DIVIDE AND CONQUER II (Ch. 58)

The Seven hour long journey comes to an eventual end and the group make their way towards Anna's home just about a kilometre away from the beach, they each positively exclaim as they make their way into the penthouse,

"We've got six rooms to work with so two per room including mine" Anna states

"How about we draw lots?" Raven suggests, Anna heads to her room returning with painting sticks of different lengths,

"Boy's go first" the boys drew at the same time before pairing in order of the shortest to longest,

Raven paired with Konan, Jay with Yanick and Dennis with James the girls went next with Mari and Anna being paired Amy and Laura next and Kaytlin and Maya last,

"alright guys get changed abd let's go!" Anna cheered dragging the girls off into her room, 

"She didn't even show us to our rooms"

"I'm changing in here" Jay calls before heading into the guest toilet with his trunks,

"I'll just wait" Raven mumbles before turning to Dennis inquisitively, "are you really going to wear those to the beach?" He inquires looking to Dennis's glasses,

"Yeah, Why?" He inquires in reply as if that was the most normal thing in the world,

"Never mind" Raven states slumping into the whippy cushion as his body sank in.

  Several minutes later and Raven found himself changed and at the beach seating beside Dennis and Jayson who'd struck up joint comradery around watching the girls play in the ocean, 

(This is nice, a change of pace for once, no fighting no gang wars no politics just the beach ocean and .....)

"Hey" a voice called from beside them, the three turned in tandum with Dennis audibly exclaiming

"I knew it!" The three four guys in shades exclaim staring Dennis down, Mari approaches from behind causing one of them to bolt while two of the remaining three crash head first into the dirt as she executes a dual judo throw, Raven's eyes instantly narrows as he reassess Mari again, 

(She's definitely a Shifter, how strong I'm not sure, i left Silver behind too), 

"The hell is wring with you!" One of the two shouts as he gets to his feet,

"Aww i missed you guys too" she replies hugging the three of them tightly, "that bastard still won't talk to me huh" she states finally releasing them

"He feels guilty"

"What does he have to feel guilty about?"

"Guilty isn't tge word per say more like shit" the one that remained unharmed interjects, "Ahhhh!" He shouts as he goes crashing, "fuck!" 

"Hehe i didn't want you to feel left out" she replies

"Mari you know them?" Raven inquires,

"They we're a part of Dennis's crew back when we were in middle school, by the way where's Dennis?" 

"Huh?" Raven stumbled turning to find Jay and Dennis gone, "where the hell did they go?!"

"Sigh that bastards running away again" Mari states, "what are you guys doing here anyway?" Mari inquires,

"We're with the RUNAWAYS"

"RUNAWAYS?!" Raven growls

"Raven!, How about you excuse us hmm?" Raven stares at the four who mirror his hesitating briefly he eventually relents excusing the four to talk.

"Raven!" Kaytlin calls, 

"Kaytlin hey, what's up?"

"Klaus has a hit"

"Becky?"

"Yeah"

"Where's she at?" Raven inquires, Kaytlin turns the phone towards him, taking a look he spots the name and the adress of the apartment complex, 

"Does Jay know?"

"He left earlier"

"Alright" Raven replies heading in to change,

(So much for relaxing)

           Jaime watches as over thirty male kids all within the same age range of seven to ten, all with the sane hairstyle and dyed black hair colour chant in response to Oren Wayne's sick call.

"What is your name?!"

"Nathan Smith!",

(This is just sick), Jaime's face scrunches with disgust,

"You don't seem to fond of my Nathan's"

"I'm not, i can see why The RUNAWAYS are considered one of if not the worst criminal organisation"

"They're definitely those worse than us, you should see the things adults do"

"You know what i mean"

"Hahaaaa, i do but what does it matter, if there's demand, we supply" Oren chuckles as the two stroll down the hall

"I've gotten confirmation, they're in Belgrade"

"Fantastic"

"It's time for phase two, though i'm a bit concerned"

"About what?"

