Big Bro

Six years ago, at a bus stop, Chrono approached a man standing suspiciously at night, leaning his back against a pillar with both hands in his pockets.

"I got what chu need!”

Chrono grinned and the man looked at him in shocked.

"Pil kuda? (Horse pill?)”
"Bukan, bodo! (No, idiot!) Human pill! Ya got le money?”

They glanced around back the dark, quiet place.

"Barang lu, mat (Item first, mate)!”
"No money no talk, bro!”

The man sighed, shook his head and took his wallet out. At the same time, Chrono shows the pill, but instead of money, the man flashed his badge.

"Police! Sorry but you are under arrest, kid…”

Present - Private Parking Lot
Hundreds of men in black jackets stood in neat rows, machetes in hand. At the far end, Big Bro of the Blacky Jacky gang leaned against a luxury car, crunching chips, the same brand Goro used to eat. A golden dragon pendant glinted at his chest. 

"Late!”

He muttered, checking his watch as a black car rolled in. Chrono was shoved out and stumbled to the floor.

"Man, what a terrible ride, who taught you driving?!”

They dragged him forward and forced him to kneel before Big Bro, who was flipping through a file.

"Yo! So you’re Dio’s sugar daddy! I thought he was lying! Bahaha!”
"Respect Big Bro!”

One of them pointed their machete at his face while the Big Bro casually reading.

"Chrono Sterling! An International student, arrested at ten for selling Horse Pills?! Wow! Even I struggle at ABC during that age!”
"Heh, even adults gotta do homework huh?”

Chrono chuckled and the Big Bro tossed the file aside.

"I like this boy! Let’s not waste each other time shall we?”

He clapped twice and one of his man snapped open a briefcase full of cash.

"Chrono Sterling! I have an offer for you! Work for me! High rank, high reward! Yeah I know this is sudden, but I valued time, so we go over details later!”
"Dang… Didn’t expecting that… Interesting! What your ‘lil bros’ do?”

Chrono slowly stood and the machete pointed guy earlier stepped back into the line.

"Drug trafficking, human trafficking, literally anything that makes those cash swimming baby!”

Chrono glanced around and the Big Bro chuckled.

"No gun? Bit boring, don’t cha think?”
"Chrono Sterling, I thought you are smart… This isnt a cheapskate novel written by a broke full time employee with a minimum wages that bad at drawing! This is reality! My boys doesn’t need gun just to bring you here!”

Chrono pulled a pen from his pocket.

"That’s a very useful information! Where do I sign?”

He hold click the pen twice (-.-.). The pen suddenly expanded into a pommel, the hilt flaring with cyan arcs of light, materialized and formed a plasma blade. 

"Wha-”
"Huh?!”
"Ak-”

They froze in shock including the Big Bro himself.

"What is that?! ATTACKKKKK!!!”

They rushed towards him as the Big Bro commanded. At the same time, Chrono spun, slashing through the air and a wave of plasma erupted outward sword, scorching everything around him.

"AHHH!”
"HOTTT!”
"Eeearkk!”

Those caught directly in the blast collapsed, the rest stumbled back, shielding themselves from the searing heat.

"What kind of weapon is that?!”

The Big Bro get off from the car while reaching for his gun but tactical units stormed in, surrounded the whole place without a warning, light or even noises.

"Special Police! Drop your weapon!”
"On the ground! Face down!”
"On your knees!”

The Big Bro laughed, tossing his gun aside and kneeling with both hands in the air.

"Fools! I danced in and out of courtrooms for years! No one can book me!”

Chrono twirled his plasma blade and it shifted into a sleek plasma gun. He wiped his school badge on his sleeve, the name and logo changed before he tossed it forward.

"Special… Police? Heh, what’s so special about it?”

He smirked and Chrono smug.

"You failed your homework, Blacky Jacky! We are not ordinary police… We are a special unit with different protocol and courtroom! You are under arrest, Big Bro!”

Six Years Ago…
I don’t remember what happened before that day… The moment I realized, we in a small, broken shack, me and my sick little sister, Chloe. 

"A- bang… Ma-… Noi? (Brother, where you going?)”

Chloe lay on the floor made out of wooden plank, her body burning with fever, coughing weakly.

"I gonna go take two things... The things our parents failed to!”

I cant just sit around, watching her like that, so I made up my mind.

"Amb… Bik… A- pa? (Take what?)”
"Taking responsibility and taking care of you, Chloe!”

I walked out slowly, each step syncing with her coughing.

"Dont-… Leave me-… Alone! Please! A- bang!”
"Hang tunggu nah! Dok sini elok elok! Malam satgi aq balik! (Just wait here! Be safe! I will be back tonight!)”

I cant afford to see her in that condition. I stepped out with the hope to return with something but everywhere I go, they treated me like sheet.

"GET LOST!”

A restaurant owner shoved me out the back door.

