Page 228 of Nemesync
Elijah positioned me behind him as we advanced through the long corridor. His movements were destructive, exceedinglydangerous, ending any kind of life that came closer to us, shot after shot, 0 sound.
He never missed, always aiming for the head.
This man was literally the wolf in the sheepfold.
Niko advanced with the same efficiency; it seemed like they had been doing this all their lives. They were silent, each bullet shot was deadly, their eyes cold.
It was insane.
I understood why people were so scared of them, and even those who only knew them by name were still afraid. Lévi and the other one shielded us on both flanks. I was scared to breathe too loudly at this point. I had never seen them in this state on a real mission before.
We progressed deeper into the complex, but every time we took a turn, we were met by guards posted strategically at each corner.
Elijah didn’t seem phased; he positioned himself between me and any potential threats.
Guard after guard crossed our path, and I had to act.
I took down 2 or 3, Yet he never faltered in protecting me.
“Stay close,Milaya,” he urged.
At the same time a guard lunged toward me from behind, but Elijah quickly intercepted him, delivering a gunshot that killed the man so quickly I didn’t even see it coming.
I would’ve taken a bullet if Elijah hadn’t been so vigilant with me.
He saved me again.
Nikolai was having the time of his life; he grinned and turned toward Elijah. “Eli, let’s see who can tally up more tonight. What do you say?”
Elijah responded with a wry smile, “If you think you can keep up, Niko.”
Surrounded by the chaos of gunfire and the mountain of bodies that fell after each gunshot, I noticed a shadow darting upstairs. I tried to alert Elijah, but the cacophony around us completely drowned out my voice.
Fuck!
Turning to Brian through the earpiece, I tried to inform her about my intention, “Bri, someone is hiding upstairs! I’m going to follow the shadow!”
I couldn’t let this go; someone was hiding, and I had to see.
“Zanae, I’m not sure about this! Stay with the boys.”
But I proceeded, nonetheless.
I couldn’t let this person escape; I was too curious.
I climbed the stairs carefully, each step echoing in the empty hall. It was gloomy, with only the sound of the war raging below. No light, but I kept my weapon raised and ready to fire. I could feel and hear my own pulses quicken with each step, my body sensing that danger awaited me in the most ominous way at the end of this hallway.
At the end of it, an office.
I pushed the door open, and I was greeted by the face of a man with a drastically different appearance—Naevio’s father.
He wasn’t the same as in the old photo I had seen of him. I knew that man but didn’t realize he was the one we were hunting.
The man, now bald with tattoos adorning his shaven head and face, teased me with a sinister glee.
My breath caught in my throat recognizing the man who had taken something from me that I would never find again in this lifetime.
My monster. My demon. My punisher.
