Chapter 2:

Bai's Encounter

My Near-Death Is A Blessing!


(As Bai rigorously puts himself through difficult amounts of training under Negan's supervision, Bai begins becoming more and more technical with grappling takedowns, melee counterattacks and mid to long range attacking. After one month of improvement, Bai was now able to summon his gifted weapons.)

"Negan: Alright kid, whatever you need to show me, make this quick because my show's on."
"Bai: Don't worry, it'll be quick!"

(Bai then summons two white orbs out of thin air which he grips both and reveals their forms which one is a pearly white revolver with six chambers and a pearly white semi-automatic pistol as Negan clapped for his availability to summon his weapons.)

"Negan: Well.. This is new. We done here?"
"Bai: Yup, I'm actually gonna go hunt a Ghoul, I was hoping you'd come with me."
"Negan: Ghoul hunting at this moment? Uh... Ermm... Give me about... two hours and we'll go kiddo, this show's pretty good and I can't miss it."
"Bai: I promise I'll be okay!"
"Negan: Hmm... Fine, but I'll be coming to find you if you're not back in... an hour and a half from now. I just worry for your safety, kid."
"Bai: Thanks Negan!"

(As Bai then sheathes his Blessing weapons and walks outside the public, he'd then notice official mercenaries guarding and patrolling major parts of Hong Kong in the center of the city until three mercenaries was then rushing past the entire busy crowd through the streets and atop the buildings to stop a Ghoul. As Bai then walks into an alley, he'd over hear a conversation going on between two shady individuals as one was disguised as a businessman and one was a Ghoul with two sharp end tails as he listened in and did not make a sound.)

"Ghoul: Look come on, you really don't have any more of those serums?"
"???: Even if I did, I'm not selling anymore to you."
"Ghoul: Why not?!?!?"
"???: You don't understand what kind of dangers this can do to Ghouls, Blessing Users and Spirits too. After all, you're powerful enough to clear half of the Mercenary Defense Force. So why keep asking me for more?"
"Ghoul: Because its not enough... I need to have that one mercenary's head... The one who chopped off my third tail and took it with him! I beg of you to give me more of this serum!"

(The businessman sighed as he smoked a cigarette and lies on the wall.)

"???: You really don't know who the mercenary you named is, don't you?"
"Ghoul: Fine, who the hell was that mercenary?!"
"???: The one who cut your tail off was Mercenary Yazhu of the Blood Ruby Faction."
"Ghoul: ...No way... The creator of wars..?!"
"???: You're thinking of Ares and he's the God of War. Mercenary Yazhu is the top rated High-Class Ghoul Hunter. He never takes a single moment to rest if a Ghoul is in the vicinity and even in the three way war ten years ago, he was a sole survivor for his squadron."
"Ghoul: There's no way he's that deadly..."
"???: Go tell that to the sixteen hundred graves he dug."
"Ghoul: Okay fine, fine fair... I'll just pay you for the serum..!"
"???: ....Ugh... you're so damn stubborn. Fine, you can get one more. But if you collapse and explode from overdosing on this strength serum, its your fault."
"Ghoul: Whatever, whatever. How much is it?"

(As Bai then rushes out of the alley quickly, the businessman then noticed him by his shadow as he then wraps up the deal with the power-hungry Ghoul and begins to following Bai across the way home as Bai knew ever since he left the alley, he's been stalked by the businessman.)

"Bai: Okay, why are you following me?"
"???: You listened to a conversation that you never should've listened too. You're just a child."
"Bai: I'm not a child!"
"???: Even so, why involve your ears into a topic that did not mention you? Now that you know of the conversation, by order of the Hell Clan, I cannot let you live for another second."

(As Bai was beginning to run again, the businessman then appears in front of Bai as a scythe was spinning behind his back after being summoned then aimed down at Bai.)

"Bai: I can't die yet, I'm too damn young!"
"???: Too bad, should've kept you nose out of other people's business."

(Meanwhile, Negan begins swinging his barbed wire bat while whistling to a catchy tune as he searches for Bai after half an hour goes by.)

"Negan: If I was that kid, where would I be?"

(As Negan noticed footprints towards the main city as gunshots was heard in the distance which triggers Negan to run towards it. Meanwhile, Bai begins shooting at the scythe-swinging attacker as he was flexible and agile to dodge and slash through any incoming bullet as Bai continues to rely on his guns as the scythe was then swung to release a large wind slash which revealed Bai's guns to be severed as he continued to run for his life. After he runs past a corner, the attacker follows Bai only to be smacked in the face and spun in mid-air by Negan's barbed wire bat after taking two more steps closer to the destination.)

"Bai: NEGAN!"
"Negan: I told you I'd come find you if half an hour pass, do you not ever get in trouble?"
"Bai: I overheard one conversation and this guy's gonna kill me!"
"Negan: Is he now? Stay here."

(As the attacker then stands up and snaps his repositioned head back into place, he then began bleeding at the nose and mouth for the effects from the hit was still there.)

"???: What is your name..?"
"Negan: My name? My name is "Mr. I'm-Gonna-Beat-The-Everloving-Fucking-Shit-Out-Of-You."
"Yei Huang (Hell Clan Associate): Heheh... Confident for a human being I see. Then allow me to introduce myself, I am Yei Huang, an associate."
"Negan: Listen, I can give a rat's ass about who you associate with. All I know is, this kid is under my care and anyone who hurts him, answers to me."
"Yei: Okay, now you're becoming arrogant."

(As Yei then swings the scythe again and launches another slashing wave, Negan then leapfrogs above the slash which cuts through several housings behind the three as Negan then stands right where he is, awaiting another attack as Yei appears behind Negan for a close-range slash which was dodged by Negan's reflexes as Yei then suffers a powerful swing from the barbed wire bat which forces the scythe to ring violently and crack a bit which surprises Yei entirely and forces him to put his weapon away.)

"(Thinking): No way... That much force from a single swing...?! This isn't no human, this guy is hiding something... But what the hell is it...?"
"Negan: Throwing in the towel, pussy?"
"Yei: The Hell Clan will not forget your acts today, the child and the bat. I will find you two again with the clan and see you both terminated swiftly!"

(As Yei then generates a portal with his Curse mana, he'd disappear in front of the two as Negan kissed his bat and walks away with it on his shoulder.)

"Negan: Come on kid. We're heading home."

(As Bai looks back for one second, he'd then begin to ponder how strong Negan truly is as he then walks home with him.)

"I'm in the mood for some cheeseburgers, you like cheeseburgers kid?"
"Bai: I'm more of a hamburger guy."

(Negan jokingly vomits as he laughed at his response.)

"Negan: You're probably eating those nasty ass industrial burgers, leave it to a chef to cook you a true tasty and fresh cheeseburger!"
"Bai: You're very confident knowing I don't know you that closely, Negan..."
"Negan: In this world, you gotta have confidence or you got to stay out the way. Its how things go in China anyway."

(As Bai then thinks about what Negan said, the two then walks home while the sun was setting across the horizon.)

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