The Phantom Demon
Demon 101's Pov:
"Hey Persistent Raccoon... It's so nice to see you again.... Hope you are doing well.... Kinda persistent you are aren't ya my dear Raccoon"... I say smirking calmly, my voice calm and smooth as blade wrapped in silk...
You guys must be wondering who am I? Well.... Let me trouble you all a little with my introduction... So... Presenting to you.... Agent Demon 101....the ghost that they whisper about in shadows and the villains dread the most... Why so?... Well.... Let me introduce you to Demon 101, Female, 6'0, pale skin, naturally rose red lips, natural blush on cheeks, nose and ears, black galaxy-like eyes, black shiny healthy wolf cut hair, a lethal dimple, slim and bony model-like figure, muscular with abs despite being thin and slim. I'm right now wearing a black round neck body fit vest, black hoodie tied around waist, black cargo jeans, white Nike sneakers, black sports watch, black rings and silver ones too, silver pendant resting against my sharp collarbone, a single silver cross charm earring in my left ear. I own a black Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, along with a black helmet and black riding gloves. For some reason I have black headphones around my neck, a black backpack on one shoulder, and my bike keys. I'm calm and composed, an ethereal human. Completely natural - I haven't used makeup even once in my whole life because my skin is extremely sensitive and only goes with natural products like rose and sandalwood etc. Full tomboy energy. A strawberry lollipop in my mouth. I'm the youngest and most successful undercover agent, and also a worldclass famous among every single Agency known as the Phantom prodigy - Until now I have completed over 2700 missions officially and more than 9800+ missions unofficially no one has ever been able to catch me... Yeah I know it's crazy.... But it is what it is my dear readers.... So welcoming you all... To my life... And how I made one mistake...Or did the only right thing in the sector of emotions... Falling in love? Feeling love? Letting Love bloom in my cold-stone always protected by a dimpled smile and jokes heart? .... Yep..... So.... Who am I talking to right now?.... Well...
"Who said I am persistent my dear Demon? I am just looking out for my favourite person, ain't I?" Lucien Vale smirks.... Both of us standing face to face off the ground up on a 25 storey building's rooftop.... The wind whipping against both of us.... His Grey ashy sharp eye's locked on my galaxy black one's... A calm savage smirk playing on his lip's.... His black tactical button shirt with the top two buttons undone, harnesses over his sculpted torso beneath the shirt, sleeves rolled up revealing strong and veiny forearms, beige trousers with the shirt neatly tucked in, black work shoes fit for an agent, pale skin like mine, sharp jawline, 6'5, cold, calm, and savagely flirt, black hair messy with hands run through them over and over again... Stress of course.... And who gave it to him? Who else... Of course his lovely Demon, who else can dare? The only woman he has been chasing for past 9 years... The only agent who has succeeded in locating Demon 101 aka my location.... And every single time.... I have escaped him after a whole lot of savage flirting that repeatedly goes back and forth until I decide to disappear.... So what are we doing here today? Well.... I am here to steal the Black viper drive today.... One of my easy goes.... How did he locate me? And how did we both end up here on this roof? Well.... A beautifully long tragedy... Or we could say.... A very dangerously sweet sequel... So let's rewind back to exactly 2 hours-34 minutes-56 seconds to the point....
Time- 9:30pm
Location- The Gala hall of Vermonters Gardenia
Mission- 2789: Retrieve the Black Viper drive from the West Wing's Main Vault of Pesticolatle
"Alright on it dear chipmunk".... I say calmly smirking my voice calm and angelically sweet as I talk to my former agent partner in mission and crime- Starfire... My black earpiece hidden beneath my black hair's tied up in a beautiful bun with little white flower's and a few strands framing my face and covering the earpiece very unnoticeably.... I am wearing a black gown with a long slit on the left side... My thigh holster and gun intact.... Ready to fire whenever needed but Nah! Demon doesn't does violence.... Her favourite dialogue- Violence is my bitchest enemy and yet my most important strength.... Which basically means she restrains herself from doing violence cause she knows that if she lifts even one finger atleast 34 armed men don't go back home with all their four limbs, their brain and their hearts intact... Yeah.... A reason why called Demon 101....anyways...so....As always... No makeup on my silver jewelry respectfully removed and kept safely ,but yes the single cross charm earring in left ear, silver pendant still resting against my sharp collarbones, and the silver rings are in place... Then what did I remove? Only my black sports watch(yeah I know it doesn't counts as silver jewelry) and a silver nose ring which I actually only use for confusing my enemies... I calmly walk through the huge hall... Crystal chandeliers lights reflecting off me making me look both unreal and ethereal like a goddess right out of some fan fiction fantasy.....
"You really won't stop calling me that would you, Demon?" Starfire asks in that 'here we go again' tone as her fingers are moving precisely over the keyboard locating the vault and the security system's around it....