"Nathan Smith" Jaime replies

"I doubt he'd be so foolish, he has a child to take care of, even animals become weak when they have something to protect" Oren states

"I hope you're right"

"So what's this phase two your blabbering on about" Oren inquires taking a seat at the end of a long table six feet in length with Jaime sitting opposite with Jarret and Becky on either side,

"Of course for phase two i'll be needing her" Jaimes cynical smile blooms as he massages her shoulders, "from my analysis on Jayson Ross and Raven Voss the share quite a combative history"

"But they're friends" Becky replies

"Things like that always simmer underneath, I'm sure youve seen it, Jayson Ross's nedd to claim victory over Raven Voss, use that, give them a reason to oppose each other, and just incase i'll send a trump card if mine, i think i've got a pretty good grasp of their advancement stages"

"Oh they're Shifters?" Oren inquires 

"If they weren't did you think id go through all this planning just for them?, Saiyan high has an abnormaly high concentration of Shifters, it's a bit disconcerting" Jaime replies

"What are Shifter?" Jarret interjects

"Could any of them be related to murim?" Oren states ignoring the question

"Most likely, there's no way the three factions of murim don't have some sort of watch on us, we're unfortunately to far down the bottom to know anything"

"Hey hey hey!"

"I don't particularly care about a that myself" Oren states continuing to ignore Jarrett's calls

"Well then Becky, come with me let's get phase two started"

    A middle aged female reporter smiles into the camera as the flashing lights flicker and the cerimonial ribbon bellows,

"Good evening to you all and welcome to the opening of the National Consumer Congress Association the NCCA, fighting for the consumer's safety is their number one priority and as you can see here with us in a show of support are the CEO's of some of the UWA's biggest corporation's and Conglomerates...."

"It's quite a night isn't it, all this fuss for an association that is ultimately still influenced by us corporation and will turn out to be ineffective" the first voice spoke

"I cannot say i disagree, though i must say that is in our best interests is that not? Mr Young?",

"Please Hide, call me Jeremy"

"Likewise" Jamison replies,

"It's quite a height you've climbed to for a man with one arm" 

"After losing one arm i was motivated to grab all i could with the other" Jamison replies with no shift in expression

"That's good, i just hope such motivation doesn't move one to grab for money gotten through milking children" Jeremy repies shooting Jamison a smile, "you know Jaimson, i like hunting, when i set my sights on quite delectable prey i can't hope but hunt till i get my kill"

"I am truly worried for such unfortunate prey, but it is said that those who seek to hunt must also beware of being hunted" 

"Naturally" Jeremy replies still smiling, "though i would say there's no greater prey id like to put down than an animal that touches kids"

"Is that an analogy sir?"

"Nothing so profound, it's simply a belief"

"I'm sure a man such as yourself is one ready to die for his beliefs?" Jaimson inquires,

"Naturally" he replies, "as are you i presume?"

"Naturally" Jaimson replies.

The reporter takes center stage as she address the audience from beyond the camera lenses,

  "We people we have come to the end of this historical event and will be bidding you adieu."

     "Rachel Voss" a mountain of a man called without need to turn from his task chopping near frozen trees, the bellowing wind called forth chills that raises the white snows and billowed his tick animal hide coat,

"It's been a while Garinth"

"And what brings you all the way to Russia?"

"This" she replies pulling her coat aside before unsheathing a blood red almost black katana, Garinth froze before finally turning, his eyes glowed white his irises black his moutsache beared and ever long hair ashen,

"It would seem the age of relics is upon us"

"This blade...."

"Muramasa" he states, "at least the first fragment"

"Fragment?" She questions, (how could a whole blade be a fragment?),

"There are seven blades in the collection, whomever should wield all twenty four in their hand would reform the real blade of....."

"Muramasa" she concludes 

"It has sentience?, The blade"

"As do all greater relics" she replies, "the first tomb as appeared"

"Already?!" His nigh ethereal voice heightens ever slightly, "this is worrisome"

"Those bastards intend to use children to fight"

"It is not entirely a bad idea Rachel, afterall even in your age though Martial artists moved in the dark you fought and lived in peril from a young age, that is the way of the arts, should a real war ensure even the UWA would not survive"

"I'm well aware, it won't ve long until they fully overthrow the government and declare Martial law"

"The rise" Garinth spoke

"Yes, once every citizen is forced towards the way of the arts the war for the tomb will begin in ernest"

"Do you have any idea what relic the tomb may hold?"

"None"

"Very well, come let us speak" he replies leading her towards his small wooden cottage, "there is much to discuss"