Chapter 8

 Trenton had been editing and reediting the story he wrote concerning organic gardening with a feeling if disappointment, he had not been able to get a cohesive story on termination together without any form of police evidence as a reference, it seemed like every piece of evidence about the game had been cleaned before they even got there, it was Like having bricks without mortar to hold them together and he eventually gave up in frustration. 

 His fingers danced away on his keyboard as if oblivious to the troubles of the brain that commanded them, he had been so irritable this past few days he must admit and the only thing that had brightened him up a little had been when he realized that he was now in the senior league with a rank level of thirteen out of thirty, Nighthawk and surprisingly Foxx were also there too at ranks eleven and eighteen respectively. 

 The big boys included Red Graham with a rank of six, The Assassin the new guy he heard but never saw had a rank of five, Spector ranked four, 60K short for sixty kills was ranked at number three, iron manter ranked two and Brig ranked One. 

 " Bloody mass murderers" he snorted as he remembered, his fingers punching the keys like pistons, he knew that the big top five had the chance to personally meet the termination owner ' that's were I would be' he vowed silently " and when I am he would have some questions from me that he will have to answer" he hissed in anger and returned to his work. 

 " How ya Trent " Zach called jovially making him look up, his anger at being disturbed was replaced by a smile, his problem wasn't Zach's fault he was just trying to be a friend. 

 " Um Hi Zach, lovely weather today right?" He greeted with forced cheeriness. 

 " well you can say that again, you didn't exactly told me where you took off to yesterday" Zach said 

 " um well i... " ' can I trust him' Trenton thought " I can't really say it right here" 

 " Oh okay then there's a local coffee shop just around the corner and it's lunch break right now so..."

 They eventually got seated at the coffee shop and had a short chat before Zach broached the subject again. 

 " um well er..." The normally self confident Trenton was suddenly at a loss for words " I am a termination gamer" he said breathlessly and saw a look of shock on Zach's face. 

 " I guess you've watched it right?" He asked a little surprised having realized that he knew about the live stream. 

 " I watched it after seeing you keep typing it on your desktop the previous day" Zach lied perfectly. 

 " Okay well I'm not in it for the money" Trenton explained. 

 " You have to be specially enhanced to play that game so how are you doing it" Zach asked in shock and Trenton wondered if bow would be a good time to tell someone about his system 

 " I have my way " good that way he didn't have to lie or say the truth either he thought 

 " and may I ask what that way is?" 

 " No" Trenton replied a little bit disconcerted by his interest in that before discovering to his utter shock that Zach's face actually broke into a mischievous grin. 

 " Thanks for confiding in me but I think you just told the wrong guy" he said and tossed him a coin which Trenton caught subconsciously and it made a loud beep...

 A section of the building exploded and tossed Trenton some distance away slamming him into a car parked at the side of the road. 

" Trent we've got a situation " his system informed him.

 " Tell me about it" he groaned and gotbon his feet only then did he realize that his suit had been activated. 

 " I've got good news and bad news which would you like first ?" His system inquired. 

 " let me know the bad first" he said and took a deep breath

 " everything said between you and him had been sent to and unknown receiver" she said

 " The termination owner " Trenton said. 

 "My thought exactly, however while I would be careful he can't really do anything since he gas many players and you didn't exactly told him your player name, you just have to sort him out before he calls in other termination players also in the view of recent events you have been gifted an upgrade which entails more weapon slots and through the use of air thrust boosters embedded in your suit gloves and shoes you will now have air buoyancy" 

" Wait! You mean I will be able to fly?" He asked in disbelief. 

 " yes awaiting commands" she prompted

 That moment he saw Zach burst out of the ruined building in a robotic suit two time the size of a normal human. 

 " Awaiting commands" she prompted again. 

 " Surprise me" he said and suddenly his hand bent palm towards him to emerge two spinning barrels from a hatch in his wrist and fired rapidly, however the bullets just ricochetted off Zach's suit armor and sailed harmlessly into the air. 

 " This isn't just doing the trick" he said " Give me an RPG" which promptly appeared in his hand and he took aim. 

 " you're not the only one who has his ways Trent " Zach said and Trenton fired the RPG hitting his center mass but it's destructive effects were unable to penetrate his armor. 

 " Great! My turn! " Zach said viciously his suit's arm transformed into a cannon. 

 " Holy..." The missile hit him the impact taking Trent a couple meters back. 

 " That cannon of his shouldn't be messed with" Trento groaned. 

 " C'mon Trenton tired already?" Zach said then he tried to fire another but missed, Trenton's suit thrusters suddenly came to live blasting out a jet of hot air and exhaust in the form of a short oxyacetylene flame from his hands and feet.