Chapter 87

Beginning’s End 5

-:-

1 hour later

Vermilion City Sewers.

Theo has scattered many safe houses within the sewers in case of an event where he had to run and hide.

Now was such an occasion.

In order to avoid anyone accidentally discovering these hidden rooms, Theo made sure that the only way to access them were via Midas Alchemy.

There was at least a 10 meter thick concrete wall that separated the room from any passages surrounding each room.

To get into the room, you their have to break the walls or transmute it.

In the first place, you have to know exactly where they were. This was exceptionally difficult in the pitch black maze of the Vermilion City sewer system.

Within the rooms was a decently sized stockpile of things that Theo might need in such an emergency.

Basics such as food, water, extra power armor and a decently sized mountain of guns and ammo were included.

However, Theo would not be using such features this time around.

All he really needed was a rope, a crowbar and a corrupt police officer.

At the moment, Officer Santino was like a pig on his way to the slaughter house.

Santino was chained on the wall with his own sock used to gag him. He was shivering in fear and was looking at Theo with pleading eyes.

Theo on the other hand was using a laptop to chat with Nichola who was in the hideout.

Due to how deep they were in the sewers, it was next to impossible to get any form of wireless signals in and out of the room.

This particular laptop used a good old fashion cable to contact the hideout.

While Theo was giving Nichola some instructions, an annoying smell drifted to his nose.

“Damn it! You call yourself a police officer?! I’m the one who’s going to clean your piss you asshole!” said Theo in annoyance.

He quickly typed all the instructions he needed Nichola to execute before going to Santino

“*sigh*.... I know you’re afraid, but atleast have a little dignity will you?” said Theo as he grabbed a mop and cleaned up Santino’s mess.

After the short janitorial duty, Theo took the crowbar and showed it to Santino

“In my hand is a magical item called the ‘Stick of Truth’. They have the magical ability to ‘convince’ liars to tell the truth and nothing but the truth. I know it looks like a regular crowbar, but trust me, it’s a magic item. As for how it works its magic, allow me to demonstrate.”

Using his right hand, Theo smashed the crowbar into Santino’s thigh.

And just like any normal human, Santino’s muffled screams of agony echoed throughout the room.

“Now then, I want you to tell me who was the one that put the bounty on my head.” said Theo as he removed the sock from Santino’s mouth.

“I dont know what you’re talkiAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” said Santino before Theo crowbarred him on the shoulder.

“Excuse me. Can you repeat that?”

“I said I dont-GAAAARGGGGGGH”

“It seems that the stick of truth is not working properly. Hold on. Let me test it a bit” said Theo as he mercilessly stuck Santino with the crowbar.

He made sure to avoid hitting any vital spots to prolong Santino’s suffering for as long as possible.

Theo targeted the arms and legs with a focus on areas where he can inflict the maximum amount of pain with the minimum amount of damage.

“I’LL TALK! I’LL TALK! PLEASE STOP!” said Santino.

However, Theo didn't stop until he hit Santino a total of 30 times.

“Okay. The Stick of Truth seems to be working. Anyways, did you want to say something?” asked Theo with a sadistic smile on his face.

“I-I’ll talk. Please. Dont hurt me.” replied Santino with tears flowing down his eyes.

“That depends on what you say my friend. Now talk.”

Santino desperately tried to calm his breathing. It seemed that there was some internal turmoil happening within the corrupt officer.

Whoever he was about to sell out was probably one terrifying individual.

Santino’s internal struggle continued for about 10 seconds before Theo ‘reminded’ Santino with a painful blow to the kneecap.

“AAAAAAARGH! Okay okay! I don't know who exactly hired you, but I do know the middleman!”

“Oh? Do tell.”

“There’s a bar in Hell Hole named ‘The Watering Hole’. It's one of the many bars in Hell Hole that has a Bounty Hunter’s board. The owner of the Watering Hole is a guy we call Big Jim. He’s the one people go to when they want to post a job on the Bounty Hunter’s board.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes! Absolutely! 100%!”

“I see…. Let me test that.” said Theo as he went back to the laptop

[Did you get in contact with the Lord of Vermilion?] SuperHornyT

[Yes. The ugly doctor helped me] NRasputin

[Are they both live? Can you talk to them right now?] SuperHornyT

[Yes. And I still think you should change your username.] NRasputin

[NEVER! Anyways, ask them if they know about Big Jim from a bar called the Watering Hole.] SuperHornyTMan

10 seconds went by before Nichola replied.

[Lord of Vermilion said that he knows the guy. An ex-drug dealing cop turned bar owner. Also runs a bounty hunting/ killer-4-hire agency. What about him?] NRasputin

[Apparently, someone wants me dead. Or at least alive enough for the bastard to kill with his own hands. This Big Jim might be the middleman on this incident.] SuperHornyT

Once again, a few seconds pass before Nichola answered.

