"Do you believe all that Mayor Mount was saying" Grace asked Raymond back at their base.
She had been checking out the sword since they came back. It seemed she was in love with it
Raymond had broken connection within him and the sword. He wouldn't fight with that.
"There is something more to this like I always say. We are not getting the while information" Raymond complained. He couldn't trust Mayor Mount fully anymore.
"I am talking about the deadline he gave us" Grace moved with the sword, like she was practicing.
"What I know for sure is, there is no we in this situation. It is only him. He has been using us all this while" Raymond wanted Grace to be on his side on this rather than supporting Mayor Mount or his sword's training.
"No. I am doing this for my mom. My mom,I promised her" she stopped. She must have felt weak thinking about her mother.
"Your mom?" Raymond chuckled.
Grace had been totally brain washed. This was no
A day earlier.Raymond sat down in front of the computers. He wasn't doing anything in particular just starting at the screen. He wondered the kind of computers these were.They just kept working, searching, showing unwanted images and even some intrusion of privacy.Initially, he was sitting down there alone because of the anger he was feeling toward Mayor Mount.He wanted to switch off the computers. It was like they were adding to his anger. He checked everywhere, there was nothing like shutdown button or command.He was not well versed with computers but he could still shut it down easily. That was his thought. He would do it one after the other."The shortcuts. Alt and F4" he said slowly as he pressed the keyboard. Nothing happened. He waited a while waiting for the shut down dialog box. It never came."Grace!" he called out. She might be sleeping."How do shut this things down?" he asked. Anger was audible in his voic
"He don't use to leave strangely like that unless he is going to your base" Reyes moaned. "And his conference is in twenty minutes""He is not here. It's been a while since I have seen him and that was when you came together" Grace replied him slowly.It was unbelievable. A Mayor missing.Grace was resting after she realized Raymond had also gone out again. That was how he had been going out to clear his head some times now.That was when her phone rang. It was Reyes, an unusual happening and he had been asking about Mayor Mount who was missing suddenly."I'll try as much as possible to get in touch with him. But I'm not sure he's lost" Grace calmed him.He was obviously restless over the phone. He gasped continuously. He was surely calling her because he knew nothing else to do."I didn't say he is lost. He is missing" he panted.What the hell? That was supposed to mean the same thing. She listened to him and let him finish al
Some minutes earlier.Grace rushed out after she had showered her anger on Raymond.Raymond was now regretting what he did. He shouldn't have done that. He followed Grace out.She had already left.He knew what to do. The last time he was with the Devil's men. The heiress or whatever she called herself took a different path. She didn't follow the others.Raymond went after her. He rode at the fastest speed. He wished she had a stop over or any other thing should just held her up for him to catch up with her.He got to the place where he handed Mayor Mount over. He followed her path. After few minutes, he came upon a restaurant and her car was parked right outside the restaurant.He hoped it was not a decoy. She could have left in another car. He got down from his bike. He should check first before making assumptions.He went into the restaurant. He saw her, sitting alone at a table, doing nothing. Maybe he was expecting him.
"And where did she she say she was going?" the Devil was already passing the blame of Laura's absence on the men before him.The men exchanged glances and looked down at their feet in fear or maybe shame. The Devil wouldn't have believe whatever they would say. If not for the tonic he had made them drink."Are you deaf?" he yelled after they failed to produce an answer for him."She just told us that we should be on our way..we should just go and leave her" Elton panted as he talked. He was obviously shaking.Elton was one of his men but he was special. He did not use to make mistakes but it seemed he had today.But the Devil was still confused why Laura would have decided to stay behind. If it was just to breath some air. She should have been back.Maybe she was planning to run away from him. She had been complaining recently about not having friends or companion except his father's men that were already tonic intoxicated."That's my
"Why did you choose this place?" Raymond asked Grace.Both of them stood by their car waiting for the Devil to show up.They believed he would come for his daughter and for that he would have to hand over Mayor Mount."Because I don't get why you chose it" she snapped.This was the same place where Raymond handed over Mayor Mount to Laura."Is he going to come?" Raymond was beginning to doubt they would meet the Devil.The Devil might have another plan to save his daughter.Raymond looked into the car. Laura was still there, tied to the car. There was no way he would rescue her without going through them."Let's hope on his daughter. At least, the real devil loves his family, that is if he had a family. I'm not very sure about that though" Grace was obviously not trying to yield to her negative thoughts.A car approached from afar and was coming towards them. That should be him. But it was only one car."Is he com
