[First Mission]: Part One

The sun rose above the horizon, bringing in a brand new day to the Capital of Corruption. Batu had just woken up and was currently relaxing on the hammock with Yu Mei.

She laid against his chest as she scrolled through the news on her phone. Yu Mei was bare naked except for the underwear she kept on.

Yesterday, they didn't just stop their intimate activities in the bathroom, no, they went at it all night like rabbits. Batu lost count how many times he came.

Batu vividly remembered everything that happened. They went at it on the couch to her kitchen and even on her balcony. It was a miracle that they didn't get caught by strangers.

Normally, Batu would sleep on the couch, but after what had happened yesterday, he slept together with Yu Mei on her so called 'bed'. Yu Mei had always rejected the idea of a normal mattress and preferred to sleep on a hammock instead.

"Anything new?" Batu rested his head on his arms and glanced over Yu Mei's shoulders.

"Just the usual; six dead in the past two days," She answered. "Most seemed to be killed by rival gang members."

Besides drugs, murder was a massive problem for this heaven-abandoned city. It wasn't unusual for murder rates to reach double digits, especially when it was something gang-related.

The politicians wouldn't do anything about it unfortunately. The only time they would act if it had cut into their money. Batu was honestly disgusted by the whole lot of them.

As Yu Mei scrolled through the news in boredom, her phone suddenly rang out a soft tune, and she quickly answered. It was a few minutes of conversation -short and sweet. She hung up the phone and quickly got up.

"What's wrong?" Batu sat back up, enjoying the fine curves of Yu Mei's back. He still couldn't believe he done it with such a hottie.

"The Khanate called," She replied, grabbing the clothes from her drawer. "She's got work for us."

"Now? But it's so early in the morning," Batu groaned out. He was suddenly hit in the face with a shirt.

"Hurry up and get dressed; I'll have Emiko pick us up and drive to HQ," Yu Mei slipped up into some black pants and strapped on her oni mask.

"At least let me get some chow first."

"Huh, what was that?" Yu Mei perked her ears. "No sex tonight?"

"Okay, okay, I'll get dressed. Ya don't need to push it that far," Batu finally conceded.

They left the apartment and arrived outside where it was empty and desolate. The daytime only gave it a clearer view of how dirty the neighborhood was; and the streets were blemished with potholes and spiderweb cracks.

Parked by the side of the road was a sleek, black car which reminded Batu of those old, muscles cars but with a futuristic twist. Emiko leaned on the side of it with the usual cigarette in hand. She flicked the ashes from the tip as she exhaled out streams of smoke from her nose.

"Took you guys long enough," Emiko said, propping herself back up. Her eyes were strangely fixated at Batu as if she was waiting for something from him - more of anticipation rather than dread.

She quickly averted away when Batu almost noticed her gaze. "Ready to rock n' roll, baby sis?"

"I hope you didn't wait too long, Emiko," Yu Mei opened the door and hopped into shotgun followed by Batu who got into backseat.

"Nah, I just got here," Emiko got into the driver side and turned the ignition. The car came to life with a guttural roar while rock music played through the speakers.

Batu instantly recognized that familiar rock song. It was from a new and upcoming band he stumbled across at an arcade called, 'Headshot'.

"I didn't know you were a fan of rock," Batu said, trying to get himself comfortable in the back seat.

"Yeah, I listen to it from time-to-time," Emiko turned the volume higher on the holographic display.

"That's Headshot. I recognize their music from anywhere."

"I didn't think anybody else would still listen to early 21st century rock," Emiko grew pleasantly surprised. She didn't think she would come across another person who enjoyed old music, especially from Batu.

"They're actually one of my favorite bands." Ever since he first heard their music, he became an instant fan.

Yu Mei nearly broke a sweat when she heard that. She almost forgot that Emiko was still ignorant of Batu's special 'circumstance'. As of now, it was still too early to tell her. Perhaps, Yu Mei would be able to tell Emiko in the future when the time was right.

