Arc of the Souls Chapter 42: Arc 2, Chapter 22 - Disorder

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"...Fuck... FUCK!" Rakoji desummoned his weapon, kicking the rubble that he and Megami created. The Ubashi Plaza of the Envia Dome, once bustling and resembling Akihabara of Tokyo, was now another battlefield and a testament to how strong Soul-Wielders were, especially in a life-or death situation. "...Fucking... got civilians involved... might get banned from Mars... No... no no no no no nononononono... this was HER fault! I just took on a bounty hunting job! She already has a few hundred thousand on her head! That's right! She was going to die anyways..." Rakoji walked a few meters away, realizing the mess he had made. "But hey..." Even though he could care less about the person he just mercilessly killed. "... The toughest target is done." Rakoji reached into his pocket and took out his communicator, ready to send the information back to Evtoria Mugen. But there was just one problem he had solve, and his Soul was also acting up. "!" Flynnigan stood up, with his head facing the ground and a body language that screamed impending doom. ".......... Are you satisfied now?" "... Don't take this the wrong way, kid! It's just business! Y'know, normally- I tend to keep my emotions out of my contracts, but White Eye brought this upon themselves! I'm being paid to kill a few of them, and given how they've treated me like garbage... you know? It feels like JUSTICE! " Rakoji laughed a little, in denial of what was going on. His mind started to warp the situation, seeing if there was something off about it. And yet, the world continued on around the two men. "Just a few weeks ago, alright? They tried putting a hole in my head! MY head, you know!? They can deal with their piece of shit whore having a hole in hers! Justice! SHE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING FOR HER!" For a bounty hunter that tries his best to keep his emotions in line when taking a bounty, it had unknowingly exploded onto Flynnigan Shotaro, an innocent kid that only tried to save a poor woman from being assassinated. This poor woman was against Dark Intrinium, against the tyrannical, oppressive body that has almost the entire galaxy under its control, against everything she could've possibly gone against. "...Justice, you call that justice?" Flynnigan stared at Rakoji. A cold, dead stare. "What the hell do you know about bounty hunting, you fucking kid!? There's no need to feel sorry about her! This is my job! She was going to die either way!" "Right... you'll just kill anybody. Doesn't matter who or why, do you? Even when there's innocents? You don't care, do you?" Flynnigan was calm, like the calm before a storm. "Yeah... generally, I would." Rakoji sighed, coming back to his senses. He walked further away to contact Evtoria through his comms. ... "No. No you come back here and look at me." Upon dialling his contractor, the comms would suddenly scramble with static, cutting out. "I said, you come back here and LOOK AT ME." "The fuck--" Rakoji turned, the comms broken beyond repair now as it short-circuited. "W-" "Listen, I don't know what the fuck you are doing, but I prefer this ended peacefully between us. I don't want to kill you, kid... and you best not interfer-" "And you killed her and called it JUSTICE!? After clearly stating that she was against the oppressors and not doing anything out of malice. She fought for peace, and you took it away." "If any person affiliated with an organization would fight for peace, wouldn't you think that they're just lying to your face? Like they're sugar-coating the issue?" Rakoji took some steps forward, ready to draw his HYPERVOLVER if necessary. "Soul-Core is corrupted to the core. It's easier to roam around Dark Intrinium space than any other organization. That's because it's a lie." "No, you don't get it. What you did... isn't justice." Flynnigan's Soul-Energy increased exponentially while his Soul-Aura increased to the size of a 20-story building. Its effects can be seen from the other buildings and even felt on Rakoji, as the winds sw