Chapter 7: 6. Older brother

He walked through various, narrow and deserted streets. The place Fi was heading to, was barely familiar to him. Barely, because he had been in this place just over two weeks earlier, one day after his 17th birthday, looking for a job. However, he barely remembered where it was.

He was stuck in his memories of Garef coming to his apartment on his birthday, telling him to get a job and start paying for himself and his sister. He wasn't happy about it one bit, but he had no choice but to obey; otherwise he and Feli would end up miserable.

Fi wasn't registered on the resident card. He did not have his identification number, therefore, for this city, he did not exist. His sister, who was registered, had no brother. Garef rented the apartment to only one person, Felicia Solis, and no one else. Fi himself was nowhere to be found. Because of that, he couldn't find any work either, until he finally found some young men stationed in a dark alley. Then he managed to accept a job as a dealer, although he had no idea that it was an illegal job. He was too stupid to know and to figure it out.

Now that he and Feli were going to join the rebels, he no longer needed the job. Viral made it clear to him that he would get paid.

That was how Fi had started his work, and that was how he wanted to end it; finding the same dudes and telling them he wants to quit.

He sighed because he couldn't quite remember where the place he had found the job was. He had been pacing back and forth for well over half an hour.

'Fi' - [It was better to go with Felyy and the others.] - He thought regretfully.

He walked a few more steps until he heard an angry scream.

'???' - Come on! It's not my fault he took it from me! I'll give you everything back, but later, in a few days! - His voice was filled with anger, but also with resignation, because the faces of those he shouted at clearly indicated that his negotiations were for nothing.

'???' - No money, no goods, what did you not understand? - Another male voice answered him.

'???' - Victor, we're sorry they robbed you, but rules are rules, we can't give you anything until you have the money. - Another person joined the conversation who seemed quite nice.

'Victor' - .... - He was silent not knowing what to do next. His drug craving was getting stronger and stronger, and he wouldn't last much longer.

'Fi' - Yo! I found you! - He joined the conversation.

The two men who spoke to Victor were the ones who gave him the job.

'Victor' - Wa... wa... wait! It-it's him! He stole my money! - He pointed at the boy with anger in his eyes.

'Fi' - Me? Do we even know each other? And I didn't steal any money from anyone!

Victor didn't seem surprised that he wasn't remembered. The few minutes he spent with the boy were enough for him to understand that he would not remember random and boring people. Despite this, Victor took off his black hood, revealing his white, bunny ears, approached the boy and pointed to his not very handsome face,

'Victor' - Now do you remember? - He thought showing his face might make a difference.

'Fi' - No, who are you? - He replied without even thinking.

'Victor' - Two days ago we were running away from the guards together. You don't remember, you helped me jump over the fence that time! You remember!?

'Fi' - Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Everyone was wondering what he was doing - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Victor thought the boy was meditating - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Oh, yes! Now I remember, we used to play tag together and Scale was chasing us! - After thinking for a loooooong time, he finally remembered.

'Victor' - Finally! And if you remember, that's when you stole my money too! Give it to me back!

'Fi' - What did I steal, you gave it to me. - He cocked his head in surprise.

'Victor' - You stole! I wasn't going to give you my entire wallet! I was just supposed to take out some of the money and give it to you!

'Fi' - Only part? There was very little there.

'Victor' - Don't kill me like that! There wasn't that little there! - He felt pitiful.

'Fi' - Well, it was, I wouldn't survive a week from it.

'Victor' - T-this... - He felt ashamed of how little he earns - It doesn't matter how much was there, you took my money and that's it! And now I have nothing and I can't buy anything, so give it back to me!

'Fi' - If you wanted money you should have gone to some lottery or something.

'Victor' - And you think what? That I will win something right away? It's not possible, I'd have to buy at least a million tickets to win something big!

'Fi' - Not at all, when I go to lotteries, I always win about 100 ter - He said surprised at Victor's comment.

Lotteries were Fi's main source of income. Almost every time he went to buy a ticket, he won at least 3 times what he spent. And it was only because of his incredible luck, of which he had a lot. Overall, Fi's life was rather happy. Despite poverty, he always got what he wanted, sometimes he found it on someone's balcony, sometimes he managed to find money on the street and buy the desired thing with it. Once it even happened that the mother bought the child a toy, but the child did not like it. The baby started crying, so the mother took the newly bought toy and threw it in the trash. Fi pulled out a clean and unscented toy, taking it for himself. And there were definitely more similar events. In short, Fi is extremely lucky in such matters.

Victor couldn't believe what Fi had said was true. Because how can you win the lottery so often? It's ridiculous!

'Victor' - Don't lie, it's impossible! And even if I had to buy a ticket, I have nothing to pay for!

'Fi' - Oh, you're right, in the end you also pay for tickets... so if you want, I can give you money for this ticket.

'Victor' - No, no, no, no. You didn't understand something, you are to give me all the money you took from me, not just enough for one ticket!

'Fi' - Eh? No way! Now that money is mine.

'Victor' - What? Didn't you hear what I said!? I wasn't going to give you everything. You can keep 20 ter if you like, but give me the rest!

'Fi' - No, it's mine. And if you want them back, then... defeat me. Let's fight! - He put his left foot forward and right arm back, ready to attack.

