Sakunosuke Oda VS John Wick is a What-If? DEATH BATTLE featuring Sakunosuke Oda from the Anime/Manga Series Bungo Stray Dogs and John Wick from the Movie Series of the Same Name.
| Sakunosuke Oda VS John Wick | |
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| Season | 1 |
| Season Episode | 3 |
| Air date | TBA |
| Written by | Commander Ghost |
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Description[]
Bungo Stray Dogs vs. John Wick! Stepping too far into the shadows means that when you attempt to leave, you often find yourself unable to, and even when you do, you'll find yourself pulled back in.
Interlude[]
(Cue Wiz and Boomstick - DEATH BATTLE Theme)
Ghost: The criminal underworld is home to a variety of types: assassins, mercenaries, bank robbers, and so much more. Such lifestyles are dangerous; however, one will find that most individuals do not wish to leave this lifestyle.
Sun: However, one will often find individuals who, despite their profession within the criminal underworld, aren't the individuals you'd expect them to be, which is much more surprising when they reveal that they want out of the game.
Ghost: It's even more surprising when these people happen to be the most dangerous criminals in their field, feared even by the organizations that hire them.
Sun: Sakunosuke Oda, the Low-Ranking Port Mafia Member, and the Mafia Member Who Doesn't Kill.
Ghost: John Wick, the Ex-Hitman of the Tarasov Mob, and the Baba Yaga.
Sun: He's Ghost, and I'm Sun!
Ghost: And it's our job to analyze their armor, weapons, and skills to find out who would win... a DEATH BATTLE.
Sakunosuke Oda[]
Ghost: The city of Yokohama, a port city located within Japan’s Kanto Region, serves as the stomping ground for countless acts of criminal activity as well as the home to countless criminal organizations, one of which is the Port Mafia, also known as Yokohama’s “Night Wardens."
Sun: However, the Port Mafia would meet its match in the formation of a law enforcement and investigation organization known as the Armed Detective Agency. However, four years prior to the events that would lead a certain orphan to the agency, the Port Mafia found itself engaged in a war.
Ghost: A guerrilla organization originating from Europe known as “Mimic” had gone to war with the Port Mafia hoping to achieve a soldier’s death; however, during their war, a single member of the Port Mafia proved to be exactly what Mimic had been hoping for and then some.
Sun: Sakunosuke Oda was a rather Low-Ranking Member of the Port Mafia who despite his skill with firearms and his rather impressive ability, didn’t seem very invested in ascending the ranks of the Port Mafia but instead content with his position, going to Bar Lupin with his best friends Osamu Dazai and Ango Sakaguchi, as well as taking care of the Orphans that he had taken in.
Ghost: And despite being a member of the single most violent and aggressive organization in all of Yokohama, is that surprising? Oda was actually renowned in the Port Mafia for never killing, despite being more than capable of doing so, and instead wished to eventually leave the Mafia to become a writer.
Sun: However, during the war with Mimic, Oda would come face to face with its leader, André Gide, who, along with having the same ability as Oda himself, also wished for Oda to be the one to kill him, only to learn that Oda would never kill, thus denying him the death that he had longed for.
Ghost: Unfortunately, for Oda and unknown to him, he was simply a pawn by the Boss of the Port Mafia; Ōgai Mori who along with orchestrating Mimcis arrival in Yokohama and their engagement against the Port Mafia, he had also informed André about the one weakness that Oda was in possession of which influenced André’s next course of action…
Sun: Ghost? What exactly did Mori tell-
Ghost: André and Mimic had taken the orphans that Oda was raising hostage and trapped them in a van, as well as killing the owner of the restaurant that Oda had been raising them in, when Oda went to the van to free them. It exploded…
Sun: W-W-W- What…..?
Ghost: Sun?
Sun: W-W-Why…..?
Ghost: Oh boy, I had a feeling this would happen... Breathe and relax.
Sun: (Is trying to do as instructed)
Ghost: Well, this event shattered the world Oda had known and was attempting to live in; his desire to write stories was destroyed and vanished into the void of despair, and most importantly... The violent path that he wished to cease and leave behind became the path that he would rely on to achieve his desire for revenge as he went after Mimic.
Sun: J-Just breath.. Sun…
Ghost: Despite being a low-ranking member of the Port Mafia, Sakunosuke Oda is a highly skilled combatant, capable of taking on a variety of opponents with only his skills, handguns, and ability to take out the opposition standing in front of him.
