Skull Masked

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After Gabriel prepare everything and go to sleep and morning came, ay binuhat niya na ang lahat ng kanyang gamit, maaga palang ay nakahanda na ang lahat, mabilis din siyang kumain at binuhat ang kaunting gamit niya at pinagmasdan sa huling pagkakataon ang maliit niyang apartment na kanyang lilisanin and smile.

"Well then, i'm off" Gabriel murmured at tuluyan niya ng linisan ang apartment, hindi pa sumisikat ang araw ay naghihintay na siya sa Transporter para bumalik sa mother planet niya, mabilis din siyang nakalapit at tumayo sa gitna ng transporter, it's a teleportation machine that always used by those who will go to different planet around the solar system, the coordinates are fine and it's time to depart. Walang naghatid sa kanya o kung ano pa, after all biglaan ang lahat ng plano niya, chineck niya na din and card niya na nasa kanyang walet at ang mga bagahe niya na malapit sa kanya, kasama ang iba pang pupunta sa Earth ay tumayo sila dito.

"I'm off, goodbye Mars and Hello Earth." Gabriel said on his mind at nagsimula na niyang marinig ang mahinang ugong at makitang nagsisimula ng umilaw ang kanyang tinatapakan at palakas ito ng palakas.

Three hundred years ago the very first transporter was made, and only few yards only, but as the time passed the Transporter Machine become well known and used for travel, not like planes or ships. The Transporter can transport anyone to anywhere as long as the same machine are connected, and it can also reduce your time travelling and when your only gonna go to some other country you can do it almost instantly as long as you have the Transporter, this is truly a god like machine and so useful in the mother world.

It took Gabriel's travel an hour before he was transported to Earth, ones he opened his eyes his there and he look around and pick his bag and walk, also he payed the transferring fee like any other transportation.

"Welcome to Earth" System Voice said on a big screen said, napangiti siya at marahang naglakad palabas ng Transportation Port at ngumiti sa sa nakita, Earth is the mother planet of every human being, and since the Royal Decree was passed and those who are ones called alien are common here, he can see different races, not only humans only, there are cat peoples and so on. the Dream to see those kind of races in the past had become real and become so common now.

"Now then i need to apply to get a unit near the University that i will soon attend, god damn it, to think that enrollment fee will take 5 million and many additional payment, god what kind of university shit that is? should i apply for scholar ship to lessen my payment? God." Gabriel whined inside of a Private Hovering Taxi, napangiti naman ang driver at hindi na pinansin ang binata sa nakaapo lang sa likod niya, mabilis siyang ibinaba sa isang istablishment, mabilis kinuha ni Gabriel ang isang buong floor sa katapat niya at nanlumo siya sa presyo, and it seems the nearest Condo Unit he can get is not so cheep he need to pay at least few million to get that.

"Damn it, i do believed that 50 million of my money will be used just this week" Gabriel said and walked out, sumakay siya sa naghihintay na Taxi at mabilis na na inihatid siya sa building na sinabi at tuluyan na niya itong binayaran at mabilis pumasok, pinakita niya ang kanyang I.D. sa Attendant at mabilis hinanap ang kanyang pangalan at naconfirm na siya dito, napahinga ng malalim si Gabriel ng makita ang pintuan dito, ibinigay sa kanyang ng attendant ang isang key card at ang key password sa unit at mabilis itong binuksan ni Gabriel at pinagmasdan ang buong lugar, malinis at meron na din mga gamit dito, since malaking pera ang ginastos niya ay nararapat lang na maayos at maganda ang unit na kanyang makukuha at para itong isang 7 star hotel at meron din itong human sized window at ng makita niya ang maliit na tatak sa ibaba ng human sized window ay napangiti siya.

"An Anti-Bullet and Laser proof window is so great isn't it?" Gabriel said at inilapag sa harap ng maluwang na living room and kanyang gamit, tinignan niya ang maliit na pamphlet sa kanyang kamay at napangiti.

