New Vision

"Well look who's back. Been some time since you've been around... There a reason why you here?"

"Seems to me like you already know why I'm here so cut the shit."

She lets out a deep chuckle and folds her arms across her chest.

"There's no reason for you to be here anymore Ice. You were the king of the underground man, people worshiped you, they put money on your head and you came through for them but when you left you let them down."

She shakes her head with disappointment plastered on her face and sighs.

"Those were your people, your followers. You had the world in the palm of your goddamn hand and you threw it down and stomped on it."

"Tch. You think I give a fuck about that? What those fuckers do in their free time don't concern me. I got my own shit to deal with so be a good girl and go get your daddy, eh?"

She scowls at me and spits on the floor.

"You're still an asshole. Guess some people really just can't change."

"No estoy aquí para hablar, ve a buscar a tu padre."

(I'm not here to talk, go find your father.)

"He's not in."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Why do you have to lie to me eh?" I huff as I walk closer to the girl. "Just makes my job harder when you do that, so I'll ask again and I want you to be honest, okay?"

I grab her chin and make her look me in the eye. The fearful gaze she had was all too familiar. Almost made me miss this place.

"Where is Raúl? You lie again and I'll make sure that it's the last time."

"He's not the his office today and he won't be for some time!"

"Is that what I asked? Because I'm positive that I asked where he was, not where he wasn't."

I squeeze her face more firmly and press the barrel of my gun to her stomach.

"He's out of the country! Germany, he has business in Germany and he'll be there for the next few weeks!"

"What part?"

"Frankfurt! That's all I know so let me go fucker!"

"Pleasure doing business."

I release her face and push her away and turn to leave but from the corner of my eye I can see her reach inside of her jacket. I quickly turn back around and grab hold of both of her wrist and pin her against the wall so she can't move. I tuck my hand inside the small pocket and pull out a sharp dagger.

"Oof, a blade? Gotta say I'm sick of seeing these." I press it to her neck and she starts to cry. "Careful chica, just because you're his kid doesn't mean I won't cut your fucking neck open."

"I told you what you wanted to hear, let me go Ice. I've done what you asked."

"You're begging me? How odd... Where you not ready to use this against me just now?"

I tap the edge of the dagger on my lip and cock my head. Why was she crying? She just wanted to kill me a second ago. Huh, I really don't understand women.

"Ice, please-"

"Ugh shut up." I let her go and walk for the door. "You talk too damn much and I'm taking this as compensation for the trouble you put me through." I wave the dagger over my head as I leave the room.

I can hear her curse me out in German and the sound of things clattering. She was probably throwing a tantrum since I took her dagger but I didn't care and because I was nice, I decided not to kill the bitch... Not yet at least.

"Oye, Ice! Where you think you heading off to?!"

I look over my shoulder to see who just called for me.

"I know you?"

I ask the tall man before me. He had dark skin and tattoos all across his neck and face. He was twice my height and it was obvious to me that he was carrying. He looked oddly familiar but I couldn't quite place where I've seen him before.

"Ice Cold. Thats what they used to call you right? Before you left?"

"I don't see how that is any of your goddamn business."

"It's my business because I was supposed to fight you next, but it looks like you bitched out. I mean I get why but still man, running away don't suit you."

"Ah, I see what you're doing. Look, I'd love to beat your ass right here right now but I got places to be. You get it eh?"

He grumbles something under his breath and his brows lower as he walks closer to me.

"I had 500k riding on that fight you fuckin' prick. That woulda been easy money and you backed out!"

"Por el amor de dios..."

(For Gods sake...)

I face palm and shrug off my coat.

"Okay, if it'll get your panties wet, let's fight right here and if you win I'll pay double that."

"What? Double? Ain't no way you have that kinda money."

"I'm not gonna sit here and explain everything to you; You either fight me now or fuck off. Choose."

He flashes a smile at me showing off his crooked teeth. I remember now. He was the man who was staring at Kaz like he wanted her. The thought of him touching her made my blood run cold.

"Let's get to it."

"Not so fast, what happens if I win? I assume you'll pay me?"

"You think you can win against me? Pft, you win and I'll let you choose what you're gettin'."

"Hm, interesting."

Not even a second later the large man swings at me and I barely doge it. For someone if his large size the fucker was surprisingly swift. I regain my footing and punch him in the nose. I could feel it break under my knuckles and the sound of his screaming was loud.

"You son of bitch!!"

He growls and begins to throw several wild punches. A few land but it's nothing I wasn't already used to. His eyes seem to pop outgoing his skull when he sees that I'm unfazed.

"Uck, pareces una criatura."

(Uck, you look like a creature.)

I was growing increasingly impatient so I hit him a few good times in the face until he gets dizzy and starts to stumble around. While he's dazed, I get behind him and put him in a headlock, making sure that my grip is tight enough to were he can't breathe.

"If you can get out of this, you win criatura. But if not, I get to choose my prize."

He coughs and gags, desperately hitting and scratching my arms in a lame attempt to get free. His body starts to slump and his coughing stops.

"Ah, you don't get to die yet."

I ease up just a bit to make sure he stays conscious and he lets out a loud gasp of air.

"Say it. Say you lost and I won't kill you."

"I- I lost! You won and I lost now let me go!"

"But you haven't even heard what chose as my gift..."

I grab my new dagger from my pants and stab him in the eye. He lets out a blood curdling scream that only pisses me off even more.

"Oh hush, no man of your size should be screaming like a woman."

I take his other eyes then let him go. He continues to scream and roll around on the floor holding his hands over his face.

"I'LL KILL YOU! I SWEAR I WILL!"

"You said so yourself that if I won I could choose what I wanted." I squat down and look at the fool. "I chose your eyes. Now you can never gaze at what's mine again."