9 System [Chapter 9]

'Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!' I thought this while seeing man who was trying to r*pe a little girl at the moment, he took her from her room which I just found out. The whole building was shrouded in darkness his eager grin blinding in the dark.

No clue why I thought my last thought though, it just jumped into my head, but it was a cool line and I liked it. Jumping from where I was standing I landed next to the man and didn't give him a chance to react as I smashed his head into a wall, I hated people who messed with kids, they were the scum of the earth.

The little girl is shivering and there is a cut on her face probably done by the man who took her, we just stand and sit there staring at one another.

'Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was…a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not one bit. So—me watching—he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it! Turns to me, and he says, "Why so serious, son?" Comes at me with the knife..." Why so serious?" He sticks the blade in my mouth… "Let's put a smile on that face!'

With a weird smile on my face as that thought passed through my head I shake it away while sighing, I am becoming weirder and weirder, now hearing thoughts in my head. Because I know for a fact that it wasn't my voice that spoke that a second ago, it came out of nowhere.

Maybe I am just tired, I have been doing this all day since it was my off day, it must all just be getting to me making me think voices are going through my head. "Don't worry, I am going to take you home, okay?" I say in the most calming voice possible with a smile, not that she can see it.

"O-okay, please I just want my mommy." she cries while jumping into my arms realizing that I am there to save her.

Rubbing her back I take her back to the building where I saw the guy running away with her from, this is going to be my last one of the night before I head home this is tiring. Dropping her off I tuck her in before heading back out, she watches me with a toothy smile as I jump from her window and into the street.

As I am getting ready to leave I stop as I see a car that has been reported a lot, it was one that I knew really well, it was from gossip I am always hearing. Kilgrave, the man who runs an underground prostitution and child selling, the only reason I know is because a gang leader is an avid buyer.

Also I am sure that some of the girls he keeps are there against their will, since you know he sells kids and all, sighing I decided to follow him. I haven't been able to find him when I go out but it seems he just fell right into my lap, rather then attacking now I decided to see where he was going.

We traveled for awhile before making it to a building that was in the warehouse district, he wasn't the first to step out the car though it was a woman with long flowing black hair. She stood quietly as she got out of the car and waited not moving at all, she stood stiff as a board that was really weird.

After a moment I finally saw him, Kilgrave, he came out in a purple suit and fixed it before giving a creepy smile to the woman who was with him. He leaned in and stroked her cheek lovingly, the woman didn't move though, after a moment he said something then laughed to himself.

Before they could move into the building I jumped over, I wasn't going to fight a long battle again tonight, instead I rushed him as quick as possible. Possibly hearing me Kilgrave turned but instead of fighting himself he turned to the woman, "Kill him for me."

I felt my sense scream danger as she ran at me, she threw a punch which hardly missed as she hit the ground, spider-web cracks and a hole appeared making me sweat. She was either a mutant or she just had crazy strength from something like Captain America, smiling wryly I changed tactics.

This is actually the first time that I was fighting someone who actually had real strength, with little time I rushed in trying to use Gentle Fist. I was able to make it to Eight Palms before she took another swing at me, this one connecting, I went sailing through the air.

Landing on my back all the air was knocked out of me as I stared at the woman who did this, she was in a tight fitting mesh purple dress, what caught my eyes though were hers. Her eyes were a beautiful brown but what I noticed was that they were in a dazed state, she moved like a normal person, but she was actually being controlled.

Looking at Kilgrave I knew this guy has something wrong with him, no wonder he was able to get away with shit he was manipulating them. Standing back on my feet I saw him look at me with some surprise.

"Well would you look at that, I didn't think there was anything special about you, I just thought this was revenge or something. I could use you." He walked over with a creepy smile and spoke with a wide grin, "Be my guard and protect me always, you will think of nothing but protecting me."

I looked at him like he was crazy but the system spoke at that moment.

