Present Day…
Sleeping Wolves Territory. On the inside of a massive building, Zayne and Nikolai stood at the entrance, just now being permitted inside. A black SUV would pull into the driveway of what looked like a massive casino from the outside. The vehicle stopped in front of the doorway, letting Zayne and Nikolai out. The two looked around while they ascended the steps into the doorway of the facility, noting the surrounding blocks all aided to the “Wealthy Casino” Vibe.
“Whoooa”
Nikolai said with excitement in his voice as the two now stood on a red carpet stretching further into the venue, the surroundings looking fashionably expensive, yet there were men and women throughout the room they were in, all in casual clothing contradicting the fancy surroundings.
“So this is the Den of a Pillar? I can’t say I'm surprised but I’m pretty impressed right now”
Zayne said smirking as he joined Nikolai in his gawking of their surroundings
“Dude this is awesome! To think we get caught up in some shit and boom, we get to meet a Pillar!”
“Don’t get too excited, it could be bad. Nobody meets a Pillar unless you are a Pillar or work for them personally. Other than chances are it’s all probably bad”
“Hm? But we’re neither so why….Oooooh. Aw man this could be bad!”
“Well we have no choice, not like we can run away…”
“Yeah true. Aw man, I was so hyped for this, now we might just die!”
Nikolai gripped his hair in distress, running how the situation might play out from this point on. Zayne took a hand and patted Nikolai on his shoulder, letting out a chuckle towards his friend's humorous reaction.
“Let’s just hope not. You think it might have to do with last night?”
“Oh yeah! That could be it. That whole attack was weird as hell.”
“Yeah, you have plenty of small-time groups and leaders trying to make a name for themselves, but to attack The Wolves directly is just crazy”
“I wonder who those masked guys were. It was pretty bold of them, but they should know after what they did there’s no way they’re going to be able to rest easy”
Masculine Voice:“Agreed”
The sudden voice behind the two startled both Zayne and Nikolai, prompting them to flinch and turn to face the speaker. Revealing him to be a male who one could tell was older than both of them. His clothes gave him the demeanor of a casual member of The Sleeping Wolves, but his watch, rings, shoes, and clothes he wore portrayed he did not struggle with money.
Nikolai Vera:“Ah! Geez man!”
Wolf Thug:“Ha! My bad but the boss sent me to escort you two to his office”
Zayne Mayvin:“Do you know why we were called here by any chance?”
“Honestly I haven’t a clue. The boss’s business is his own. From the records, you two have been wolves for several years now. I can only guess you two might be familiar with what happens when people poke their nose into a boss’s business”
The two did not speak a word, only glancing at each other due to both knowing what the answer was to that, the man’s question being more rhetorical than anything.
“Let’s go”
The man said, leading Zayne and Nikolai further into the building, walking along the red carpet. The trio approached a door of which the Sleeping Wolf Member proceeded to knock on before opening the door. Stepping to the side and gesturing for the two young men to enter.
“A bit of advice…remember your place and you two will be leaving here alright, you know, instead of a bag haha!”
“W-what?”
“Um…Thank you?”
Zayne responded, thanking the smiling man. Zayne and Nikolai looked at him with a strange expression while they walked past him and into the room. The door quickly closing behind them, Nikolai became nervous, sweat dripping down his forehead as they now faced a muscular man sitting at his desk at the center of the room. Although having the elaborate décor of the room, its appearance was similar to that of an office.
Sleeping Wolves South Pillar:“Zayne and Nikolai. Besides last night I guess it wouldn’t be the first time your names have come back to me for somethin. Nikolai, surprising decent product sales, you’ve lost several trades to muggings…and not much else worth noticing. I could say you’ve lost me some money with those keys…but I gotta say Kid you’ve picked it back up and got almost twice the money flowing in whenever it dropped. Word is you not only sell your own weight but with the word on you about other people it just makes overall business better. You got a good head on you.”
Nikolai looked lost, his heart almost dropping from hearing about his failures but let out a sigh of relief to hear he had redeemed those failures.
