Elimination

Eli braced himself for combat and a bead of sweat rolled down his cheek. He stared at me and took a step forward. He noticed I didn't even falter. I stared at his every action, waiting for him to make his move. He ran toward me and went for a punch. I dodged his punch then evaded his kick. He went for another roundhouse kick, but I caught his leg. I sheathed my katana then palmed his stomach.

He groaned and stumbled backwards. He ran toward me and went for another attack. I parried his attack then grabbed his arm and pulled him behind me then kicked him away. He groaned as he rolled backwards. I dodged a bullet and smirked beneath my mask. My focus wasn't on the snipers, my main focus was on Eli.

"Get up. We aren't done." I said then watched him stand.

Eli grunted and looked at me. He took out a syringe and injected himself with some kind of body enhancement liquid. "It is only getting started!"

Eli ran to me and I noticed how much faster he had become. I blocked his kick then grunted a bit. He hopped up and kicked downward. I blocked it then stumbled backwards a bit. He grabbed my arm then pulled it away from my face then struck my stomach. I groaned then grunted as I was kicked away into the fountain. I grunted softly and fell onto one knee, holding onto the fountain for support. My right leg was in pain. I took out bandages from my utility belt then began to wrap the bandages tightly around my leg to stop the blood.

"What's the matter...The Ace? Can't handle a bit of enhancements?" Eli asked.

I stood up and looked at Eli then laughed softly. "You sure talk a lot, Twink. You need enhancements to challenge me. Pathetic. I don't know what you're planning, but I am stopping it. You will not escape my wrath." I said then got into a martial arts stance.

Eli glared then ran toward me. He went for two punches, but I parried both of them. He went for a spinning kick, but I grabbed his leg then used his force against him to throw him to the ground.

Rebecca looked a bit surprised and watched me closely. "You're seeing The Ace in action. I was once the Ace so I have high expectations of him."

Noel nodded and watched as well.

I parried and deflected more of Eli's attacks then elbowed his leg as he went for a kick. I punched his stomach then double palmed his stomach twice and knocking him back, making him fall to the ground.

I chuckled and walked to my right. "That's countless hours of hard work. If you believe you're enough to take me down, you're wrong."

I dodged another bullet then looked back. "Your snipers are really annoying. You're lucky my aim doesn't reach that far for now. You are my main focus."

Eli slowly stood up and wiped his mouth. He ran to me and tried to grapple me. I avoided his grab then hit him with a left hook then kneed his face. He rolled backwards then recovered on his feet. He grunted and dodged my attack then heard my laugh.

"Dance for me." I said then unholstered my gun and aimed at him.

I fired at his feet and began to run off in a panicked manner. He hid behind a tree then panted. He looked back and noticed I holstered my gun. He came from behind the tree and panted softly.

"Noel came to me because you were never around anymore. She came to me because you never gave her enough attention. She came to me because I am simply much better." I said then took off my trench coat and tossed it aside. "Now she knows the truth...you need to be eliminated!"

I ran toward him and went for a punch, but he dodged it then dodged my slice. I sheathed my blade then ducked under his punch and struck his stomach with another powerful body blow. He groaned and coughed. I hit him with an uppercut then kicked him away. He crashed into the bench and looked at his walkie talkie.

I noticed him reach for it then threw a dagger at it and hit it straight on. "You're done for, Eli."

Eli yelled and pulled out his gun. "You can't dodge a bullet from point blank range!"

I watched him then he fired a bullet, but I dodged it. Eli's eyes widened then heard my gun fire.

'I didn't even see him...unholster it..' He thought to himself.

The bullet hit him in the stomach and he groaned and fell to his knees. I fired my gun at him again and shot him in his torso area.

"You fought well." I said as I walked to him. I kicked his face and made him fall to the ground. I stomped on his head, exerting dominance. "But you weren't good enough."

Eli yelled loudly, "Open fire!"

All the snipers took aim at me. I looked at the Cathedral then smirked. I chuckled then the Talent Symbol faintly shined on my mask then I held my hand out at the Cathedral as they fired their bullets at me.

"Your weapons...mean nothing." I said then a faint wall of energy deflected the bullets. The snipers looked surprised then lowered their guns.

Eli looked surprised as well and watched the wall of energy disappear. "What..."

I looked at my hand then tried to create the wall of energy again, but couldn't. I looked down at Eli then got off his head. "Hmph! You lose, Eli."

I fired a bullet through his head and holstered my weapon. I watched the snipers retreat then made my way to Noel and Rebecca after picking up my coat off the ground. I took off my mask then sighed softly.

"Yeah...that confirms it. A spirit is definitely in this mask. Talenta. She saved my life as I wouldn't have dodged all of those bullets at once." I said.

"Slowly you are becoming the True Ace of Paid Relationships." Rebecca smiled. "I was pleased by your performance."

Noel looked at Eli, who was dead on the ground. She closed her eyes and looked at me. "Thank you."

I smiled at her and nodded. I heard my phone ringing then took it out of my pocket and answered it on speaker. "Hello?"

"I must say, as The Ace...that was one of the best performances I've seen from a person. Keep that up and you will most definitely receive a reward when you come back..~" Charlotte giggled softly.

"Aunt- I mean Big Boss! You saw the entire fight?" Noel asked.

"I did and now that Eli is dead, you're safe for now. I'm glad Ryder made quick work of him. Aside from this, I have news to tell you all." Charlotte said.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Barbara is at Lake Pontchartrain. It's going to take an entire two days to get there from where you are. I suggest heading there after you've devised a plan. Barbara must die, the agents and women must be saved." Charlotte answered.