Sun: B-Breath…
Ghost: Oda has demonstrated that he is rather skilled in the usage of firearms, often only ever wielding handguns in combat. Despite this, he demonstrates a surprising amount of skill with them, which has enabled him to match the accuracy of combat specialists such as those of Mimic, whether it be attempting to subdue them or going for killing shots.
Sun: O-O- Oda's speed and reactions are quite impressive, having demonstrated the ability to dodge bullets fired from a sniper, close-range fire from Andre Gide's Walther P38, or volleys of bullets from countless Heckler & Koch MP5A2s, and even dodge bullets that were filling the room while fighting with Andre Gide, with Oda always coming out unscathed.
Ghost: Oda is also rather durable, having demonstrated the ability to survive being caught in the shockwave created by a van detonating an explosive as well as being caught in a similar shockwave from a building exploding.
Sun: Oda has also demonstrated some impressive close-quarters skill by being able to knock out Ryunosuke Akutagawa with a single punch and being skilled enough to utilize his guns in close-quarters combat against André Gide.
Ghost: This brings us to Oda's arsenal, with Oda primarily utilizing a Beretta 92FS, which has a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second, an effective firing range of fifty meters, a maximum range of one hundred meters, and uses 9mm Parabellum rounds with a fifteen-bullet feed system.
Sun: However, Oda doesn’t just carry one of these bad boys; he carries two on him at all times. Within shoulder holsters hidden underneath his jacket and around his wrist are bands meant for carrying extra magazines, enabling him to swap out magazines at a faster rate.
Ghost: Oda also carries two M67 fragmentation grenades, which have an explosive energy of one megajoule. As well as wears a Ballistic Vest underneath his shirt to protect himself against gunfire.
Sun: Oda's greatest asset, however, has to be his ability, Flawless.
Ghost: Flawless is the ability of Sakunosuke Oda and allows Oda to see five to six seconds into the future and see the dangers that will occur within that interval of time, which he can then promptly avoid by reacting accordingly.
Sun: Flawless is a fitting name for this ability because it allows Oda to be virtually untouchable by his opponents because he can see everything they will do in the next five to six seconds.
Ghost: The nature of this ability also enables it, so that it is actually rather difficult for those unaware of Oda’s ability to discern what it is capable of exactly or what it enables him to do. When André Gide, who had an ability identical to Oda’s Flawless, engaged Ryūnosuke Akutagawa in combat, not even Akutagawa was capable of discerning the exact nature of Gide’s ability and assumed that he was using it to read his movements rather than see the future, with him assuming the same about Oda when he noticed a similar pattern.
Sun: The potency of the ability is enough that, ultimately, André Gide and Oda needed to fight each other without their respective clairvoyant abilities due to it essentially rendering their attempts at countering and taking each other by surprise useless.
Ghost: Not only that, but the nature of Flawless also means that it can be utilized by Oda to predict where his bullets are going to land once he fires them and thus improve his own accuracy and perform shots that no typical human would be capable of performing.
Sun: With all of this, Dazai considers Oda to be the single most terrifying and dangerous member of the Port Mafia when he has been pushed to his breaking point, with Dazai himself even saying that someone like Akutagawa would be incapable of defeating Oda even in a hundred years.
Ghost: And Mimic had proved Dazai’s word true, as upon the deaths of the kids, with nothing more than two handguns, two grenades, Flawless, and his own skill, Oda proceeded to kill every single member of Mimic within their hideout by his lonesome until he had finally reached André Gide, where the two would face off.any
Sun: Just through his fight with Gide alone, it’s clear that Oda is without a doubt the single most lethal member of the Port Mafia; however, despite this and the nature of his ability, Oda is not as untouchable as his ability makes his enemies out to be.
Ghost: Despite Flawless' fearsome power and sheer potency, it is only able to see up to five to six seconds into the future and not anything beyond that time frame. Along with this, the future that Oda witnesses through Flawless is limited to his current decision, which results in the future that he witnesses changing, and depending on the decision, could result in another danger occurring that he was unable to see, putting him in danger.
Sun: Not only that, but it also means that Flawless can be used against Oda through the usage of traps, which can result in him realizing too late through Flawless that he’s in danger and thus being incapable of taking the actions needed to escape the danger presented.
