Chapter 8: Hidden Boss
Host: Cain Narvaez
Age: 16
Occupation: Ward of the South Side Lvl.3
TS Coins: 24
XP: 1275
Stats:
STR- 30
DEX-30
CON-30
WIS-30
INT-30
CHA-30
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Functions & Rewards:
Skill Cruncher
Gacha Universe Wheel
Shop
Stat Pack
Attila Stats
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Skills (the only ones that matter)
Sex Lvl.4
Thievery Lvl.4
Deciver Lvl.2
Locksmith Lvl.1
Precision Driving Lvl. 2
Cleaning Lvl. 8
Science Lvl 4
Mathematics Lvl. 5
Marksman Lvl. 3
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-Challenges-
Sexually Satisfy your lovers: Mandy Milkovich, Giovanna Reyes, Fiona Gallagher (Repeatable-R) (50 times to achieve Stallion Lvl. 1) - 100xp
Syndicate: Incorporate the entire syndicate in the first mission - Occupation: Boss Lvl. 4 and 3000 XP
Syndicate: Us the syndicate, but pull the first job solo - Syndicate will not be formed and you'll be rewarded with Occupation: Taker Lvl. 4 and 2000 XP
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"System, continue notifications."
-Host has unlocked occupation perks. Host has a bonus of 5 points in Charisma while on the South Side of Chicago. Host also has an easier time making connections and receiving protection. Finally, Host has unlocked Renown. The world should know your name. If they feel fear or awe is completely up to the host.-
"Oh shit. Okay, this is getting fun." I muttered, "what does renown do for me?"
-depending on the occupation, it induces emotion. Attila's renown induced anger, respect, fear, lust, and so on amongst his enemies. Amongst like-minded people, he was respected and well sought after for friendship and business ventures-
"That reminds me. Did Attila ever unlock the shop function? With it, he should have ruled the world."
-Does the host listen to anything that I tell him? Beyond Time takes from before and beyond the host's timeline. To do that, the host must travel. Imagine Attila the Hun traveling to the future looking to kill his way to a robot bodyguard with a sword… The option was available but it wasn't advised-
"So how did he use the system ?"
-wisely, for his army. The system could make you titan, but its aim is to give you the best second life. Your view on life is drastically different from that of Attila's-
"So it wouldn't be wise to seek a terminator right now."
-no it would not be. I strongly advise the Sword Dance of Voss. It is personal and has no societal impact.-
-Would you like to make the purchase?-
"Not now. I still have heist and need to clean up Lobos deal before it finds me."
-New Challenge: Shaking the City!-
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-Truck Stop After Canadian Border-
"Fuck! Just take home to school with you, Lip. Teen Moms do it all the time. I did it." Fiona was having a little spat with Lip over the phone.
"Thank you! A little goddamn sacrifice builds character and when I get back you can fuck off again!"
"No, he can't!" I chimed and Giovanna laughed. "Tell him I said to book the art studio for the morning after the job."
"He said, why didn't you do it?" Fiona spoke for him.
"I was handling other business. Just tell him to take care of it. Easy work with a heavy payout." I told her.
When she finally got off of the phone, she exhaled heavily and joined Giovanna and me for a smoke.
"Where'd you get weed?" Fiona asked.
"Smuggled it." I lied.
I bought it from the system. A few moments ago, I had learned that my system is the best drug supplier in the world. A pound of weed called, Grease Monkey, from Beyond Time costs 2 TS Coins. Its THC levels were 31 percent. Unfound anywhere on the market today. The cartel would be willing to suck my dick for this strain. No to mention I had drugs not even thought of yet, at my disposal. However, they required me to travel to the future in order to retrieve them.
"So what's here? Or is this just a little vacation?" Fiona asked.
"Work and play." I replied, " We're going to pick up some goods, then spend the day out if we have time."
"If we have time?" Giovanna asked.
"Yeah, we're on the clock," I told them. " I got both of you a pistol and automatic shotguns. Keep em' loaded and within reach."
"I'm shooting anybody," said Fiona.
"Pshh, this bitch..." Giovanna groaned, "Look, he told you what he was about. What do you think being his woman is going to be like? That's why I told you, I'll be the last one standing. Cain is about to be on someone's hitlist guaranteed. If we can't shoot or him, no matter how much we love him, how can he have us around?"
"Look, I hate to say it, but she's right. The guns weren't to hang up on the wall. I'm not a professor, a politician, or a doctor. I need you to use what I get you. You'll never want, but this violence is the price." I told her.