However, Victor did not even dream of fighting him, he knew full well that winning was impossible. This boy, after a dozen or so minutes of racing, did not get tired at all. He jumped over a huge fence with no problems, and his "weak" hitting hurt terribly. In a regular fight, he had no chance against him. But only in the usual. What if he could trick him? After all, the boy was a complete moron. Winning by trickery didn't seem all that impossible. Let's see, maybe he would have blinded him by throwing sand in his eyes, but there was no sand anywhere, so that's out of the question. Maybe something would change if you knocked him down? Maybe some slippery goo? But where would he get one? The plan is out. So maybe ice? But he couldn't create ice either. He knew there was a freezing potion, but he didn't have one on him or could afford one, so he's out. So what's left? Maybe some ranged attacks? Start throwing stones? Except there weren't any on the floor. Or throw something sharp? Pins, for example? But where would he get the pins? Both plans fail. Or something not too fancy? Maybe a simple knife will suffice?

Victor reached into the back pocket of his pants. There is. There is a knife. Will he be able to win with it? Will he be able to defeat this incredibly strong and agile boy, while he himself has no knife skills?

His hand began to tremble. Will he be able to win or will he be able to stab him? But stab? What if there is a mortal wound, what if something happens to the boy? He shook his head trying to push the bad thoughts away, but the more he tried not to think about it, the clearer he saw the image in his mind of him killing the boy and then going to prison for the rest of his days. Now not only the hand, but the whole body began to tremble in terror of what was about to happen. His bunny ears went lower and lower. Breathing became heavy. He clenched his fist tighter on the knife. Will he be able to win? What will be the consequences if he kills him? What if he loses? How long will he be beaten? How much will it hurt? Finally he decided,

'Victor' - I don't want to fight you, please don't hurt me, just could you give me this lottery money? - He hung his head like a loser.

'Fi' - Boring... But ok, I'll give you something - He was disappointed that he didn't fight.

He reached into his pocket and took out a wallet, looked inside and pulled out 20 ter.

'Fi' - You have for two tickets. Sometimes I don't win anything either, so that's just in case.

'Victor' - Y-yes... - He wasn't one bit happy with the amount he got, it wasn't even enough for drugs, but he couldn't resist.

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He left the place where the boy he hated and the two drug dealers were. He had no reason to stay there, after all, the boy won't give him anything else, and he can't buy any drugs.

He pulled the hood of his black sweatshirt over his head, covering his white bunny ears. He had his hands in his pockets and walked with his head down.

'Victor' - [20 teri is not enough for me. I'll live on it for two, three days at most, and that's it.] - He thought sadly.

He was never rich, as a child he lived only with his poor mother. He's used to falling. But for the first time he found himself in a situation where he really had nothing left. Yesterday he lost his house because he couldn't keep it anymore. He was left to live in one of the shabby flats, on the edge of the underground city.

He walked thinking about how many mistakes he made in his life. He didn't go to school, he didn't have any hobbies, he wasn't interested in anything, he didn't get any friends to get him out of trouble. He won nothing and was nothing.

Then he saw something out of the corner of his eye. Newsstand.

He was just passing by the kiosk. Place where you could usually buy tickets and scratch cards. With a slightly trembling hand, he pulled out his last twenty teri. He looked at them as if they were special, his last money.

'Victor' - Eh, why not? - He said to himself.

Since he already got the money for the lottery tickets, why not? Why not give them away. The scrap of paper he was going to buy was going to decide his life. He will win the money or soon his life will end.

He picked up one of the scratch cards. He took it to the cashier and paid 10 teri. Half of what he had. He walked out of the store slowly, still looking at the scratch card. Will his life be saved? Or will it fall into ruins? He was about to find out.

Standing in front of the newsstand, he gripped the scratch card tighter. With a dirty and incompetently cut fingernail, he began to scratch the place to be scratched. The letter "W" appeared first, then the letter "O". Victor already knew what that meant. He won something. Surely he won something, now the only question is how much? It could be 5 teri, it could be 100 teri, it could be several million teri. He regained the hope he had lost recently and started scratching the scratch card even faster until the winning amount finally showed up. Victor's eyes widened first, only to fill with tears in the seconds that followed. He was crying. His win was...

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'Fi' - Eh!? So I didn't have to come here!?

'Dealer 1' - Exactly, you already lost your job because the gang you worked for, collapsed.

After Victor left, Fi did what he came to do; he wanted to quit his job as a dealer. After explaining the reason why he had approached them, the two men looked at each other and asked if the boy had not heard about yesterday's incident. This incident, of course, was about Fi, Feli and the Trix breaking up the Mafia, though that wasn't their intention.

After the boy nodded to indicate that he knew what the incident was about, the man explained to him that he had lost his job because of the incident.

'Fi' - And I could go with Felyy and the rest ... - He sighed - Well, I'll just join them a little later - He convinced himself that there would still be room for him to play.

'Fi' - I'm on my way! Thanks! - He bid farewell to the dealers and moved on.

He jogged along the hard concrete, through the dingy bends. He was heading towards the place where his friends were staying. And when he thought of them, he instantly stopped.

'Fi' - Wait, where was this adventure supposed to take place?

He thought. He tried to remember what Bernar had said, and the more he thought about it, the more it dawned on him.

'Fi' - He didn't say where it was supposed to be...

He finally remembered that he had left before he was supposed to.

'Fi' - Eh, well, it's time to play hide and seek! I am looking!

Thinking of the search as a game, he moved from where he was and started looking for them.

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Trix felt a box-like communication device open in her trouser pocket. She immediately took it out and brought it to her lips.

'Feli' - Trix! There is a problem! I am famous!

'Trix' - What does fame have to do with the problem? What happened?