"YOUR DIRTY CLOTH CHASED MY CUSTOMERS AWAY!!!”
"Pleas-”
"WE NOT CHARITY!!!”
"But Im-

The door slammed shut.

"Not… Asking for… Money…”

I sat beside the dumpster, sobbing under the light rain of bright daylight.

"Dunia ni kejam, dik (This world is cruel, lil bro)”

A man in a black hood stepped out from the shadows, extended his hand. I took it and he helped me get to my feet.

"I- I just want a job… I need money! For medicine! My little sister is sick!”
"Meds? Lucky me! I have a perfect job for ya, lil bro! You up for it?”

The rain suddenly stopped, the sunlight broke through the clouds and my tears felt like they evaporated from the warmth. I was so happy… A good person helping me, finally…

"Chloe! Chloe! I found a job!”

I rushed to my little sister with the food and medicine for her.

"Aba- bang-… (Brother)”

She still coughing badly, her eyes red and her throat dry.

"I met a really good guy! He gave me a job called pusher, selling pills! Here take this!”
"I don’t-… Like medicine!”

I sat beside her and fed her some bread.

"Chloe… You wanna be an athlete right? Athlete need to be strong! My Big Bro, I mean my boss said if you eat this, you will be healthy and strong!”
"Big… Bro?”
"Yeah, it’s the english for abang!”

I fed her the medicine. Day by day, rain or shine, storm or heat, I pushed hard. I did everything for Chloe, Im a good Big Bro, right? Right?

"Chloe! I got you some colour pencils! Don’t forget your medicine!”
"Tima… Ka… Sih… (Thank you) Big… Bro!”
"Sama sama kasih! (Your welcome, dear!)”

I fed her the medicine… Its definitely medicine… Or so I thought…

Interrogation Room
Chrono was caught red handed for selling drugs to an undercover police officer.

"Why you volunteered to do this, kid?”
"I need money! My little sister is sick and nobody wanna help! That guy! That guy helped me! He gave me a job! He paid me! He even gave me free meds for her!”

The officer flinched and blinked.

"Yo- your lil sister? Wha- what’s her name?!”
"Chloe! Her name is Chloe!”

They rushed to the hospital but it was too late. He wasn’t there when she took her last breath.

"Chlo… E… CHLOEEEE!!!”

Chrono turned and punched one of the officers but the others held and hugged him.

"CHLOEEEEE!!! YOU GUYS EVIL!!! YOU LET HER DIE!!! TO HELL ALL OF YOU!!!”

His scream echoed through the night, but the pain inside his heart roared louder.

Juvenille Lock Up
Chrono lay on the cold concrete floor, his eyes swollen and his tongue kept whispering her name.

"Chloe… Chloe… Chloe…”

A man stopped in front of his cell and slid an envelope under the bars.

"I believe this is for you… They found it with Chloe…”

He turned and grabbed it. He pulled a diary note with a sketch of Chloe on the other side of the paper.

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001:

Dear diary, I want to be an athlete but Im weak and sick! Big Bro works really hard for me! He even bought me medicine! With this, I can finally run and jump like a true athlete!

He said athlete paid well too! I want to pay Big Bro back! So I took all of them at once! Im going to be strong! Just like him!

Im going to rule the world for him! I love you, Big Bro!

Love, your little sister, Chloe.

(^ _ ^)
/ >♡

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Chrono pressed it against his chest and tears streaming down.

"It’s my fault… I-… I’m the devil! What have I done?! Chloe… Im sorry!”
"We just a plain human kid… We all made mistakes…”
"WHY THIS HAPPENED TO ME?! TO CHLOE! WHY US?!”

The man sighed deeply and shook his head.

"You not the only one, kid… There are many more out there who face the same fate as you, some even worst… Forgotten, exploited, abused…”
"Wha-”

Chrono looked up as the man unlocked the cell and slowly approached him.

"My name is Sterling! You want a job, right? One that means something? Follow me! You won’t get glory, you won’t get appreciation, but you will save others from going through the same bitter as you and Chloe… Are you up for the task, Chrono?”

Chrono lowered his gaze. His tears hadnt stopped but he nodded.

"Special Polic-… No… Advanced Tactical Intelligence welcomes you, son!”

The man extended his arm and he took it.

Present…
Chrono walked away from the raid site. His badge glinting under the moonlight, gripped tightly in his hand.

"This win… Is for you… Rest in peace, my beloved little sister, Chloe!”

He lowered his head and a faint smile tugging at his lips as tears streamed down his cheek.

10 April 2016, 10:00 AM
Sunday crowd buzzed, families shopping, kids playing, couples strolling. Everyone enjoyed their weekend, except Shinji, who was sprinting through the street without his watch.

"Im late! Im late! Im late!”

He glanced at his wrist and almost ran into someone.

"Where’s my watc-… Oh yeah forgo-”
"Hey, watch it!”
"Sorry!”

Amri Pastry
At 10:01 AM, Chrono stood at the counter, ordering breakfast.

"...and toast it!”
"Ah, toast it! Coming right up!”

