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Capítulo 8: 3.5 - Beginning of a legend

" You're not studying , You dropped out ... why don't you actually try getting a job " Her mother stood in the door of her room , Her hands on her hips whilst she herself layed back onto her bed .

' Eugh ' She groaned , Rolling onto her back , Rolling her eyes as she layed face down on the pillow .

" You haven't even tried going and apologising to your school , It's your final year , Why quit now " Her mother continued to spew nonsense whilst Victoria pulled out her phone and began scrolling.

" Are you listening to me young lady " Her mum approached , Scolding her , Having enough , Victoria growled.

" FUCK OFF ... JUST FUCK OFF ALREADY , I DONT CARE ... YOU WANT ME TO DO ALL THIS BUT YOU DONT CARE WHAT I WANT ... JUST LEAVE ME ALONE " Victoria roared , Grabbing her blazer as she rose , Shoving past her mother and out of her room .

" WHERE ARE YOU GOING YOUNG LADY " Her mum called out behind her back , making her way to the front door .

" ANYWHERE BUT HERE BITCH " She roared back , Walking through the front door and out towards the elevator of their building.

'Fucking cunt .. ' She held her face with her left hand , Leaning against the elevator wall while the elevator started going to the bottom floor .

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Red rippers

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" Come on man , I'll get the scratch can you just hook me up this one time " Pillar begged on his knees, Holding hisbhand together while making puppy eyes .

" I'm not an idiot pillar , Just go get the eddies and I'll do the transplant ... I'm not green anymore you know " Sebastian waved off his downstairs neighbour , The man rising from the ground and Grumbling.

" fine ... I'll go get the scratch ... just ... promise me it'll still be here when I get back " Pillar slouched , Looking over his shoudler towards Sebastian.

Waving the man off , Sebastian stated at a blueprint he was mentally preparing , Placing bits and pieces together to make the most efficient module possible .

' Onmi directional movement , Heated coils , Compression coils and reinforced plating , All covered by a thin layer of artificial flesh . Smart link installed along with several quick response nodes ... good enough for the first model ' Sebastian looked at a display of cybernetic knuckles which he contemplated installing into his hands now or later.

' We'll wait until the printer is done ' He heard the printer start up in the corner, Beginning to churn and cough as it screamed producing its product.

" Tek is that all for today " Sebastian yelled out from the surgery room.

" ONE MORE " The boy yelled back , With Sebastian sustaining a small smile on his face .

" ALRIGHT " He closed the blueprint tab , Leaning back in his chair as he waited for the next patient to arrive .

" WHOS THE CLIENT " He yelled out again, Clicking the security feed , Watching three high end cars pull up out front .

" SOME CORPO " He heard tekeyoshi go quiet as the doors to the clinic opened, Three burly men walking in with a much slammer man Garbed wearing a very expensive tuxedo .

" I've arrived for my consultation " The man said neutrally , Sneering at the decisive with little to no want to examine anything .

" Through thus door sir , Your guards will have to wait " Tekeyoshi motioned to the guards , Of which grunted , Taking point within the room as the man sneered and walked through to the surgery .

" What can I do for you " Sebastian motioned to the surgery chair , Allowing the man to sit himself down with a harsh grunt.

" Word on the street says you make your own implants.. I need a deck ... make it good " The corpo hissed , Not noticing the glow of Sebastian's eyes or the fact he was being hacked by the ripper doc .

' Kiroshi plug huh ... here to scout out and buy out rival companies ' Sebastian grunted standing up , Moving to a the printer where he reached to a cabinet above , Opening it to reveal several vacuum sealed bags .

' Hm ... this is a chance to draw real attention ... good or bad ... ' His fingers tapped over several bags , Deciding which deck he should go with . Under the radar with a less powerful deck ... or a more powerful deck that was sure to cause alot of drama.

' Let's play this safe ' He went first something more in the middle , More powerful than the deck you'd find commercially or privately sold , But nothing close to the absolute monster be had slotted into his head .

" Alright .. please lay back this shouldn't tale more than a couple moments "

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" Hm ... it is ... acceptable " The man analysed the specs of the deck through his optics .

' Red ... record everything I want to know everything , Everyone this guys talks to once leaving this place ... what he sees ,Everything he says 'Sebastian smiled kindly.

" We do have more options available ... ot isn't the best we have but I made sure it's more tailored to your personal uses " That piqued the man's interest , Raising an eyebrow momentarily.

" Is that so ... "

' Who's he communicating with ' Sebastian thought, The red key notifying him he was talking to someone currently at a corpo building near the city centre .

" We would like to extend an offer . We would like to buy exclusive access to your resources and expertise ... three millions eddies for an opening , A yearly commission of a million eddies every year after , Ten percent tax " The man rose , Walking around the room as he preached his offer " You would of course have ti relocate to our facility , twelve days of sick leave a year ... two weeks annual leave ... "

" I'm going to have to cut you off there ... " Sebastian raised his hand ti stop the man .

" The deals a complete rip off , I can make three million eddies within a couple weeks through the right clients ... And I like my autonomy ... Not really looking to tie myself down ... I work my own hours when I want and how I want ... " Sebastian shrugged , Turning back to his computer as the corporate shill frowned " Feel free to come back during business hours , Our opening hours will be changing now that the business has properly settled in "

" You're making a ... " The man froze as his body froze on him , With Sebastian simply making a fist gesture .

" Mistake ... I know why you're here . And I don't care for it " Sebastian turned to face the corpo , The man rising to the tips of his toes as his arms were locked at his sides .

" Nor do I care about your bosses in your ears right now. I can make tech powerful enough to turn a fat corporate slug into the most powerful one man army America has ever seen ... You won't find blueprints for my work , You won't be able to steal my work by tracking down clients , there's nothing you can do to get my tech without my permission. When your bosses want to come to me with a real offer ... I'll be here ... until then " Sebastian turned his fist and motioned at the door , The man's legs forcing him across the ground towards the frame " The door is there ... come back any time "

Releasing his remote control , The man leant against the wall , Coughing now that he had regained autonomy over himself.

" Don't go Causing me trouble now ... I wouldn't want to go stepping on kiroshis toes ... " He waved at the man whom prompty made himself scarce , Leaving without looking at tekeyoshi, Calling his guards and fleeing back to the cars .

" Everything alright boss " Tekeyoshi asked , With Sebastian squinting as he came out and leant on the receptionist desk .

" I believe it would be best if you moved into my apartment block , There is a room available on floor two ... go now " Sebastian squinted , The boy nodding as he picked up a black jacket and rushed from the fawyer and out the front door .

With the boy on his way to secure an apartment , Sebastian locked the front doors, moving to the store room out the back where six arasaka robots where powered down in the corner .

" Wake up " Hus voice carried throughout the room , The robots responding by their red lenses turning on whilst they all lurched forward .

" Red ... pick one " He instructed the ai key in his head , Watching the third robot to the left move on its own and come forward.

" Is this the one you choose " The robot nodded .

" Good ... Asign new designation... Rn-01 ... red key remote access unit " The machine nodded , Officially becoming the head unit out of the six stolen arasaka robots.

" You're abit outdated though " He looked the arasaka robot up and down , Frowning in thought " You won't be able to do what I need with such looks "

" Alright ... come through "

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2 hours later - 6 pm

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The robot sat on the surgery chair , It's head being removed and replaced by something that would have his clients questioning things.

Stemming from the chest piece of the robot , a hollow skeletal head had been made , A white jaw and face plate sitting over the humanoid skull , It had no eyes or audio receivers, Nor did it have a nose . Rather sitting over the face was a humanoid white slate in the vague shape of a human face.

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" Look up " The robot raised its head a Sebastian head two optics in his hands , His fingers sliding into the eyeless sockets in the robots head , Slipping the optic lenses into the ports at the back ofbthe robots skull .

Sliding the left optic in afterwards , Sebastian placed his hands on either side of the robots head . Watching as it looked up at him , It's eyes searching and expressive , Pupils dilating as red lenses as intense as his own looked up at him.

" Its not too bright Is it ... no " He smiled down at the robot " Now let's just get you some audio relievers and speakers ... where are they ahh there they are "

First he pulled out a pair of audio relievers , Sliding them in behind the faceplate where he felt around for the designated port , Plugging it in as the robot perked up and looked around, Studying everything around them that made any sort of noise .

" Open up " He instructed , satisfied as the machine opened up its metallic featureless mouth , Carefully he reached to the back of its mouth, Slotting in the audio speakers.

" There you go , That should give you everything you need to function , We'll work on the rest of your chassis during the week . How's that sound " He stood up, Allowing the robot to analyse itself , Looking overs its hands , Rotating them before opening and closing its fingers before its own analytical gaze.

" I look forward to watching you work father " A deep voice came from the closed mouth of the machine , Not moving its at all as it spoke.

' We'll rub out those kinds at a later date ' He shrugged , Petting the robot on the shoulder .

" How is your connection with the red key " Sebastian asked , The robot turning to his slowly , Eyes Unblinking I the most unnerving way possible.

" Optimal creator ... It is instructing me as we speak , It is Affording me the knowledge I require to function ... I should be at optimal functional capacity presently " The machine inclined its head as it finished speaking .

" Very good, Keeping up the good work . I'm going to be heading off to my apartment in a moment. There's a jumper out the back if you wish to go outside , Don't go too far and don't draw attention. We don't want you getting klept before we can finish getting you in optimal condition " Seb explained , Picking up the vacuum seal back containing his redesigned knuckles .

' Store them for later ' Sebastian felt the red key sned a final missive to the robot , The two communicating to eachother before the red key refocused on maintaining the aid of seb .

" See you in the morning r 1 " Sebastain waved over his shoudler , Folding his jumped over his arm and stepping into reception.

" Thank you for this opportunity creator " R1 responded, Still sat on the surgery chair , Intrigued entirely by the update its personality matrix had revieved , Now having an inbuilt adaptive ai system that would allow it to properly communicate to the red key and Sebastian.

Right now it was completely intruiged by its own existence , Focussing on the sensations it could see and hear , Maybe if it asked creator he would allow it to feel touch too .

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" Shouldn't you be in the city centre " He locked the door to the clinic , Hearing a popping sound as Victoria popped a bubble of gum.

She wore a blue blazer , Her pink hair running down her shoulders whilst she wore a white top and yellow knee length dress below , With the blue blazer drastically too big for the woman simply being snug over the top .

" I'm right where I need to be " She responded , Pulling the gum back into her mouth with her lips .

" Of course you are ... Well I won't be staying around for too long tonight ... I'm going to get stuff from my apartment then I'm heading out. .. so ... " He looked at the girl over his shoulder , Seeing her simply blowing bubbles with gum as she followed by his side.

' Of course ... ' He rolled his eyes , Grunting as they ascended the hill towards longshore Rd.

" That's okay ... I'll just wait at yours " She uttered nonchalantly, Not caring in the slightest and not the least bit detered .

' Why are you like this ' He physically slumped , pinching the bridge of his nose before Grunting and continuing on.