"Got it." I nodded.

"Good." Charlotte said then hung up.

"Let's head back to the hotel." Rebecca said.

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The other women had devised their plan on how to take down Barbara and her forces.

"She has a very large number of units, but then again Lake Pontchartrain is massive. It won't be an easy fight at all. It won't be as easy as breaking into a warehouse and saving people. She will have cameras, armed security, tanks, illegal military weaponry, and more. Barbara is one of the Big Ten. She might be too difficult for Ryder." Alice said.

"Speaking of Ryder, he's been gone for roughly an hour. I hope he's alright." Rhea sighed softly.

"I'm right here." I said as I stood behind them with Rebecca and Noel.

They looked at me then smiled happily at me. Rhea hurried over to me and watched me take off my mask. I smiled at her and moved my hair from my right eye.

"Charlotte told us where Barbara is located. We should head there soon, it takes two days to get there from here. To better our chances, we should head out tomorrow." I said.

"We still have time to prepare and gather supplies for tomorrow. Let's prepare as much as we can then rest for the night." Rhea nodded.

"Right." I said. I looked at Noel and wanted her to follow me.

"What's up?" Noel asked, following me.

"I want to make you one of my girlfriends. I want you to be a part of my polygamous relationship." I said then stopped walking.

"I will!" Noel said without hesitation. "Seeing you out there fighting...I knew I was safer with you than I was with Eli. I feel as though I don't need to hide myself anymore knowing you will protect me."

I smiled at her then gently pushed her again the wall and rested my arm over her head against the wall. I looked into her eyes and gently held her cheek. "I won't let anything bad happen to you...I promise.."

Noel smiled then gripped my jacket and stood on her tippy toes to kiss my lips. I kissed back, enjoying her soft and tropical tasting lips. She pulled away from the kiss. "I know you will protect me at all times...and I'll be here for you no matter the request.."

I smiled then closed my eyes and walked backwards. Noel got off the wall then followed me all the way to my room.

"Rhea, how are you feeling?" Eliza asked. "I know you kinda brushed off your wounds last night, but I still want to check up on you."

"I am doing alright for the most part. All I really got from it was whiplash, but it didn't last long." Rhea answered.

"If you need any healing, just ask me okay?" Eliza smiled.

Rhea nodded. "You know I will."

"Eliza..~" Rebecca cooed and hugged Eliza from behind, groping her breast.

"R-Rebecca..!" Eliza said in a surprised voice and watched at Rebecca squeezed her boob.

"I'm joining back in the Paid Relationship business..~ After seeing Ryder fight, I knew I had to get the old rust off me and get back into the groove of things. I won't be acting as The Ace anymore though...It is my little brother's turn.." Rebecca smiled.

"He's begun to handle his job well...as Ryder...he's hesitant and willing to give others a chance to turn around. As The Ace, he's relentless ru-" Eliza said then fell asleep.

"Eh? Hey, wake up!" Rebecca said as she shook Eliza.

Eliza woke up and blinked. "Hm..? Oh right as I was saying, as The Ace he's relentless, battle focused, and slightly physically enhanced. For Barbara, we need our leader The Ace and not our boyfriend Ryder."

"Whenever he puts on that mask, his alter ego either awakens immediately or it takes some time. Even then, his true abilities will soon flourish." Eve smiled.

"Hi Eve, long time no see~" Rebecca waved.

Eve waved at Rebecca and giggled softly. "Although I don't see a true end of the Dark Web even after we kill our main targets, their deaths will protect us, our boss, and the women who work with us..."

"Their deaths is what will allow us to be free." Wendy said.

"It will allow us to not have to fear living a normal life again." Alice sighed.

"We have to make sure Ryder is as ready as possible." Rhea said.

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Noel stood beside me while I sat at the desk and looked through my computer. I was checking all the information Charlotte sent me about the updated details..

"Living a double life is insanely hard." I said.

"How do you think I feel?" Noel asked. She went behind me and began to massage my shoulders.

I smiled and leaned back in my chair. "I know how you feel. Do you all go through this with big missions like these?"

"Everytime a huge heist of a mission pops up like this, it is always a series of tasks within one rescue mission. It's a pain but when we complete it, it's the best feeling ever." Noel said then rubbed her hands against my chest.

"So the agents that were captured. Do you know them?" I asked.

"One is named Eiko. She's an exotic woman, who isn't even human. She just has a human disguise. She's a Kitsune and a very...lustful woman. I'm talking about she's even more lascivious than Eliza and Rebecca combined." Noel explained.

"Go on." I said.

"Then there's Penelope von Arzo. She's a knightess. She's also an exotic woman coming from the same world Chloe said she came from. She also confirms Chloe's story while not having actually met Chloe." Noel said.

"Finally, a personal favorite of all time, Yuna Fornication. She's a real succubus. A real demon...for someone to have abducted her, they couldn't have been a normal human being. Had to be the work of an Alchemist." Noel said said as she leaned against me and reached for my belt, looking down at my pants.

"Alchemist...To think they exist outside of anime. This is all a bit much for me. After all I haven't been an Agent for long." I said then watched her unbuckle my belt. I stopped her. "But I do know that I can't let lust fill my head right now. After we kill Barbara and save the women...I'll have sex with you as a celebration."

"Are you going to keep to that promise?" Noel asked.

"I will..." I said then got up. I turned to her then kissed her lips. She kissed back and wrapped her arms around my nape. I pulled away and held her hips. "Now let us go with the others to prepare."

"Okay..~" Noel nodded.