Chapter 6:

Commander Of Death...

My Near-Death Is A Blessing!


(As the meeting was called to an end, Bai was also officially given access to the Mercenary Association along for expert training with several different top ranked Mercenaries as Jiia and Negan were catching up while several Mercenary teams were scouting for Ghouls or their hangouts as the final seconds before a potential war was counting. As three more days has gone by, the hideout of the clan Rejects of The Undead has been found as Jiia then makes the following announcement that the raid will begin on Saturday at dawn. Meanwhile, Bai and Negan were preparing to battle along with the other Mercenaries.)

"Negan: Hey, Bai. Feeling alright kid?"
"Bai: Well... I don't know."
"Negan: Hey. It's alright, you got me now kiddo."
"Bai: ...Y-Yeah..."

(A knock was heard on the door as Gao walked in Negan's old office with a smile on her face.)

"Gao: Welcome back master!"
"Negan: Hey there, young one."
"Gao: I know this is a temporary alliance, but do you attend to teach me more someday?"
"Negan: Someday, Gao. But not today. Also, I want you to meet, Bai."

(Gao takes a look at Bai and remembers him at Jingyi Academy.)

"Gao: I remember him! You're holding up alright?"
"Bai: Here and there to be honest.."
"Gao: I heard about your parents... I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Zhen.."
"Bai: You can call me Bai, it's okay..."

(Gao then pats his head as she then gives a smile at him.)

"Gao: Oh, master! I actually have something for you!"

(As Negan notices a gifted box, Negan opens it and with a crooked smile, grins at Gao for what she has given him as she innocently smiles at him.)

"Negan: Thank you dear..."

(As Jiia was leaning on the door, she then clears her throat and walks in.)

"Jiia: It seems you two are pretty close."
"Gao: Oh very! Master Negan has been my master for years after all!"
"Jiia: He may be your master, but he's my old apprentice."

(Gao's face began to strain with an irritated vein.)

"Gao: Is that s-so?! Well Ms. Yueja, I'm sorry to disappoint you but I know much more about Negan than you do..."
"Jiia: You can put the money where the mouth is or go back to the ocean little serpent."

(Jiia and Gao then pressed their breasts together while staring each other down as rivals.)

"Ahem... Anyway, Negan. We can begin the operation early if you're ready."

(Negan then equips his gears, sheathes his bat and swings his shotgun with a quick cock and load as he's ready to fight.)

"Negan: Bai's coming with me, the bastards want this kid, they'll have to take my new son from my cold, murderous hands."

(Negan then walks out the door as the party follows Negan. Outside the Mercenary Headquarters on the rooftop was Negan's helicopter ride to the enemy's hideout.)

"Gao: M-Master! May I accompany you?"

(Negan thinks about it as Bai is in need of a protector.)

"Negan: You can come, only if you promise to keep an eye on Bai."
"Gao: I WON'T FAIL YOU!"

(As Gao gleefully smiles, Jiia was a little jealous but did not care as she then salutes to the departing helicopter.)

"Jiia: Bring that disgusting clan down."

(As the helicopter begins traveling across all of Hong Kong, as they'd then notice an eerie fog covering an entire forest which means they've arrived at the clan's hideout.)

"Negan: I'll make this perfectly clear. When I go in there, stay outside at all times."

(As they both nodded, the three then jumps out the helicopter as Negan rockets his way towards Rejects of the Undead's hideout to begin the one man wrecking as Gao transforms herself into a water serpent and safely lands her and Bai on the ground as they sat and watched.)

"Ghoul: H-HEY! Who are you-"

(Negan then shoves the shotgun into the Ghoul's mouth and pulls the trigger without hesitation as he fires three more shots to call out to the rest of the ghouls.)

"Negan: RAC! YOU AND YOUR DUMBASS CREW MADE THE WRONG DECISION TO COME AFTER US! EITHER BRING YOUR ASS OUT HERE AND WE CAN SETTLE THIS MAN TO GHOUL OR I'LL COME IN THERE AND SLAUGHTER EVERY LAST BASTARD UNTIL THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE!"

(As the yelling then echoes through the forest, bushes and trees began to rustle as six powerful Ghouls all teams up against Negan who began dodging every incoming melee attack while fighting back without taking damage and watching from the distance was Rac with his little brother who was wiping blood off of his mouth.)

