Chapter 14: You’re Next

9:30 PM 'Gotham City:

Arias was on his way up to his suite after a fairly productive day. As he walked into his apartment the first thing he heard was Harley shout loudly from the living room.

"Welcome back Mr Boogey-, I mean Sir! did ya bring souvenirs?".

Arias shook his head and went to pour himself a glass of whiskey.

"Why would you need a souvenir when you live in Gotham anyway?".

Harley simply shrugged before walking up to arias in the kitchen.

"For collecting to remind me of the good old times y'know? Anyways, so what do you think"

Harley showed off a tight fitting black T-shirt written 'Daddy's little girl' with a black thong to match.

Arias tilted his head slightly before asking bluntly.

"Don't tell me that's your new costume?"

He gave her an odd look before she shook her head laughing.

"Course not Sir but it could make a good distraction if it where don't ya think".

Arias raised one eyebrow and looked at her skeptically

"Is that right ?"

He then reached for his whiskey and took another swig. As he put his whiskey away he saw Harley now leaning over the count purposely exposing her round ass as if to prove a point.

"I see your point." Arias spoke in a neutral tone before giving one of her asscheeks a smack as he was on his way upstairs...

"Well? Are you coming?" having said that, he was gone. Harley showed a mischievous smiled prancing along behind him.

As the days went by Arias spent most of his time either out in Gotham or on the balcony talking with Àpeiro on certain aspects he was curious about. As for Harley, she was given money to get some clothes and new weapons. Which she had said would take longer since they where custom.

When the day of the auction came Arias had managed to gain his second choice option of an estate as the one he wanted was already taken, but he had still gained a great one all the same in a remote private area in the outskirts of Gotham.

He could finally have a place to call his own and better plan his future endeavors. He had the money he had stolen transferred over under the guise of moving trucks. Not much needed to be done as the mansion was fairly modern already.

By one week's time it was all ready and he finally moved into his estate which he named 'The Citadel'. Although most of it was to his liking they where still many construction vehicles around his place daily. Why ? A certain project was left to really make it perfect.So he hired the best of the best but even then it would be months before project Core could be complete.

The last thing he needed to do was get rid of the weapons and drugs for which he had no use and he'd be free to focus and make a plan concerning other matters. Using the contact book he received it was a rather easy task with dates for the deals already set up.

The drug deal with a foreign buyer had gone smoothly for Arias but as for the weapons.. the buyer was a Gang leader of a group on the Rise in not only Gotham but some other minor cities, they called themselves The Grid. No one knows who exactly is backing them but they where growing more and more bold in their actions.

One such action was trying to take the weapons by force. Arias had gone with Harley but stood alone to close the deal so no matter how anyone saw it, he looked vulnerable. The minute they chosen try and use force however he showed an unfeeling look.

"So you've chosen death?"

Arias's eyes shone dimly as a black spear materialized in his right hand from his abysmal smoke before he darted at the shooters with a frightening speed. Panic grew on their faces when they saw bullets seemed to not even slow him down.

But while they continued to fail,Arias kept stacking up the number of severed appendages on the ground. Screams filled the air as the one sided fight continued till only the leader remained fully intact which made him think arias was scared of his backers.

"Hah I'm a member of-Ahhhh".

As he was about to speak Harley smashed a bat into the man's legs, the sound of bone cracking almost too clear. Arias then started to walk out only stopping near Harley for a moment.

"Get me any useful information out of him, be as brutal as you like"

He whispered into her ear bluntly to which she simply let out a laugh and assured him.

"You can count on me Sir".

With that he headed back to inquire about The Grid from his various information brokers to see just how large this gang was. The conclusion he came to from the information gathered was that it was a anti- alien / anti meta group whose goal seems to be to reduce the growing meta and alien population.

They're quick rise was due to them assimilating other gangs in cities either using money or force to persuade them. Arias rubbed his chin in thought.

'Their foundation already seems unstable, they're growing to quickly so they lack proper control of their own members, they won't pose a problem but they'll definitely be an annoyance if left to grow'.

Arias's figure was now enshrouded in dark smoke before revealing a figure covered in pitch black clothing with a mask on.

11:00 PM 'Grid Hideout, New York City;

Near a seemingly normal building in the outer parts of the city a figure descended slowly just outside it. It didn't take long for the doors to fly open and goons run out." Who the fuck are you?! Before I pump you full of lead".

Just as the man finished speaking the Arias moved right in front of him in the blink of an eye. The man slowly looked down at his chest only to see Arias's hand going through his chest as blood flowed down his arm.

"1"

A cold intimidating voice emanated from the Srisd as he took out his arm from the man's chest and his lifeless body fell to the floor. The other gang members where frozen in fear unable to understand how one of their strongest died so quickly.

'Like I thought they're inexperienced'

Arias's figure then vanished before appearing near another gang member. Arias simply held the gang member by the head at twisted it 1080 degrees before stopping, another had his brain pop out of his skull while another had every single one of his bones crushed.

Those that remained either ran back inside or shot themselves. Arias stood for a moment before heading towards the entrance and kicking the metal doors down. As soon as his figure was visible, gun fire was coming at him from all directions. But once it stopped so they could check, they found Arias's figure wasn't there anymore....

"Ahhhh"*CRACK*.....*BLURGHHH* "inaudible sounds"...*BANG*".....".

Chaos filled the room as a masked figure mercilessly killed one by one by one giving each of them a unique death.

Seeing as this hideout had no apparent big shot Arias let all hell loose " 156....157....158..". From some having a gun barrel in lodged into their head to others puking internal organs as the number continued to rise.

It didn't take long to clear the entire place, Arias was now floating in the air outside the building. His gaze locked onto the front where words could be seen written by what looked to be blood...

'I think this should send a clear message to them'.

Arias read the words he had written in huge visible letters before flying away.

As for the message he left, it simply read

"You're Next".

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