Chapter 5: Death Be Not Proud

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After a few days Grant found who he was looking for, A weapon and drug dealer by the name Black Mask. Grant figured for the right amount of money not only could he get transport back to Argus but he could also get everything he needed to exact his plan. He walked up to the old warehouse only to get stopped by two guards armed with Atlas military rifles.

Guard 1: Hold it kid, your not allowed to be back here. Leave now before you get yourself hurt.

Grant: I have cash, lots of it. How much to get a conversation with Black Mask?

Guard 2: 1000 Lien each.

Grant without question hands each of them the Lien and walked past the two completely dumbfounded guards. He heard one of the guards radio in, informing Mask of the child that just walked straight into their base of operations. Eventually making his way to Mask's office complete with the ugly man himself staring him down.

Black Mask: I don't suppose you have any idea what your doing now do you, boy?

Grant: I need transport to Argus and equipment, your the only person in the area who can get me that. How much?

Black Mask: Well it'll cost you a lot more than it did to talk to me that's for sure. I'd say around 15 thousand depending on what you need.

Grant: Deal.

Not to long after the transaction was completed  Grant was on his way to Argus on an unregistered aircraft. Grant noticed a few armed men at the end of the plane and walked over to them.

Grant: Hey boys, you don't by any chance know any military equipment sellers do you?

And with that Grant was set, two C4 charges and a remote detonator. Once he landed in Argus he waited until dawn broke and made his way to the Nikos estate. The first thing on his list was covering up his grave. He found a shovel nearby and filled in the hole, he set the shovel back to where he found it and found his fathers car parked outside. He set the charges under the car and waited, and waited until morning for when his father would come out so he could send the bastard to hell for all the stuff he was put through by them. The moment of truth has arrived, Grant watch his father leave his house while he was positioned in a building nearby. His father entered the vehicle and finally Grant had his chance to get his revenge and after this he could go after Roman. But he didn't press the deadman's switch in his hand, something compelled him not to. Maybe it would have been to easy? Or maybe he didn't want it to be so quick or painless, but something stopped him as he watched his father leave the driveway. Grant just turned around and left. Suddenly he got a call on the scroll Raven had given him.

Raven: Well boy you certainly are persistent I'll give you that

Grant: What do you want?

Raven: Meet me at the docks in 30 minutes, be there or I'll take you myself.

Grant: Fine.

Grant hung up and began his trek to the docks. It wasn't that long of a walk at all especially since he was going through and on top of buildings but once he got there he saw it, that same raven that was circling him before he passed out. It started flying towards him before it began to morph into the same woman that had took him in.

Grant: What the hell?! How did you do that?

Raven: Come now, there is much more to this world than you think. I'm giving you the option to see the world for how it really is. That is if you come with me.

Grant: But why?

Raven: You being brought back is no coincidence, young man. You have obvious goals now, but you lack the wisdom and skill to achieve them. I will help you achieve them and so much more. That is if you come with me.

Grant thought about her words for a few seconds. She was right, he wasn't good enough to take down Roman before so why would he be now?

Grant: Fine, where are we going first?

Raven: That's good, first we will be going back to the tribe to pack up. Me and you are going to Atlas.

Sorry for such a long wait for a shorter chapter, my hours at work have been crazy with this whole virus thing. But I've had the time to add things here and there. Expect the next chapter to be bigger and be don't quicker.

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