Chapter 3: The terrorist

February 23rd 1948

"Hey crow, wanna join? We headed to Jonies" a freckled teenage boy shouts through the crowd of drunk people in their early 20s.

"Nah thanks, I'm good" Edward screams back, heading out of the bar with a bat in his hand.

As the boy walks through a narrow alley he receives glances from the drunk adults gathered there for a smoke.

"Hey hottie, wanna join us?" a woman presses her chest against his back

"Leave him alone Jessica, he would rather hang out with us then with you whores" a big man takes Edward by the waste to lead him to his friends, but Edward is loosing his temper.

He smashes the man's head with the bat and holds up his sleeve to show a snake tattoo on his wrist before a fight breaks out.

This half shocks half scares the drunk adults as they back away and Edward continues walking.

It's late at night, the evening air is cold yet pumps adrenaline through his veins. The city is more alive at night then at day time, people are screaming, laughing, putting themselves in danger, but only for the thrill of it.

But Edward didn't understand it. He never felt tempted to do drugs or to play around with his friends. He just liked the tall buildings and the colorful lights of the night city.

He was heading back to his home. The only place he has ever been able to call home was a hide out, a whole city underground, the entrance of which is only known to a select few. The smartest and strongest few. The few that understand and fight against a government that is so wrong, but at the same time right.

Edwards steps come to a halt as he sees a familiar building: house number 29 at M street. An old, worn out apartment building like any other, or rather much less than any other.

He steps to the entrance and types in the code: 3376. The door makes a beep and with a push gives in. Inside the building it only takes a few steps to reach the door green torn door that leads to the basement.

To get it you just have to push the door hard enough. And then you just need to type in a special code into the panel, if you know where to look.

And then you have reached your final destination: The layer of the terrorist organization SNAKE.