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Chapter 4: Nightmares make us Human

"Papa… Mama… Where… where are… they…"

In a small alleyway, with the moon shining bright, lies a young girl aged 6 with a deep hole in her chest. With her, is a man with a hood.

"The sky looks bright huh…"

She couldn't even finish her last words, as her eyes dimmed and her breath ceased.

Sky Yun opens his eyes, the nightmare of him witnessing the young child dying in his arms still haunts him to this day. Although he has witnessed cruelty in many other places, the events that happened on that day will stick, and forever be with him.

Although that fated day happened years ago, this nightmare reminds him that he is only a human. This feeling of being haunted reminds him that he is not some sort of demon that kills without remorse.

Today was the day that his newly refurbished coffee shop is complete, and although he had told the builders that he is fine with a normal coffee shop look he took weeks sorting out what sort of furniture is needed, and where should it be placed.

After a few weeks of continuous back and forth with the building company, they called Sky Yun to visit to the coffee shop now that it has been refurbished.

The past few weeks hasn't been anything special for Sky Yun, with repeated talks with the builders and him scoping out the campus, he has now familiarized himself with the area.

He got off his bed, went to shower and walked towards the shop.

Although he can easily afford a car, this little walk to the coffee shop has been an interest of his. Perhaps because he wanted to take in the life of being normal.

He hasn't spoken with the old man since he retired, perhaps because he does not want to remind himself that the old man was like a father to him.

The coffee shop has changed completely from when Sky Yun had bought it, with the entrance having a double black door with a huge, blank black sign above it.

The windows placed on the side of the building allowing people to walk by, whilst being able to see the coffee shop's interior.

The inside of the coffee shop is filled with many paintings, styles from modern time, to times many, many years ago, created by famous painters.

The table layout is simple, with a table having 4 chairs each. The counter is located in front of the table, having 6 stools.

Mr. Xiao, the man who owns the building company walks up to Sky Yun with a huge smile on his face.

"Young man, after a few weeks we are done now. The payment of 25,000 RMB has been sent to us and it has been a pleasure doing business with you!"

Mr. Xiao had a huge smile on his face, this sort of job for him although tedious has been extremely beneficial.

"Yeah, you can go now."

Mr. Xiao left with a smile on his face, followed by his crew.

Sky Yun walked around the newly built coffee shop and looked at the blank side above his shop. The sign was where he could place the shop's name and he has not decided on anything just yet.

After sitting down on a table, and looking at the coffee shop in front of him, he remembered the day that the little girl died in his arms. Her last words…

'The sky looks bright huh, Sky's Café seems appropriate right?'

His last name is Sky, although he had taken the last name from the old man, the name 'Sky's Café' could mean 'Sky Yun's Café' but in his heart the meaning behind the name is so that the memory of the little girl lives on.

He grabbed a ladder, left in the toolshed which was given to him by the old man for free, and climbed the ladder with white paint.

SKY'S CAFÉ was written in English, he had learnt countless languages in order to complete espionage in different missions.

After packing away the ladder and paint, he walked towards the house he had also requested to be built.

He opened the door and was greeted with a huge living room, with a couch and TV. He checked out the rest of the house. It had a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom with a spare room which was emptied out.

He then quickly returned to his hotel room, packed his bags and went towards his new home.

After doing that, he needed to buy a supply of coffee beans in order to provide coffee. He called a coffee bean farm located in Yunnan.

"Hello, who is this?"

Sky Yun was greeted with a female voice, something soothing about the voice made Sky Yun slightly smile. Perhaps this is because it seemed to innocent.

"Yeah, I would like to purchase some coffee beans for my shop"

"Wa! A customer! Wait let me call my father!"

Hearing that Sky Yun wanted to buy coffee beans, the female ran off with the phone. All he could hear where footsteps going down the stairs with loud thuds and a door opening.

"FATHER! A MAN CALLED FOR YOU!"

The female voice screamed loud and a deep voice replied,

"Okay! Pass me the phone, you seem really energetic Xue'er!"

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Hello, my name is Sky Yun and I am here to discuss a deal for your coffee beans"

The voice was slightly surprised, most didn't deal with him due to his competitor which had been destroying him in sales for years.

"Oh? You do know that there is another coffee bean farm, right?"

Sky Yun looked on the internet quickly and found that the coffee bean farm, which the voice referred to, had dominated the coffee bean farm industry in China for years.

"I don't want to work with a company that has loads of people already buying from them. You are a better choice."

Sky Yun's response had caused the voice to be silent. This was his first deal in years, and perhaps his final deal if this does not go well.

"What types of coffee beans and how much?"

"1.25 million RMB worth of Kopi Luwak imported raw from Vietnam"

"What?!"

The voice started to get loud, this deal was unheard of, that sort of order showed the voice how unordinary the person he is currently dealing with.

"Do we have an agreement?"

Sky Yun asked, he wished to quickly get the deal in order to start the coffee shop as.

"Yes, no problem it would take around a month for it all to arrive, however you must put a deposit of 500,000 RMB before I make the order."

"Sure."

Sky Yun agreed to the voice's request.

The call ended and Sky Yun lied on his new bed, his eyes closed feeling joyful but the memory of the little girl haunts him again.

That fateful day will forever be etched in his heart, perhaps this sort of thing can be considered a curse.

But this 'curse' is what makes Sky Yun feel human again.


Chapter 5: How should I proceed?

A few days later, the meeting between the coffee bean farm and Sky Yun happened.

The coffee bean farm was located in Yunnan, after a long tedious journey on the train he finally made it.

Sky Yun walked across the long barren land, devoid of any sign of life and filled with wheat. After a few hours of walking, he was met with a huge sign.

