Ivan monitored how Azrai was dealing with everything, simply by watching him. He knew better than to ask him about anything and he was thankful that Elias didn't bring anything up. Then again, Elias was better at reading the air than most people. Maybe it had something to do that he was more in tune with his emotional side than the rest of them. Either way, he was still pleased that there was no dispute about Shizu right now. That was not something that would go over well with them, especially seeing how Azrai still seemed a bit worked up. Ivan had all the confidence in the world that Azrai would be able to handle this mission. Still, he was a bit worried that his aggression would come and bite them in the ass. He knew that Zachariah must have contacted Azrai after they had spoken to one another, so Ivan knew that Azrai was probably on the edge of being taken off of the mission, should any more incidents happen with him. Letting out a small sigh, Ivan returned his attention to the news anchor, trying to see if they could find anything useful.<br/><br/>For Ivan, watching the news was very important, especially when he was dealing with a mission that was too close to the public for comfort. Ivan grunted at Azrai's comment, he knew that Zachariah would be very displeased with the turnout of fight to get Shizu. Hell, Ivan was sure that Zachariah would be more than displeased, but surely the man would understand. This situation could not be avoided. They had had another group involved this time, one that they hadn't know about. There had been Levi then the men that had kidnapped Shizu on the first place, Ivan had a feeling that they had been dealing with one more group. It had been a cluster fuck of people in those alleyways. Though the more that Ivan watched the news, he realized that there were no bodies to be found. Just blood stains and bullet holes, Ivan was sure that none of their bullets could be traced either. There definitely had to be someone else who did not want media coverage working as well. Dean's men were too idiotic to have cleaned up the mess, they were the ones who had started firing off in public in the first place.<br/><br/>Levi's men had been too focused on catching Shizu to have cleaned up the bodies. Ivan was sure that they had all immediately left the scene when they had a hold of Shizu and when he and Azrai went to Elias's aide. So there had to have been someone else with half a mind to clean up the mess. That was something that was really bothering Ivan. Of course, he had mentioned that there might be someone else helping Levi out, so maybe it was that person who wanted to make sure that there wasn't too much media coverage. It was a blessing in a way but Ivan still couldn't help but feel uneasy. "I doubt that they'll find Levi before us," Ivan stated, leaning back on the cushions of the couch. "They seem too focused on how big of a story this is and even if police were to go an intensive search, there are no bodies that could give them any kind of clues." Ivan rubbed his chin the more he thought. "Eye witnesses are an unreliable source, there story will change over time just so they can get media coverage. Normal police forces are unable to investigate situations like this, they aren't necessarily trained like us."<br/><br/>Ivan knew that Azrai was growing increasingly worried about Shizu and there was little that he could do to comfort his friend. In the end, they just had to hope that Elias could get a lead fast enough or else something tragic could happen. It was difficult to just sit around and wait but he knew that Elias was doing his best right now, especially since he was working instead of peacefully recovering. After they found Shizu, he would be sure to allow him to rest for a while, he really needed it. Though Ivan knew the hacker better than that and he would not rest until he could physically touch her again. This mission was really pushing them all to their limits. Both Ivan and Azrai had already lost it once, they could not afford to come undone again. Elias was counting on them to be strong and Shizu was counting on them to come and find her. Despite the determination that they were all feeling, it could ultimately be their downfall. It was only the three on them working on this, if they had more men it would probably go better but the organization could not afford to send out too many men.<br/><br/>That's what made the next step all the more crucial.<br/><br/>He scoffed a bit as the news reporters thought this as an act of terrorism or gang violence. Well, technically it could be seen as gang violence but that would still be incorrect. He continued to tune in on all what they had to say, even if it was meaningless. His eyes scanned through the clips that people had captured on their phones. The quality was far from high but a brief glimpse in the background caught his attention. He opened his mouth to say something, but Azrai had already beaten him to the punch. It was a brief clip and many people would have probably missed it, but they had been trained to look for even the minutest details. The pixelated image of Levi placing Shizu in a van and immediately driving was clear as day to him. He knew this would be the lead that they needed. He cut his eyes over to Elias, who looked as if he thought the same thing.