Ghost: And ultimately, Oda is nothing more than a normal human and can be put down like any other mortal man.
Sun: In the end… Oda enacted his vengeance for the Orphans by killing André Gide; however, this came at the price of costing him his own life.
Ghost: In his final moments, Oda imparted his final words to his sole friend, Osamu Dazai, and encouraged Dazai that in order to find the reason to continue living, rather than continue to wander the darkness that is a world filled with violence and bloodshed for an eternity, he should instead leave the Port Mafia and be on the side that saves lives.
Sun: With his final words, Oda encouraged the friend that he had come to understand over the years to become a better person, to protect the orphaned, and that even if Dazai may not be capable of seeing the difference between right and wrong... Saving the lives of others was something that he’d find wonderful, if only for a bit.
Ghost: And with these parting words, Oda’s final acknowledgement was what the man back then had told him: the reason people live is to save themselves, something they realize just before their deaths. And with this, Oda took his last breath.
Sun: Oda never did become the author that he had desired to be; however, he ultimately wrote the foundations that would enable Dazai to open the next chapter of his story, with Dazai ultimately helping Atsushi begin writing his own story with the Armed Detective Agency.
Ghost: In the end, perhaps Oda did become the author that he always dreamed of becoming.
Sakunosuke Oda: I want to be a novelist. I want to throw away my gun. All I want in my hands are a pen and a paper. A certain man once told me that writing novels is writing people. You cannot write about someone's life after you rob them of it. That's why I will never kill again.
John Wick[]
Ghost: The Wolf, The Boogeyman, The Ghost, Lo Spettro, and most importantly, Baba Yaga—these are the many aliases and names by which the infamous John Wick has become known within the criminal underworld.
Sun: However, before he had received any of these names or even his signature name, he was born and known as Jardani Jovonovich, having been born an orphan within the Republic of Belarus.
Ghost: However, in a manner similar to that of the famed Archer of the Marvel Universe and the first two Boy Wonders of the DC Universe, John would be taken into the Ruska Roma and become an apprentice to its crime lord leader known as “The Director,” who’d also by all accounts serve as John’s adoptive mother.
Sun: Wait… Are you saying that John Wick is a fusion of Hawkeye, Nightwing, and Red Hood?
Ghost: The Ruska Roma had taught John various forms of martial arts and the art of killing, and years after leaving the Ruska Roma, John had become an assassin, becoming infamous within the criminal underworld for his skill and lethality, earning him the nickname "Baba Yaga."
Sun: Eventually, John would become a member of the Tarasov Mob, led by Viggo Tarasov, and with this new addition, the Tarasov Mob was destined to rise in power. However, one day, John approached Viggo with a request.
Ghost: John had fallen in love with a woman and married a woman named Helen. His love for her had sparked a desire to leave the darkness and the criminal underworld behind him; as such, he asked Viggo to be allowed to leave the Tarasov Mob.
Sun: And, surprisingly enough, Viggo was rather willing, albeit reluctantly, to grant this request and allow John to leave the Tarasov Mob; however, before he did so, he wanted John to complete one final task for the Mob, and an impossible one at that.
Ghost: Viggo requested that John kill every single one of the Tarasov Mob’s rivals within a single night in order to ensure that there would be nothing left to retaliate against such a transaction.
Sun: Much to Viggo's surprise, John Wick had done the impossible and killed all of his rivals in a single night, laying the very foundation on which the Tarasov Mob would rise, and as a result of completing his request, John was allowed to leave the Tarasov and enjoy his life with Helen.
Ghost: However… John’s happy life would come to an end in only a short five years as Helen would lose her life to cancer, leaving John in grief; however, his late wife had left him a semblance of hope in the form of a small dog named Daisy.
Sun: But unfortunately… Tragedy soon struck as-
Ghost: Sun… I-I can’t be here for this segment... You need to do it without me.
Sun: Ghost…?
Ghost: Just... do it without me, please.
(Ghost walks out the Room)
Sun: Oh, right. I forgot that he hates this type of trope…
(Sun inhales a bit before exhaling)
Sun: Viggo’s son, Iosef Tarasov, ran into John at a gas station, took interest in his car, and asked to purchase it; however, John wasn’t interested. In response to this, Iosef broke into John’s home, not only stealing his car but unfortunately killing poor Daisy. Also, GHOST, YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!
