Chapter 07 — Missions
At a secret location located in the deepest recesses of Salem....
The dark side of the Imperial Federation...
The Underground...
The Underground, one of the most mysterious, frightening and possibly the most dangerous location, entity or society in the Imperial Federation. No one really knows its origins. Some speculate that the Underground might be as old as the Federation itself. In the Underground, anything can happen, which brings us to the first and most fundamental rule that all who come to its recesses have to follow...
'Always watch your back.' Skye thought as he approached an inconspicuous place one would never think to associate with an organization that specializes in killing for resources. As he approached with his cloak that covered his body, leaving nothing exposed, he met with a fairly beautiful woman that stood by the reception. If one were to come here for the first time, one would think that she was just an "ordinary" receptionist in an even more ordinary office. But things may not be always as they seem....
"Oh! You're here. It's been awhile. You here to take a mission? Or do you wanna have some fun with me tonight? I've got some new toys that I think, you'll enjoy very much." The woman said in a sultry tone while touching Skye through his cloak, evidence of their intimacy.
"Get your touchy hands off me Sal. I'm here for business. And sex is not an addiction for me. It's just a tool...." Skye said with slight displeasure, but was soon interrupted by the woman.
"For your pleasure and satisfaction. I know, I know. Sheesh, you're so uptight when you're not pounding my ass through. Such a pain! I wonder why the guy that gives me so much pleasure! Has to be such a stick in the mud. Sigh." She said with a groan.
"Just show me the mission dashboard. And stop talking. It's irritating when you speak." Skye responded placidly.
She sighed while passing him a tablet. "Now, now, is that a way to talk to your lover? Such a kill joy."
Skye ignored her while flipping his gaze through the missions on the tablet.
[Mission Classification: D64
Mission Target: Mr Sil Graves
Affiliation: ...
Mission Details: ...
Target Rank: Yellow
Reward: 1000 Imperial Coins]
[Mission Classification: D45
Mission Target: Grimm Javkal
Affiliation: Black Snake Gang, ...
Target Rank: Yellow
Reward: 650 Imperial Coins]
[...]
'There are some pretty good missions here. Oh! Look! A member of the Black Snake Gang, he'll probably be worth killing. And maybe, take down the Black Snake Gang along with him. I can only take three missions at a time though. Now let's see...' Skye thought.
"I'm taking D45, D64 and D88, make the clearance, now." He said with impatience.
"Oh! Those don't seem to be too hard. Just one Green and two Yellow missions. But, you can't be too careful though. Don't go dying on me! I'm not ready for that kind of pain." She said with a light laugh.
[Missions in the Black Skulls are classified into six ranks; D, C, B, A, S and SS ranks. The targets are then classified under ranks depending on the danger level of the target; Green, Yellow, Amber, Red and Black.]
"Oh shut up!" He said while leaving.
"Those missions, something tells me that tonight is going to be very, very interesting. Oh well, let's see how he handles it." She said in a peculiar tone.
...
Outside Sil Graves' mansion.
"First target, Sil Graves, it says here that he is protected by five guards suspected to be at Apprentice level Upper Tier. Hmm, time to test out my sniper rifle. I'm sure they'll make suitable training targets." He said with a smile on his face as he tapped on his belt.
A sniper rifle soon appeared in his hand.
In his vision, he saw the positions of the five guards stationed at strategic corners of the mansion. But he could not find Sil Graves.
"I'll just take out the guards first. Should be a piece of cake."
He sooned aimed his sniper at the first guard, directly at his head.
—Bang!—
—Headshot!—
The guard fell down, with none the wiser about his death. Skye soon killed three men as easily as the first, but then...
He soon sensed a slash aimed at his back.
'Dodge!' He thought.
Whoosh!
"I'm surprised you were able to dodge my attack, I'll admit, for a fifth level apprentice, you sure are quite impressive. But your road ends here!" He said while slashing forward at Skye once again.
{AN: Do note that because of the Spirit Art, Skye is currently being mistaken for a fifth level apprentice.}
"You may have killed those guys, but I doubt you'd be able to do it without that gun of yours. When I kill you, I'll be sure to take it for myself!" He shot a kick at Skye's direction which the latter quickly dodged.
"You think so? Well then..." Skye said while stretching forward his hand. A shortsword deftly made its appearance on his palm.