"You bet my dear Chipmunk... It's cute after all... And well... If Wolfenstein ain't calling you that, then someone has to right" I say grinning softly my dimple deepening lethally devastating as I chuckle softly under my breath as I take a glass of wine from a passing tray to blend in....I also thank the waiter... With that same soft smile of course.... Well.... It leaves both the man and Starfire in shock... The man blushes hard while Starfire just completely goes blank like she just heard someone say that they are Demon's capturer.... Well... Who is Starfire.. And Wolfenstein?.... So let me quickly introduce them.... There are 4 of them... Starfire- Female agent, smart as hell at computers and best hacker to ever exist in any agency, Firefox- Female agent, a very efficient medic, very precise and sharp, Wolfenstein- Male agent, a very strong individual and fabulous at breaching into high level security cores like Starfire, Nighttiger- Male agent, a deadly individual also a medic and a very fierce yet silently calm agent like Firefox..... The fact is... Starfire likes Wolfenstein and he likes her too... But they two are just way too nervous to talk about it.... And well how do these four relate to me?.... They are my best friends since childhood... Like kindergarten to elementary to High school to training grounds to agencies... We all work at sepearate agencies... Especially me.... How did I end up with them?... Long story short... Their agency approached me and I said yes cause of course anything for world peace and dollars... Yeah well.... Welcome to 2023...money and peace is everything for now... So.... Here I am... Rubbing ash into the face of the villain of this day's story and take the Black Viper very respectfully.... I smile politely at the passersby's as I am calmly walking through the gala Hall down to the West Wing.... I push open a huge and heavy wooden door which usually requires two bulky bodyguard's but yes.... My lean body can do atleast that with one hand.... So... I calmly start walking down the hall towards the Main Vault of Pesticolatle.... Enter it and steal the drive then vanish forever like always... Tada!.... That's what you thought didn't you?... Well.... Welcome to the real world dearies.... Not everything is as easy as putting butter on bread or cereal in milk.... Yeah ok we can argue about it later that what goes first Cereal or milk... Well it is also a very dreadful argument for world peace and human mind peace;p..... Anyways.... So.... What actually happens?..... I start to calmly walk down the hall..... My black high pencil heels clicking almost so softly that you'd need a stethoscope to hear it.... A skill mastered from years of training in an old wooden castle with the most creakiest flooring.... My dress swaying gracefully with each step..... But as I approach the doors to the vault... Or so I think.... A huge roadroller type of build man in black tactical suit comes from behind with a... Bottle?... A DAMN BOTTLE?! WHAT THE FUCK?!.... What is wrong with the armed men's nowadays? Did the guns and knives went on a strike or what the damn!?.... Anyways... So before the bottle could strike me... I effortlessly side step to my left as I turn sideways just enough to let the sharp bony cone of my elbow strike and dive deep into that roadroller's.... Ahem!... My bad.... That man's right side of the lower ribgace area... Crack!..... Did I break his rib bone?... Yes.... 3 of them actually.... And before he could even react or even let out a scream I smoothly step behind him wrapping my one cold and soft palm at his chin cupping his lower jaw from the left side my fingers pressing firmly against his right side of his jaw, while the other one cups at the sode of his head on the left... And in the next second.... Snap!.... The man's knees buckle and he looses his balance tipping directly face flat to the ground.... But before his scarred face could touch the dear marble floor I hold him up by the back of his shirts collar and smoothly pick him up and very carefully keep him at the side agaisnt a wall so that no noise is made..... Then I smoothen the invisible wrinkles on my dress and start to calmly glide down the hallway again.... Calm and composed like always.... But apparently fate is being way too unfriendly on my side... Guess whom I meet....
