Chapter 19 Criminal War Part 1

Gavin Hall had been completely destroyed in the explosion, this caused everyone in Gavin D.C to wake up wondering what the explosion was. Eventually, most of the town that woke up saw Gavin D.C's remains, and were terrified by it. Many officers were either dead from the explosion or knocked out and under rubble, all except 6 figures. The figures looked to be in the middle of where the explosion came from, one of them had his hands out, this person had been Brava. Around the group had been a barrier that was light blue, which had faded away once Brava's hands were lowered. "Phase 1 is complete." Billy had said as the smoke cleared. "Billy, your plan worked so well," David said as the smoke began to clear around Billy. "Yes, yes it did." The smoke finally cleared and Billy's entire face and body had been revealed. Billy had his devilish grin that never left his face, he had black curly hair, a black fedora, a black trenchcoat, a red bandana with white dots, a brown dress shirt, a brown belt, brown fancy pants, brown boots, and red glowing eyes that stared into your soul when they look at you. "Well then, let's begin with the rest of the plan," Billy said with this devious smile.

Meanwhile, Mark, Gabe, and Leroy had been inside of a random house on the second floor after breaking through the wall. It turns out that before the explosion happened, Mark realized that they didn't have enough time to leave, so he just grabbed both Gabe and Leroy and jumped out the glass window. Leroy then used his Hellflames to propel the ground away from the building and through a random house's second-floor wall. The group proceeded to wake up while in pain from the impact. "Are you boys alright?" Leroy got up. "Yup." Meanwhile, Gabe was on the ground in pain. "Can we just stop doing shit like this for one day….my body is killing…" Mark laughed at this. "I see your point kid." Mark then turned around in horror to see that Gavin Hall had been completely destroyed and not to mention, Billy the Kid was in the center of the remains of Gavin Hall. 'Billy's behind this…' Gabe and Leroy noticed Mark's anger, they then saw what he was looking at and realized what he was mad at. "Master?" Gabe said, sounding innocent. "NO! SHUT UP GABE!" Leroy and Gabe were too afraid to speak after hearing Mark shout. "THIS MAN IS THE ROUTE OF ALL MY PAIN AND I WILL NOT LET YOU TELL ME THAT IT ISN'T RIGHT TO KILL HIM!" They continued to listen to Mark. "Let me guess, you were about to tell me some heartwarming speech about how killing is wrong and I shouldn't do it because it's wrong, well I don't care about what's right or wrong. I need to do this! I need to kill this bastard for the pain he has caused me, my family! My home village! AND ALL THE TOWNS THAT HE HAS VANQUISHED!" Gabe and Leroy at first didn't speak after hearing that. "Is that what you were gonna say?" Mark looked at them with anger, Gabe then decided to speak for Leroy. "No, I was just gonna say be careful." Mark was shocked after hearing this. "I know that you need to do this and it's not my duty to tell you what's right or wrong. I think you need to confront him and help ease the pain that you are going through to help you heal from this scar you've always had." Mark was relieved after hearing this, and without thinking he smiled at his boys, crying the hardest he has ever cried. "You're not going alone though, we are going to help you no matter what you say." Mark nodded. "Alright then, let's do this." The group walked toward the hole in the house and looked at Billy with smiles of confidence. 'We're coming for you, Billy!' Gabe thought.

Meanwhile, Billy had been standing with his group looking through the rubble. "Find Grand Leader Swan, we must end his life for the west." The man with the badges then put his hands out and the pile of rubble began to shake, eventually floating in the air. Underneath the pile had been officers that looked to be dead, all except one who Billy noticed was alive. Billy proceeded to walk up to the officer who was alive and picked him up by the shirt collar. "Tell me, where is Grand Leader Swan?" The man was breathing in agony, almost like it had been an effort to do so. "I...don't...know…" He then coughed up blood in Billy's face, eventually dying in Billy's hands. Billy then dropped the body. "Look harder, we must be quick about this before the ones who are alive go to get back up." Just then, Billy looked at the sky with his glowing red eyes. "Wait a minute...who is?" Just then Mark came out of nowhere from the sky charging at Billy, Mark then put both his fists out and clashed with Billy who grabbed them. "YOU'RE GONNA DIE TODAY BILLY THE KID!" Billy recognized that voice. "So? You have finally come to exact your vengeance!?" Billy held on to Mark's fists, all while both of them pushed toward each other and caused an explosion of air around them from the sheer impact of their clash. Billy's group was going to interfere, but Leroy created a hell flame blast between them and Billy. "You're fighting us you second-rate pawns," Leroy said, looking happy as ever. Gabe had also been next to him in a fighting stance. "Very well then, we'll play children," Brava said as the group began to get ready to fight. "Hey, Leroy," Gabe said. "Yeah?" Leroy asked. "We're in the endgame now."

