' I never wanted anything of this… I never asked for it. Why does someone else have to choose my fate and the life I have to live?, why do I have to perish for someone else's choice? ..I'm cursed to keep on holding even when my knuckles are broken. I just want to be set free …please.'
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" Are you sure this is a good idea?" Kaelen furrowed his brows as Darius laid out the blueprint on the table.
"Do you want money or not ?"
Of course Kaelen needed the money. His landlord gave him a day's notice to gather money for his rent which was now three months overdue.
He had a number of part time jobs, but he hardly made enough money to cover his bills.
His landlord understood his situation, an abandoned orphaned kid with neither family nor relatives to turn to.
But it was getting out of hand, aside from failing to pay bills on time he had debt on his hands. He'd borrow money to pay off money he owed other people, leading to an endless chain of borrowing and debt.
His grandma's hospital bills were what made him borrow money left and right in hopes she'd survive her condition as she was the only family he had , but unfortunately fate took her away too early. Just like it took his father when he was just a little boy.
And the only things he had inherited was an amulet and poverty.
Without proper education, it was hard to get a solid good paying job. However he had one dream, to be recruited as a member of the DHC, Demon Hunter Corps.
It was the worlds best demon hunting firm, run by top elites , some government officials and politicians along with scientists.
It was founded 30 decades ago by a man known as commander Silvers Brown.
Demons had entered the human realm violently attacking , killing and destroying everything in existence, which brought about the first demon-human war.
The DHC recruited some members of the military in attempt to take the demons down but it wasn't enough, until commander Silvers bravely snuck into one of the demon warships and found out there was a portal that lead to the demon realm and also found blueprints of their plans.
He took everything and recorded as much information as needed, which served as knowledge to help them defeat the demons and close the portal marking the end of Demon-Human war 1.
Some museums still had remains , rather relics and artifacts of the demons, using them to educate the new generation.
Despite the portal being closed they never seized to train and improve their equipments, they believed that in the near future there might be a possible Demon-Human war II.
However a few demons still roamed around in human form, living amongst humans. Maybe even secretly plotting on how to strict back.
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" So, as I was saying ." Darius rubbed his hands together with a huge grin plastered on his face as the three of them huddled up around the table.
" I have a new client, he gave me an important task, and that is for me to steal this from Central Park City Demon Museum." He said holding out a folded paper.
"But I can't do it in my own and I know that you my friend are in a fix." Darius patted Kaelen on the shoulder.
He unfolded the paper and showed them a picture of something that looked like an ancient bangle.
Kaelen's eyes widened as he came to realize it was a demon artifact. He looked at Darius and then at Riven , then back at the picture.
The bangle itself looked horrifying. It had thin spikes all around it that curved inwards like spider legs, it was bloody red in color with black thread like lines coiled all around.
" A demon artifact ?! you've gotta be out of your freaking mind. We can't infiltrate the museum, you know it's heavily guarded and once we're caught it will be game over even before it gets started."
Darius grunted and rolled his eyes. " See that's your problem Kae, you lose your balls easily. I have it all figured out, my client has it all planned out. Mind you my client isn't just some ghetto scam, he is a big.big.big. top tier mob boss or whatever . And that's why I asked you and Riven to be my allies."
He looked at Riven, his best friend , hoping he'd say something , but his expression was silent and unreadable.
" And trust me once we get the pay for this mission you'll be debt free my guy and you won't need to do your little jobs anymore. Just trust me okay?"
It was easy for him to trust Riven but Darius not so much. There was just something about him that made Kaelen not want to trust him fully.
The two of them were like his family, but he grew up mostly with Riven, while he was still under his grandma's care.
He never knew his parents or much about them , as they left him when he was just a baby.
And whenever he'd ask about them, his grandma responded with , " Your mother abandoned you and your father. However he died during the war."
He only had pictures of them and an amulet that belonged to his father, which his grandma made him promise to never take off.
They met Darius when they were just 15, and they bonded on common grounds, parental issues.
Riven Cross , now 20 years old grew to be a very handsome boy, with sharp features.But his stormy grey eyes now carried intense pain, his once beautiful long black hair now messy and just falls over his brow. He developed a muscular build fueled by anger from his parent's alcohol addiction and neglegance.
Darius Kain , the oldest being 22 had a tall build with deep bronze skin and piercing amber eyes that seemed to see through people. His hair was dark and short, often tousled, and he carried a sharp jawline with a huge scar running down his left cheek.
Kaelen wasn't much impressive, his sharp blue eyes carried nothing but grief and regret, his slim build made him look like he was the type to be pushed around easily, and his height…. not very tall.
They made a perfect team of miserable mfs.
" We're going to meet on the rooftop at 11 :30pm." Darius carried on with explaining the plan to the two of them and what was at cost, before he could finish Kaelen shook his head.
" N-No… I don't think I can do this."
Darius twitched and his eyes seemed darkened, giving Kaelen a predatory look. But suddenly his demeanor switched back to his usual cheerful self.
" Riven please talk some sense into him. This is an epic deal , you can't—"
" It's alright D. The two of you can go ahead without me. My little jobs may not do much for me but I'm not willing to risk it."
Darius looked at Riven, who had been quiet through the entire conversation. Riven sighed and looked at Darius.
" If he's not comfortable with it, let it be. And for the record if he is not going I'm not too."
Something in Darius snapped. His blood boiled but he didn't want to show it, instead he just plastered a fake smile.
" You both are being so ungrateful. I know a lot of people but I chose you, the two of you because you're like my brothers. Not even like …YOU.ARE.MY.BROTHERS. MY BROTHERS!!!!.." he said banging his fists on the table making Kaelen flinch.
" Kaelen , you'll be evicted by the end of tomorrow and if you don't you'll end homeless. You have debt that'll take you your entire life time to pay back and you're letting such an offer pass you ?"
He turned to Riven , " And you…you know your parents have an alcohol and gambling addiction. Don't you want a better life for yourself and your young sister? Do you want her to grow up like you? Think about it."
His words cut deep but were facts.
" I'm going to ask you one last time….Are you in or are you out?"