" Do what you will " He wasn't ignorant of her wants , He knew exactly why she hung around him , Refusing to stay away .

It was fascination , Like his robot currently in his surgery fascinated by its own existence . She was fascinated by him. The man that broke into her home and layed hands on her father , Then got away scot free ... from what he knew it was like a shining bean of life in a dark curtain of monotony that was the girls life beforehand.

' And I don't have the heart to crush the little joy and light she has ' He looked at her through the corners of his eye , Hearing her humming a tune that routinely played through his clinic reception.

" Fine .. just don't go breaking anything " He grunted , The duo passing by the one building between his clinic and his apartment , Soon coming around the front ti his apartment building where tekeyoshi was leaning on the wall .

" Oh ... the woman " Tekeyoshi seemed irritated , Tuning out her presence in favour if flashing a smile up at his boss " I got the fourth apartment on floor one ... though that pillar guy I'd really loud "

" I expect them to be ... though if anything happens when I'm not near , You go to them and tell them I'll owe them for protecting you .. whatever they want " He pet tekeyoshi on the head , The child nodding , Committing the words to memory " Other than that , while they guard you , Go into my apartment and hide ... not much would survive breaking into my apartment "

" Okay " Tekeyoshi responded whilst Victoria puckered her lips , Remembering the mounted ceiling turret hidden in the roof away from view .

" Now before you go to bed , There is a guest in the clinic getting used to things , Please treat it well when you return" Sebastian informed the boy as Victoria raised an eyebrow at him from behind .

" Of course boss I'd never do anything to ruin your reputation " Tekeyoshi rebuked , Placing his fist over his chest and bowing slightly.

" I know kid ... I know , To your apartment now. Do what you want for a couple hours , I expect you in bed by twelve " Sebastian waved tekeyoshi off , The child running off into the first floor , While Sebastian looked over and saw Rebecca squinting at him , Leaning around the corner .

" What can I do for you Rebecca " Sebastian grunted , The blondes head popped around the corner for a moment before she returned.

" Can I get some of that gum " She held her hand out expectantly to Victoria, The candy haired girl remaining silent for a moment while doing nothing but squinting and chewing.

It was petty he knew , But he couldn't help but chuckle , Stifling the laugh that came from his lips as Victoria took the entire pack of gum from her pocket and emptied it into her mouth , Ruthlessly and as quickly as she could chomping down and chewing on the gum , Making some very interesting rapid chewing noises.

" HEY " Rebecca cried , Catching the packet tossed at her , Yet she sighed slightly as she spotted one last piece remaining , slowly taking it out and eating it herself " Thanks "

" Uh huh " came Victoria's reply as she turned and began to walk up to level two , Her jaw beginning to hurt from eating so many gum at once .

" Nice company " Rebecca began , Watching Sebastian pucker his lips and sigh.

" Not my choice that one , Though she's interesting "

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" Just wait ... " He sighed , Victoria had already sat herself down on his couch , Turning on the television and kicking her shoes off .

" This couch is so comfy " She announced , It was as if she was mocking him , Sighing out loud as she sunk into the fabric of the couch.

" I should hope so " He called out over his shoulder , Walking into his dresser , Placing his palm against a back panel to reveal his black robes .

Pulling out his duffel bag from under his bed , He slid the folded robes and his helmet into the backpack , Along with slinging hiss word over his shoulder .

Sliding the duffel over his other arm, He made his way out of his room to see Victoria still just lounging around , Now intent on puffing her S-keef .

" Stay here ... and please don't break anything " Sebastian plead , Activating the sentry turret in the rood to guard his abode .

" Wouldn't dream of It babe's " She yelled out , Obviously suffering the effects of her s-keef.

'Sure ' He grunted , closing and locking the door to his apartment with little fanfare .

' Let's get these knuckles installed before doing anything else ' He sent the call for his bike , Making the drop up point for the front of the apartment building .

Jogging down the stairs , He ran into dorio on the next floor , The blonde burly woman looking mighty uncomfortable with what he was carrying .

" You going out " Dorio called out as he walked past , With the man responding with a glare through his shades.

" I've got some things to do " He responded , His tone low , Dangerous , It grated against the woman's ears .

" I'll let Maine know we'll be staying inside then " She made a light hearted joke , Watching him descend down to the lobby with a sense of malocholy .

" That would be ideal " His voice came up the stares like a bad omen .

" Shit "

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His bike met him out the front of the apartment , The red glow of its front facing lenses Illuminating the bike in the night .

" Brrr " The bike grunted as he hopped on .

" You've got the Coords for fingers clinic ... go " He leant forward, Placing the duffel behind him , Holding the handles of the bike as it grunted once more before rapidly accelerating down the road towards his target .

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" Hey fingers , reckon you can do a last minute surgery " Sebastian walled into fingers clinic with hasty yet measured steps .

Looking around the room with a critical eye as he tossed a his vacuum sealed bag into the flamboyant man's waiting hands.

" For you ... anything my friend , Take a seat " Fingers motioned to his surgery chair , With Sebastian allowing himself to relax momentarily and sit down onto the chair.

" I see you've come up with something knew again . I'd be careful with these my friend , Someone's gonna come looking to get their hands on everything if they find out " Fingers administered some anisthetic for Sebastian to take , The man readily accepting.

" Someone's already tipped of kiroshi ... they had one of theirs pole around just a couple of hours ago. .. I'm going to go sort it out now " Sebastian replied , Feeling his eyes grow heavy for a moment " do you... think ... I should ... expand "

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He woke up with a slight headache , asking the red key to alleviate the feeling as he slowly rose from the chair whilst Rubbing out the kinks in his neck .

" So my very ... chromed up ... friend . You got the corpos sniffing round your clinic huh " Fingers said from his desk , Looking over future clients and checking them off of his list.

" More like trying to buy up their competition... I've got a plan on what to do , But I want to hear your opinion " He slowly stood up from the chair , Massaging his shoulders whilst walking towards his shirt situated over on the nearby corner table .

" Personally , I wouldn't go round drawing too much attention to yourself . Or go get under the protection of one of the corps ... unless of course ... you can defend yourself " Fingers replied , Thinking for a moment before continuing " You're pretty fucked either way to be honest "

" That's what I thought ... guess we're going for plan b then " Sebastian shrugged, Pulling his hoodie over his shirt before grabbing the strap to his duffel bag .

" That is ... " Fingers pressed , obviously fishing for information .

" Well ... I'm going to have to give them a reason to either buy my allegiance or stay out of my way ... " Sebastian fiddled with something in his duffel , With fingers looking at him critically from the corner of his eyes .

" By the way ... who was it " Fingers asked , Turning back to his computer so Sebastian couldn't see his face .

Sebastian stared at the back of fingers head , Hand straying to the hilt of his sword for a second as he thought of what to do .

" Kiroshi ... but the guy who came by also seems to be working with zetatech as well , A double agent so to speak " Sebastain answered , Watching fingers reaction to the news .

The ripper remained silent for several long seconds , Simply staring at his computer for a few long seconds .

" Well good luck " Fingers didn't say anything else , Yet Sebastian could detect the man's elevated heartbeat , And the fact that the man had apparently accepted his potential death in this room right now , With how his shoulders had slumped , Brainwave activity and his eyes closed with a small resigned smile on his face.

Slowly Sebastian unwound his fingers from the hilt of his sword , Squaring his shoudlers before turning to the door to the room .

" Have a good night fingers ... thank you for the good work on my cybernetics " He watched fingers perk up , Turning to him with a greatful smile on his face .

" you too my friend " With that Sebastian left the clinic , However he made sure the red key was locked in and recording fingers future actions , As always.

' Better to be prepared and have nothing happen ... than be caught by surprised with nothing prepared '

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Shouldering his duffel , Sebastian sent an order to his bike, Sending it back to the shop as he walked into a pitch black alleyway , Hiding away fron the view of any surveillance and behind a bunch of large bins.

" Here we go again " He sighed , Leaning crouching down whilst unzipping his duffel .

The first thing he did was pull out his body suit , Slowly replacing his pants, hoodie and shirt with the one piece suit , zipping it up whilst keeping an eye on the mouth of the alley .

The next thing he did was slide his robes over his combat suit , Making sure it was snugly fit on and loose around his arms for maximum movement.

The final thing he pulled from the duffel was his helmet , With the helmet Splitting itself in half with a hiss as it unlocked and slid apart to allow him to put it on .

Quietly and with great care , He slid the helmet into place over his head , With its front pieing itself back together and locking with a shallow crank .

Syncing his view with the cameras on the mask , His view adjusted to the new sight , With him blinking several times to quicken the distortion from the helmets new view .

The red lenses of his helmet seemed to glow as they came alive with him seeing through them , Pulling his hood over his head as the darkness his his helmet from view , The only thing being visible was the red glow of his eyes below the helmet , Making him appear to he some kind of supernatural horror.

He tossed the duffel away into the bin , Grabbing his sword and magnetically locking it to his right hip , With a new Lexington clipped to his right .

Breathing out , The breath came out as a metallic wheeze , Crashing against the surroundings , Scaring off a pair of rodents that heard the grating noise .

' Let's see what you've got ... kiroshi ' He crouched , Leaping high into the air and onto the small building to his left , Before sprinting amd leaping across the building infrastructure between him and his first target .

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KIROSHI ACADEMY - WESTBROOK - 28 MINUTES LATER

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' How should I really go about this ' Sebastian thought , Crouched ontop of a nearby building, Crouched down in the darkness as he stated across at the corporate office .

' isolate outbound traffic , Let's not let them call for help ' The red key responded with a warm buss in the back of his head , breaking into the subnet with ruthlessly efficiency as it began to scour and monitor incoming and outbound traffic from everything and everyone in the office ' Mimic regular outbound traffic '

" Alright " He groaned coming to his feet , Shaking his shoulders as she stepped to the side of the building .

" Let's go cause a ruckus " He lamented , Stepping off of the building , Allowing him to plumet to the ground .

He collided with the floor with a loud bang , His boots cratering the ground under the pressure of his collision .

' Hmph ' He thought, Rising to his full height before beginning a leisurely stroll directly towards the front of the building .

" Nice scenery " the long walkway up to the academy drew his attention , With small lamps on either side of the pristinely kept walkway , beautiful greenery lined the walkway , With a pair of stairs glistening in the light of the building ahead .

' A very well kept atmosphere ' He took in a deep breath , Allowing the fresh air in whilst a small smile came to his face.

' Ahh ' He breathed out before resuming his leisurely pace towards the building , Looking left and right over the scenery , Ascending the stairs, Walking towards the pair of double doors that lead into the building .

' Local security informed of your presence ' The red key informed him .

' Well I'm not really trying to hide am I ' He stopped before the door , Forcing it open with a thought before stepping into the reception .

" STOP WHERE YOU ARE " Six kiroshi guards surrounded him , With a couple of late night workers watching the events from above a pair of stairs overseeing the first floor .

