Jason sat in the backseat of a luxury sedan, hidden by the shadows he lurked not making a single peep in the underground parking lot. A well dressed slick haired man exited one of the stairway doors with a flashy woman by his side, the pair were clearly drunk as they stumbled to the sedan flirting as they made their way.
As the pair finally entered the car they could barely contain their lust and began to indulge in their desires blissfully unaware of of the kid silently sitting behind them in the shadow, it was only as the woman who was being undressed noticed in the rear-view mirror a shine coming from the back and as she saw the piercing eyes behind the gun it went off and a gory mess of brain matter and blood covered her face as she found herself too petrified to let out a scream, instead she froze as the bullet exited the mans skull flying out the window.
As Jason's eyes fixed on the man watching his lifeless body slump down onto the woman he didn't say a word nor look at the woman even once, instead he put the pistol back in his pocket and exited the vehicle where he disappeared into the shadows as other patrons stumbled upon the scene and began screaming and calling for help.
After walking a few blocks Jason took out an old cell phone and made a call, upon being answered the person on the other side didn't say a word and waited for Jason who simple said in a casual tone "It's Done."
*beep*
Jason promptly returned to the brothel he'd been staying at, ignoring the patrons and girls who greeted him cheerfully, he walked entered the owners office and stood before the older man who gave off an intimidating aura sitting in his chair surrounded by attractive women.
"Sit." the man looked at the scrawny hooded boy standing before him and felt pity and anger.
Jason followed the instructions of the only man he respected.
"Who was the client this time?" he asked while tapping his desk.
"Gideon Marcello." Jason answered obediently.
"I told you no more killings!" the man burst out in a rage crashing his fist into the desk after hearing the name of the client, he could tolerate gun and drug running in his territory but contract killings were bad for business in the entertainment ward.
Jason looked at his Uncle Ray unable to find the words he sought of him. Jason never really understand why Uncle Ray was against killing especially since that's how the gang had traditionally handled most things but since the re-development of Dogtown and Raymond taking over Eden he had moved away from violent crimes and instead favouring becoming a place where the rich and powerful came to enjoy themselves and discuss business away from the public eye. Politicians, Celebrities and other powerful individuals all treated Dogtown as their playground fulfilling and indulging in their desires.
Jason listened to Uncle Ray's rant as he usually did and after it was all said and done he left the office silently leaving the room in a sour mood, the workers outside shot Jason various looks, some were filled with pity and others with resentment as the clear favouritism shown towards Jason as to not receive any punishment.
As he exited the back door of Eden he felt his cell phone vibrate and saw the message from his client reading "Well done, meet behind the Portobello for payment."
Jason followed the instructions given to him as it was all routine and headed to the portobello, Raymond watched Jason walk away from his office while being comforted by his favourite girls, he wanted to stop Jason from continuing down the path he was one but he was afraid as he knew it was his fault for putting Jason on that path. It was a truth he was too scared to face.
Jason quickly headed to the meeting place and as he got closer it was clear that he was on the shadier park of town, which was somehow possible in a neighbourhood known for rampant crime and dodgy dealings.
He saw the group of well dressed men waiting for him ahead but they were empty handed, as they noticed Jason who slowed down after getting a bit spooked by the unfamiliar men he was quickly knocked out from behind.
Jason awoke in a forest, he'd never left the Dogtown before so this was something new for sure but what was more surprising was that his arms bound, he tried to speak but he was punched repeatedly each time he tried. Jason could tell from the first punch that these guys were Mutants as they easily broke his teeth and bones as they took turns pummelling the boy.
'Shit this is bad." he thought to himself accepting that either the Marcello family used him as a scape goat or they were already being taken out by this unknown family.
The beating continued and as he again faded into unconsciousness instead one of the men walked away for a moment reaching into a duffle bag he brought out a syringe and injected it into Jason who couldn't resist.
"You feel that runt, that's an upper." The man said while leaning down to meet Jason's eye level, his face almost completely unrecognisable, he gasped for air while spewing blood and the man continued.
"It's a higher dosage than the ones we take, made it specially for you ya see." the man grabbed Jason by the hair and looked menacingly into his eyes terrifying Jason whose body began to convulse as his insides felt like they were going to explode.
"That guy you wacked was Vinny Valentino, the nephew of Don Valentino, usually we'd just use your sorry ass as an example but for reasons beyond our understanding the Don has decided to bestow upon you an opportunity. If you survive that is and for the sake of your pals at Eden you best cling onto that pathetic life of yours." the henchmen released Jason's hair letting him slump down to the ground.
Beside Jason was a freshly dug shallow grave which the men threw Jason into and covered him up.
"May god bless you and allow your rebirth."