'Feli' - They recognized that I was one of those; hey fuck off! - She said to someone else - Who attacked the gang; want to get kicked!? - She got angry with someone - yesterday and now; back off!; everyone is attacking me!

'Trix' - I didn't understand anything, but I understand that you have problems, I'll run to you and save you! - She said as fast as she could.

As soon as she finished her sentence, she started running for the door Feli had just come through. They were solid. So much so that when Trix kicked them with all her might, they didn't even budge. Then the girl tried to open it the traditional way, i.e. grab the handle. The door, however, turned out to be locked from the inside. Then she looked at the window and only now noticed that they were all barricaded from the inside.

'Trix' - Dammit, I have to use the bomb - She said, displeased.

'Bernar' - Wait - He grabbed her arm.

"Bang, bang"

He fired two shots where the key mechanism should have been. Hoping to destroy it, he grabbed the handle and opened the door.

'Trix' - Not so fast! - She reacted as soon as Bernar set foot in the room.

She jumped on him and pinned him to the ground, saving him from the bullets. They were aimed at the first person entering the door, who turned out to be Bernar.

Trix didn't even look around the room. She immediately threw a smoke bomb to hide from the enemies and get to Feli faster.

'Trix' - Be careful! What kind of a guard are you to just walk through the door into an enemy base.

'Bernar' - ...I'm sorry. Or rather, thanks for saving me.

Trix - No problem. - She covered herself with a smile at the words of thanks - And now, we have to find Feli.

Voices of confused guards could be heard all around. They were looking for the two who had just entered the building. Some also stopped others from shooting. Without seeing anything, you don't know who they would hit.

'Guard' - Stand by the door, don't let them leave the room!

The passages to other rooms and corridors were barred, and the guards thought it would stay that way, but they overestimated their strength. Trix, though physically weaker than Fi and Fela, was still definitely stronger than the untouched. She easily broke through the guards guarding one door. Bernar and Trix entered through it and found themselves in a short corridor. There were two doors on either side of the corridor leading to random rooms.

Trix noticed the security in the corridor, more precisely, 5 guards, two of whom were equipped with pistols.

'Bernar' - I'll take care of the one on the right. - He wanted to take out the guard holding the gun.

'Trix' - No, I'll take care of everyone, you don't lean out so that nothing happens to you.

She started running towards security. Seeing this, the guards with guns began to aim at her and fired bullets. At this, Trix slid in, hiding from the bullets. She rode like that for a good few meters until she found herself next to one of the security guards, just next to the one with the gun. She quickly rose to her feet. The man closest to her took aim at her, but didn't have time to pull the trigger. The girl punched him in the face. After the hit, the man fell limply to the floor for a moment without contact with the world. When he opened his eyes again, all he saw was the last of his associates falling to the ground. They couldn't even scratch the pink girl.

'Bernar' - I think I'm just bothering you - He said, seeing how she deftly defeated five enemies.

'Trix' - Yes, but only a little. You don't have to worry about it. - She replied honestly - Do you hear? - She asked Bernar.

'Bernard' - What?

'Trix' - It must be the sounds of fighting - Her ears turned slightly trying to pick up the sound - They are on the upper floor. It must be Feli. How quickly she got there!

'Bernar' - The stairs should be past the last door on the right - He pointed to the door.

'Trix' - ? - She was surprised - You know what this place looks like from the inside?

'Bernar' - Eh... em... Yes - He didn't know what to say - I was here once.

'Trix' - Did you work here?

'Bernard' - Something like that.

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'Feli' - Haa, haa, haa - She panted tiredly - Too many of you here!

She had just fought at least fifteen opponents at once. Although she had a great advantage over them, the constant focus on not getting hit was very tiring.

'Trix' - Feli! Are you OK? - Trix entered the open corridor, followed by Bernar.

Immediately after realizing the situation, Trix took a smoke bomb from her bag and threw it in the middle of the room. A hissing sound came from the device, and then the entire hall was filled with blue smoke.

Feli and Trix in this situation had no problem defeating the workers, they dealt with them immediately. Bernar, on the other hand, only heard how the opponents fell one by one, unable to get over the admiration.

After the voices of the fallen workers died down, Bernar called Feli and Trix over to him.

'Bernar' - We're on the second floor and the boss's office is on the fifth, we'll have to get there.

'Trix' - No problem, we'll get there quickly. Together, it'll be a lot easier for us.

'Feli' - Of course! let's go!

After her words, they headed for the stairs. As soon as they opened the door to the staircase, they were showered with a hail of shots. However, no one was hurt. Feli flew up to the ceiling, Trix first pushed Bernar out of range, then fell to the ground herself.

Feli, seeing that the guards were about to pick the Trix lying on the floor as their target, dived down, wounding herself with a shot to the forehead, and attacked the guards. She kicked the one furthest forward with both feet, and he flew backwards, collapsing on the men behind him.

A second after the shots stopped, Trix got up from the floor and, realizing the situation, ran closer to Feli to help her defeat the opponents.

Soon all the guards were on the floor and on the stairs.

'Trix' - All clear - She approached Bernar and gave him her hand to get up.

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It took them half an hour to get to the fifth floor. During this, mainly Feli but also Trix and Bernar had quite a few light wounds. They ascended to the fifth floor, which looked the prettiest of all they had been on. Unlike the other corridors and rooms, here everything was carefully painted, and the light was strong and bright. There were ornaments on both sides of the corridor, mostly paintings, plants, and even a sculpture. However, this beautiful decor was stained by bodyguards lying on the ground.

