Chapter 4 : A New Addition

" Target acquired at 1 o'clock , prepare for ambush in 3 , 2, 1. " , Farlan gave his order and the other 3 boys jumped off the roof , pouncing on their target. Levi was sharp , he noticed that he was being watched and followed but he was patient , waiting for the right time to strike when the other parties were ready to makes their moves. With adrenaline circulating through his body , he snapped when he came into contact with his attackers. It was all over in a blink of an eye , Samuel , John , and Yan laid defeated on the concrete floor shortly , they were all amateurs to him.

Levi stood straight dusting himself off, " Quit hiding , what do you want from me? " he said flatly. Farlan leaped off the roof and landed steadily on his feet , " a little birdie told me you were a formidable fighter , i must say you've impressed me. " he smiled.

Levi stood silent , glaring at him with watchful eyes. Falan continued " Oh! Pardon my rudeness. I'm Farlan Church , and those are my comrades. " he took a little bow , " say , would you be interested in working together with us? " Farlan continued.

" No." Levi rejected, not even taking a second to consider. Taken aback by his forward rejection , Farlan pressed on with a hope to convince him. " You're strong, we could earn more if we work together. " Levi didn't seem interested in one bit , he clicked his heels and started to walk away from the defeated gang. " We have another strong member , you've fought her before. " Levi have absolutely no interest in working with or for anyone, he hated the obligation to interact with others and after all , he had being alone right from the start. No friends nor families , even his only kin , his uncle had abandoned and left him to fight on his own. For the past 20 years of his life , all he could remember was all the struggles he had been through, being beaten , stabbed ,starved , dirty and homeless for so long. However with each fall , Levi emerged even stronger than before. Even the most vile criminal in the underground city knew he's the one not to be messed with, this man had proven himself to be a fearless conqueror. " We could work for you, you could even make us clean or do your laundry if you like. " Farlan offered.

Levi stopped in his track. He had just moved into a bigger apartment a few days ago and the mess that the previous owner left behind gave him a headache, apart from the unsightly grey dust , there were so many strange stubborn stains around the house that just refuse to dissolve even with thinner , the condition of the house was disgusting but it was a good bargain for such a roomy cabin. It had took him a whole day just to clean a single room ,Levi was getting sore and pissy at cleaning his new house. " It would be a waste to not use a lackey when he had offered himself . " He pondered. " Tomorrow noon. At my place. " Levi ordered before making his way towards his house and closing the door behind him.

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" Look what i've got here! " Elizabeth exclaimed excitedly while lifting a piece of old dirty rag covering over the wooden pull cart , revealing the contents in it. Surprised at the loot , Farlen squinted his eyes suspiciously at Elizabeth " Where did you get those? "

" I have my ways. " she shrugged , " You mentioned that it looks fun , it seems pretty cool that those military police use it to fly. " Elizabeth placed her hand on the cool metal of the operating device , " you should try it Farlan . " .

Farlan furrowed his brows , he knew that sightings of the military police in the Underground City had started to becoming more common now, especially when the criminals are bolder. More and more of them had sneaked up to the higher ground to plot their crimes , the government had to interfere and took actions against this trend sending the military police to patrol underground. Some had been caught by the police and thrown into prison cells , Farlan was very well aware of the consequences should one be captured and charged by the legal system, he was guarded and careful about not crossing the line in his business to get the police involved.

Farlan was about to open his mouth to reprimand the young and incautious member for her lack of wariness , he stopped when he saw the eagerness in her eyes. He knew that whatever Elizabeth did on her own accord was to please him , she was always meticulous about everything he said , even the things that he had mentioned casually and didn't expect anyone to take it to heart , Elizabeth did. Like a time when he mentioned that the scramble eggs he ate at an eatery at the corner of the city was tasty , she went ahead to consult the chef and imitated the dish to serve him for breakfast the next morning unrequested. Elizabeth was always very willing towards him.

He let out a sigh and placed his hand on her head to ruffle her hair , " Thank You Liz, but be careful not to get into trouble next time. " . Elizabeth's lips lifted upwards showing her crinkled dimple on her cheek , she was only glad that she could helped Farlan to achieve what he had wished for , to experience the freedom of navigating through air with the 3D maneuver gear. It might be a little risky to cheat military weapons from military personnel , but it was worth it for Farlan.

" We could practice using these gears tomorrow after our meeting with Levi . " Farlen grinned , little did he know that he was going to spend more than just a few short hours at Levi's place and all the backbreaking chores that awaits for the gang to complete.

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Author's Note : Back from vacation & i know it's a short chapter. I'll update soon & Thanks for reading! For those who are following the story and who have left a review , Thank you once again it's much appreciated ( :