Giovanna walked by and squeezed my hand briefly before heading to her car.
"Fi, get in the car. Don't worry about this. GiGi and I can handle this." I told her.
"No. I'm good. I'll talk to GiGi. She'll show me how to use it."Fiona replied before stepping to me and planting a light kiss on my cheek. When met eyes again, a soft smile graced her face.
Sometime later, The three of us pulled up in a shopping center. Fiona and Giovanna had small eyes. If I didn't have the system, my vision would be narrow too. After I dragged them away from a few stores, I pushed them into 'Primetime Expos'. A store stocked with all of the latest and high-end fashion lines.
From that point on, all of their inhibitions vanished and I was reduced to bag boy. I could have bought some clothes from the system, but I would have missed the happiness they radiated during their shopping spree.
When my phone went off, I was forced to kill their fun and hit the road. But before we left, I made the girls get dressed into something nice. And thanks to the system, after arriving at the meeting point, I stepped out in a cream and olive green slim-cut suit, loafers with no socks, a cream flat brim fedora.
"I thought you said this was business," said Giovanna as she locked up at the five-star hotel with sky-touching lights, a red carpet, and a symphony of active cameras.
"Relax, it's still business. Get used to it. Business at the corner house to low end for us. Take a good look at your new lives." I told them.
With two beauties on my arms, we walked into the hotel to find a dazzling lobby filled with old white people and young white people, obviously from money. There were people of color from caramel to dark chocolate. But, we were still outnumbered.
However, I didn't give a fuck. I was there for business, and someday, I would have more money than everyone in that room put together.
Anyway, my sellers were smart. They couldn't have an unknown person showing up and then openly met with me. So, out of nowhere, a few people walked up to me and introduced themselves. I and the ladies chatted for two hours, making rounds and surprisingly a few connections.
Over the course of conversations, I shocked Giovanna and Fiona with my deception that refined itself sentence after sentence. By the time we made it to the entrance of the main ball, my Deceiver skill had reached level 5 and my renown had jumped 200 points. My name was circulating through the party and I was happy about it.
"Invitation?" the burly man at the door asked.
"Hmm." I nodded and pulled out my phone with a barcode on it.
The man scanned it then looked at Giovanna and Fiona.
"These your women?" he asked.
"They obviously aren't men," I replied quickly and effortlessly.
"Alright. It seems you have a room booked for this evening's events." said the burly man as he reached for his partner and received a silver key. "A25. Follow the signs. Events start in two hours."
I tipped the man and walked it. But it was a small corridor that we entered, where we received masks to hide our identity. The moment we walked through the final doors, I was asked for my invitation again and then led to a new corridor where we filled the plaques on the wall that guide us to room A25 on the third balcony.
"Babe, this is sketchy," Giovanna whispered as we sat in the room., overlooking the ballroom.
"I got us..." I told her as my TS Coins cashed out for three pistols knocking me down to 19 Coins.
A standard Glock 32 was the cheapest pistol on exchange. When I originally received the purchase confirmation for my deal on the darknet, I never expected the meeting in such a lucrative place, making the weapons we brought useless. Thankfully, I was equipped with a system that defeated logic and reason.
Pulling out the Glocks from thin air, the ladies were stunned.
"Slight of hand," I spoke with a charming smile.
"Bullshit..." Fiona muttered. Everyone noticed the discreet metal detectors that lined the doors into the main ballroom.
"What happened to just believing him." Giovanna mocked her.
"Hmm. Whatever." Fiona took the Glock and put it in her purse. Giovanna did the same and we waited while I kept my heat inside my jacket.
Some time passed and eventually, the lights in the ballroom were deemed. Two strong lights then focused on a stage and a man with a high fade walked onto the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual Royal Peach mixer. All of you are here by invitation only, because you are all aware of what this fundraiser is all about. The rules are simple, bids are increased by 100,000, and no less. No speaking only your call sign will bid. You have been given number cards from one to ten. Ten being a one million increase. Now, let the bidding wars begin."
As soon as the man stopped speaking, a young woman walked on stage wearing the number 001. While I waited for an item, I soon realized that the woman was the item. The door to our suite then opened.
The sound of heels hitting the tiled floor sounded and was soon muffled when she stepped onto the carpet that covered the suite floor. The door then closed and a feminine voice spoke.
"Welcome to the Shadow Market. The market is hidden in the cuffs of every legitimate gathering in the world. Mr. Narvaez, what do you think of my auction?"