'Bernar' - It's that door.

They approached the indicated entrance.

'Trix' - So we're on three. One, two - She stopped - Hey Feli!

She yelled at Feli as she, without waiting for her countdown, kicked into the boss's office.

'Feli' - Why wait? The sooner the better!

'Trix' - ... - She made a displeased face, and was silent.

Then Bernar came to the fore and, surprised, announced:

'Bernard' - Nobody is there.

'Trix' - Eh? You're right.

Everyone looked at the open door. There was a large and nicely decorated office, but it was empty. Inside, they found no one, neither the guard nor the boss.

'Trix' - Don't tell me we came here for nothing. - She put her hands on her hips and sighed.

'Feli' - Even if no one is here, it was awesome! Going on an adventure and being in danger, we experienced a lot of feelings. We got to know each other better and became closer. It is important to-

'Trix' - Oh my ears are already hurting from that idiotic "motivational" speech - she grabbed her pointy ears and tried to hide them - What comic did you take this from?

'Feli' - From a robo-hero! Cool right!? - She smiled sincerely.

'Trix' - Not at all, we just wasted our time. What do you think Bernar?

'Bernar' - Secret exit... - He said under his breath.

'Trix' - What are you saying there? I didn't catch it. - She grabbed Bernar's arm and tilted her head trying to figure out what he had said.

'Bernar' - There is a secret passage in the office, the boss could have escaped through it.

'Feli' - Secret Passage!? - Her eyes lit up with curiosity, and the saliva of lust began to flow from her mouth.

Bernar' - I'll go through the secret passage, and you please stick to plan B. Do something to attract the attention of ordinary residents and guards. - Then he crouched down and lifted the trapdoor that covered a hidden passage in the floor.

'Feli' - Eeeh!? I want to go down the secret passage too! - She had a pleading expression.

'Trix' - Are you sure you want to go alone? Better take-

'Bernar' - I'll go alone. I should do something too and not just watch you do everything for me - He said firmly.

'Trix' - Okay, then we'll take care of plan B. Be careful out there.

'Bernar' - Sure - He said and jumped into the secret passage.

'Feli' - But I want too!

She was about to jump into the secret passage right behind Bernar, but Trix caught her and stopped her.

'Trix' - You stay with me.

'Feli' - But I don't want to! - She had tears in her eyes as if she wanted to start crying about such a stupid thing.

'Trix' - It's just some stupid tunnel, and we stay here and do a big BOOM!

'Feli' - Big boom? - She asked curiously.

'Trix' - Yes, big BOOM! - She screamed and made a gesture with her hands as if her hands were exploding.

'Feli' - We're doing a big BOOM! Let's get started! - In an instant she was fascinated by something else and completely forgot about the secret passage. Her eyes glowed with excitement with a big BOOM.

After making Feli want to stay with her, Trix put her gym bag on the ground and started rummaging through it.

'Trix' - We'll take one... or maybe two? - She turned to Feli.

'Feli' - Three! Take three!

'Trix' - Okay! We're going with a kick, there will be three! - She approved Fela's idea.

She took out the first of the bombs from the pink bag, then the second, and just as she was about to reach for the third, Feli immediately threw herself at her with the word "Be careful!". For just at that moment, the rest of the guards who were on other floors entered the fifth floor. They grabbed their weapons and started aiming at the intruders.

Feli ran out of the office and flew straight at the closest opponents. Doing the splits, she hit one with the end of her leg. She then grabbed a nearby guard by the head, sending it down to hit her right in the knee.

She grabbed the gun held by that bodyguard and pointed the muzzle at the hand of another guard. The bullet hit another pistol, knocking it out of the bodyguard's hand.

'Feli' - Trix, are the bombs ready!?

While the fight was going well for her, she knew that fighting with more than twenty people at once was very dangerous, especially when they stopped caring about their fallen associates and started shooting at random. That's why she just wanted to buy some time for the Trix to prepare the bombs.

'Trix' - Yes! Come here! I'll throw them right away!

The girl pushed off the air with her black wings and flew backwards, straight to the office, still not losing sight of her opponents. Who, right after Feli withdrew, began to flood the office with a hail of shots.

'Trix' - Catch! She threw one of the three bombs into Feli's hands.

Then she put the other two bombs to her head, and with her teeth pulled out a thin metal tube from them, which probably kept them from exploding. Right after that, she threw the bombs into the corridor where the guards were standing.

Feli did the same, taking out the bomb protection with her teeth and throwing it towards the opponents.

As soon as the guards saw the three spherical objects fly out of the office, they began to run away, then fell to the ground in defense of their miserable lives.

The girls heard and felt a powerful explosion that gave them an adrenaline rush. Though not as much as what happened a fraction of a second later. Because they both noticed that one of the spherical objects was flying towards them, into the office. The two bombs thrown earlier must have pushed the third one in the direction it had come from and ended up back in the room they were in.

The girls' eyes widened in fear at this sudden problem. Their brains paused for a moment as they knew the bomb coming towards them was about to explode. Feli was the first and only one to react, as fast as she could, supporting herself with her wings, she embraced Trix with her only arm and flew with her towards the window. Then, the bomb exploded, and the shockwave pushed Trix and Feli shielding her from the blast so hard that they broke the glass in the window and flew outside. And with them, scraps of concrete flew down, which broke off together with the window.

