BXBX NOVEL Chapter 188: This is my war. [1/2]
"The members of the 2nd Amendment Squad would be Scott Davis, Joshua Hwang, Angela Kim, Mike Walker, Santiago Gonzales, Warren Bryant, and Claire Knight. To all of you, please note that I will be handling the transitions for your records if you have clerks already assigned.
"Finally, as the exclusive clerk for Limitless, all reapers under his command would also be under my responsibility, does everyone agree?"
This greedy bastard must be over the moon right now, with the formation of the 2nd Amendment, even if I died, they would just choose a new Reaper as their head. Especially if they were already doing a good job.
'Ah, no, that wouldn't be the case, they would only be able to function as long as they have {Rewind}. So if I died, they would eventually dissolve.'
Phillip, who was obviously in a good mood, asked everyone present to sign his tablet. His face was full of greed, as if he was counting souls every time he got a signature.
After he left, I sealed the room with souls. I took the cup of my blood and began to address the group.
"The formation of the group was a bit premature, but I was going to do it for today and tomorrow anyway. Now, before you all decide to follow me, there are some things you should know."
Seeing my tone, as well as my precautions in sealing the room, the 2nd A all sat in relaxed positions.
"Okay, some of you may already know this, but I have been involved in two major incidents since I became a reaper. First, I murdered a group of 26 Reapers during my enlistment."
While a few eyebrows raised in concern, the group remained silent, not asking why I had committed such a sin. Well, all except one.
"Patron! How could you do that? Did you really have to kill so many people? Do you have no conscience?" cried Claire.
"I do, because they tried to kill me, they also tried to kill three of my girls. Judge me as you will, but if I had the chance, I would still murder them all. Is that a good enough answer for you?"
None of the men said anything, but they all nodded in agreement. For most of the guys, touching any of our girls meant preparing to die. Even those who were single put their future wives on a pedestal.
This masculine nature didn't change even after we all died and went to hell. Claire seemed to want to say something, but stopped when she saw how certain I was.
"The second incident involves some of the people here. During my first night, I got into fights with Phantoms from the Savior mercenary army. We reached a critical point where we could no longer tolerate each other's existence. As such, I have a "Seeker War" in Three days."
"Hombre, you are joking, right? Have you gone completely loco?"
"Boss, are you sure about this?"
"Holy shit, nigga, you must have jewels the size of basketballs!"
"John, can't you just play nice? Savior is one of the biggest armies!"
"Oppa, let's go. This is crazy!"
"Gela, wait a bit. Let us listen some more."
"Um, I'm sorry, I'm from Production, so I don't understand what a Seeker War is?"
Ignoring the reactions of the others, I answered Claire in the simplest way I knew how.
"It's a death match between me and the entire 200-strong army of Savior. They have a total of 170 Wraiths and 30 Phantoms. They also have a Specter, but he will sit this one out."
"John, you are not really thinking of taking them on, are you?" Joshua asked fearfully.
"Hombre! The Slayer is in Savior! Are you fucking sure?"
"Not just him, the Machiavelli is from their army too!"
"OPPA! LET'S GO! NOW!"
The rest of the group, except Claire, were all screaming about the coming war. Angela especially wanted to leave, but a voice in the commotion expressed a different opinion.
"Nigga, let me join."
Warren's words alone brought the room to silence.
"No, this is my war. I will fight it alone. I have a request Warren, if you still want to follow me after all this."
"Shame, I can't go, but sure. What is it?"
"Protect my family on earth. Assassins from both Savior and the angry bastards from the enlistment are after my family. I will give you 10,000 souls if you protect them for 30 days."
"No payment required nigga, give me their address and I will take care of it."
"Thank you. But I insist, I will give you the payment before this night ends."
"I'll do it too John, my old man and I owe you. No payment necessary. I won't join your war, but I can protect your people for a month."
"Thank you, Scott."
"Boss, me too. No payment needed. After all, I owe you my life."
"Count me in, Hombre. On Earth I will make sure no one touches them."
"Thank you, Mike, Santiago."
Seeing that Joshua, Angela and Claire remained silent, I continued with my words.
"I have three nights left before my war. I intend to earn as much as I can in that time. You all have a choice now. Come with me and earn as much as possible for two days, but risk assassins coming for you. Or leave here and now."
The group considered their options in silence as I waited.
Then Santiago raised his hand before speaking.
"Hombre, the girls coming tomorrow, will they join you?"
"No, I have instructed everyone that they are not to know. I want them to be safe. The chances of them joining just for fun are pretty high," I said with a smile.
"Boss, are you really going to fight a Reaper army all by yourself? Without even a manifested weapon? You are crazy enough to eat the devil with horns."
"That may be true, but I have no intention of backing down. If I have to die for my decision, then so be it."
"Patron, is that what you were apologizing for? You are not going to bend your principles for these people, so you are willing to die to uphold them?"