There was a bloodthirsty and murderous look in his eyes and his expression was dark and emotionless as he continued to fight his way through the crowd. He could slowly feel his energy draining, and just like the night he had rescued Shizu he was now running on pure adrenaline. There had come a point where he removed his Desert Eagle from its holster, emptying it on anything he felt was moving towards him to harm him. How dare they cause him to fail this mission? How dare they come after him, oh he was going to make them pay even if it was the last thing he did. He was out for blood now. There even had been a woman amongst the crowd, he thought nothing of her at first but then the look in her eyes made him realize that she had been the one following him. After she finished taking out the men attacking her he planted a bullet in her skull and walked over to her corpse. She had a dagger. That was going to come in handy. Now, nothing was going to stop him from reaching Shizu.<br/><br/>His heart was racing and he was breathing heavily, all pain seemingly washed away as he slipped further into his hit man demeanor. He felt weak from his wounds but he didnâ€™t let it slow him down anymore. It was a grave mistake on the part of these people, attacking and injuring him, for it brought out a side of him that would not back down until he got what he wanted. This side of him felt good. He didnâ€™t have to care about the safety of others and only focused on what was at hand, and it was the reason why he was so deadly, the reason why people though he was completely insane. It was a side of him that he had not felt in quite some time, almost five years, and it was slowly coming together who might be responsible for this attack. He was also thought a lot more clearly when he was in this state of mind despite being so reckless. He didnâ€™t just grin, he smiled at the thoughts swimming though his mind as he killed every man that stood between him and Shizu.<br/><br/>As he got closer he recognized the faces of the men. One was an old enemy, the other an old friend. This was perfect. However it was sad that he also saw both men as his enemy right now because his old â€˜friendâ€™ had Shizu. A low and almost inhuman growl escaped him and his vision seemed to tune everything around him out, unaware he was about to be ambushed again, as he raised his Desert Eagle at the man he recognized as his enemy. He was briefly snapped out of that state when the man he recognized as his friend shouted something and the men surrounding him all dropped dead one by one rather quickly. Thinking nothing of it, he refocused on the two men as sirens sounded in the distance, and shot his enemy in the back of the leg, hopefully shattering his kneecap.<br/><br/><br/>------<br/><br/>â€œOh look what we have here!â€ Maverick said in a rather upbeat and amused tone when the man told him to get out of the way, looking at him with analyzing eyes. â€œYouâ€™re a feisty one, thatâ€™s for sure, and intimidating to boot. I can tell youâ€™re not the usual dunderhead Iâ€™m use to facing.â€ He smirked while he listened, knowing the people on the other end of his wire were picking up every bit as much conversation as he was. This man was also quite talkative as well, which was a good thing. However it also meant that this man was smart and dead serious about doing what he needed to do to get this girl. How important was this girl? If both Azrai and his enemies were after her then there must be something bigger he had not been told about by the people who tipped him off Azrai was in trouble. Could it be the people he was told were after the girl? There was a very big part of him that wondered if he was better off not knowing what was going on.<br/><br/>The very least he could do was stall some time before Ivan and a few other people he had around got here. He already had people stationed around, snipers, all ready to take out this guyâ€™s men. And he was sure people were already looking for the bombs; they had a feeling something like this would happen assuming these men were who they thought they were. What Azrai did to piss them off was beyond him but he had to make sure his old friend was safe.<br/><br/>â€œWell my new friend, you can consider me the beaver building his dam in your river. Itâ€™s all a part of nature. Beavers are meant to build dams in rivers, right? Go ahead and blow this city sky high if you think itâ€™ll keep you entertained. The girl is not going with you. End of story.â€ One more minuteâ€¦ he just needed one more minute. And during that minute he was completely silent until he saw something in the distance that told him it was alright to move again. â€œI pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America!â€ Maverick shouted at the top of his lungs, giving the signal for his snipers to fire and take out anyone who made a move towards Azrai. Each man fell without much troubleâ€¦ but it did, however, worry him when the man in front of him wondered if Azrai was dead. Maverick couldnâ€™t help but wince slightly at that. If he was dead then he had just done that for nothing. However, a quick glance behind the guy was proving him wrong. â€œDamnâ€¦â€ he said, hoping to stall more time. â€œI swear if you hurt him I will kill this girl.â€<br/><br/>He placed his gun against the girlâ€™s head without much thinking, and since he couldnâ€™t quite see the look on Azraiâ€™s face clear enough to know better not to. And he was right to not want to do that. He watched Azrai raise his gun and aim for the manâ€™s leg. â€œAzrai, wait! Donâ€™t shoot!â€ But it was too late; he looked down and saw the manâ€™s knee was quickly becoming covered in blood. Looking back at Azrai, it was then that he took notice to how the man was standing and realized the extent of his mistake. The man was standing still, very still, his posture more stiff and frozen than a stone statue. His gaze was cold and he was staring right at him; Maverick wondered if the guy was even breathing. From the looks of things he was also definitely beat up. The man had not been lying about that. Slowly, Maverick lowered his gun to his side but kept the girl in hand.<br/><br/>â€œLiamâ€¦â€ Azrai spoke. His dark and murderous tone was not something Maverick was use to, despite the man being notoriously quiet, sometimes rather distant, having the demeanor of both a professional and a loner. It made him cringe and he almost felt sorry for this â€˜Liamâ€™ guy. â€œI should have figured that you would have been involved with this. Shall Iâ€¦ assume that this means your boss still pisses his pants when he hears my name? I hope he does, for I shall enjoy dismembering him as soon as I find him and get my hands around his throat.â€ His voice was calm, almost void of any emotion, and Maverick had an unsettling feeling in his gut though he didnâ€™t say anything. Arai was pissed at him as well, he knew, and probably saw him as a target right now.<br/><br/>It was best to stick with the necessary precautions in order to get out of this alive. He hoped and prayed that by some miracle Ivan would be here soon so Azrai didnâ€™t end up killing everyone hereâ€¦ including himself, especially if he thought Shizu was dead. He had tried to signal that she was alright but the guy didnâ€™t even seem to notice it. Giving up, he tried all he could to wake the girl without causing too much of a commotion or make Azrai think he was harming her.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>He had been right in sending James, also known as â€˜Maverickâ€™ since he tended to be a lone wolf himself at times, in to do this job. This organization has been one they have been hunting down for years and now that they have finally surfaced and showed their faces it was time to initiate a plan they have been keeping in the dark for as long as they could remember. Now the only problem was getting this Elias character to cooperate so they could all get their rewards in the end. Things have been going exactly as planned though they had to use a few people as bait to get it done. But what was a good plan without a few losses? This world needs to thin its heard anyway; there were far too many people. However, losing half of a city was not going to sit well with him. Jerusalem held a special place in his heart and he was not about to see it go up in flames because of some petty cockroachâ€™s thirst for revenge.<br/><br/>â€œI know you can hear me, Elias,â€ he spoke in a deep and authoritative tone, his accent was there but it wasnâ€™t as thick as Azraiâ€™s. He had people backing him up so he would not be found, even more people listening in to the wire Maverick had. The scene was before him. If this did not work then they would have to fall on plan B and plan B was not pretty. â€œRest assured that Iâ€™m not your enemy. My name is Zachariah and Iâ€™m a friend of Azrai as you are, and Iâ€™m here to help. Iâ€™m not going to tell you who I work for; if you know Azrai then you probably know he has deeper connections than you could ever imagine. However, I am in need of your help since Iâ€™ve heard youâ€™re tech savvy and can hack into whatever you want. Weâ€™re running out of time, so what do you say?â€ He paused for a moment, giving the man a chance to respond before he explained further.