106 Tying Up Loose Ends 2
The group looked at Catalina's corpse coldly. Although they felt off as they were the ones that killed her, they believed she deserved it for multiple reasons.
'Aaron, clean up the other one' Lachlan ordered. Although he wasn't too sure about whether or not they would be able to tame it after Catalina died, taking his unfaithful nature into consideration it would be dangerous to keep him with them.
Keeping the pressure up Aaron walked towards Lucifer, he stared coldly at Lucifer's eyes, Aaron walked slowly to terrorise Lucifer's mind and fill it with hopelessness. Once he reached Lucifer he quickly beheaded him, ending it as fast as he could.
"Sigh," Simon heavily sighed at the scene, Simone then turned around and said, "It would be best if we take care of the entire family, so they can't get their revenge."
"Wouldn't that be going too far? They haven't done anything yet," Zoe argued back, she felt as though killing the rest of the family was taking it a step too far, she couldn't come into terms that not doing it was dangerous.
"Of course it wouldn't, although it may seem that way there's nothing stopping them from getting revenge. That's just the way it works; we'll also need to get rid of as much evidence of us being here as possible, so that family of hers can't track us down or anything," Simon explained coldly.
"But didn't you just say we're going to finish off the rest of the family?" Zoe asked in confusion as she tilted her head.
"Yes, but the fact that Catalina managed to get such rare beast likely means the real family behind her isn't all that small. Who knows? Maybe she's an offshoot of the main family, possibly been exiled as that would be the only reason she wouldn't have heard of us," Simon said as he thought about the possibilities. If there was ever too much risk involved in something he would either avoid it or minimise the consequences as much as possible.
"If she's been exiled then isn't it unlikely for the family to come for revenge?" Lachlan asked as he turned back to Simon.
"Of course not, you saw her personality. Her family possibly has the same type, they won't accept the fact that we killed one of their own and would see it as an insult. That's just how most of those families work, especially when it comes to their children, "Simon explained. He sighed deeply once more before walking away.
"I can do it if you don't want to," Lachlan said as he turned his head to face Zoe, his eyes were serious. Unlike him, Zoe still hadn't experienced killing before, she either might not be able to do it or won't be able to cope with the guilt.
"No, I'll need to get used to this feeling soon or later; and later isn't good enough," Zoe said with determination. She didn't want to be the problem if something ever comes up during their operations.
"Alright, go and search for the son, I'll go take care of the husband," said Lachlan as he disappeared from the room, vanishing in an instant through his insane speed.
However, just before he left he made sure to check something he hadn't checked in a while. His stats. He looked at himself in the mirror, seeing the cold expression he was giving himself.
'Analyse'
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Name: Lachlan Wilson (Half-Human, Half-???)
Age: 18 (Adolescence)
Soul Contracts: 2/5
Compatibility: Winged Beasts (Perfect)
STR: 95(+2), AGI: 94(+4), VIT: 50(+1)
INT: 31(+2), PER: 33, WIL: 37
Weakness: None
Strengths: Maximum Speed (Level 10), Grip Strength (Level 6), Water Control (Level 7), Fire Control (Level 7), Wind Control (Level 7), Leg Strength (Level 2), Body Defence (Level 2)
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He had no weaknesses, not any obvious ones anyway. There was obviously still his attachment to Sarah and Phoebe, should either of them be injured he wouldn't know what to do and might just become an emotional mess.
There was also still his height and lack of combat strategy. Should they ever get into a large scale battle and he was the leader he wouldn't know how to properly lead anyone. Not to mention there was also the lack of mental warfare for business.
The only real good thing is that he's strong, strong enough that none of that matters right now.
As he was looking through his screen he was running up the stairs, once he reached the top he saw a group of guards armed to the teeth unconscious on the ground, likely knocked out for stopping the others from getting Zhang for the hospital.
He halted and walked over to one, he needed to know where the other boss was and this was the easiest way to do it. Lachlan reached down and grabbed the guy's hair, lifting him up so they're looking at each other face to face.
LIfting up his other hand Lachlan pulled back a finger and flick the guy in the stomach with his full strength. It sent a jolt of pain through the man's body, causing him to jump up screaming in pain as he curled up and grabbed onto his stomach.
"You're one of those people aren't you? What do you want?" the man said when Lachlan let go of him; he plopped on his arse before crawling back to the wall pointing at Lachlan. "Stay back, I'll tell you anything or let you pass through just stay back."
"Where's your boss? The guy boss," Lachlan asked as he stared coldly to frighten the man even more. The shadow overcasting across their bodies intensified Lachlan's cold eyes, the man felt as though he was in a cold tundra.
"He's probably gone to Choripán Reyes, after all, since he couldn't deal with you himself he decided to place the blame on the ones that run the food truck. Who knows? Maybe they're already dead," The man hurriedly said.
