A Night To Kill
MHIAMB Fanshot #20
[December 2018]
DUKE LIONHART's NARRATION
At last, the long run is over. Making me run all over my very own teritory just to catch her, I must admit she has the flexibility, skill and intellect of a high-class assassin. That fact wouldn't save her from a death, still.
"Who sent you?" Authoritative and cold, I asked.
Both of us followed a circular movement, remaining quiet and measuring each other's capability and action. Even amidst the darkness of my flat, I could see her still fixated glare on me and her firm grip on her blade.
Hindi niya sinagot ang tanong ko, instead she swung her blade and ran to attack me. To dodge, I jumped backwards. Muli ay naramdaman ko ang pagwasiwas niya sa patalim mula sa likod ko. Yumuko ako at hinarap siya. It was too late to realize that she actually had two blades. I was barely able to dodge by another jump. My shirt had a cut. Damn. Visibly, she turned me into defense. Patuloy siya sa pag-atake at patuloy ako sa pag-atras para umiwas. The tables only turned when she sent me on the floor.
Habang nakaibabaw sa akin ay pilit niyang idinidiin sa leeg ko ang patalim at pilit ko naman iyong iniaatras. With only a few inches in between, I got to finally realize whose eyes I've been staring at. That curved a smirk on my lips. Got you.
"I know you."
Kasabay ng pagsabi ko ay ang pagpwersa ko para itulak siya nang nakahawak din sa patalim. She was alert enough for that. Patalon siyang umatras palayo sa akin. Giving me no chance, a blade sent flying to my direction. Kung hindi ako napaiwas ay hindi lang cut sa pisngi ang makukuha ko. That didn't erase the smirk on my face.
"Julianna Astraea Atalanta." Dahan-dahan kong bigkas sa pangalan niya. "A classified high-class assassin of Russia. Who.. sent.. you?" It's a perk in my world to be informed of different assassins so I do know a lot.
"Just die." This time, she responsed.
Umatake siya papunta sa akin at mainit ko namang sinalubong iyon sa pamamagitan ng isang mataas na pagsipa nang sinubukan niyang gamitin ulit ang mga patalim. Both of her blades were sent flying, now she's unarmed. Or so I thought. Dahil mabilis na bumunot naman siya ng baril. Bullshit.
Mabilis akong umikot, exerting enough force on my feet saka muling pinalipad palayo ang baril na sana ay lalagyan niya ng silencer.
"Just tell me who sent you." Nauubusan na ng pasensya kong sabi.
Mas tumalim naman ang tingin niya ngayong wala na siyang gamit. Maya maya ay ngumisi siya at pakantang nagsalita. "Who do they call manipulative? Doesn't even realize my motive."
Napataas non ang isang sulok ng labi ko at saka ko naman nakita ang paggalaw niya sa martial arts. Ginamit ko ang braso ko para sanggain ang mga atake niya. Napatalon lang ako paatras nang sinubukan nya akong sipain sa ibaba. The lady immediately jerked a fistful aiming for my chest. Pero sinalo ko yon saka pwersadong hinila siya sa paraang nakatalikod siya sa akin at nakakrus ang dalawa niyang kamay na hawak ko. Now that her ears are leveled to my lips, I whispered from her back.
"Let me know what you're here for and I shall grant you a painless death."
It was just so stupid of her to let the chance slip by belting my crotch. She then pulled the carpet and threw me a lamp from somewhere. I heard her whisper 'stupid' before she turned her back and scrambled to escape, leaving me on the floor yelping. I slugged floor out of frustration but hurriedly ran after that assassin.
Nakarating ako sa kusina, madilim at tahimik. Quiet enough for me to sense a dagger from behind. Mabilis akong yumuko at sumipa sa pinanggalingan. The twist is that she wasn't standing behind me, she was on the ceiling. Fuck, a passage!
Matapos ko siyang makita ay sinarado niya ang daanan sa ceiling. I went to the nearest cabinet and groped for a pistol, connected a silencer, loaded it and shot the ceiling. Narinig ko ang mabilis niyang paggapang. Right then I knew where she was going—the window. An escape, huh?
Pumwesto ako sa babagsakan niya. I shut the windows off and when she jumped, I was able to shot both of her knees. As needed, the bitch fell yelping on the floor. My brows furrowed upon realizing what was clutched on her bruised hand—a disk. Yumuko ako para sana kunin yon pero bigla niya akong hinila sa batok at palapit sa kaniya. There she had a winning evil grin as I felt the edge of her dagger on my nape.
"Shoot and we'll both die."
"You wish." I grasped both of her arms, controlling the force on it. "Now that I know you're after this, whoever sent you's identified. The only group aiming for my disk." I smiled. "Keeping you alive's no longer necessary."
Before she could even realize the game's over for her, I already shot her dead. There was a short gasp from the astonished lady before she turned to a lifeless body.
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