<br/><br/>It had been rather difficult up until this point for the hacker. He had been scanning through eye witness accounts and carefully deciphering the grainy quality of video that had flooded into the police's system. As soon as that clip had appeared on the screen, Elias immediately pulled it up slowing down the frame rate. He managed to zoom on in to the license plate of the car. "Alright, I'm processing the license plate, the film quality is too low right now but once I get it clearer, I'll be able to find out who it belongs to. However, I may get a false identity but it's better than nothing." Elias smiled slightly, confident in his skills. It was unlikely that someone would be able to hide from him once he got a hold of any kind of information. His fingers flew across his keyboard, he winced a bit as he felt a slight tug on his wound. He knew that he should be taking it easier but this was extremely important to him. He shifted a bit, trying to get into another comfortable position.<br/><br/>He glanced over at Azrai and smiled a bit, knowing that the man was trying to help with the search. Unfortunately, the hacker had already looked through some of the cameras in the area. He had managed to see when Shizu leave the district that was near the restaurant that she worked at but after that it would be difficult to pin point which direction that they could have taken off in. However to satisfy Azrai and himself, he decided to look through all the cameras that were in a five mile radius from where everything took place. "I'll search through all the cameras in the area, but it could take a little longer." However, a little longer only meant a few more minutes, but it felt like an eternity to the hacker. These moments that he was using to look through videos only delayed the time that it would take to get Shizu back to them. He sped through the videos, going to around the time that they should have gotten Shizu into the car. "If you don't mind, I need to use the television," Elias said before moving all the windows on his monitor to the larger screen.<br/><br/>"Not like the television was any help," Ivan muttered but he leaned forward watching the video's stream in front of them. "Watch should we be looking for?"<br/><br/>"Look for a car that’s driving at a high speed...." Elias said while checking up on the license plate number. "Got it, alright look for the plate number KY 070964." He allowed them to look for the car that they needed while he pulled up the information on the license plate. He frowned in disappointment seeing as the identity of the person was false. He knew that it would be a fake but still he had so much hope that this would be their big break. He leaned back a bit, trying not to be too disappointed. They still had time. Letting out a heavy sigh, he continued to look through Social Security System in order to find another lead on the false identity. There was always some sort of loophole in the system, especially if someone from the underground worked on falsifying the file. They couldn't hide forever/.<br/><br/>A ping interrupted his search and he glanced down at the exclamation point blinking on the screen. He frowned closing out of the window before resuming his search. It wasn't unusual that another hacker would try to infiltrate his own system. It was something that he commonly ignored, due to the fact that he could out hack anyone. Then again, there was always the threat of a virus ending his search but it would be easy to bypass if something like that should happen. "Do you guys see anything?"<br/><br/>"Nothing yet," Ivan replied though he could have sworn he may have seen something. "Could you rewind and zoom in on camera ten?"<br/><br/>"Sure thing," Elias muttered, slightly interested in what Ivan may have seen.<br/><br/>Standing up, Ivan moved closer to the screen, watching it intently. "There," he said and the video immediately paused. Just in the distance, there was a vehicle that flew through a traffic light, the driver's profile may be able to be deciphered if they zoomed in and processed through Elias's computer. "I know its bad quality but do you think you can run it through-" He stopped as a giant exclamation point popped up on the screen. "What the hell is this?"<br/><br/>"Shit, it keeps popping up. I think it might be a virus," Elias muttered in annoyance. "I'll get rid of it now, I'll have to stop the search briefly in order to handle it."<br/><br/>"Sure thing," Ivan said taking his original seat back. It was to be expected that something like this should happen. They were nearly breaching tons of security systems. However, once Elias clicked the exclamation point, another video popped up this time it was different from the traffic videos they were looking at. It took a moment for the image to focus and the first thing he could see was a bound Shizu laying on an old couch. There was a blinking phrase in the upper left corner that read 'Live' and Ivan suddenly had an uneasy feeling running through him.