya happy in a way I never could (fine) walking to the equipment room with Bradley, I feel as if I'm being followed, though Mikki's scent is dark cherry which is one hundred feet away, though felt eyes follow me since I left my classroom, could it be. Checking my phone I look at my social media to see Calyapi's feed, it's a picture of me, {this man is against the progress, he stands with the hate that made us… follow him} anyone can be a part of that group, over 2.5 million people have seen that post. Bradley can be a part of their feed, probably one of them too, good thing he came along then, having my enemies close brings me a better grasp of my situation. As I step into the equipment room already seeing 16 different people while looking around they seem to be to other students from the school, Bradley then closes the door and locks it, I look at him "sorry man… not really hands up fuckhead" he says, not putting my hands up I just step forward (alright who's in charge…) gun! I've taken a round near my hip, another in my right leg. Then suddenly, all of them start to rush me, trying my best to fight them off, with my gunshot wounds from Bradley he hasn't got close enough to where my hands could wrap around his neck I fight off the 16 to the best of my abilities, my body took way took many hits, I'm panting over their bodies after I'm done. "Well I was told that we were alike" says Bradley  (your the Calyapi's top agent "he's figured out, you can come out now") three people come around, one female, two male "oh look at him… how cute" says the girl (are you the leader of the group in this city " what make you think I'm not Calyapi…" shut the fuck please, you name starts with an M, you left M at the end of everyone of your posts on Calyapi feed "oooooooo his quickness is everything we were told it would be, I have to admit you can take a lot of punishment" you want me to join your group or not "oh we don't want you to join" what do you want then ? "What do think") they all answered me individually but with one equal mind set. "Bradley tellem" says one of the males, Bradley shows me an image of Cidny. I then lunge at him, he tries to pull his gun out again, I break his nose before, one of the three hits me with a bat "alright we don't want you to join… we want you to lead" she says she then hits me again with the bat "we want you to love us, lead us" she then hit me in the head then my mind starts to fade while my hands are trying to kill Bradley while she hits me.

(Cidny you're the only thing that has given me happiness, I'm so sorry) that was my message to Cidny before the meeting with the  Calyapi group was a bust. My body ended up waking in a bed strapped in some type of exosuit, I can feel the metal wrapped around my body, upon awakening, my assumptions were correct, seeing a mirror with my reflection of a suit of armor, there is someone nearby saying  "he's awake Monika" the girl they call Monika then steps right in front of me, it's the girl who beat me with a bat. "Oh goodie, can he hear me… he can even better, hiiiii I'm Monika so you're so much fun you know that, I mean you've been very helpful… why is he struggling? Can't he talk… he can't, let him speak  the (fuck you snarky bi…) alright nevermind, alright well I'm going to tell you how you helped us, see that suit your in, we here call it the prowler suit, look at your hud closely" video feed then pops up on my visor, there are people, they seem to be John's mercs I'm tearing through them with my bear hands, John he tries shooting my with his desert eagle, my left hand wraps around his neck… I killed him… Monika begins to speak again "yeah see that, we've been trying to kill that guy for decades, did you know he killed my dad… he's calmed down… oh okay what you think that was CGI well this wasn't" she shows me video feed that's my house, my body's breaks through the door, the security sentry are destroyed by an EMP, because everything's dark, Chris is there he fires at me before coming at me with his sword, he's faster than he ever was when we trained he sees something in my helmet, does he see my face, don't stop, my hand catches his sword, then breaks it in half before using the broken half to penetrate his skull, I'm so sorry Chris… my body moves towards my office, breaking open the doors, Mikki is there to try to stop me so is Cidny, no, my left hand throws Mikki through a wall, my right holds Cidny's throat as it pushes her to a wall she is moving her mouth, I can't make out what she's saying, what's my body doing… no no no no. Monika turns off the feed "man talk about spicing up things in the bedroom, I took you for a test drive once phew that was a blast… I think we broke him… release him … I said… thank you" the suit opens up my body then hits the floor "wow you have a lot more scars than I remembered" what does she mean by that "oh yeah hold up, visual cloaking off" my head is being pulled to face her… (s...a...y...a) "bingo see after you abandoned me, I guess you could say I went a little overboard, I used my body and my father's contacts to gain some power and after that I started recruiting orphans, man did I get a following, 100,000 after the first two months, well actually 10 percent were people who would die for me, but using the other 90 to follow targets through social media really help us grow (why?) Why… why… Because you chose a life I didn't want to accept, you chose that over me, so I became the thing you swore to destroy in that small miniscule brain you, you know I actually