"Training Facility, Relaxation Facility, so on so fort for free? well that's a nice offer, and free buffet also, i think i pay a good prize on it" Gabriel said and was satisfied on what he read, tinignan niya ang ref at hindi naman siya nabigo sa laman nito, kumpleto na ang lahat ng kanyang kailangan at wala na siyang mahihiling pa.

"Now i can focus on my own Business without a problem." Gabriel said binuksan niya ang Television at mabilis hinanan gamit ang Nerve Chip ang kanyang mga kailangan matiryales para sa admission test at mabilis na binasa ito.

Gabriel is one of the few people who can do many things at the same time, like right now, that his reviewing while hearing the news from the television, napahinto siya sa kanyang binabasa ng marinig ang isang news.

"Skull Masked strike again and kill a business tycoon inside of his car, this well known Rank S criminal is truly dangerous without peer, be warn this happen on Earth and the authority believed that his still on Earth as of now." News Anchor said, napangiti naman si Gabriel sa nakita at mabilis nagsurf sa target ng Skull Masked, mabilis din siyang nakagawa ng plano at tumayo, mabilis niyang kinuha ang bag at isinuot ang isang jogging jacket and pants, mabilis din siyang nagpalit ng jogging pants at inilagay ang kanyang hood at syempre isinuot niya sa kanyang tenga ang maliit na headset at mabilis lumabas sa apartment at mabagal na nag-jog palapit sa elevator at sumakay dito, isinuot niya ang kanyang dalawang braso sa bulsa ng jacket niya at marahang sumandal sa pader sa elevator hangang sa makalapag ito sa ground floor at nag-jog palabas sa building ng unit na kanyang kinuha at tumakbo ng marahan sa pathway na parang totoong nagjojogging ito.

Mabilis siyang lumiko sa isang alley at tumagos sa kabila, it's a night time already and the busy street are full of peoples who's going home or go somewhere else to hangout, napangiti siya ng makarating siya sa isang simple at maliit na park sa syudad, mabilis siyang lumapit sa isang vending machine at mabilis na nag-swipe ng kanyang card at kinuha nag isnag bottled water at umupo sa malapit na bench at tumingala.

Hangnag ngayon ay nakikita niya sa right side ng kanyang mata ang news channel gamit ang nerve chip kaya napangiti siya at mabilis ibinato ang empty bottled water sa isang basurahan at itinuloy ang kanyang pagtakbo, mabilis niya naman ngayon binuksan ang isang mapa ng syudad at napangiti ng makitang malapit na siya sa isang abandonadong gusali sa loob din ng maliit na park na iyon.

Mabilis at marahan at halos walang kaloskos na linilikha ang kanyang mga paa hangang sa nakalapit siya dito at mabilis tumalon paakyat sa basag na bintana, at magmula dito ay natanaw niya ang isang lalakeng marahang naka-upo sa isang poste sa loob ng abandonadong gusali napangiti naman si Gabriel at marahang lumapag dito, at hindi parin siya nararamdaman ng lalake hangang sa sinaling na ni Gabriel ang isang kadenang nakalaylay.

Mabilis na pa galaw ang lalake at napatingin dito at kinuha ang baril nito at sinimulan ng paputukan si Gabriel, napatiim bagang ang lalake ng walang hirap niiwasan ni Gabriel ang mga balang patungo sa kanya.

"Who so aggressive? it's not that i have a weapon in my hand or something like that? i'm naturally a person who simply jogged and get here by chance." Gabriel said at ngumiti, hindi mansiya nakikita ng lalake ay alam nitong nakangiti si Gabriel at parang isang mabangis na hayup na pinagmamasdan ang kanyang hapunan.

"Yeah right, a simple person who jogged and can dodge and a dozen of bullet without a sweet. Who on hell will believed you." The Man said and from the floor he picked a rifle and pointed it on Gabriel, but Gabriel didn't budge or move in where his standing.

