The commotion happened to come from the entryway of a nearby hotel. There, tied to the doorframe by her wrists and ankles, was a young woman, gagged and half-naked. In front of her stood four young men, fondling and torturing her while she could only scream, although muffled by the cloth tied around her mouth. The men tore off more of her clothing until she was standing in only her panties. Eventually, their fun was interrupted after a small chuckle was heard.
"Well…" The young bystander said. "If it isn't Vince Giorgio and his gang of ne'er-do-wells. Enjoying a fine treat are we now?"
"Ahh, Prince Caleb." The leader of the gang said. He was a heavily-built man with a shaved head dressed in khakis and dog tags as well as sunglasses over his eyes. "Fancy meeting you here on such a lovely night."
"What did I tell you about setting foot on my property? Must I teach you this lesson for a fourth time?" Caleb said gesturing towards his opponent's left hand, which consisted of his thumb, his little finger and three smaller stubs where his other fingers once stood.
"It won't be yours for long." Vince said. "Once we kill you, I'll take my rightful place as Supreme Prince of all of South Paris."
"Such hubris." Caleb said. "I guess I'm willing to dance if you and your little friends are."
"What do you say, boys?" Vince asked. The other three just shouted in agreement as they drew their weapons and charged towards Caleb.
Just then, like a quick flash of light, one of the men was struck with a blunt object and fell to the ground clutching his head. He looked up to see a blond haired man carrying a large staff.
"Isaac, you came." Caleb said. "And not a moment too soon."
"Surely you've invited us as well." Another voice from around the corner said. The others turned to see two other assailants in long coats grab the arms of the other two henchmen and wrap them behind their back.
"Redmond. Danny." Caleb said. "Good to see you."
"My pleasure, Prince Caleb." Danny said.
"Three's a crowd but four's a party." Redmond said.
"Just you and me now, Vince." Caleb said reaching into his uniform and pulling out two knives. "En garde!"
Vince pulled out a large machete and charged towards Caleb. Caleb just stood there blocking each swing with his knives. Vince swung, but Caleb just blocked with little effort at lightning fast speed. Eventually, Caleb dodged a blow aimed for his neck and slashed Vince's hand, causing him to drop his weapon. Caleb then grabbed his bottle of liquor and took a huge swig. Just then, Vince got up and punched Caleb in the stomach; Caleb fell to the ground as his companions looked in shock.
"Not much of a big shot, are you now?" Vince said grabbing his weapon. "Any last words?"
"Mhhm Mm Mhhm Mm." Caleb said in a muffled voice.
"What?" Caleb then spat out the liquor he had in his mouth and on to his adversary's face.
"I said 'No more second chances'." Caleb then took another swig, lit a match and spat it out with the match in front of his face creating an impromptu flame thrower that set Vince's face on fire. Vince just ran around screaming, trying to put the flames out as Isaac, Redmond and Danny prepared to wail on the other three. Eventually, Vince stopped running and fell to the ground dead.
"Alright, guys. I think these bastards had enough." Caleb said. He then turned to the badly beaten gang members. "You fuckers ever come near my territory again, I'll cut your fucking limbs off and feed them to my rats!"
The others just ran off without a second thought.
"Redmond, take care of this bitch." Caleb said gesturing to the tied up woman. "The rest of you come with me. We got bigger fish to fry."
"To North Paris?" Danny asked.
"An aristocrat has been spotted taking victims of the Grand Army's purges and nailing them in the forest." Caleb said. "We shall go and teach him a lesson."
"Yes, my Prince." Danny said as he and Isaac ran off to the north. Caleb paused and walked up to Vince's corpse; he took out a knife and cut his right hand off and put it in his pocket.
"Redmond, meet up with us at The Wall by the Tesla when you're finished."
"Yes, my Prince." Redmond said.
In a short time, after dispatching of the guards on the top, the four met up at the top of The Wall. There, they were able to get a view of the city in the north. A wooded area stood by The Wall, but as it got farther away more and more buildings started to show and eventually an entire city was in sight; there were bright lights everywhere, but the most striking feature was a large tower in the center dwarfing even the next tallest building. On the base, the lights seemed to form a diamond shaped eye-like symbol. Right above it in the sky was a bluish, aurora-like cloud. In the skies was a large, black figure patrolling the city. The only light from the figure came from a large spotlight on the front of the figure that was scanning the ground below it.
"Alright, I'm here." They heard Redmond say as he approached the other three.
"Very well." Caleb said. "You have our costumes, Isaac?"
"Yes, my Prince." Isaac said.
"Let's not waste any time then." Caleb said as they climbed down from The Wall to the northern side.
In the bushes near The Wall was an aged, white Tesla Roadster. Caleb took the driver's seat while Isaac took the passenger's seat with Redmond and Danny riding on the back.
As Caleb drove through the night towards his destination, he decided to have a little fun on the road. Examining his surroundings, he saw something that caught his interest.
"Isaac. Cyclist." Caleb said noticing a man on his bicycle riding along the street.
Isaac immediately pulled off part of his staff revealing a large knife in the center. He held it out like a jousting lance and stabbed the cyclist in the back, killing him.
"Bystander!" Caleb said. Isaac held out his blade and stabbed the nearby bystander.
"Dog!" Redmond shouted. Caleb just swerved hard to the next lane, running over the small animal with an evil grin on his face.
Minutes later, the four arrived at their destination: A large villa in the middle of the woods. The windows were still lit up indicating that someone was home. In the front of the house was a large flagpole with a black flag with a white eye-like symbol, similar to the one on the tower in the city.
"Alright, boys. Here's our stop." Caleb said. "Danny, get our costumes."
"Yes, my Prince." Danny said opening up the trunk revealing various novelty wear raided from a costume shop.
Isaac was passed a single surgical mask, Redmond was given a white cloth headband, a fake red nose and novelty glasses with swirls in the lenses and Danny grabbed another surgical mask and a pair of large triangle sunglasses. Caleb grabbed a nylon cape from the trunk and placed it around him. He then pulled out a container filled with ash from his pockets; he placed two fingers in it and rubbed it under his eyes.
"We all set?" Caleb asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Then let's grab us another trophy." Caleb said as the four headed out and got ready for the next part of their fun filled night.
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