24 hours earlier…

Omen held Kyata close to him as they snuggled under the thick blankets. When he was with her, it felt as though nothing else mattered. She was everything to him, he would do anything for her. She turned around to face him and even in the dark, Omen could see her gorgeous eyes sparkling in the scarce light. Her small hand traced over his face and she saw his red eyes glimmering with adoration.

"I'm worried," she said quietly, "I don't want you to get hurt like last time. If anything happened to you…"

She buried her face into his bare chest and he smiled. He stroked her hair gently.

"You don't have to worry about me," he said softly, "No matter what happens, I will find my way back to you. I won't leave you in this world alone. I'll always be with you. I promise."

"But what if they kill you? What if…"

Omen put his finger to her lips and laughed quietly. It was tender and made Kyata's heart flutter.

"I won't die Ky," he said, his finger tracing over her lips and across her cheek, "I just told you, I won't leave you. I love you too much you know. If I had a weakness, you would be it."

"I'm sorry…"

Omen laughed again, "Don't say sorry! I'm okay with it. You're the best weakness I could ever think of. I would trade the world for you Ky. I love you."

Kyata smiled, "I love you too, that's why I'm worried."

Omen cupped her cheek in his hand and tilted her head up a little so he could place a small kiss on her lips. She leaned into it, yearning for more but he pulled away, chuckling a little.

"You shouldn't fret about me. You don't like what I do, do you?"

Kyata remained silent for a moment, unsure of how to answer him.

"I just worry…" she said finally.

"In that case I'll make you a promise," he kissed her again, "After I kill Kai, I'll stop. I will never kill another innocent person until the day I die."

"What?" Kyata pulled away from him a little and examined his face.

He was serious, but he wasn't upset. He was smiling gently at her.

"I will be another normal person," he said, pulling her back against him, "I'll be the perfect boyfriend to you, maybe even something more after you leave school."

"Something more?"

Omen leaned in to kiss her, "I told you Ky… I'll always be with you… I'd trade the world for you… I love you more than anything, and I want to be with you forever."

Kyata suddenly kissed him, completely overcome with passion. Omen moved with her, completely caught in the moment and his mind absent of all thoughts except one. The thought of being close to her was all that was in his mind. Nothing else mattered. Only her.

XXX

Present….

Only her… Kyata was all that went through Omen's mind at that moment.

Blood splattered across Hilary's face and Omen winced a little but his smile never left him. Hilary's hands trembled around the blade as warm blood trickled over her fingers. Omen's blood. It was warm and red just like hers and it startled her, as though she had never considered for even a second he was a living, breathing human being.

She had buried the blade to its hilt in his back. Shock and tears streaked Hilary's face as her lips began to shake. He swayed a little on the spot, his last night with Kyata running through his mind quickly as his fingertips felt a little cold.

"Damn shame…" Omen said as blood spilled over his grinning lips, "You missed my spine Hilary… that was the kill shot. Sorry Kai. But, it's only fair right?"

Kai felt as though his heart had been torn apart as Hilary's hands fell from the blade buried in Omen's back. Omen's pants leg fell back down, reconcealing the sheath strapped to his leg as his hand released the hilt of the dagger which was stuck in Hilary, just beneath her breasts.

"I told you I'd get her…" he said darkly.

"HILARY!" Kai ran forward but Omen suddenly tackled him and held him back, allowing him only to look at Hilary as blood poured from her torso and dumb shock covered her face.

"Watch Kai…" Omen growled, "See that look? That was the look Kyata gave to me! Look at it Kai! LOOK AT IT! Watch as your beloved Hilary and bastard child die!"

Kai fought viciously against Omen as Hilary staggered backwards. Daichi ran and grabbed her as she fell back and Max rushed quickly to her side. Omen wrapped his arm around Kai's throat and laughed darkly.

"LET GO!" Kai yelled, his hands reaching towards Hilary as rare tears threatened to spill from his eyes, "LET ME GO! HILARY!"

"No, no, no!" Omen laughed, "You're going to watch her die! You didn't let me stay with Kyata as she died! I won't let you! You will never touch her warm flesh again!"