Raymond removed the blindfold on Laura's face."So you are watching out for my father with all this computers?" Laura hurried to the computers."Out of bound! Out of bound!!" Raymond yelled. "Do you want me to tie you down?" he had decided to let her be free.She couldn't get out anyway.They just arrived to their base. They were not attacked by anyone on their way home. Raymond had no way to fight them off if he was attacked on his way back.Not facing any attack meant the Devil was not planning anything bad as his daughter said he was.That was one of the reasons he had decided not to put her in chains but she might as well get back in there in the chains if she did not stay away from the computers."My father also has something like this. Not as polished as this. I think" she moved away from it but her eyes were glued to it.She was obviously in love with them.Raymond saw Grace and Mayor Mount coming in on the screen
Laura was nervous. She shook visibly as she stood before her father.Today was her first day as the city hunter. Not only did she had to carry it out. It must be impressive. And the Devil, her father, wasn't someone that could be impressed easily."Come closer" the Devil called her as he brought out some clothes.It was same apparel as city hunter's."Where did you get this?" Laura was surprised to see the clothes."The last time she came here. I had Taylor scanned it in and out. It was the same material" he smiled briefly. He was definitely impressed by the clothes sameness."Okay. I will wear this" Laura took it from him."You are going to commit a crime,that is why you are out today. You must not get caught" he reminded Laura all what she already knew.The more he talked about it, the more Laura become frightened."Understood!" she tried to be strong.She went to her room and changed into the city hunter's clot
Mayor Mount seated in his living room enjoying his drink. He sipped it bit by bit treating himself to the running program on the TV.Reyes rushed in and grabbed the remote control.Mayor Mount was stunned but relaxed himself once he saw it was him. But he shouldn't be rushing in like that except there was a very good reason that called for it."You need to see this" he panted as he said to Mayor Mount.There had been something that he wanted the Mayor to see. Mayor Mount nodded giving him a go-ahead.He changed the channel to another one where an immediate on scene news was being presented.It was the city hunter. She was in the city. Not saving like she used to do. She killed two teens."City Hunter?" Mayor Mount cried in disbelief.A video footage was aired showing her as she walked away from the scene after committing the horrendous act."Why will she do this?" Mayor Mount could not just understand.Maybe that
"You should feel better now" Raymond put the cup back on the table smiling."You mean the wine is good?" Grace asked, she was pretending she didn't know what he was talking about."No. Not the wine. I am talking about the daughter of the city" he had opened up straight, she wouldn't have a chance of turning his words around anymore."She's good, but her judgement is somehow different from mine" she complained a bit."Two different people can't do the same thing same way. There will always be a slight difference" he explained."I have nothing against her but I'm just thinking operating like this. The Mayour won't be able to back her" she was right about that."She doesn't want it too. And this evil people give more respect to harsh treatment like such" he added."I'm sure we are not here to talk about the daughter of the city" she was becoming boring with their conversation. She stared at her cup weirdly.They had come out to a
The computers pinged as Grace had said. Laura had been waiting for some time to hear that.She couldn't believe it at first. The pinging was not that loud but it was noticeable. She dashed over to the ammunition side and picked up the sword.She started feeling weird. She felt like she couldn't do this anymore. She stood there in front of the weapon. She wanted to take more than just a sword.But it would be useless to take what she wouldn't use. The computer pinged again. Time was going. She wanted to go but she was very much in need of a little push.Maybe she could just make a call to Grace. She would be helpful. They had become something like best friends.She hurried to get her and make the call. Time was no longer on her side. The call took like eternity to get connected, maybe that was because she was calling from an underground."Laura?" Grace said excitedly.There was nothing funny about this. It was damn serious but she had
Protocols were now being duly observed. Raymond and his accompanies were not allowed in until Reyes came out to them.He waved at them to come over."I'm sorry for the delay. Everything has changed since the attempt on the Mayor's life" he apologized as they walked over to him.They all walked together into the living room to meet Mayor Mount where he was comfortably seated."Raymond, Grace" he smiled to welcome them."And you, your face looks familiar" he pointed at Laura.Raymond was a little bit afraid. He wished Mayor Mount had not remembered when she tried to kill him."We met at their base" Laura said slowly."Yeah, I remember. You are that little girl that was in their base. You know I forgot what you were doing there that day" Mayor Mount seemed to have really forgotten. He was visibly trying to recollect."Actually, we are here because of her" Grace broke in suddenly. She was going straight to the point.
