Warriors of the Night

Chapter One

This night couldn't get any better. Not.

"Pare, saan ka pupunta?" sabi ng lalaking humarang sa kanya sa madilim na eskinita. "Makikipag usap nga lang naman kami sayo."

Yeah, right. All he wanted to do tonight is to get drunk at this club and go home after. He badly needed a distraction. From all the work he had been doing for the past days, he needed a break.

But no. He was accused of touching someone's girl. And for the record, he didn't do such thing. Hindi nga din nya kilala kung sinong babae ang sinasabi nila. Nakaupo lang sya sa bar, walang pake sa mga tao sa loob at nainom. For all he knows, they might be mistaken him for someone else. When two muscled guys who accused him never gotten their answers from him, they tried to mauled him. Pero inunahan nya ang mga ito, which caused into a fist fight. Nang ma-knock out yung dalawa, saka nag sidatingan ang mga back up nito kaya sya umalis agad sa club.

Didiretso na sana sya sa kanyang motorcycle nang maalalang naiwang nya ito sa shop. That's why he run and ended up in a dark alley way.

Lumingon sya at nakitang apat na lalaki ang pumapaligid sa kanya. "Makikipag usap? With those?" He eyed the baseball bats these thugs were holding. As if hindi nya alam na gusto syang bugbugin ng mga ito.

"Ito? Props lang 'to. Para makausap ka ng ayos." Nginitian sya ng lalaki. Kasing taas nya lang ito ngunit mas malaki ang pangangatawan. Silang apat na pumapaligid sa kanya.

He just smirked. He is outnumbered, but what the heck, he can use this to have fun. Tinaas nya parehas ang kanyang kamay sa ere. "Isa laban sa apat na maskulados? Ain't that fun?"

He checked his surroundings and calculated his moves. One guy moved forward to grab him, but he swung his fist to the guy's jaw. Nakita nya agad na nagsilapitan ang iba pang kalaban sa nangyari, pero handa sya. Yung isa sa gawing kanan nya ay nakataas na ang baseball bat at akmang papaluin sya nang mabilis sya umiwas at nag crouch. Sinipa nya sa binti ang lalaki at nakarinig ng pag crack ng buto kaya ito napabalikwas saka napahiga.

Nakita naman nya yung dalawang lalaki na papalapit na din sa kanya kaya kinuha nya agad ang dalawang nakatagong baril nya sa loob ng jacket. He stood immediately and turned around as he aimed his gun to the approaching thugs. That stopped them.

"Move or I will blow you fucking heads off." He said to them as he aimed his guns to their heads. He would not pull the trigger. Killing people is against the law. In the other hand, hurting them is okay. His law. And he still finds that funny.

Sa takot ata ng isa ay nabitawan nito ang hawak ng baseball bat saka tinaas ang kamay, hudyat na pag suko nito. Yung isa naman ay prenteng nakatayo lamang, halata din ang pagkagulat.

"So, are we gonna talk or what?" He smiled. If only they knew he's just fucking with them.

"Okay. Gets na namin, pare. Aalis na kami." Sabi nung matapang na lalaki kanina. That's it? Pussies.

And suddenly, the same guy laughs. Tumingin ito sa kasamahan nya at tumungo. "Sabi ng boss namin, pahirapan ka. Kaya..." The guy's eyes went from normal to bloodshot, and in a deep gravel voice, he continued... "pahihirapan ka namin!" Both guys transform into a horrid creature.

Well, shit. Just his luck.

"Give me a break." He said angrily to himself. "Aswang? For the 3rd time this week?!" He didn't move from his position and still aims the gun to the now aswang forms.

Aside from their ugly form, he hated how they smell. No, scratch that. He hated the aswang kind.

Pero nagtataka sya at kung bakit andito ang mga ito. As far as he knows, the Malate area belongs to those international bloodsucking gents, who he had business before.

"Before I blow your heads off, tell me something. Bawal ang mga uri nyo sa lugar na 'to." Nasa teritoryo sila ni Roman. The Vampire Don. If he knew these aswang thugs is here snooping around his territory, for whatever reason, hell will probably break loose.

He looked around and saw the two he fought earlier transforms into an aswang as well. Party. This is a freaking party. "You gonna answer me or what?"

"You.Die. That's the answer." Said the other aswang thug. Sabay sabay na umatake ang mga aswang sa kanya. He shot the two he was aiming at earlier and they went down. Umikot naman sya para barilin ang isa sa likod nya nang mahagip sya ng isa sa kanan, kaya tumilapon ang hawak nyang baril. Akala ng mga aswang ay mapapa higa sya kaya sumunggab sila sa kanya. Ngunit mabilis syang kumilos at dali daling binaril ang isang aswang na paparating.

3 down, 1 one more to go.

Hinihingal sya, ganun din ang natitirang aswang. The three aswang thugs ain't dead yet, but he'll finish them off later. Kailangan nya lang ng kasagutan sa tanong nya.

He aimed the gun at the target. "Yung tanong ko kanina, sagutin mo."

"None of your business, human." The aswang said the last word in anger and disgust. Well, they disgust him too. The aswang kinds are into illegal stuffs. Selling all kinds of drugs and illegal firearms. Pero ang hindi pa din nawawalang ugali sa kanila, ang pag kuha sa mga tao para kainin. He even heard they have an underground market for selling human meat. Disgusting.

The aswang lunged forward, baring his long teeth and claws at him. He aimed at the head and fired two shots, but the aswang kept moving. Gamit ng kanyang kanang kamay, kinuha nya sa loob ng jacket ang isang balisong. He flipped the balisong in one hand and he moved forward, meeting the aswang head-on.

He shot the aswang on its left eye, that made it stopped. But not him. Mabilis syang kumilos at nang makalapit ay saka nya ginilitan sa leeg ang aswang. Bumagsak naman ito agad. He went and killed the rest by shooting them at their hearts and slitting their throats. Napagod sya ng husto. 4 kills in one night. That was such a rush for him. Killing these filthy creatures is good for him. The less evil in this earth, the better.

Pinulot nya ang kanyang nabitawang baril saka inilagay ulit sa holster sa jacket, ganun din ang kanyang balisong. Sumandal sya sa pader at kinuha ang kanyang phone.

He should call Roman and tell him that the Aswangs are lurking in his territory, but erased the idea quickly. The Vampire's and the Aswang's don't get along pretty well. Lalo na pag ang usapan ay sa mga sinasakupan nilang lugar. Mas malawak ang sakop ng mga bampira at yun ang ikinagagalit ng mga aswang. Lalo na at nakuha na din ng mga ito ang isang parte ng Makati na dati ay teritoryo ng kaaway.

The Aswang clan are too prideful, so when you take something from them and show it off to the whole Underworld how pathetic they are for not knowing you fooled them, they'll be pissed. And taking their territories one by one is bruising their ego. Kaya naiisip nya na desperado na ang mga ito kaya sikreto din silang nag tatatrabaho sa lugar ng mga bampira.

If they can all just talk and agree on something, like making a truce, everything will be good. Like in the old days. Mga panahon na aktibo pa ang kanyang ama at lolo. Except there are also other clans who wants to wring the necks of the Vampires for taking their territories as well. And all of them creatures are prideful like the Aswangs, if they have the sought-after area with lots of opportunity for them to do business and what not, they will take it. Even if it means war. Like it's a freaking Mafia of the Underworld.

All he has to do is to make sure these creatures don't breach the rules of the Underworld. At kung mangyari man iyon, handa sya.