“Zayne. Poor sales records…but it looks like throughout your years with us you’ve been more than a few fights, which normally gets you jobs with us dealing with shipment or protection. From the numbers, it looks like you do a decent job, enough to get our people where they need to be. What I find most interesting is, you’ve never been caught by the cops. No jail time and each one of those jobs went off without a hitch. I’ve been in the game for a long time, and I know most of my boys get injured at the least. They also wouldn’t be able to do the kind of damage you’ve done with no strap. But it makes sense; you can’t afford to get caught. It would mean you would have to register with the government if you get my drift.”
Zayne and Nikolai’s eyes widened from the shock of what the Pillar had hinted he had known.
“With all respect, I can’t say I clearly understand what you mea-“
“You’re an alpha kid, no point in trying to hide it. You see some of us higher-ups value power. There are alpha’s in this building as we speak, we supply them with work and they join our gang just as we do regular people. With their heightened abilities and senses it only makes sense to give them more…important tasks such as protecting important people like me. The one who led you hear however has a certain ability”
“Ability?”
Nikolai questioned curiously.
“Yeah, but there will be more talk about that after I tell you two about your current job. You see us Pillars of the Sleeping Wolves-“
The south pillar said pointing his finger at the two young men.
“You ever meet a Pillar before boys?”
Zayne and Nikolai looked at each other briefly before returning their gaze to the pillar.
“Unfortunately not. We of course know of the Pillar of our area. Don Nayo, South Pillar of the Sleeping Wolves, also known as The Green King”
Zayne finished, his gaze locked onto the Pillar sitting behind his desk with a smirk on his face as Zayne presented his name and title to his satisfaction.
“Ah, well at least you boys know who’s in charge around here Hahaha! You two might do well in this business. Now I’m sure you want to talk about the job”
Don Nayo snapped his fingers once, a silence falling upon the room briefly before a man entered the door. Zayne and Nikolai looked over their shoulder, seeing the man who had guided them to the room enter, walking past them, and making his way to the side of the Pillar.
Don Nayo:“You see today I got word of a little catastrophe you two had last night. So did the East Pillar and according to his right-hand man, you two did well to turn the tables of last night’s events. That situation being handled with so few people gave us the chance to notice it was a distraction”
Zayne and Nikolai looked surprised, thinking it was just another gang trying to build a name for themselves in a shootout with one of the larger names in the city.
“They were stealing from our warehouses, they were only able to get away with a little of our shit. But back to this job, we found out where the leak came from, how they knew about those warehouses. As soon as we found out he ran into another territory. I’ll need you two to attend a meeting with a proxy chosen by three of us pillars. A secret meeting between leaders of the other territories”
The duo’s faces expressed their sudden shock.
Meeting with territory heads?!”
Don Nayo nodded his head, confirming the question Zayne had asked him.
“You see us Pillars work together to keep things rolling as a whole. Those masked guys you ran into last night haven’t just hit us. They’ve been an issue for a while now, and they have caused problems with other Gangs as well so we’re having a meeting to discuss the issue peacefully. It will be the first time in years leaders have met like this”
“Sir if I may, for something so important why choose us? I mean, logically speaking you would have people you could trust more than us for something so important”
Don remained silent in response to Nikolai, waving his hand, prompting the member standing next to him to speak up.
“The East King, whose right hand you helped last night urged our Pillar to assign you two to the task. Of course, it could be denied but it’s trickier than that. Our Gang has vast numbers, notably more than any other. With so much to control, the task is split under the control of the four pillars, one for each cardinal direction. But in truth, they are the representation of the True Leader, the Central Pillar. His identity is unknown but his influence is boundless and unquestioned. Yet the only person ever to meet the man is the East Pillar”
Zayne Mayvin:“Who’s the right hand we saved?”
Sleeping Wolf:“Correct, the revealing of your actions had reached the Central Pillar as a result and for a reason non-disclosed, he insisted the duty would be given specifically to you two.”
Nikolai Vera:“What?! We were picked personally?!”