Lachlan panicked, he suddenly disappeared from his spot and could be seen dozens of metres in the air. He landed on top of a building and jumped up again, he had forgotten the location of Choripán Reyes so he needed to find it.
Looking around, Lachlan noticed a large gathering of people by a food truck. Although the name of the food truck was hard to see he could make out a bit of what it said and leapt to it, his body passing through the air as it made a whistling sound.
As Lachlan came closer and closer to the food truck he realised what was happening. In front of the truck, Valentina was crying heavily as the bodies of her parents could be seen laying on the ground. They had cuts and bruises across their entire body, yet they seemed to still be breathing and alive.
By the parents was a ground of armed guards surrounding their boss. The boss had short dark hair combed back, his skin was lightly tanned and he was dressed up in a three-piece suit. He was looking towards the parents coldly, he gestured with his hand towards one of the guards, "Hit them again, don't stop until they tell us everything they know about the group that hurt my baby boy."
The guard walked up to Pedro, lifting up his leg the guard kicked Pedro in the guts as hard as he could. Pedro was kicked a metre as he rolled in pain, he was holding onto his stomach. "I told you already, we don't know anything about that group, they just came here to have something to eat."
The guard turned to look back at the boss, waiting for his thoughts. The boss stared coldly at Pedro, "Kick him again," the boss didn't care whether they knew anything or not, he just wanted to vent out some frustration. Considering he wouldn't be able to do anything to the group since his wife got involved, but at the very least he did want to find out where the group came from.
Turning around the guard lifted up his leg again, but all of a sudden he felt something smash against his body, an unstoppable force that threatened to shatter his entire body. He went flying into the side of the food truck.
Gasps filled the crowd as the looked towards the man that was daring enough to interfere with the boss's business. Lachlan turned around and looked at the boss coldly, 'Analyse'.
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Name: Joseph Gonzalez (Human)
Age: 48 (Adult)
Soul Contracts: 1/5
Compatibility: Pather (Perfect)
STR: 17(+1), AGI: 15(+2), VIT: 10(+1)
INT: 22, PER: 21, WIL: 17
Weakness: Overwhelming Arrogance, Prideful
Strengths: Darkness Control (Level 1), Leg Strength (Level 1), Heightened Senses, Night Vision, Sharpened Claws
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Joseph looked back towards Lachlan coldly, "You're quite brazen to be interfering with my business, it seems you have a death wish."
"Ha," Lachlan responded with a light chuckle. "The one that beat up your son is standing right in front of you yet you don't realise it, how oblivious are you? I can see the reason your wife was the real leader behind your small group."
Joesph's eyes widened, his mouth slightly agape with shock, "How are you still alive? My wife should have wrung the blood from your corpse by now."
"I suppose the tables were turned on her, but don't worry, you'll be able to see your precious wife of yours soon; your son as well," Lachlan said with a cold grin, he stared at Joseph as though he had caught his prey.
"Don't fuck with me! Men, surround him and end his life!" Joseph shouted furiously, he quickly reached into his pocket to pull out a phone. His fingers were stumbling as he went through his contacts to reach his wife's.
He pressed call and held his phone up to his ear, he didn't want to believe anything Lachlan said, he couldn't believe it. Yet once the call received no reply he felt a sensation of fear overcome his body, since his wife was killed there was no way he could survive this ordeal.
"Wait!" just as the guards got into position Joseph shouted for them to stop, he burst through the crowd and grovelled on the ground. "Please, don't kill me or my son, I'll do anything within my power to help you, just don't kill us."
"A bit of a 180 on that personality of yours isn't it? But no matter, I'm not entirely heartless granted there'll be a few conditions," Lachlan said as he squatted down, Joseph looked up into Lachlan's eyes, Joseph's eyes were filled with desperation. Although he may be arrogant that was due to the backing of his wife; without her support he felt as though his power would begin crumbling to the ground.
"Anything, I just don't want to die, nor do I want my son to die," Joseph said fearfully and hurriedly, he heard what Lachlan said about seeing his son soon, he had to hurry to make sure nothing happens to him.
"You've done quite the nasty damage to the family running the food truck, you're going to have to do something about that. There's also the matter with your son, I don't want him growing up to be looking for revenge, after all, he'll just be added onto the list of dead people once he does anything," Lachlan explained carefully and slowly. Joseph felt as though his son was in a guillotine, the time felt longer and longer.
"Yes I'll fix all that; I'll get the family medical attention and compensation and leave them alone, I'll make sure my son doesn't aim for revenge. I'll force him to understand how useless that'll be, how weak he is; I'll even force him to not tame any beasts for a long time so he doesn't even get the chance to think about it, I'll make sure he's constantly busy and worried about something else just please don't kill him," Joseph pressed himself harder on the ground as his hands were shaking.