Chapter 34 : Song of the Night

The lamp turned off. The cheers slowly turn into silence. Twinkle lights around the stage begin to dimly glow. The spotlight illuminates the stage, shining over Aeosa. She gracefully sings as she descends with the trapeze bar.

"Distant sounds of melodies calling through the night to your heart.

Auroras, mists and echoes dance in the solitude of our life.

Pleading silent arias gently grieving in captive misery.

Darkness sings a forlorn song and yet our hope can still rise up.

Nightmares come when shadows grow.

Lift your voice, lift your heart."

Her voice resonates within the circus tent. Enchanting all the audience in a mystic intoxication. Kaizo watched from the backstage, mesmerized by her grace. Kaizo shook his head, pulling back his senses.

"She's a bounty hunter. Of course she knows how to act," Kaizo reminded himself.

"Fear not this night, you will not go astray.

Though shadows fall, still the stars find their way.

And though the night sky's filled with blackness...

Fear not rise up... come on and take my hand.

Fear not this night, you will not go astray.

Though shadows fall, still the stars find their way.

And you can always be strong.

Lift your voice, with the first light of dawn.

Dawn is just a heartbeat away

Hope's just a sunrise away"

The music fades and the spotlight slowly dimmed. Once the tent turned pitch black, the audience began to clap.

"Aeosa!" Lorelei exclaimed the moment Aeosa entered the backstage.

Aeosa looked at her and gave a relieved smile.

"That was awesome! Your singing is as magical as a mermaid's song," said Lorelei.

Aeosa chuckled. "You flatter me."

"That was a great performance. I think we'll give a good report to the station today," said Samyang.

"Wait? You're going to report this?" Aeosa asks.

"Of course! Don't worry, I got your good sides," said Samyang as he shook his phone.

"You record me on video?!" said Aeosa as she tried to snatch Samyang's phone.

"Why not? It's your debut in the circus. You look great," said Samyang as he stepped back, protecting his phone.

"Don't you dare send that to the station!"

"Hmm... no promises," Samyang replied. He laughs.

"Bravo, Aeosa! Bravo!" Phoenix exclaimed. "That was an amazing performance."

"Thank you, Phoenix," Aeosa replied.

"With a voice like that, I could give you a permanent spot in the circus."

"Thanks but I still want to try becoming an aerialist," Aeosa refused.

"Well, anyway, thanks for today. You're a lifesaver," said Phoenix as he gives a wink. "Alright everyone! Let's finish the show and wrap it up!"

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As soon as the show ends, Axion and Kaizo meet at an alley.

"I see you have a better costume tonight, Mr. K," said Axion.

Kaizo grunt. He's not wearing the mask Axion gave him. He prepared his own mask. A simpler one with less glitter on it.

"So, what's the plan?" Kaizo asked.

Axion stretched her hand. From her watch, a holographic screen appeared.

"Our target, Carponio Ludinni is a gang leader. He wants to be a big mafia leader but he's not smart enough to manage business. So the best he can do is trashing the neighborhood and racketeering. I've located places where he likes to thrash around. He's flashy so it won't be hard to spot him," Axion explained. "Once we got our hands on him, we dragged him right away to Vivre bar. Rosario is already waiting there."

"Understood. Let's go."

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Not far from Vivre bar, Carponio is going rampage with his gang.

"That's right!!! GET THEM ALL!!! Make sure they give all their money," Carponio sneered.

Carponio stands in the middle of the road while smoking a cigar with a smug face. 4 aliens guarding around him. The rest of his gang members kick and destroy the shopping street. Forcing all shop owners to give their money. Some shop owners fight back in vain.

Carponio laughed. "Come on. Get me the money."

Suddenly, Kaizo jumped down and kicked Carponio. Carponio fell to the ground. His face kissed the road roughly. The rest of the gang looked at him. Carponio struggled to raise his face. "Don't just stand there! GET HIM!"

The rest of Carponio gang lunged at Kaizo. He effortlessly takes down the gang members one by one. Axion leisurely sat on a roof of a building with her leg crossed. Letting Kaizo do all the work. In less than 30 minutes, Kaizo managed to beat half of the gang members.

Carponio begins to panic as he watches his gang members get beaten. With a shivering body, he pulled himself up and tried to run. Soon, Kaizo wiped up all the gang members. Suddenly, Axion jumped and kicked Carponio. Kaizo looked at her. She stepped on Carponio, pinning him on the ground.

"You should look around next time. What's the point of beating all those thugs if our target escaped?" said Axion.

Kaizo grunts. He walks up to Axion and puts shackles on Carponio.

"W-wait. What are you doing? I-I'll give you money. Please. I'll do anything," Carponio begged.

But Kaizo and Axion ignored him and continued to drag him.