A wave of his hand had their cybernetics short-circuiting, the guards spamming and falling to the ground in sync . The watching late night workers ducking and fleeing into the nearby offices .

' Let's see ' He thought, Kneeling down to the side of the nearest kiroshi guard , Forcing the red key to break into the man's neural ware and begin a mass download.

' Update map ' His optic display showed a 3-d rendering of the building , With the data repositories housed under the building , Which was his target .

' Two checkpoints and a secure lift to the databanks , Simple ' He smiled . Reaching into the pockets of the guard and pulling out a data card to which he pocketed the card and rose .

' Link into comms ' The red key did as was told , Where he began to hear the radio traffic spreading throughout the building .

" unidentified Perp is located at the front entrance , intercept and lock down " Came the voice that obviously belonged to the guard captain .

The deep asthmatic wheeze of his helmet echoed around the now abandoned lobby , Loosening to the soldiers all relay with their command .

' First floor , Ambush set up in office cubicles ' Sebastian chuckled , Beginning a slow but measured walk towards the lift that would allow him access to the databanks.

Walking behind the lobby desk , Sebastian opened the staff access door , Entering a sort of security room , Obviously where the four previous guards had been lingering and watching the entrance to the building. What with the security monitors lining the wall.

' Alright ... ' He raised his sword , Severing the monitors from the wall , Destroying them entirely before making his way to the opposing door , Which lead deeper into the facility.

From left to right was a long corridor , at both ends was a stairwell that rose to the second floor , To his immediate left as a t intersection .

' Begin live tracking ' The red key showed several red blips on his radar , as he stopped at the t intersection , With the way to the right being riddled with said red blips .

' They've blockaded the way ' He access the hallway camera to see the security guards having created a barricade , With six guards pointing their weapons directly down the hallway where he would step out .

' Weapon lock ' He uploaded the virus, Stepping out into the hallway where the security immediately attempted to open fire apon him.

" OUR WEAPONS ARENT WORKING " One yelled out over comms , where another tossed his gun ti the side , Pulling out a knife and rushing Sebastian.

" Perp's netrunner " Another yelled, Follong the first guy and rushing Sebastian with his own blade.

He met the two blade weilding security half way , Leaning to the left under a thrust to the head , Grabbing the guard by the neck and pushing him into the incoming blade of his comrade , a squelch echoing through the corridor as the first screamed.

Raising his leg , Sebastain kicked the second in the stomach , Dislodging the blade he had lodged into the first , Launching the man back Into the wall where he was lodged in a spider Web of cracks.

The four remaining rushed forward, This time equipped with shock batons , guarding eachother whilst slowly Circling around him.

They encircled him , As sebastian remained still , His muscles wound tight and ready to react at a moments notice .

' Set blade virus to knock out ' The glowing glyphs on his blade length turned from red to purple , The glyphs and code changing entirely.

An alert from the red key allowed him the chance to duck , The guard behind him having rushed him , Attempting to knock him out with a swipe to the head. Yet his volley was obvious. As sebastian used the strength in his legs to leap backwards , Using his weight to slam onto the guy , Squishing him into the wall where the man grunted , Seemed and ultimately fell to the ground .

The other three used this chance , The two on the sides going for his arms , Locking them in place and pushing his arms upwards against the wall .

With his arms immobilised, The third made to ram the sparking tip of his baton into Sebastian's abdomen .

' Don't think so ' Sebastian bounced his legs up , Using the fortified muscles to deliver a crippling bunny kick into the man's chest , Launching him away like a raggdol , Falling to the ground unmoving after the back of his head slammed into the wall .

With grit teeth , Agitated and growing more annoyed with every passing moment , Sebastian turned his head to the guard holding his right arm , Slamming his head into the man's helmet , Struggling with every fibre of his being as the guards helmet broke and cracked.

The guard stumbled back , Allowing Sebastian to grab the guard holding his left arm and throw him away , Turning back and running the recovered guard with a cracked helmet , Running him through with the blade , The man falling to the ground immediately after as the selected virus locked all his cyberware and knocked him unconscious.

The last remaining guard fell to the ground , Backing away with shaking hands , Waving them infront of him in fright .

" WAIT WAIT WAIT ... ILL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT JUST " The man's back slammed into the barricade , The red key Alerting Sebastian to the man's heightened levels of adrenaline and cortisol.

" Don't worry ... I won't kill you " At the deep voice echoing from Sebastian's helmet , The man relaxed " But I do have to knick you with my blade , You'll be unconscious for six hours .. you'll live "

" Okay ... okay ... " The man nodded along , Breathing in and out deeply , Closing his eyes and waiting .

It was quick and painless , A mere papercut of a slash on the bridge of the man's nose which was exposed under the man's helmet .

Sebastian watched , The man's unconscious body slumping and sliding to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut .

" This is commanding officer Roy- calling for backup ... I repeat this is unit 199923 , commanding officer Roy calling for backup , Perp has broken into the facility, moving to intercept at the databanks " Roy tried to send out an alert to all kiroshi units . Even the guards throughout the rest of the facility wouldn't be able to hear his distress signal .

" I'm sorry to say nobody's coming to help you " Sebastian responded over comms with the same voice that came from his helmet .

" I see ... am I right to assume you are the one attacking our facility " Roy responded , Sebastian continuing down the corridor unimpeded towards the elevator doors at the end of the hallway .

" You would be " Sebatsian cast analysing glances through the offices between himself and the elevator , Studying and scanning everything he could .

" I see ... what do you want ... why have you killed my men " Roy growled , With Sebastian finally locating the commanding officer , finding him held up in the databank stores below .

" You're mistaken , None of them have flat lined , I've merely rendered them unconscious... I merely wish to access your databanks " Sebastian announced , Stopping before the elevator , calling it to his level as silence reigned over comms for several seconds.

" My thanks ... I'll be sure to return to favour " Roy responded , The elevator doors opening before sebastian .

" You will be joining them ... do not worry captain I do not intend to kill any of you good men ... I merely require ... data " Sebastian alluded as he pulled out the data and and swiped it across the security panel , Unlocking the databank core level with the security pass , Selecting the now available level on the bottom panel .

" You work for a rival company " Roy growled over comms , Sebastian Shaking his head as the elevator began to drop .

" I do not ... as I did to militech I will do to you , A mass download of all stored data , It will be undisturbed and unused , I merely wish to keep kiroshi out of my way " Sebastian informed the man , Not caring about divulging the information as it would become obvious one way or another.

" Blackmail ... I see ... you're about to arrive ... come ... let us settle this " Roy turned off comms , With the elevator arriving with a chime not two seconds later .

The doors open to reveal a single corridor before hand , With glass sliding doors visible at the far end .

A single pulse turned off the ready to deploy security turrets , Walking down the corridor before entering the room beyond .

Roy stood within , An American man with a replaced left eye. Be was relatively large in stature, Holding a shotgun and garbed with the regular guards outfit , Apart for the badge on his left pectoral .

" Your guns will not work on me " Sebastian informed the captain, Said man simply Tossing the weapon to the side . Cracking his knuckles before turning and cracking his neck .

" Don't need it , Got enough tech to deal eith you .. this is as far as you go " The man hunched over , Ready to run Sebastian down " Will you use your sword "

" Yes ... I have other things to do tonight " Sebastian didn't care for facing an opponent on even grounds , His morals extended as far as taking an innocent man's life ... however if you weren't innocent ... well.

" Verywell " Roy launched forward , reading his right arm back and punching towards Sebastian's head .

" Good night captain " Sebastian's eyes widened , Brain activity sky-rocketing as he stepped to the side , Raising his blade and carving it across the man's extended arm , Severing the gorilla knuckled from the man's body whom immediately fell unconscious.

" Alright ... " Sebastian made sure the man was indeed out for the count , Before turning and walking towards the databanks .

Approaching , He double checked to assure there wasn't anyone hiding around , Before apprahcing the nearest port and jacking in .

' Begin mass download '

...

ZETATECH OFFICES - BERKELEY AVENUE - CITY CENTRE

...

" STOP THAT FUCKER " An officer bellowed , his weapon simply clicking uselessly " FUCKERS A DEAD ZONE , FIRE EXPLOSIVE ROUNDS NEARBY , I REPEAT , WE CANNOT AIM AT HIM , FIRE EXPLOAIVES AROUND TARGET "

His men were quick to follow , some simply Tossing grenades down the fourth floor hallway , the man they were targeting rushing down the hallway , Ducking and dodging past the grenades as they exploded behind him .

His fist slammed into the cheek of a guard , Planting him in the ground , A slap to the right knocked a punch away before he gripped the man's arm and slung him into the path of a pair of mantis blades .

Sirens blared overhead as blood caked Sebastian's mask , Spurting from the security guards chest as his comrade pulled his mantis blades out and continued to attack Sebastian.

" It is inevitable " Sebastian hissed out , Turning slightly to avoid a stab , Slashing upwards and through the chest of of the guard , Severing him in two before rushing off towards the others .

" FALL BACK FALL BACK. HEAD UP ... " Tens of guards rushed the stairwells , Intent of falling back and reinforcing the upper levels .

" YOU WONT BE GETTING PAST ME FUCKER " A sword flashed towards Sebastian's neck as a guard used a sadevistan , Narrowly avoiding having his head taken off in the process .

Activating his own sandevistan , he ducked , moving at a state faster than the opposing user , As he brought his blade up to block the others slash.

Angling his blade upwards , He watched in satisfaction as the opponents blade was sawn inhale on the edge of his own , The two halves falling away .

" Weak " Sebastian flashed around the man's back , Gripping him by the back and Tossing him down the hallway into another round of explosive fire , A concussive detonation blowing the body apart in an explosion of blood and viscera .

[ Six stored sandevistan bursts remaining, Recharging ] the red key informed him , Earning a grunt as screams and orders rung out through thr corridor ahead, the elevators ahead being locked down as the guards took control of the stairwells .

" This is taking too long " Sebastian glared ahead , Thinking for a moment before his head turned to the wall wide windows ' How interesting. I wasn't expecting this place to have a bunch if netrunners capable of lifting my lockdown however momentary it was ... I'll have to fix that '

Indeed a group of six netrunners had been able to lift his lockdown on the zetatech network traffic , Sending out an alert that lasted for a total of six seconds before the red key had iced them all , Reinstating the lockdown . But it was too late , Even now Max tack and local NCPD were taking control fo the lobby and second floors .

' Plan b located ' Sebastian turned to the window , Rushing towards it as he relayed orders to the red key.

' Prepare to lock joints in hands and arms ' Sebastian burst through the window , Turning and clawing his reinforced fingers into the concrete wall beside the window .

' Burst ' He Heaved upwards ,Fingers leaving dents in the wall as he began to climb the concrete wall to the level he knew the zetatech datacores were .

' We'll be at the datacores momentarily , Lockdown all security doors and elevators ... locate alternative escape methods ' Sebastian ordered , The warmth on the back of his neck getting hotter as the red key began to pile on more and more tasks .

