A Grilled Feast

1 YEAR LATER :

The sky was covered with a blanket of stars, while the crescent moon's silvery light sprinkled all over the ground. A man drenched in blood was standing in a dark, peaceful alley. Sliding his trembling hand into the front pocket of his pants, he pulled out a lighter and lit the cigarette. With an unsteady hand, he brought the cigarette close to his lips and closed his eyes to take a puff of smoke.

He fetched a can of petrol from the car, poured it over the pile of bodies that lay in front, and was about to drop the cigarette butt on the bodies when his phone screen lit up from a call. He turned around and answered the call.

"Where are you?", asked the voice from the other end. "Making a barbeque. Want some?", the man replied sarcastically. "How much longer will it take? We have some urgent business to do, get back right this instant..." the voice on the other end was getting impatient. "I don't like your tone." the man countered.

"Klaus is here! He will skin me alive if you don't come within 15 minutes. Please I beg you!". The voice sounded desperate and anxious. "OK.", the man rasped.

He put the phone away in the back pocket of his pants and turned to glance at the pile of bodies that lay in front of him and whispered "MAY YOU NEVER REST IN PEACE". Tossing the cigarette butt on the pile, the man walked away.

He changed into a new pair of clothes in his car, adjusted the rearview mirror, and cleaned his face. He wiped the blood and drove into the darkness.

The car arrived at a pub called THE WHITE DRAGON. Damon stepped out of the car and a man approached him. " Hurry up. Klaus is waiting for you KAI", the man spoke calmly as he wiped the blood on Damon's neck.

"What is it? Generally, he would have called me to Royal Oak. This doesn't seem good. Does it?" Kai (Damon) spoke as he looked intently at the expression of the man standing in front of him. The man gave absolutely no expression. "Mark? What is it?", Kai asked the straight-faced man.

" Follow me, he doesn't like waiting.", Mark spoke as he led the way. Kai followed him inside. As he walked inside, he saw a lot of big figures sitting and waiting for their chance to meet Klaus. A look at them and you could tell they were living in constant fear for their life.

The city of AGMA was dominated by the underworld. People feared the underworld more than the government. 2 gangs controlled the whole city: BLACK HOUNDS, and the SERPENTS.

The Black hounds were considered pretty decent when compared to the Serpents. Klaus was the leader of the BLACK HOUNDS.

He had 5 commandments that everyone had to obey, else they would perish.

No drug trafficking

No prostitution

Never look at a friend's wife

Promises should never be broken, and

Never break the trust of Klaus

Klaus was a man of his word and would go to a great extent to fulfill his word, and hence received immense love, respect, and loyalty from his followers, but if anyone were to break his trust, he would make them live a nightmare until they beg him for their death.

Kai was brought into a quiet cabin inside the pub where a man sat across him smoking a big cigar. His face could make women drool, he wore a knee-length fur coat with feet encased in pure leather. He gave an aura of authority and power. The man he was facing was none other than KLAUS LUCIANO.

ln a deep voice, Klaus spoke "I waited for you Kai", and looked at his face seeking an explanation. "My apologies for making you wait, Sire. The Serpents tried to get into our territory to grab the information about the arms deal with Don Enzo and injured 5 members on our side."

"What did you do with those b***hes then?" he asked with a raised eyebrow and mouth twitching in anger. He cared a lot about his people and if a member died a wrongful death, then he would avenge their death.

"What could I have done Sire? You have been busy with the arms deal and neglected your 5 precious vultures, they are starving. I know how much you cherish them, sire.." Kai spoke innocently, poking his two fingers into each other like a 5-year-old, he continued, "... And the only thing on my mind was your precious little pets, so I decided to give them a grilled feast."

The corners of Klaus's mouth grew upward and he responded, "Oh boy, do you know the words from your mouth sounds like music to my ears? How do you manage to do it every time?", he then looked at Mark, his right-hand man, and said, "Oh Markie! you have got yourself a new competition brewing up here."

One look at Mark and you could tell he wasn't happy with the situation. Nonetheless, he responded, "Yes Sire, point noted."

"The reason I wanted to see you was because of an urgent crisis that needs to be tackled..." he explained with a serious and tensed face, "...The Russians got a whiff of our arms deal with Enzo and they are keeping a close eye on us. They have been watching AGMA for a long time now. They want to operate this city as the capital for their black marketing. As you know the government here is only a facade and this city is governed by the underworld, so what best place for them to seek than AGMA? I need your help with this Kai!"

"What do I need to do sire? " Kai asked as his gaze darkened.

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