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Victor, all happy, was going to his mother, who lived on the outskirts of the lower part of the underground city. He did not have a good relationship with her, she kicked her son out of the house when he turned 14 and wanted nothing to do with him.

So did Victor, after being kicked out of the house, he had no intention of ever seeing her again, and yet today he decided to see her. Not because he missed her, because he didn't feel anything good about her. He wanted to show off, to make her jealous, to make her regret that she had once kicked him out of the house. From today he was to stop being a roadside stray and worthless garbage, after today's win of a round million teri, his life was to change.

Nothing could spoil today, even if his mother didn't care that he became rich, it couldn't spoil his mood. He could step in dog poop and still consider himself the luckiest man in the world.

And in this angelically good mood, he walked through the musty and old streets. One of his hands was in the pocket of his sweatshirt, holding the winning ticket firmly inside. He believed that it would be safest if this most important piece of paper in the world would be with him all the time, in his hand.

He imagined all the luxuries that awaited him. Beautiful large apartment on the surface, with a breath of fresh air, away from any smelly drunks. Beautiful girls, each exotic, of a different race, fawning over him. Kissing his neck, rubbing his back and telling him how handsome he is. And most important of all, he could buy the best stuff in town. The most expensive drug elixirs that ever existed. Giving a divine effect. They were the ones that occupied his mind the most.

However, something suddenly interrupted him from daydreaming. His rabbit ears, with very good hearing, retracted in the blink of an eye, and he covered his head with both hands. And he did it because he heard a powerful explosion coming from the fifth floor of the building he was under. He was shaking like a coward trying to stop the squeaking coming to his ears. And a moment later he got scared when he saw two people falling down.

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Feli held the Trix with one hand, like a prince holding a princess.

'Trix' - You're like a prince charming - she commented on the way she was held.

'Feli' - At your service princess - She played with her.

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Together, she slowly descended after both of them were pushed out of the room by the explosion. After a while, the girls landed near the man cowering in fear. Feli let go of Trix and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

'Trix' - It was really close.

'Feli' - Yes! But luckily nothing happened - She smiled widely.

'Trix' - Are you sure? You covered me, so I guess if anyone got hit, you got hit.

'Feli' - I'm fine! Just a little back hurts and that's it - She put her hands on her hips and puffed out her breasts being confident.

But then Trix spotted the man behind Feli.

He pointed at Feli with a shaking hand, trying to mumble:

'Victor' - S-s-s...she...she...Her-her...back...

Trix didn't know what this stranger meant, so she walked around Feli and stood by the stranger to see Feli from his point of view. And when she finally noticed what the man was looking at, her pupils dilated and she immediately asked to be sure.

'Trix' - Feli, are you sure it only hurts "a little"?

'Feli' - Yes, just a little - she said without concern.

However, Trix knew that what happened to Feli should hurt much more. In addition to the fact that you could easily see her naked back, naked bottom and naked legs, there was blood everywhere. The explosion of the bomb caused her clothes to be ruined and her whole back of her body was badly injured. Her skin peeled away in many places, revealing pink flesh and blood. Although, to be honest, the wounds didn't look very deep, there were just a lot of them.

'Trix' - Feli, you better look at your back.

'Feli' - ? Did something happen?

She turned her head and looked at her backside, and finally understood what Trix was so worried about.

'Feli' - You know... So suddenly it hurt me a lot, really a lot.

She was slightly shocked at the state of her back. Despite this, she didn't seem to lose her cool and was quite calm.

'Trix' - You should probably lie down and not move.

'Feli' - Okay! - She began to descend to the level of the floor - Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!

'Trix' - But don't lie on your back you idiot!!!

Feli, instead of lying on her stomach as she should have, she lay down on her injured back and still wonders why her back hurts more! But right after Trix's shouted remark, she corrected herself and turned onto her stomach, already staying in that position.

'Trix' - Hey you! She pointed at the man - Go and call an ambulance.

'Victor' - Me?

'Trix' - Who else? I'm not leaving my friend alone, go find an emergency booth and call an ambulance!

'Victor' - B-but...

'Trix' - NOW! - She screamed at the top of her voice.

'Victor' - O-okay! - He agreed anxiously.

Victor ran out of the alley they were in and looked over the lifebooth.

By using communication mirrors instead of telephones in this world, it is much more difficult to communicate over long distances. One mirror is connected to one mirror. If you have 100 friends and you want to connect with everyone, you need 100 different mirrors. For this reason, the ambulance, fire brigade or municipal police can be called only from emergency booths, in which there are mirrors connected to these services. Thanks to this, instead of many thousands, emergency services need only a few hundred communicators.

There are at least 200 booths throughout the city, they are placed in visible and easily accessible places. So it wasn't long before Victor found one and called the emergency services.

At the same time, Trix was hanging out with Feli. She was sitting on the dirty ground right next to the lying and injured girl.

'Trix' - I'm not sure if I should stay here. When the ambulance comes, they will definitely ask for my ID number. And I don't know what will happen when they find out I don't have any.

'Feli' - [ID number?] - She said in her mind - You can't stay here! They can't find out you don't have a number!

'Trix' - Why did you suddenly scream? Do you know what will happen when they find out?

Feli remembered what she had learned yesterday. If it turns out that someone does not have a number and therefore does not take injections, they will kill him so as not to cause rumors and, as a result, rebellion. Trix, who doesn't have a number, couldn't stay with her.

'Feli' - No... I don't know anything - She looked at the floor - But you can't stay here anyway. So go now.

'Trix' - ?

