I start jogging lightly towards the place and the old man follows. We jog in silence the whole time, he probably doesn't want to converse after a little argument down there. Why doesn't he get it, the faster we do this, the better! We arrive at the apartment building where Lucas is. It's only 3:50, there isn't much to worry about.
"That's the place," I say as I point to it. " I'll go up the emergency staircase and break in through the third floor. Wait near here in case you hear some shots and you have to assist me, I'll show you how I work" I whisper
"If we go in there without a plan we'll be killed, idiot. At least think up a more detailed plan right now," he whispers with an angry tone
"Just shut up and do what I tell you old man. This is the person you've been following for who knows how long, is in that building. Let's just swiftly deal with this."
"If you always work with this rush you'll end up dead. I'm telling you-"
"I don't care."
I start towards the back of the building where the staircase was before. I sense a guy guarding the emergency staircase, they are pretty cautious. I throw a sting gust of wind to his legs in order to make him stumble.
"Woah."
With that small opening, I rush the man as fast as I can and hit him in the head and smack him against the wall. He passes out, for now, I'll hide him in the garbage. I jump up to the staircase and start going up. I arrive on the third floor and sense Lucas' presence. He's asleep in a bed in the middle of the room, enjoy that for now.
Now, to get in I'll have to melt the window. I put my hand on the window make a flame as hot as I possibly can and slowly melt the window. Hopefully, this guy is a heavy sleeper otherwise this stench is gonna wake him up. After 5 minutes of melting the glass, I finally have a hole big enough to enter from. I cool it down with wind magic a little before I try jumping in.
While I was using the wind magic I noticed that there was a small presence at the side of the staircase, I didn't notice him approaching the bottom of the staircase. Shit, I was too focused on melting the glass. The must have some guard shifts and this one probably ends at 4:00! Fuck! If I go down I might not make it, in that case, I'll take Lucas hostage.
I jump in through the window and soon after I hear *Pam* a gunshot and after that, a second one *Pam* right after. Lucas wakes up, get's into cover and grabs a gun. I hide, they must have practiced this too in case of anything happening, shit!
The silence is almost deafening and then, *pam* A bunch of gunshots go off.
"IS SOMEONE THERE?!" Lucas says as he stays in cover.
No answer, after some shots are fired three people start heading upstairs.
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Jeorge POV
That brat's reckless. He's not in his right mind now, I've seen those eyes before, those are the guys of someone consumed by the desire of vengeance. What exactly happened to this kid so early in his age? He doesn't even realize that since this is a residential area people might get caught up in this little struggle. We should've come with a more concrete plan.
I hear the sound of a door opening. I look in the direction where the noise came from. That's the building where Lucas is. He starts heading to the side of the building, that's where the emergency staircase is if I remember correctly. If he's heading there then it is possible that they have some sort of guard system to guard the staircase.
Shit! I start running towards the staircase. If that's the case then there was a guard beforehand. That means that that brat took him out without noise, I don't think he's stupid enough to let a guard laying on the ground but if no one is there the guard will get suspicious.
I climb over the fence and reach where the guard is. I was too late, *pam* the guard shot up to the air. No choice I take out my gun *pam* a bullet right through him. I search him down and feel some keys. I grab them and head towards the front quickly.
This is why I hate New York, barred windows, I can't have a dramatic entrance. Well, I have these I say as I take out a smoke grenade from my jacket. I break a window and throw three in.
"What was that?!"(?!)
I open the door *pam* *pam*. I shoot while taking cover. People start shooting back. I hear shooting back.
"Where is he!?"(???)
"He is just outside the door!"(???)
"NO, HE ENTERED AND TOOK COVER WITH THE SMOKE!"(Jeorge)
More shots are heard. Some people getting caught in their own crossfire.
"STOP! YOU ARE SHOOTING EACH-" *pam*
Another shot and the person talking goes down. Jeorge hides behind his cover. Shots are going everywhere. Damn it, if we had a more concrete plan.
