Ivan nodded at Maverick's explanation, biting the inside of his cheek in thought. "I understand your concern over leaving Jerusalem, but if we stay here there could be more damages done to the city and ourselves. This organization seems to be testing the waters with us," he commented as he was pulled into deep thought. "I wouldn't necessarily be wise to leave Jerusalem but it wouldn't be wise to stay." He tried to think of places that they could go. He had several homes that were stationed in different countries and cities, however, if this organization had known about Azrai for a long time, then surely they knew about him as well. He wanted to punch a wall or break something, but he liked Azrai's place too much to damage it.<br/><br/>When Azrai spoke, Ivan and Shizu turned to look over at the male. Ivan swore that that man was stubborn as heel. Why couldn't he just rest? It wouldn't be Azrai if he didn't, would it? He looked at his friend, assessing the strain and damage that had been done to his body. He needed the fucking wall just to move around. Ivan had half the mind to knock him out and make him rest. But that would result in unnecessary violence. Unlike Azrai, Ivan tried to use violence as a last resort. It wasn't like he despised violence and bloodshed; he just simply didn't start shooting in the beginning. But he had to give Azrai credit, even though he had put himself through Hell and back, Shizu was still with them and he was still alive. Luck was on the bastard's side and he would be sure to send his regards to Zachariah later.<br/><br/>Shizu watched Azrai warily; she worried that he would collapse again. How he managed to move around was beyond her at this point, but it was good to see him moving. She tensed when he asked her to leave the room; her eyes flickered to the balcony. Although they were safe for now, she didn't feel like being outside anymore. She bowed her head as she quickly took her leave, heading into Azrai's bedroom. She wanted to make sure that he was alright, but there was a time and a place for such things, now wasn't the time. Closing the door behind her, she felt her anxiety creep into the picture. What would they discuss? Would it be about her? Maybe they would all agree that she should be eliminated. She had no purpose in this world; she couldn't survive on her own. She was useless. Perhaps it was best that she not sit in the darkness of the room, but she didn't feel like turning on the light.<br/><br/>She leaned against the wall, sliding down to the floor. She still felt strange from the sedative; maybe resting would do her some good. They had all been up under a lot of stress today. Tucking her legs underneath herself, she folded her hands in her lap. Although Azrai said that she wasn't in trouble, this room was punishment enough. She belittled herself as she sat there, staring at the floor. She should have run away from Azrai when he first came to the village, she would have saved him from all the suffering he had been going through. She should have known that her stepfather would chase her until either he or she was dead. She thought about escaping from here, disappearing from the sight of the men in the living room, but she would get caught, wouldn't she? Although she could run at a blinding speed, she would slow down and they would find her, eventually. Besides, she didn't want to betray Azrai's trust like that, so she would sit and wait for the verdict. She angrily wipe away the stray tear that fell down her cheek, she didn't want to cry. She hated crying, it showed weakness, but she had been so worried, so scared.<br/><br/>She shut her eyes tightly as she sat there in the dark, her mind taking her back to the days that she was in the village. She would spend hours in that room, not a soul stopping by to speak with her or look at her. This room served as a reminder that she would never be free; her past would always haunt her, no matter how hard Azrai tried to help her. She would never escape. She wiped away the last of her tears, coming to terms with her mind. She wasn't worth the trouble; she wanted to tell Azrai that. She was just a broken Oni woman. She wasn't worth dying over. She wasn't worth the injuries or violence. She wondered why he had taken this mission anyways, from the way Ivan said it, the man knew it wasn't worth the trouble either. She stared down at her hands, the trembled in her lap. The question that had been bothering her this entire time ate away at her. Why had he come to her aid? Why?<br/><br/>Ivan let out a sigh after Shizu left, feeling that the room became a little tenser without her there. "You should sit, your body still needs rest," he said to Azrai. He fell silent, knowing that it would be pointless if he started yelling at the man, but he did want to deck him. Maybe he would when Azrai was all better and this mission finally came to an end that is if it ever ended. It was supposed to have been done by noon today, but that plan changed. "I am going to speak for Elias as well on this one, you're an idiot and you shouldn't have accepted the mission. It is not in your...skill levels to be a bodyguard." He shifted his position against the wall, clearing his throat. "With your stubborn tendencies, you should have contacted us sooner when you were first attacked, things could have been planned better. So the question on everyone's mind is: why did you accept the mission?"