[You have resisted his allure, he just tried to control you like he is doing with the woman but it is not working since your resistance is to high.]

Oh. Well then moving quicker then he thought since he saw me freeze a moment I punched straight through his heart, the guy was a creep who can control others, he doesn't need to live. His eyes went wide at that moment, "Jess----" he was cut off as the light left his eyes.

I watched as his body slumped over and he fell to the ground no long a breath in him, what really surprised me is that no one came and helped out though hearing the noise. Shrugging it off I looked back to the woman who was just standing there now, I could see though that she was gaining clarity in her eyes.

She slumped to the ground after her eyes cleared and looked at his dead body, "It's finally over." I heard her whisper to herself, "Three fucking years!!! but it is finally over, thank fuck!!!"

Wow she has a potty mouth, the girl could make a sailor blush the way she was screaming her curse words so much. Well not wanting to wait around any longer I turned on my heel, I needed to sleep and wash the blood off of my fist now, I didn't make it far though.

"Wait!" she said running and catching up to me, she looked me in the eye, "Give me your jacket."

She was at least a foot shorter then me so I was looking down at her weirdly since I did not expect that to come out of her mouth, "Umm why?" I asked kind of interested in knowing why she wanted it.

I didn't get an answer as she tore off the clothes she was wearing now only standing there in panties, she didn't have a bra on, turning quickly I realized she was crazy. "Well miss it seems you have gone crazy being with that guy to long, I will call someone immediately."

"Shut it! Just give me you hoodie already." She said turning me back around with her amazing strength. Just so I didn't need to see her like this anymore I gave it to her, "Thanks, the name is Jessica Jones, don't forget it. If you ever need anything from me then come looking for me and I will help out if I can."

I watched as she walked over to his trunk and hit the lock busting it open, she took out a duffle bag and unzipped it before reaching inside and throwing me a stack of something. Catching it I was slightly surprised, it was a bundle of money roughly around $5,000 if I was right.

[It is $10,500.]

Well never mind then but this just set me up for awhile, I could pay my bills and actually fix up the apartment some with this, even get a new phone. This flip phone wasn't working so great it was slow and dropped calls, so I was really going to need a new one.

I looked back up to say thanks but she was already gone, at the moment I was wondering how much was inside that duffle though, next time I take out someone this big I should check. Well can't do anything about it now can I, I shook my head and went on home to get washed up, I guess I am buying a new black hoodie though.

Getting home I let out a big groan as I walked inside and heard the system announce to me.

[Your Shadows have died to a nest of Rat's, Bat's, Racoon's, Bullet Ants, and Wasp. You have gained 3,250 Exp and Ability points.]

Smiling I just took a seat to rest a minute, this was nothing new to me, ever since they started this they have been attacked by swarms the animals and insects were sticking together. Suddenly I froze as someone put a gun into the back of my head, I gulped but not from fear but the fact that someone has been able to do this.

"Mr. Sommer, we need to talk. I need your help with something..... Actually I would like to ask for your help since I don't really need it." The person spoke and I am good with voices I immediately knew who it was the moment he started talking, Nick Fury.

"You know it is rude to put a gun to someone's head right? You could have just asked like a normal person, we kind of know each other after all." I said sarcastically as he took the gun away.

"Yes well...." He showed me a tablet that showed me everything that I have been doing in the dead of night recently, messaged received this dude can track me, just great.

"So what can I do for you?" I asked seeing as many of those videos showed me killing someone, and I would rather not fight the entire government just to stay out of jail.

"Not for me. For Natasha...." He had my full attention now, "We aren't worried but we lost contact forty-eight hours ago which means she is held up somewhere. While not worried we need her for something else so I need your help to get her back, I would send one of my own but you are a perfect person to blend in at the moment."

"What do I need to do?" I asked seriously no matter what it was. I didn't know what they were into but Natasha was my first friend and I really didn't want to lose her, even if he said she would be fine.