She noticed that Feli had lied at first, but she didn't decide to ask her about it, instead she got up and was ready to leave, but before that, "Well, I can't leave you like this," she said as she looked again at her fallen friend.

'Feli' - How come you can't when you can? Just go away and that's it.

'Trix' - It's not that I can't leave, it's just... - She walked over to Feli, taking off her blood-red jacket and covered Feli's completely naked buttocks with it - Some pervert would come and look at you.

'Feli' - Oh, that was it. Thanks! But go!

'Trix' - We'll meet at the hospital!

'Feli' - Okay, bye!

Trix left the scene.

And not long after she left, Victor returned.

'Victor' - Eh? And where is the one-eyed one? She just screamed that she couldn't leave you, and now she's gone?

'Feli' - I told her to go away.

'Victor' - Did you quarrel?

'Feli' - No, it's for her safety.

'Victor' - What? - He began to look around uneasily - Is there anything dangerous here?

'Feli' - As long as you have an identification number, everything is safe. Do you have an identification number?

'Victor' - Well, just like everyone else - he was surprised by this question.

'Feli' - So everything is safe!

'Victor' - Oh... - He scratched his ear, not knowing what the girl was talking about.

The man walked over to the wall, leaned against it, and then sat down on the ground.

'Feli' - Mr Bunny stays here?

'Victor' - Yes, I gave my ID via komi*, so if I go anywhere I'll probably get fined. Besides, today is the happiest day of my life, so even staying here with you won't spoil my day.

*komi is short for communication mirror.

'Feli' - Yes? What happened? - She was curious.

Victor smiled superiorly. He puffed out his chest and proudly was about to announce:

'Victor' - Well, today I won the ticket - he reached into his sweatshirt pocket - I won the ticket - He repeated himself, still rummaging in his pocket - I won the ticket ... - He repeated this time looking in the other pocket, and then in his pants - My won ticket - He rapidly began to comb all the corners of his clothes, even took off his shoes to see if maybe his winnings were hidden there. But he couldn't find a scratch card anywhere - My scratch card! Where is it!?

In bitterness he shouted at the top of his voice. He began to search not only close to him, but all over the street where they were. He looked under the concrete scraps that had fallen down with Feli and Trix. He walked over to Feli and picked her up, and she made a surprised face and continued to stare at what the man was doing.

Unable to find a scratch card on that alley, he decided to search all the alleys he had passed while looking for the lifebooth, but that didn't turn up either.

Finally, resigned, he returned to Fela's vicinity, approached the wall and sat down on the cold concrete, leaning against it.

'Victor' - No. I don't have my scratch card. - He said in an empty and sad voice - THERE IS NO MY WIN!!! - He screamed as loud as he could, then fell silent and stared at the gray floor.

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Immediately after descending to the secret escape route, Bernar reached into his pocket and pulled out a komi. He opened the casket-like device and heard a voice coming from the object.

'Coin' - Bernar? Something happened? - His younger brother spoke up on the other side.

'Bernar' - Do you remember where the secret passage from the office ended?

'Coin' - The one we always used to play?

'Bernar' - Yes.

'Coin' - I think I remember. Go there?

'Bernar' - Yes, but hide and just watch if anyone comes out. When you see the boss, just follow him so you can tell me where he is later. You can do it?

'Coin' - Sure! I'm going there - He sounded happy.

The two closed the komi, hanging up. Bernar continued his journey through an empty, narrow and long tunnel, while Coin moved away from the enemy base, and headed to the place where the secret exit supposedly ended.

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All tired, he walked slowly with his head down. For a long time, Fi ran around the city looking for the rest of his friends, but he was unable to find anyone.

'Fi' - I could have waited until they said where the base is... - He said with displeasure.

He took his hands out of his pockets and scratched his head. He was standing at the intersection of two streets, somewhere on the outskirts of the underground city.

He wondered which of the three directions he should go. To choose, he decided to spin with his eyes closed.

So he covered his vision with his eyelids and spun around a couple of times while standing in the same place, and while spinning he had one hand outstretched, with his index finger pointing forward.

Finally, he stopped and looked at which of the passages he had drawn.

'Fi' - Isn't that where I came from? - He tilted his head trying to remember - What's the difference - He dismissed the problem with the proverbial wave of his hand and went towards the passage that he had drawn.

He took a few steps and then stopped as he saw a familiar figure.

'Fi' - Isn't it Coin?

He pondered, watching as a familiar figure, walking on crutches, discreetly watched the men walking behind the building.

Fi, came up behind him so Coin didn't see him, and then the boy touched his shoulder, which immediately scared the disabled boy. He was startled and jumped back a few inches, then looked in the direction from which he had been touched.

'Coin' - F-Fi? I almost had a heart attack! - He shouted in a whisper.

'Fi' - Hi hi! Sorry, sorry - He was proud of how well he managed to sneak - What are you doing? Is this part of the plan? - He asked what interested him most.

'Coin' - See these guys? - He looked at the boss and his two bodyguards.

'Fi' - Yeah, what about them?

'Coin' - The one in the middle is the gang boss, I'm supposed to follow him.

'Fi' - Extra! So we're like ninjas stalking the villain - He stood on one leg and assumed the stance that comic book ninjas do.

'Coin' - Something... like that - He thought the position Fi took was totally idiotic.

'Fi' - By the way, while I'm here, should I beat them? - He pointed at the boss.

'Coin' - No! I was just supposed to watch him, and Bernar would do the rest.

