"GET OUT OF HERE, SCRAM THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU…" Michael screams on top of his lungs just for a little bit at least of warning for them to scram out of there, "Just shut up would you, you will alert Vesta and his dolls and will ruin my request from the boss, and that asshole will try to steal my reward" Asclepius says as he stuffs a towel on Michael's mouth.

The trail each time smaller and smaller but the enemy armed forces still looked through with a fast paced walking and his weapons ready to shoot on sight, they walk and walk until they will fight the spot. They crossed trees and branches, they were closer and closer to the Van's location, finger on the trigger, they saw the road right in front of them.

The Van's was clear as ice, full white clear, their would of not missed it at all. All of them aimed at it, and pressed the trigger.

Bullets went flying everywhere around the Van, the tires blew away, windows broken, screams were heard and blood splattered all around it, then they ceased fire, bullet holes were in all the entirety of the Van, they did not miss any place at all.

They saw blood, and broken glass everywhere, they then got closer to the Van to see the result and to make sure the threat had ceased, they were 10 of them, all got in a circle around it, then one of them opened the door, and then a click started to sound, an explosion occurred right then and there.

The blast of it threw everyone around and scattered their bodies, the Van was a decoy, a perfect set up made by the group.

"Good thing we always prepared for plan B and C and Z isn't it chief?" Charlie said to Piers, they were all on the ground hidden on the leaves right on that same road just twenty steps away.

Sadly, one man was still alive, screaming in pain, half of his leg got removed by the blast, the majority of his body burned, even his armor could of not protect his head, half of it was full of burns, he tried to grab his pistol from his knee but his arm was broken so it was so hard for him, then a shot of salvation came to him for him to rest on eternal peace, Victor shot the bullet.

Victor had aimed straight away, clean shot to the head to put an end to this poor man's misery, then he looked to his sides and stared at the eyes of them, "It needs to be done what it needs to be done" He said to them as he stood up and walked the path the armed forces took.

Eleanor touched the arm of Archie which it was just him being scare shitless on what his life has been, "Hey, this is for the peace of the people, we are detectives but also something else, Peace Finders", Archie looked at her and swallowed, then he nodded.

"We got to find a way to see what happened to Michael, he may be in grave danger, so glad we heard that scream just to prepare for this plan" Jovi said to the others, "Victor, Archie and I will go, you guys stay here with your radio's ready, any warning or tell you guys be aware of decisions, now let's Go" said Jovi while the others agreed.

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Him, Victor and Archie stood up straight and prepared their weapons, "Be careful, we do not even know how many of them are out there, and the ones on the mansion must of heard the explosion, must likely they are going to, Michael's location, this turned into a shitshow, so be extremely cautious" Said Piers, Victor turned around to look at Piers, "You got it old man" he said then they all walked into the dark night's woods.

While the chaos of the moment was happening, inside the mansion or (wooden shack), Vesta, John and the others were having a nice dinner, in the eyes of Vesta it felt technically like if it was a family reunion, that put a smile on his face, on a twisted, satirist way.

He drank the wine on the table then placed back again, "so, John!" He says as he is cutting the meat on his plate with a knife, "What is that mask of yours about?, what exactly happened to you that left you using this respirator, also you are not taking it off to eat, seems like you really need it to be alive, one massive weakness found in you?" Vesta said.

John, which he was just sitting on the chair with one leg on top of the other, removed his gloves slowly, but almost as if making sure everyone was watching, he had his hands normal up to his pinky, he did not have a pinky finger on his left arm, and his thumb was burned, The others on the table were disgusted, except Vesta, Vesta was surprised with big eyes.

"As you read in my curriculum, or if you even did, you know that I went to a war five years ago, fought like hell, for one of this so called utopias, it was foreign country, full soil and fuel, but shitty city, just like this one" John said then He moved his legs off of one another, "3th battalion, front line, shoot to kill, we were almost mercenaries, but for a country we were paid to kill and steal, well in these city they were extremely poor, to the point even their soldiers used not extravagant and tactical weapons, but they used chemicals, and just like in the Vietnam War, but instead, reversed".

"I entered one of the houses in which we were looking for enemies encounters, I was expecting a soldier, but instead I found a child, very young like 7, I froze from the moment I saw him. He had… A damn grenade without a pin on his hand, I was prepared to run, or to just grab it and throw it right away, then I decided, I better grab it from this kid, and so I did, but then I noticed the truth, it was empty, it was all a damn fucking trap to put my guard down, the kid ran, and the doors suddenly got closed, then the gas came inside, Good thing I shot the whole thing away, I was almost saved, but my lungs were carcass technically, I got surgery right after, but the doctors said I could not breath normally anymore, that I had to use this from now, and so on and so forth, thats how I ended up with this thing the rest of my damn life, most likely a Curse from destiny, or God" John explained to all of them.

"Shit" Vesta said, "one hell of a villainous origin story isn't it?" He chuckled, then he grabbed the fork with meat and pointed to John "Also, I never read your curriculum, I honestly was expecting for you to die on the first day or at least accomplish and leave, but look at you damn here alive, you are a success, and I really hope we work together for more on the future" Vesta said as he continued to eat, as well as they all did.

After the long dinner was most over, the explosion outside made even the windows vibrate a small bit, everyone now was aware something was happening outside, "What the shit" Vesta said as he looked through the window to where the explosion came off, then he looked at everyone on the table, "Everyone get out and find out what is wrong! If it rats, shoot them, if its humans, shoot them, if it is even a damn one of you in here that just made something explode outside, shoot them, shoot them all" He said as he smiled and all of his men were getting their guns ready to see what it was outside.

Asclepius and the 5 men of his group left that were there also heard the explosion, then he stared at the wooden shack, he saw them getting ready to get outside, then he looked at Michael and slapped him in the face "Human pest", He said to him as he walked towards the wooden shack, he saw all of Vesta's men walk besides him and greeting him with care, he did not bother to respond as he just walked right towards Vesta,which he was just getting out of the house.

Vesta saw his face and just stood still, Asclepius walked right in front of him but six feet away, "Asclepius! Now what the hell are you doing here?" Vesta said as he grinned, "Teamwork?" He said.