(Ghost re-enters the Room)
Ghost: Thank you…
Sun: You’re welcome. But anyway, John was devastated, and the last vestiges of his wife had been ultimately taken away from him; however, that grief was rather quickly replaced with something far more intense and consuming: rage and vengeance.
Ghost: As a result of Iosef's actions, Baba Yaga would leave her peaceful life and return with a single mission: to find, hunt, and kill Iosef Tarasov, as well as anyone who stood in his way.
Sun: Because of his training within the Ruska Roma and his years of experience as a professional hitman under the Continental and Tarasov Mobs, John is without a doubt the single deadliest man within the Criminal Underworld of John Wick, having taken on assassins, criminals, mercenaries, ninjas, and so much more, with all of them ending up dead by his own hands.
Ghost: The Ruska Roma had trained John to be a very lethal combatant in unarmed combat, using a variety of martial arts such as sambo, aikido, judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and, most notably, Krav Maga. And as a result of all of this training, John has demonstrated the ability to engage in combat against a wide variety of opponents and kill them, utilizing his skills to maximum efficiency.
Sun: John has also demonstrated that he is highly versed in a wide variety of melee weaponry, whether it be traditional or improvised. He has demonstrated almost expert usage with knives of varying types, with John having shown impressive accuracy in utilizing them along with axes as throwing weapons. John has also proven to be quite adept at using common items such as books, his own belt, and even a frickin’ pencil to kill people!
Ghost: Despite his age, John’s physicality enables him to have the skill needed to match this impressive level of unarmed combat. John has proven to be quite strong, going toe-to-toe with individuals capable of knocking him through bullet-resistant glass.
Sun: John is also a surprisingly durable individual and one that is hard to take down; he has been woken up from being repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat, survived being hit by a car on two occasions, been caught in the shockwave of a grenade explosion, and fallen from the balcony of the Continental.
Ghost: Along with this, John’s endurance and just sheer determination are absolutely insane; he has survived being shot, stabbed, slammed around, beaten, and endured a wide variety of injuries that should’ve crippled or outright killed a regular individual, but John not only gets back up but he resumes killing as if he were in peak condition.
Sun: However, John is, without a doubt, at his best when he is armed with a gun. And John is practically a master marksman with firearms. According to an Infograph, despite John being out of the game for five years, his accuracy was an astounding 87% during his hunt for Iosef, meaning that John rarely if ever misses the shots that he makes, and his skill with firearms has enabled him to incorporate it into his close-combat skills, gunning down opponents with quick but precise pistol shots at nearly point-blank range.
Ghost: John carries a variety of handguns; over the course of the movie, he has shown a preference for three handguns in particular.
Sun: His primary handgun of choice is a Heckler & Koch P30L fitted with a custom compensator and chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum. The P30L has a feed system of seventeen rounds, a muzzle velocity of 370 meters per second, and an effective firing range of 50 meters. John is in possession of two of these lovely pistols.
Ghost: His secondary handgun is a Glock 26, which is a subcompact variant designed for concealed carry. This small but reliable handgun utilizes 9x19mm Parabellum and has a standard ammo capacity of ten rounds. John is in possession of two of these pistols.
Sun: John’s third and final handgun is a Glock 34; this beauty has been customized to be able to accept custom porting and have faster reloads. The Glock 34s is the competition version of the Glock 17s, and as such, it should have an identical feed system with seventeen rounds, a muzzle velocity of 375 meters per second, and an effective firing range of 50 meters.
Ghost: John is in possession of two Coharie Arms CA-415, which have been customized to be in possession of a shortened barrel, an EOTech 553 holographic sight, a vertical grip, and a Magpul PMAG, with the Coharie utilizing 5.56x45mm NATO as well as functioning as a semi-automatic and fully automatic rifle. The Coharie Arms have a feed system of thirty rounds with a muzzle velocity of 730 meters per second and an effective firing range of 300 meters.
Sun: His next rifle is that of a TTI TR-1 Ultralight, which has been outfitted with a BCM Gunfighter Modification 0 collapsible stock and BCM KMR Alpha 13” forearm, along with a BCM pistol grip and vertical foregrip, as well as a PRI compensator. The TR-1 has also been equipped with a 1-6x24 Trijicon Accupoint scope with an RMR and Magpul PMAGs with a 14.6” barrel; this rifle utilizes 5.56x45mm NATO rounds.