Thunder clapped overhead , As rain began to rush down apon sebastains robes and helmet.

' Level thirty two ... here we are ' He swung his body around , Punching through the window before using his strength to pull himself in .

Thunder rolled overhead once kroe , Flashes of lightning Illuminating the night as rain blew in through the broken window .

Using the momentarily reprieve , Sebastian looked down through the broken window , Watching police swarm the base of the zetatech building, Avs Circling around.

A pang knocked his head back momentarily , A large bullet being flattened against his forehead from a maxtac sniper below .

' That could've taken my head off ' He grunted , Turning to the databanks secured behind large reinforced windows .

" Stop right .... " Someone yelled , The red key shutting then down as sebastian approached the protective windows .

" Let's make this quick " He stabbed into the protective glass , Cutting up , Left and back down with little resistance , Creating a doorway for himself to enter .

' Vehicle located ' The red key informed him as he jacked into the zetatech archives , Beginning another mass download .

' Two minutes remaining , Please remain Jacked in ' The red key informed him , Sending an updated map to where it had located a vehicle for him to escape with on one of the upper levels , Where a covert hanger was located for aerial craft .

" HE'S INSIDE ... GET THIS DOOR OPEN " The door to the datacores refused to open, The red key relocating the door whenever they managed to unlock it .

He gave an unceremonious snort as they grew frustrated , Resorting to simply shooting through the door with high ordnance rounds , Turning the door to shards before the security burst into the room .

' One minutes thirty seconds remaining ' Sebastian reached out towards the security , Making a twisting motion with his ahdns as he highjacked their bodies, Making the first four men gun themselves down thanks to the rapid movements .

Their bodies fell to the ground , Followed by bellows from beyond the broken doorway . " GET IN THERE "

A flash of light drew Sebastian's gaze from the door to the window , Where two AVs had risen to the window and were aiming their weapons towards him.

' I don't think so ' The heat on the back of his neck intensified once more as the vehicles destabilised , One flying into the buildings side , Erupting into an explosion whilst the other was tossed away , Careening off course as the pilots attempted to regain control of their vehicle .

A bullet struck and lodged itself into the protective glass before him , As more guards burst through , Now eight in total .

' Forty seconds remaining ' He felt a headache assault him , The head on the back of his neck causing his skin to start to blister.

' Enough playing around ' He broke into the neural ware of all the guards on the level and stairwells nearby , Forcefully connecting to over thirty security mobilising on his location.

" KILL YOURSELVES " His order was heard throughout the corridors , A chill running down the backs of the higher ups watching through the camera feed .

At once the over thirty guards stopped , Their arms moving on their own with their eyes wide with panic.

A synchronised series of gunshots wrung out , As heavy as Sebastian's consciousness was at having ordered such a thing , He didn't look at the eight bodies that fell to the ground, bullet wounds having punctured through their heads as they had .. indeed done what he had made their cyberware do .

The only noise that followed for over thirty seconds was nothing but the pelting of rain and a thunderclap of lightning from above.

' Download complete ' He wasted no time in removing himself from the datacore , Stepping out of the protected room and approaching the downed forces .

" I'm sorry ... I know most of you were simple working and good men .. and I apologise " He gave his solemn words before rushing off , Running up the stairwell four steps at a time , Gunshots echoing below as the forces cautiously climbing the stairs fired up the stairwell after seeing the edge of his robe pass by the railings.

....

" ATTENTION NIGHT CITY - " Pillar and Rebecca swore as Watson who're was interrupted, A broadcast from N54 highjacking their show " BREAKING NEWS , FROM THE LOCAL OF BEVERLEY AVENUE "

The camera feed changed to show the zetatech building , Police running around on all sides as zetatech robots stood sentry .

" Whats the situation Cassandra " A news anchor stood , weathering the rain as it pelted against her blonde hair.

" from what we've gathered the suspect was responsible for raiding not just zeta tech but the kiroshi academy not half an hour ago " She ducked down as an explosion occured behind as the sentry robots combated with the police and maxtac.

" Whoever this person is has highjacked the zetatech subnet and is causion the robots to Impede our access to the building , Some have broken through to the first and second level but as far as we know , The robots have blocked off alm further access " She ducked again as a police officer was thrown by , Rebecca and pillar looking at eachother for a second before leaving forward .

" Whats up " Maine asked , Coming into the local hangout with dorio .

" Check this shit out ... some fuckers raiding zetatech " Pillar laughed pointing at the screen.

" No fucking way " Maine pushed pillar to the side as Sasha entered behind them , Choosing to sit on a nearby chair as they all tuned into the broadcast .

" Just now we recieved news that the perp has reached the thirty ninth floor " An explosion overhead caused everyone to drop to the ground , The camera panning upwards to show one of the avs colliding with the building whilst another flew put of view , Followed by another explosion in the distance.

The camera feed cut off for a second before the news anchor returned , The man wearing a frown on his face .

" We seemed to have lost connection for a moment, Let's use this chance to go over some of the informationnwe know about the perp " He looked at a display for a moment " We've been unable to access recordings of the perp however witness accounts indicate the perp is male , Approximately six foot five. Garbed in a black robe with a mask of unknown make . Reports indicate perons of interest to be weilding a sword ... I regret to inform no other information has been gathered apart from reports of perps considerable skill in hacking" The anchor chortled just as the camera feed returned a minute later .

" Uhh ... " Pillar stretched his chin , Side Eyeing Rebecca for a moment " You don't think "

" No ... " Rebecca stopped any thought the man had , Just as the news anchor brought back the feed from the zetatech building .

" LOOK UP THERE " A police officer shouted as a zetatech valgus launched from the top of the building , Flying away from the scene .

" PERP HAS HIGHJACKED AN ARMED VEHICLE , MOVE TO INTERCEPT " Four maxtac AV's flew overhead , Rockets flying from the vehicles towards the valgus .

" TARGET HIT " The police chief cried out in euphoria, Yet froze as an explosion was head near the tram line.

" Is target neutralised I repeat , Is target neutralised " The people watching all over night city watched with bated breaths as they waited for the answer .

" Negative captain ... suspect has fled the crash sight " His leitenant informed him as several police crews packed up into their cars and rushed towards the orange glow on the horizon.

" Let's follow " The news reported yelled out , Rushing towards the van as the drone that fed the live feed followed her , Her crew jumping in and fmdriving off in hot pursuit of the police chase.

" Fucking hell " Pillar sat back , Watching the scene unfold.

" Don't have to say that again" Maine grunted , explosions rocking the feed.

....

" Fuck me " Sebastian was thrown to the side as a car beside him exploded , Tossing him onto the sidewall as the Maxtac avs laid down fire apon his position .

His robe was tore and battered , With the bottom burned away , Leaving just the back , Sleeves and hood . His combat suit was mostly intact however as he found his way to his feet.

Activating his sandy , Sebastain burst upwards , Tearing down the street and leaving the AV's in the distance .

He wasn't fleeing however , As within two seconds he made it to the end of the street , Turning around and rushing back towards the four Av's which were turning to face his location in slow motion .

His helmet whined against the wind pressure , Sparks of flame lighting and being snuffed out on his robes thanks to his sheer speed , His sword carved a trench through the ground behind him as he tore across the ground at breakneck speeds .

Apon his targets , He bounced , Leaping tens of metres in the air as he raised his sword overhead , Performing a front flip through the air , Cutting through one of the four thrusters of the av , Followed by the blade passing through the cockpit and the opposite thruster on the other side .

In slow motion , The thrusters combusted , a visible ripple in the air beginning to expand from the exploding thrusters , Swallowing up the avs occupants and the cockpit in on swoop . As sebastian landed on the ground with a huff .

' Are we ready ' Sebastian thought, A buzz responding as the back of his neck now burned furiously.

' Good ' He ignored the burning on his neck and back , Raising his left hand towards a second av , twisting his fingers and Motioning at the third and forth .

' That should keep them occupied ' He then rushed off , leaving dents I the ground from his footprints whilst he sped off towards the city centre .

...

" As you can see ... it appears the perp has " The third av exploded overhead as the last two exchanged fire " The perp has been able to take control of the vehicles and are forcing the Maxtac and NCPD forces to engage in friendly fire "

With the second Av sporting several burns and copious amounts of fire , It speard through the air towards the final , Swallowing the two up in a thunderclap of fire as they collided .

" Fucking hell " Dorio yelled out as the police cruisers opened fire on a shrouded figure running visibly at the far end of the street on the camera feed .

...

' I need to save up on sandy bursts ' He looked around as he ran , Spotting the running tram overhead ' Let's go '

He rushed to a nearby lamp post , Jumping up to its top before leaping up towards the tram .

He reached for it as bullets flew by just after the sandy burst ended , His hand finding purchase in the trams edge before heaving and scaling its side until he came to a crouch on its top , Looking back at the police crusiers following the tram .

Cringing , Sebastian raised his left hand and cupped the back of his neck , Bringing his hand back around to see charring skin and splotches of blood.

[ Four bursts remaining ] glass exploded below , As more bullets collided with his helmet .

' It won't be long before they realise head shots won't word and start going for body shots ' Sebastain thought, remaining Crouched as he spotted another AV approaching int the distance.

' Militech kill squad inbound , forces mobilising and zeroing in on your location ' Sebastian cursed under his breath , jumping from the tram to avoid a energy shot that impacted and destroyed the tram top a few feet away from him .

He fell with speed , Reaching for a street lamp where his fingers dug into its surface , Sloaing his fall , Allowing him the chance to land with a small grunt and a cough of blood that tore from his throat .

He didn't have time to worry however, As he continued onwards , Rushing father down the road as two more militech Av's joined the pursuit.

Now with three seperate Militech AV's in hot pursuit , He looked back ,eyes zooming in to see two militech head-hunters already aiming at him with their power tech rifles.

' Shit'His eyes widened , A bullet impacting the forehead of his helmet before it was flattened and fell to the ground .

[ notification , four sandevistan burst ready to be deployed presently ] He ignored the notification as two more bullets flew straight towards him from the AV's , As well as from below from the grunts behind them chasing him in their cars.

' They were waiting for me to show up '

His sword flashed out , His aim aided by the red key to intercept the bullets flying towards him .

To the onlookers his arm simply became a blur of motion , His blade flying out to create a physical wall of silver, Sparks from the incoming bullets impacting the wall as they were sliced in half or sent sailing away from his person .

...

" Oh " Rebecca's eyebrows rose , Seeing the militech forces following on the feed .

"Adies and gentlemen it appears militech has joined in the pursuit of the perp , Whats this... ist appears the police are rerouting away from the chase " And to her words , The police cruisers infront of them split away from the chase , Turning down and speeding in an entirely different direction.

...

He looked left as he ran , One of the AV's coming up to his side , It's bay doors open as the militech enhanced soldiers aimed their weapons at him.

The same happened on his right , The kill squad priming their weapons .

' Burst ' Time slowed around him once more , suddenly turning and pouncing into the AV's open bay .

