Kabanata 1: The Gangster's Queen.

"And there she is—the Gangster Queen!" the announcer shouted my name using his microphone. The crowd cheered for me as they watch me enter the stadium.

I smirked at my new opponent tonight. He's got balls to challenge me in a one on one fight? Hindi ba siya aware na batikan akong lumaban magisa? Hindi sa nagmamayabang pero siguradong matatapos ko ang laban na ito sa ilang minuto lang.

Ayoko sanang tanggapin ang hamon na 'to pero naisip ko, maganda rin itong pang pa-pawis.

"Para saan ang ngisi mo, Arden? Ipanalo mo muna ang laban na 'to bago ka mag yabang!" singhal ng aking kalaban.

The bouncers locked the walls already. This stadium is a box sized arena na kinukulong ng matataas na alambre na ginawang cage so none of us could escape or be disturbed. Walang oras. Basta matalo mo ang kalaban, and the fight is about to start.

"Sinong nagsabi na nagyayabang ako?!"

The bell rang and that was the cue, the fight has started.

Nagsimulang sumugod ang kalaban ko gamit ang dagger bilang armas niya. He's wildly swaying his dagger trying to wound me but no avail because I can easily dodge his attacks. When I saw a weak spot, I used that to rattle him. In one smooth move, sinipa ko ang kamay niya upang patalsikin ang dagger sa kamay. Kasabay non ay ang paglabad ko ng atake sa pamamagitan ng suntok na malakas sa kaniyang dibdib.

It was a good blow, I know. The crowd knows it too because they cheered loudly. Napa atras ang kalaban at agad dumura ng dugo sa sahig.

"That was my eight over ten punch. If I exceed to my limitation, you would already be dead."

"Don't make me laugh!"

Mabilis na naman siyang sumugod gamit ang mabibilis na suntok at sipa. Walang hirap ko naman itong naiilagan. Sa ilang minuto niyang pag atake, napansin ko agad na halos walang arrangement ang attacks niya. Sumusuntok lang siya based sa kung saan niya gugustuhin. Kung tutuusin, mahirap itong balein dahil nga walang routine ang galaw niya, mahihirapan kang i-predict ang susunod niyang galaw but in his case, all his moves sucks.

Damn it! Ang akala ko, magandang exercise ito pero nagkamali ako. Sinasayang lang ng lalaking ito ang oras ko. He's just some crazy lunatic na may gusto patunayan. And I have no time to entertain him.

Sa inis ko, hindi ko na napigilan at agad kong sinalag ang kamao niya gamit ang palad ko. Nabigla siya at hindi agad nakapag react. See! Even his damn punch is lightweight. Gangster ba ang isang 'to?

Gamit ang palad ko, madiin kong dinurog ang mga daliri niya sa kamay habang naka kamao ito. Dahil sa sakit, lumambot ang tuhod niya hanggang napaluhod ang isa nito. Malakas kong sinipa ang kabilang tuhod niyang naka tayo pa. Nag tunugan ang mga buto niyang nabali at dahil nga sa lakas, may lumabas pang buto mula sa balat niya. He screamed so loud, I could feel his voice breaking apart. I punched his neck and ruptured his trachea. Lupaypay siyang bumagsak.

He coughs blood and started shivering. Ngumisi ako at lumapit pa sa kaniya. I met his gaze. He must have hated me now for threatening his life.

The crowd went wild as they saw what happened to my opponent. It was brutal, definitely brutal, and they liked it. The crowd shouted 'boo' against my opponent. I smirked at him. Ang isang kamay niya, nakahawak sa leeg niya. Because his trachea was ruptured, he must have having hard time breathing.

"You want me to spare your life?" hindi mawala ang ngisi sa labi ko.

My opponent couldn't breathe, more so, speak. Wala siyang magawa kung hindi ang titigan lang ako ng masama. Sigurado na sinusumpa na niya ako hanggang kamatayan. Wala akong pakialam.

"That's what you get for wasting my time,"

The crowd cheer for more.

"Don't let him live!"

"Patayin mo na 'yan, Queen!"

Sadly, I'm no murderer. I'm a gangster, a fighter, a law breaker, but I don't kill for a living. That is not my expertise. So, even how much this worm had accepted death, I would not let that happen. Not if I was the one who did it.

I signaled the bouncers to open the gate. The announcer already announced the winner. Pumasok ang bouncer para dakpin ang natalong kalaban.

"Pahiram ng ballpen," sabi ko sa isang bouncer.

Kinuha nito ang ballpen na nasa tenga niya at binigay sa akin. Binuksan ko ang ballpen at tinanggal ang mga nasa loob nito hanggang sa natira na lamang ang casing. Lumuhod ako sa tabi ng kalaban ko at kahit nang gagalaiti ito sa akin, ngumisi ako para ipakita sa kaniya kung anong kaibahan niya sa akin.

"Do you want to die? Do it yourself, then. Sa ngayon, i-e-extend ko ang buhay mo."

Binunot ko ang dagger at dahan dahang tinusok ang lalamunan niya. Bago ko bunutin ang dagger, ni ready ko ang casing ng ballpen at agad itong pinasok sa butas na ginawa ko gamit ang dagger. Binaon ko pa ito ng konti, at maingat. He started breathing. Ang casing ng ballpen ang nag silbing air passage niya upang maka hinga.

Pag labas ko sa stadium, marami ang bumati sa akin kaya tumango at ngumiti na lang ako. Dumiretso na ako sa bar para uminom. Marami ang sumubok lumapit pero walang nag tagumpay dahil sa bouncers na nakapaligid sa akin. Hindi ko naman sila kaylangan dahil kaya ko ang sarili ko pero kasama kasi sa policy ng gangster lair na protektahan ang manlalarong nananalo upang maiwasan ang pagtangka sa buhay.

