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"The Immortal Iron Fist"
Part 2
Part 2
It had been a day now since I knew who was after me. Does it need reminding? It's none other than Steel Serpent. Yesterday was just so weird, and now I have to watch my ever move, since i'm his target. My only guess is he's after my Iron Fist power. Not to mention that he's alive and running around New York. He could be doing anything right now.
I had just arrived at Rand Corp., and was at the top level of the building. This part of my building, is were I become the Iron Fist. Some trouble happend here, so now I have repairs going on at a window that I broke when trying to flee those ninjas that were after me. There are alot of workers around, so I need to secure my one room that hold my Iron Fist garb.
I walk to the door, and put my hand on the scanner. I held it there for a good few mintues to make sure it was only my print that can access the room. Couple more seconds....there. Now it's secure and I have nothing to worry about. It just came to mind that I have an important businees meeting with a client of mine. Mr. Nakamura. He owns his own company, and helps tranfer whatever is needed for China. Food, shelter, train construction you name it. All to make the country better.
Mr. Nakamura wants to work with Rand Corp., and wants us to help out with what they're doing. So I hope all goes well. I go to another room and starting putting on my suit. It was made for me, and the mark was Brioni. The finest when it comes to a nice suit. I finish up, and then make my way to my office. I take the elevator and then reach the 22nd floor.
I greet some people here and there and then open the door to my office. I see Jeryn Hogarth. One of my trusted friends, and also someone who knows about me being Iron Fist. He was also there when I got the Iron Fist power....
"Hey Danny, how goes it? We have a big deal going on here woth Mr. Nakamura, so lets not mess it up ok? It could be big for Rand Corp."
He was right, it could be big, but if someonthing doesn't suit my liking, I am inclined to deny any involvment with Nakamura Enterprises.
I sit down at my desk, and it takes little time till I see Mr. Nakamura arriving at my door. He greets Hogarth, and then comes right at me.
"Mr. Rand, it's great to be here and let's hope we can work well together."
He extends his arm for a handshake, and I do the same. I insist for him to take a seat, and let the business talk being.
"I too hope we can do the best for China."
Mr. Nakamura puts both his hand on the table, and starts saying what he wants to do for China. He wants to build trains, and then start destorying land to establish them there?
Hogarth turned on the television screens behind us, to display the trains and from where to where we'd be building them.
"Like a toy-train set, isn't it? She's 2,500 kilometers of Randtrack type II halbach array lines strecthing from Beijing to Hong Kong and back...10 RandRapid trains capable of speeds over 580 Km.H., and, at reception of funding, all appropriate tech transfers China's National Magley Transportation Technology Research Center."
"Mister Hogarth. Mister Rand. We have prepared the 10.6 billion dollars for immediate transfer, and are prepared to sign."
He isn't kidding, he's really serious? I care about China. And destroying half it's land to build these trains, and it's tracks it not needed. Hogarth comes with the papers, to sign...
"Great. Let's get started autographing these contracts so we can--"
"Wait."
I stop Hogarth from saying anything else. I've already thought this through, and i'd be no one but me who'd make the decisions here.
"We're building trains and just destroying part of China's land? No. No deal."
"Danny.."
"No, Jeryn I don't care, it's China. There's no point in just destroying half it's land to build these trains. When there's already enough to help people get where they need to go."
"Mister Rand, above all this 10.6 billion will be money well spent. It would be a great deal for you and your company."
I didn't need to rethink this. Rand Corp. has enough money to finance anything that comes it's way. So this billions of dollars means nothing to me. I've made up my mind.
"No deal. Some-point whatver, billion dollars be damned. We're done here."
The look on Mr. Nakamura's face wasn't a good thing. He was just about upset, and wasted no time to leave my office.
"Very well. I guess we won't be working together after all. Here's hoping you can think this, till then it's been a pleasure coming here to talk this over with you."
"I don't think I need to rethink this, it's been finalized."
With that, Mr. Nakamura gets up from my desk, and heads toward the door. Before leaving he says one last thing that catches my attention.
"Mr. Rand, just be sure to watch yourself and the future of this business."
Was that a threat? I turn to Hogarth:
"Was that a threat?"
I look back, and it seems Mr. Nakamura wasn't done. He had me get up and wanted me to meet his daughter? He walks back to my door, and with him is his daughter. He hold her hand, and then brings her closer to me. She was...beautiful.
"Before leaving, Mr. Rand, i'd like you to meet my daughter. Shia Nakamura."
She had long black hair, and blue eyes. I couldn't stop staring at her.
"It's nice to meet you, Mister Rand. My father has told me that you declined his offer, but it's still nice to meet you."
Wow, things are done fast when it comes to Mr. Nakamura and his loved ones. Nonetheless, I still greet her in a nice way. How could I not?
"Likewise. It's nice to meet you to. And though I declined, let's just say your father is a nice man, and you are very beautiful yourself."