"Kai…" Hilary gasped, "Kai… I…"

Max pulled the blade out quickly, wincing as Hilary screamed and Kai yelled for her. He tore a strip of his shirt and pressed it against Hilary's mid, trying desperately to stop the bleeding.

Max thought about freeing Kai but Hilary grabbed his wrist. She looked terrified as tears streamed from her wide eyes. Blood streamed from her mid and mouth and her grip was weak. He scooped her into his arms and stood up, looking towards Omen and Kai.

"I'll take her," Max said to Kai, "She needs help now. My car is around the back, I'll save her Kai, alright?"

Kai nodded, unable to speak at all. Max smiled at him before running in the opposite direction. Kai watched them and he was sure that with every step Max took, his heart and soul died a little more. Hilary… the baby… they were going to die. Tears streaked his cheeks, then… something inside him stirred. A ravenous beast, roaring for vengeance and blood.

XXX

Voltaire sat calmly as Spencer watched the group of civilians and grunts approaching them. Spencer tried to stop some of the students from running but two of them managed to escape.

Voltaire smirked and raised a hand, twitching one of his fingers. Two shots rang out and Spencer raised his gun in shock. The two escaped students fell to the ground dead and Spencer swore angrily as the others dove and cried for mercy.

"What the hell was that?" he roared.

"That was me taking over," Voltaire said calmly, making Spencer look around angrily, "Gentlemen, if you will?"

Spencer only had a miniscule amount of time to react as the three grunts opened fire on him, and on the defenceless students. Spencer dove behind one of the vans, not even wincing as a bullet grazed his face. He pulled the radio to his lips and shouted into it, his other hand holding his AK47 tightly.

XXX

Bryan stopped, hearing Spencer's voice shout over the radio.

"GET DOWN BRYAN!"

Bryan threw himself into a nearby classroom as the men behind him opened fire on him.

XXX

Voltaire smirked and took a handgun from one of the grunts as they shifted into a pincer movement, spreading around the van to close in for the kill. They circled behind it but Spencer was gone. Voltaire frowned as they searched for him but could find no trace of him. One looked under the van before shouting back to Voltaire.

"He escaped into the storm water line sir!"

"How inconvenient," he sighed, "Forget him. You three are coming with me into that school. Radio the others, tell them to kill anyone they find. Leave no one alive."

XXX

Tala looked up as he heard gunfire echo through the school. He gripped Trixie's body and held it close to him as he rose to his feet and carried her. He opened the locker beside him and slipped her inside, kissing her forehead softly before closing it and slipping into the locker beside hers. He watched through the three small ventilation grates as stealthy footfalls reached his ears. A group of about ten men moved swiftly past with military issue guns ready to shoot at anything that moved.

Something caught his gaze and his eyes narrowed. The insignia on their breast pocket. He would recognise that from anywhere. BioVault. They were Voltaire's men.

Tala watched them pass silently, slipping out of the locker quietly after them. He moved quickly and quietly, sneaking up to one who was lagging slightly behind. In a silent, rapid movement, he broke the man's neck and held the body so it did not land heavily on the floor. He held his breath for a moment, watching as the rest of the group moved on ahead. He lowered the man to the ground and took every weapon on him, as well as his jacket which was filled with different gear.

He started to look back towards the locker where he had hidden Trixie's body but stopped himself. He gritted his teeth and started to strip the man in front of him, donning all of his clothes before dragging his body towards the lockers and hiding it in one also.

He knew he could not look back to where Trixie was. If he did, he would not leave her. He had to keep looking forward. He had to find the others and help them. Every move was pure agony but he pushed through it. He jogged in the direction the squad had come from, his gun held at the ready as adrenaline coursed through him.

XXX

Tyson heard the gunfire from down the hallway and gritted his teeth. Who else was in the building? Was it Zane? Everyone else had run in the opposite direction. Who was coming towards him? He backed up, going into the drama room again and not looking at the bodies strewn around the room. He peered out and saw someone running up the hallway quickly. Tyson peered through the dark and blinked in disbelief. It was Kai's friend, Bryan. He was running from someone, and injured.