Mark and Billy have finally let go of each other and were now standing 3 feet apart from each other. "So, you've finally come back to get your revenge? And at such an inconvenient time." This made Mark angry as Billy looked unfazed. "Who cares if it doesn't work with your schedule!? All that matters is that the world is rid of you." Mark proceeded to charge at Billy and punch him in the face, knocking him back a bit. Billy got up from the ground after being punched and looked to have no blood on his face. "Very well then, I'll endure it." Billy then got up and charged at Mark, and Mark charged at Billy, preparing to fight.

Meanwhile, Casity shot an ice blast out from her palm, and Leroy shot a hell flame from his palm. Both blasts clashed with each other, but Leroy's ended up being the stronger of the two that pushed through it. "Last time you caught me off guard, now it's time for a real fight." Casity got aggravated by Leroy, she knew that Ice would be no match for fire in a real fight, but she had a plan. "Sugo!" The man with the badges then put out his hands and made rubble float in mid-air, he then made a pushing gesture toward Leroy and the rubble began to come for Leroy who dodged it. "What the hell!?" Sugo proceeded to do it again, with Leroy continuing to dodge. Then, Casity shot a blast of her Ice at Leroy while he was dodging Sugo, finally hitting his shoulder and creating ice on it. 'Damn it, they are fighting two on one, that's not fair.' Leroy then remembered what Mark once told him. '"Leroy, in a real fight there is no such thing as fair. So the best thing to do is go with the flow and fight back."' Leroy smiled. 'Who cares about the odds. I'm gonna destroy them anyway!' Leroy proceeded to put his palm on his shoulder and made the ice melt from his hell flames. He then proceeded to throw away his trenchcoat in the rubble and fired off 2 medium-sized hell flame blasts from his palms.

Meanwhile, Gabe had been hiding behind rubble for cover. "Where did you go kid!?" David asked. Gabe was beyond angry at David for betraying them, he wanted nothing more than to watch Gabe get what he deserved. "Come on kid, come out, I'm on your side." Little did David know, Gabe had been nearby who was now holding a throwing knife. 'Gotcha.' Gabe then got out from behind the rubble and threw his throwing knife at David, looking to be a perfect throw. Just then, David put his palm out and Brava appeared next to him with a barrier ready to block the knife. 'DAMN IT!' Gabe thought. "There you are, kid." David turned to see Gabe, he then put out his palm and the throwing knife Gabe used disappeared from the ground, making Gabe confused. The knife then appeared in David's hand, he then threw it directly at Gabe who dodged it and hid behind rubble again. 'Damn it, I missed.' David thought. Meanwhile, Gabe had been thinking about David and his Witchcraft Ability, wondering if there was a weakness or a limit to it. David looked at the skinny man with the tuxedo who was standing nearby and looking through the rubble. "You, Sonny. Go back to the base." Gabe heard this and thought it may be helpful for understanding David's powers. "Alright, you'll find on your own?" David nodded, Sonny then walked up to David and to his palm, David proceeded to make him vanish. 'What the hell? How did he do that?' David then began looking around for Gabe again with Brava with him. 'So he made the guy vanish? What could his ability be?' Gabe then realized this after putting everything together. 'I know how to beat them!'