looked for you and what do my eyes see they see you fucking another girl (I'm…) I don't want a fucking apologie you fucking scumbag, man did I ever uses the fuck out of you once I caught you, you probably thought 'oh I'm going to destroy them from the inside' I knew you would try to do that so I used your body the best way I knew how… to kill your best friend. Rape your girl, kill your handler tear down Overwatch's operation. Oh yeah you've been in that suit for 7 months (you're insane) I'm insane, that's funny coming from you, 'the wolf who hunts alone' that's what you think you are I mean once I figured out that you were just half of what your supposed to be. I made moves, I took over cities, I took over countries, you know how many followers I have, there enough there to take over europe as well as the United States, I mean whos going to shoot a bunch of kids… what… what do mean… he's crying again… well feed him… fine I'll Go to him. Stay put sweet heart love you" she leaves, she boasted about her plans, guess being an influencer makes you self loath against your enemies. My body has been able to move for awhile, just waiting for her to leave, a guard gets close to me using my metal arms hidden blade, I slice of his leg taking his gun to shoot the other two people in the room. In one of my molars there is a device that lets Overwatch's security system recognizes me, Saya must've knew that, what she doesn't know that if ripped out it'll set of a distress beacon. Ripping my tooth out causes it to beep rapidly, someone comes through the door, my hand pulled the trigger shooting them in the knees. Walking up to them my hand places the barrel of the gun into his eyes (where is the exit) "please don't kill me" (exit now!) Making my way through this facility get more and more difficult,my body is weak, my mind is weak, I'm not even strong enough to protect the ones close to me. Sayas voice it's nearby she seems to be talking on the phone "yes Bradley he woke up… know I don't think he suspects a thing… yeah I showed him the video… where is he-- he escaped… no he won't kill me… after all I'm carrying his baby… so how's it going in Goliath… she is still resisting huh, we killed Chris over two months ago I mean that Doe guy was her head of security… I know she has operators everywhere, I mean it took me my first year before killing even one, then the next thing I know he shows up… you have to go really alright love you, I'm going to go find him I guess" my child {intruders in the facility. Intruders in the facility} 

   my beacon must be working, trying to move doesn't really help I'm being stopped by my own body, it's too weak, but what in the hell is going on. She is bearing my child, she killed John and Chris, what the fuck. I start to vomit up some of my own blood, visions fading, though there is something in the distance, it looks like a woman in armor, she' fast, there's another one. For some reason there movement remind me of someone, my sighting faster now, though there is a familiar scent in the, it calms me. "Don't let them on your flank" I know voice is that Mikki, but when my body was in that suit, it slammed her through a wall. Sights gone now all there is black, makes me reflect on my actions, how selfish, egotistical, hateful they were. People would say that life is what you make it, but my life was decided by others for the longest time. Though it gave it purpose, believing in that purpose was what kept me going from killing myself, then I met her, she was smart, beautiful, and pure, she lived in a life, that seemed very mundane to me, but it was peaceful. Then she met me, and her mundane yet peaceful life came to an end, because of my selfish decision to find love, I even made her fall in love with me, it was so selfish. Now she's probably wishing that she never left that life, it seems like a lifetime ago when I first woke up in that limo, it's funny, that walkmen in my room told me everything needed to start, but my ambition to be better blinded me, and I'm sitting on the floor have naked covered in fluid that smells like a corpse, might being going insane. Awhile back in Tokyo when we were fighting those cultist, there was a book within the hands of a corpse covered in rubble and ash, the name of the book was the silver lining, it metaphorical for looking at the bright side of things no matter how bad they're, Chris believed in this philosophy, for all the facades he put on the most facetious one was his smile, we admired as well as respected each other. He was better than me, he was my best friend and my hands were the ones that took his life, for him for Mikki for Cidny, Overwatch, and for myself I will be better, take down Calyapi, kill Saya and get my revenge. Sounds of gunfire have disappeared "there he is" says a distant voice, someone is running my way. I try to open my eyes, my arms won't move, the footsteps have stopped, they stopped near me, then kneel towards me, hands are touching my face, they stop then I hear some type of compression seal release, "baby wake up" Cidny ! She starts touching my more and more "baby wake up for me okay" my body won't move how hard I try "kitty get me a medic--- he's not responding kitty where the fuck is that God dam medic" my eyes open, looking at her makes me happy "baby oh my god--- ugh I thought you were dead" she hugs me (my… lungs "oh shit"). I am then given and adrenaline shot, and carried to a chopper. Cidny holds my hand the rest of the way, (where are we going) "It's a mystery," she says.