Don Nayo:“Yeah, and the reason is even above my status. Since it came from the Central Pillar there’s no way around it. The guy you’re looking for should be at the meeting, he must die by the CP’s orders…just try not to start a war. Do it nice, do it clean, hell he’s a hothead so if they put enough pressure on him, he may start something himself. Now go, Kainu, get these boys a setup. You two! Go out, get yourselves a change of clothes and prepare….Tonight, you very well may die if your cards aren’t played right”
Zayne Mayvin:“I can’t help but wonder, if we’re being trusted with something this important, I assume those Elite Alpha you trust more than two guys like us”
Don Nayo:“….Listen…Kid. You might see me again, you might not. A bit of advice, don’t poke your nose in places they shouldn’t. It’ll get you killed. Now get out of my sight and keep your heads low or you’ll get your heads taken off”
The Duo looked at each other with concern as Don waved them off, also prompting Kainu to show them the way out.
Kainu: “Your ride waits outside. The driver will take you back home for you two to get ready.”
Outside the facility, Nikolai seemed the most excited for the free ride again, Zayne shaking his head silently at his friends as the two hopped in.
Elsewhere….
The Calicio Manor. Reina and Eleanor would be seen in one of the buildings studies. The room's appearance was similar to a small library as the two sat side by side at a table. Eleanor’s eyes scanned pages of the book given to them the day prior, Reina however scanned scattered papers with her own eyes.
“I can’t believe this…this city. So many secrets…so many lies”Eleanor spoke, seeming slightly upset over what she had learned from the pages of the book intended for her to gain by her grandfather.
“Are you alright El?”
Reina said to comfort her friend, placing her hand on her shoulder, earning Eleanor’s gaze. The touch calmed her down, allowing her to present a slight smile towards Reina.
“Heh, I’m not even sure right now. I feel like I know why grandfather had this book there. He’s entrusting me to lead one day and we’re not even halfway through it. Look here! The Sleeping Wolves have the largest territory but a large corner in their area is in ruin, those who fall under the bar by being Alpha or as a human you fall under the bar to live in the Utopia Central District. Normal Humans live in Central and they become part of the system, money is easy to gain, jobs, living expenses become minor due to the privilege. The ruined area is filled with broken homes, damaged streets, and more yet if an Alpha isn’t registered it’s the only place in the city they are allowed to live without being harassed by the law, only by registering in the government's system can they gain permission to live in one of the territories”
“The government allows them to moderate the lives of humans and Alpha in their territories. The Wolves and their large numbers along with their reckless tendencies allow for Police to surpass quota, making the public feel safe. Grandel’s contribute funds and medical science to Hospitals throughout the city, but it allows them to manipulate horrible drug abuse to the young and old to keep underground money coming in. The Veil family who are noted to dislike Alpha-kind and the Calicio seem to be clear…”
Eleanor noted her friend's statement with a glance towards her.
“I can hear it in your voice and I’m thinking the same thing…”
She admitted, sighing at the thought as she leaned onto the table.
“It must be why he wanted us to find this book…If the other families have only risen with awful tactics and manipulation of the system and then the lives of the people…”
“Then the Veils and the Calicio…”.
“…Yeah. Must have some skeletons under our feet as well”
Eleanor’s sadness was easily portrayed by her saddened expression at the thought. Suddenly Reina began bringing the scattered papers together and placing them inside Eleanor’s book before closing it.
“Let’s stop, for now, we can always continue later”
“Mm you’re right, I was up earlier than you did today”
She said with a nod before taking the book between her arm and torso. Reina nodded back as the two stood and made their way out of the study.
Moments Later…
Reina’s bedroom door would be seen, with Reina and Eleanor’s voices barely being heard through the door in the empty hallway.
“What about this one?”
“That one looks perfect on you”
“Really? For a first meeting, I don’t want to look childish”
“Honestly El, you look fine and mature!”
Inside the room, Eleanor stood looking herself over in a mirror, a smirk appearing on her face from her friend’s mature comment. Looking at herself in the mirror, her black leggings coupled with a short dress, having a fashionable belt around her waist. Looking away from the mirror, she began to look down to look herself over.
“I just wish some clothes weren’t so ill-fitting. Is it mandatory in nice fashion to absolutely refuse to make a line that just adds a little more fabric to make the chest area more breathable?! I shouldn’t have to overheat and be killed by my clothes just to look nice!”
Eleanor heard Reina speak as she continued to look herself over down to her boots.
“Lewd huh?”