Meanwhile, Leroy had created hell flame walls in front of rubble being thrown at him by Sugo and an ice blast being created by Casity. 'These two are tricky, but they must have some sort of weakness.' Leroy then thought of an idea. "Just let us beat you kid, it will be good for the world if you do." Leroy smirked. "Good for the world? Please. The only thing I think will be 'Good for the world' will be a world without my father." Casity remembered that Leroy at the meeting had been a Suden. 'That's right, he's the sole survivor of the Suden family. The son of Renroy.' Sark knew exactly who Renroy was, she knew he was one scary man, but Leroy didn't phase her. "You're the son of Renroy Suden, correct?" Leroy nodded. "I hate that my reputation comes from the man who slaughtered my family, but I can't do anything to change that." Leroy smiled as he aimed his palm toward the ground and created a sort of wall of flames in front of him. This surprised both Sugo and Casity, who couldn't attack because they couldn't see Leroy. "JUST AIM FOR THE MIDDLE AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY HIT HIM!" They both shot their ice blast and rubble toward the middle of the flame wall, only for the flames to be put out as soon as the rubble and ice touched it. Both Sugo and Casity were in shock after realizing that Leroy was nowhere to be seen behind the flame wall. 'How could he have gotten away this quickly?' Sugo thought to himself. Just then, Leroy appeared from the sky above between the two. "Here I am, you pawns." This shocked Casity and Sugo who didn't have time to think about their situation, they proceeded to shoot an ice blast and throw rubble at Leroy who was in between the two. Leroy then quickly aimed a hell flame at the ground, which launched him upward. Only then did Casity realize what Leroy was doing, she proceeded to dodge the rubble that was thrown by Sugo, but Sugo on the other hand did not dodge the ice and was knocked back because of it. Casity was on the ground, furious. 'He knew that he couldn't beat us in a one on two fight, so he made us attack each other to beat us.' Leroy then proceeded to aim his palm toward the air and began to charge toward Casity. Casity tried to blast him with an ice blast in mid-air since he wouldn't be able to dodge, but Leroy countered her ice with a hell flame blast that canceled out her ice. Leroy then made it to the ground and to Casity who was now in a chokehold by Leroy. "Stand down, you've lost this fight." Leroy also put his hand on her stomach and made his hand hot to cancel out her ice she can use as a weapon. 'DAMN IT! HE HAS ME ON THE ROPES!' Casity couldn't think of a way out of this fight. "Tell me, why do you keep fighting when you know that you will lose." Leroy asked, Casity was angered by this question and was going to answer with rage, but Leroy then spoke. "I wanted to ask you to help me better understand my friend." Casity was confused. "What do you mean?" Leroy continued to keep his grip tightened. "My friend over there who is fighting Billy's pawns is fighting them, even when he doesn't have any offensive capabilities." Casity looked in the direction where Gabe was. "So, what of it?" Casity asked, confused. "Well, he's always fought even in fights that he knows he can't win. I was wondering what the reason is for it? So I was going to ask you since you are so dedicated to Billy." Casity thought about it for a bit, she didn't know how to answer this question. "I can't speak for your friend who you speak of since I don't know him, but I can speak for myself." Leroy listened, all while keeping his grip tightened and not letting loose. "I agree with Billy and everything he says because I believe it is true as well, Billy saved my life when I was younger and I am forever in his debt, so I will keep fighting for him because I am determined to help him." Leroy looked as if he was thinking. "Did that satisfy your answer?" Leroy proceeded to put his free hand over her mouth, creating a small flame and making her fall asleep because of the lack of oxygen. "No, you just gave me your answer and made me understand you more." Leroy gently placed her on the ground. "Thank You for that." She was still unconscious, but Leroy didn't care. He thought the fight was over and was about to go help Gabe, only for Sugo to still be in fighting condition and ready to throw rubble at Leroy. "I WILL FIGHT FOR THE BOSS!" Sugo yelled. 'God Damn it.'

Meanwhile, Mark got another good punch off Billy the Kid who was knocked back, he then turned to see that Gabe looked to be struggling against David and Brava. 'SHIT! I FORGOT ABOUT GABE! WHY DID I TAKE HIM IN THIS BATTLE!?' Billy the Kid then darted toward Mark and gave him a punch to the face that knocked him to the ground. "Have you forgotten that your fight is with me?" Billy asked. Mark got up and wiped the blood coming out of his mouth. 'I guess i'll have to put trust in Gabe that he'll win. There's no going back at this point." Mark then got up. "A little, but I'm fully in the fight now!" They proceeded to keep fighting.

David and Brava were looking for Gabe who was hiding behind the rubble. "You're being a coward kid, just come out and we'll talk," Gabe answered back. "Oh, by talking do you mean throwing a knife at me?" David chuckled. "So what if I do mean that?" David decided to keep him talking so he would be easier to find. "I'm sorry I betrayed you kid, but it was for a good cause." Gabe was angered by this. "Oh, you mean being Billy the Kid's pawn like my friend says?" David looked angry. "We are not pawns, get that thought out of your head." He realized where Gabe's voice had been coming from and decided to head toward it. "If you're not pawns then why are you blissfully following orders from the crime boss like every henchman in my book?" David was getting closer to Gabe. "It was nothing personal kid, we just wanted a witness so the plan worked out. Also, we aren't blissfully following orders." Gabe asked again, looking as if he didn't realize that David was nearby. "Alright then, why do you follow him? Money?" David chuckled as he was just above where Gabe's voice came from. "No, anyone who does that is an idiot. I'm doing it for another reason." Gabe finally asked. "What's that?" David answered while jumping down to where Gabe was. "Because we believe what he says." Gabe was gone, it turns out he crawled through the rubble underneath to get away just in time. "Where did you go kid?!" David asked in anger. He was now behind rubble in cover several feet away, he was looking at Brava who was next to David, mostly likely protecting him. 'He's always with David and they both keep their distance from me until they know exactly where I am, that's probably because the guy with the barrier has a weakness.' Gabe thought the strategy he was about to use was going to be risky, but it was worth a try.

