What was going on? Why had there been an explosion? It reminded her of when the Hunt happened on her birthday. Was this a setup for Azrai and her? Had they been followed this entire time?! Of course they had, she had felt eyes on her this entire time, but it was different compared to what was happening now. She could hear Azrai call to her, but she had moved too far away from him. She wante dto curse herself from being so stupid and browsing through the market as if they were all safe and dandy. She could see and hear people running past her, the look of panic on her face. She had moved out of the way of dust covered and injured people, but she wasn't as fast as she used to be. It was a task to keep herself standing and her eyes open. She let out a surprised cry as the second bomb went off, she shielded her head as rubbled bounced off of her.<br/><br/>She coughed, feeling like her whole body was being held down by something. She stumbled, falling to her knees while her body trembled. Everything was in pure chaos and Azrai was no where to be seen. Her sensitive eyes burned from the dust and debris, her throat was dry and aching, and there was something in her body. She could feel it shutting down her system. Blinking rapidly, she felt like vomitting, this thing inside her making her want to dig it out. It was messing with her senses and she could barely register the chaos around her. Everything went mute as she stared at the ground, it was spinning. She could barely lift up her body before she felt her face press against the ground. Just what the hell happened to her? Not like she could to anything about because her vision was fading out and her heart was slowing down to a pace of what she felt when she slept. She tried fighting the foreign drug in her body, however she soon went in the dark abyss of unconsciousness.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Elias stared in horror as chaos erupted across his monitor. There was really nothing that he could do. The cameras couldn't pick up what was happening within the explosion zone. He watched with fear, hoping that when the debris and haze cleared, known of his friends would be lying on the ground. Oh the terror that struck through him, Ivan had said he was close and the tail that had been following Azrai and Shizu seemed to be preoccupied with the men. Unfortunately, their enemy had many contacts and followers that employed this plan. Whoever the enemy was, he was a smart man and that's what scared Elias the most. Azrai and Ivan usually dealt with crooks that were a little less intelligent than this one. He prayed to the Gods that it wasn't one of their older enemies, who had a lot of power.<br/><br/>Elias soon began pulling up files of all the people that they had encountered in this organization. If he could figure out how things were planned, then it might be able to give him a lead. He needed a lead at this point, it would help save the lives of many if he did. Though who could he start with? Most of their targets had either been killed or sent far, far away from civilization. It was a dead end, but he knew that he couldn't sit around and do nothing at all while chaos happened before his eyes. He would never be able to forgive himself if he lost anyone in this mission. Growling, he felt like a fish out of water, but he was going to try and figure just who the hell was behind all of this.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>"What do you mean you haven't captured the girl," Liam growled into his microphone. All of them were imbeciles, the whole damn lot of them. Grinding his teeth together, he stormed away from the building he had been in, maneuvering towards the spot that he left to coordinates that he was given. He could see some of his men standing around someone else, this must have been the coordination. As soon as he got his hands on the girl, he would leave and take her to the boss. Then he could go home and get some sleep. These last five years had been hell and he would not allow for failure. "Move out of the way," he commanded, his gun in hand, a hard set look set within his blue eyes.<br/><br/>When he neared the man, he cracked a grin, not really expecting this turn of events. He wanted to laugh he truly did. Of course it wasn't the man of the hour, Azrai, but it was a comrade of his. He came to a halt, his men behind him as he stared down the man holding the girl. "You have something that belongs to my boss," Liam said with a grin. "Please hand her over." He held out his hand, as if wanting the man to hand over the Oni woman, which he knew that he would. Of course he would, it was how things were supposed to go in this elaborate plan. He cocked his brow as the male didn't seem so reluctant. He shook his head, laughing gently his white teeth glistening.<br/><br/>"I believe I should reiterate my sentence. Give me the girl or else I will kill a person for every minute you waste," he said in an emotionless tone, the look of a cold-blooded killer coming to his face. "One." He didn't need to look as he shot at the male who came running out of the smoke. The man collapsed to the ground, blood oozing from the bullet that went to his brain. "If that won't persuade you to hand over the girl, I guess we can take more drastic measures." He grinned coldly. "There are four more bombs in this area; we will destroy this city if that is what it takes, killing thousands of people. Now, you can hand over the girl," he paused to take a shot at another person coming out of the smoke, behind the male in front of him. "Or you can let these entire people die."<br/><br/>He took the time to reload his gun nonchalantly. "And I wouldn't bother with trying to kill me," he said in a bored tone. "If you do, then everyone within a six mile radius will be wiped out." Liam used his gun to scratch his temple while he shook his head, a grin on his lips. "Do you understand what kind of situation that you're in? No one can stop this plan, it's best to let the river flow the way in needs to go and stop blocking it." In all honesty, he wanted to blow the guy's head off but he hadn't been provoked. Well, those people he shot hadn't provoked him either but he was a man of his word. He would kill a person for every minute he didn't have the Oni woman. He took aim at another person, shooting them with deadly accuracy. He was just warming up. He and his men could go at it all day, until Azrai showed up, and then things would have been finished up. That man was bloodthirsty and trigger happy, he knew from experience.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>He watched as more and more of his men entered the scene, no matter how many contacts his target and that bitch had, he had more. He had more men that obeyed him, that looked up to him as some sort of mentor. He welcomed such praise for he had found all of their desires, men and women alike. He had promised them their wishes and dreams while they pledged their allegiance to him. He had given them what they wanted and now it was their turn to show him their loyalty, and loyal they were. It was a miracle that they had been able to pull all this together in a short notice; however, they had multiple plans. They had made several other options for them to take, should things not go accordingly. Each new plan had a sub plan and so on. For five years, they have been creating the perfect plan, capture and murder. Yes, he had waited for so long and to see it in motion caused a grin to come to his face. He had learned from the best after all.<br/><br/>Pressing down on an intercom button, he leaned forward, having enough of the show. "Make sure that woman is distracted until you all are finished. Knock out Azrai, but don't injure him too much, we need him to have a speedy recovery. For the last fucking time, bring the girl to me, now." He let go of the intercom, leaning back in his chair. He swore, if he had to go out on the field, he would simply kill everyone, no matter the costs. In the end, his plan would be successful, even if he died in the process.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>Liam winced at the angered voice coming through his earpiece and he clenched his jaw, knowing that his boss was getting more than a little pissed off. Clicking to speak to the other men, he glared at the male before him. "Alright men, you heard the boss man. Let's get this shit over with knock out Azrai and that woman; we have everything under control here." Cocking his gun, he nodded his head, while all the men pointed their guns as well. "So your time is running out, hand over the girl," he growled out, his eyes narrowing.<br/><br/>He knew that Azrai and his comrades had never dealt with such a large organized force like this before. It was just what his boss had been wanting. He had created chaos and panic, while also separating the whole lot of them. It was genius, knowing that Azrai worked well as a loner but even better with Ivan or his other comrades help. Oh yes, Liam knew all about them and he wondered if he had been recognized yet. Grinning he looked at the male. "I wonder how Azrai is doing, he seemed pretty beat up the last time I saw him. I hope he's not dead." He was really trying to rile up the male, knowing that if he could get him distracted, they could make their move. If not, then they still had four bombs to set off.