Chapter 1: Uno

It all started with seeking justice. Uno would never have thought that the Foedus Corporation, well-known as an influential establishment in Agrianthropos City, where he joined to help him search for who murdered his sister, was only the one involved in her death—the founder of this group. He sat quietly in the driver's seat, observing the two men in black uniforms holding an M16A4 rifle gun, guarding the building owned by Lev Petrov in Makati; his car had parked in front of this.

Four years passed before Uno came to this place again for a significant reason, related to the incident that happened to his sister six years ago. He wore a long golden wig on his head, a pink one-shouldered asymmetrical dress above his knees, and a three-inch nude stiletto to complete his OOTD. As he watched himself in the rearview mirror, he could not help but let out a deep sigh to see his face covered with a thick foundation, a light blush on both cheeks, and creamy lipstick on his lips.

However, this was part of his strategy to get into the building without being recognized for accomplishing his principal objective. He wanted to abduct Via Petrov, daughter of Lev, the man he considered his greatest enemy. There was a story behind all of these. You will know soon enough.

"Ahh!"

Uno heard grumbling over the other line through the security earpiece on his right ear, concealed by his wig. "Greg, report the situation there."

"The man in the security control room is now dead. I managed to get into here through the central holding area close to secure circulation. I am now monitoring all around the whole building."

"What about you, Rick?" he called on another line.

"Say it a little hotter, Ms Thelo! If you are curious about my assessment of your appearance now, I will tell you how I wanted to put my d*ck on your ass."

Uno briefly closed his eyes in disgust, trying to hold his annoyance. He heard them both chuckle on the line, ignoring what he had asked. "Keep your attention on the task at hand, Rick. Waiting for me to send you on a difficult mission will surely not be a good idea for you." Rick cursed him. Although he could not see him, he could tell how quickly this man took things seriously after he spoke.

"Everything is ready, Thelonious. I am just waiting for your order to launch the Javelin missile."

Uno did not say anything. He took the white shoulder bag with different kinds of woman's things inside that Rick put in it, and then he got out of the car. They were his cousins, whom he had assigned to a different task. Greg was in the CCTV monitoring room in Lev's building, while Rick was in the other building next to this one. They both are well-skilled and good at handling any mission without causing problems.

Before Uno went straight to the entrance of the building, he fixed himself including the fake skin tone boob made of silicone that he had worn on his chest. Maingat siyang naglalakad palapit sa dalawang guwardiyang nakabantay sa daan papasok ng gusali. Para hindi madapa dahil sa suot niyang high heels sa mga paa. Nang masilayan ng mga ito, gumawa siya ng maarteng pagkimbot at may kasama pang tila nang-aakit na ngiti sa kaniyang labi.

"Damn you, Thelo! You make my c*ck erect. Kimbutan mo pa!"

Rick teased him, making him stop in his stance. Dinig niya ang paghalakhak ni Greg sa kabilang linya, na tila pinanonood siya sa CCTV na nakakabit sa taas ng entrada. Hindi rin nagpahuli ang isa pang mapang-asar na halakhak mula kay Rick, na may gamit na binacular telescope sa kabilang building, at nakatutok iyon sa kinaroroonan niya. They kept laughing at him with these shameful and revolting ideas, which was the first thing he had ever done to his life. He cursed them and tried to restrain himself, focusing on his motives rather than paying attention to them. Those ridiculous things that happened today are not funny to him! It was merely part of his plan.

Muli niyang itinuon ang attention sa kaniyang layunin. Isang matamis na ngiti ang sumalubong sa kaniya mula sa dalawang guwardiyang nakatayo sa magkabilaang gilid nang mapadpad sa entrada. Agad niyang binuksan ang kaniyang shoulder bag at ipinatingin ang laman niyon. Wala namang nakitang kakaiba. Kaya, pinagbuksan siya nang isa sa mga ito nang pintong gawa sa salamin. He moved to the weapon detection manual screening procedure. He did not have one. He was about to keep going into the building, but the other guard from the edge stopped him.