<br/><br/>Ivan was still puzzled; he could understand that Azrai could have felt obligated to rescue the girl. Whenever he had missions given to him like this, there was a feeling of obligation, but Ivan had never gone in blind like Azrai had. Even Azrai was smarter than to take a mission like this, but he did anyway. He wondered if Azrai even knew why he did it himself. There were so many questions that were still hanging in the air. Like, who could be after Azrai? What had been done to piss them off? What were they going to do about the Oni sitting in the bedroom? Although, he had to say, he knew that there had been something off with the girl but he still didn't see her as a monster. At least she hadn't shown that side of herself yet. Thank God.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>Perspiration dotted his forehead as he moved through file after file; the pieces were coming together rather nicely, even though it was a pain in the ass to get. The hackings had been consuming most of his time, every time he thought he was taking a few steps forward; he would take a step back short after. This man was very intelligent, though he would not have his confidence be shot to hell over a few viruses and encrypted code after code. No, he had been hacking all his life; he knew how to destroy a virus with a few clicks of some buttons. He could decode anything given to him with his eyes closed. Elias was a prodigy when it came to hacking and his true colors would shine soon enough.<br/><br/>However, having so many locations to hack into was time consuming. He moved all his files onto one monitor while his other three hacked into other databases. Each location gave him more and more information, though he knew they all went to one place in the end, and that was what he was looking for. His eyes looked at all the files, there had been some extensive research done for this organization. So much that his mouth hung open slightly, he was mildly impressed with all the information, dating back to five years ago, but that was specifically for this plan. He also pulled up information on Shizu's stepfather and his financial transactions, locations that he had gone into, and other information. He pulled up a file that caught his interest, before the alarm for his security breach blared in his ears.<br/><br/>He jerked in his seat, moving to the next monitor as he started breaking down the hacker that was trying to get into his system. He recognized the pattern that the hacker used, realizing it was the same person who was trying to get rid of Shizu's falsified identity in the beginning. When he took care of that nuisance, he looked back over that the file labeled 'Shizu'. Clicking open the folder, his screen folded with pictures of her, as well as diagrams of her body. There were also notes along with it. Elias let out a curse; it was beginning to make sense now. They wanted Shizu, in order to make her a bio-weapon. He read of her true nature and with those abilities enhanced, she could pose a huge threat.<br/><br/>Swallowing that information made his head spin and heart accelerate. If this other organization got a hold of Shizu then it would be game over, and if they could capture Azrai as well, then he might as well kiss his ass goodbye. They were trying to make the deadliest out there weapons, which was why there were so many files of people within each database. Typing in the information that Zachariah had given him, he cleared his throat. "This Elias, I'm sending over something that I think you need to see," he said while sending over the files. Just how many others had they taken off the map and into their organization?<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>He started at the empty container before him, the aquamarine liquid bubbling and churning. It looked so sad without anything to fill it. His fingers traced over the silver name plate, his jaw clenching. He would have had that girl by now if not for Cain. His plan would be fulfilled; he had been working on it for so long. Turning away from the empty container, he moved down the aisle, looking at each experiment. His scientist were the very best at what they did, nanotechnology was such a wonderful thing. They believed in his cause, the world was corrupt; it needed to be shown enlightenment; that the world needed to be wiped clean of the corrupt and ill. He knew just how to do it as well. He was very close to succeeding. If he could just have the girl and Azrai within these containers, he would begin his grand scheme of things.<br/><br/>"Sir, we have a problem," someone said from behind him.<br/><br/>"And what kind of problem might that be," he asked as he stared at one of the experiments, it seemed to be going along nicely.<br/><br/>"Their hacker is taking out all our servers. He has already gotten into the heart of the files."<br/><br/>"Is that so?" He looked over at the man speaking to him with a cold smile. "Then...perhaps someone should go pay him a visit. He's becoming a nuisance."