On the Real World: confrontation among rivals

Ryker is driving under the rain. Luther makes a comment about the rain. Ryker smirks as they get closer to their destination. to a warehouse. the suspense is in there, the fear to something of what they have no control. an unknown future awaiting for them.

Ryker's hands trembles. even when he had lived for too long. even then he is uncomfortable with killing. you can justify killing all you want. but then there are times in which there is no excuse. there is no explanation for it.

Luther is a bit nervous. he knows about the risk. he knows about the dangers. some will die and some will end up wounded. there is no guarantee of their safety. Luther tells himself that everything will be better. that it isn't going to be complete danger.

the sky is darker. the rain is more tense. there are no clouds on the sky. the road is so narrow as it is long. it almost feels endless. then Ryker looks at the map. they are about twenty minutes away from their final stop. soon they will play with their luck.

the moon is mostly hidden by the darkness of the night. the night feels lonely. two men on a car talking about positive shit. even if they are thinking negative. right now isn't the moment to think about their safety. nor about tomorrow.

their comrades are awaiting for them. there are others who had already arrived. they are the last ones to get on the warehouse. the last ones driving on the road. for the moment nothing has gone wrong. everything is too normal.

to avoid suspicion they agreed to go in a small group. those who are ready to die, those are the only ones who agreed to take part on this mission. the only ones there. the only ones risking everything on a coin toss. even if it is stupid they are okay with it.

the organization is divided in two. one side is too scare to move. the other side is ready to fight and die for a cause. they hardly agree on something. Ryker is mostly one of the faces and voices of the organization. without him the organization is mostly over.

an organization with two radical voices. a voices that hides and runs to live. and a voice that doesn't fear chaos in order to achieve results. the voices keep growing apart. Ryker is one of the few leaders in between. he asks for action will being cautious.

Ryker probably doesn't need of a replacement. nor of an apprentice. jet there is nothing stopping him from becoming a mentor to many. a teacher to some. almost everyone has met him at least once. almost everyone appreciates and respects the man.

the mortal world is so dangerous. at least on the other world if you die, there is a possibility of coming back to life. but on the mortal world die once, stay dead. it is a risk Ryker has never taken too serious. he is a special case.

the time moves slowly. every second that they get closer. every second counts. the closer they are, the more nervous they feel. everything can end perfectly fine without a single tragedy. or end so badly.

after some silence. after some minutes without any single word. they finally stop two miles away of the warehouse. they look at some other cars. the other members who came today were waiting for Ryker. now the twelve men can move forward.

an important fact to know, is that Ryker received a message the night Hunter died. he was warn about some warehouses. there are seven in total. two of them were empty, four of them were burned to ashes. only one was left untouched.

it is clear that it can be a trap. it can be a pretty trap to attract them to their demise. but even knowing about the risk. Ryker took the task. he send a message to other members warning them first of the dangers and risk. those who came, came ready to die.

twelve men follow Ryker and Luther. on a dark night. it starts to rain. some men trembles on fear. Ryker moves in front of them as the leader. if there is something about Ryker, something everyone else admires. is the fact that he is no coward.

some men came with exotic weapons. others came with a pistol or a knife. Ryker has four pistols and plenty of bullets. Luther only carries a pistol and a small dagger. Luther wants to live another day. he only came because there is something he must know.

they all stop moving. they look at the warehouse. Ryker makes a sign with his hand. Luther stays behind. four men follow Ryker. step by step they move. they are careful to not make too much noise. there are only two people guarding the door.

Ryker needs to know what is behind that door. he needs to know their secret. depending of what they are hiding. their war depends of this secret. this can be the evidence of them having a superior standing. or them losing the war.

Ryker is more nervous after every step. this has to be a trap. he can be throwing away many lives right now. this can be the end for the organization. but they can't ignore any hint of the Deities' secret actions. they can't look away now.

if they ignore all the suspicious actions of the Deities, if they keep looking away. then they will die before even fighting. then what is the point of being the Deities' enemies. they have to take action. they need to fight since now.

Ryker takes two pistols out. he moves. he then shoots at one of the guards. the bullet hits him on the forehead. the guard falls dead. before the other guard can react, he gets shot multiple times. he is shot on the chest. he falls dead.

someone opens the doors from inside. a man who is partially burned of the face. he has some leather gloves on. he is wearing black boots. he has short black hair. he hides his blue eyes behind some sunglasses. he feels ashamed of his appearance.