"Miss, nakalimutan mong magpakita ng ID samin."

"Sh*t!/F*ck!" mura ng dalawa sa kabilang linya.

The guard stepped toward him. He remained calm from where he was, clutching his shoulder bag as he observed the situation and waited for this man to face him, ready to strike them at any given moment. He could not show his ID. It was pretty obvious the reason why. Mabuti na lang dahil pinigilan ng guwardiyang nasa tabi niya ang kasama nito bago pa makalapit sa kaniya. Kung hindi ay maghihinala ang mga ito. Mapipilitan siyang tapusin agad ang buhay nitong dalawa.

"Huwag na natin abalahin pa ang oras ni ma'am, buddy," anito ng lalaking katabi ng binata.

"T*rantado! Gusto mo bang malagot tayo kay boss, Lev? Ang patakaran ay patakayan, buds."

"Chill ka lang, buddy! Sa ganitong ganda ba naman tingin mo ay gagawa ng kahina-hinalang bagay? Isa pa, sa tagal natin nagserbisyo dito ay wala pang naging problema. Bumalik ka na doon sa gilid. Ako na ang bahala dito."

Bumuntong hininga ito sa kasama bago naglakad pabalik sa dati nitong kinatatayuan. At ang guwardiyang nasa tabi ni Uno, sumenyas sa kaniya na dumiretso na sa loob. He walked into the building without looking around and reached the lobby. While he moved closer to the five customer service employees dressed in formal black suits and standing at the front desk for check—ins—he spotted some people walking around. The others were sitting in the seating area.

"Good morning, madam! How may I help you?" a woman from one of them inquired.

"Available room for me, miss."

His gentle tone was quite different from what he usually used. Of course, he found it difficult to modulate his sound to a woman's voice. The staff explained the introduction of the condo, including the amenities. They gave him his keycard room number, 8037, on the forty-seventh floor. Pagkatapos ay lumayo na mula dito.

"The gun, Greg?"

"Go to the fourth elevator. Someone is waiting for you there."

Uno landed on the elevator door as Greg told him to. He pressed the up arrow button to open it and stepped inside. A woman in a formal suit standing there approached him. She handed him the medium-sized dirty white bag. He took it and gave his shoulder bag to her. After that, the woman quickly walked out of the elevator. Hindi na siya nagtaka kung paano nakalusot dito ang idea na ito mula kay Greg, because they were all well prepared to come into Lev's territory without a trace of fear in them.

Makalipas ang ilang minuto, narating ang palapag ng kaniyang magiging kuwarto. Agad siyang nagtungo diyon at pumasok gamit ang hawak niyang keycard. The room was quite big and had a perfect design on every corner. He stripped off everything he wore and let it fall to the carpeted floor. He opened the bag and found a black cap, a black folded blazer, a plain dark green long-sleeve polo shirt, black trousers, and leather shoes with socks inside that he quickly put on his body.

A handgun model SW40VE and the silencer fitted at its tip were also in the bag. After he fixed himself, he tucked it into the back of his trousers, covered by his blazer, and then got out of the room. Muli siyang pumasok sa elebeytor. He squeezed the last button, which was the last digit on the floor of this building. His eyes were fixed on the digital floor indicator, awaiting his arrival at Lev's penthouse.

"May dalawang nakabantay sa labas, Uno."

Paalala ni Greg bago niya marating ang sasalakaying palapag. When the elevator doors opened, he quickly drew the gun with his right hand behind his waist and walked over to the two men standing on either side of the door's penthouse. He shot one of them in both knees without making a sound—except for the wounded man, who groaned in pain and knelt on the floor; as a result of what he did. Ang isa naman ay hindi pa nagawang bumunot ng baril ay binaril niya sa dibdib, leeg, ulo at humandusay sa baba. Lumapit siya sa lalaking namimilipit sa sakit dulot niya at muling binaril sa kamay nang sinubukan hablutin ang baril nito sa tagiliran.

"Hand me the keycard."