"Hey-hey-hey, how about we just get on the road already? We can't keep the Khanate waiting." Yu Mei quickly cut in-between them.

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They soon arrived at the headquarters and headed straight for Jin Mayleen's office. Instead of Yoona and Angie, two different girls stood guard before the door. The female guards nodded as Yu Mei entered the office followed by Batu and Emiko.

Standing beside Jin Mayleen was a beautiful women with chestnut hair. She wore business casual and had thin frame glasses; and her large breasts threatened to burst out from the confines of her white dress shirt.

She would look just like an ordinary secretary if not for her overwhelming allure and sex appeal. Batu felt his raging hormones acting up again as he examined her womanly curves. The woman caught his lecherous gaze and threw a deep scowl at him, causing Batu to immediately look away.

"Glad you all could make it here early," Jin Mayleen said. "I don't recall that you have met my right hand, Batu. She just had gotten back from a business trip yesterday."

"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Batu. My name is Lee Hana, the Khanate's personal assistant. I've heard all about you from the Khanate," Hana bowed her head.

"Nice to meet you too, Hana," Batu bowed back with a bit of awkwardness. He always felt weird with all the formalities; it just wasn't his style.

"I hope you're adjusting well to your new crew, Batu," Jin Mayleen folded her hands.

"Yeah, I guess ya could say we get along really well," Batu laughed it off. 'In more ways than one.' He thought to himself with a snicker.

Yu Mei and Emiko both blushed when they understood his underlying meaning. 'How could he act perverted at a time like this?' They yelled internally.

"That's great to hear because you'll need to work well together otherwise it will have a detrimental affect on your work; and all of you might end up killed because of it.

I don't want that to happen to you all. So, whatever grievances you all have, it's best if you work it out early, do you all understand?"

"Yes, Khanate," They said at the same time.

"Good, now let's get right into it."

Hana pulled out a tablet and handed it to Yu Mei. Yu Mei immediately turned it on, and a picture of an overweight, middle-aged man appeared along with a lengthy description. She skimmed through the digital document with a frown.

"A client, who wishes to remain anonymous, ordered a hit out to a man name Zhou Yu, a CEO and owner of the Sunbelt Loan Agency. He happens to be a loan shark with a notorious reputation of destroying people's families and livelihoods.

Zhou Yu seems to be working with the Blood Eagles, using them to either threaten or beat their clients if they do not pay back their loans. The document includes some of the citizens who fell victim under his hands. The most cause of death was apparent suicide." Jin Mayleen finished briefing.

After she finished skimming through all of the documents, Yu Mei handed the tablet to Emiko. Emiko pulled out a USB from her pocket and copied all of the information from the tablet. In an instant, Emiko had collected all the info and gave the tablet back to Hana.

"Disgusting bastard," Batu spat out in hatred.

"Believe me, there are far worst people out there that you can't even imagine," Jin Mayleen said. "Now, your job is simple. Yu Mei, I want your crew to find our target and eliminate him. Do you have any questions?"

"You can definitely count on us," Yu Mei answered without hesitation.

"Perfect, report back to me once the assignment is complete. I wish you all the best of luck." Batu's crew all bowed and left the room.

As the door closed, Hana suddenly said, "Mayleen, I don't understand how you see anything special about that man other than that nasty libido of his."

She recalled that lecherous gaze of his. He never stopped glancing over at her direction during the entire time.

Jin Mayleen simply chuckled, "Batu is still a young man after all. However, during the test, he showed unrelenting determination and courage. Not to mention his impressive and adaptive combative skills; he's just what the Golden Horde needs."

"It's seems you have high hopes for that man."

Jin Mayleen didn't answer Hana; her gold eyes drew towards an old picture frame on her desk of a man and a young girl with bright red hair. The man and the young girl sported wide grins without a care in the world.