Prologue. Descent
Prologue. Descent
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing" - The assassin by Tom Wood.
The man pointed the gun at her, shattering all hopes she had been holding up for the past few minutes. She had hoped, had believed.... But, how did everything come to this? Tears brimmed her eyes, her heart numb from the iciness of his betrayal.
"Kael" she muttered his name. Her voice was a painful tone, cutting the heart of the man who held the gun. However, he went on....
"Don't call me" the man named Kael breathed out, his eyes filled with nothing but bloodthirst.
"You would never do this...we are allies" she reminded him. Or were, she thought to herself.
The man clenched the gun in his hand, his pupils dancing in indecisiveness. He didn't want to shoot her but the elements hanging around weren't in his favor. He had to end her, or have his only family eliminated for good. He really had no one, no one, except the woman named Lia. This was a very painful trade by batter that he had to engage in. Giving up a woman he vowed to protect in exchange for his only family. A family he thought was gone...
"Ice, you are wasting time. Hurry up or you will have yourself to blame" the man on the other end of the line said, fueling Kael. "That woman you're trying to protect has nothing to offer to you except misery and self loathe. But then, I have a very good use for her, and if you render her immobile, you will have to thank your decisions for the rest of your life".
"Kael, don't do that" the woman sobbed. "Don't listen to him. He's using you. You said you wanted to redeem yourself, you can't listen to him and end up killing your redeemer" she cried. She tried to free herself from where he had tied her.
Kael, fought within himself and the man on the other side could see his struggle which made him smirk like the demon he was. "Do it Kael. I said, Do it!" the man urged.
"Kael" the woman sobbed. She couldn't even move forward and hold the gun away, as she had been tied up by Kael, the man she had come to love so much. Everything was a little too surreal for her.
"Listen up you devil" she said, her gaze on the phone that was settled on the table close to her, "You might have won, but this is the last time you get lucky. Kael will hunt you down and kill you, till you have nothing left of you, I promise you" she spat out. Her eyes were spewing fire as she glared at the cellphone. She wanted nothing more than to smash it to crystals.
Facing Kael, she said, "Please rethink this Kael. You don't want to regret this. Remember your goal. You wanted to redeem yourself!" she reminded him again.
At this point, Kael looked up, his eyes shining with determination. His eyes showed what his heart had decided, earning a loud cry from the woman.
"I'm sorry Aria, but, I think I'm beyond redemption" he said. He conked the gun with ease, and immediately pulled the deadly trigger....t writing here…
