Crime, Corruption and All-Round Douchebags

Omega Magnus stands in front of Commissioner Christine Keith. The sarcastic nature that criminals know and dread is gone. Magnus stands there with an angry and serious look on his face.

"Ah, the vigilante." Keith says with a nervous tone, "You realize breaking and entering is a crime punishable by law."

"Says the pathetic excuse of a corrupt commissioner who's funding, equipping and accepting tribute payments from every criminal scumbag in the city!" Magnus shouts.

"So your the Benefactor huh?"

"In a way, yes." replies the commissioner, "Do you realize that without crime in this sorry excuse for a city, people like me are considered irrelevant in the eyes of normal peasants and ingrates that refuse to respect me for doing something? I give the police purpose! I keep money going in their pockets! We are respected for protecting the city! I am this city's shining light, the means of making this pathetic city mean something!"

Magnus is even more angrier after hearing those words.

"So many dead!" Magnus shouts in fierce anger, "Police officers, civilians, criminals! I saw a young boy become an orphan a few days back!"

"Collateral damage." the commissioner replies without a shred of remorse, "Sacrifices must me made in order to achieve the true balance this city deserves. Of course people won't like it, but they have no choice. We are the law, and they must abide by our law."

"That's why I'm terminating your employment." Magnus proclaims.

Keith gives a smirk of a smile after Magnus' remarks.

"If you make it out alive..."

The second she says those words, out on the balcony, rappels down a team of seven armed soldiers. They're heavily armed, well equipped and by the looks of it, they're heavily trained. They're dressed in black, fully clothed in tactical gear and cavalier with headgear covering their faces. They sport M4 assault rifles and have 9mm Glocks holstered on their belts. Clearly they mean business.

With Magnus facing the soldiers, Commissioner Keith heads quickly to the door.

"There the Federal Police's SWAT team. The best this country has to offer." The commissioner proudly proclaims, "Of course the Feds no nothing of our schemes, but they don't like vigilantes like we do."

With that, Christine Keith makes her escape.

The armed SWAT team advances towards Magnus with their rifles at the ready.

Bullets flare. All deflected. The soldiers converging on Magnus from all corners.

They may be highly trained like himself, but Magnus has the slight edge with his speed and strength.

The soldiers advance towards Magnus.

Two soldiers are disarmed by Magnus with a swift downward elbow strike to one and a round kick to the other.

One fires from behind. Magnus deflects the bullet back into the rifle. Another soldier disarmed.

A disarmed guard lunges forward. He's taken down with a hip toss.

Another disarmed guard comes from the side. He's sent flying to the other side of the office with a side kick to the chest.

The third disarmed guard narrowly misses Magnus with a forward knife thrust. He's taken out with a karate chop to the neck.

The next three decide to fire from a distance. Narrowly avoiding the gunfire, Magnus pulls out his dual blasters from his belt holsters.

12 shots fired from Magnus, all rubber pellet rounds. One to each shoulder, disarming them. One to each knee, bringing them down. And finally one to each of their heads, taking them out.

Magnus holsters his dual blasters.

Nothing more effective than aiming for the vital areas.

Only one left. It's been more difficult that the petty criminals Magnus is used to, but so far, no trouble. As Magnus goes to grab the last remaining soldier, the soldier narrowly dodges with lightning speed. Then Magnus feels a knee to the gut, followed by a double axe handle to the back, bringing him to one knee. But he recovers with a forward roll, facing the soldier.

But the soldier comes forward with alternating punches, with Magnus blocking each one, but falls victim to a swift kick to his left leg, followed by a spinning back kick sending Magnus to the wall.

Magnus being backed towards a wall, the soldier comes forward with a flying right hand.

Magnus avoids it by rolling. The soldier turns towards him. Magnus lands a spinning round kick to the head.

The soldier collapses to one knee. His helmet flies off.

At that moment, Magnus froze.

He knows that soldier from anywhere.

Even though he hadn't seen him as much as he wanted to.

"Dad?"