Ghost: And finally, we have John’s final weapon, which is a shotgun and one of my personal favorites, the Benelli M4 Super 90, which utilizes an ARGO system, which stands for "auto-regulating gas-operated,” allowing for semi-auto firing. This bad boy has been fitted with a fixed stock and a TTI M4 Upgrade Package.
Sun: Outside of John’s own guns, he has a few other nifty tools at his disposal.
Ghost: For example, his KA-BAR serrated Tanto and Microtech UTX-70, a combat knife and collapsible knife used for close quarters engagement and silent assassination, as well as his incendiary grenades.
Sun: And most importantly, his trusty suit.
Ghost: John’s Suit is an Italian suit that allows for great amounts of movement of the body due to its style of creation. On the other hand, the Continentals within Rome have invested in silicon carbide discs, ceramic matrices, and laminates. By weaving these into the suits, they turn John’s suit into cutting-edge body armor that not only stops bullets completely but also results in zero penetration within the suits themselves, offering John protection from bullets.
Sun: With all of this, John is not infamous in the underworld for nothing, considering the number of things he's done. He has systematically taken down the Tarasov Mob, along with killing Iosef and Viggo Tarasov; fought and killed against countless assassins on his own, some of whom were skilled killers in their own right; killed Zero and his Shinobi students; and slaughtered countless High Table mercenaries.
Ghost: Despite John’s skill, arsenal, and resources, he is not infallible. Despite John’s impressive durability and endurance, he is still a normal man, and his injuries, despite his ability to fight past them, can still ultimately take their toll on him, ultimately making it harder for him to fight. While he has plenty of guns, their ammunition is not infinite, and he can run out depending on the fight.
Sun: John’s armor is rather impressive; however, along with not protecting against explosive or fire-based damage, it doesn’t stop the kinetic power of the bullets that hit him, so while the suit won't penetrate and hit John’s body, he’s still feeling the pain of a bullet hitting against him. Along with this, John isn’t exactly in his prime anymore, so certain injuries and blows are harder for him to recover from than others.
Ghost: Without a doubt, John's biggest flaw is his own anger and vindictiveness. John is a man who does not respond well to slights against him, frequently lashing out in ways that, while justified, often create more problems and issues for him, such as when he killed Santino D'Antonio on Continental grounds, not only getting himself excommunicato'd from the Continental but also resulting in a $14,000,000 bounty being placed on him and constantly having to defend himself.
Sun: However… Assassins, mercenaries, criminals, and anyone thinking that $14,000,000 is a lot of money should be warned that when you cross John Wick, be sure to pray for a merciful death before that, as the Baba Yaga shall grant you none.
John Wick: And your son took that from me! Stole that from me! Killed that from me! People keep asking if I'm back. And I haven't really had an answer. But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back! So you can either hand over your son... or you can die screaming alongside him!
DEATH BATTLE[]
Ghost: The Combatants are set. Time to settle this debate once and for all.
Sun: It's time for a DEATH BATTLE!
The Continental, Weapons Vault
(Cue John Wick Reckoning - John Wick: Chapter 2)
The sound of ammo being loaded into firearms of varying types was heard as Charon prepared various firearms while Winston sat within the couch of the vault rather patiently before looking over as another individual was seen entering the vault as well.
“Ah, John.” Winston said this as Charon approached John Wick and handed him a Heckler & Koch P30L.
“Here you are, Mr. Wick.” Charon said, and John nodded to Charon as he took the Heckler & Koch P30L and began examining it before looking at Winston.
“There are cloaked figures present as well.” John said, and upon hearing this, Winston raised an eyebrow, with him looking to Charon as if looking for confirmation on what he thought it was, with Charon giving a nod to confirm Winston's curiosity.
“Mimic,” Winston said, and John looked at him rather confused, which was a sign to Winston that he needed to elaborate on what exactly he was referring to.
"A guerrilla organization that originally served Europe, but after committing war crimes, they fought against their former allies and fled their country." Winston explained.
“And now they’re working for the High Table?” John asked, and Winston made a light shrug motion towards his old friend, who continued preparing his firearms for the coming fight.
“Given that they’ve recently come from Yokohama, where they challenged the Port Mafia, they have become nothing more than stray dogs, waiting for someone to grant them the afterlife that they have been denied by those they once considered their comrades, and they will engage in a war against anyone for such a gift.” Winston said, and that caused John to pause for something that didn’t go unnoticed by Charon or Winston.
