[ For the past few days,
Geoji, Petorozu, and Otamizu were training, everyday, for hours and hours.
They harden and train their body, their mindsets, and their skills,
TO BECOME unstoppable OMNI SLAYERS.
Geoji focused in Combat, General physique and Agility, as well as his mindset, the motivation, the determination.
Petorozu focused on his Strength and Powers, as well as keeping his temper and controlling how he should act.
Otamizu focused on his Stamina and Running power, as well as to keep getting more used to changes of plans and actions.
Koudesei taught them, strictly.
He said if they wanted to be at the Top of Omni Slaying, they MUST DO whatever he says, up to what path everyone has chosen though.
Day till night.
They were training for 1 hour, then half hour of rest and then again, the same thing over and over till the sun disappears..
Now, it's the 7th day of training has finished..
After all those pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, running, fighting, and practicing.
Geoji, Petorozu and Otamizu got stronger, better, ready for bloody action. ]
*They stand next to eachother, as Koudesei is in front*
Koudesei : Well...
Well done *claps*
You'll past the serious training session.
The Week of Hell I might say.
And.. As for you Otamizu, you have a great heart retaking it, doing it again, just for the sake of them.
*Otamizu bows*
Koudesei : Now, listen,
Tonight, at 12 am, I'll have ready a table, full with food and delicious meals as a reward.
Geoji : YESS!
Petorozu : Ooh? Is it gonna have burgers or..
Koudesei : Yes it will have burgers indeed.
But..
That's not the end.
At 3 am, you are gonna go on a mission.
Otamizu : At that time? It's like in the middle of the night... people would be asleep.
Koudesei : Exactly, at around 2:55 I need you down, at our Professional Omni Slaying Team building. Well, below, from where we are now.
Alright?
*Geoji nods*
Otamizu : Yessir!
Petorozu : Mhm. It better be worth it..
Koudesei : You gonna go for Omni slaying...
Alright...
So let's rest a bit, go to your rooms and then come to mine at 12 am.
*They all agree : Yessir!*
*Sniper is a few meters back in the hallway watching them and chilling while sipping on a coffee*
*He smiles softly.. and in his mind : Hmph... look how much they grew in just a week...
They are not the same kids from just a week ago.. heh*
[ POV switches... to the Corruption's Gang Hideout – In the Abandoned Kinugawa Onsen in Tochigi, this is where the hideout is, a whole abandoned town.
But they have a specific ruined Hotel they have as their "main".
The ruined hotel stands silent in the mountains. Moss around the walls,
Shattered glass covers the lobby floor. The smell of mold and rust covers the atmosphere.
The Corruption Gang has claimed it, turning rot into headquarters.
The old reception desk is stacked with folders, tools, and bloodied maps.
Red spray paint covers the walls: warnings, Omni symbols, and names crossed out.
Usually Gluttony likes to do graffiti, so he has plenty of walls to do it to.
When he does graffiti he exclaims to feel relaxed. It helps with his stress.
A broken ballroom has been turned into their strategy room. The stage now holds their Investigation Board of many missions and goals,
Mysteries and problems they need to solve.
POST, Military, Police, Bounties, Other interruptions....
..But the big one among them..
Just in the middle of the board...
DOMENA.
Strings crisscross between photos and scribbled papers.
An old newspaper clipping of a city-wide blackout 20 years ago... "several witnesses claimed they saw a woman with well-kept purple hair.. walking away from a collapsed power plant before anyone else arrived and saw many corpses."
A soldier's journal entry from the 80s : "A woman with red eyes he saw once, now he dreams about only good lustful dreams but at the same time nightmares every night"
A map of the city with pins showing every place they think Domena's been connected to.
The stage, lit by a single lamp powered by a generator.
They often have many candles all over the place.
Old guest rooms, wide empty places, and the ballroom are where they go to sleep...
moldy futons, graffiti on walls, scattered bottles.
They have stored weapons and crates. The stone pools are full of dust, ash, and sometimes… bodies of targets and bounties they had.
The gang chose this abandoned town because nobody dares to go near.. locals whisper the hotels are haunted.
To them, it's the perfect cover. To outsiders, it's hell. ]
*Haros smokes near a cracked window, looking out at the red-lit town ruins.*
Corruption Omni : Agh... We've got timelines that don't add up.
...
*Gluttony just sprays a wall while sitting lazily... painting it red*
...
Haros : *leans against the table, scanning the evidences* Too much smoke for there not to be fire.
Corruption Omni : She's killing anyone who notices such things... that's not a coincidence..
Gluttony : Old photos and ghost stories. Doesn't prove much. Some may just be straight up lies, maybe other reasons.., someone else, edited, or even made for fun.
Haros : Humph-..
Corruption Omni : Where are the girls and the Newbie?
Haros : Oh, they are at their rooms sleeping.
Corruption Omni : Huh- *Takes a look at the clock..*
*Sighs*
Okay...
Vezz : *Yawns* Well not really, Im going to sleep in a few minutes...
*Haros checks about the bounties and the targets...*
Corruption Omni : Great timing kid... we were talking about Officer Domena. Your ex-boss..
Vezz : Hm..?-..
*Vezz leans on the edge of the table, his eyes drifting to the board. He notices one of the pinned photos, a blurry figure crossing a street at night under broken lamps.
Vezz : …That photo. Where'd you get it?
Corruption Omni : Security cam, about five years back. The city marked it as a "random grid malfunction." But look closely...
every bulb shattered the same way.
Weirdly.. Like something pulled the light back into itself.
*Haros narrows his eyes at the photo, while Gluttony finally stops spraying, holding the can still.*
Vezz : Well.. to be honest...
She was there the night my father died at his birthday. I swear I saw her shadow in a glass before the lights went out...
But... I don't really know...
They said he killed himself..
It was a suicide. Well...
They could be right.
Corruption Omni : Well that....
Was some new ass info there. Hm..
Haros : Well, how about we go find this Omni in a few hours *he points at their list of targets*
He has some bounty, plus...
He is a problem to some of our goals.
*Corruption Omni turns around and nods..*