<br/><br/>"'Looks like they got tired of waiting," Elias said in a tone of disbelief.<br/><br/>This wasn't a good sign but it was at the same time. "We'll listen to whatever they have to say," Ivan muttered quietly, not sure if they could hear them. "Trace the link and we'll get their location. We'll be able to save her."<br/><br/>"I'm on it," Elias breathed, not liking the sudden ill feeling that pooled in the pits of his stomach.<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>David was still a bit shocked at the sight of Tyler and he was definitely more than freaked out. The mythologist looked like he had experienced a new form of euphoria and that truly bothered him. He was surprised that Levi didn't say anything to him but then again he was sure that Levi was just as horrified at how calm Tyler was. Had Tyler never come back then that would have meant he fucked up and that the Oni woman would be loose, which would not be good for them. They had to succeed, there was something greater waiting for him and Levi. He nodded when Levi instructed him to get the equipment set up. He hesitated slightly, wondering if he should take a look at Tyler but that would be delaying getting things done. Surely, Levi didn't want to waste any more time.<br/><br/>With a sigh, David moved from his spot and quickly began to assemble the tripod in front of the couch. He ran out to the garage to go grab his laptop and the cords required for all of this to work. Jogging back inside, he set his laptop up behind the tripod and connected the cables. Turning on the camcorder, he turned the screen towards the couch before walking out in front of it. He could see himself move in front of the camera, which meant that this would work. He moved around the room, making sure that the lighting was just right for them. He closed the blinds and moved a lap or two to make sure everything was perfect. He glanced up when Tyler came back into the room, a bandaged over the wound. "Hey, help me move the couch a bit closer, yeah?" The mythologist easily took to the order and helped him push the couch a few inches closer to the camera.<br/><br/>"Ok, sit there and let me see if I have better focus like this," he said, moving back behind the camera. Looking at the screen, he had a pretty good shot and everything looked in pretty decent quality, it wasn't as grainy as he expected. He motioned for Tyler to move as he heard Levi coming down the stairs. He watched as their leader roughly dropped her onto the couch. She let out a slight grunt but the cushions from the couch softened the fall. He watched as she was placed in a lying position and he quirked a brow. He was sure that Levi had his reasons but it was still a bit strange. He jumped at the impatient tone that Levi took and he nodded his head. "Yeah, we're ready to roll whenever you are." He suddenly became a bit worried as it seemed all that energy that had left came back to his partner. Not only that but that look in his eyes told him things were about to become...intense.<br/><br/>"Stream it live?" David repeated and he thought about. "It's doable but I'm not too sure on how."<br/><br/>"I do," Tyler piped up though he shrunk back when David looked over at him. "I mean, whenever we do experiments we stream them to other scientists..."<br/><br/>"Alright, well get on it, we don't have time to waste," David ordered.<br/><br/>Tyler nodded and immediately began to type away on David's laptop. It took a few minutes to try and find out where it should be sent but Tyler figured that they were looking for them as well. So if he bypassed a few security systems and looked through...There it was! "I found them, I'll send them a link to the live stream." He sent the link but it was immediately shut down. A frown came to his face.<br/><br/>"What's wrong?" David inquired, moving to stand behind the mythologist, watching him work.<br/><br/>"Whoever is working on the computer is declining the link."<br/><br/>"Keep bothering them until the open it then."<br/><br/>Tyler nodded as he continuously sent the link and it kept getting declined. He frowned becoming increasingly annoyed with the fact that they weren't taking the bait. Finally, he decided to make it where they couldn't ignore it. Overriding the system took a few extra minutes but it seemed to face worked. The image came into focus of three men sitting in a room, all looking at the screen. A small laugh left David and he clapped his hand on Tyler's shoulder. "Good job," he muttered and turned the screen to face Shizu and Levi, so that they could see their faces.<br/><br/>"It's show time, Levi," David said, as if giving the man the green light to do as he pleased. After all, this was what Levi had been waiting so patiently for and now the time was here.