The bell above the door rang.

"Welcom- ohhh, there you are! Two minutes late! I cut your salary!”
"Im sorry, traffic ja-… Chrono?”
"Shinji?”

Chrono turned and saw him stood by the door, catching his breath.

"Chop! Chop! Time is tickling!”

The store owner clapped his hands.

"Ye- yes sir! Later bud!”

Shinji dashed into the changing room while the owner packed Chrono’s order.

"Ya know him?”
"Classmate… Can I ask why he work here?”

He paid using his Identification Card (IC). The owner handed over the receipt with QR Code printed on it.

"I think its best if you ask him that yourself! Thank you! Come again!”
"Yeah… Give this one to him, thanks!”

He left a sandwich and return home.

Chrono’s Room
Curtains drawn, coffee steamed and Chrono leaned over to his laptop, unwrapping the food one handed while logging in with the other.

The system beeped:
[Three-factor authentication complete.]

A new, unread, password-protected file popped up. He stared closely at the QR Code on the receipt and spotted the hidden morse code:
--- .--. . .-. .- - .. --- -. / -- .- - -.-. .... / -.- .. -. --. / .--. .- ... ... .-- --- .-. -.. / -.- .- -- ..- -. .- -. -.-- .- -.- .- -- ..- -... . .-. - .- -. -.-- .- - .- -. -.-- .-

He typed in the decoded password and the file opened.

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Advanced Tactical Intelligence

Operation Case Report

Operation Name: Match King

Operation Leader: Chikayoshi Daigo, Combat Chiper, badge 21235

Operation Location: 77.350047523267° N, 157.378455215517° W

Case Classified: Mass Murder

Main Suspect: Legendary Sword holder, Moeru Yona

Suspect Description: Male, armed with a katana [Connection Lost...]

Day, Date and Time: Monday, 21 March 2016, 23:15 PM

Case Details:
The raid led by Chikayoshi Daigo with the power of 41 main Combat, 2 main Eagle, 1 young Chiper and 1 in-training Chiper agents was supposed to be the biggest success for our young in-training agent badge 77539 but it turned into a darkest history of our failed operation without any survival.

During the operation, a male, claimed to be a Legendary Sword Holder, Moeru Yona has killed around 200 Dragonoid Naga members at the location before murdered all our 46 agents.

The autopsy report declared that all victims has a sword scars and high voltage electrocuted being the reason for their death.

- Confidential -

To 001:
Your mission is to find and bring the suspect ALIVE! Any information regarding the suspect will be send directly to you via our intel agents.

We have no other choice but to assign you for this dangerous mission due to your own recklessness! Failure is not an option!

-Private and Confidential -

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Chrono leaned his back in the chair, gazing out the window while sipping his coffee.

"This sounds straight out of novel… This case doesn’t make any sense… Just how strong this Legendary Sword is…”

Amri Pastry
Shinji stared blankly through the transparent glass window at the front.

"I will keep fighting… Until the last drop of my- adoiii!”

The store owner chopped him on the head.

"Daydreaming?! I cut your salary!”
"Im sorrrryyy!!!”

End of Chapter 7…

Extra 007:
25 March 2016, 00:01 AM, Malaysian ATI HQ.

Chief Sterling’s Office
Chrono stepped inside the office. The Special Police badge pinned neatly at his chest and a beret tucked slightly to the side.

"Abah panggei? Tu- tuan! Maaf, tuan! (Dad called? Si- sir! Sorry, sir!)”

Chrono saluted clumsily and his beret fell down. The chief chuckled proudly behind the desk.

"Ahh! After three years in the academy! Tahniah, dah graduate anak abah, boleh mula bertugaih dah esok! (Congratz son, you’ve graduated! Tomorrow, you will officially start your service!)

Chrono nods with a smile, putting his beret back on his head.

"Anyway, I wanna show you something son!”

The chief place his thumb on a case, unlocked it and show it to Chrono.

"After several years with the help of Japanese ATI branch, we did it! We’ve created a sleek, powerful weapon!”
"A pen?”

Chrono frowned in confusion.

"This is not a normal pen, son! This… Aaa… We actually don’t have a name for it yet but! We will deliver this to Japan tomorrow! I heard they got a ‘big fish’ to catch!”
"What’s so special about this pen bah-… Si- sir!”

The chief laughed, crossed his arm and leaned his back in his chair.

"From what I know… I don’t know either! Still waiting for the report from our Tech expert! Touch it, son! Feel the difference!”

He grabbed the pen and hold click it twice.

"Initializing Combat Mode! No agent assign… Agent badge 001 detected! Syncronizing! Syncronization complete! Agent 001 assigned!”

The pen spoke and shapeshifted. His beret fell again as they stared at each other silently. Then someone knocked on the door.

"Sir! I bring the report for the new weapon sir! The weapon only can be assigned to one specific agent to secur-…”

The female officer froze the moment she saw the weapon already activated in Chrono’s hand.

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