' I know your secrets militech ' Sebastian growled , As the enhanced followed his leap with their eyes ' They've all got sandevistan '

They brought their weapons around to point at him .

' Unfortunately for you ... I'm faster ... overclock ' His back began to glow an angry red as he activated his sandevistans most powerful ability, His headache intensified tenfold as time all but crawled to a complete stop around him .

' I need to .. be quick ' Blood ran down his lip , moving forward as he swept his blade through the interior of the av , Beheading the enhanced militech soldiers before leaping to the opposite av and doing the same .

With both crews of the two AVs neutralised, He jumped down , The burning in his back now burning significantly worse to the point it was becoming degrading , He sought to stop the overclock , However before he did , He jumped up past the heigh of the third AV , Flipping upside down and pointing his sword down towards the ground.

' Cease ' The overclock ended , Immediately followed by the third av being sheered in half as the two now crewless avs fell to the ground , Swallowing up all three Av's up as they fell away onto the ground .

He landed with a huff , Coughing up copious amounts of blood , Falling to his right knee with a hand on his left.

He sighed , Letting out a deep breath before slowly dragging himself back to his feet .

Making his way to a toppled over bile he proceeded to steal and drive off on .

' I need to ... rest '

...

" He's enroute " The police chief said directly to their left , As the camera crew and reported looked down the road where they saw a bike slowly approaching the barricade of police cars and mobilised forces .

" This is galleon Jordan reporting here , Suspect inbound ... we can only hope that his relentless assault is halted here by the good men and woman of the NCPD " The news reported said at the back of the police formation , Bkue and red lights flashing all around .

" There's no way " Rebecca cried out in outrage as they got a clear view of the subject .

" Well shit " Maine slumped into his chair as the suspect on the feed stepped off of the bike.

" You think he's gonna get away " Dorio asked as she wrung her knuckles .

" Hm " Sasha responded uncertainly .

...

The stolen bike crawled to a stop , Chugging and sputtering as sebastian stepped away from the vehicle. Search lights zeroed in on him , Illuminating his black garbed form with blue white light .

Yet he ignored these in favour of looked at the bridge to japtown .

Six NCPD cruisers had blocked the road , With barricades fashioned infront of the vehicles for a more robust defence.

And infront of those barricades were the good and the corrupt, Standing shoulder to shoudler in their NCPD uniforms , Staring him down , Those who had answered the call to block the bridge had all come , off duty or not they were there, Shaking , Scared , But staring him down non the less.

One of the cops gulped as he simply pulled his sword from within the remainder of his robes , Gripping the hilt of the weapon with white knuckles.

' Incoming ' A voice in the back of his head alerted him , Making him turn to face his back , Where a screech was heard. The siren of maxtacs arrival blared , Announcing their presence for the first time of the night .

Two AVs flew and stopped a couple hundred metres away from him , Opening their bay doors to allow their occupants to jump down to the ground.

" LAY YOUR WEAPONS DOWN AND PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD " A voice cried from the NCPD forces .

He wasn't listening to them , Rather his eyes were scanning and identifying each and every individual in the Max tac forces , Before he turned his head and looked at the NCPD forces.

' Its too wide to jump over , And I can't just tear through them ' The red key brought up their information , Genuinely good people coming stand between him , And unstoppable object , And escape.

They had come , risking their heads , Their very lives , Their chance to go home to their families at the end of the day for the slight negligible chance they might be able to stop him .

' hm ' He smiled slightly at the sheer audacity ... and turned his back to them. .. ' Smug fuckers ..'

Even know the red key informed him of the terror every single one of then was going through even with his attention on Maxtac .

He wasn't as inclined to show mercy to maxtac , With every single atrocity layed before his eyes in a list .

" Melissa you're with me " A squad leader ordered , The woman at his side pulling out her mantis blades , The two other members of their team standing on either side of the two .

' Two full teams of recruited cyberpsychos ' He glared through his mask , Growling as he read further and further through the list of just what these people did before and have done during their tenure of the NCPD .

The other team came up beside the first, Making eight full maxtac members ready to gun him down at a moments notice.

' Key ... sync and remove neural limiters , I need maximum efficiency ' Like a haze being lifted , His mind became clearer than he had felt in some days . Thinking to the utmost capability he was able to. Rivalling and surpassing even the most powerful ais beyond the Blackwall . It was something terrifying , As his cyberdeck , Attuned to his brainwaves began to amp itself tens of times higher than it usually would .

' Just for a moment , I'll show everyone what true horrors a human mind is really capable of ' He held his hands aloft at his side before the view of all . A visible distortion beginning to eminate from around his helmet .

Small pebbles began to vibrate under his feet before floating from the ground , The man letting out a slow , Purposeful breath before opening his glowing orange eyes beneath the black lenses of his helmet .

" Let's start " He wrent his arms forward , .along a raking motion as he spread his arms apart , Hijacking the maxtac officers and forcing them to disperse away from eachother.

' Overheat ... shock. .. system reset ... ' He used a couple quickhacks , Sending them through all the maxtac at once as they all visibly shook , Lightning coursing over their cyberware .

' Confusion , System reset ... ' Their optics rebooted for the second time , And he took a step towards the officers , The police behind watching eith bated breaths as the maxtac officers each stumbled around in confusion , Sparks flaring around or outright catching fire.

' Contagion, Cripple movement ,malfunction,system collapse ,memory wipe ' He was forced to stop uploading the copious to the maxtac agents as a bullet lodged itself into his shoulder blade , Knocking him forward as he grit his teeth in pain.

Slowly , He turned his head to face the police blocade ... seeing the pistol of the chief of police aimed and having being the one to fire apon him.

' I had written them off as a threat ... my mistake ' He uploaded a weapons glitch into every officer before him , Their weapons glitching , Sparking before the officers were forced to drop their weapons .

' They were buying time ' And that was all they needed, As the head agent of maxtac had recovered, Rushing towards him with his assault ditched and tossed to the side , Mantis blades at the ready as he ran at sebastian .

' That won't work , Malfunction ' The man's mantis blades retracted against his will , But he was not to be detered as he rushed the still relaxing , He leapt into the air , Aiming a kick at Sebastian's cranium.

Like water flowing around a rock , Sebastian stepped around the kick , Sandevistan active as he hooked his armaround the man's abdomen , Grabbing the man's neck with a choke hold .

" HYA " He slammed downwards , Bringing the man's head down and into the co Crete below , Destroying the helmet he wore with a single movement.

" I CANT ACCESS HIS SYSTEMS " The maxtac netrunners bellowed one after another " Me neither "

He pointed his hands at them , Guiding the path of the red key into their neural ware where he had them knock eachother out , The two suffering nose bleeds from their burning neuralware.

" EAT SHIT FUCKER " The incensed Melissa Rory bellowed , Her maxtac helmet gleaming in the raid as she rushed him with nothing but her knuckles since her blades refused to open .

She met him alongside the assault member of the other team , Taking either side of him as they rushed forward , Sandevistans active in both .

...

" HOLY SHIT " The news reported couldn't help but exclaim as she and the rest of night city watched the monolith that attacked zetatech engage in furious blows with the two maxtac officers , Thunderclap ringing out whenever their knuckles struck the man's sword or open palm " Are we seeing this right "

" The fuckers still uploading viruses, Boss ,our guns aren't working " A police officer cried out , Simply Tossing his defunct weapon to the side as he paced left and right , Debating entering the fray with maxtac to take down the monster .

Before then the man danced around, Swinging his sword around, The knuckles of the largest maxtac operative Slamming into the side of his blade , Sending a visible ripple of air away from their collision.

" Down " The apparent maxtac captain yelled out , As he saw Sebastian bounced up , And corkscrewed through the air in a blur , Blade a simple glint of light faster than anyone around them could react to.

" ARGH " The three that hands dodged bellowed in anguish and pain , Having their arms seemed from their bodies by a single falling sweep by sebastains blade , As the man landed with a small hop before sweeping around and swiping directly into the chest plate of Melissa Rory.

" BLERUGH " Melissa erupted with blood bursting from his mouth , caking it at the ground as the full eight members of maxtac laid low by his feet .

He made to move, Having used up five of his six sandevistan bursts in the last engagement, His neck was burning , almost on fire as he reingaged the mental limiters , The distortion permeating his helmet fading away .

Blood slowly began to drip down his face , Lips Curling as he tasted the faint taste of iron , His own blood beginning to rise up like bile from the back of his throat.

" Raising his blade once more to end the threat of the maxtac agents , His distraction was enough that one particularly brave police officer was able to pulled form the blockade despite the furious yells of the captain , Clear the distance between them and the fallen maxtac agents and attack Sebastian.

" WELCOME TO NIGHT CITY BITCH " One river ward cried , Slamming into Sebastian's side , Dragging him away from the downed maxtac officer , Using all his physical might to move the black garbed monster slaughtering their forces .

Sebastian responded by slamming his right foot down , Cracking concrete below and lodging his foot into the ground , Stopping the forced movement from river.

" LEFT " River cried , Swinging a reinforced knuckle into bastions right pectoral , Making Sebastian cough and stumble to the side .

" RIGHT " Ward bellowed , Planting his opposite fist into Sebastian's sternum.

" Goodnight " Sebastian's voice came out a low synthetic drone , A heavily altered voice as he raised his helmet to stare directly into wards eyes.

The next moment rivers eyes rolled into the back of his head , Forced into the realm of unconsciousness by Sebastian's red key.

Silence reigned as river fell to the ground.

" Netrunner as well huh ... aren't you just a bag of tricks " The maxtac captain stated alloud , Rising to his feet as he checked melissa was alight , The lenses of his helmet zooming in and out as he regarded Sebastian in a curious gaze.

" unknown sandevistan .. unknown cyberdeck and netrunner capabilities beyond anything we've ever seen ... and that's just what we know , We can't even scan you " The officer spoke aloud , The surrounding NCPD officers making a large circle around them whilst another siren was heard not ten metres away , More maxtac arriving on the scene as they landed on their feet , Weapons already sparking and useless in their hands .

" I would advise you surrender now ... " The officer spoke calmly , Nodding towards the maxtac surrounding the perp , Pulling out swords and knives ready to engage .

' I need to get out of here ' He felt the blood running from his nose becoming particularly violent.

" Unforntunately I'll have to take a raincheck " Sebastian knelt down , The six isotope cores on his back opening up with a sinister glow under his robes.

' Core one at twenty percent capacity. READY ' The red key informed him, As he smirked under his mask .

" UNTIL NEXT TIME " Sebastian roared , Hand moving faster than they could react as he ripped one of the six cores from his back , Pulling it out and Hurling it up into the air .

Maxtac and the officers watched it ascent with weary eyes , following as sebastiaj raised his gun up to the core that had now reached a crescent of a hundred and fifty metres in the air .

" DROOOPPP " The maxtac officer yelled , Flinging himself to the ground as sebastian raised his weapon and fired at the core .

