5 minutes passed, and Zane decided to head in. He kept his phone and held his pistol tightly. Slowly, he pushed open the entrance and entered the building.
The building was empty and the lights were not working. The only light source is the moonlight shining through the window.
After checking the first floor, Zane found nothing and made his way to the second then finally the third. After checking all three floors, he found nothing. Although the situation didn't look good, he stayed positive as there was still the rooftop.
As expected, the door to the rooftop was unlocked. Zane took another deep breath and slowly turned the knob.
As he looked through the door, a blond woman stood there with a bloodied knife in one hand and a gun in the other. Beside her were two bodies, they were Edward and their client.
The blond woman was Wendy.
"What's the meaning of this?" Zane asked while keeping his guard up.
"I'm sure it's quite obvious, right?" She said and pointed her gun at him.
"You know you can't beat me"
"I know," she said and smiled.
Feeling something odd, Zane lifted his hand and shot at her.
*Bang*
The next second, Zane fell to the ground. Behind him, Zane saw a rifle stuck to the roof.
"Enjoy your vacation," Wendy said while laughing.
As she said that, darkness descended Zane's vision.
In a black space, Zane is floating into nothingness. Suddenly, as if space itself bent, a hung portal appears in a swirl, sucking the boy in, leading him to what seems to be a throne room.
"Wake up, Mortal." A voice sounded, causing Zane to wake up.
As he stood up, a child younger than himself came into view.
"Who are you? Where am I?"
As Zane took a closer look, the child looked like his younger self.
"For the record, I'm not you and you're in God's grace. Now, let's get to the point. You died and I'm here to give you another chance to live." The child says.
"What's the catch?" Zane asks, knowing everything comes with a price.
"Smart, I like it. " the kid smiled and continued.
"All you need to do is complete one of my requests. Do you accept? "
"Why if I don't? "
"You can't," he chuckled.
"What's your request?" Zane asked.
"Simple. You can choose one of the three." The kid snapped his fingers and three cards appeared before Zane.
Each card has a different colour and a number on its back, from one to three.
The first card was green,
[Kill a dragon. Details would be given after accepting this request.][Destroy a city. Details would be given after accepting this request.]
The second card was yellow,
[Kill a dragon. Details would be given after accepting this request.]
The third card was red,
[Kill a specific person. Details would be given after accepting this request.]
Looking at his options, Zane was dumbfounded. All three requests have little to no information and two of them even sound ridiculous.
'Kill a dragon? Destroy a city? At least there is a normal one.' Zane thought to himself.
"I choose the 3rd one." For a professional hitman, killing someone would be simple right?
"Great choice. " the kid exclaimed and smiled. He snapped his fingers again. The cards that he didn't choose disappeared while the card he chose turned into an envelope.
Zane reached out and the envelope landed in his hand. He opened the envelope and took out its content.
[Quest: third
Type: assassination
Difficulty: Extreme
Target: Leon Cyder
Penalty: Death
Reward: Live
Time limit: 3 months]
"Isn't this too little information?" Zane asked.
"Figure it out yourself Mr Professional Mitman. That's all I can give you. I'll give you 12 hours to prepare and I'll send you there." The kid replied.
"There? Where am I going?"
"Oh right, I haven't told you. You're going to an alternate universe, it's like earth but not quite the same. Have fun. Call me when you're done. I'll come back after 12 hours." The kid said and snapped his fingers.
After he snapped his fingers, Zane got transported to another room. In there, there's a bed, a table, a chair, two doors and a timer counting down.
On the table was a pack of bread, biscuit and a bottle of water. Feeling thirst, Zane took the water and finished it instantly. After finishing the bottle, it mysteriously disappeared and a filled bottle appeared on the table.
"The hell?" After all he's been through, it still surprised him.
After a while, he opened one of the doors. Inside is a bathroom equipped with a toilet, a sink, a shower and a tub.
Zane then opened the other door. As he looked through, he saw a gym. It was equipped with all the basic equipment and some odd editions. There are weapons placed in a corner, from firearms to cold weapons and a shooting range.
"Now, that's not something you see every day." As he said that, he went to get a weapon.
He picked up a sword and swung it around. Then, he headed towards a puppet and sliced it. The puppet was cleanly sliced in half. A few seconds later, the puppet recovered.
"Not bad" After that, he put down the sword and tried another weapon.
About an hour later, he had tried all the weapons. He took a shower and went to sleep.
After Zane woke up, the timer still had 6 hours. He ate and spend his remaining time in the gym.
*Ding* the timer hit zero and the kid reappeared.
"Well, time's up. Did you have fun?"
"Not really," Zane replied.
"It doesn't matter. Bye. " he clasped his hand as he said that.
Just like how Zane got here, another portal appeared behind him and sucked him ...
Zane once again was floating in darkness.