Nether Gang

In a secluded place that looks like a dungeon, a man dressed in black walks toward the deeper parts of the dungeon. Every few meters he walks a corpse lays in his wake. The stench of the place has him wearing a mask. He does not look particularly handsome but he has a distinctive scar above his eye brow that stands out amongst the features of his face.

The deeper into the dungeon he walks, the heavier the stench and the louder the screams of its inhabitants. He walks for about a five hundred meters before coming to a giant stone door about twenty meters high and five meters across. He knocks on the stone door five times in a manner that makes it look like he is inputting a password.

KATCHA!

After the last knock lands on the door, it shakes and splits in half along the middle revealing what looks like an office. He walks in and is greeted by an older man holding a golden card.

"Mr. Scott, we have a request to locate and kill one Akira Ashikaga" the man says handing him the card in his hand.

"Who requested this?" he asks as he looks at the card surprised, then proceeds towards his desk.

"Mr. Johnson, the prime minister's son"

"How could that idiot come into the possession of a platinum card?"

[No one gives out that card except the boss. The boss…] he thinks and frowns.

"I don't know sir"

Scott looks at the card again and presses a button on the table.

"Ignore that idiot and report to his father" a voice booms from a speaker on the table.

"You heard the boss" Scott says looking at the man before him.

"Yes sir" he turns around and leaves.

Scott removes his mask and sighs.

In a near dilapidated building with five floors, a young man walks enthusiastically towards a door on the second floor with the number five written on it. He is almost two meters tall with yellow eyes. His smooth face makes most jealous even some ladies. He knocks on the door upon reaching waiting patiently for a response.

After a minute, the door creaks open revealing an older woman. She smiles warmly and shows him in.

"Akira we are honored to have you visit us today" she says leading him to a sit.

Near a wall in the room, a kid peeks at the two and races to a not too far from her. She tolls it wildly with a grin.

Every door in the building begins to open as kids flood out speaking to the others happily.

"Akira is here!" one kid says

"Do you think he has brought us some gifts?" another questions

"I don't know but he always does. Quick let's catch up with the others"

All the kids race to the room Akira is in, crowding all the hall ways in the process. The older ones walked calmly behind the others.

Inside the room, the woman hears the ruckus outside and frowns. She can feel a headache coming. Her eyes slowly drift from the door towards Akira. He smiles and says "Let me handle this". He stands and walks towards the door and as soon as he opens it, the noise almost blows him away. His face however maintains its smile as he looks at the noisy bunch in front of him.

As the door swings open, the kids begin asking questions all at once increasing the noise in the building.

"Okay one at a time! one at a time!" he smiles. The all keep quiet and the eyes drift to a little girl in the front row. Seeing where their gaze is directed, looks at the cute girl in front of him and thinks [What ploy are they up to this time].

The little girl smiles and looks him directly in the eyes. He picks her up and asks calmly "Emily today is your lucky day. Ask for anything"

Her cheeks redden and she calmy say "Uncle Akira can I get some candy?"

"Your wish is my command young lady" he says and removes a key from his pocket. He presses it and a horn sounds from outside.

"The candy truck is outside" one kid shouts and races outside. The others cheer and follow the kid out. One of the older ones about eighteen years old picks up Emily and takes the key from Akira before heading out after the others.

Akira closes the door and resumes his seat. "I can see they are faring well" he turns to the woman and says. Her name is Grace.

The smile on her face fades as she says "Indeed they are faring well but they would soon have no place to stay"

"What do you mean?"

"Our permit to stay in this building would expire within three months"

"Three months? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"We have already burdened you enough..."

"Please don't say that. You know it makes me unhappy when ever you talk like that. When I was alone on the street you brought me here and took care of me. You made me who I am today. Without this very roof over my head where would I have been? This is my home and I cannot stand for it to crumble down. What would that make me if I just sit around and do nothing? Allow me to help please" He calmly cuts her off before she could continue.

Grace looks at him with conflicted emotions. She cannot bring herself to say anything more. She just falls silent and watches him. He smiles at her and says "Just tell me what the problem is. Let's all work it out together"

She just smiles and says nothing more.

In an a room far away, a man sit outside in a garden looking into the sky. Another stands by him as he questions him.

"Mr. Prime minister what do you propose we do. This Akira is getting out of hand. See how just his presence caused your son to be humiliated" the man standing by the prime minister says.

"Leave matters concerning my son to me but I do agree Akira is a lot of trouble"

"So should just kill him?"

"No. Killing him will be too easy. In fact it would just make his name resound more. His death would just make him a legend."

"So what do we do?"

"It's simple. We break him. Make the very people that love hate him so much he would have no choice than to crawl into a hole. Go and find out everything you can about him"

"I understand" the man says and walks away.