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Rebirth at Midnight

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What if there was a world where cultivating power was as normal as breathing? Where children learned sword forms before they could even read — and schools taught lethal arts like they were just another subject. Sounds normal, right? Well… only if those schools were anything close to normal. Kaizen Moriya was born into this world with nothing but a dirt spoon and a family too poor to afford mistakes. And then, that opened its doors for him. A Gate full of opportunities for him. Now, Kaizen wields something that the world has no name for. A destiny that even the heavens fear to watch. He will be crowned in obsidian and shall be revered by everyone as....
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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: Prologue

On a night of the full moon, beneath the bright lights of tall buildings and billboards in the densely populated city of Tokyo, where traffic was a regular scene, multiple cars zoomed through the bustling roads.

_Vroom! Zoom!_

_Vroom!_

A Limousine could be seen drifting smoothly in the crowd followed by multiple black armored trucks.

Inside the Limousine, several men wearing black coats could be seen holding guns in their hands.

"Boss, we'll arrive at the destination soon."

In the center seat, surrounded by several beautiful women, a middle-aged man was reading a magazine, his expression calm and unreadable.

"Hmm? You have everything right?"

The middle-aged man spoke, his eyes fixated on the books.

The women beside him began to move their hands suggestively.

_hold!_

"I will play with you girls when I fix the deal first."

He said, holding the hand of the women.

"Yes sir, we have all of the candies ready for trading."

The middle-aged man didn't say anything, closing the magazine and taking out a cigarette from his pocket.

Lighting the cigarette, he put it in his mouth.

The young man with blonde hair and glasses began to sweat as he started adding,

"We also have all of the men ready, all of the weapons ready as well. There's nothing to worry-"

*Pew!*

The young man's head was struck by a bullet, blasting a hole over his head.

"All done sir."

A bald man with black glasses spoke, the one sitting right next to the blonde man.

"Good."

This was Yuki Shirogane, the leader of the Black Halo Family, a Mafia Syndicate founded wholly by him.

In the year 2025, this Mafia boss who came from an unknown background suddenly stirred the whole market, rising over the ranks, and is now on his way to achieving a deal that would make him the boss.

He would finally become a Billionaire. A tycoon of the city. His reach would spread throughout Japan spreading fear across other small packets.

_Vroom!_

_Zoom!_

_Skrrrrt—!

The Limousine came to a stop, various black suited men coming out from the parade of cars, most of them bald, their heads giving off a visible shine.

The door to the car opened as a tall black black-haired man with silver eyes walked out of the car.

He was wearing a black shirt, the sleeves of the thick coat he was wearing were flowing behind him, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a suitcase.

If not for his cold expression and the mark over his face which passed over from the top of his nose, he would have already become an otome game protagonist.

"Lead."

He said as he started walking towards the Red Light district.

Kabukicho.

Located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, it is Japan's most iconic nightlife and entertainment district that features various places for entertainment, clubs, bars, and love hotels.

But it's also the best place for Yakuza dealings and trading.

Yuki and the men walk into a bar.

One of Yuki's men nods at a waiter as he leads them to a staircase downwards.

Five of Yuki's men stay behind as the rest go inside with him, looking forward to this amazing deal.

As soon as Yuki stepped over the stairs he stopped just before reaching in completely.

Pulling his leg back he calls the waiter gesturing to come closer.

Instantly, Yuki slaps the Waiter, his body swiftly rolling down the staircase downwards.

*Aaaaah!*

The crowd in the bar scatters around in fear, and they clearly understand what is about to happen.

As soon as the waiter's body fell over the stairs, hundreds of bullets pierced through the waiter's body, killing him in an instant.

Shortly after, multiple men who wore civilian dress arrived at the scene, all of them walking in an orderly manner, one of them held a shield, which read:

*TMPD*

"It's the PD! Everyone! Run!"

One of the men started firing the bullets.

"Surrender yourself Black Halo, there is nowhere for you to escape this time."

An officer from the PD announced using their microphone, his voice loud and clear.

"We've been tricked, everyone let's leave."