In my case, hindi lang dahil winner ako, but also because of the title I hold.

The Gangster's Queen.

"Ang brutal ng laban mo, Queen!" I fist bumped with Zeon Smith.

He's the strongest gangster in the country and he's also one of the TOP 10 in Frontier Academy. That alone is already powerful enough but why is he not the Gangster King if he's the strongest?

"Hindi naman aabot sana sa ganoon pero nainis ako. Ang lakas ng loob niyang kalabanin ako at sayangin ang oras ko para sa laban na walang kwenta."

Tumango ito, "Agreed. I saw his moves and meh, lame and uncoordinated. But Finley is a good fighter, he's a gangster boss in five district in Metropolitan. I wonder what happened."

Nag kibit balikat ako, "I don't know? It was my first time meeting him. Maybe he's on drugs?"

"Maybe,"

Iniwan ko na si Zeon at dumiretso na sa bar counter. Naupo ako sa high chair at agad akong pinag silbihan ng bartender. He knows my favorite is scotch. He served it with two ice. And for free. One of the perks or having this title is the free and unlimited drinks.

I'm loving it!

"Nice fight!" bumaling ako sa lalaking nagsalita at ngumisi ng agad makilala kung sino ito.

"You think?" I asked as I bottoms up the glass of scotch. Pag lapag ko nito sa counter, nag salin agad ang bartender.

"But unnecessary," he commented.

"I thought he's going to give me a good fight, he didn't! I was scammed! He deserved that."

"You're so brutal. You should have just let him die. Why help him if he deserves it?"

Ininom kong muli ang isang baso ng scotch at saglit na napaisip. I don't know. Kung tutuusin pwede ko na siyang iwan doon hanggang mamatay e. Pero, siguro nga, hindi talaga ako mamamatay tao. I don't know if I'm a coward or I just don't have the courage to kill.

Maybe, hindi pa ako talaga ganon kalala.

Or maybe, takot talaga akong pumatay.

"I'm not a killer, Hades."

The Gangster King, Hades Dmitri, laugh at me. Why? If he's gonna compare us, I might smack his face. We are different. Parehas 'man kami ng titulo na hawak, pero magkaibang tao kami. Magkaiba sa lahat ng bagay, maging sa pamamaraan.

Hades Dmitri is a killer, and has killed many gangsters already. He's the best fighter I have ever seen. Zeon may be the strongest but Hades? He's got the skills, durability, sustainability and definitely the brain! He's a tactician, a strategist, and a very skilled combatant. That's the reason why he's named the Gangster King, not Zeon, the strongest gangster.

Zeon has the 10 mark sustainability in terms of street fighting but this dude doesn't have the brain and he's easy to fool. Kaya niyan makipag bakbakan ng walang tigil, sa loob ng maraming oras, ng hindi napapagod, pero kung mautak ka at mas malakas, kaya mo siyang patumbahin sa ilang atake lang.

"You know how he looks at you? Those kind of looks, he will surely try to bury you once he's got a chance, Arden. That will never happen if you let him die. But he survived, how sure are you that he will be grateful of you?" Hades advised. He shot a double tequila.

Damn this asshole! He's so freaking hot! This man is the perfect God has ever made. I mean dude! He's got everything. Power, money, entitlement and the looks! Definitely the looks!

And those red puppy lips!

"I don't expect anything from that man, Hades. I just want him out of my sight."

"He's gonna make a move on you, I'm sure of that."

Ngumisi ako, "Hihintayin ko siya. We will see."

"Or, you can just ask me to kill him if you can't." siya naman itong ngumisi.

Natawa ako sa suhestiyon niya. I know he can do it. But I know kung para saan ito. This is to establish the "utang na loob" scheme.

Nope, nay, nay.

"Don't meddle with my affairs, Hades. I won't meddle with yours."

Tumayo ako at lumapit sa kaniya. Naibaba niya ang baso niya at bumaling din sa akin. Nag sukatan kami ng tingin. Each seconds we're staring at each other, I'm being seduced. Damn it!

And why I feel like he's also feeling it? Should I try?

Napatingin ako sa labi niyang nag lip bite. "Damn those lips of yours, Arden."

Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. Ngumisi ako at hindi na nagpa-tumpik pa. Inatake ko siya ng halik at ganon din siya. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang gigil sa mga halik niya at siguradong ganon din ako sa kaniya. Napa sabunot ako sa buhok niya dahil sa nakakahilong halikan. Damn it!

Ang sarap niyang halikan!

"Ahh- Hades!" I moaned when I felt his tongue swiftly enters my mouth. My tongue also played with his at wala akong pakialam kung halos tumulo na ang laway namin.

He scooped my butt using his both arms at kinarga ako ng walang hirap. He sat in a round couch at kinandong ako paharap sa kaniya. Damn it! I can see people watching us but nobody ever tries to disturb us. Nobody even came near us.

I felt his hand inside my sports bra and started massaging my boob. I couldn't help but moan.

"Ahhh- Hades! Damn it!"

"Damn, Adi! You're so hot!"

His hand squeezed my boob. His lips left my mouth and started kissing my nape, down to my neck. I shivered when he reached my cleavage and starts licking it. Tinaas niya ang sports bra ko at walang pasubali na dinilaan ang nipple ko. Halos tumirik ang mata ko sa sarap!

"Argh! Tangina!" Hades cursed.

"We can't do it here, Hades!" I can already feel his thick manhood poking in between my thighs. I stroked it kahit na naka harang pa ang pants niya. Natigilan siya at saglit na napa pikit sa sarap.

"Fuck you, Queen!"

Ngumisi ako, "Fuck me then, King."