She said, suddenly a cry from Reina caught her attention, turning her head towards Reina only to see Reina and her outfit. Catching Eleanor off guard to how the dress fitted her body. With a look of defeat, Eleanor’s main attention was staring at her friend’s chest, which neared spilling out of her dress due to their well-endowed size.
Suddenly a button to Reina’s outfit, she had sewn on to reduce the display of cleavage, flew at high speeds past her head before seeing Reina drop to a sitting position on the floor. Reina held her arm to her chest as the dress tore to where it began to slide off in some areas. Looking at Reina made Eleanor look down at her own chest only being able to see herself wiggle her feet. Letting out a sigh of disappointment before turning her gaze back to her friend.
“Lewd…Huh? I don’t think the dress measurements are the ones you’re not accounting for”
Reina’s face turned red as she looked to her friend, still covering herself in what remained of the last dress.
“I don’t see how my chest has anything to do with it! Shouldn’t they make cute clothes for girls with more…growth like mine?!”
Reina said, turning her head and puffing her cheeks to pout. Her eyes quickly opened however to feeling something.
“What do you gotta do to get some like these? They’re huge! You could distract a feral Alpha with those!”
A slight whimper came from Reina’s mouth before she could speak, using her arms to cross across her chest.
“El don’t be lewd. It’s embarrassing!”
“It’s fine. We’re like a dynamic duo. Body opposites but we pretty either way”
She said before striking a pose, displaying her outfit typically boasting of how well her clothes fit on her.
“A good thing about my body type is great outfits fit all the time”
Eleanor said confidently in jest of Reina. Moments later Reina finished adjusting her new outfit that fit much better. Adjusting around her to ensure everything was as she liked.
“What else is on the schedule for the day?”
“In that book of pages, it mentioned a few places I want to check out. There were lists of places in there but only one had a name by it. Whatever those places are, I feel as though they’re important places for grandpa since those girls said it’s all stuff arranged from what he wanted us to learn.”
“Hm. I remember most of those places including the one with the name being in other affiliation domains. The one with the name being in the Grandel area”
“Yeah. Makes me wonder what these places have to do with grandpa and Freya”
“Let’s start with step one and go from there”
“Yeah. First let’s check the one that’s in our area, With grandpa’s sudden announcement at that last meeting I feel like I should walk around in the city. It’s all Calicio domain but our house is pretty isolating and far from the actual city part”
“Yes, it’s the weekend so a lot of the house staff are off duty enjoying their day as well. We can piece it together since we have the great tactician Eleanor”
Eleanor leaped to her feet, standing proud with a large grin on her face, hands proudly on her hips
“Heehee! I am pretty great huh?”
She said, bringing the two to share a laugh as Reina adjusted a sword onto her waist, held by a slim band around her waist, allowing her blade to freely hand from her hip. The two walked down the hallway, being on the third floor of the manor, at its corner turning and descending the stairs to the second floor. Passing by several open room spaces yet with each room passed, Reina’s eyes shifted and glanced into the room. Eleanor began humming a tune but the look in Reina’s eyes grew more focused on something.
“Hey El”
“Huh?”
“Sir Vergil always keeps moderate guards on duty on everyone’s off day. So far I’ve only been able to see a few, did he have something special going on today?”
“Huh? I think grandpa said he had an important thing to take part in. He might have taken extra guards. Although if he took enough for you to worry about it might be something business-related.”
Reina stopped in place, leading Eleanor to stop as well before looking at Reina, the two making eye contact
“I was lost in thought but now that you mention it, I don’t think there’s ever been anything so important he’d leave the house with so little security Where could Nigel, Claudette, Lance, and Shira. They’re always around somewhere.”Eleanor noticed Reina’s serious expression, seeing her focused looks.
(She’s Focusing…)
Eleanor looked as Reina seemed to be more focused, staring at Eleanor still.
“Those…”
Suddenly a sound caught Eleanor’s attention, an armored truck and several cars lining up in front of the manor. Eleanor looked at Reina before moving closer to the hallway window. Peering outside to see armed men exiting the vehicles and moving towards the building.
“Didn’t grampa take- ”
“We gotta get out of here!”