Yuki said as he started leaving, looking to find a backdoor exit.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Soon shots of gun firing began from both sides, the trained men of Yuki taking out one PD officer after another. Sadly, Yuki's numbers were very few, with 20 vs over a hundred PD officers surrounding them.

Yuki clenched his fist holding the suitcase as bullets started to fire from it, killing multiple officers as he started escaping from a window.

Yuki looked behind, only to see all of his members taken down.

*Pew!*

*Splat!*

A bullet passed through his arm, luckily only scratching its tendons from the side.

Gritting his teeth, he picked up a cycle and started riding it through the narrow and crowded streets.

His destination? Get loose of the PD using the Golden Gai.

"Stop right there Shirogane! Surrender and you won't be encountered!"

A cop from behind shouted holding his gun pointed towards Yuki.

*Tch!*

Yuki rode his bicycle as he rode towards the direction of the Golden Gai, intending to hide in its maze-like structure to lose the PD.

After a few hours of running around the streets of Golden Gai, he arrives at a hidden hotel in an alley.

Making sure nobody was watching he decided to enter the hotel, walking directly upstairs nodding at the short receptionist who was sitting on the chair.

The Tiny alleyways of the Golden Gai made it practically impossible for the large police team to follow Yuki at his speed, hence he was able to lose them.

Arriving inside a room, he slid the door open entering and closed it.

Inside, he quickly turned off the lights and closed the curtains.

Taking off his shirt, he inspected his wound, luckily it was just a bullet graze. He got some vodka and poured it over the wound.

_Argh..._

He gently poured some vodka on his wound, and his mouth almost let go of the agonizing pain.

After disinfecting was done, he tore a piece of cloth from a towel and tied it up over his wound.

Wearing his shirt and coat, he decided to think about what to do next.

"I need revenge."

He spoke.

"What revenge are you talking about Shirogane?"

A voice came from the dark room as the lights lit up.

_Click-Clack! Click-Clack! Click-Clack!_

Multiple gun sounds came as everything in the room became visible again.

Four Guns, all of them were pointed at Yuki.

One man, he was the one standing in front of Yuki, he head down as he squatted to have a look at the sitting Mafia.

"Leader of The Black Halo Family.. What kinds of candies are your favorite? 9mm..or 6mm?"

Spoke the man in front of Yuki.

Yuki's face turned cold.

"…"

"Hmm? Which one? 10mm? That's not a luxury I will give to you."

The young man cupped his ear, and Yuki narrowed his eyes at this clown.

"Aizawa, why did you sell me to the police?"

Yuki questioned, and he was very confused.

Generally in this business, involving police in the plans is a very risky move, as they cannot be trusted.

"You see, I don't like people who are more handsome than me."

Yuki raised his brows in question.

Aizawa chucked as he added,

"Because of you being more handsome than me in this business, my Reina decided to leave me and now follows you behind like a b**** That's why I cannot let a dog like you go stray you know?"

*Pfft.*

"Is that the only reason? Because I outshone you, you want to kill me off?"

Spoke Yuki, his laugh could not hold on.

"A-A-A~ No no, that's not the only reason."

Spoke Aizawa, took out a gun from his pocket.

Yuki stopped laughing but his smile still didn't fade from his face.

"You see, Yuki..."

Spoke Aizawa brought out the gun close to Yuki's mouth.

Holding his jaw, he put the gun's barrel inside, his finger still on the trigger.

"I don't like that smile of yours, Bye."

He spoke, waving his hand as his other hand pulled the trigger.

*Bang!*

"Whew~ Work's done."

Spoke Aizawa took out his phone.

"Boss, work's done."

Spoke Aizawa his phone supported via the shoulder as he started wiping the gun with his handkerchief.

"Good, make sure his body is handled properly, no dirt should come over to me."

Spoke to the man via his phone.

"Don't worry boss. Everything was cleaned done, I used a silencer pistol to finish him off, we will burn his body and throw the ashes in the Kanda River."

"Hmm. Good, your payment would be sent after the matter's cooled down."

"Yes, boss."

*click.*

"Make sure there are no blood stains on the carpet."

"Yes, Boss!"

The other four men in the room spoke in unison, and the order was loud and clear.

"Now that this matter is settled, there is no new competition for me in Tokyo."