Raymond was coming down the stairs. He saw as Grace kept changing the TV channels. She seemed not to find the one suitable for her present mood.He skimmed down to join. He sat by her side without saying anything. She obviously had a lot running through her mind but she was obviously not going to tell him anything except he incited words from her."Maybe TV isn't what you need right now" he grabbed the remote,took it from and gently placed it on the table."What do you think I need then?" she folded her arms. it seemed she was not pleased with that."A good company like me,that has always been working even when you are stuck on the Millionaire Island" he joked.Grace smiled subtly. She was not enjoying the moment as she wanted."What are you thinking about?" he asked."That's my problem. I don't just know where to channel my mind" she shook her head."You really need that before you could channel the TV" he chuckled.She
Raymond was seated by the side of the hospital bed with a newspaper in his hand He wasn't really reading it. He kept checking Grace If she had woken up from her deep sleep.She would wake soon. She had been slept for a long time. She opened her eyes slowly and closed them back immediately like the lights were hurting her eyes."Raymond" she whispered. "Are you there, is that you?" she asked with her eyes closed."Why don't you open your eyes and confirm?" he replied her casually."I'm just confused seeing that in your hand. A publication? Really?" she had not opened her eyes yet and she was already taunting him."Are you okay?" he leaned towards her and asked."I feel better" she moaned. She opened her eyes and sat up."No, no. You have to rest" he quickly retorted. He felt she should be down there on her back.Grace was just looking at him with surprise. She didn't yield to his yearning."I guess I am still alive" she l
"Are you okay?" Raymond asked Grace. lied down on the floor. He gasped. He was exhausted."I have never been better" she said despite all the obvious pain she was going through.She also laid on her back breathing slowly to relax. Hugh sat and rested his back against the wall. He was devastated. It was definitely his first time to kill a man.He was seriously having a conversation within himself. He was raising his hand up above his every now and then.Probably regretting what he had done or he was trying to encourage himself that he had to do it."They say that is how you feel after you have your first kill" Grace chuckled and pointed to Hugh."He will surely get over it" Raymond said assuringly. He was sure of that. Hugh was a person with some facets of a bad guy. It shouldn't be so hard for him."Which makes me remember, Ray. You never had a moment like this. You never felt bad after your first kill. You are not very human" Grace r
Jansen had already heard a series of gunshots inside the building. Not long later, another shots were fired. He wondered what was happening.These guests didn't look like people who could shoot except the city hunter and his guy. And these guns were actually the guns brought by him and his men.He could denote that easily from the sounds of the rounds. He wondered why Dray or Morton or both of them would have been shooting like that unless the situation called for it.He was in awe what the situation could be. He was also having negative thoughts maybe his mem had been overpowered and subdued. He had to do something rather than waiting for them here.He brought out his handgun and headed towards the room. He waited by the first room and listened attentively. It was very quiet. He moved over to the door of another room.He was still trying to catch a sound with his ears when he saw bullets casing right ahead. He walked slowly aiming his gun forward.
Raymond and Grace had gathered all the others in Susan's room. The guests were definitely expecting to see this device they claimed to have found."I don't think we need to show them the real thing" Raymond whispered to Grace. He had already seen the hungry looks on their faces. The hunger to see what the device looked like."Let's just show it to them, to boost their confidence and make them trust us" Grace assumed. She must be thinking the guests might get annoyed if they weren't allowed to see it."They will be on to us soon, if we spent more time here without giving them a feedback" Hugh complained. It seemed he was urging others to hurry them up in handing over the device.He had been staring hard at Raymond and Grace as they had been having mouth to ear conversation. That seemed to have stirred up his anger."I thought you brought us on the fact that you have found this thing?" Mrs Summers said in her old weak voice. She must ha
Raymond and Grace walked along the hallway after everyone had entered into different rooms.Raymond attempted opening a door at room but Grace stopped him immediately. He was stunned."Things like this are not kept inside rooms. Vaults are built to house them" she explained."These people are not looking for treasures and not gold bars. It is something, like a part of nuclear weapon as one of them told me" Raymond argued."No one keeps nuclear weapons in a room also. They are hidden underground in most cases" she was still determined she was right about her opinion."Underground like basement?" Raymond felt she was making sense with what she said."Yeah" she moaned."Then let's get to the basement then" he asserted and walked forward with fast paces and Grace following him. He stopped suddenly."We won't get there unless we are outside" he said in regret."They won't let us go out. And we have to get this thing before th