[Lord of Vermilion said he’ll look into it immediately. What’s the plan now?] NRasputin

[I’ll head to the hideout after I deal with one last loose end.] SuperHornyT

[See you later. Stay safe] NRasputin

[Roger that.] SuperHornyT

With that done, Theo turned the laptop off and went to a certain locker and equipped a neck choker before returning to Santino

“Congratulations Officer Santino. It seems that you were telling the truth.” said Theo

“See? I told you. Then as promised, you’ll let me- ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHH!” replied Santino before smashed the crowbar into his gut.

Santino coughed violently.

“W-why?! I told you everything!” cried Santino

“I want you think back and tell me when did I ever say that I’ll let you live if you tell me the correct info?” said Theo before pushing a button on the choker, activating the voice scrambler. “And besides, did you seriously believe that you’ll survive after messing with me?”

Santino’s face drained of color the moment he heard Theo’s voice.

“T-the Boss…. Oh god…..” said Santino with a voice filled with terror.

“My sister-in-law is in the police force you know? It really pisses me off that you wear the same badge as she does.”

“I’m sorry! I’ll tell you everything I know! I won't do it again! I promise!”

“HAHAHAHA! Of course you won't do it again! You’ll be too dead to do anything!”

For the next few moments, the sound of dull thuds, screams of pain, pleas for mercy and light hearted laughter echoed throughout the room.

-:-

30 minutes later

Theo’s Hideout

For the first time in his life, Theo felt quite a bit of regret making all of the walls and floors in his hideout see through.

His original idea had a sound logic behind it.

There was no way for anyone to sneak into the facility by normal means since there was literally no place to hide.

When Juno and Nichola started living with him, the see through walls had the added bonus of unlimited pervy leering.

However, Theo didn't expect that his pervy leering could be thrown back at him.

At the moment, Theo was taking a shower.

Such was expected after going through the sewers to get to his hideout undetected.

Pretty normal.

But for some reason, his little shower room was surrounded by at least 10 maids…. And they were looking at Theo with hungry eyes.

They were all members of the Reformant unit that Juno has ‘recruited’ over time.

For some reason, all of them were extremely beautiful.

Theo knew how they looked like prior to their ‘reformating’, was greatly confused why Juno insisted in such cosmetic improvements.

Anyways, back to the situation at hand.

“Juno… why are these maids here?” asked Theo

“Why not. I’ve seen your browsing history. I know this is one of your fetishes. Why not enjoy the real life version?” said maid clad Juno who twirled in place to showcase her maid allure

“.... I cant deny that….” replied Theo with a sigh.

The moment Theo got out of the shower, the maids surrounded him and dried him off with towels.

For some reason, quite a few of the maids began licking and kissing him with Juno leading the charge and plunging his sexcalibur deep into her mouth.

Let’s skip what happened after that.

A short summary: Theo had shit to deal with, he only allowed one shot of his sexcalibur with Juno’s mouth being the seed bed.

After that, Theo, Juno and Nichola (in her mummy costume) gathered in front of a screen where Doc, Miss Samantha and audio only Lord of Vermilion were in display.

“Theo…. You made a real mess of things.” said Miss Samantha with a sigh.

“It was either soloing them in a flashy manner or use my tech and reveal that I’m The Boss. I think it's fairly obvious which one is less damaging” replied Theo in an apologetic manner.

“I know I know…. *sigh*”

The Superheroes had extremely skilled detectives in their ranks.

The moment Theo used anything beyond what they believed to be his full combat potential, they would most certainly investigate.

And it would be a matter of time before they realize who Theo was.

“Anyways, do we have info on Big Jim or my would-be-killer?” asked Theo.

“Yes and no” said Lord.

“Huh? What do you mean?” asked Theo

“Big Jim is currently in the Watering Hole as he should be. However, the security has spiked to disturbing levels. For some reason, there's a powerful barrier that cancels out magic surveillance. Big Jim is a two-bit gang boss wannabe. He doesn't have the money and influence to hire a skilled mage.”

“Then we can assume that the mysterious killer is skilled in magic” asked Doc.

“Exactly. Lorne, any thoughts?” asked Lord

Theo thought for a bit, and there were a couple of matches in that criteria.

“Yeah…. I have a few but none are certain. I think I cleaned those slates perfectly. There should be no reason to attack me…. Or is there?... I’m not sure...” replied Theo

“Well, it doesn't matter now. I’ll send my people in and try to get some info. What’s your plan?”

Before Theo could reply, Juno cut in.

“Theo, there are some insects outside our love nest. A few are from the HAA that followed me from school, but most seemed to be undesirable individuals…. Want me to do some exterminating?” said Juno with a carnivorous smile.

Theo thought for a bit.

A few seconds later, he was struck by a eureka moment.

“Hold on. Where is the Watering Hole located?” asked Theo

“It’s in district 9. Why do you ask?” replied the Doctor.

With a simple mental command, a map appeared on another screen.

District 9 was one of the many area that bordered the Vermilion City Scrapyard from the Hell Hole district side.

Just next to that was the district where doctor had his clinic/ territory.

“I see… so that’s how it is… Nice.” said Theo before turning to Juno. “I’ll handle the bug extermination. You, on the other hand, will gather our troops prepare for war.”

“Oh? Why?” asked Juno with a carnivorous smile.

“Just a little aggressive negotiation”