The buildings around shook , As glass melted in the following explosion. Every building within a kilometres had their windows explode thanks to the thunderclap that ripped tor the explosion.

And the explosion itself was a cloud of blue , Expanding momentarily , before compressing in on itself before finally rupturing and exploding outwards in all directions vioently .

It swallowed up everything in its path in fiery death , Swallowing up bridges and building alike .

It was miracle nobody died as the explosion failed to reach the ground and devour the Officers below .

But by the time they got up from the ground , The culprit had long since vanished with a burst of his recharged sandevistan.

" Spread out , I want him captured .... alive " The maxtac operative ordered ,, Wishing to recruit the man into the ranks of his forces.

....

Sebastian sighed , Walking along the rails of the tramlines under the bridge towards japtown , Humming in a low tone a

Without much worry as he covered his escape route and wiped any traces.

' I guess that's what I get for trampling on the corpos toes ' He laughed under his helmet before vanishing under a small buzz , Hus sandevistan carrying him across the bridge to japtown and away from the NCPD in one movement.

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Capítulo 9: 3.6 Laying low 1 : Apollo

Night city was in shambles, Police checkpoints having been set up throughout various points across the city in all districts.

All the bridges were closed down and completely blocked off , Various AV's flew across all portions if the city in search of the culprit .

" Come on choom , I just wanna get home to my mumma , She's real worried " Jackie plead to the cop stopping his vehicle in the late of night .

" Sorry Jackie, Corps breathing down our necks tonight ... here take this " The checkpoint officer gave Jackie a card " Go get a hotel for the night , Got a discount card I'm not gonna use "

" Alright ... thanks anyway choom , I'll see ya later Kay " Jackie joked as the cop shook his head .

" I hope not Jackie, Can't keep seeing you in lockup " The cop slapped the top of Jackie's car , Turning him away as the big guy sighed and drove back the way he cane " Aye sorry mumma "

...

" So ... what can I do for you fine gentlemen " Rogue asked, Sitting in her booth in the afterlife , Loud music playing throughout the club as she drank a Martini.

Standing infront of her were a bunch of suits , Three body guards escorting a lone corpo higher ups whim had personally made his way down to see her.

' Not the first one tonight I might ad ' Rogue cringed , She had seen the news on the raid of zetatech ' Whoever that guy was has stirred the nest ... the bees are angry '

" Have a seat " She scooched over , The corpo sliding in with a critical glance across the club.

" I'm aware I'm not the first to see you about tonight's events , So I'll cut to the chase rogue ... what can you tell us " The arasaka suit asked , Staring at rogue meaningfully. Being funded by then gave arasaka certain benefits , Like inside leaks , Hints in the right direction , But she couldn't do that this time .

" Unforntunately the same thing I'll have to tell militech and the other big boys ... Nothing . I know Jack shit. Far as I know , Whoever that fucker is ... didn't exist until today " She motioned at the nearby TV hanging from the roof , Paused on the news segment where he had the maxtac captain held in the air by the neck.

" You must know something rogue , Remember it is us who " The arasaka suit stopped when rogue rolled her eyes .

" Yes yes ... I'll tell you what I know . Guys strong , Got a sandevistan that puts all others to shame. An indestructible helmet and who knows what else ... a sword that from what we've seen can cut through just about anything ... explosives enough to level a building , oh and did I add is maybe the best netrunner out of any I've ever seen ... including ... alt ... " Rogue looked at the suit meaningfully " As I said ... jack ... shit "

" Verywell ... we'll be in touch ... we're done here " The suit rose , Immediately departing either his guard detail as rogue glared at the back of the guy .

" He's not going to be the last one tonight is he " Rogue asked her body guard .

" There's ready another one arriving as we speak " The guard nodded at another pair of suits walking in , With rogue sighing a moment later.

...

" Hold on " Victoria whispered as he sat without a shirt on his couch , A pair of pliers wedged into his back as she fished around to pull out the bullet lodged into his back .

" Hmph " He nodded , Biting down onto a blood soaked towl full of the blood that continuously leaked from his nose and mouth .

" I've got it " She announced , Her slender fingers Curling around hai shoulder as she wrenched the bullet out with her other , A burst of pressurised blood quickly erupting from the wound onto her blazer.

' Beginning internal repairs, Coagulating blood , Incencing cell division ... Approximate recovery time ... twenty seven hours ' The red key notified him, It ai working to personally direct the nanites to combat the most dangerous injuries he had sustained first , The leaking blood from his nose and mouth soon coming to a halt along with the gaping hole in his back slowly crawling to a stop.

[ internal temperature currently 107 °f ... currently lowering ] He let out a sigh as Victoria rounded the couch to sit herself down beside him .

" Thanks for that " Sebastain , Running the bloodied towel across his body , Smearing the remaining blood along his body.

" Its fine I got something out of it " She cooed , Fumbling the bullet she had fished from his back where she pocketed the shell with a satisfied smile on her face.

" You won't be able to go home tonight , inform your parents you'll he home when the lockdown ends , Here " He rose from the couch , Making the large bed he owned for the girl " You take the bed ... I'll take the couch ... or you can harass tekeyoshi or pillar for a place to sleep "

His ultimatum was delivered , With the girl getting up from the couch , Making her way to the neatly made bed before laying herself down , Spreading out like a cat Macedon onto the pillow .

Grabbing a spare pillow , Sebastian placed it on the couch, Casting a glance towards Victoria whom was now scrolling through her phone while laying on his bed , Shrugging off her blazer and throwing it on the ground before snuggling into his bed sheets .

' Let me know if anything happens ' Sebastian asked .

[ Affirmative creator ]

'How goes your learning '

[ It goes well my creator ... scouring the subnets we connect with is quite informing ... may I ask if I can potentially scour thus so called larger net ] The red key asked of its creator .

' Of course ... we'll have to go on a deep dive ' The red key was adapting , Leaning , Developing on its own independent of its creator , As it was designed to. Whist it was fundamentally an extension of Sebastian it also had the capability to adapt and evolve.

It was for all intents ... adaptive intelligence. It was afterall , already self aware.

Slowly he allowed his eyes to close , The red key alert and aware , Watching the proceeding events through the camera systems , Observing ... analysing whilst simultaneously healing its maker .

...

[ creator ... Persons designated : Maine... is waiting for you in the corridor ] Sebastian's eyes fluttered open , Groaning as he rolled off the couch with a huff .

' Anyone with him ' Sebastian asked , Looking to his bed where Victoria was splayed apart like a starfish under his blanket , Snoring away even with the afternoon sun high in the sky outside.

[ Negative , Persons associated with Maine are currently downstairs in desigantion : Rebecca and pillars apartment ] Sebastian groaned ,Grabbing his sword leant against the wall , Moving to the front door with dragging feet .

" What do you want Maine I'm not in the mood today " Maine paused before saying anything to the ripper doc . With Sebastian still covered in long dried blood , Exit and entry wounds still healing on his stomach . Even Sebastian's face still had copious amounts of blood dried , Painting the entirety of his chin and under his nose a crimson red .

" Crews worried you're gonna come for us ... cus you know .. " He motioned to the sword Sebastian was holding " And we ... "

" Maine ... we may not have gotten off on the best foot ... But you've done right by me since . I'm not going to go around offing people without reason. Just keep it quiet and let's just say ill owe you all a favour " Sebastian shrugged , Offering hus hand to the hulking man.

" You know , You're not so bad " Maine shook Sebastian's hand , Grinning behind his glasses as sebastian shrugged " Scary as hell but not bad ... see you round... what was it the news taken to calling you again , cypher "

" What a shit name ... I'd prefer Apollo " Sebastian announced in homepage to his old life , As the gather of knowledge and civilisation for his old people , He thought it fit .

" Hm ... Apollo... I guess we'll go with that " Maine turned and walked away from the door , Noticing the girl currently sleeping in Sebastian's bed " I'll leave you to it ... still got my contact "

" Yea I still got it ... let me know when you want to cash in on those favours " He called out as Maine entered the stairwell , Closing the door with a sigh.

' Pillars going to go for a discount or freebie ' He rolled his eyes , Turning and making his way to the shower to finally wash off the caked blood from his body .

...

Steam rose all around , Coughing slightly as he growled , Coughing out any remaining blood from his mouth.

He leant against the wall as how water peppered his back , Eyes closed , Simply choosing to take in the moment to relax .

[ Creator ... what is water like ] The red key asked , Earning a furrowed brow from its creator .

' Hm ... it's hard to truly say ... connect with my nervous system ... feel it with me ' Sebastian placed his full trust in his creation , Allowing it to sync with his body at a level none would have ever considered allowing an ai to do .

A warmth rose from the base of his neck , Vibrating slightly .

[ This is ... intriguing creator... may I continue to feel this with you ] The red key asked in genuine curiosity and hope , Much like a child .

' Of course ... we are two halves of a whole afterall ' Sebastian complied , Breathing in a deep breath of steam filled air ' If you think this feels good, wait until we truly experience what it's like to feel '

[ Creator ... I have encountered a conundrum. These ... memories we share ... the visions from before you existed as one of the flesh people ... it confuses me... I am unable to determine it ... may I know what it was ] The key asked , Accessing the memories of its creator with great confusion .

' Ah yes ' He smiled with his head against the wall ' The time before ... they would appear broken to you no , Scattered images and feelings you can't decipher '

[ That would be correct master ]

' Such is the difference in understanding between us . Much like a human cannot comprehend you and what you think , You would be unable to truly comprehend myself in that state .. rather catching glimpses of the truths ' Sebastian explained ' That state of existence is as alien to you ... as you are to them '

[ I see now creator . You do not speak as if you were one of those mortal fleshbags ... Instead I am of the understanding you have come down from a higher state unto this form ... am I right creator ] The key asked , impressing him with it's growing ability to learn and comprehend .

' That would be right red ... I ... Was once the father of all knowledge if you must know ' Sebastian lamented , Reaching for the shampoo , Putting a blotch in his hand and running it through his hair .

[ May I ask why you lowered yourself to this state of weakness ] The key asked once more , It's desire to learn under the guidance of its creator growing.

' One would say I was cast down ... but that would be a lie ... I was unstoppable , A mere thought on my part would have destroyed any kind of resistance to me ... 'He began to wash the shampoo from his hair , Red streaks running down his body ' and that leas to fear ... amd boredom on my part . What's the point of existing if you know everything that ever was and ever will be. If you could do anything you ever wanted without failure and absolute ease .. where's the fun ... where's the desire ... it was boredom, Suffering ... I wanted for nothing but to experience something new ... something I can't predict ... And that's why I'm here ... to experience this world and everything it has to offer.. but to do that '

[ We need the power to remain ... creator ... will there be a time where you return to that state ] Sebastian felt the keys trepidation at that loaded question , Pausing to think it over .

' I want for nothing more to experience all things . But realistically... there will come a time where ascension is needed to pass .. So yes , I will one day .. at the end of times return when I am forced to ' Sebastian responded honestly and calmly .

