Duke and Black Organization's Assassin I
MHIAMB Fanshot #17
[December 2018]
DUKE LIONHART'S NARRATION
"This is nuts." I murmured after ending the call.
I turned to the lady comftably seated on my room's couch inside the Black Organization headquarters. She was wearing the usual black assassin suit with the crest of Black Organization on its chest. Now, how the hell am I supposed to train a recruit?
"I don't like slow and stupid, be alert and move quickly. C'mon, let's go." Agaw ko sa atensyon niya. Hindi ko na siya hinintay na sumagot at hinablot na ang coat sa swivel chair ko saka naunang lumabas ng kwarto.
"A-Ah, sa'n po tayo pupunta?" I heard her ask while walking after me.
"So naive." Annoyed and impatient, I whispered. "What did you learn from your recruiter?" Sarkastikong tanong ko. I do hate explaining.
"Um, kasi po—"
I scoffed. Too naive, too fragile and too innocent. Nakahawak na ba man lang 'to ng kutsilyo? Sa'n ba nakuha ni Lerwick 'to? Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa pagsasalita sa pamamagitan ng pagkumpas ng kamay. Sakto rin namang nakalabas na kami sa building.
"Be professional. I don't abandon a comrade but remember, I'll be with you only as a trainor. Don't expect me to help." Damn, Lerwick. He's her recruiter, so why am I here?
"Do you know the Revestez?" Tanong ko bago sumakay sa driver's seat.
"The new group having transactions via ships with ammunition in Black Organization's perimeter, Kuya."
Napalingon ako sa kaniya nang sumagot siya pagkaupo sa tabi ko. Her naive aura kinda came off. Mukhang napansin niya ang tingin ko at mukha ring iba ang inisip.
"Ah, boss po ba o sir dapat ang tawag?" She lowered her head and looked away, "Or trainor?"
My brows furrowed for a minute. "Psh." Her naive aura came back. I started the engine. "Call me whatever you want. We're gonna be dealing with Revestez's heir."
Nasa biyahe kami papunta sa isolated rendezvous nang mapansin ko ang sumusunod na dalawang motor sa likuran namin. Napansin ko rin ang pagsulyap ng recruit sa pamamagitan ng salamin. Upon realizing the rising trouble, she decided to prepare a pistol. Good.
"We'll turn 'em down." Sabi ko saka pinabagal ang takbo ng sasakyan para hayaan ang dalawa na macorner kami.
"Sige, trainor." Again, that made me look at her. Of all things to call me.
In my surprise, hindi pa nakakahinto ang dalawang motor ay lumabas na ng pinto ang recruit at mula sa ibaba ay pinutukan ang mga dumating. I cursed. Tatawagin ko sana kaso do'n ko naalalang—damn, I didn't ask for her name! Freaking reckless recruit.
Dahil sa sitwasyong binuksan ng kasama ko ay napilitan na rin akong kunin ang isa pang baril sa ilalim ng audio ng sasakyan saka lumabas para i-cover ang gusto yatang magpakamatay na babae.
Our mission was never about this so it wouldn't be against my words to help her. I expected being ambushed by the Revestez before we could even arrive at the planned transaction. Cowards tend to do this.
Paglabas ko ay nakita ko ang recruit na kasama ko na sinasalubong ang dalawang paparating na motor. God, she wishes death. From my ground, pumwesto ako sa bubong ng sasakyan at pinaputukan ang gulong ng dalawang motor. Focused on the attacking girl, the drivers could not avoid.
Pinaputukan ng mga lalaki yung recruit. The lady then performed a very graceful yet lethal turn to dodge and shooting the guys simultaneously. Pero dahil sa imbalance na ginawa ng pagbaril ko sa mga motor ay hindi niya sila natamaan.
Alert enough, the guys were able to jump out of the motor bike. There were four of them, one already turned down by the recruit's shot. Nang makatayo ay dalawa ang nagsimulang bumaril sa direksyon ko at dalawa naman ang umatake sa recruit na kasama ko.
I had no choice but to use my car as a cover. We were in an isolated road surrounded by rice fields, nowhere to hide indeed. Nang sandaling tumigil ang pagpapaputok ay inangat ko ang ulo ko. Una kong tiningnan ang babaeng kasama ko. She seemed to be surviving by multiple rolls and jumps to dodge the bullets.
But she was outnumbered. So, I shot the other one for her before turning to my actual opponents. Too late to realize that bullets are on their way to my forehead. I was barely able to dodge. Dumaplis ang isa sa cheek bone ko bago ako muling bumaba.
Sa pagbaba ko ay bigla namang tumabi sa akin ang hinihingal na recruit. She ran out of bullets. And she fucking don't have an extra magazine! Nasa bag daw sa loob ng kotse. Psh.
"Pero okay lang trainor, I specialized in blades." Nginitian niya ako at kinuha ang apat na blade na nakatusok pala lahat sa buhok niya.
Tinanguan ko siya. "In three." I said. Mukha namang naintindihan niya ang plano ko dahil tumango rin siya.
"One, two, three!"
Sabay kaming tumayo. Umatras ako ng apat na hakbang at bigla naman siyang tumalon sa hood ng sasakyan ko papunta sa bubong at pabagsak sa dalawa pang parating. As a support, I shot the guys' hands before they could even shot her. The lady then was able to enter an opening and performed a roundhouse kick accompanied by the blades threw on the guys' neck and forehead. To secure their death, pinaputukan ko pa ang parte na tinamaan ng mga patalim niya.
Nang wala nang buhay ang apat na katawan ay nilingon ako ng babaeng recruit at nginitian. Lumapit naman ako sa kaniya kasabay ng pagsasalita niya.
"How was that, trainor?"
"I liked your professional combat skills, you're good in long-range but prefers the short ranged."
Mas lalo namang lumawak ang ngiti niya at halos kuminang na ang mata. Pasiring kong inalis sa kaniya ang tingin saka isa-isang itinuro ang mga napuna ko.
"Now, I disliked how reckless you were, you were supposed to wait for orders of your superior. Hindi rin nakakatuwang dumire-diretso kang parang magpapakamatay. At ba't wala kang dalang magazine sa katawan mo? Lastly," Itinuro ko ang kotseng nakapwesto sa likod namin. "I truly didn't like how you jumped on MY CAR's roof."
Doon naman unti-unting naging alanganin ang ngiti niya at ibinaba ang ulo. Tss. Nagpamulsa ako at bumuntong-hininga saka siya kalmadong tinanong, "What's your name?"
Still awkward, she looked at me. "Um, Glen Simonette, trainor."
"Good assassins' name must be remembered."
Muling bumalik ang malawak na ngiti at kinang ng mata niya saka ako tiningnan. I simply scoffed saka naunang bumalik sa sasakyan. "Don't smile. We still have someone to hunt."
"Yes, trainor!"
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