Tyson heard the gunfire growing closer as Bryan sprinted, not even seeing him. Tyson suddenly grabbed Bryan's arm and pulled him into the room, freezing for only a moment as Bryan pulled a gun on him in shock before realising who it was.

"Tyson?"

"Who is shooting at you?" Tyson asked quickly, "Is it Omen or Zane?"

Bryan shook his head, "No… They're grunts from BioVault here to kill Kai, Tala and Omen…" he paused, suddenly realising the room his was in, "Dear God…"

"Come on," Tyson said, pulling Bryan to the back of the room and hiding behind some closely positioned corpses.

He took Bryan's jacket off and smeared some blood through his hair quickly, disguising him slightly.

"Play dead," Tyson said rapidly, sitting slumped against the wall, "Face down so they don't recognise you."

Bryan obeyed and laid face down on the blood stained carpet as the pursuing grunts stopped at the entrance of the room. Tyson watched them carefully, seeing the sickened, shocked looks on their faces as they took in every, horrific detail of the room. One of the men looked away and glanced quickly around the room for any sign of Bryan before they all left, anxious to escape the room of death.

Tyson and Bryan waited a moment to be sure they were gone before daring to move. Tyson crawled over to Bryan who was getting up slowly, still looking around the room.

"Is this Omen's doing?" he asked weakly.

Tyson nodded, "Yeah… Try not to look. Bryan, what the hell are you doing here?"

"We came looking for Kai and Tala," Bryan replied, trying to tear his eyes from the corpses around him, "They were supposed to meet up with us. We needed to tell him that Omen was alive… but it looks like we're too late for that. Where are the others?"

"Further up the hallway," Tyson replied, "Max and Daichi took off with Hilary, Omen went after her and Kai after him. I don't know where Tala and Trixie are, but I do know Omen has a mate called Zane who will probably be in here too."

"This is turning into a real shit storm…" Bryan muttered, "I need a loaded weapon if we want to live… that means getting out of here and getting back to that van. That's going to be tricky, I'll bet Voltaire has stationed men at the exits while the others sweep the building."

"What about the others?" Tyson asked as they started towards the exit.

"Think about it Tyson," Bryan said, peering out the door before entering the hallway, "There are about thirty-nine armed mercenaries in this building, and that's not including Omen and his mate. All we have on us right now is our fists unless I use my ammo-less AK47 as a club and beat people with it."

Tyson gritted his teeth but nodded, sighing reluctantly.

"Alright, alright. Lead the way. Get us out of this shit hole."

XXX

Omen and Kai momentarily forgot about each other as the gunfire reached their ears, but their ignorance of each other was short lived. Kai elbowed Omen hard in the stomach and pulled away from him, his eyes blazing with vengeance. Omen coughed and blood splattered the ground. He reached behind him and grunted in pain as he pulled his own blade from his back.

"Is that your mate coming to finish us all off?" Kai hissed, "Sorry, but he'll be here too late to save you."

"Ooh, tough talk," Omen laughed haggardly, "You know what I find funny? This is just like the forest all over again, only this time I'm the one on his last legs."

"Then for nostalgia's sake," Kai smirked murderously, "Did you want to take a breather Omen? Is this fight too much for you? Do you want me to end it now? That's what you said to me, remember…"

Omen grinned, "I like it Kai, you're becoming a little more like me each day."

Kai and Omen ran at each other and attacked each other with a ferocity which lacked both finesse and any method. They tore at each other like wild animals, fuelled by their unspeakable rage and grief. Omen punched Kai in the face though that didn't stop him from elbowing Omen in the chest. Blood splattered the floor around them as they fought.

Kai and Omen suddenly caught each other's fists and held them tightly, their breathing ragged as they stared at each other.

"This is an unwelcome development…" Omen said as he and Kai looked around them.

They were cornered. Armed mercenaries blocked the hallway and the stairwell, their guns aimed right at the two, blood covered boys. Kai and Omen immediately noticed the insignia emblazoned on their uniforms. BioVault. Omen grinned and released Kai.

"You're Boris's goons," Omen chuckled, "Come for revenge for your fallen comrades? You gonna piss yourselves too?"