'Fi' - Okay, back to the ninja mission!

They both watched the boss for less than a minute until they heard footsteps. Then a familiar voice reached their ears:

'Bernard' - Stop! This is detective Bernar Lezar. You are arrested on charges of trafficking illegal substances and conducting illegal activities!

The boss and his two bodyguards turned to see Bernar pointing his gun at them.

'Boss' - Detained? Are you trying to put your own father behind bars, Bernar!? - He seemed furious.

'Bernar' - You're not my father, I don't consider you my father for a long time. Address me as a guard right now!

'Boss' - Now what? You got a promotion at work, you're popular, you're even in the papers! Suddenly you're so brave that you're up against three more experienced guys!? With courage you took your mind! Drop your gun and walk away, and I'll forget what happened today!

'Bernard' - I won't do it! I've come to arrest you, and I'm going to do it!

Fi and Coin watched this unusual spectacle intently. Fi was surprised to learn that the boss they wanted to catch turned out to be Bernar's father, and probably Coin's as well. However, something else caught his attention at the moment. He was looking at the boss and at his hand, which he slowly reached behind his back, while the conversation with Bernar was still going on.

Finally, the boss seemed to catch something, and a small, barely visible smile appeared on his face. This alarmed Fi, who jumped up suddenly and ran to Bernar.

At the same moment, the boss unexpectedly, in the middle of the conversation, pulled out a pistol and without a moment's thought fired a water projectile.

Fi had already reached Bernar, lunged at him, intending to shove him out of the way of the shot, but it was too late.

The shot pierced the side of Bernar's abdomen and lodged. Bernar fell to the ground and shrieked in pain. He clenched his teeth hard, trying to keep his mind clear.

'Coin' - Bernar! - Right after Bernar fell to the ground, Coin came running to him, and he did it really agile considering he still had a sprained ankle.

'Boss' - Were you involved in this too!?

He aimed at Coin, who was sitting above Bernar, and pulled the trigger. However, this time the bullet didn't even get close to the target. Fi stood in front of Coin and deflected a drop of water flying towards him with his black armored hand.

Then, so fast that the boss and his bodyguards didn't even have time to react, he ran to them and hit the bodyguard standing on the right in the head. He involuntarily fell to the ground and never got up.

'Boss' - Eh!? - He was so stunned that he could only stand there and watch Fi aim at him this time.

Luckily for him, the other guard reacted faster than he did. He fired a pistol shot from behind his employer, and the latter, flying towards Fi, brushed against his head, causing a bloody red line on his forehead.

Fi jumped back and wiped the dripping blood. He hadn't expected such a quick reaction from the untouched, so he didn't have time to cover his head with a black coating.

Milliseconds later, the boy prepared for another attack, this time paying attention to the bodyguard standing behind the boss. He jumped from bent legs straight at the boss, at the same time another bullet was fired by the bodyguard. This time, however, Fi spotted it and managed to shield himself from it, thus continuing the attack.

First, he hit the boss in the stomach, which made him doubled over, and then he finished the bent-in-half man by kicking him in the head with his leg.

Moments after taking out the boss, he went after the last bodyguard, whom he also quickly knocked down, as well as the previous two.

'Fi' - And it's over! - He said straight and proud.

But he quickly remembered the shot Bernar and turned to him.

Coin was sitting on his lap, close to his brother, a komi in his hand, probably calling an ambulance. He found the lifebooth while Fi was fighting with the boss.

'Coin' - Yes, yes, he bleeds a lot. Yes, he's breathing... - he was answering questions from the person on the other side. - ... Is someone with me? He looked at Fi, who understood the question and nodded "No." - No one is with me - he replied.

Coin was not to hang up, so Fi just waved his hand and walked away.

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Coin was as tense as he was worried. Sitting outside the operating room, he waited for the doctor's verdict.

'Feli' - Yo! I didn't know I'd find you here!

'Coin' - Feli? What are you doing here?

He was surprised to see a familiar face. However, he realized from her hospital clothes that she had been hospitalized here.

'Feli' - Behind my back the bomb made me a big BOOM! And scratched my back, ha ha, not bad!

'Coin' - It's good that you're so positive about it. Are you sure you'll recover quickly?

'Feli' - The doctor said it would take a few weeks.

She walked over to the seat next to Coin and sat down hard on it.

'Feli' - Ouch! I forgot I can't sit or lean! - She immediately returned to her standing position.

'Coin' - Are you okay?

'Feli' - Ouch... yes, yes, I'm fine, only now, for the next few minutes, everything will hurt me. What are you doing here anyway?

'Coin' - Haa ... - He sighed after remembering what he was waiting for - Bernar ... was shot, I'm waiting for the doctor's statement about what will happen to him.

'Feli' - Shot!? What happened anyway, because I don't know anything? - She asked curiously.

After that, Coin explained exactly how he met Fi, how Bernar ran in front of the boss, and how Fi beat them all.

'Feli' - Wait! This boss was your father!? - She looked at Coin with eyes shining with interest.

'Coin' - Well... My family is not a big secret... I can tell you a bit...

'Feli' - Uhm! - She vigorously nodded her head in the "Yes" sign.

