Axel walked through the streets with Elron following him. Slaine soon met up with Axel. Jimmy stood behind Lupin, looking at the huge computer screen. Out of the blue, Jimmy felt a sharp pain at the wound that Asselyum had given him the first time they met. He saw a vision of Asselyum fighting someone--But he couldn't see who it was. At that moment, he felt an unexplainable uneasiness. A deep well of terror filled his heart--A terror that had no source whatsoever.

"Come back," He muttered, instinctively.
"What are you saying?" Slaine sounded annoyed.
"Don't go after her. She'll handle it. Just come back."
"Pussy!" Slaine laughed.

Lupin looked at Jimmy and typed something on his computer. A computer-generated voice then covered their headsets, "We should listen to Jimmy. He is the only one among us who is connected to Asselyum."
Slaine looked at Axel and the latter shrugged his shoulders, "Alright then. I'll be there." Axel said and he began leaving. Slaine quietly followed him.

Meanwhile, Asselyum walked through the underground sewage system of New York which opened inside a treatment plant in Manhattan. All she could hear was the sound of gushing water and air bubbles. She looked at one of the water channels which had turned a bit reddish in colour. She jumped inside the water and looked around through her night vision.

She examined the walls. They were deposited with animal fat, which was most likely human tissue. She scratched out a piece of it and kept it inside a box, back into her pocket. Then, she swam out of the water and stepped back on the platform near the streams of sewage water. She heard something and quickly turned back with her gun in her hands.

"Hello, Asselyum." It was Delete. She stood there with a French umbrella, high heels and that same fancy frock. Asselyum shot at her but the bullet stopped in between them and hung in the air. Asselyum shot a few more shots but all had the same fate.

"It's futile," Asselyum concluded.
"Pretty frustrating, isn't it?" Delete smiled.

Asselyum looked at her.

"It's very bold of you to challenge me in my element." Delete smiled.
Asselyum looked around the sewage, "Yes, definitely your element. All you can control is water anyways."
Delete didn't seem very happy to hear it, "Well, that seems like an understatement so I'd be glad if you take it back." 

Asselyum ran towards her and went straight for her head. But the water surrounded her and created a miniature tornado around her. Asselyum's eyes glowed electric blue as she jumped out of the tornado and pressed the gun on Delete's wrist. She shot without hesitation and Delete moved back with her broken hand.

Asselyum was ready for another attack and so she jumped towards her, "It hurt, you know." Soon, the manholes burst open with a huge gush of water which stood up like a wall between Delete and Assleyum. Asselyum could see her battery had dropped to 11% so decided it would be the right time to stop. The wall soon disappeared and so did Delete. Asselyum decided to walk back home as flying would consume more power. 

Meanwhile, Slaine had reached the bar and was sitting on his bed while cleaning his skateboard.
'He is the only one among us who is connected to Asselyum' That one line hadn't left his mind ever since and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

"So, he's special? Why would she discriminate among her own teammates? Yeah well-- He might be connected to her but I understand her better!" As he cleaned his grip tape, he realised how stupid he sounded just then.

"So many women out there and I have to sulk over a robot who is gender rebellious...What are the odds."

"Asselyum!" Jimmy shouted and Slaine looked out of his balcony. Asselyum stood in front of the bar with Jimmy and Lupin. He ran down with his skateboard still in his hands and looked at her. She looked back at him. "Asse-Ugh!" He gagged "You stink! Were you on a garbage hunt again?"
"Garbage?" She sniffed herself "Smells like teen spirit,"

"I'm sorry but I'm allergic to shit," Slaine pressed his hand over his nose.
"Oh...My condolences. Life must be very hard for you then..." Asselyum seemed seriously worried, "How's your anal health these days? Is that what's been keeping you grumpy?" Asselyum asked and Jimmy started laughing.

Slaine gave him a dirty look, "Hah! Very funny!"
"Yes. Jimmy come with me." She grabbed him by his hand and walked towards the stairs. Slaine stared at them as they left, "Whatever. I wouldn't want her to touch me with that shit-smelling liquid all over her," He got on his skateboard and went away.

"Lupin, I'm going out for a while."
Lupin just watched him leave and went back inside. 

Slaine went to the skatepark and there he met Riley and that kid who always followed him around.
"Hey, Slaine. Perfect timing!" Riley got down from his board and walked towards him.
"Why? What is it?" Slaine asked as the little kid approached him.
"Remember I told you about the match?"
"Oh yeah. Is it today?"

"It is right now. That guy is heading over here. Check your board and the bearings, we're going gangsta in a few more minutes." Riley patted his back and walked away.
Slaine looked at the little kid, "You're here again, kid? You shouldn't hang out with these people."

"I came here to see you." He smiled at Slaine.
"Me? But why?"
"I want you to teach me how to skate like you!"

Slaine got up on his board "Sorry kid, I just hate kids in general, no personal enmity."
"So, you won't teach me?" He asked, pleadingly.
"No. Go home." Slaine went up the ramp and as he tried to do a flip, someone stepped on his board and stood before him.

"So, you are Slaine Benjamin?" He asked "Your name is quite infamous among the skateboarders of NYC. And why wouldn't it be for a murder and a pe-"
Slaine brought his board dangerously near his eyes "Do your crap and leave." He glared at him.
"Wow, scary~"

Meanwhile, Jimmy and Asselyum sat opposite to each other. She was just staring at him for the past five minutes.
"Are you going to speak?" He was beginning to feel awkward.
"I've got bad news."
"What is it?"

"I met one of the fifth oblivion today. At your current level, I think you might die if we fight her and I want to fight her but I don't want to lose you."
"I see," He got up and started removing his bandage, "Well, then shawty, I guess it's time to level up!"

-To be continued

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