Raymond rushed out from the room. Grace had just screamed. A kind of painful scream, that could never be mistaken for a cry of joy.
He found her watching something on her phone. He joined her. She was streaming live news. And there was nothing alarming what he was looking at.
"What is that, why were you shouting?" he asked her calmly with anger in him.
"Mayor Mount was attacked" she said shakily and handed him her phone.
He didn't bother to look at the phone.
Grace bent to lean on the computer table. She was breathing heavily.
"What happened to him?" he thought about the worst that could happen. There was nothing that could pose worse than his death.
"Is he dead?" he asked softly expecting to receive a shocking answer.
"No" Grace twirled her tongue.
Then her state of mind was gradually turning to weirdness.
"He might be, very soon" she added when Raymond was about getting the belief that he couldn't be shocked by
Taylor rushed to meet Laura and Grace. He walked round them. He seemed very happy."Can you spot any differences. No. No" she stood between them putting each of his hands on their shoulders."This is perfect" he moved out to face them. He clapped obviously for himself. He looked back and must have wanted to say something to the Devil but he stopped and moved aside.The Devil was surely angry at what he had been doing. He had moved aside when he saw the look on the Devil's face."Why did you grace us with your presence, city huntress?" he said with a friendly welcoming tone."I am here to talk about your offer" she replied with a strict tone. A tone of business between two strangers. It wasn't sure she came here to accept the Devil's offer."And your fake city huntress. The killer" she moved forward closer to the Devil."Congratulations. Laura. You have made it to the end of your impersonation of her status" the Devil turned slightly t
"He wanted you" Grace broke the news to Raymond."For what?" it sounded funny to Raymond. He was not a fighter and the last time he had a conversation with one of them, Mr. Dallas. He was mocking him for his poor fighting skills."I can't fight" he laughed."He didn't even know who you are. But he was sure I know you or I can find you" Grace obviously didn't know what he needed him for."Mayor Mount did a good job in that" he remembered how Mayor Mount had ensured that he was untraceable after the incident at the elite school, and when he discovered that that the vaccine he invented turned Grace into the zombie fighter."What I learnt is that he is trying to poison the minds of all the inhabitants of this city. He said they would have no choice, the same way the men working for him have no choice" Grace must have tried to piece that together because there was no way he would have told her that."Dr. Jake was right. He said those who took it
Raymond and Grace were brought before the Devil. They were made to sit and were tied to a chair each."That task force is a joke and I was depending on them to force you to me" the Devil walked slowly round both if them."We are never going to work for you" Raymond yelled at him. "You should better kill us now, because there is nothing you can use as leverage on us" he whimpered."I don't need a leverage to make you do my wish" the Devil paused and rubbed his cheek,smiling like he was enjoying it."Had I known you are the man I have been looking for. This would have been months faster" he bent down in front of Raymond looking into his eyes."You want to see my soul, a devil can't see it" Raymond flashed his eyebrows."I don't need to see your soul,I don't need it. All I need is your brain and your body. All the other parts, I don't care" he rose up and walked over to Grace.Grace was just starting at him."It will be better for
"What are they doing now?" the Devil asked Raymond as the mosquitoes that had just taken the tonic were acting strangely."They are not doing anything,I think they are dying. And they....you see" Raymond pointed to them as they all stopped and dying off."I've been preparing this for a long time, are you telling me this is not going to work?" he said furiously to Raymond like he was the cause of the failure."This solution is too strong for their weak body. This is not in any way like my vaccine. I'm sorry, it's not going to work" Raymond replied slowly. He couldn't look in his eyes due to the fear of how he might react at the unfortunate event."Okay" the Devil said after breathing deeply. "I want you to find a way how I can put this in a lot of people at the same time" he walked outward. "And you have only two hours to do that" he completed as he walked away."I think I already found a way" he called back his attention. "There is a way to do that
"There is a lot I have to say, there are a lot of questions surrounding how I ended up here. The city hunter which I publicly declare to be an enemy of the city. Everyone believed she put me here. But I am going to be reversing my words right now. The city hunter is our savior in this city. She has prevented a lot of chaos before they could be established. She is our Guardian Angel. A friend of the masses" Mayor Mount spoke in front of the crowd emotionally.Silence had prevailed in extreme as his speech seemed to be one of the most sought news right now."The city hunter is not a killer but a savior " he said conclusively. He raised up his hand as a salute to them and stopped talking.The reporters clamored for his attention after the pause. There were indinstinct noise once again.One of the reporters was allowed to move close to Mayor Mount's position. The lady smiled back at the security details that had allowed her passage."Mayor Mount,how ar
Some days earlier.Raymond opened the hatch on the ground to let Dr. Jake in to their base.Dr. Jake hesitated, he stared back at him breathing deeply. He obviously didn't want to go in. He seemed afraid of what he would meet down there."You don't trust me?" Raymond asked. He was getting impatient."I trust you but going underground in the middle of nowhere that took me almost an hour from the city" he shook his head."That has more weight than the trust I have in you. I'm sorry" Dr. Jake took few steps back."You told me how that chemical could be on its victims,worse than turning them into slaves. Some people are going to unleash it to everyone in this city. And this is where we are working to prevent that but we need you" Raymond was saying the best thing he thought he could use to convince him."You have two choices, go down there and help us or go back now and all the people of this city become something worse than slave to the De
A day later.Raymond saw Dr. Jake standing on the hatch outside with a bag, on the screen.Raymond felt happy to see him. He must have come with a solution to their previous discussion."Grace, come out here baby!" he shouted excitedly as he popped the hatch open for Dr. Jake.Grace rushed out and Dr. Jake walked in at the same time."I thought you just lifted that damn thing up the last time we came together. It was like it was glued to the ground. I couldn't pull it at all" Dr. Jake said angrily."You are not in the system" Raymond replied him curtly. He was more interested in what he had brought for them."Have you come up with something already?" Raymond moved close to him, aiming at the bag with him."Stop!" Dr. Jake jumped back. It seemed he didn't want him to touch it."Okay" Raymond moved back with few steps."I thought you brought that for us" Grace said calmly pointing at the bag."Yes,I brought it
Grace stood behind the curtains. She was preparing to walk on to the stage when she would be called.She was extremely nervous, had never felt like this in a long time. She tried controlling her nervousness with breathing therapy. Deep breaths. She wanted to breathe in deep then out for long.It seemed that would only work when someone's anxiety was in a minimal state not on an aggravated level that she was in, right now. She could not even take the breaths. She didn't know when she inhaled or exhaled.All she knew right now was she was breathing restlessly.The crowd were clapping intensely. She could feel their joy, eagerness and awe to meet her now. The City Hunter.She listened attentively to her calling to the stage that was obviously imminent. That was going to be a little hard in here. She could hardly hear anything.She felt something warm on her cheeks."What the...." she quickly wiped the tears that had trickled down her chi
"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