"Rac: Hm..."

(Negan smirks menacingly, swings his shotgun upward at one of the six Ghoul's mouth's, shoots its kneecap inside out while stomping on its shattered knee then begins pulling the trigger seven times into its skull as the body then falls lifelessly, forcing the other five to halt.)

"Negan: Now... Who's the next brave bunny..?"

(As all five then begins to pile on Negan to quickly eat him, Negan begins laughing as he then pulls a cord to one of his gears which releases a powerful field of lighting to shock the Ghouls as he then sheathes his shotgun, grips one of the five stunned Ghouls and throws its neck down toward its knee as the Ghoul's head then dislocates off of the broken neck by sheer force as the remaining four were all brutally slaughtered with Negan's bat as he laughs manically.)

"Negan(Singsong): OH... RAC!!! BRING YOUR PUNY ASS.. OUT HERE NOW!"

(As Negan was then sitting on six of the Ghoul's corpses, he'd count to ten as he then prepares to go inside himself. After counting to ten, Negan then storms into the hideout as Gao and Bai remained outside and watched as Negan ruthlessly slaughters every Ghoul inside with explosions blasting left and right, war cries along with screaming, slashing and sounds of crushing bones.)

"Gao: Master's really pissed this time.."
"Bai: I didn't expect Negan to act this way..."
"Gao: He didn't tell you?"
"Bai: Tell me what?"
"Gao: ...Hmm... Long ago, Negan had a nickname before he was removed of his role as commander. Ghouls feared him for years... To tell the truth, if the day comes where I have to fight my own master... I'd let him take my own life if he had no other choice."
"Bai: ...?"
"Gao: Let me just say, my master... your guardian was known to all as the Commander of Death, the Ghoul Reaper and even was called the Phantom King. Negan... is above Ghouls, humans, Spirits and even Blessing users."
"Bai: He's that strong...?"
"Gao: Yes... On top of the fact he was with the Marines at one point, he was the top Marine for four years straight, never lets one enemy out of his sight."

(Negan then slams his bat against a wall which opens to an open field where Jingyi Grand students are tied down and in shock to see Negan to save them.)

"Gao: ...If he were to go against all Mercenary Associations, we'd crumble in a flash."

(Negan then pauses and looks up to see SS+ Category Ghouls staring down Negan as Rac was ready to fight him with extra backup supporting him. Negan then smirks as he was ready for a bloodbath to occur.)

"Bai: So.. What made you want to learn under Negan?"
"Gao: ...Don't laugh okay...? I may have... had a huge crush on Negan as a kid and now that I'm in the association, I've longed to learn under him."
"Bai: I.. kind of noticed it earlier."
"Gao: Huh?! Whenn!??!"
"Bai: Well, you blush whenever he's around and your heart pounds a lot."

(Gao was suddenly embarrassed as Bai then laughed while meanwhile, Negan continues to fight off Rac and the stronger Ghouls without breaking a sweat while manipulating shadows and darkness to fight for him at the same time.)

"Negan: If this is the best you can do, I feel so fucking ashamed."

(As Negan then flash-steps behind Rac three times before manipulating another shadow to snap Rac shadow's neck which was towards another Ghoul instead for a scare. Negan then swings his bat in mid-air which the darkness engulfs one of the nine and swallows it into absolute nothingness as Negan slams his shotgun on the ground and reveals a sword hidden in the middle of the shotgun barrels as he then slice and dice through the rest of the Ghouls for they were no match against Negan to begin with as Rac began to no longer hold back and reveals his powerful curses. Negan was then blasted across the field towards the holding cells where the children are as Rac's curses were revealed along with his Ghoulish appearance as his dark red blood begins leaking from his mouth as his first curse was activated.)

"Rac (Power: Murder Curse, Blood Curse): I'm going to enjoy slaughtering you...!"

(As the Ghouls began piecing themselves back together, Negan laughed as he was having fun while more blood and seeable organs and intestines were all scattering around the field because of Negan who is purposely slaughtering every Ghoul in his path as Negan began taking slashes and direct attacks while at the same time was smiling at the fact he's being hurt for it motivates him to strike even harder. Rac then dashes towards the occupied Negan with six blood spears as they all pierce through Negan's legs, arms and chest as he hoped for an instant kill. After moments of silence, the blood spears then dissolves into a puddle as Negan begins standing once again while his phantom aura begins reversing his injuries as if they never existed.)