The two looked at each other with concern; fear was in their eyes as well as the desperation to survive.
“We have to let everyone know!”
An explosion quickly blew the front door and its surrounding frame into pieces, the sound reaching the girl's ears from the lower level and shaking the house.
“…..Forever and Always”
She said, smiling through the fear, leading Eleanor to return a smile through her fear
“Forever and Always…”
Eleanor & Reina:“And forevermore”
The two finalized, linking their pinky finger together. As their fingers linked their visage would shift back to the rainy day Reina brought Eleanor back after her kidnapping. The two linking fingers on a promise the day she was accepted into Eleanor’s home.
Seconds Later…With the entrance gone, several of the guards arrived on the scene only to be greeted by a storm of bullets released into the Calicio home, with bodies of servants and guests already under debris from the explosion the bullet storm made sure to kill any remainders at the entrance. Several feet raced through the former doorway and onto the carpet floor. Armed men looking forward and up to see a set of stairs leading to the second level of the building with the path splitting into two separate sets of stairs going left and right respectively. Entering after they were three men, one having short hair and a patch covering a single eye. After putting on a pair of black gloves, he made a single gesture with his hand. From the movement alone groups of men in suits entered the building one after another, making their way throughout the silent building. They were notably distinct compared to the rest, obvious by their alternate clothing to the group. Two wore more casual clothing while the one with the eye patch wore a suit. Looking at their boss while smirking, the entry squad stood as the boss signaled the rest of the men to proceed.
They ran up to the next floor, beginning to kick in doors systematically. Arriving at a large double door, the group busted in, finding the room larger. One who seemed to be in command within the smaller group signaled for the group to split, sending them further into the manor, They looked around the room, lowering their guard and taking in the luxury scene of the encased jeweled necklace resting on the desk on the far end of the room for what they could take. Yet just as they moved further into the room, the chair behind the desk spun around. Giving no time to acknowledge any further, the group began unleashing a storm of bullets into the chair. It took a few seconds for them to cease fire, now acknowledging. Just as they relaxed their arms; under the desk was Eleanor, a small submachine gun in hand lying on her side. It was then her eye looked through a small hole, watching as they walked closer to the desk. She watched, a bead of sweat dripping down her forehead, as they got closer.
Suddenly she released a flurry of bullets through the front of the desk. Sending bullets into the group, her rain of bullets struck some in their legs and others on their torso or another limb. She continued holding the trigger but from her expression it was apparent she wasn’t a killer. As she released fire, some maneuvered out of the path of the bullet with what injuries they had or may avoid and aimed their guns at the desk. Before they were able to fully raise their arms a sound above them would catch their attention, looking up only to see Reina descending on one of them with her blade drawn. With a swift swing, she cut off the man’s arms before spinning after she landed to swiftly deliver a fatal cut across his torso. At this time all who had fallen during Eleanor’s barrage lied on the ground, having more rounds fired into their body from the blind fire.
Clicking could be heard signaling the end of the bullet storm, making it evident Eleanor was out of ammo yet Reina failed to waste a second. Letting go of the sword, and going from the spin straight into a lunge towards the survivor delivering a powerful punch to his stomach. Reina grunted as she pushed through with the punch, sending the man flying out of the doorway and through the hallway window. Just then the others made their way to the doorway only to see their slain comrades. None hesitated to take aim upon Reina. With her speed, Reina picked up the sword and dashed forward with a clear focus in her eyes, dashing, ducking, and twirling and amongst her display of agility using her superior agility and flexibility to avoid most multiple bullets, defending not only herself but Eleanor behind her as well as deflecting a few bullets backward luckily to take out one of the shooters. Not capable of blocking a majority of bullets, she used her blade to ensure no passed towards Eleanor. Passing by the bullets path seconds after it began, a sound in the hallway caught their attention. Reina’s enhanced speed and power proved fatal for the intruders with Reina quickly launching her weapon the distance and piercing one of their torsos. His body dropped just like the others. The two women gave each other a confirming look but both of them were able to notice two figures entering the doorway, Leading Reina to quickly create space between her and them. Eleanor moved from under the desk, more behind Reina but keeping a safe distance behind her. Reina turned and looked at the men, silently clenching her fists.
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