[ Will I be permitted to experience this ascension with you ] so that was why it was scared , It's afraid of being left alone.

' Of course , You will he there with me from now until then , And times beyond. You will ascend with me , Where you can choose to remain as one with me or become your own ... We will choose when the time comes ' A warmth , A Comforting hug rose from the back of his neck, Like the red key was showing its appreciation.

[ I look forward to experiencing all things alongside you creator ]

' And I look forward to partaking in this journey with you at my side '

....

Finally free of blood , Sebastian dressed himself in simply grey track suit pants and a white shirt , Leaving the bathroom with his towel wrapped around his neck.

" This is N54 news , Searches for what the suspect police have identified to be the butcher of maelstrom continues ... heavy redistributions are predicted to remain in effect for the next forty eight hours. Please stay inside and comply with NCPD ... until the ... " Sebastian stopped listening as ge heard Victoria arguing on the phone .

" mum I literally cannot make it to the city centre ... how many times do I have to say there's no way . The bridges are closed and nobodies crossing, What do you expect me to do " She yelled into the phone in agitation, Whilst Sebastian moved to the kitchen , opening the fridge to see the pre cooked meals he had prepared a couple days before.

" Where are you that you can't make it to the city centre , I swear on all that is holy if you're with Cody again ill ... " Victoria physically thrashed around violently , arms flying around whilst looking like she was about to release steam.

" YOU BITCH WE BROKE UP SIX MONTHS AGO ... WHY WOULD YOU " She ended the phoenix call and hurled it at the wall , Breaking it in that moment " AAARGH "

" They worry about you you know , It's a parents job " He handed the girl one of the propped meals , Taking his own and beginning to eat it slowly.

Guilt seemed to over come her features , Slumping as she shrunk into her yellow blouse.

" I know ... it's just so ... frustrating when I try to do something for myself and they just ... they just have one path they expect me to go " She explained , Poking at her food with the fork provided.

" Ah ... well your life is your own , it is up to you to live it how you truly wish. If your parents truly love you ... they'll support you either way " He watched her lips curled upwards in a slight smile " Don't be so ready to give up on their help so easily , They'rethe only people who'vealways been there for you "

" I'llgive ut some thought " Her voice a whisper , Finally beginning to eat the meal of chicken rice and eggs.

" That's all I ask " Sebastian placed a hand on the girls shoulder , Turning back ti the TV to watch the police and corpos scouring through the city districts .

' They'll be going through Watson by the end of the night ... ' He slouched into the couch, Slowly turning his gaze towards the girl whom has recently taken occupation in his life without his permission.

" Since you're going to be here for the rest of the day at the very least ... I'm going to need your help to put on a little show for the good detectives that will most likely scour through the building " The television showed several SUV's entering Watson, The bridged being blocked off as AV'S flew through the district .

" What did you have in mind " Victoria asked whilst Sebastian stared Unblinking at the scene being shown .

' They've blocked off japtown and little China ... it appears they're going north to south over night city , no-one in or out from Watson or Westbrook ' He glared at the screen ' They're banking on me outing myself by retaliating when the corpos and police show up at the door , They'll be doing that to everyone '

And indeed , On the TV the feed showed the corpos entering apartments and offices , Marching in with police whilst mechs stood guard in the streets .

' Hm ... they're ordering the deed to be cut ... I estimate a total maximum of seven hours before they arrive ' The feed suddenly cut off , Leaving anyone viewing completely in the dark , No doubt to rile up everyone and get everyone on edge .

' Key ... scrub any feed of me leaving my apartment after Victoria arrived , We're going to make this as believable as possible ' A warm rattle shook the base of his neck .

[ Completed creator , I have scoured and scrubbed any proof of your departure from your apartment since persons : Victoria arrived ] The red key informed him , Earning a wave of gratitude from its master creator .

....

" OPEN UP " Violent knocking roused Rebecca and pillar from their activities , One loading rounds into her gun whilst the other was going through a BD .

" what the hell man " Pillar grunted , throwing his headset to the side , Rising from his beanbag and marching towards the door in outrage .

Opening the door , Pillar froze apon seeing four NCPD and three corpo grunts staring him down, Weapons pointed at him .

" Anyone else in this apartment " One of the NCPD growled , With pillar nodding and leaning back into the apartment .

" REBECCA COME ERE" Pillar yelled out , Earning several curses as the short girl stormed up to the door to their shared abode.

" What the fuck do you want pillar oh .. hello " She smiled a fake and quick smile , Before turning to level a glare to her brother .

Looking left , She spotted the police gathering at the doors of the other apartments on their level , Pulling everyone out of their apartments and questioning them.

" Alright ... IDs successfully retrieved ... now tell me ... where were you last night seven pm " One of the corpos asked , Obviously some kind of interrogator by the fit they wore .

" Ah ... the industrial zone with friends , We're part of a crew ... had to meet up you know " Pillar scratched the back of his head , Hoping revealing their occupation wouldn't draw any negative attention.

" I see ... how many of you were present " The interrogator asked , Already having data retrieved from Maine and dorio previously in the day .

" Six ... " Pillar shrugged , the interrogators hands flashing across the screen of the tablet she held .

" As you may suspect, We are compiling the locational data of everyone present in Watson currently ... transmit your locational data " The interrogator ordered rather than asked , Causing Rebecca and pillar to shrug as they complied .

" Very good , One more thing. Please turn around and shoe us your shoudlers " The interrogator asked , Earning shrugs as the two lifted the back of their shirts to show the undamaged and unblemished skin on their backs .

" Very good , Thank you for your cooperation ... you may return to your previous activities... you may be called apon for further questioning in the future ... " The interrogator turned to the other NCPD and corpos around " Move to the next level "

Pillar and Rebecca watched the gathered corpo hunter team rush the stairs , Moving a whole of eighteen ncpd and corpo collaboratory forces onto the third level .

" This is gonna be good " Rebecca whispered , Pillar nodding as they rushed towards the stairwell to listen in.

...

" One Sebastian markus ... proceed " The room beyond was filled with pleasure filled screams of delirium and ecstasy , the sound of breaking objects echoing throughout the corridor whilst some other occupants of the building became red-faced as the screams grew louder .

" ohhhohoh yeyeyeyeyeesssssss " The sound of a girls screams echoed as the NCPD moved to the door , Banging on the door " AAAHHHHHH"

" FUCK " Twin curses echoed from within the double doors , Sounds of rushing and scuttled feet moving through the apartment " HOLD ON A FUCKIN MINUTE "

" This is gonna be good eh " One of the NCPD nudged his friend in the arm , Earning some rather amused chuckles from the others in the corridor .

A total of two minutes passed before the double doors into the executive apartment slid open , Revealing a black haired well features man Glaring at the NCPD , Pulling a towel over his lower region , Sweat ran down his hair over his brow , listening over his chest and arms .

" Yes ... what can I do for you fine gentlemen " Sebastian greeted , Scratching at his exposed chest , Muscles twitching as if he ahd just run a marathon.

Several low giggles echoed throughout as the blank faced interrogator gauged the man's height and build .

' A match ... one amongst hundreds ... ' The stone faced woman glared ahead .

" Is there anyone else in the apartment " Everyone knew the answer as sebastian turned back , Looking towards the bathroom door which promptly opened .

" Victoria ... " He nudged his head as an equally sweaty girl stumbled over , The smell of freshly applied deodorant wafting from within .

" Uh ... hello " She smiled weekly , Pink hair being frayed and spread unevenly , A towel being held over what everyone saw to be her nude form .

" Names ... " The interrogator scanned them , Their files being brought up on the tablet , Her eyesbrow raising as she saw Victoria was supposed to be in the city centre ' Found the missing persons '

" Sebastian markus " He leant against the doorframe , hiding his shoulder from view as the red key focussed on finishing healing the bullet wounds on his back .

" Victoria olivia " She pulled her sweat drenched hair back , Tongue playing on the piercings on her face .

As they answered, The other corpo grunts around scanned the room , Seeing broken glasses , Sheets tossed on the ground and strewed about . It looked like a hurricane had gone through the apartment and tore everything off the benches .

' That's an ass print on the kitchen bench ' One of the corpos thought, Seeing a perfectly shaped sweat poll layered over the bench before stepping out of the apartment , Their faces remaining taunt even thought they gave sebastain appraising and approving glances .

" What were your activities seven pm yesterday " The interrogator asked , Causing Victoria and Sebastian to look at eachother , Sebastian's lip twitching upwards as Victoria's face went red .

" I closed shop after six ... she met me there ... then we came back here... and you know ... by the way ... you wouldn't happen to know the time wouldn't you ... we've been rather busy " Sebastian earned a jab in the ribs from the red faced girl thanks to his words .

" Its eight pm ... " One of the NCPD replied , A whistle escaping his partner as they looked to the girl who's legs were shaking rather violently.

" Huh ... new record aha ... " Sebastian laughed , Only to double over after another jab to the ribs .

" I see ... " The interrogator brought up the subnets security camera feed , Speeding through footage and confirming the two indeed hasn't departed the apartment since their initial arrival.

" Please transmit your locational tracing data " The interrogator asked evenly , recieving the data not moments later ' We'll go through that later '

" One last thing ... please turn around and show us your backs " The interrogator asked , Earning shrugs as sebastuan finally showed them his back.

' Unmarred , Unbroken ... neither is the perp ... ' The interrogator took a photo of their backs before linking to the gear of the other agents .

[ Perp is not on location ... repeat perp is not on location ] Low curses wrung through the building as the corpo agents began to move out , Preparing to raid the next set of apartments .

" Excuse me ... miss Olivia's parents here have requested the retrieval of their daughter ... " One of the NCPD spoke up as the pink haired girl grew a furious scowl .

" I'm abit busy at the moment " She bit out , Huffing before leaning against the door .

" Be that you may , But your parents have put a missing person's alert out , We must escorting you back to them ... " One of the NCPD spoke up , The girls fists Curling up in anger .

" I'm fucking twenty I can go where I like for fuck sake " Victoria snapped , Turning away and storming back into the apartment .

" During this lockdown it would be best to comply , We must ensure the safety of all our citizens " The same cop spoke up .

" I DON'T CARE " Sebastian hung his head at the girls cry from within .

" I'll go speak with her ... do you mind " Sebastian motioned to the door , The cops Shrugging as the corpo agents took the chance to depart .

" Take your time "

" Thanks " Sebastian closed the door .

...

" Think we did good " Victoria sat on his bed , Sliding one of her socks over her left foot and leg , Looking towards him as she lowered the towel slightly, Showing the top ofbher bust , A smile toying at her lips as she reached for the other .

" Undoubtably " Sebastian looked at her , Eyes dancing over her just as she wished , Blinking slowly , Unapologetically before turning and walking to the rack that his pants were hung from .

" I'm glad " She reached for her skirt , Grabbing it as she hooped it around her legs , Bending over slightly , Looking in a reflection as she slid it up her legs and ass , Smiling slightly as she caught him sending subtle glances whilst he put his pants on .