"Hahaha! You, are bringing out a weapon to fight me?! Laughable! Prepare to die here!" The guard said with amusement.
"Oh really? You think you can kill me? Enough talking. Prove it. Kill me." Skye said without an ounce of emotion.
The two of them quickly rushed forward, slashing at each other with full bursts of speed. The two were quite matched, but it was soon evident that Skye was losing out in terms of power. A kick from the guard soon sent him flying across the field.
"You see that? Even with your skills, you have no hope of winning. Just give up and die!" The guard said with derision as he walked towards the lying Skye.
As he walked towards Skye, the assassin suddenly leapt up a few feet into the air with a short burst of speed.
"You think that will change anything? Dream on!" The guard said with laughter, which soon faded from his face, because a chain soon shot forward from the hilt of the sword and wrapped around his neck.
"Wha...How?"
"You lost this fight. There is no need to explain myself to a dead man." Skye said with calmness on his face as he pulled on the sharp chains that bound the guard's neck.
*Squelch*
A head was soon seen rolling across the floor.
Skye soon entered Sil Graves' mansion and walked into his room where a trembling man could be seen kneeling towards him.
"Please, I beg you! Spare my life! Please! I'll do anything you ask. I'll give you anything you want! Just don't kill me! Sob...sob." He begged amidst tears.
Skye just continued staring at him.
When the trembling man didn't receive an answer immediately, he started pleading even more. Skye had grown quite annoyed to it, he said in a cold tone.
"You will transfer 70% of your money to the account that I will now tell you. Then, you will leave Salem, go anywhere you like, but I must never see your face here again."
"Yes! Yes! Thank you!" He said gratefully.
"BX71...." Skye called out an account while the man panickedly took out his phone and started the transfer process.
*Ping* Skye's communicator watch rang out.
"Now leave." Skye said.
As soon as the man was about to leave through the door, a chain dagger soon pierced his heart.
"Ugh...why? You...cough...you already took my money from me....you said I could leave...why did you still try to...kill me?" The man asked while coughing blood.
"I killed you...because I wanted to...and also, because it is my mission." Skye said calmly.
"You're evil! Evil! I curse you to die!" Sil shouted with his dying breadth.
"You should look at yourself first before calling others evil. And if I ever have the unfortunate outcome of standing in your shoes, I welcome anyone that has the strength and ability to kill me. That is, if they can. One thing though, I didn't try to kill you, you're already dead." Skye said while taking his sniper and sword, quickly leaving the premises.
"That was a good fight. And I got over 100,000 in Star Coins. Time for target number 2." He said while quickly flashing across the steets of Salem.
...
In a gambling ring, in a hotel in Salem...
"Yo! Roll the dice man!" A young man in his twenties said while looking at another guy across the room, with two busty ladies pleasuring him by his sides.
"Hey, hey! Don't interrupt me when I'm busy with my girls. Don't you see they're in need of some love?" The other guy responded while groping the two girls.
"Roll it you Casanova, not all the girls are in need of your love. Some are in need of your money! Am I right bros?" The first guy said, while also addressing the other guys in the room.
"Yeah, only you think that. We are all perfectly happy with our babes in the corner. You should try and improve your skills! Hahaha!" Another guy said, while drawing the laughter of the others in the room.
"Guys! Come on! We talked about this! Just you wait! I'm gonna get myself a smoking hot chick one day!" The first guy said with slight embarrassment.
"Today is not your day bro! Either with the girls or the game. Look! Double sixes! I win, you lose!" The guy groping the two girls said.
"Aw man!" The first guy said.
"Hey ladies, I'm about to take a leak, can you wait for me in my room? I'll make it worth your while." The second guy flirtily said to the girls.
"Ok, we'll be waiting for you." One of the girls said in a sultry tone.
...
In a dark alley way.....
"Aw man! How big is this hotel anyway? And why the hell am I in an alley? I gotta get back in there. Can't keep the girls waiting!" A familiar young man said in frustration.
As he was about to enter the hotel through the door he came out from, he soon saw a shadow at the corner of his eye. He turned and saw a cloaked figure standing a few metres away from him.
"Uhh....who are you?"
"..."
"What do you want? Just so you know, I don't have any money right now. I just made a bet...and my cash is still in the hotel..."
"To kill you." A familiar voice rang out.
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