"Watch out Mr.... Raccoon?".... I say pinning a 6'5 tall man behind a wall where no one can see me or the man I am currently holding hostage.... Of course it is Lucien.... Of course.... He tried to attack me from behind and now look at him being pinned against the wall... My one hand braced on the wall beside his head while the other one holding his wrist in which he is holding his gun... Probably tried to knock me out with the back of the gun.... Sadly.... Failed miserably.... "You really thought you could take me out that easily huh? Very... Naive of you my Dear Raccoon..." I say calmly smirking... Smug and shamelessly so.... I slowly release him.... And in the next moment.... I move... Shooting the hanging lights all off.... Darkness... Pitch black... Nothing visible... Perfect move.... Or so I think... Bcoz of course Starfire was yet to deactivate the security alarms... So even if I used the gun with the silencer.... It still did not do any benifit to me.... So in the next second... I started taking down the guards in the dark who were shooting blindly in all directions for some and reason and for a very specific reason which is a Demon was brutally taking each one of them down.... And by the time the red emergency lights flickered on.... I was already gone... Like vanished into thin air... Now the only thing left was bodies, blood, scattered weapons, more bodies, more blood, and more weapons.... "I wonder what is more redder.... The emergency lights or the pool of blood...." Lucien mutters to himself under his breath as he takes it all in, running a hand through his hair disheveling the perfectly combed hairs.... And then rubbing his temple as an amused chuckle leaves his lips before he can even realise it. But instantly frowns when realizes what he just did.....Meanwhile I finally manage to break into the vault... Like I said... An easy go for me.... Years of learning how to decode and take down firewalls and crack passwords has payed off... It always does.... I grin to myself as I enter the vault... And within minutes decrypt all the security systems with the help of Starfire and Wolfenstein (yes he joined too).... And in the next breath I am back out in the hallway.... My hair loose now as I remove all the extensions and tie my hair back up into a messy and loose bun... Then calmly enter a janitors room and change into my black round neck body fit vest, black hoodie tied around waist, black cargo jeans, white Nike sneakers, black sports watch, black rings and silver ones too, silver pendant resting against my sharp collarbone, a single silver cross charm earring in my left ear, black headphones around my neck, a black backpack on one shoulder, and my bike keys, the OG strawberry lollipop, and that shameless smug grin... I calmly walk out of the building and put on my black riding gloves, and black helmet, then mount my Black Kawasaki Ninja Zx-10r. And turn on the beast.... The moment the beast comes alive with that monsterous rumble I pull out of the basement parking onto the highway... Speed- 200km/h....of course.... But looks like I am not alone.... A white Yamaha YZF-R1M..... Oopsies.... Looks like the persistent Raccoon is catching up.... So then.... Let the chase begin!
Hour-1: Both of us are wildly racing around the city.... I occasionally keep teasing him on the cos since he decided to hack into my comms network too... Well.... The comms network of the agency I am right now working for(Starfire and Wolfenstein's agency).... No problem at all... If he really wants to talk to me... Then let it flow....
Hour-2: I finally pull up at an abandoned building... Yes... The 25 storey building.... I easily climb up it using the stairs of course... Within 10 minutes reaching the rooftop... And then calmly standing on the edge of the rooftop.... For what... Well.... You'll see why....
Lucien Vale's Pov:
"This women is going to kill me from her craziness someday!" I mutter under my breath as I let out a deep groan while twisting the throttle of my Yamaha YZF-R1M..... Speeding up... Anything to catch that Demon today.... It's been 9 years.... 9 Freaking years! Since I am chasing her all over the world... Continent to continent... Ocean to ocean.... Ugh! How does she always manage to get away from me.... Had such a good chance to take her down today in the hallway... Only if that damn potted plant hadn't creaked when I had landed on it from the vent above.... But..... She was.... Looking hot though... Like... Really hot..... Ugh! What the hell are you thinking about Lucien Vale!? She is your former enemy and target! And she is also very annoying! And also calls you a PERSISTENT RACCOON!... Well.... She still cutely annoying though, and I don't think I mind her calling me that..... Whoa! The hell are you thinking Agent?! Focus! Focus! FOCUS!!!... "Missing me already my dear raccoon?" Her voice flows through the comms like smooth silk and old fine wine... Ugh... Why does this tone of hers makes my heart rate spike? What is wrong with me?!... "Who said that to you Dear Demon? You really think, I am that unemployed to think about out of all the 8.3 billion people, one very irritating Demon huh? Very nice of a day dreamer you are..." I say savagely trying to play it cool because yes.... Maybe.... I was thinking about her.... Ughhh!!! What is wrong with you man?! What are you?! A high school teenage boy with a crush?!... "Ouch! That was rude!" She says from the other end her voice calm yet dramatically teasing.... Cute....