Omen suddenly tackled Kai sideways into an empty classroom, dragging one of the nearby grunts with him. Kai stumbled backwards and it only took a second for Omen to shove his dagger into the captive's spine. The man fell limply and Kai did not know if he was dead or crippled. Omen took the man's gun and began firing at the enemy, not allowing anyone to enter the room.

"Why'd you pull me in here too?" Kai asked.

"Because I want the satisfaction of killing you with my own hands," Omen replied, "I want to feel your blood run over my fingers. I know that look on your face too. You feel the same way. That's why I didn't just stab you. That's why you didn't try to grab my knife. Like it or not we need each other, so that we can kill each other later."

Omen pushed the gun into Kai's hands and raided the fallen grunt's jacket. Kai grudgingly agreed with him for now and opened fire on the attacking forces, hearing several screams from the other side.

"How the hell are we going to get out of here?" Kai asked, glancing quickly to Omen who was pulling things from the grunts jacket still, "This mag won't last!"

Omen frowned a little and crawled closer to the door, not flinching as bullets nicked him as they whizzed by. He suddenly shouted out, a horrible, seemingly pain filled cry as he motioned for Kai to stop shooting. Kai stopped and the gunfire on the other side did also. Omen groaned a little and held his dagger at the ready. He waited a moment until a grunt stepped through into the room.

Omen moved like a snake, grabbing the man and stabbing him as fast as any serpent. Kai instantly began his barrage of bullets once more as Omen's kill fell limply. Omen raided his jacket also before laughing darkly. He held up a small amount of plastic explosive and Kai already knew what he was about to do.

"Just like a real soldier," Omen chuckled, "Prepared for anything, aren't you mate? I always mocked Boris for making us carry this shit, but it looks like it came in real handy. Thank you for your kind donations, and give Boris my warmest regards."

He took the grunt's boot and attached the explosive to it, rigging the small bomb expertly in only a few seconds. He scooped up several loose bullets and shrapnel and put it inside the boot with a smile that chilled Kai to the core. He took up the detonator and the mercenary's gun and moved back with Kai as they backed towards the rear of the room. Kai shielded his eyes as Omen pegged the boot out of the room and hit the detonator. The explosion stunned them for a moment and their ears rang, though they did not waste another second. They raced from the room, straight out into the smoky hallway. Most of the men were just dazed. A few were either unconscious or dead.

Omen moved among them like the Reaper, snuffing the lives of the living and leaving them to join their passed comrades as he and Kai raced down the hallway. They heard the shouts and cries of others behind them and ran as fast as their dizzying injuries would permit. Gunfire sounded from behind them and Kai swore as a bullet grazed his arm. Omen pulled one of his stolen combat knives from his belt and passed it to Kai.

"That gun isn't going to do you much good in close quarters," he said quietly, "Shame you're not as skilled as me with blades."

"If you had the accuracy and skill I have when wielding a gun, the enemy would never get close enough to fight you in close quarters."

"Touché," Omen grinned, pulling Kai around a corner and into the male bathrooms.

He peered out the door for a moment and Kai slung the gun around his shoulder, inspecting the blade in his hand at the same time. He brought it around and held it to Omen's throat, making the murderer close the bathroom door slowly and laugh.

"I shouldn't have turned my back on you," Omen said smoothly, "Can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing."

Kai made to slit Omen's throat when Omen suddenly launched himself back into Kai's chest, knocking them both to the ground. As though reading each other's moves, they kicked the knives out of the other's hands, completely disregarding all weapons as the feral desire to kill each other arose once more. They struggled to get to their feet, their blood soaked hands slipping on the tiled floor as they attacked each other.

They made it to their feet and jumped at each other, dragging the other back down to the floor as they wrestled to get their hands around their opponent's throat. The door suddenly opened and they looked up, their blood running cold as they looked down the barrel of a gun. Voltaire smiled down at them, his finger tight on the trigger.

XXX

Tyson and Bryan ducked behind a row of lockers quickly as they saw a uniformed mercenary jogging down the hall. Bryan cursed and tried to hide as best as he could while Tyson watched the enemy heading towards them. The mercenary made to continue but suddenly stopped. He whirled around aimed his gun at them before suddenly lowering it.