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Luis POV
Shit, what do I do in this situation! I feel the weight of my gun on the side of my hip... I grab it. Three people are heading up the stairs! I have to use this. I point toward the doorway with my hands trembling. What am I doing! The three presences stop at the door.
"Is someone in there with you Lucas!"
"No!"
" I'll open the door slowly and turn on the light switch!"
"Okay."
They are going to come in, it's now or never. My hands are trembling, if I don't shoot him I'll get killed but if I shoot I'll kill him. He opens the door slowly...my trembling muscles, my breathing becomes rugged. I point in the direction the guy is. The light switch is turned on.
*Pam* I shoot him. The bullet passes through his ribcage and he fell to the ground.
"Take cover!"
Part of me was hoping it would miss but, I just... I just shot a person. I... killed someone. I... It couldn't be helped it was me or him...I didn't want to... it wasn't- *Pam* *Pam* they started firing shots. I feel sick, I want to vomit... I can't right now. I have to take care of these bodyguards taking cover by the door.
I sense the persons and point my gun at them with my eyes shit and some tears in my eyes. I'm sorry but I have to do this! I shoot two shots, one of them gets hit in the stomach and the other in the head. I start ventilating.
"Show yourself!" *Pam* *Pam* He starts firing randomly.
I.. I have to remain strong. I touch my bracelet, breathe in, breathe out.
"Shut up or you are next!" (Luis)
"What do you want?"(Lucas)
"What else!? I'm bringing you back with me!"
"Shut up, Shut up, Shut up. YOU AREN"T BRINGiNG ANYONE ANYWHERE YOU PIECE OF SHIT. I'LL KILL YOU."
"Give yourself up or I'll shoot through your leg."
"As if you can manage that!" he shots, closer to my location
I sense him and decide to shoot through his leg. *Pam* the bullet goes where I want it, I guess now I'm more used to firing this.
"AHHHHHHH!' SHIT!"
"Give yourself up or your other leg is next."
Please, I don't want to shoot.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
*PAM* I hit his other leg.his scream made me shot him again, I wasn't going to. Please, don't make me do this anymore.
"SURRENDER!" I scream with a slight hint of trembling in my voice
"WHAT DO YOU WANT. MONEY. I'LL GIVE YOU MONEY. JUST LET ME GO!"
"I'm warning you!" I feel my voice tremble more.
"I surrender!"
"Throw your gun to the side. NOW!"
He does so, I run to him and he's bleeding badly. He might die of blood loss. I don't want someone else to... I decide to heal him. I touch his legs and he doesn't show resistance. I close his wounds a little but not completely. I'm not completely capable to heal what I destroyed with those bullets but I slowed down the blood loss.
"What the fuck are you?"
Shit, I was too set on healing him that I forgot he would see me healing me.
"No one," I say as I knock him out.
I grab and start heading down when I heal a presence coming up the strips. I tense up, however, I realize it's the old man. I try to sense anybody else but their presence is slowly fading, he probably killed them already.
I look at the doorway and see the two bodies on the floor, a pool of blood on the floor with some intestines and brains scattered. I fight the urge to vomit, I drop Lucas and sit down. Some tears leave my eyes. The old man arrives and sees me on the floor.
"...Is this your first time killing someone?"
I nod
"..." A moment of silence ensues. I feel like he may try to console me. "You see-
Whatever he was going to say remains unheard. A police siren sounds outside.
"Dark menace, someone must have called the cops. You gotta leave right now. I'll take care of this one. I can say that I was bounty hunting. Just get outta here right now. We'll meet where we first met each other at 20:00!"
I nod and start going out where I came from. I jump from building to building just wanting to be out of there. I arrive at the subway station and board the subway. I don't remember how I got home, or why I wasn't stopped halfway by either the police or some other gang member. I jump onto my bed and fell asleep.