Chapter 168 - Day DXIV, Part II

Two guys just started yelling at each other, and quickly became handsy. One pushed the other.

- That's one of Hatta's guys - said Will.

Boris stood up, to check.

- And the other works under Blue. We should stop them - said the leader of Bratstvo.

Will started moving, but it was not easy because of the crowd, and he ended up too late. One punched the other and soon more joined and the situation escalated to a full-on brawl.

- Fuck - said Nil.

Nobuo looked at Ryuu and Hideaki, then nodded in silence, and stood up. I joined them, and we started to push our way through. I wanted to shadow walk there, but there was just no space.

Then the situation became even worse as few guys transformed into werewolves.

- Fuck - this time it was me.

We stopped trying to act nice and just started shoving people to the sides to make it past them. Transformed hunters just wreaked havoc, people started screaming and trying to escape. It was a mess. State of total panic, and in the middle soldiers of Wuxia was getting beaten up.

I used the shadow walk, and appeared midair, in full swing, just smacked one of the werewolves knocking him out with one powerful blow. This didn't stop the others. I had to step between them and our guys, but I could do only this much. Fortunately, the rest arrived, and worked as a wall, protecting the massacred soldiers of Wuxia.

Blue's men growled at us but didn't attack, knowing they have no chances. Will and I just started healing as soon as the battle stopped.

Everybody was still alive, but some guys didn't look so good. Two especially. Their clothes were ripped to shreds, and chests had deep claw marks. They bleed a lot and were gasping in pain, gritting their teeth.

- We need to move them to the device - Will pointed out.

- I'll take those two, you take care of the rest.

He nodded, and I threw two barely conscious, massacred guys over my shoulders, and just started moving. Fortunately crowd dwindled a bit, and with yelling at people who stayed, to move out of the way, I managed to get outside. There was a big gathering in front of the building, but Hailwic and Marting just brutally shoved people away to make a path for me. For them, the regular guys were like straw dolls.

I rushed to the device and helped the two of them touch the ball. They didn't have enough to heal completely, but at least they stopped the bleeding.

- Call me Hatta! Get him here! - I yelled on top of my lungs.

People started to gather around, lured by the drama. Wuxia soldiers came to assist me, and move their brothers to safety. Hatta appeared shortly after.

- What the hell happened? - he asked marching fast towards me.

- Brawl in the Velvet Lotus. Our guys and Blue's. Two almost died, but I saved them, but there is more wounded.

- Fuck. You! - He turned to one of his guys. - Get me Blue here. The rest of you go to Velvet lotus and help move our people. Move, now!

They listened without a word and rushed to fulfill the orders.

- Who started this? Do you know? - he asked me then.

- No idea. I heard shouting, and then they just went for it. Our guys were winning, but then they transformed, and here we are.

- Shit...

- Are we ready for them?

- If you are here, then yes, we are. Just...

- Well... Let's see what Blue has to say. I'm ready for the worst. Just make sure Nadia is safe.

He nodded.

- Give me a moment. I'll put Amit on this.

He left, walking fast back to the Wuxia headquarters. A few moments later screams reached my ears. Something was happening in the Velvet Lotus. I was torn between waiting for Hatta and just running there, but I decided to stay. They had Will, and most of our strongest warriors. They could hold on a few minutes even against all Blu could throw their way.

The screaming was silenced as suddenly as it started.

Hatta came rushing.

- What the hell is happening?! - he asked me.

- Is Nadia safe?!

- Yes. I send Amit to her.

- Ok. I'm going there.

As I said those words one of Hatta's soldiers came out running from the alley.

- Hey, you, what's going on there?! - leader shouted immediately.

- W-we s-stopped the fight - he had to fight for his breath. - Everything seemed to work out, but then some of them came, and they tried to scare us. One stepped too far, and mister Nobuo cut off his head.

- Shit... 

- Is everybody ok?! - I asked, coming closer to the guy.

- Yes. We managed to push them away. They all are coming here right now.

- Did anybody inform Blue yet?! -  Hatta yelled. - Get me that motherfucker here!

- He is coming - somebody yelled back.

Soon after Wuxia soldiers came running from a different alley.

- We informed Blue. He is coming - they repeated themselves

So we waited, looking at each other. Hatta was pissed. To be honest, I also was. If those fuckers wanted war, they were gonna get it. Right then, Blue was the only one who could stop the bloodshed.

A few moments later our boys came rushing from Velvet Lotus. Escorting a bunch of wounded men. Will face told me that he was furious. Boris seemed focused, ready to fight. On the other hand, Midnight was smiling.

Even Aisha and her soldiers came. Tailing our group. Carrying torches. Everybody was armed to the teeth. Ready.

Soon all of the citizens started to gather. Something big was going to happen. Our future was going to be determined for many.

Moments later all the bigshots came out. They just had to. Some Wuxia soldiers brought us weapons, and more light, as we reunited with the rest. Hatta gave few orders, to move the wounded to barracks. We waited, but not for long.

The crowd gathered around split apart to make a path for Blue, Williams, and a whole unit of hunters following them.