"Well done. Where is the lady from? She's beautiful."
"Ahh, refined taste. Lot 001 was brought small village in Uzbekistan. Her brother made a deal with the wrong devil. Would you like to have her?" The woman remained behind me.
"The bid is 1 million. Would you really, for someone as little as me?" I asked.
"Little? Cain Narvaez. You disappear for a week in a half. When you return, you steal a 72' Gran Torino and knock off the Lobos Cartel. You then disappear with the help of your girlfriend's family. I also know every book that you checked out in the public library and every online search you made with Phillip 'Lip' Gallagher. Between the two of you, I know you are building a non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse device. Do you still call yourself little?"
"It seems, I'll have to start covering my tracks to a higher degree. What are you, CIA, NSA, FBI?" I asked.
"Oh no. I'm just an interested Saleswoman. And I'm a part-time investor."
I chuckled. "And you like to invest in young crooks?"
"Bingo! I have what you purchased. You should also look into cyber security. But, when your device is built, I would like to be your go-between."
"That wasn't a request," I said.
"I'm glad you realized." she giggled. "Your shopping list has been picked and delivered. And we found your stash, it premium herb, we should talk about that too someday. Tony, will see you out. It was nice to meet you, Mr.Narvaez."
The door opened and it was soon followed by the sound of heels leaving. Minutes passed and Tony finally spoke, "I'll be seeing you out."
Sometime later, we exited a service door into the parking garage and walked to our cars.
"That went good," said Giovanna.
"How so? That bitch knows everything about us and we know nothing about her. " Fiona snorted.
"We know all we need to know about her. Don't worry, Fi. I got you and your family. Nothing's going to happen."
-Challenge Alert! Discovery of a Witch: Find the saleswoman with the all-seeing eye. Eliminate her and take or destroy her program. Reward: 1x Gacha Ticket, 2000 TS Coins, 5000 XP-
-Challenge Alert! Godfather: Being with Fiona Gallagher comes with responsibilities as does being with Giovanna Reyes. Your life bleeds into theirs and now you must protect your blood. Provide Security for both families. Reward: 3 Gacha Ticket, 6000 TS Coins, 15,000 XP, Occupation Title: Godfather Lvl?-
'Damn! System, aren't the rewards a little much?'
-Does the host believe that these challenges will be easy? Think again and prepare yourself.-
I was excited and nervous at the same time. But for the time being, the ladies and I left the hotel and drove to the border. Things got even more real when a Border Patrol agent waved our cars through without any security check. He seemed to be the only one on duty.
That was a demonstration of power that the saleswoman wielded. An hour after crossing the border, we stopped at a motel, rolled a few joints, and fucked the night away. We all needed it. Especially Giovanna and Fiona.
Their anxiety made it clear why the second Challenge Alert was created. They felt their families and the frying pan and I had the responsibility of keeping them from being cooked alive. Thankfully they had a level of trust in me that kept their concerns unspoken and their presence by my side.
The next morning, we had a five-and-a-half-hour drive through Michigan to Illinois, back home to the South Side of Chicago. When we pulled up to the Gallagher house, Lip was on the porch with Liam waiting for us. I had called him on the way and told him to skip school.
He was getting to build an EMP so he didn't mind in the slightest.
"Fi, Liam and the kids are all yours. You work hard, make money, pay bills. Everything needs to look Gallagher perfect, babe." I spoke as we stepped out of the cars.
"I got you," she said.
"Gigi, I need you to talk to Cesar and find out exactly why he had to leave Chicago. Can you do that for me?"
"Of course."
"Good. In a week, we get rich." I told them.
"Lip, now it's our turn to go on a trip," I called out.
With the appearance of this saleswoman. I had to think about doing things differently. That meant hiding as best as I could. Completely off the grid until the Emp was built and the heist was over.
During those days, Lip and I went deep into the neighborhood. No cameras and no police. While we worked on the EMP, I used runners to give Fiona a new cell phone and the same for Giovanna when she returned. Of course, they were bought through the system and were untraceable without the phone number.
As long as the phones were only called mines and Lip's, everything would stay secure. While Gigi drove her 2010 Nissan GTR, Fiona drove the Gran Torino. Lip and got around in unmarked cars from the system.
This exchange kept happening until I was flat broke and our hardware was secure. Untouched by the outside world. The Saleswomen would surely be following the two vehicles but neither were ever used to visit me.
The only time we all should up together again was on the night of the heist.
Weekly Power Status
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Ranking 
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