" What the hell is going on Louis?" Travis asked Louis who had just stepped into the ring.

" I'm the cage champion. I work for Dominic and CEA. And I'm loyal, just been playing you for awhile." Louis answered with a smile stepping into the circular sand ring. " Before you ask, I am your cousin. I am an Ishiyama, the CEA just pay better."

" I should of killed you in that skirmish."

" Yes you should of, but you trusted someone. Trust isn't a real thing anymore. You can't trust anyone. Now shall we get this underway." Louis asked, taking his shirt off and throwing it to the dirt and place on a pair of leather gloves that his fingertips poked out. Cracking his knuckles and his neck he went into a defensive pose and listened to the bell ring.

Travis observed his new enemy. Louis was pretty much solid tone muscle on every inch of his body. He looked focused, ready, like he knew what he was doing. " Kid, you can't beat me." Travis said to him.

" Try me." The bell sounded and Travis rushed Louis and kicked high. Louis rolled back and took Travis' feet out from under him. Travis fell back and caught himself before he hit the ground, and rolled back to avoid Louis kick. Back on his feet Travis waited for Louis to make the first move. Louis smiled and rushed Travis, and swung with his left hand. Travis caught his left hand with is right, then caught his right with the left. Louis attempted to knee Travis who released his hands to block it, only to receive two fists in the face.

Travis was knocked back against the fence, then received two more punches in the face from Louis. Louis swung low and Travis caught his fist, and pulled his head against his hard. Louis fell to his back as Travis jumped into the air and stomped down. Louis rolled back, making Travis stomp the sand. Wrapping his legs around his waist Louis pulled Travis to the ground then rolled back up to his feet.

Travis rolled to his chest and pushed off with his arms to get himself to his feet. Looking up at Louis who was waiting for him, he rushed him and sent his shoulder into his stomach, ramming him against the wall. Louis put his fist together and slammed them on Travis' back who loosened his grip. Sending his knee into Travis' gut, Louis threw Travis off him and to his back. Advancing on Travis quickly, Louis took a kick to his gut, then his face, sending him against the fence.

Travis rolled back and kicked himself to his feet and rushed the still stunned Louis, sending his fist into his face. Grabbing his arm he flung him to the dirt and walked toward him. Louis grabbed the sand from the floor and threw it into Travis' face who didn't have time to cover his eyes. Lili let out a gasp when she saw Travis go to one knee, trying to regain focus from the sudden blindness. Louis kicked Travis in the ribs who let out a grunt and fell back. Travis listened carefully and punched Louis back down after he charged again.

" You have some good ears, let's keep things quiet." Louis stealthily moved around Travis who was trying to find him. Taking a step closer he kicked Travis in the back who wobbled forward and returned a kick of his own, almost hitting Louis. Louis crouched down and moved away as quietly as possible, his foot steps being drowned by the crowed's cheering. Slowly his vision became less blurry, but it was still not reliable. Louis looked around him and saw the rock Travis used to beat leopard and pick it up.

Louis threw the rock against the fence and Travis turned to face the noise. Taking that chance Louis ran and jumped kicked Travis into the fence face first, then pinned him against it. Travis elbowed him the ribs, then the face making Louis fall back to the dirt. Travis moved that way and swung, not expecting the punch to send Louis to the ground. Louis sent the sole of his foot into Travis' gut. When he hunched down to hold his stomach, Louis rolled up, grabbed Travis' shoulders and rolled Travis over him and to his back. Rolling back and onto Travis, Louis pinned Travis' arms down with his knees, then began to choke him.

Travis struggled to get free, but Louis held him firm. He could feel his heartbeat quickening pace, had to think of something before Louis killed him. Lili was about to jump in again before she heard a shotgun load and looked to see Dominic shaking his head with a smile. She was almost his.

" Come on Travis!" Lili shouted at him, more for herself than him. Travis didn't hear her but had an idea. With his left hand, he grabbed Louis' thigh and squeezed it tight. Travis heard the bone crack and then Louis scream in agony and Travis pushed Louis off him.

" What the hell did you do!" Louis screamed looking at Travis who could see better now. Looking at Travis' left hand he saw that the skin was peeling off and underneath it was shiny.

" Your hand isn't real." Louis was on his knee of the leg that wasn't crushed, when Travis walked over to him and swung his left hand, connecting with Louis' head that spun around so fast and violently, it broke his neck. Louis lay up for a moment, before his dead weight pulled him to the ground.

Lili let out a sigh of relief then entered the ring to help Travis, who actually accepted her help. She was expecting him to put up a fight about receiving help, he didn't. Travis' face was cut and bruised, his lips bleeding, and his stitches were bleeding. His eyes were still stinging, so Lili poured some water on them, it would have to do for now.

" You okay?" She asked him.

" Sorry for betting you. Didn't count on this little shit being good," Travis answered, wiping some blood of his face.

" You won, so I can't be too mad. But don't expect me to be nice to you for awhile."

" Shouldn't be a problem, your never nice." Lili giggled and helped him up, Travis' finally noticing how hurt he was. Some of the people in the crowd laughed at him because a woman was helping him out of the cage. Travis didn't care, he had done what he wanted to. Now it was Dominic's turn to hold up his end.

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Dominic, Lili, and Travis sat in a room waiting for the question and answering to start. Lili had put a few bandages on Travis, then looked at his shoulder that was still bleeding. The fights had opened his stitches, so after Lili bandaged them until they could be restitched, she helped Travis to Dominic's business room. They sat on two couches that was separated by a coffee table. Lili and Travis sat on one, Dominic on the other.

" What do you want to know?" he asked.

" How did the CEA know how to pierce our vests?" Travis asking Lili to show him hers, because his was off.

" I don't know. They showed me the material and I went to work. They payed me ten million up front, and that was the down payment."

" What's the full amount?" Travis asked, wanting to know how deep the CEA's pockets were.

" Hundred million, for one bullet design. After a few tests, I had managed to make the bullets. Here's what they look like." Dominic put a single bullet on the table and Travis examined it. It was light, with a weighted and extremely sharp tip. The bullet was two inches long and was had something on the end of it that Travis had never seen before.

" What is the purpose of this design at the base?" Travis asked handing the bullet to Lili.

" That makes it spin, so the bullet acts like a drill. The magazine can hold two hundred of these, I made it ammo friendly. Rapid fire, ranged combat." Travis looked at the bullet again and nodded. Powerful indeed. " May I ask you a question?"

" Shoot."

" How was that armor made? It is as strong as steel, but weighs and is as flexible as cloth."

" It's a process of heating and cooling of small strands of a certain alloy." Lili explained. " I made each stand as thin as string, and used a machine to sow it into the armor. Pretty simple actually." Dominic smiled and lay back into his couch comfortably.

" Can you make us some of those rounds?" Travis asked.

" No. I work for CEA, and them only. Besides, I have a high price for my services."

" I have a higher one for those who don't cooperate," Travis said pulling out his gun and shooting Dominic in the head. His gun was silenced so no one heard the shot, but him Lili quietly left before they knew he was dead. When they were in his office, they found a few boxes of the ammo, and took those with him. If they couldn't get it from Dominic, maybe Katerina Belpois could copy the design.