'The Illest Villains'

"We are live here @SyxNews with controversial artist Keychain, recently released from prison after supposedly 'telling' on his affiliates, the musician has taken to the streets of Jamrock isle in an attempt to regain public favor:"

"I did what I had to do to get out

Them dudes was fake to me, why should I be real with them huh?

Don't act like you people wouldn't! —

—Hey—Kage is that you?"

Accompanied by an entourage of security guards and camera persons a semi-familiar face calls me out

"I see you got out of the aquarium as well Keychain"

"No need to be all formal with it Kage,

See" he looks into one of the cameras,

"This is my mans Kage, he helped your boi out when he was in the aquarium,

Now look by the grace of the dead Gods,

We were able to meet up like this"

(Meet up?

I was minding my business)

"What brings you to the Jamrock homie?"

"What is with all the people?" I glance at his entourage,

"A news crew I hired to, um clear my name and my protection,

See the public has labeled me a snitch because I told on my former homies, even though they were tying to get form inside the aquarium

Now that I'm out I gotta show them that I'm not scared to go anywhere."

"You have at least five security guards, and are on one of the least populated, places on the entire ring," I point out,

"Man, you make it sound worse than it is,

Aye, don't record this cuz," Keychain turns to the cameraman

...…

WELCOME TO JAMROCK

Reads an electronic billboard near the isle docks.

Unlike the many islands of the second ring, Jamrock is neither a nature preserve nor a habitable country, but a product of society, before this was an island it was a mountain that started from the sea floor, over the years however due to large scale mining operations the mountain has been reduced to nothing both a slab of rock atop the sea, Now called Jamrock…

"So, what brings you here homie?" Keychain asks tagging behind Apollo and I

"You must be working for the feds huh?" he eyes Apollo suspiciously

"Is that how you got out?"

"I'm here for information," I reply dryly

"Who is this guy anyway Kage," Now it's Apollo's turn to suspiciously eye Keychain and his entourage

"I don't know a celebrity or something" I shrug,

"Aye man don't act like we not tight" The rapper protests

"And I said don't record yet" …..

…..

Jamrock is an incredibly small isle the size of a city, it consists of no human habitants, only empty film and music studios private clubs that occasionally are rented out, aside from that this island serves as the only place people of the UCA can learn about Caribbean culture via its many virtual museums.

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of me" Keychain is still talking as we walk through the streets that instead of traffic is filled with many billboards of ads upon ads

(How cultural)

"Hmm now that you mention it…" mulls Apollo

"I remember my friend Lyra mentioning your name once"

"She must be a fan,

What did she about me sir?" Keychain asks politely clearly intimidated by the bully Apollo,

"I can't remember for sure but I think she said that your music sucks ass and that Insidaz are better artists than you,"

"Nahh you wilding bro" Keychain sounding immensely offended

"Insidaz aren't gonna be here for much longer,

How long will it be till André 9000 gets tries of making music?

We all know he will eventually

But me, nahh

I'll never stop being the absolute G.O.A.T, those two MID are destined for a fall off,"

"Ok." Me and Apollo say simultaneously not caring….

Caribbean virtual museum of arts and history

We finally approach a built entirely of black reinforced glass

(Could've have arrived quicker but Apollo insist on walking everywhere)

Virtualization on the second ring is a technology that allows one to simulate real landscapes and locations through the use of high frequency light manipulation, similar to how mirages appear in deserts where there is intense sunlight, scientists were able to use that as a basis to create a way to manipulation perception itself with the use of light…

"Welcome wonderful tourists" a feminine robotic voice greets us as we entering the small but eerily spacious room

It is completely empty with only a panel of which many dates locations and information is selectable to simulate, above the panel is a single sign

The contents of this virtual museum is available to be learnt for free, be warned however attempting to steal or break anything will result in a emergency flashbang being simulate that will put you down long enough for the police to arrive.

Please act respectfully.

"Hmm" Apollo grunts reading the sign

"Now I feel wary lf accidentally breaking something."

Caribbean cuisine

Music

Fine arts

Nature preserves.

General culture.

...…..

(Nothing.)

Scrolling through the selections of topics to choose I sigh disappointedly

"There is nothing of recent history here Apollo only surface level information."

(Not sure what I expected

There has to be a clue somewhere as to why Lyra's brother would choose to take over this specific location, or even why the UCA disregards the place entirely)

…..

"You know what I'm saying, cuz sometimes people don't go back to their roots or even out in the effort to learn where they came from, but nah not me, I LOVE museums mane,"

Outside the virtual museum Keychain isn talking up a storm into the cameras.

(Why is he still here)

"And look speaking of people who are eager to learn its my brother Kage and his bodyguard"

"...."

"So anyway, Kage this has been waste of time, we might as well start preparing for our journey into the Caribbean line" Apollo says brushing past the rapper and his entourage

"Wait, y'all are going there?" Keychain signals for the cameras to cut,

"Do you know something?" I press

"My dad was from there he was a Neptune, so I am affiliated"

"Neptune?

Like the gangs Neptune and Poseidon?"

"Naw dawg that's bullshit they ain't gangs that's just what the government calls em so we don't feel bad hearing about them getting killed or arrested,"

"Then what are they?" I pry beginning to get curious

(Maybe we came to the right place after all)

"Neptune and Poseidon are religions

There is a lot of superstition in Caribbean culture those two are the main religions, see?

Neptune is a group of worshipers that believe the sea itself is alive and has a will of its own that will, manifests in the name of the God Neptune.

Poseidon beliefs are almost entirely the same just swapping out names,

What puts these two groups against each other cuz, is the way they treat the ocean,

Poseidon's believe that everything in the ocean is meant for them in the name of their god. Neptune thinks it wrong to even consume fish, pollute or harm the ocean in general,"

Man, those two groups have been thousands of years I heard,

Me personally I don't believe in none of that I'm from Cally Island."

...

(They were religions?)

"I figured they were a gang they way acted when we fought the Poseidons on Roux Island a while back" Apollo comments

"What you mean you fought the Poseidons?

Them and the Neptunes don't exist anymore" The rapper proclaims

"Now that I think about it there has been rumors that the remnants of the two had joined together to fight back against the boss."

"Boss?"

"I done gave you a lot of valuable information since you done helped me in prison Kage

But I already told on my sub group of the organization, I'm not telling on the boss,"

"...." Apollo and I exchange glances

"You're one of them, are you?" presses Apollo

(The name Himari told us be wary of for our upcoming mission)

"MV?" I add to Apollo's press

"I mean I rap about them a lot, I don't got to hide that fact" Keychain shrugs

"Well technically I'm not in it anymore because I had to um, give away some information to get out,

But I still rep."

"At least answer me this question Key,

What exactly is Madvillainy?"

"Hhhhh" the musician sighs

"You gone buy my next album then Kage?"

"I swear on the dead Gods I will"

(I won't)

"Ight, Aight,

To put it simply,

We are the illest,"

"The illest? As in sick?"

"No as lethal, the most deadly

The Illest Villains."

...…..

****

<Somewhere>

"The remnants have been constantly pushing our territorial holds back, Sir

They have the help of someone they call the snow fairy,

It is clear they want your attention,"

"I'm not interested in them Danté frankly the death they spread only strengthens me I say we wait until it gets closer"

"You don't mean to say?"

"Yes, this feeling I've had for a year now,

Someone just like me,

They are coming soon."