Chapter 6: The Twins

"I know what she tried to do, but she had no choice, neither of us do." The other girl said.

"What do you mean you don't have a choice?" Cole asked.

"There is this guy, he goes around finding people who are decently strong and uses his power to force them do what he asks. He used it to take our parents and threatened to kill them if we didn't kill or failing that, bring every new person who enters the city to him." She explained.

(Sister POV)

The guy seemed to be deep in thought but had yet to let go of her sister, so she would wait until he made a decision even if she wanted him to die for hurting her sister.

"Fine, you can take me to this guy and if it turns out what you claimed was the truth then I won't kill either of you, in fact, I'll even help you take him out." The guy said as he let go of my sister who scrambled quickly to my side.

Once she was next to me and I saw that he had turned and sat on a nearby piece of rubble, I made a decision, I reached for my dagger only to be stopped by my sister.

"Zoe, don't!!" My sister said.

"Why not? He hurt you Chloe." I replied.

"You don't understand, he is stronger than you can imagine. I couldn't see his level."

"So what? That means he is at least 10 levels above you." I said.

"Zoe you don't get it, I used the artifact and I couldn't see his level, or any information for that matter." Chloe said.

"You used the artifact? But that is said to be able to see the information of any individual unless they are 60 levels higher than you!" I questioned urgently.

"Exactly! I am level 21, that means he is at least level 82. Even the guy who took mom and dad was only level 65. This guy is strong and he even said he'd help us stop that bastard." Chloe explained.

After Chloe explained that, I knew we had to make friends with this guy despite how I don't like what he did to Chloe or how be acts.

"Okay. We'll take you to that guy and you can help us save our family." I said.

(MC POV)

"Okay. We'll take you to that guy and you can help us save our family." The second girl said.

"Perfect, let's go find us a bad guy" I said with a smirk.

I then stopped and looked at the girls.

"Name's Cole by the way, Cole Bryant." I said, not really expecting them to give their names.

"My name is Chloe Madison and this is my older sister Zoe." The now named Chloe said.

I smiled and nodded as I turned around but I could still hear the sister who I now know is named Zoe, complaining to her sister.

*whispers* "Chloe, why'd you tell him our names, what if he targets us later?" She said.

"It's fine, I don't think he is that bad, if I hadn't tried to kill him, he probably would've let me go, although he seemed to be triggered by me mentioning that I lied about looking for my family. I think he lost his family when this whole thing started. That's why he decided he wanted to kill me again. I think..." Chloe explained.

"You're basing all this on a guess?!? What if you are wrong?" Zoe asked sternly.

"Well then I guess I'm sorry in advance." Chloe said while sticking her tongue out.

"Put that damn tongue back in your mouth or I'll cut it off." Zoe had said obviously joking.

"Aww you would actually hurt your cute little sister?" Chloe asked with mock offense.

*Sighs* "God you can be so infuriating sometimes." Zoe said before the two became quiet and then walked ahead and said they would direct Cole to the place that the guy was using as his base.

Before the twins had walked ahead, Cole had heard their whole conversation and it made him smile bitterly. He had that same sort of relationship with his little sister. Chloe acted almost exactly with Zoe, as his own little sister acted with him. God he missed her so much.

As they walked ahead, Chloe all the sudden turned around and began walking backwards as she tried to talk with Cole.

"So, where you from, since you're obviously not from New York?" She asked.

Seeing no harm in telling her, especially since the place is now in ruins and he won't be back any time soon, and she did remind him of his little sister, he decided to start up a conversation.

"I'm originally from Seattle." Cole replied.

"Oo oh Seattle! You're a long way from home huh?" She asked.

"Yeah.." Cole responded somberly.

Chloe could tell that home was a sore subject for him so she decided to change the subject.

"So what kind of system did you get?" Chloe asked only to get smacked in the back of the head by Zoe.

*Smack*

"Chloe you know It's taboo to ask people about their systems!" Zoe said.

"Aww you're always so mean to me! I'm sure Cole doesn't mind, do ya Coley?" Chloe asked.

When she said his name like that he snapped at her. An overbearing aura of darkness started to be released from.Cole as he looked at her.

"YOU, ARE, NOT, ALLOWED, TO, CALL, ME, THAT." Cole said stressing each word

...

The aura then dissipated and Cole continued to walk.

"I'm sorry." Chloe said weakly. Being given a reminder as to his strength and why she should be a little more careful around him.

The reason for Cole's anger was pretty obvious, his little sister used to call him Coley. It was her nickname she used whenever she teased him. It is way too soon since her death that he is comfortable hearing that name being used.

He knew she couldn'tve known about that, so he wasn't going to hold anything against her. Despite his outburst, based on his limited interaction with the twins and their interaction with each other, Cole decided that he wouldn't mind having some others along for the ride. He can't imagine they would mind joining him in his mission for vengeance.

Only time would tell he supposed.