She smiles. And I look over at Mr. Nakamura, who didn't look so happy. Something about her voice though, I feel like I heard it before...
"That's very nice of you. And I hope we see eachother sometime again."
Once again Rand, you score!
"I could say the same, it'd be nice to get to know eachother a little bit more."
As soon as I was to say something else, Mr. Nakamura stops me from what I was going to say.
"Good day, Mr. Rand."
Dammit no, I didn't even get Shia's phone number!
"Goodbye Danny."
"Have a nice day."
They leave and I say goodbye to them both. But I couldn't help but hear them talking again. So I peeked my head around the corner, and saw both Mr. Nakmura and Shia arguing with eachother in chinese. Hmm...best to just leave it be, but it is odd that they're fighting right now...
I go back to my office, and decide to just leave for the readt of the day. I'm mostly done here, and when something comes up, i'll for sure be notified.
"Hogarth, i'm taking off. The meetin didn't go so well and things here seem to be ok. Hogarth?"
Hogarth? All he did was stare at me. And by the look on his face I could tell me wasn't to pleased right now.
"You turned down a deal that would put Rand Corp. on the map, all because you care so much about China? What the hell is with you Danny?!"
Ok, he had reason to be angry, but in the end, it was my call. And it was the right decision.
"Jeryn, yes I care about China, but what Nakamura was offering just wasn't needed. It was my call, simple as that."
"Whatever Danny, just whatever."
Soon later he takes off, and slams my door as he makes his way out. Meh, he'll get over it by tomorrow. I think to myself for a minute and decide I'll just relax over at Chinatown.
I pick up my briefcase, and lock up my office. I tell one of my associates to call me ASAP if there's anything that happens here. I wait for the elevator doors to open, and then enter in without hestitaion. I take a deep breath, and wait till I reach the double doors leading to the streets of Manhattan.
I don't need my limo, I just want to simply call a cab, and just reach Chinatown for a little relaxation. I give the signal, and soon later a cab comes right my way. The cab driver gives me a quick hello, and I tell him where I want to go.
"Driver, get me to Chinatown."
"Will do, Mister Rand!"
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It had taken awhile to get to Chinatown, but I finally made it. I look all around me and just take in what I see. I love this part of New York. I decide whether I want to go back to my penthouse, or get a quick bit to eat. Best to go back to my penthouse, and then later i'll come back to eat. To be honest, I was exhausted. I have a secret entrance I take to go back to my penthouse when I'm Iron Fist, so what the heck i'll go that way, to the back of the building, and just enter the penthouse.
I make sure no one is watching, and quickly run to the alleyway, I slow down a bit now that none was really around. I all I have to do is climb up the ladder, and enter through the doorway. I'm about to climb, but a sudden scream that came from my right caught my attention.
"Hiiiyah!"
Whoever it was landed a kick to my chest, and I flew off the ladder, right on to the ground. I was knocked on the head, but got back up to see mystery man that kicked me. He was bald, and built. With a serious look on his face. He's here to actually to more than hurt me. I have the feeling he wants to kill me.
"Who are you?"
Once I ask that, A second figure comes down from a ladder, and stand next to the man that kicked me. The second figure, looked exactly like the man that kicked me, cept he wasn't bald. I examined and spotted both had serpent tattoos on the left of their eyes. Assassins for Steel Serpent was my only guess.
"Steel Serpent sent you didn't he?"
They don't say a word, and just get to the point. Both come at me with force, and I try to block their attacks. Honestly, I said I had to watch my back, and I knew Steel Serpent was after. But why now?
I block both kicks, and then trip one of the assassins. The other one still stands, and then tries to deliver a blow to my head. I counter, hit him with my elbow, and then hit him with my Iron Fist. My Iron Fist glows, and now i'm ready to kick some ass.
I run to one of the assassins, and then hit him in the stomach, he flies across the alley and is knocked out. The other assassin jumps in the air, and comes down trying to hit me with a kick. I do the same thing I did to the other assassin, but with a little more force.
I block the kick, and then hit him in the stomach, but this time my Iron Fist rips his body into two. And with that he's dead.
With one knocked out, and the other dead, I look around and then hear a voice all to familiar.
"I told you to watch yourself Mr. Rand."
"Mr. Nakamura?"
I turn around quickly, and then cut off guard with a punch that he gives me. I fall to my knees, and then hear yet another voice that I've hear before.
"Well done father."
Shia? Her and her father are after to me aswell. They can be working with none other than Steel Serpent!
"Shia? What is going here?"
Nakamura hits me with his knee, and then out of nowhere powder is thrown at my face. I cough, and then feel slightly faint. It was...It was sleeping power.
"Don't d-do- this..."
I lose sense of awarness, and slowly lose grip of myself. All I hear is Mr. Nakamura talk to me before I go black.
"Steel Serpent will be pleased to know we've attained you."
N-no... And before I know it, I go black. I have no idea what will happen to me next....