"Bryan?"

Bryan and Tyson smiled in relief as Tala stared at them in confusion.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Tala demanded, "Where's Spencer? Where are the others?"

"Ray and Mariah escaped," Tyson said quickly, "Omen's after Hilary so Kai, Max and Daichi went to stop him and help Hils. Where's Trixie?"

Tala's face darkened and he avoided the question, "Where did they go?"

An explosion suddenly shook the building and the three boys looked towards the direction of the source. Tyson swallowed nervously.

"That's where Omen and Kai are I'm assuming…" he said.

Tala suddenly raised his gun as two people ran down the hall towards them. Tyson suddenly leapt on the gun and pushed it away before he could shoot.

"Don't!" he shouted, "That's Daichi and Max!"

"And Hilary," Tala said in shock as their friends recognised them, "Max! What happened? God… what happened to Hilary?"

Max ran straight past him and towards the exit nearest the parking lot, "Omen got her," he said quickly, "She got him too but not as bad as this! That demon can still fight! I have to get her to the hospital!"

"Kai's fighting with Omen!" Daichi said as they ran together, "We heard an explosion! Do you think that's them?"

"Possibly," Tala said, he, Bryan and Tyson easily catching up, "There are mercenaries from BioVault infesting the entire building. As if Kai did not have enough to deal with!"

"We saw them," Max said bitterly, "We had to take the long way around to avoid them. I thought they were more of Omen's pawns."

"Not quite," Bryan said, "We're here to kill Omen, however those bastards tried killing me and they're after Kai as well. No one is safe here."

Tala suddenly broke ahead of them and raised his gun. Two men who were standing on either side of the exit raised their guns to shoot but they were too slow. Tala shot them both before their fingers even touched the triggers. They slumped against the walls as Bryan ran up and opened one of the doors cautiously, checking it was all clear before running out into the student parking area.

"You four go to the hospital," Tala said to Max, Tyson and Daichi while nodding at Hilary, "We'll stay and drag out Kai. Do not come back for us and do not call the police! They'll only be slaughtered!"

Max nodded, "Good luck. Don't die!"

Tala shot him a half smile before pushing him towards the cars.

"Go!"

Max and Daichi ran to the car but Tyson hesitated. He looked Tala hard in the eyes, his mind already made up.

"I'm going with you."

Tala and Bryan looked at each other for a moment before turning back to Tyson.

"Have you even fired a gun before?" Bryan asked sceptically, "Have you ever killed anyone? This isn't some game. People are going to die."

"I have to help Kai," Tyson said angrily, avoiding their eyes.

Tala analysed him for a moment, "That's not it… What's the real reason Tyson? Revenge?"

Tyson's eyes flashed and Tala smirked.

"So it is revenge. You want to kill Omen. For what he did to the others no less?"

"For what he did to Hilary…" Tyson seethed, "I can't let him get away with it…"

Tala's smile dropped as he took in Tyson's composure and pitch. Tears threatened his pained eyes but he would never shed them. His knees twitched a little, though it wasn't fear. He was torn. Torn between his desire for revenge, and his urge to be at Hilary's side. So far the vengeance was winning. Tala wanted to say what was on the tip of his tongue but couldn't. Unfortunately, he had forgotten that Bryan was just as skilled at reading people as he was, though not as considerate as to keep it to himself.

"You love her don't you?" Bryan said it as more of an observation than a question, "Even though she's with Kai."

Tyson glared at him, "I don't care who she's with as long as she's happy and alive! I'll kill Omen for hurting her!"

Bryan opened his mouth to tell Tyson it was unlikely Hilary would live, but Tala's firm hand stopped him.

"You do exactly as we say," Tala said firmly, "If we tell you to run, get down or fallback, you do it or I'll shoot you myself for putting us in danger. Got it?"

Tyson nodded in agreement, "Thank you."

Tala nodded and turned around, starting to run around to the back of the building with Tyson and Bryan in tow, straight towards the black vans which were parked there. Little talk passed between them as they opened up the van and grabbed their weapons.

"Mind if I join the party?" asked a voice behind them.

Bryan, Tyson and Tala turned quickly and saw Spencer smiling at them as he walked up and reloaded his gun with full ammo.

