The Gods' Decree 24 Keeping in line

They all looked with fear and dismay at the seated figure. The elder seating in front tapped on the chair rest as he looked on his newly recruited subjects.

" Tell me.., what did I say your task was Salvar?"

He asked while looking at the Muscular gym leader Salvar.

" To... gather as many suitable recruits to test your concoction senior "

Salvar stuttered along as he saw the look of annoyance displayed on the Elder's face.

" Suitable huh...."

" What criterias were you given for your selection of candidates?"

The elder asked while he continued to tap with his finger tips on the chair.

" Senior stated they must be of supreme talent for mortals and under the age of 25"

Salvar continued to kneel while bowing his head to the elder in his chair.

" Oh that is what I stated indeed. So let me ask, why the hell are there so many waste before me?"

" It seems that we lack understanding as to the definition of talent"

The senior Continously frowned as he saw the kneeling members before him.

" Senior please calm your anger as these were the best that could be recruited"

Salvar shook as he thought of the consequences of his action.

" So in a city of hundreds of thousands this is the best that you could find, utter trash"

" I am one that hates disappointment Salvar, I gave you a task but I also offered benefits".

" Your gym is flourishing due to my concoction and influence for the last 4 years. Your members are happy with their quick gains in bodily strength and mass."

"Now in my book that is me doing my share of our agreed arrangement, and quite effectively I may add. Since this is the case, why make me upset then? I have to ask myself, does Salvar not value his puny life "

The elder looked on as his frown oddly started to turn to an evil smirk.

" Please elder, we did all that can be done. We even cooperated with the other gyms and even those vermin gangs that plague the city"

Salvar begged as he knew he was talking to a merciless being at the moment .

Die!!!!

A foot came crashing down on Salvar's head and that was the last thing he saw, as his head was crushed like meat paste.

The gym became a place of gloom and doom as everyone who witness Salvar's death begun to panic with fear. Not a word was dared uttered as they looked on the elderly man before them.

" who was next in charge after the recently dear departed Salvar"

The Elder man in black looked around and asked.

" I..i am senior. My name is Sara and I am second in charge of the gym activities"

A woman with red hair came up as she nervously stuttered after witnessing the death of her former boss.

" I give you a warning Sara, look at your former leader and ask yourself. Do I want the same fate?"

" If your answer after asking yourself that question is no, then do not disappoint me"

He appeared before the young looking lady named Sara and squeezed her cheeks as he warned with his scrawny fingers.

" Before he mentioned something about vermin gangs. New leader fill me in on the details"

The seat became occupied once more as he sat and surveyed the red head leader and then questioned.

" This city is home to a numerous amount of gangs. Most members are under the age of 25 and usually are quite talented in the means of fighting. This is due to their continious brawling in the streets"

The red head Sara stated nervously, as she tried to answer the question as best as she possible could without leaving any details out.

" Is that so? Hmmm.. bring these members so I can see if they have any actual use"

He shrugged while Sara went into some details about the gangs.

.....

An hour later, a group of hundreds entered the gym loudly and started to survey the room as if looking for a person. When they eyed the sitting elder they toned down their voices as a means of respect.

" Is this the gang members you mentioned I wonder?"

The Elder observed the members as they each walked in as he questioned

" Senior indeed these are the members. There are 12 gangs that are said to be the strongest in the city."

The nervous red head Sara replied while taking note of the Elder's every expression.

" Well this lot seems to have more promise than the others. Have them take the concoction and let me see the results"

He was ready to dismiss the group when he saw a few members with bruises and dislocated limbs.

" So this is how vicious your brawls are? I like indeed. Fear should never be a factor in wars. What gangs are you from?"

The bruise members came in front of the group. They were none other than the Eternal Death and Violet Sun.

" Sir we are both the Eternal Death and Violet Sun gangs"

Brent the baldie took the lead and reported.

" Haha.., so who was the victor?"

For the first time they saw the elder with a grin on his face. It was a strange sight as they never seen this man smile.Soon the two gangs became the focal point in the gym.

The two gangs however, were not interested in the limelight and wish they could dig a hole and bury themselves.

Seeing that the members seemingly acting odd and there was no response the elder became even more intrigued. He then frowned and asked the same question with a chill in his voice.

" Senior there was no victor, rather we were all victims"

Brent sheepishly answered after seeing the elder becoming angry by their slow reply.

" Oh where is the gang that inflicted these damages? Come forth let me see you"

He urged and looked on the hundreds of gang members. However, no one came forward after the spoken words.

After seeing the elder about to cut lose and do some unspeakable acts, Brent the baldie hurriedly replied

" Sir the victor is not in the room. In fact it is not even a gang that did this to us but an individual. It is a youth we call The Mouse".

Chapter end