"The masked that you are wearing, are you the real Skull Masked? or just someone who copied him, of course we both know that your a fake, you could not even detect that i'm here if i don't swing that damn chains." Gabriel said and walk on the nearest stairs and simply go down, walang takot at marahang naglalakad si Gabriel kahit na nakatutok sa kanya ang isang rifle at huminto sa baba ng pasilyo at tumingin sa Skull Masked.

"Who are you?" He simply asked nagkibit balikat naman si Gabriel at tumingin dito.

"It doesn't matter if you know or not my name, a dead person don't need to know that name of his killer to begin with." Gabriel at sa isang iglap ay mabilis itong gumalaw, maging ang lalake ay nagulat sa aking bilis ni Gabriel at nagsimula na ulit siya nitong paputukan but even a single bullet can't hit and Gabriel continue his advance and when his near to the fake Skull Masked he ready a punch and hit in front of his heart, mabilis sumikip ang dibdib ng lalake ang mabilis din itong napaluhod dahil sa lakas ng pagkakasuntok maging ang kanyang maskara ay nalaglag.

"You've made two major mistake" Gabriel said at magmula sa kanyang likod ay inilabas niya ang isang panyo at pinulot ang maskara sa harapan ng lalake.

"First mistake is getting in Earth, do you know? Skull Masked never appear in his mother planet because he don't want to disturb the people living here" Gabriel said mabilis niyang itinapat ang maskara sa kanyang mukha at nanlaki ang mga mata ng nakaluhod at pekeng Skull Masked, magmula sa pekeng Skull Masked ay nalaglag ang isang maliit na chip.

"Your second mistake is to wear this mask, alam mo ba na ang taong nagsuot ng maskarang ito ay isang Rank S criminal? ang lahat ay natatakot sa maskarang ito na iyong dinungisan... still you've get me my thanks by wearing this mask." Gabriel said and put it back at pinulot ang nalaglag na baril at gamit ang kanyang free na kamay ay pinulot niya ang chip na nalaglag ng lalake at itinutok dito ang baril.

"Thank you, for you to become my escape goat is truly a blessing in disguise, by coming where i am right now and faking my death is truly a blessing, now i can whatever i want without a having a hard time at all, thank you and goodbye." Gabriel said and without even blinking or change of his facial expression he pull the trigger that end the fake Skull Masked's life.

His lifeless body simply fall on the ground without budging it, he put the mask back on the nameless man in front of him and copy what is inside of the chip and also the flash drive in his possession and put the both chip and flash drive in the man's pocket and leave, of course, hindi niya linagay ang mga master key ng dalawang bagay na iyon na nasa kanyang pangangalaga at marahang umakyat sa taas at tumalon sa parehong bintana na kanyang pinasukan at mabilis umalis duon ng nakangiti.

"To think that my strength and my agility is still in my possession, i'm so lucky, still i do believed i'm getting rusty by the second i'm not doing any damn training, now that guy gives me a fresh start, i should used it in full capacity" Gabriel said and jog back to his unit, but before he truly go to his unit ay mabilis siyang pumunta sa buffet pinakita niya ang membership card niya at mabilis siyang nakapasok sa loob nito, nakita niya na halos walang tao dito, but the time is also dinner time, napa-iling nalang siya dito at lumapit dito at kumuha ng kanyang pagkain, ng makuha niya ito ay naglakad na siya pabalik sa kanyang unit.

"Rich people truly don't understand the meaning of free food, oh well it's not my problem."-Gabriel at marahang pumasok sa loob ng kanyang unit dala ang pagkain na kanyang kinuha sa buffet at inilapag sa lamesa sa tapat ng kanyang Television at pinanuod ang balikat, napangiti naman siya sa mabilis na pagresponde ng mga autoridad at natagpuan na ang malamig na bangkay ng lalake, pala-isipan parin sa lahat kung sino ang gumawa nito, but Gabriel don't give a damn anymore, his name is clear by this nameless person's death and that's what makes him fly in cloud nine.



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