Chapter 4 - Hand

Andrew was in his home meditating. He was going through the memories of Bruce Wayne like he does every day in the morning.

He was focusing more on the memories of gadgets that will help not only him but also the world in the long run. The only problem he was facing was where to find the materials, how he would have to get them, and the money that will be used.

He had already developed a futuristic phone which will soon be launched by his company to the world. It is something that will advance society to 50 years faster, though the product that will be released by his company will bring 10 years to now.

He did not want to create something so advanced in the beginning as that product will be world revolutionizing, so he made the simplest version of it. He did not want any organizations to look into him due to that.

He also started to go through every employee's detail to check for ones who are not supposed to be in his enterprise without a reason.

He tasked Gerald with this and a lot of numbers came out with the result. Once the final numbers came to light, he asked Gerald to slowly remove them.

Now back to what he was doing, "That would be a good one, it will help change the whole industry," said Andrew as he opened his eyes.

"Zestia, create a new project, level 7 security level, I will type in the details, requirements, also some models of the project, check whether we can modify it more," said Andrew

"Alright, sir. Based on the input that you provide, I will let you know how much time I require to bring out a different model," a feminine voice was heard around the room.

For the next 3 hours, Andrew typed in the information, schematics and requirements need and asked Zestia to start the processing.

"This is a lot sir, I at the least will require a month to give you a modified model of this, it can extend as well," said Zestia.

"That's fine, let me know once you complete it," said Andrew as he left the room.

As Andrew left the room, Zestia began her work.

"Master Andrew, from the records that you brought, and as you said the date stops at the 17th Century, but even that I feel is a cover-up of their activities and will be going even further beyond that," spoke Gerald as he saw Andrew enter the room.

"We won't get any more information dating even before that, we need to how deep their involvement is in the world, we can't strike without knowing that," said Andrew

"We have all 5 of their locations with us, we can keep monitoring them and if they meet together, we can strike then," Gerald said as he looked at the screen which showed 5 different people in different locations, one is an old woman walking with a stick in her right hand and moving into a market, another in a black shirt and pants training students, another one who looks Japanese or Chinese cutting a bear of some kind, another African one in a meeting with few more and finally a woman in a conference room having a meeting with her colleagues talking about her next project.

"Madame Gao, Bakuto, Murakami, Sowande, and Alexandra, even if I kill them their organization will continue to run, and they might try to bring them back with some other methods as their goal is immortality, we have to uproot them totally in one attack Gerald, we need a situation like that," in a serious tone spoke Andrew.

The reason why I am going against them is that the moment I went to the Government Records building to get the records of Hand and when I escaped from the place a World Quest was created and the rewards were so lucrative that I decided to end them though it is difficult.

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Flashback

As Andrew took the necessary documents and was escaping from the building a *Ding* sound came into his mind and he knew he had either triggered a quest or something else must have occurred.

He decided to head back to his base that is his home and check what the system sound meant.

In 20 minutes, he was close to his home and was able to see it. It was a two-floor house each having a lot of rooms, with huge glass panes as windows and a lake showing surrounding it on one side and the other side close to looking like a small forest. It had two underground floors as well, one his garage full of cars that his father had collected and him continuing to do so and the other one below is his base.

As he entered the base, he saw Gerald.

"The records Master Andrew, what did you find out?" questioned Gerald as he saw Andrew enter.

"Not much, it dates back to the 17th Century, check them and if you find anything let me know," replied Andrew and he proceeded to remove his outfit and placed it on the nearby Mannequin.

Andrew then called out the system in his mind.

A screen popped out in front of him.

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[World Quest: Destruction of Hand]

[Hand an ancient and powerful ninja clan with the ultimate goal to gain immortality. The Hand originated in K'un-Lun, when the five founders were banished from the city and have since lived on in the shadows for centuries, promoting their goal through wars, crime, and influence on powerful people.]

[Eliminate the Five Fingers of the Hand: 0/5]

[Bring down their organizations and eliminate any threats they pose to the world: 0%/100%]

[Destruction of Hand: 0%/100%]

[Rewards: 5% Template Experience Fruit for Every Finger of the Hand you takedown, 3% Template Experience Fruit for Each Organization of the Hand you take down, Template Potential Increase Card x1, Devil Fruit Mastery Card x1]

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"A World Quest huh, will I have Universe Level Quest for Thanos then? Experience Fruit in the rewards I understand but what about the others?" thought Andrew

He then proceeded to focus on the Template Potential Increase Card and Devil Fruit Mastery Card.

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[Template Potential Increase Card – This card will allow the user to increase the potential of a Template. When used on a Template, they can go beyond the scope of their limit.]

[Devil Fruit Mastery Card – This card will allow the user to increase his mastery of the chosen Devil Fruit by a level.]

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"Hmm, with this I can even increase Roger's Template beyond 100%, what will it become? Pirate Emperor or something?" chuckled Andrew as he thought about going beyond 100%.

"Devil Fruit Mastery Card is also a good one, though I don't have one I know how much use it will be in the long run," thought Andrew.

Flashback End

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"They all come together when Alexandra decided to use the last of the ashes to bring Elektra back to life and she being close to death as well. This will take close to another 10-12 years to happen. I have to do something to get their attention but right now I am not strong enough. I have to come up with a plan," thought Andrew.

"Will you be going for your nightly activities today Master Andrew?" questioned Gerald which brought Andrew from his thoughts.

"Yes," replied Andrew.

He then headed towards a wall and placed his hands on it. A scan took place and the wall opened revealing his new suit.

The suit was made up of a technical carbon fiber tri-weave in the center of his chest having the symbol of jolly roger, a sword hanging over to the side made of carbon steel, and to the left of the suit was a mask that had the shape of the skeleton from the Jolly Roger which was made of reinforced Kevlar and magnesium alloy.

Andrew wore the suit within minutes and moved out of the base. His destination was Hell's Kitchen.

"There has been an increase in the kidnappings happening and from the video footage, Zestia was able to recover it is mostly done by Japanese clans. This should most probably be done by Murakami or his disciples under him as they have been active," said Gerald.

"Gerald, cross reference with what you have and we should have a location," said Andrew as he was moving towards Hell's Kitchen using Soru.

And soon Gerald gave me a location, as usual, it was an abandoned building.

I reached there in a few minutes and was looking at the building.

"They are Members of Hand, mostly weak ones but I feel one stronger," said Andrew.

"It should be Nobu," said Gerald as Andrew heard him through the earpiece and he continued, "We don't have any view, no cameras, you have to be careful Master Andrew,"

Andrew acknowledged and used Geppo to reach the top of the building.

He then opened the door and headed down. He started to walk in the dark areas on the floor and he could hear footsteps coming towards him. He stopped and controlled his breathing.

Two guards were coming in his direction. The moment they went past him, one of them felt something as he turned, he was greeted by a skeleton face and red eyes looking at him. He felt as if death was watching him and was here to reap his soul and that was what happened.

Andrew drew his sword and pierced the guard's body in his chest and the sword went out of him and did the same to the other.

Both the guards puked blood from their mouths and the guns they had in their hands fell.

Andrew removed his sword the guards fell to the cold floor and closed their eyes forever.

"I am starting."

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Author Here!

Sorry for the delay, I am not well, I still am.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter readers.

Let me know if I made any mistakes.

Enjoy your day, Readers.

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