The Rise of Jacob Keller

[Leo]

After running for weeks, I decided it was time for a little R&R, and after what Nemesis had told me, I needed a break...but the gods saw fit to not give me that chance...

I arrived at the station, sitting my ship down in the normal parking place. I opened the hatch and started walking back for the rooms. As I did, Al rounded the corner and gave me a stern nod as he passed me, causing me to turn around and look at him as I kept walking. He didn't turn around and look back, he kept walking towards the end of the shipbay. This struck me as odd, as normally he would have said something to me or looked back as I was walking.

I continued to walk through the hallway towards my room and was starting to notice a strange aura hanging in the air. People were on edge, waiting, poised for an attack of some kind. Barrier Gate had never been so tense before in my entire time while staying in the station. I made it to my room and quickly entered, locking the door behind me. Afterwards, I looked around my room and my eyes found the gun locker located in my opened closet. I opened it and pulled out ammo and reloaded all my equipped weapons. As I walked past my bed, I saw the folder from the senators house and I recalled what Nemesis had said...

"...you're not Jacob."

A massive explosion rocked the station and stirred me from my thoughts. Alarms sounded and I magnetized my palms, bringing the weapons into my hands. I opened the door to find another independant merc with a loaded rifle pointed directly at my chest. He opened fire, blasting me back into the wall opposite from the door. I groaned, the suit taking most of the blow. I looked over to him just as he was preparing to fire a second shot in the same place, which would effectively kill me. I pulled up my rifle and fired, splitting his skull in two.

"F***" I said aloud and charged into the hallway with my rifles out. Three more merc's came charging down the hall and I illuminated my suits flashbangs. The men covered their eyes and screamed. I fired three shots at each of them, dropping them to the deck. I pulled the rifles around under my armpits, cocked the reload handle and spun them back around in to my hands once more. One of the merc's was still alive as I made my way over to him. I kicked his gun away from him and pressed my boot down on his wound.

"Tell me, indie, who put the price on my head and how much?" I asked pointing my gun at his head. The merc laughed with his blood stained teeth. I pulled the gun to his knee and fired, he screamed in pain and I brought the gun back up. "Next time it's your nuts. Who put the price on my head, merc?"

He laughed again. "Your own boss you idiot...you're a threat to him...he knows of the plot to over throw him..."

I shook my head. "I'm not aiming to..."

"No, the others were, and they were going to make you their leader. There's a f***in' civil war down in the shipbays right now. The CoC is splintered, Keller. You're the leader of the coup, don't you get it? This is war! This has been brewing for MONTHS. People are sick of your boss and his never ending need to surround himself with whores and money. He doesn't give a damn about the Children's name or their goals, all he wants is more money. You know that more than anyone."

"Then why come after me?"

"The price on your head is over three billion credits-"

I fired a round into his head and he went still. I reloaded the gun and looked up.

"Someone's going to die...and it isn't going to be me, you fat f***." I said aloud as I made my way towards the elevator that would take me to the penthouse.

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.

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