Prologue.
The night is so quiet; there are few people out on the streets that it's easy for me to get about. Still, I keep to the shadows, not wanting to be seen on any of the street cameras, you can't be too careful. The moon is hiding amongst the clouds overhead, left behind from the storm earlier; it's a perfect night to hunt. All I have with me is my weapon of choice, no gun, no phone; they're too easily traced; a knife is too easy, too obvious. No, I'm not like one of those mediocre killers, a one off; I have bigger dreams than that. I'm not a psychopath, let me tell you that first off, my motives are pure and simple, to rid the world of bad men. Sure, my methods are a little over the top, I'll freely admit that, but desperate times call for desperate measures and these men have to be stopped. The target walks past the end of the alley, this is my chance!
"Help!" I cry, "Help me please!"
The man stops and looks towards me down the alley, it's dark so he won't be able to see my face.
"Hello? Are you alright?" He bites,
"Please, I've been hurt," I tell him.
A bit wearily, he comes closer. Quickly I pull up my hood and put on my mask to hide my identity. As soon as he is a few feet away, I strike, pushing him up against the wall, pinning him there by holding my arm against his neck.
"Hey, get off me!" he squirms; his struggles are useless, he is weak and easily overpowered, despite his physical appearance.
I pull the syringe out of my pocket, remove the cap and stab him in the neck, he cries out as the liquid enters his bloodstream and I let him go.
"You…you…b…b…" he pants, before collapsing onto the dirty concrete floor.
The poison works quickly; it has an immediate effect on him, in ten minutes, he'll die a slow and painful death, it's what he deserves. His face begins to go pale, his eyes are still alert and he's conscious, but paralysed. He and I both know that he is a goner.
Weary not to be spotted, I remove the mask and hood before leaving the alley, taking a different route home where he is waiting; he's probably as hungry as I am. I haven't fed him in a few days so he'll be expecting some sort of treat tonight, he deserves it after gifting me with his venom to kill this evil man.