A meal to die for

'If it is an unmovable object, go around it, if you can't, change its state or form. If facing a power beyond your control, act cool while retreating in style, it is better to fight another day while making a flashy entrance. If you find yourself alone with a princess, kidnap her!!!!! Steal her heart and kill any basted who so as looks at her....'

Arkan was lost in his head again. The more he was left to think to himself, the more nonsensical he became.

"Ohh..."

Something caught his attention. Two girls were sitting on a bench talking. What made him take notice though was that they were both beauties and since he was feeling happy that day, he did not mind showing the world what a charmer he was.

He walked by where they were sitting and immediately the two of them noticed him. It did not take much for them to get on the defensive as they saw the scar on his face.

"Just wanted to say, the two of you look beautiful... Ladies..."

Arkan said as he bowed a little while passing by. The two were taken aback. They never thought that such a person with such an aura about him would just leave them a compliment and then just leave them like that.

"Creep..."

One of them said as she found the courage to speak. Arkan was just slowly walking away wanting to listen to what they would say.

"What a man... he looked handsome too. I think he looked me in the eyes."

The other girl who was wearing white said while still looking at Arkan walking away.

He smiled as that was always what would happen when he used his honed technique on them, calling it the 'Passing by JUTSU', his naming sense showing itself with all its glory as he could not think of a better name.

"Is he a gangster or what? Did you see that scar? Why would someone like that be that nice, Miller?"

The other girl said still not convinced.

"Ever thought that he was not a gangster? Don't you know they say never judge a book by its cover? Why am I friends with you anyways Lilly? If I was sitting alone, maybe he would have stopped and talked to me...."

The girl in white said.

"You whore! You rather take Mr. Scar there over me, your friend!...."

Arkan laughed as he left the two arguing. He was passing an alleyway near where they were sitting that allowed delivery vehicles to drop off their goods. With his mission done, it was time for a good time.

He was soon at the door of a building where only the elites of the elite go to have their meals. Today, he was going to eat like he was one of them for the first and only time in his life for the place was expensive.

He had forked out almost all of his life savings to get two sits for just that day.

"Arkan."

A boy said as he stood next to him. He was all decked out wearing a tuxedo and looked like he belonged there.

"You ass!"

Arkan yelled at the young man, making the other smile.

"Alax, who told you to look better than me? Am I not the birthday boy here? Now I wish I never invited you."

Arkan said as he smirked.

"High-end restaurant, high-end suit."

Alax said as he turned around, showing off his drip.

"I would be surprised if they do not kick you out for just looking like that."

He added.

"What I need to know is where you got that. Who did you kill...huh?"

Arkan asked while looking at him from top to bottom. Alax was the only friend he had. They had met shortly after he had run away from his sister's killer and with both of them having no one, they had had each other's backs since then.

They were like brothers.

"Says the man who thinks a laser has a chance to kill a Grand Wizard."

Alax said as he knew how to strike when it came to Arkan. He went into the restaurant even before Arkan could say anything.

The place was nothing like they had ever seen. It just screamed 'expensive'.

"All you need is strength and the ability to shoot lasers. I have been telling you this for years Alax. Lasers can cut through anything and do everything that mana can do in theory."

Arkan said as he set down not scarring about the view anymore. The front desk had shown them their table as soon as they saw Alax.

They had been looking at Arkan with a disgusted look though like he farted or something. It was as if what he was wearing was an insult to them.

Arkan was busy arguing his point to Alax to even care.

"You mean to tell me that a person with only strength and having the ability to shoot lasers can beat a Grand Wizard or a War Lord that could destroy kingdoms with one spell or strike."

Alax said while sighing and looking at the menu like he had been there countless of times, making the waiter think he was used to such a luxurious restaurant. It was all an act of course.

Just like Arkan had used up his savings to get a booking at that restaurant, Alax had bought the expensive tuxedo with his.

"Yes! And he could take both of them on at the same time."

Arkan answered like everyone knew that. Alax just sighed again, tired of having this conversation again. He just wished he could see how crazy he was sounding every time they had this conversation. No one would ever believe what he was saying.

"I just wish I never gave you that manga."

Alax finally said.

"Well too bad, because I learned a lot from them. And I keep on telling you. My death will be glorious. I shall die while standing like the warrior I am, such that they will build a stature around my body for my tombstone."

Arkan said.

"There we go again."

Alax was already tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. Arkan would even play games that had robots just because they would have lasers instead of playing MMORPG with him.

When he would get him to play MMORPG, Arkan would always choose a warrior type because he never wanted to play with a character that could cast spells. That was how much he favored his laser obsession.

Alax looked at Arkan as he talked and smiled.

'You would never guess that he is the ruthless Scarred Demon everyone is talking about in the shadows if you see him like this. Well, that is if you turn a blind eye to the massive scar that gives him away.'

Alax thought to himself as their food finally came. They had ordered the chef's special and boy or boy was it special.

"What the fuck!"

Arkan swore, to the dismay of the waiter and making Alax laugh. The plate in front of them consisted of one small duck breast on top of what looked like mashed potatoes that had some kind of vegetables underneath and a green and yellow sauce that was made into a pattern of art than a sauce.

"What the fuck is this. This is it? Something that I can eat with just one bite and that is more art than food."

Arkan complained as he could not believe he wasted his money on such a small thing. He took it while scowling at the waiter as if to say if the next courses are as small, he would eat him instead.

That was until he put the whole thing in his mouth using his hands and not bothering to use the eating utensils nightly laid out for him.

"What in all that is umami and god-sent? Did that chef cook this using a laser or something?"

Arkan ask, making Alax roll his eyes until he tried the dish for himself. At that point, he did not care if it was cooked using lasers or if a goblin was over in the kitchen cooking, he just needed more.

Now that is a meal to die for.

"Arkan said after finishing their dessert while still wanting more but the four-course meal being just the right amount needed to fill them up.

"Happy birthday... Man, this might just be the best day of my life."

Alax said as they raised a glass of wine, finally able to drink publicly.

"So, it's time to turn the tide now? Are we finally hunting Danny the menace down?

Alax asked while finishing his drink.

"Yeah, the guy is such a big shot now I heard that he frequented this place. I thought that we might bump into him, seeing as we are now both looking for each other. Thought I would take his whole crew with him. Together with that son of his that killed Benny while trying to find where I was."

Arkan said with a sore smile.

"Thought so. I came prepared. I was also hoping to stain this modern piece of cloth I'm wearing with his blood and keep it as a memento. Guess it shall always remain this clean then because I think I am never wearing it again."

The two laughed as they got up.

They were back to talking about sweet nothing as they passed the alleyway when Alax saw a bunch of guys not that far from the main street harassing two girls.

"Hey, Arkan. Look at this."

Alax said as they both turned to look at the scene.

A few seconds later, both of their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Speak of the devil."

Arkan said with a wicked smile as his mind raced but stopped when he saw the two women that they were harassing. It was the very same two that he had left arguing after his super move that he had perfected throughout the years.

Seeing an old man with a bold head forcing himself onto the one wearing white while wanting a kiss, the scene reminded him of his sister, he took out his knife without a thought.

His scarred eye started turning bloodshot because of the anger he was feeling while Alax took out the knife he was hiding under his tuxedo after seeing the person who killed Benny, a friend that he had introduced Arkan to and who Arkan was starting to let close to him either than Alax.

"Basted, you will pay for Benny."

Alax said to himself as they both stepped forward into the alleyway knowing what needed to be done.