Hitman x Wives

Chapter 257- Me And You (Part 2)

Kai stared at his clone for a good minute without uttering a single word. He wanted to understand whether this clone was lying or not. However, he couldn't sense any lies in his words.

"So, I see myself as I am?" He eventually opened his mouth and asked with a confused expression.

"In appearance? Yes, you do. But, do you really see yourself as the true you?" The clone asked as he tiled his head.

"What are you trying to say?" 

When Kai uttered those words, the clone finally moved as he took one step forward. His cold face turned into a clear frown for a second before he went back to his relaxed demeanor. Kai didn't know what was going through his mind if he even had thoughts of his own since as he said, he was just an image of Kai's thoughts.

"What do you think? I mean, look at you, a cold, calculating monster with the power to back it up and the talent to turn this world into your toy. You clearly can't see that, can you?"

"I said what are you trying to say with those words, clone." Kai asked back with a harsher tone.

That made the clone go silent for a good few seconds before he replied. "You're different, Kai."

"I already know that."

"No, you clearly don't know how different you are. The only thing human about you is your appearance. Everything else is out of this world. A clear cut from other people. You have seen for yourself how unique you are. People naturally get drawn toward you, enemies and allies alike. They see in you what they don't see in others."

"..."

"Yet, you don't see that. You want to forcefully live a normal life and be normal for whose sake? Yours? Don't make me laugh. How can a lion live in a flock of sheeps? You do know that, don't you?"

Kai could see the clone's face change from coldness to a very faint smirk. "What kind of you comparison is that?"

"Who cares? What I'm saying is that you aren't fit for this world. Not in its current state at least."

Hearing the last few words, Kai's ears perked up. 

"Current state?"

"The world is changing rapidly, friend. You already know that, don't you? I'm not the one to explain that to you. We're the same person after all."

"The world already changed. What more change do you want?" Kai asked.

"Of course, a change from the very roots. With Origin now being a public knowledge. You will see people rising to power and falling, you will see wars for resources, you will see famine, death and you will the world submerging into a dystopian chaotic struggle that never ends. It's all there, for us to see. And you know who's going to be at the very heart of that conflict? You." He said as he pointed his finger at Kai casually.

"..."

"You will be the one to determine who lives and who dies, who wins and who loses and who oppresses and who will be the oppressed. You have no other choice now, do you?"

Kai frowned harder the more he listened to his clone speaking. Yet, he didn't speak. Even the clone didn't realize that Kai never intended to speak, at least not yet. So, he continued his monologue with no care in the world.

"Doesn't that sound like godhood to you? Oh, wait, my apologies, that word sound too much like that man to you, doesn't it?"

Kai's aura rose form his body as he lifted his head. "I'm not like him."

His word made the clone's smirk widen as he replied. "Tsk tsk, of course you aren't. That man is a delusional idiot who will never truly reach godhood. You're better than him in everything. If one person is going to be god, then its you." Then, he shrugged as he continued. "Our father isn't going to win, we know that. He dedicated his life to that arrogant goal and he will fail. Ironically, the one who's going to stop him is his own son."

Then, the clone started walking toward Kai. "That we can agree on. But, this world is weak and fragile, friend. It needs someone like you, someone that can truly rule this world."

As he continued talking, he got closer and closer from Kai until he was right in front of him. "That person is you and the faster you realize it, the better. No one else can take that position but you."

When the clone finished his words, he was about to smile since he thought his words reached Kai. After all, the latter was looking down again, not showing his reaction. However, what happened next surprised him.

Kai's hand suddenly launched toward the clone's throat, grabbing it powerfully. 

"Blah blah blah, you talk too much, clone." He said coldly. "I don't see why I should listen to someone who talks too much and knows too little."

The clone held his hand as he tried to stop him from strangling him. Even though he was merely a clone, he seemingly felt the pain from the grip on his neck.

"Wait… hnng… I'm you, how can I not know?"

"You don't. That's because I never knew myself. Godhood? I am god? What side of me are you representing? Nobody can be god and nobody should be god. Especially me. You know why?" Finally, Kai looked up. His eyes almost shining with a purple hue.

"Because I'm deeply flawed. More flawed than anyone else. The fact that you exist proves that. An egotistical maniac with a god complex. Perhaps I inherited this side from that man without knowing."

"Hnng… What? You're just… avoiding… the truth!"

"I'm not. My life isn't some kind of epic tale. It never was and never will be. I'm just me. Rather special, true, but I'm still me. I enjoy going to school, studying, passing tests, cooking, cleaning and watching TV. I have people that I trust and they're worth to me more than everything else. I don't need godhood or whatever nonsense you're preaching."

Kai then suddenly threw the clone to the ground. The latter fell on his back and started coughing. Meanwhile, the real Kai simply walked past him toward the edge of the platform.

"DON'T RUN AWAY, YOU BASTARD!!" He yelled loudly with a red face.

"I'm not running. The conversation is simply over. You're supposed to disappear any second."

"You aren't going to avoid, friend! You are never going to find peace in a normal life!"

Those words made Kai halt as he looked back at the clone before he shook his head. "If that happens, I will eliminate everything that tries to stop me from having a peaceful life. It's that simple."

After saying those words, Kai jumped from the platform toward the abyss beneath him. At the same time, his clone vanished from existence.

Moving through the air, Kai sighed as he closed his eyes for a second. Nobody knew what was going through his head at that particular time. When he reached the ground, he landed quietly before he looked ahead of him.

The doors of the tower were still open.

"So that was is?" He murmured as he shifted his gaze to the ceiling of this tower. He realized that he had just climbed hundreds of meters in the air.

After that, he started walking toward the gates and exited the tower. The moment he did, the doors closed before the tower started shaking powerfully as if it was groaning and howling.

Kai knew that this meant that it was going to be submerged back into the water so he simply jumped off the platform into the ocean and started swimming back.

At the same time, the tower started descending into the water, creating giant waves in all directions. Kai felt the strong ripples of the water so he submerged beneath them and continued moving.

When he reached the cliff, he swam down to a deeper level before he suddenly turned around and started swimming up at top speed. The water couldn't resist his high speed as he broke through the surface with ease, reaching a dozen meters in the air before he grabbed into the cliff and started climbing. Climbing the rocks didn't require much effort from him.

When he reached top, he was welcomed by the two girls, Aria and Kaya.

"Welcome back." Aria said with a calm tone.

"Mm…" Kai acknowledged her words before he looked at Kaya who was oddly silent. He didn't understand why she didn't say a word.

"Did you find something there?"

"... No. Nothing much." Kai shook his head. He decided to hide what he saw inside that tower from them for now since he really didn't want to talk about it. "It was empty from the inside. Nothing much to see."

"I see."

"Kaya?" Finally, Kai spoke to the girl who didn't even look at him.

"Don't talk to me."