'LING FAMILY'S LAND'

He knew this was the place. As soon as he walked in, an old man with a cane approached him with wheat in his mouth.

"Are you Sky Yun?"

Speaking whilst chewing on wheat, the old man in front of Sky Yun was the same man on the phone a few days ago.

"Yes, I am."

Sky Yun looked at the old man and discovered that although he was walking with the cane, his body was filled with energy that could rival a man aged in his early twenties!

They walked towards a house which was only two stories tall, with a porch and a rocking chair next to the door.

The conversation between the two was strictly about business, learning about how long the farm takes to collect the beans and when shipping can come, it was a very productive conversation.

The old man was surprised that a young man, who seemed to be similar age to his daughter, was accomplished enough to have a coffee shop business.

What surprises him even more was that Sky Yun was opening a coffee shop in the first place! Usually, men who retired from their job typically open a coffee shop in order to enjoy their retired life, however, Sky Yun was still in his twenties.

"Say, young man, are you from a rich family by any chance?"

The old man was curious, such a young fine man should be from a rich family in the city.

"I am an orphan, I only have a single old man that took care of me."

Sky Yun's response was stoic, unemotional, to the point that the old man was even more sceptical.

However, it seemed that Sky Yun was an orphan, which meant that somehow, he had worked for this coffee shop business somehow.

As soon as they approached the house, a woman ran down the stairs.

She was pretty, with short brown hair reaching her shoulders and a birthmark on her upper lip.

"Father! Did you meet with the ma- "

As soon as she met eye contact with Sky Yun, she quickly ended her sentence and squinted hard.

"Hmmm"

She inspected Sky Yun from head to toe, her eyes were constantly on Sky Yun, which slightly made him irritated.

"Something interesting?"

Sky Yun asked slowly, his eyes slightly twitching as he looked at her.

"No, it's just that I have never seen such a handsome man before! I only seen beautiful men on TV but you are way better than them!"

'Should I take that as a compliment?'

The old man was looking at this scene with a smile on his face, he loved his daughter with all his heart, but he knew that one day she will leave him for a husband.

The old man has seen countless suitors that wish to marry his daughter, but his daughter never accepted them once, with the excuse being that they are 'annoying'.

However, there has been one man that kept pestering her and after the news broke out that the family of that man is involved with the army, that made the situation even worse.

Laws were placed in China that forcing another to a marriage is illegal, however due to the apparent influence that the young man's family made the law practically useless. The police were more aligned to follow a family member of a solider rather, than a farmer.

As he was in deep thought, a huge Range Rover suddenly stopped right in front of his house, lifting lots of dust into the air whilst doing so. The doors swung opened and 2 individuals came out.

One was a young man, in his mid-twenties with slick back hair and a suit, his face was filled with arrogance.

The other man was a middle-aged man who was wearing a green army camo outfit and had a pistol directed on his left hip.

"Oh, my beautiful Xue'er! Please come out with me to dinner!"

The young man said, his voice filled with confidence and beside him the middle-aged man smiled.

"Oh, isn't that you Mr Ling! My nephew really wishes to ask your daughter out for dinner. Is this fine with you?"

The middle-aged man smiled and tapped his left hip slightly. This was seen by Sky Yun which caused him to turn and look at the two individuals.

"Please, you have to help me. That guy over there wants me to marry him but I don't want too!"

The girl beside Sky Yun pleaded, her voice reached the two men and they looked at Sky Yun with confusion.

"Say, Mr Ling, who is this young man?"

The middle-aged man was wary of the young man in front of him, he has been serving in the army for a few years due to a lucky encounter with a commanding officer, who found him, and accepted him as an underling.

After working in the field for a few years he can tell easily that this young man in front of him was dangerous. But, how could a young man be dangerous… especially towards a soldier?

The son of the middle-aged man however, had a distorted face, and looked at Sky Yun.

"Hey! How dare you be close to my woman like that!"

Sky Yun looked at the guy in front of him, although they seemed to be a few years apart in age, Sky Yun felt like he was an adult looking at a child throwing a tantrum.

"Who said I was your woman! I never liked you, and don't want to be with you!"

The girl beside Sky Yun held Sky Yun's arm and interlocked it between her arms.

"This man right here is my boyfriend! I am already taken. So scram!"

Sky Yun looked at the girl beside him in amusement.

"Listen, since you are in the army, I do not want to really get you in trouble but tell me why a solider is currently away from his post?"

Sky Yun turned towards the middle-aged man and looked at him with cold eyes. The man felt scared looking at Sky Yun and turned his eyes away, he then answered Sky Yun's question.

"General Wu is currently training us in a camp about 10 minutes away, how about it huh? Mr Ling, if your daughter doesn't come with me right now, I shall get my superior and tell him to arrest you, hahaha!"

The middle-aged man regained his confidence, but Sky Yun pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled a number.

"Come to my location now, Ling's Farm. If you do not, the deal between us is off."

Sky Yun quickly hang up and everyone was confused.

"Wait a few minutes."

Sky Yun sat on the rocking chair and decided to patiently wait.

After a few minutes of waiting, countless army cars drove towards the house. The middle-aged man's eyes were widened heavily.

All the soldiers lined up shoulder to shoulder in front of the seated Sky Yun. General Wu then came out of the car and saluted.

"Honorary General Sky Yun, I am here on your request!"

Everyone saluted in front of Sky Yun with admiration in their eyes, they heard from their general that the young man in front of them is the legendary mercenary that is known for being the strongest man in the world today.

"ALL REPORTING TO HONORARY GENERAL SKY YUN, SIR!"

Mr Ling, his daughter, the middle-aged man and his nephew had their mouth opened in surprise and shock.

Sky Yun looked at the soldiers in front of him and smirked.

'Now, how shall I proceed…'


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