Shadow of A Thousand Suns

CH 12: Burning Light

Blackshot and the team returned back to the building. They saw multiple armed men guarding in front of the building.

"Let me handle them, you guys get inside!" Zexal 1 says.

Blackshot and the team immediately stepped off the vehicle.

Ten shooters are too easy to destroy but upon seeing another van drop off a group of shooters, Blackshot decided to leave it to the 'Professionals'.

Blackshot and the Windwalkers took down four men as they opened fire at them. The remaining six fought back but the team rushed inside. The enemies are about to follow them but only to be stopped by the turret from the Longfoot being manned by Four.

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Tagaytay

12:23

Shadow of A Thousand Suns

"Have you sent all the messengers to Tony?" Allan asked as he looked at Mariel who was struggling from her restraints.

"Yeah," The Fat man says.

"So, Alejandro, what about the message to Blackshot?" Allan asks again as he pat Mariel on the head.

"The message is sent."

"Oh yeah? What did he say?"

"We got this in response."

Alejandro shows the pic of one of the gang member's body located in Nuts n Bolts. The carving on the ganger's chest was:

"I am also coming for you. Be ready Allan, for I am the Grim Reaper you are waiting for, I am the Nightmare in your dreams, I am the Blackshot that will hit you right in the eye."

"Argh!!" Allan screamed as he kicked a nearby table.

"Tsk, he was someone to look out for."

"What about our men?"

"Down. I suggest you just let him come right to us."

"Crap. We don't have any resources to do that, nor manpower. Leon, I'm gonna need some money, have you collected some creds from our businesses?"

Leon shook his head.

"No, they wiped out three of our businesses in this area."

"What?! Who did that? Our rivals or the police?"

"No, four men. Two adults and two teenagers. One of them is good at combat. I saw ten men in front of them but he just snuffed them out."

"That's Blackshot." Alejandro interrupted.

"What the hell are you doing all this time?"

"I-uh ran."

Allan dug his face on his palm.

"Let's call the police."

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Blackshot ran towards the staircase. Three armed men set their aims at them but only to be shot. They proceeded climbing up to the second floor and saw more armed men fighting each other.

"Shoot at the ones who doesn't have any vests!!" Blackshot screamed.

The team fired at the six men who were pinning down the four corporate soldiers. Blackshot lay waste at them until they're all dead.

"Blackshot, how many men are still in this building?!" Jeth asked as they rushed forward.

"Six more!!"

Blackshot saw the six making their way up the third floor. He saw multiple security soldiers laying down on the floor which includes Higuit who was still alive.

"Open fire!!" Blackshot screamed as he opened fire at the six men.

After downing one of them, Blackshot approached Higuit while the other Windwalkers were shooting down the remaining five.

"Hey, you alright?"

"Yeah!" Higuit says as she spits blood.

"I am not suppose to do this but here goes!"

"What do you--Argh!!"

Blackshot dug his hand on Higuit's wound. Not only he could read people's mind, but he could also heal his fellow allies, just like what he was doing now.

A couple of minutes later, Higuit's wounds started to heal. She wiped her blood with her sleeve and spit the one that remains on her mouth.

"How did you do that?!"

"Look, if you have a lot of explanation to do, well me too." Blackshot glanced at the dead men, to the Windwalkers then back to Higuit.

"Now stand up, we gotta talk!"

Broken glass and destroyed furniture were scattered on the floor. Dead men were also scattered and still no one is picking them up.

A couple of seconds later, a group of security team were scrambling up to the floor.

Blackshot dragged a cushion, which has multiple bullet wholes, and sat down. Higuit did the same.

"So, how'd you do that?" Jeth asked.

"Where did you learned that?" Eric asked.

"Are you an alien?!" Jem then asked shortly after Eric.

"Look guys, I wanna have a private conversation, alright? Please leave us. I have a lot of things to know about myself." Blackshot then glanced back at Higuit.

"So, who am I?" He asked.

"You? Let's start from the beggining of your life until we met back on the mall."

"Okay."

"You are my brother. You are born on the 5th of December in 1983. Remember?"

Blackshot shot her a questioning look. He knows that his birthday is Semptember 19, 1999.

"Wait, I am just a 15 year old kid. How did I became a 31 year old man?"

"That I don't know. Let me proceed. You left home when I was 5. Life in Zamboanga is really hard that you left our home to work in Manila."

"Keep going."

"That's it."

"That's it? What about our family?"

"It was Christmas in 2004 that your best friend became your girlfriend, remember?"

"Girlfriend? I have a love life?" Blackshot asked as he laughs.

"Yeah. Her name is Hannah."

At that moment, Blackshot felt a sharp pain on his chest. Hannah. It echoes inside his head. He bowed down as everything around him became slow.

"Do you remember her?" Higuit asked.

"Keep talking."

"Do you--"

"Keep talking about that Christmas."

Suddenly, a face appeared in his mind. It was probably the face of his girlfriend Higuit was talking about. He was also starting to remember about that Christmas. Perhaps it was the only key to his memories? Or maybe his 'sister' was another RSID Agent who was placing false memories on his head just to keep him under their thumb.

But his guts told him something else. It was, he guess, real.

Blackshot was somehow placing the puzzle pieces together in his mind. He was gathering all those things in his head.

"Burning Light." Blackshot says as Higuit also says the same.

"Yeah, what about it?"

"What is it?"

"It's the book being given to you by your girlfriend, remember?"

Blackshot closes his eyes and nods at Higuit to continue. He bowed his head to recall all his memories.