"Negan: Hehe..."
"Rac: I-Impossi-"

(After one flick of a finger, the entire hideout was coated in darkness and was then struck down by a massive beam from a dark cloud as it was one of Negan's hidden attacks and begins to terrify the captive students. Suddenly, the entire ground begins rumbling as the beam begins humming loudly as Bai and Gao hears and begins to witness the entire incoming attack.)

"Bai: What's going on?!"
"Gao: Oh no..!"

(Gao then quickly turns herself into a sea serpent and carries Bai into the skies to avoid the fatal collision of one of Negan's powerful attacks.)

"Bai: Lady Gao, what is this?!"
"Gao: This is one of Master's powerful attacks, anyone caught in the crossfire is said to be disintegrated faster than milliseconds..."
"Bai: WHAT?! MY CLASSMATES ARE-"
"Gao: I have faith in my master, he won't go so far..."

(As Negan then lowers his finger, he then whispers his incoming attack.)

"Negan: SOLAR. ECLIPSE."

(As sound was cut from reality, the blast begins becoming brighter and brighter as the massive beam explodes down on the hideout and from a massive range, destroys the entire wildlife of Hong Kong's forest along with annihilating nearby beaches, out-of-city civilians and anything else affected by the attack from the massive range. As the light then vanishes, Gao and Bai then looks back to notice the MASSIVE crater created by Negan himself as they then fly down to see the children are still safe but in absolute shock in fear on experiencing near death as Negan stares down Rac who was somehow still alive after surviving the massive attack and is missing the entire bottom half of his body along with his left arm as he looks up at the menacing Negan.)

"Rac (Dying): ...W-What... a-are... y-yo-you...?"
"Negan: Just a human, what else?"
"Rac: ....L-Li..ar..."

(Rac then lies on the rubble of destruction and debris, deceased as his curses then deactivates and vanishes from his body.)

"Negan: So that's what happens when you kill a curse user."

(Suddenly, helicopters began arriving at the scene of the strike as two news helicopters arrives along with three Mercenary Association helicopters to notice Negan standing in the massive crater with the deceased Rac underneath him. The three Mercenary helicopters then begins to land and free the children of Jingyi Academy as Jiia was smoking a cigarette and walks towards Negan and sits on the rubble to see Rac's deceased body.)

"Jiia: How long ago was it since Solar Eclipse was used? Three, two years ago?"
"Negan: Three years ago overseas."
"Jiia: It seems you like making statements for yourself."
"Negan: That's right. Well, mission's done. See you."

(As Negan was leaving, Jiia stops him for one last offer.)

"Jiia: Negan. Do you at least have any interest in returning as a commander once again?"
"Negan: ..."

(Negan then looks at Gao and Bai who was explaining what they saw to the other Mercenaries then looks at Jiia.)

"Negan: Say if I didn't become accept the offer, would Bai be allowed into the Mercenary Association buildings?"
"Jiia: Under me and the Big 3's protection, yes."
"Negan: I'll think about it for the time being."
"Jiia: Okay..."

(As Negan then leaves after declining the offer, he then pauses for a moment.)

"Negan: You don't think this is over, don't you?"
"Jiia: You can read me like a book... Yeah. You've destroyed the Ghouls today, but we won't know if this clan was part of an organization."
"Negan: Leave it to my disciple, she'll sniff out Ghouls quicker than any bloodhound."
"Jiia: Always on top of it, heh."

(Meanwhile in an underground hideout with over tens of thousands of Ghouls socializing, arguing and even battling among themselves as three Ghouls sits atop a scaled thrones.)

"Omgut: Master, my brother did not survive."
"???: No worries, young one. He wasn't among the fifteen strongest anyway. That Negan fellow and Bai... The Commander Of Death and the Justice Blessing, quite a fearsome duo if working together truly. But now, we can begin the next phase... collect Rac's body."
"Omgut: Okay."

(As Omgut then leaves to collect his brother's body, the leading Ghoul then sits tight and awaits Omgut's return to recreate Rac into a stronger Ghoul for next time.)

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