Elijah and alfrey came out an old apartment that had 5 floors. The apartment was not too shaby nor good. It was cheap place to stay but having a roof was better than not.
Elijah didn't waste money he got from his parents and saved it in his bank. Even though current life was bad he wanted more from life, he wanted to do something that did not shame his parents expectations on him.
Elijah inhales strongly and looked at Alfrey
"want to grab something to eat? "
"yeah I haven't had lunch yet" Alfrey answers.
They both walk to a small shop that sold burgers and stuff. They order it and silently eat while looking and at thier surroundings.
The road were as busy as ever. cars moving here and there, there was Pleasantness watching this regular view. In thier uphill life the ordinary life looked almost pleasing. Elijah was reminiscing his old life which was uneventful but filled with happiness and memories.
Since he became part of mafia life was grim. There was not a day he felt good. Forced to do crime and shouldering the guilt changed him forever.
"An Ancient relic that was recently found in runes of khansi Tomb was stolen it seems " Alfrey commented reading a newspaper while munching his burger.
"Well people are always curious on ancient knowledge of forgotten cities. Thier advancement in magic was pretty high or something" Elijah commented on it without giving much thought to it.
"So I heard" Alfrey kept reading engrossed in the article .
After finishing thier meals they headed to thier base which was situated at the very centre of the city.
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The two boys entered a hotel called 'paradise' .
they both grown familiar with this luxurious place as it was thier place for anything illegal.
Prostitution and Dilevery of drugs was so easy in this place due to obvious reasons. Nobody could have guessed illegal things were carried on in such a grand place and in middle of the city.
They two went to meet thier friend Anna who was a receptionist here in this place. A charming young lady with short brown hair and eyes. Though she looked mature she was just 19,the same age as Elijah and Alfrey.
"How was your day Anna" Alfrey asks her with a smile.
"Yeah it was wonderfull, those rich men Blatantly asking to come to thier room, thier show of interest in me is so Humbling. Thank you for asking" Anna replies sarcastically.
"Hey hey atleast you don't have to dig and burry a smelly corpse do you" Alfrey retorted
"Well that's good for you boys, you are not usefull in anything else anyway" She says with bright smile.
"cough.. Anna where is the info on the task we are supposed to do? " Elijah asked eger to end this self harming banter. If he kept listening he probably will go to depression.
"ah yes dad had informed me to give it to you.. wait a moment" She ruffles her drawer and takes out an envelope and hands it to Elijah.
Anna's father was working for the mafia and was relatively in a good position to keep his family safe. Anna was different in sense from Elijah and Alfrey , she had a family and even though her father was a person of mafia he was good to his family and two boys who were his daughter's friends. She was still Continuing her education and she was destined to have a better life than her two odd friends. But still she didn't avoid them which Elijah was thankfully for.
After talking for sometime with Anna, they both left.
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Thier task was nothing special in particular. All they had to do was take the package from the guy mentioned in the envelope and deliver it back. It was simple and easy task. And yes it was until they felt someone was tailing them when they were returning with the package.
"Hey Someone is constantly following us , should we make a run" Elijah commented.
"No, better not make them know that we realised" Alfrey said looking at him.
"you know that we can get killed if he lose the package right" Elijah asked with a sigh.
"uhh.. yea let's run through the alleys then, we can make them lose us there" Alfrey agreed that they can't take chances.
The mafia was merciless, your mistakes and failure were paid in blood. The more brutal the punishment got if they screwed a important mission.
'damn I hope this package is not so valuable, just in case we lost it I don't want to visit kane '
There was lot of things far worse than death. And he had witnessed it first hand in his short mafia life. And the person called kane was a executioner of the nightmares. He was a person all feared as he was right hand man of the boss and a sadistic torturer. No one ever came out in their right minds after their small visit to the torture room.
All trainees are made to witness the act of torture. It was a warning that they should not break rules.
The screams of those victims still brought shivers down Elijah's spine. Even a small mistake can earn you some sweet time with that sadist.
They both made a dash and ran. After some twist and turns they turned to see is somebody is still following them. Not seeing anyone they turned and began to walk slowly because they were out of breath. In that moment someone came out of shadows like he was waiting there.
The man first went to punch Elijah, The man was taller and more muscular than both the boys. He was 6'4 .
Elijah reacted instantly and dodged. though surprised his instincts kicked in.
Elijah counter attacked with a punch that got connected to the attackers face. The man staggered a little and composed himself. The man was now looking behind Elijah, to put more accurately he was looking at Alfrey. Elijah did not understand until he got hit hard on back of his head .
Elijah's vision was shaking very hard but still remained conscious and looked back.
"Damn your supposed to get knocked out with that hit, how come your so resilient" Alfrey said with a cold look.He was a holding a stone that was covered in blood.
Elijah was shocked, he certainly didn't expect betrayal from his friend.
"Remember next time not to trust anyone in mafia.. if you ever get a chance to live of course" Alfrey said with a wide grin.
Before Elijah could react , a punch landed on side of his face knocking him unconscious. Due to his shock and fuzzy vision he had forgotten the man behind him.