"What the hell happened to you?" Bryan demanded.

"I took a small trip down the stormwater line," Spencer replied, "If that grate wasn't removable, I would be dead." He glanced at Tyson before looking back to Tala and Bryan curiously, "What's the situation?"

"Kai is inside," Tala answered, "Omen is still alive and it's crawling with Voltaire's goons so we need all the help we can get. If we don't die, it'll be a fucking miracle."

Bryan and Spencer stopped for a moment, noticing the shift in Tala's voice and the look in his bloodshot eyes. Even Tyson glanced up at him. Tala paused for a moment, feeling their eyes on him.

"See something you like?"

"The opposite actually," Spencer said, no humour in his voice.

"What happened in there, Tala?" Bryan asked, "There's something different about you and I don't like it."

Bryan and Spencer looked at each other before suddenly taking Tala by the arms. Tala struggled in their grips as Tyson stepped back and watched.

"What the hell?" he growled, "What are you doing?"

"We can't take you in there if you have any intention of dying," Bryan said firmly, "We're counting on you to have our back."

"Whatever happened in there," Spencer nodded towards the building, "Forget about it for now and focus on the mission. That's how we were trained, that's how you have to be right now!"

Tala gritted his teeth angrily, "This isn't like those other times… But don't worry… I can't allow myself to die yet. I have someone I need to kill first."

Bryan and Spencer hesitated a moment before releasing him.

"Alright," Spencer said with a smirk, "Let's go get Kai."

XXX

"Voltaire?" Kai asked in disbelief, "What the hell are you doing here?"

He smiled down at Kai as his two flanking guards stepped towards them, their guns ready for any attempt on their boss's life yet their movements alerted Kai and Omen to an ulterior motive. What was going on?

"Voltaire…" Omen's voice was sinister enough to attract the attention of both Kai and the gun toting man, "I've been looking for you old man. How's Boris? Good?"

The gun went off suddenly and Omen cried out in pain as he clutched his leg. Blood spilled over his fingers but he still smiled darkly. Voltaire snapped his fingers and the mercenaries seized Kai and Omen, knocking them out before they even had a chance to fight back.

XXX

Tala, Bryan, Tyson and Spencer stopped suddenly, ducking quickly to the side and hiding in a classroom as a group of mercenaries headed towards them. Tala watched for a moment and swore under his breath as they stopped and took up position in the hallway, ready for any type of resistance.

"Something's not right," Bryan said softly, "Why are they taking up post there?"

"It's obvious," Tala replied, "Voltaire is up ahead. Do you think he's caught up to Kai yet?"

"We can't be sure of anything right now," Spencer said, "Except that they're not moving and we have a problem. There's more of them, and we have to get past."

"The plan is simple," Tala said, "It's not like we can do anything else. Two at the windows facing the hallway, one on the floor leaning out the door with one more standing over him. Take the bastards by surprise. Shower them in led. We can get more ammo from their corpses. Any questions?"

Bryan and Spencer looked at each other warily. Tyson followed his orders obediently. The plan was anything but perfect, but it was not as though they had much of a choice. Reluctantly, they nodded and followed Tala's lead.

XXX

Zane looked around cautiously as he and Hikaru snuck out of the hospital. She watched him nervously, giving up on trying to talk some sense into him after her earlier protests were ignored. There was no talking him out of this. They ran over to Don's car where he was waiting for them with the engine already on, equally as anxious about Zane as he entered the car.

"This is a mistake," Don said, driving out of the lot and heading back towards the school, "You should be back in one of those beds!"

"I don't care," Zane snapped, "I have to get to Omen. If he's not at the hospital with Kyata then there is something really fucking wrong. I saw about six or seven vans parked around the back of the school. They weren't a part of our plan. There are others in there. I have to warn Omen. Before I left I disconnected the phone signal scrambler so if Omen needed me he could just call. So if we need an ambulance we can call straight away."

"What did Omen do to deserve such loyalty from you?" Hikaru asked, "Isn't he a killer?"