<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>She felt as if she had been laying on the cold ground for what seemed like an eternity. The sedative was working faster than she expected, her mind was foggy as she stared up at the ceiling. She had long stopped trying to find a comfortable position, she could no longer feel the arms bound behind her. The taste of blood was still in her mouth and she wished that she had been able to take more from that awful man before he covered her mouth. The sticky feeling of drying blood on her chin reminded her that she had been successful in her attack. She could taste the fear and excitement that had ran through his veins. If only she had not been so weak, then surely she would have been able to finish him quickly and regain her strength. She wiggled and flexed her legs, trying to see how tight the restraints were. It took a few moments to wiggle her ankles slightly, though she could hardly feel her limbs any more.<br/><br/>Her head turned as the light of opening door caught her attention. Her saffron colored eyes squinted at the sudden intrusion but she glared at the man entering. Of course it was Levi, when had it not been him? When had that eerie man led her astray from his words? Her nostrils flared as he moved closer to her and once he touched her chin, she tried to jerk away from him. She was forced to look him in the eye and if looks could kill, she was sure that he would be dead by now. A low rumble reverberated in her chest and she inhaled slowly. Amongst the sweat, blood and musk in the air she could vaguely picked up the scent of fear. Was it from Levi or had it been from Tyler when she bit him, either way it was delicious scent. The outer irises of her eyes slowly turned red as her demonic nature was being teased. Should the talisman be removed now, there was no telling how quickly she would be able to transform and slaughter the men here. Then again that could spell trouble for the public outside of this decrepit place if she lost herself to her demonic side.<br/><br/>He moved away from her after inspecting the work of the mythologist and picked her up by her legs. She wondered what he was trying before she was being dragged across the floor. Her back and arms stung as the floor was not the most pleasant thing to be pulled across. More discomfort and dull pain went through her body. She moved her body this way and that in order to slow the process of him taking her away. In all honesty, she was a bit scared. She had no idea where they were going and she was completely defenseless. She continued to fight until he tossed her over his shoulder and they headed downstairs. She hadn't even remembered being carried up her in the first place. Her emotions ranged from rage to panic the further they moved away from the room that she had been kept in. This reminded her of all the times she had been taken out of the comfort of isolation in Japan. Levi was definitely getting the reaction he wanted from her, much to her dismay.<br/><br/>She still continued to try to move around even risking the fact that she could be dropped on the flight of stairs. She didn't care, she would fight until she died at this point. Once they entered a new room, she grunted as she was placed on the couch before being forcibly pushed down. She stared at Levi with malice as he grinned and cooed at her. If her mouth hadn't been covered, she probably would have probably tried to bite off his face. She forced her body to jerk towards him, trying to injure him in some form or fashion. Even if she wasn't as strong as she usually was, she still could do some kind of self-defense actions. However, being bound made her look like a flopping fish who had been taken out of water. Realizing that she could do no more, she breathed heavily as she laid there, glancing around the room. It was odd that they brought her out here and she wondered what they were planning.<br/><br/>Once Levi brought out his pocket knife, she eyes him and the weapon carefully. Their words melted together as they began to speak and she watched them all carefully. She grinned to herself seeing the managed meek male, who seemed to have no influence here. She continued to watch them as they seemed to work on what Elias had called a laptop. She noted that there was a weird contraption pointing directly at her and she became curious. Just what were they planning? Glancing over at Levi, he seemed like he could run a marathon and still have enough energy to do others things after it was over. She heard a sound of triumph and looked back over at the two men. The laptop's screen was suddenly turned towards them and it took her a few moments to identify what she was looking at. Blinking several times, to make sure it wasn't the sedative playing tricks on her, she could see Elias, Ivan and Azrai looking at her.<br/><br/>Elias was lying down in a similar fashion as her and he looked so weak. He had....he had been hurt. That was why they had been unable to rescue her and she was sure Levi had been the cause of it. A new fire of rage boiled her blood and she vowed that she would take revenge for Elias once she was free. However, the angrier she became, a sudden feeling ice running through her veins caused her to calm down significantly. If she could see them then surely they could see her. When David said something about it being show time, she had a vague idea of what was going to happen. Wide eyes looked back at the grinning Levi and she knew. She fully understood what was about to happen.<br/><br/>They were being forced to watch whatever Levi was planning on doing to her.