A WELL DESERVED PROMOTION

Aidan woke up in the same spot where he was meditating last night, the cold damp dirt sticking to his back, thanks to the memories of Liam he knew where he lived, but he was too tired after testing the Monster Souls inside of him, so he fall asleep right there on the wilderness.

Looking at his phone he saw a lot of missed calls from unregistered numbers, one of his father and one of the boss, he opened the messaging app and saw a couple of notifications, messages from other thugs, they were a little scared since he didn't report to the boss yesterday and that pissed him off.

The thought of putting the Thug leader in his place amused Aidan to some extent, he didn't know the guy personally but remembered how after the System first appeared he capitalized upon the weak, using the thug wars for territory as a way to level himself up, and then forcing the low levels to join his faction.

Aidan walked to the "Bleeding Moon Gang" meeting point as they liked to be called. Here in Vanguard City, in the industrial zone of the city, existed a special kind of alley that led towards an underground maze that originally was intended for fast transportation of goods between the fabrics, if you knew the path you would arrive at any of the hideouts.

Taking the path in his borrowed memories, Aidan made his way steadily. Looking at the calendar on his phone he made his resolve, he regressed 5 days before the dawn of the system, and from that day one rules and laws meant nothing to the strong, at this time in his life he was still naive and righteous, he didn't have what it take and he had paid the price for it, this time things were different.

He walked through the last doorway and reached a big hallway, cluttered with mismatched furniture, around 30 people were chilling around.

The air was thick with the scent of dampness and the faint, lingering odor of tobacco smoke. In one corner a long bar served as a hub of activity, and to the side of it a bulletin board that showed a cluster of notes and photos of evidence of the plans and conquest of the gang. To the side of it, a large metal door led the way to the boss´s office.

"Hey!...look who decided to show his face at last" one of the hard-looking men yells at the rest of them, making Aidan the center of attention. "The boss was pretty mad at you rookie, I hope you are ready for it," said one bulky man sitting on one of the tables.

Looking around he noticed the two guys from yesterday, they were sitting on one end of the bar, he was about to walk toward them since they seemed friendly to him, but the moment he had walked half of the room the big metal door made a noise, it started to open and a tall athletic man wearing a suit with no tie walked inside the hallway, his blonde hair short and spiky and a scar on his brow. Richard Young the boss of the Bleeding Moon Gang entered the room.

"Look who decided to show himself!! I have to say, Liam, I was starting to believe you had left us hanging" the thug boss said while clapping, the crowd started to form a circle getting the furthest away from their boss.

"Well then, where is my money?" he stood right in front of Aidan wearing a fake smile on his face. 

"I don't have it, Mr. Young, I had an issue and couldn't finish the job," Aidan said expecting the anger in Richard to start to boil, If there was something Richard Young heated the most was a bad excuse to a job unfinished.

Aidan prepared himself for what came next, his eyes glowing yellow.

CLANK!!!

Aidan fell to the floor after Mr. Young hit him in the side of his face, he hit the ground with a smile on his face, there was blood plastered on his face, but it wasn't his.

"WHAT THE FUCK!!!! ARGGGGG!!!" Mr. Young screamed with a tone of agony in his voice, his hand was covered in blood and the knuckle duster he loved so much was shattered, its fragments sticking into his flesh.

Aidan stood up cleaning the blood on his face "I'm so sorry Mr. Young I didn't know you were so weak" he said in a fake sorry tone. Then his expression changed into a serious one "It's over Richard, you are no longer needed as the boss of this gang" Aidan said standing face to face with the soon-to-be ex-boss of the gang.

Then Mr. Young watched in horror as Aidan's hands transformed into gleaming, razor-sharp metallic claws, while a thick coat of sleek grey fur enveloped his forearms, forming a stark contrast against his skin."You....are a monster...." he said in a low tone filled with fear.

Aidan let a low growl before his claw ripped the blonde guy to shreds, the metallic claw ripping from his left shoulder through his torso and his right hip, there were screams from the people around the hall, panic starting to rise.

Then a loud snarl came from Aidan making the thugs stand in place in fear, with a grave voice tone he said "From now on there's a new management in this place"

He walked through the stunned crowd, towards the big metal door that led to the Boss's office, just before opening it he turned around looked at the crowd, and said "Don't do anything stupid, and I'll be a better boss for all of you"

Aidan opened the door and walked through the long passway, reaching the big office room he saw under the desk someone was hiding, walking around he saw that it was a woman, Her luscious, long, and curly brown locks framed her face, complementing her light brown eyes. She was dressed in a professional ensemble with a blazer and a sleek pencil skirt. Judging by her appearance, she appeared to be Mr. Young's secretary.

They made eye contact, causing the woman's eyes to widen and shiver. "Oh lord... I'm going to die..." she whispered in a fearful, low tone that made something sting in Aidan's chest. He never took pride in making the weak scare, thugs, and warriors always, but he had a soft spot for those who couldn't defend themselves.

He tried to give her a warm smile to comfort her... but his new face made it look like a psychopath "Are you okay?..." the words meant to ease her fear only made her freeze in place.