''He's vwey cautious, he nevwr revealed his identity… if not for the ten million dokkars up front he sent, I would have evwn taken bim seriously.'' Omar answered,his voice sounding dry and cracky due to all the scream his voice box had been subjectes to in the oasy few hours.Upon hearing this, Antonios frowed, narrowing his eyes in contemplation.He could tell that Omar wasn't lying, but what bothered him was the identity of the person who issued the mission. Moreover, what importance could be attached to a painting that would make someone spend a hundred million dollars in its search.Ans then the president of the States… he had always known that someone in the government was behind his downfall but he couldn't imagine why the president would even do that. As far as he could remember, he had never overstepped his blundaries befre the man previously, so why would he order for bis assasination?The more answers he got, the more questions that unfolded which made Antonio grit his teeth
Omar's agonising roar flooded the basement as Antonio walked oi of the bright,smoky, congested surroundings.Onar kept battling with the chains that pinned him to the chair, as the flames dwvoue his.skin and bone witg no mercy, yet tbere was nothing he coukd do about it.He could only yell, spasm, and cirse in excruciating pain, as buring sensation eroded hid mind.Eventually, the pain became unbearable, making him pass out, as he eventually fell ahort of oxygen.Time ticked as the starless, grim night proceeded to the early hours of predawn.Onar ha been burnd tp cinder, his charted bones and ashes being the only thing keft on the chair and the areas surrounding it.His charcoal-like corpse, glued to the chair.A once, powerful and rich politician and ruker who had his country in his palm, controlling everyone under him had just passed away in one of the most humiliating and excruciating way.The authority of the country was just about to fall in his hand yet, his preordained reality
''Umm, well, I believe so.'' King khaled fumbled revealed a wry smile.Antonio shot him one more glance with a neutral expression before glancing at his phone that just vibrated in his pocket.Retrieving the device, he saw a notification and on reading it,his expression couldn't help but waver for a second before returning to its usual neutral face.However, king khaled also felt that something was wrong,maming his brows arch.''Is everything ok?'' he asked, furrowing his eyes.''Yeah, I need to go now.'' Antonio replied, rising to his feet as he headed towards the exit.''Ah… okay, in case you need anything you can always contact me.'' King khaled also rose to hia feet, accompanying Antonio and behind.Soon enough, Antonio stepped out, slamming his car door as he sped off.King khaled watched the disappearing figure of the car, amd he couldn't help but release a long sigh, his shoulders dropping as an imaginary mountain was lifted of his head.''He sure has the oppressive atmosphere
In a dimly room, filked with simole decorations, a black brown table stood at the centre lf the room, and six chairs surrounded the chair.Three figures in black suit sat on each chairs,their silhouette, mwrgingwith the surrounding shadow as they all exchanged glances.The wall, adjacent to the black iron door had a simple mural of a black gigantic statue, clad in a black suit, and from its waist down ward, everything was covered ingold cpins as though the giant drowned in them.On the left handof the giantwas a balance scale, and on his right was a spherical, blue ball.However, due to the dimly lit surroundings, th matte finish od the mural blended with the wall, almost unnoticeable to anyone who didn't pay attention.Apart from the mural, nothing deemed significance, except for the golden chair that each person sat on, yes… each chair had been sculpted from gold, as they reflect the daek glow in the room.And in the middle of the round table, was a diamond that bounced back light.
The large blades of a chopper sent gust of wind downwards, sending dust everywhere, as it landed on the open plains.After a few moment, Antonio stepped out of the helicopter in a pair of black sunglasses, and a matching black tuxedo.He looked across the plains, adjusting his shades before walking forward all alone.The dust in the atmosphere merged with little particles of snow, turning everywhere grey while reducing visibility to some degree.Seeing no one in hia vision, Antonio pulled out his phone, as he went through the map that Gaspar sent to him.'What a weirdo.' Antonio's narrowed his eyes, returning the phone to his pocket as he asvbces south in his four o'clock direction.After covering dozens of metres, a white cottage appeared in his view. Sparse shrubs frozen in snow surrouded the cottage, akongside the mahogany door.Halting in his tracks for a few minutes, Antonio shrugged before approaching the door, inserting a small card he got at the airport prior to his arrival he
Antonio rolled on the ground immediately the door sprang open, his handgun aimed at the door.His squinted eyes glowed in the dim surroundings as he awaited who the intruders were.''Who's there?'' A feminine voice echoed in the room as teo figures appeared at the entrance.Immediately after the entered, though, they also jumped to the left just as Antonio pulled the trigger.Right after that, the three silhouettes had risen to their feet, pointing thwir guns at each other.''Identify yourself!'' The lady at the from ordered, her gun aiming at Antonio's head with menace.Antonio's gaze landed on the lady, making him narrow his eyes, ignoring her order.He couldn't help but wonder who these two ladies were, and what they could be doing in this location. Most importantly he had yet to know whether they were the culprit behind Gaspar and the lawyer's death or not.'Two against one, each attacking from different angle.' Antonio's eyes moved from left to right, analyzing his situation befo
''No, I need more time, and you can just treat me like a puahover.' Diego fred back, his tone beaming wuth annoyance.''Oh really?'' The old man on the screen muttered, wearing an amuaed look.Diego sat in an office with a big projection before him, amd from the projection came the voice of the man.''Yes, you can jist get what you want simply because you want it when it doesn't belong to you in the first place.'' Diego retorted, taking his stance as he adjusted his sitting posture.His black suit elevated his look as he made himself comfortable on the white sofa in the office.However, inwardly, he didn't appear comfortable or alright in the tiniest bit. The person before him was a dangerous fellow who he didn't wantto gwt in his bad book. Yet, that didn't mean he would allow him to toy with him like a brainless doll.''After all the thinga I've done, even soiling my hands with forbidden blood, what else do you guys want?'' Diego squinted his eyes, his face flushing with fury.Being
A cool brreze that carried with it the smell of the tropics blew across the shore, grazing the inhabitants skin.The light that came from the stars cascaded the surroundings as the sea reflected their twinkling lights, creating a mesmerizing view.The people at the shore went about their nightly activities, and this included the tourists who only came here for sightseeing, alongside the sea traders who went up and down the various cargos at shorr.After a few hours had passed, the bustling shore had succumbed to silence, having no one present at the moment as midnight had passed and the people could just come back the next morning.Silent like a dead plains, the sea tide crashed on the ahore, occasionally breaking the silence.Amidst this endless serenity that enveloped the sea, a tiny, dark boat soon appeared from far inside the sea.As the boat approached the shore, it's shape and side became clearer and any onlooker present would have been able to discern that the thing wasn't even