130 Hated Enemy (1/2)
Athol was lying on the floor looking at the man in front of him with complete disbelief. His forehead was covered with cold sweat and his entire body was trembling.
Earlier he had the confidence to defeat Zed but now the confidence has deflated like a balloon seeing the presence of this new man.
Kiba!
He didn't find him an impossible target just due to his reputation as one of the strongest mutants but also because of personal experience!
”How could you replace Zed?” Athol asked trying to regain his lost strength. He knew he couldn't afford to lose his composure at such a crucial moment.
”Zed is me and I'm him,” Kiba answered with his right palm on the chest.
A flash of white light manifested from his hand and the next moment, the flesh wound on his chest rapidly healed with new tissues and fibers being regenerated.
In few seconds his body was completely healed like there was no injury, to begin with along with the disappearance of the traces of blood.
”Impossible,” Athol didn't believe Zed and Kiba were one and the same.
Zed and Kiba's abilities were different so how could they be one? How is it possible for a single person to have so many abilities?!
What further terrified him was with ease the flesh wound was healed like nothing. He knew the laser wound has a poisonous nature which should stop regenerative abilities but yet it was totally ineffective against Kiba.
Kiba didn't say anything and instead took a seat on the dining table looking at Athol. Claudia and he has already made enough preparations to ensure Athol couldn't contact outside for help.
”You're still the same,” Athol stood up from the floor, ”Looking at me as if I don't matter.”
”We have met?” Kiba was startled by Athol's words.
”You don't remember?” Athol's hands formed into tight fists.
”I don't,” Kiba answered truthfully, ”I'm not some computer able to recall every encounter from my life.”
”Haha,” Athol gave a laugh mixed with anger and desperation, ”You ruined me and now you don't even remember that?!”
”Ah!” Kiba has an expression of realization, ”Is your wife perhaps a beneficiary of my service?”
Athol's eyes turned bloodshot and the veins on his forehead protruded out at the words. He brought his hands forward and aimed the gun at Kiba.
Three laser shots fired from the gun at rapid speed. Even before one could blink their eye, the laser bullets were at Kiba's forehead.
Kiba didn't take any action as the red laser bullets struck on his forehead.
Ssss
The energy from the laser shots dissipated into nothingness the moment they touched his forehead. Much less a scratch, there was no trace of any swelling.
”I take that as a yes to my question,” Kiba said with a smile, ”So who is your wife?”
Kiba didn't really study Athol's history before coming here. If it was something important then Claudia would have informed him but since she didn't, he wasn't aware of Athol's wife.
So naturally, he enquired Athol about his wife. He never forgets any women with whom he has shared intimacy so he was sure he could remember the details if her name was mentioned.
”Y-you,” Athol's blood was boiling from anger.
How could the man in front of him be so insensitive?
”My bad,” There was a flicker of understanding in Kiba's eyes, ”I mean who is your ex-wife?”
Alas, Kiba's understanding only incensed Athol further as memories from the past flashed before his eyes.
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A little over two years ago~
Athol was attending a party at the police chief's house after the annual fundraiser for Delta Police.
There were people from various fields in the party who have made generous contributions to the police fund.
Athol was in a joyous mood as he has recently become a father for the second time.The life couldn't get better for him with the promotion and the extra he made from his 'side activities'.
”Cheers~”
Athol clinked his glass of alcohol with his friends.As he drank, he noticed the absence of his wife in the room.
”Where is Saskia?” Athol asked GIlly, the wife of police chief.
”S-she should be upstairs with your child,” Gilly stammered as she answered.
”Hmm,” Athol didn't notice the nervous expression on her face.
”Have another drink,” Gilly tried to make him have fun.
”No, we would be leaving soon,” Athol said after which he moved upstairs to join his wife and their child.
As he walked forward, he suddenly stopped.
”We didn't bring our child to the party!” Athol was drunk so it took him a while to clear his thoughts.
He dashed on the stairs and he arrived on the second floor.
”Yes, suck them.”
He heard a faint sound from one of the room. He was able to judge the voice belonged to his wife after he arrived in front of the door.
He tried to open the door but it was locked. He crouched down such that his eyes were on the doorknob.