John had become rather focused and considerate of the words used to describe Mimic as a whole. These men have been wandering aimlessly for years in order to find a battle that will grant them the death that soldiers such as themselves would often desire. They were willing to go to war with not only the most violent and dangerous criminal organization in the Port Mafia but also with the High Table. All of this for the chance of being granted a soldier’s death?
This brought John’s thoughts to the fact that Mimic had switched targets from the Port Mafia to the Continental. They wouldn’t have taken such an action without cause, and the High Table wouldn’t seek them out for their assistance if they didn’t have something that they were looking for.
John resumed loading his weapons as he began to realize what exactly they were here for.
“A Soldier’s Death.” John thought to himself as he pulled the slide back on his gun.
New York City, Outside the Continental
(Cue It has Begun - Bungou Stray Dogs)
The day was currently night, and the block of 1 Wall Street Court was rather quiet; however, what could be heard was the sound of the wind blowing and the sound of footsteps approaching a door to what looked like a hotel complex of sorts that stood within the center of the building. Armored Enforcers of the High Table, followed by hooded figures, were seen taking positions to breach and enter the building.
Unknown to these individuals, a man with brown eyes and messy hair with a reddish tinge was watching this unfold and scanning the individuals; however, one individual in particular caught his eye, this individual being brown-skinned with white hair, and upon seeing this individual, the man’s blood began to flare.
This was Sakunosuke Oda, and he had found the individual that he was after, André Gide, the leader of Mimic. He watched as the forces of the High Table and Mimic began entering the complex. Oda was about to follow him, but he managed to restrain himself, knowing that following directly behind them would be suicidal, especially with the armored High Table enforcers working alongside them.
Oda looked around for another way in before noticing an alleyway between the Continental and a neighboring building, as well as within that alleyway, where fire escapes connected to the other building and a slope on the Continental's side. This told Oda all he needed in order to enter the Continental without being detected, and he discreetly but quickly began jogging towards that alleyway.
The Continental, Restaurant
The sound of gunfire had filled the room as multiple members of Mimic and High Table Enforcers opened fire at John; however, he quickly used a table as an improvised shield before standing out of his makeshift cover and taking aim with his CA-415 Coharie Arms, John had fired several shots that found their way into the bodies of mimic soldiers, causing blood to spurt from the entry points the bullet made as they fell to the ground, but the High Table Enforcers' armor prevented them from falling to his gunfire, instead knocking them down.
John continued firing, using the shots to at least keep them from getting down as he knew that he’d likely need to aim for the gaps in the armor if he wanted to kill them, but eventually, his CA-415 ran out of ammo and he ducked down behind the table again to begin reloading. The High Table Enforcers used this time to get their bearings and quickly rise to their feet; however, as John finished reloading and the Enforcers recovered, multiple bullets rang through the air, but rather than being fired by John, they instead came from another individual and had been perfectly fired into the gaps of the Enforcers' armor, piercing their necks and killing them instantly as they collapsed to the ground.
John quickly stood up and took aim with his CA-415 Coharie Arms towards the new target and saw Oda, who had his Beretta 92FS aimed back at John. The two of them circled one another, keeping their guns trained on one another and keeping their focus on one another, with both silently analyzing the other and assessing each other in order to gauge whether or not the fight that was about to ensue was going to be easy or not.
(Cue Dom Vs Brian - Fast & Furious)
Oda looked at the wanted hitman, and in his eyes, he saw the same emotions that he was currently experiencing burning brightly and uncontrollably within him: regret, rage, despair, sadness, and vengeance that were already satiated but still hungering. Oda could tell that John had everything taken away from him and that he had received his retribution, but he still yearned for more. He saw the very thing that Gide and Mimic had wanted from him.
John looked at the low-ranking criminal, and in his eyes, he saw someone with the same emotions that he himself had experienced and who had been through the very same pain that he had suffered from; he had something that served as the only semblance of hope within a life of shadows taken away from him and left him within the shadows with nothing but rage and a hunger for retribution that had yet to be satiated. He knew where this path was leading him, and he knew that one thing would end it.
They didn’t need to say anything to one another, as their fingers began to apply pressure to the trigger of their respective firearms, they knew exactly what the other was yearning for by the end of this night…
A Soldier’s death.
FIGHT!