Meanwhile, Leroy and Sugo were going at it with Leroy dodging every piece of rubble he could see. "Just give up. You can't hit me." Leroy said. Sugo then put his hands down. "Very well then, I guess I will have to use my secret weapon." Leroy was confused by this as he began to lift his hands up, only for the badges on his trenchcoat to start levitating near him. 'WHAT THE HELL!?' The badges then darted toward Leroy as soon as he gestured them to go for Leroy. He proceeded to dodge the badges, but one of them grazed his cheek and slightly cut it. Leroy felt the cut and got nervous. 'Shit, I can't dodge these things forever, they're way too difficult to dodge and too small to see.' Leroy tried to think of a way out of this, but couldn't.

Meanwhile, David and Brava had been looking at the tunnel that Gabe had gone through and were distracted looking underneath. "Can you come out Gabe? It will be easier if you come out and let us do this." Meanwhile, directly across them, Gabe had been charging with a knife at the ready. Brava then noticed Gabe and got David's attention, but as soon as Brava noticed, it was too late. "I'm right here!" In a panic, Brava put a barrier around them, but that didn't stop Gabe as he ran through it like it was nothing and stabbed Brava directly in the heart. "BRAVA!" David screamed as he noticed. Gabe jumped away from Brava's dead body, leaving David and Gabe alone. "How did you know that would happen?" David asked. "It was the way you guys fought that made me realize that the fat guy's barriers only work for ranged attacks." This angered David, making him think that Gabe wasn't actually the stupid kid he thought he was. "Also, you guys tried to make me think that you were invincible when you got close to me when you thought you knew where I was, so I tried an experiment where I tricked you and you were vulnerable, then I went in for a close-ranged attack that you weren't expecting." David respected his strategy but was still angry nonetheless. "So what if you defeated Billy's weakest comrade." David smiled. "I'm still the strongest and you can't stand a chance against me." Both of them stood in front of each other, ready for a fight.

Leroy was trying to dodge the badges, but every time he tried he would always get cut. It eventually got to the point where Leroy had hundreds of cuts on his body, ripping his shirt. Leroy took off his shirt while looking as angry as ever at Sugo. "See? You don't stand a chance against me." Sugo said with utter cockyness. 'Damn it, how am I supposed to beat this guy when I can't dodge.' Leroy tried to think of the best strategy, he couldn't. "Alright kid this is gonna be the death blow!" He then made the badges come toward him, forcing Leroy to think harder, but he couldn't and on instinct, he created a wall of fire. What Leroy didn't know was that the badges melted into liquid metal because of the firewall, splattering it all over the ground. Once Leroy noticed this, he gave a smirk, which Sugo now looked afraid. "Death Blow huh? Quite a weak deathblow." Leroy then created a small throwing knife with energy, he then began to rush toward Sugo who couldn't think of any other way to fight Leroy. Sugo proceeded to cry and lift a bunch of rubble to create a wall, but Leroy had already jumped on top of them and darted toward Sugo with his knife, cutting his chest and killing him. "I'm the victor of this fight you rock head."

Meanwhile, Gabe had been at a standoff with David, both waiting for one of them to make a move. Gabe then threw a knife at David, only for him to put his palm out and make a piece of rubble appear from his palm. 'Just as I thought.' Gabe then got close and began to try hand-to-hand combat as he had learned a lot from Mark. Every hit that Mark tried to land on David, he would miss because David dodged. Gabe then took out another knife and began to use that in combat, but still failed. Eventually, David grabbed the knife in Gabe's hand and made it appear in David's opposite hand, David then tried to stab Gabe with it, but Gabe got out of there in time. 'Damn it, his power is too annoying to deal with, I'll need some help.' David smiled. "You can't win, kid, I'm a professional and you're just a kid." This made Gabe angry. "I watched you train all that time, and it doesn't impress me. You couldn't even master the lightning shard in time for this fight." David then began to chuckle. "Well then, I guess it's time for you to give-" Just then, Leroy shot a blast of Hell Flames toward David, to which he blocked it with rubble that appeared in his palm. "I'm here to help Gabriel."