Bits and pieces of rock fell down from the
Kaya found herself falling from the cliff, looking around her, She quickly flipped around before she channeled her Origin. A second later, underneath her, a creature that looked like a giant bird appeared out of nowhere. It looked like a bald eagle, albeit ten times the size of a normal one.
"KUUUAAAA!!!" The creature screeched before it flew up, catching Kaya before she fell all the way down.
"Kai!" She yelled as she looked around frantically.
Quickly, she caught his silhouette on the other side of the cliff with his fingers digging into the hill.
"Go up. I will follow you." He said as he channeled his Origin before piercing the rocks with his other hand. A moment later, a huge rock protruded from the wall. Kai quickly jumped on top before he jumped again, reaching the top again swiftly.
Then, he scanned the area with his eyes.
*BANG*
Another sound of a gun firing reached his ear before a bullet appeared in his vision. Using his right hand, he caught it. Smoke rose from his hand at contact. Looking at the bullet, he could easily see that it was an anti-Origin one.
'They know we're Origin Users.' He looked up again before he vanished, reappearing on top of the tallest tree nearby.
The forest was quiet as ever with no apparent disturbance. He couldn't identify any abnormal presence, not within the span of the city at least. Kai didn't want to use his senses in a wider range than that because of the risk of attracting even more unnecessary attention. There are still a few days before the birthday and Kai wanted to spend them without getting entangled in problems.
"Tsk, annoying." Cracking his neck, Kai looked up. "Can you see anything?"
"No, they're good at hiding," Kaya said as she clicked her fingers and the monster she summoned vanished before she jumped down and landed beside Kai.
Kai signaled for her to stay silent as he looked around. The two waited silently for a while before the sound of a gun firing echoed in the forest again.
"Reverse." Kai pointed his finger at a certain angle. A split second later, a bullet halted right in front of him, floating in the middle of the air before it suddenly flew back where it came from.
"We're going," Kai said as he dashed after the bullet at top speed.
"Smart…" Kaya shrugged before she followed after him.
The two jumped from one tree to another. Kai's eyes kept track of the bullet. Since he had reversed its trajectory, the bullet should return to where it came from exactly. Kai knew that if he followed its trail, he would find the culprit for these attacks.
Eventually, they found themselves back in the city.
"Let's separate. We can cover a bigger distance like that." Kaya suggested.
Kai nodded his head before he moved east, toward the exact place where the bullet landed.
Meanwhile, Kaya chose to take the longer turn in the same direction.
"Where are you, little rat? Ambushing us… I will break all your bones." Kaya clicked her tongue as she landed on top of one of the buildings and looked around.
*CLICK*
"Don't move." A second later, Kaya felt someone appear behind her and the sound of a gun clicking, ready to fire.
"There you are, little rat and here I thought you were dumb enough to stay where you fired that shot," Kaya said without looking back.
"Huh?"
"You see, ehem, the person that went to check there isn't someone you might want to anger. You should thank your god that you ended up with me instead of him. Not that I can guarantee I would be nice."
"Shut up."
*Swish*
Before the guy could even react, Kaya turned around and twisted his arm, cracking his bones before she grabbed the gun and aimed it at him.
"AGH!!" The man groaned as he grabbed his arm.
"Oops, did I twist too hard?" She said as she aimed the gun at his face. The man in front of her had a cloth that covered his face and wore dark clothes to hide his appearance.
'Hmm, I've never seen this person before.'
"Well, this is going to be troublesome. I broke the hand you use to relieve yourself… I guess time to learn how to be ambidextrous."
"Hahahah, you're a fool. Every rich bastard is like that. Confident when they're incapable, lucky pieces of shit."
*Click*
When he clicked his fingers, small red dots started appearing on Kaya's body. Looking down, Kaya's eyes squinted.
"There are multiple snipers aimed at you right now. You move one inch and my companions will turn you into Swiss cheese."
"I like Swiss cheese!" Kaya said with a smile.
"Well, you won't like this one. Now, hand over the gun… Now."
"Hmm?" Tilting her hand a little as if she was confused. "Why?"
"Why?! Bitc- Ehem, if you don't hand it over, you're going to die!"
*BANG*
Without hesitation, Kaya fired a shot at the man's leg. He fell down to the ground, twisting and turning in pain.
"AAAGHH!"
"YOU'RE INSANE!! SHOOT HER!!" He shouted as he made a sign with his hand.
However, the only response he got was silence.
"You're good at hiding and apparently, you're also good at assassination with your little gun over there. But, you missed one key point. We're masters of stealth. If we want to find you, we can simply lure you out of your hiding place."
"...!!" The man's eyes widened as he looked down.
The red dots on Kaya's body started vanishing one by one until none were left.
"Who… Who is he?!"
"I told you, he's someone you shouldn't mess around with. But, there you are, doing exactly the opposite of what I told you. Now, bear the consequences."
A second later, Kai landed on the roof of their building, making the man look at him with shock and fear in his eyes.
"Is he the leader?" Kai asked.
"I don't know. Are you the leader, bat boy?" She asked as she aimed the gun at his head.
"...!!"
"It seems our bat can't speak. Wait, bats can't speak. Maybe he can communicate with us through screeches."
Kai approached the man before he grabbed him by the head and read his memories.
"He belongs to a group of rogue bandits. They're all Origin Users and they all specialize in one-hit assassinations. They use snipers and are extremely good at stealth. That explains why I didn't sense them immediately."
"Why are these idiots trying to kill us?"
"They weren't after me. They were after you." Kai said as he threw the man to the side.
"I see…" Kaya rubbed her chin for a second before she aimed her gun at the man's face before she pulled the trigger. A bullet instantly pierced the man's skull, killing him on the spot.
"Oh well, it's over now."
"No, it's not. I eliminated 9 and that man is the tenth, he isn't the leader."
"Hm? There are more?"
"Yes, many more. They're a group of hitmen that don't like to work under Divinity or the Guild. Closer to being mercenaries than Hitmen.? I think I know why they're targeting you. You might want to pay your brother a visit."