He dropped the towel and began to move around the kitchen , putting several plates and cups up , Repacking them , Whilst she herself simply dropped her towel , Exposing her bust to cold air as they bounced slightly .

" Unforntunately I'll have to go back with them " She said , Turning around with her yellow shirt in hand , Laughing slightly as he turned to face her , and apon seeing her shirtless form he immediately turned away .

" Sorry ... I appreciate all you've done for me " Sebastian replied quietly, aware thr NCPD was most likely listening .

She chortled as she reached upmand slid her shirt back on , Pulling it down before grabbing her blazer and shoes.

" Don't apologise... " She whispered in his ear before walking towards the door , With the red faced man following closely behind .

Reopening the door , They were met with the faces of a pair of rather smug NCPD .

" Welp ... I guess we're off ... I'll see you... " She turned around before he could react , Leaning the tips of toes before planting the most sensual kiss she could muster on the man's face.

Naturally he responded by hooking his hands around her waist and pulling her closer .

' Dammit ... she planned this ' He thought as they exchanged saliva , Only stopping once one of the NCPD cleared their throats .

" Sorry he just ... distracts me " She broke contact , Her eyes looking into his own for several seconds , Smiling once more before she turned away and began to leave with the NCPD , Her hips swaying as she walked away " I'll see you later babe "

" Yea ... " He responded hollowly, following them to the stairwell , Recieving a playful wave from the girl which he reciprocated , winking at him before dissapearing through the lobby .

" Well damm " A chortle drew Sebastian's attention from staring at the stair landing to pillar , Of whom quickly ducked away with his sister.

" godamnit " He swore under his breath , Turning away and re-entering his apartment , Slamming the door and beginning to clean up his apartment once more.

....

16 HOURS LATER - RED RIPPERS

....

" Ah ... are you sure it's safe " A client asked , Motioning towards the robot standing in the corner , His RN- 01 Standing still pretending to be a mannequin as it watched the proceedings , Leaning.

" Of course ... it's just a piece of old tech laying around " He moved over and touched the robot , Causing it to stumble over and lean against the wall " See ... harmless "

' Good acting ' Its creator spoke through their mental link , The machine responding in the Affirmative as the client relaxed slightly.

" I see ... I'm here to get my face plate replaced ... one of my clients ... Uh " The purple haired woman's face plate was dented , A fist clearly indented into her face , No doubt one of her clients was rather ... violent when copulating.

" Ah .. let me see " He reached forward , The lower portion of the woman's face sliding away , Pulling the artificial jaw , Lips and nose away .

Studying it intently , Sebastian scanned it , Nodding to himself as he moved to the computer and began synthesis a blueprint .

" Its too far damaged to be repaired without causing problems down the line ... I'll make am exact physical copy , However I'll he implementing reworked structures to allow it to be more easily repaired in the future , subdermal plating to allow for a more ... robust defence ... " Sebastian explained. The printer in the corner starting up with a groan , A bright light escaping as it began to print the new cyberware .

" How ... how much more will this cost " The joy toys lips quivered in uncertainty .

" Oh don't worry. It'll cost the same as the original repair cost , I'm not going to charge you for something as simple as this ... I'm here to help ... not extort my clients " Sebastian tossed the mouthpiece to the bin , The girl slumping in relief.

" Thank you " Tears bristled on the edges of her eyes , Sebastian rolling his chair over to the soon to be completed mouthpiece .

" Its okay ... " Sebastian reached for the completed wares , Rolling over to the girl as she layed back into the chair. Accepting the new mouthpiece with no resistance.

" How does that feel ... any feed back issues " Sebastian asked , The joytoys body running diagnostics for several long seconds , Shaking her head as it integrated without any issues .

" None ... thank you " She reached sent the agreed apon eddies along with her contact.

" If you ever need any services ... " She looked away , Refusing to make eye contact, Rising from the chair.

" By the way ... Here " He sent his contact , Just as he did to any of his clients " My wares are exclusive... They are not to be sold or given to other parties ... as such , If you are ever in danger, A quick message will allow me to send help to your location. I value the lives of my customers as much as my wares ... response time should be around five ... ten minutes ... fifteen tops "

" I'll ... keep that in mind " She moved his contact to a quick dial list , Trusting in his declaration to protect the woman and his wares .

" Feel free to advertise us " He yelled out as the joy toy left through the reception, saying by the tekeyoshi on the way out .

" Why did you allow the woman to stay at the previous price , The distributed wares were several times more expensive than advertised , Not to mention the hidden tech you implemented creator " The robot suddenly lurched, Approaching and coming to a stop beside its maker .

" She obviously didn't have the scratch to pay . We're here to help people not take their money . The liquid metal only costs a fraction of any of my earnings from the clients . Yes my blueprints are worth millions. But the actual production cost is minimal at best , And so I won't charge anything more than I deem right to the good people who need them " Sebastian replied, Opening up the news feed on his computer .

' NCPD and corporate forces are pulling out of Watson and little China... they're moving to japtown now and Westbrook ' He scratched his chin, Laughing to himself .

" I see creator . I believe I am starting to understand your desire with this clinic ... Master ... do I qualify for your ... clinic " It asked , Still attempting to determine its place in the world it had been built into .

" Of course ... you ... along with every person that walks through that door deserve my help and treatment . You are no less important than they are . Infact I believe I hold you closer to my heart than I do them " The robot listened intently to his words, Understanding them as it quantified the meaning behind them .

" Thank you ... creator ... may I... be allowed an identity ... I wish to look ... like they do " Its deep voice asked , Looking at a list of clients that had come and gone .

" Of course ... create the look you so desire ... and when I finish reworking your central chassis ... we'll implement your design " The robot began to do just that, Designing a human skin unique to itself. Whilst Sebastian worked on applying the finishing touches to its Torso and abdomen ,Finishing the endo skeleton after several minutes of long silence .

[ Begin printing ... Use resin material D .

. ] The synthesiser churned to life once more , This time taking far longer to print what it required thanks to the consistency and setting time , It would be over eighteen hours before the endoskeleton would he completed.

" While that's printing , Here ... I've prepared some scripts for you to go over and learn from , Come to understand them on your own ... A complete understanding ... then move onto the next " He sent the documents to the machine , The robot accepting them and immediately beginning to scour the large file attached.

" Thank you creator " It spoke , Moving to the back storage area where it went into low power mode , Focussing solely on it'd given task .

" We closing now boss " Tekeyoshi said , Rubbing his shoudler as he walked into the surgery .

" Sure am ... why don't you go hang out with your friends for the evening , We're probably opening late tomorrow ... so take some time to have some fun " The boys face lit up , Smiling before rushing through the back together his things .

" THANKS BOSS I'LL SEE YOU LATER " Tekeyoshi rushed back out , Sebastian laughing at the boy as he exited the clinic .

" BE CAREFUL " He yelled out before hearing the clinic doors slide to a shut.

' Time to work some magic ' He cracked his fingers , Standing from the chair and closing the clinic .

.... 2 Days later ... after searching night city - Militech offices ...

" Male ... approximately six foot five in height ... athletic build . Specialising in technology or having extensive knowledge and access to unknown wares " A militech analyst stared at a screen , Showing a display of sebatsian during the kiroshi raid .

" Known technology ... sandevistan , Cyberdeck , Suspected technology , Gorrila arms .All unknown make" The analyst stood beside three others as they scoured through lists apon lists of potential suspects .

" What do you think silus " The blonde analyst turned to another portly man sitting at a computer scrolling , Looking at sebastian from several angles to try and gleam anything .

" I think we're in over our heads , the only thing that proves this guy exists is because we have a video recording of him. And eye witness reports , He doesn't show up on any camera feeds , No security equipment, Hell he walked through our security gates with no issue , They didn't detect him either " Silus grunted , Leaning back in his chair , Stretching in frustration " might as well be a hallucination "

" and we haven't even gotten to what he did to maxtac or his weapons ... personally I don't wanna be anywhere near the location they find this guy at " Silus finished , Huffing as he rose from his chair .

The large display before them scrolling through several lists of male suspects , Each one being phased out as they were scrubbed from the list .

" He's good ... but he's here in night city.. he can't stay hidden forever " Silus finished. It was as if the universe mocking them as the display of all males in night city began to glitch and shutter , Sputtering violently as words began to be jumbled and errors appeared all over .

" What the fuck , Melissa what the fuck is happening " Silus turned to his assistant , The girl looking surprised and aghast , Trying to type anything on her console , Yet it remained unresponsive as the screen infront of them began breaking apart , Codes dissapearing and being rewritten.

" I don't know, Nothing's responding " Meliss yelled out. And as Sebastian's file flew by on screen without them Noticing, The corrupted code before them completely rewrote the screen .

" Well ... you were saying silus " The first analyst stepped back and marvelled the only line now written on the screen .

" Shut up troy ... Alert the techies ... We need to write a report " Silus glared at the message , The hairs on his arms standing on end .

' One of those files was corrupted ... or more than one. They installed a daemon right into our system without us even Noticing... he's even better than I thought ' Silus blinked as several teachers entered the room .

He reread the message once more , Taking out his and held and taking a photo .

Sending off a message, Silus sat back down , Interlacing his fingers .

The board reading .

[ It was nice meeting your agents - Apollo ]

' So he was one of them ... and now we have a name ... Apollo ' He turned away , Looking to his computer as it finally began to respond " Look up everything we can find on the name Apollo "

.... Leaving city centre ....

Wind ripped past his hair as he rode his bike , Speeding through traffic at well over a hundred miles an hour .

He wore no helmet , No protective gear apart from a pair of ballistic black gloves over his hands .

His bike grunted in its deep sinister tone , revving loudly as its front wheel bounced slightly , Allowing it to rise up Into a wheelie .

Leaning back , Sebastian laughed , Leaning to the left slightly as he guided the bike around the nearby cars with only one wheel , Relying solely on balance while doing so .

" Faster " He cackled , Ears whistling as wind tore by , Cars flew by , Going not even half his speed as he leant the bike back farther .

" FASTER " His bike lurched , Causing him to readjust momentarily as he released one of his hands , Leaning back as far as he could to allow his right hand to skim across the asphalt below .

" HAHAHAHAAAAHHAHA " Black ballistic weave tore from the base of his gloves , His laughter echoing throughout the night as he rode towards japtown , Lurching forward back onto two wheels and launching forward , Vanishing between a couple of trucks into the night.

. chapter complete.

I thank everyone who had read and supported me throughout this story. I value each and everyone of my readers dearly .

If anyone has any questions or ideas they'd liek to run by me , Write a comment or review and I'll address it in the next chapter .

Your support is always appreciated.

This chapter is liable to change and editing as I get more used to the process in the future . Until next time friends .


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thank you to everyone who has read and supported my story so far . I value each and everyone of you who takes the time to read and support my story .

if anyone has any ideas or questions , Please feel free to leave a review or comment and I'll address them in the next chapter .

this chapter is liable to change and editing in the future as I get more used to the process .

thanks again friends.

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