Ryker trembles after seen this man. he recognized him. that person is the only one who can scare Ryker like this. he is a true monster. a true beast hiding behind the mask and pretense of an innocent man. he is like the devil among mortals.

"listen to me clearly. tell everyone we are leaving. I don't care what is in there, it isn't worth it if that man is guarding the gates."

"is he someone you know sir." said by blonde mustache side character.

"we came here for you sir." said by black mustache side character.

"no you don't understand. that man is a devil of his own league."

Ryker slowly starts to walk backwards. he walks trying to not make any sound. he stops at the moment that the burn man looks on his direction. the burn man smiles. his smile was as sinister as his appearance. he is creepy like no other.

the two mustache side characters are aiming at the burn man. they almost yield victory. their hands tremble a bit. jet they have confidence on their weapons. both of them are carrying good riffles. they await for a signal to shoot.

Ryker keeps moving. he looks directly at Luther's eyes. without saying a word he send a message to the young man. Luther nods. he takes out his guns. he whispers to the other men with him. they all bring out their weapons.

"I know that you are in here. you are too easy to read. come and greet me Ryker."

said the burn man with a creepy smile.

in that moment Ryker looks back. there was no need of more words. he know clearly that this was more than a trap. this was a curse land to die. Ryker feels regret for bringing innocent men. for bringing those who trusted on him to die.

Luther knows that Ryker isn't thinking right. he whispers to the others. he tells them to not enter on panic. he tells them that they are about to fight the enemy. they will need to fight like formidable warriors. of their bravery will depend the future outcome.

Luther keeps talking. he keeps trying to bring up their self-esteem. he knows they are basically walking on borrowed time. some of the men are holding smoke grenades. Luther tries to be as optimistic as possible. maybe they have a hidden advantage.

the next few seconds. the next few minutes feel so slow. time feels to have stopped for a moment before tragedy blows up. you can hear their breath. you can hear the crickets on the green bright grass. there are all kinds of noises you can hear.

Ryker is all by himself thinking. he tries to think of a way out of this tragedy on display. this chaos on the making. the trap on which he walked by himself.

there are no words to describe the situation. hidden around of them are armed men. they move like ghost on the night. they take steps like phantoms. Luther and the others are trembling on fear. they are awaiting for anything to happen.

"come and talk to me Ryker. come and reveal your face. expose yourself in front of me."

"you badly born bastard. I don't fear you. the only reason I avoid an animal like you is in order to keep safe and alive those who fall under my responsibility."

"so is this a declaration of war? are you ready for what is to happen next?"

"be what it must be. I am not running away from a battle. neither are those who came today ready to give their lives for the cause. I am tired of your over-grown ego. get a mirror and look at your pathetic self. you are not worthy to be my self-called rival."

"I see. so that is your final argument. then..... KILL THEM ALL."

the burn man gets inside of the warehouse. lights are seen on the field. assassins start to shoot at Ryker's men. two of them fall dead on seconds. they throw the smoke grenades around of the field. they shoot back at the enemy.

a bullet hits blonde mustache on the face. half of his jaw was destroyed. there are fragments of the bullet on the left side of his face. he screams in horror. he screams like a wounded animal. he no longer sounded human.

a bullet hits black mustache on the chest, he stays standing as more bullets hit him. he falls on his knees. he died on seconds. then blonde mustache gets shot on the eye. he fall dead in front of Ryker. in less than a minute four of them were already dead.

everyone is nervous and scare. but even so they are fighting back. it doesn't matter how many of them are left. they won't fall before giving them a fight. if they die, then they will try to kill as many of them as possible. this is just the beginning.

Luther runs towards Ryker. he is holding a pistol and a riffle. he shoots as he walks. Luther asks Ryker for instructions. Ryker tells him to go to the warehouse. there is no other better place to hide as they fight back. they need to go inside of there.

Luther yields as he tells everyone to run towards the warehouse. they listen to him. they all slowly start to move towards the warehouse. Luther looks at the gates. he feels curiosity for the great secret hidden on there. what can be in there.

there is blood on both sides. Ryker is nervous. right now there are only ten of them left alive for the moment. one of them throws a Molotov cocktail every four steps. he decided to burn the field. on drastic times, comes drastic methods.