The Five Kings: First Step

Hopian 135

Last chapter, the perspective changed to someone who should have been sealed away thousands of years ago.

The person in question being one of the Five Kings, Hopian himself- who is living luxuriously in an apartment he hired people to build for him many years ago.

After watching his territory's leaders meet with Domino Afolabi, he headed towards the restaurant Italso's Diner- where he would be meeting with Head Commander Prósopsi.

Hopian's P.O.V.

Our car plays some nice classical music, to alert us that we've arrived at our destination. The inner-lights of the... haaah, phasemobile, slowly brighten at the same time, letting us be able to see the brown leather interior of our vehicle.

"Hey- isn't this the back of the restaurant? Unless you did that on purpose?" Taylis says which makes me freeze as I'm opening the door. Glancing out of the tinted window- I can indeed see that we're behind Italso's...

"THIS is why we never drive the phasemobile Taylis. So be it, we'll walk through an alleyway." I say with a sigh as I open the door and walk outside onto the white-neon lit sidewalk next to us. I then walk around to Taylis' door and open it for her, taking her hand as she steps outside in her clicking heels.

I take a glance around, admiring the architecture of the massive buildings filled with "registered citizens" around us. I ignore the big cylindrical tubes above us however that are carrying many unsightly citizens. The tubes ARE necessary for travel though, since the registered citizens obviously can not walk- and on rare occasions need to leave their apartments.

Oh well- I look back down, as me and Taylis start to walk towards an alleyway a fair bit ahead of us.

...

I'm forced to deal with my pride, "Every citizen will be free of their bodies once I take their souls- I do not need to stress about this tonight. I've only let their bodies become extremely unhealthy, because it will make it easier for the soul-transfers into their prepared robotic-bodies to be complete." I think to myself.

"Oop, some thugs are in the alley we're headed towards. Think we should find another way?" Taylis warns as we approach the entrance to our shortcut- but I keep a stern face on as I guide her into it with me.

Just as she scouted out, five seemingly homeless men- some skinny and some buff, are having some drinks together and "enjoying" themselves. A small woman is with them too. But regardless- they stop what they're doing once they notice us walking towards them.

"Oooh- nice clothes, looks like you're pretty fucking loaded... ya wouldn't mind giving us a small donation, would you?" One of the tall men asks as he pulls out a knife from his ripped shorts, and starts stumbling towards us.

"Don't do this, please- you'll regret it." Taylis tries to plead with him, but he completely ignores her and continues to walk towards us.

"Stand behind me Taylis." I say, which makes Taylis look at me with a frown- but she takes a step behind me regardless.

I raise my hands into the air, which makes the man stop in front of me. I blink three times in succession, and make sure to take a look at each of my targets.

As the man starts to dig his filthy hand into my pockets, I flex and abduct my thumb thrice, my index finger once- and finally my middle finger twice.

This causes six lasers to fire down into each of these vermins' heads from above. Seemingly instantaneously at that, but in reality one shot was fired at a time from one of my many turrets set-up on the ceiling of my Hopian-Dome.