Hunting Archangel - Chapter 1 - Recruitment
As I step off the shuttle onto the hellish world that goes by the name Omega the only thought that runs through my head is how dark it is around me. I walk through the doors and into the line of people waiting to head into the club… a line I was not willing to wait in. I walked straight up to the Krogan guarding the door, looked him square in the face and said nothing, waiting for him to initiate a conversation.
"What do you want?" he asked brutishly
"I am going in" I told him
"No one goes in without permission" he said like a robot
"And no one tells me what to do" I replied and walked through the door
He turned as I walked away and before he could draw his pistol I had my gun in my hand, pointed at his head, impossible to miss with a single ounce of skill. His left hand moved towards his gun and I shook my head, still his hand drew closer.
"Don't do it." I commanded "You don't want to do that" he completely ignored my warning and his hand finally reached his gun.
As he pulled it from his holster I pointed my gun to his kneecap and slammed my finger down onto the trigger. The shot was just another sound in the partying coming from inside the club and no one even came to investigate. The Krogan dropped to his knee and I ran forward, raising my leg which connected with his chin. He was knocked unconscious before he hit the floor. Another Krogan came to see what had happened, seemingly the only person who cared. I put away my gun as the second Krogan just kicked his comrades body to the side and took up his place directing the queue.
He turned, saw me, and waved me in saying
"Get moving, there's a lot of people that want to get in, it's pretty hard with you blocking the way." I had to wonder wether or not he was too dumb to realise what i'd done or wether he just didn't care. Either way, I walked forward into the main club and looked around a second, taking it all in, it wasn't a pretty sight but I still liked it, even if I would never admit it to anyone even myself.
I looked forward at the box, overlooking the club, and I saw the back of Aria's head. Aria, the woman who owned Omega, in a sense. Of course, there was no official owner, but nothing happened without her permission. Even though she hadn't seen me I had no doubt word had already reached her of the young human who had shot her guard. I walked around the club idly for a while, observing the dancers and looking for the recruitment office, the people looking to hunt down Archangel. I knew little of Archangel but I knew a lot of things that the credit reward could buy.
I looked up to Aria again as one of her guards eyed me up, I walked off before one of us started to get hostile and then a man, in black N7, accompanied by a stunning woman and a coloured man, walked past me, heading for Aria. The guard let them through and the mans companies waited by as he spoke to the asari leading Omega. I figured all i'd done here since I arrived was stare, so I headed left to where I saw another queue with a blue sun mercenary sending people out of the club after a brief conversation. The recruitment line I figured.
I awaited my turn, listening to how he said the same thing to all those who came. Eventually I got to the front and told him I was here to hunt Archangel. He told me the reward I would get, where to go, that I was a temporary mercenary, not a blue sun and that if I died none of my friends could pick up my reward…charming. Lucky for me I had no friend alongside me then. I walked off as the man in black N7 armor and his companions reached the front of the queue. A young lad, not much younger than me spoke to them and the man broke his gun, saying he'd thank him later.
The hiring mercenary broke his robotic-like script to tell the man he was the only person that looked of any use they'd had in all day…didn't make me feel to good. I headed to the shuttle bay and was overjoyed that i'd finally get my hands on Archangel…and get my reward.