'Coin' - Well.... My mother was a really beautiful woman, at least that's what my father and brother said, because I don't remember her very well. She was also very entertaining and didn't follow the rules. She ventured into the most dangerous places in the city and had fun with the gangs. That's how she met my father, then the head of a small gang. They both fell in love with each other, but it was bad luck that at the same time the son of the boss of one of the largest gangs, or rather the mafia, fell in love with her. My mother shunned him and said she had already chosen who she wanted to be with, but the son of a mob boss wouldn't give up. So a few years passed, and my elder brother, Bernar, was born. My mother and my father hid his existence from, this time, the mob boss he became after his father's death.

Now that he was a Mafia boss, he had more power, which is why my mother didn't want to tell him about her baby out of fear of him. However, the mob boss eventually found out that his lover and his adversary had a child together. He got angry at this news, and in revenge he decided to rape my mother. For this purpose, he invited her to his place. She accepted the invitation, not suspecting what might happen. Apparently, the boss put rape pills in her glass and then... you know what happened.

My mother didn't want to tell my dad so he wouldn't do anything stupid, but it turned out that she had gotten pregnant by a mafia boss, and she couldn't keep it a secret any longer. My father got furious and called the mafia to war. And let me add that after the birth of the child, Asil, my mother gave it to the boss, not wanting to have anything to do with him. Next... My father's quite large gang and the mafia were already in a war that lasted almost 4 years. My mother had had enough of it, she thought having another baby would make my father relax a bit and take care of the family, but after I was born, that didn't happen. My father was as furious as he was at the beginning and did not want to end the war until he won.

Then my mother... had another idea. If she started this war, maybe it will end when she disappears too. That's why my mother... committed suicide by jumping off the balcony in front of my father and saying, "Take care of the children." She wanted the war to end this way and the children to have a normal childhood, but it didn't happen. My father took it differently. My mother died for the children, so it's the children's fault that she died. Instead of blaming himself and the gang war, he blamed Bernar and me. He started drinking and... bullied us, mainly Bernar, because he was protecting me. That was until Bernar turned 16 and decided to leave home with me.

Bernar now hates gangs, mafia and everything related to them and wants to get rid of them. And to be honest, I think it's very cool and I would like it myself. Even the day before yesterday I tried to do something about the thugs who robbed this kebab shop, but I was too weak and I got beaten up... I'm not fit for this...

In summary, this is my family history and Bernar is truly amazing for surviving all this and taking care of me so... I wouldn't want anything to happen to him now.

'Feli' - Big brothers are the best!

'Coin' - Yes. Fi is your older brother, right?

'Feli' - Yes, and he's amazing! He took care of me, too, when our mother left... - She stuttered - I mean, she died.

*****

Feli recalled one of the events of her childhood in her imagination.

She remembers how she once wanted to invite the local children to play together. She approached, inviting them to follow her to where Fi was, already with the game ready. However, not only were the children unwilling to play, they also began to insult her. They pointed out that she only had one arm. They said it was disgusting, that she was a monster. They were terrible.

They burst out laughing at her. Feli knew the children were laughing at her, but she joined in their happiness anyway and started laughing at herself. In this way, she wanted to show that she does not care about insults, that she forgives them and that she still wants to play with them.

But after that, the kids called her weird, said she had something wrong with her head. Feli slowly couldn't take it anymore, she wanted to pretend to be strong, but she couldn't, tears started to fall from her eyes and then,

her older brother touched her shoulder. Seeing his little sister crying, he became furious at the children who insulted her. And out of this rage, he began to fight them. And being much stronger than all of them, the children had no chance against him. He beat them until they all started crying and saying, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

After he caught a bigger breath, he turned to Feli, who was standing behind him, still crying. He walked over to her and hugged her, saying, "Let's go play alone!" The girl smiled slightly and nodded to him, wanting to play only with him.

*****

'Coin' - Fi is really strong, he easily defeated my father and his bodyguards.

'Feli' - Right!? - She was proud of her brother - I'm sure that if he was in my place, nothing would happen to him.

'Coin' - I'm not so sure, it was a bomb blast after all, something would happen to anyone...

'Feli' - But not to Filyy! He's too strong for that!

'Coin' - If you say so...

'Feli' - Yes... And I would like to be stronger than him someday, so that I would protect him, not the other way around!

'Coin' - I'd like that with my brother too, so he can rely on me. I want to get stronger...

'Feli' - Then - She extended her hand to him with her little finger sticking out - Let's make a promise to each other that we will be strong enough to protect our brothers! She said with a smile on her lips.

'Coin' - ... - for a moment he did not know how to react, but after a moment he smiled and said - Yes - He closed his little finger around Feli's finger, blushing slightly - So that our brothers can rely on us.

They waved their hands making a promise.

'???' - Mr. Coin Lezar? - The doctor came over to them.

'Coin' - Yes!? - He immediately stood up.

'Doctor' - The operation was successful and the patient woke up. You can meet him.

'Coin' - Really!? Thank you very much!

'Feli' - Bye! I'll meet you later! - She didn't want to interrupt the visit and left.

Coin said goodbye to her as well, then opened the door to Bernar's room. He entered the room.

Bernar was lying on the bed, dressed in hospital clothes. Coin walked over to a chair near the bed and sat down. And without even asking what condition his older brother is in, he said:

'Coin' - I think I'm in love.

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Fi was sitting in his apartment. He learned from the Trix that Feli would be staying in the hospital tonight, so he had the whole bed to himself.

He was sitting on the couch that was also their bed. He was killing time bouncing a soft ball off the wall and catching it.

'Fi' - If I had been faster, I would have saved that one.... If I had been more careful, I wouldn't have gotten shot in the head.... I want to be stronger - He said decisively, with great determination in his eyes.

Arc 2

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