**I Internally face palm myself**..... Anyways... So after two whole hours of relentless chasing.... I finally reach the abandoned building where she parked like what? 15 minutes ago? Maybe.... Bcoz since she is not here... "There is only one place where that chaos gremlin could go".... I say calmly to myself with a little bit of irritation and a hint of... What?... Amusement... Maybe.... Anyways... So I start climbing and exactly in 10 minutes and 7 seconds I reach the rooftop.... And there she is.... Somehow.... Looking... Even more-... Shut up! Stop thinking about her! She is your target! ...."Demon... So you finally decided to stop running from me huh?" I ask calmly smirking as I slip my hands into my pocket.... Standing 20 steps away from her.... She finally turned towards me... And I don't know why but.... My heart did a weird little flip at her that shamelessly smug grin.... That same one which makes her eyes crinkle at the corners slightly, and her dark galaxy like black eyes twinkle with... What I recognize as undeniably smug mischief, and that dimple... That little crater.... A devastatingly dangerous one.... It should be needing it's own legal authorization... A very dangerous threat to both humans and their mental stability.... "Hey Persistent Raccoon... It's so nice to see you again.... Hope you are doing well.... Kinda persistent you are aren't ya my dear Raccoon"... She says smirking calmly, her voice calm and smooth as blade wrapped in silk... I stare at her for a long moment... Longer than necessary... Taking her smug smirk, the mischievous savage glint, and yet the.... Softness that she once held... For me... For... All of us..... Yes... You guys must be wondering what am I talking about right?.... Well..... I was.... Her best friend too... Since childhood... Kindergarten.... It was a group of 6...not 5....I was a part of it too... Still am.... But just... Don't contact them much anymore since I got the assignment of arresting Demon 101 9 years ago.... I wish I had not taken the assignment... So I wouldn't have been standing here in front of her like this.... Her best friend turned enemy.... The man who had promised to protect her with all that he had once... Today.... Standing in front of her chasing her around the world since last 9 whole years for a damn assignment.... And even today... Even now.... I cannot help but look at the Demon that I know... Not the Demon 101...not the weapon that the world made her... But my Demon.... My bestie... My.... Life..... "Who said I am persistent my dear Demon? I am just looking out for my favourite person, ain't I?" I smirk.... Both of us standing face to face off the ground up on the 25 storey building's rooftop.... The wind whipping against both of us.... My Grey ashy sharp eye's locked on her galaxy black one's... A calm savage smirk playing on my lip's....my hair messy with hands run through them over and over again... Stress of course.... And who gave it to me? Who else... Of course my lovely Demon, who else can dare? The only woman I have been chasing for past 9 years... My smirk finally fades as my expression turns stern... I take a careful step closer to her... 19 steps away now "Demon... I need you to give me the Black Viper drive... Now" I stand where I am knowing well that I need to approach her really very cautiously cause yes... In the past... 26 years I have learnt one thing that is... If you become hasty with her, you will lose her.... Immediately... But before I could continue further or take another step.... She smiles at me.... That... That genuinely soft smile... The one that... I never got directed towards me like for over an decade... Or more than that.... And oh yes I missed it.... I missed this soft smile and warmth directed at me... The same one which said so many things at once without uttering even a single syllable.... And I realize it... I lunge forward my hand shooting out to grab her wrist as I shout in a rough and hoarse tone "Demon!!!"....But no...she had already tipped off the roof with that final soft smile like a silent goodbye...I reached the edge of the rooftop in time to only to stare down at the vast darkness below with wide eye's and horrified disbelief.... No... No no no no no no no NO!!! SHE... SHE... SHE CANNOT... SHE CANNOT DI-... NO! No she cannot do that to herself! To the world! To her best friends! To... To... Me! .... No... It... It can't... It can't be.... She.. She is not some random rookie.... She.. She is Demon! My Demon! And My Demon doesn't die like that! Not until I confirm it on my own.....
7 Hours In:
"Sir! We checked all the surroundings, the parameters upto 100m of the radius, the security cameras, also enquired the locals... But no one saw neither a body nor a silhouette.... It was like... They vanished mid air..." One of my security officials inform me as all the security clips, blueprints, all the evidences and pictures are flashing in front of me.... I sigh softly under my breath.... Faint but there... Very much there..... Reason? Cause I saw it.... I... I saw her..... Everyone else considered it wind.... But I... I know that wind doesn't jumps off a 25 storey building and then mid air catches a metal pole sticking out of the 21st floor.... And then escaping on her bike afterwards without letting anyone know... "Like I said.... This women is going to kill me from her craziness someday!" But despite the irritation.... I burst out laughing burying my head in my palms as I sit back into my chair.... Almost kind of crash into it from relief and amusement and.... Fondness..... My head tilts backwards my palms still covering my face as I laugh and then groan in relief "Ugh!!!.... Demon!!! I'll catch you someday! I swear! And the day I get a hold of you! I'll make you pay for my therapy for sure!" I say chuckling softly... Fondly and relieved as I shake my head and rest back into my chair dismissing my confused security personnels and agents who had been working with me on finding her since past seven hours and suddenly seeing me laugh with relief.... As the room empties... Only my secretary remains beside me... Smiling calmly at me.... "You saw her alive... Didn't you Lucien?" He asks me.... I nod smiling softly to myself.... "I did Tom... I did... And I am telling you... This one very Demon is going to be the death of me someday..." I say calmly smirking... We both laugh.... And I just think one last thing before returning back to my work : 'Dear Demon... Wherever you are right now.... I hope you are safe and smiling the way you did before jumping off that damn roof.... Just don't do that... Ever... Again.... Because you might not know.... But there's a 3 year old Lucien.... Who waits for his bestie to arrive with the pudding she had promised to bring him....'
~End of Chapter 1~