Zane smiled, "Yeah, he is. He helped me. My parents were terrible people. They were disgusting and violent. Omen taught me how to take care of people who ever mistreated me. He freed me from my prison and showed me that there are endless possibilities, as long as you disregard the rules forged by man. Killing people is a whole new experience, there's nothing like it. For a moment, you are their future. You alone control whether they live or die. You are their God. I felt that way when I killed my mother for everything she did to me. The tables were turned and I took control. Omen is the reason I'm alive. Back then, I wanted to kill myself, and I never once thought about killing them instead. Omen turned that around for me."

Zane smiled and Hikaru could see the admiration in his eyes.

"Not only that," Zane continued, "But he is the best friend anyone could ask for. He'd defend us with his life, and kill for us. He's always there when we need him and never lets us down. He's a brother to me."

"Sounds nice," Hikaru said with a small smile, "He must really love you and Kyata."

Zane nodded, still smiling proudly. He turned to Don as they approached the school. He noticed the horizon starting to lighten. The sun was about to rise on a new day. Or, their last day.

XXX

Kai opened his eyes and groaned a little, his head and entire body aching mercilessly as orange light hit his eyes. He instantly recognised the room he was in. It was Omen's murder room again. Only this time, he was tied in a chair opposite him, his head still hung limply as rope secured his torso and held him upright. Kai could feel the ropes around his limbs, securing him to the chair. His world spun crazily. If he lost any more blood, he was going to die. He was cutting it close even now. He stared at Omen, only able to see the blood dripping slowly from his bottom lip. He did not even look as though he were breathing.

"He's not dead yet," Voltaire said, stepping around from behind Kai and smirking as Kai glared at him, "Close though. He's lost a lot of blood. I wouldn't be surprised if he already had a foot in the grave."

"What do you want old man?" Kai spat.

"You," Voltaire replied simply, "I want you to be one of my assassins again. In return I will let you live. A generous offer, wouldn't you agree?"

"Sounds like the same offer you made Omen a while ago," Kai retorted hatefully, "To kill me, wasn't that right? What would you have me do? Be partners with Omen? Be one of your little pawns? Then once my back is turned have him kill me? No thanks."

Voltaire laughed a little, "Of course not. Omen is far too dangerous to let live. No, as a sign of your allegiance to me, you will have to kill him. Then, I will let you live in luxury. This is a good offer Kai. This way, we'll both get exactly what we want. I'll have you, and you can kill him."

"I'm going to kill him anyway," Kai hissed, "Not for you though, so you can blow that idea right out your uptight arse."

"That's your only choice," Voltaire replied, "Either you do it, or you die."

"He looks like he's already dead," Kai said, a little crestfallen, "Is he even breathing?"

Voltaire stepped closer to the young murderer and smirked, "Nope. Not breathing. Must be dead."

Voltaire suddenly stumbled back as Omen began laughing, his voice low and black.

"Dead?" Omen whispered hoarsely, "No… not yet… I told you old man… I've been looking for you… You were Boris's boss… You knew about everything he did and was about to do… You're just as responsible for him hurting my angel… for that… you have to die…"

Voltaire raised his gun at Omen before taking out a knife and cutting Kai's bonds. Kai pulled out of the ropes and pushed himself to his feet, barely able to remain standing.

"Kill him Kai," Voltaire ordered, "Do it or get a bullet in your head!"

"Hey Voltaire," Omen's voice sent chills up Kai's spine, "I'll give you a riddle… how long does it take for a half dead killer to escape from his captors?"

Voltaire did not even have enough time to answer as a tiny blade shot past Kai and landed in his throat, making it impossible for him to scream to his subordinates. Kai's eyes were wide as he looked around in shock, seeing Voltaire choke and gasp as blood spewed from his neck. Kai looked back to Omen, seeing his bloodied fingers pull another small blade from his thickest wrist band. The ropes around him were already in tatters around the chair.

"No answer?" Omen said quietly, "Shame. I forgot to mention the rules to this game…" he stepped past Kai who was unable to move, "Kai knows the rules all too well… You see…" Omen stood over Voltaire, "If you lose my game…" He smiled, "You die."

Kai heard a sickening crack behind him and could not help flinching. That sound was all Kai needed to know that his grandfather was dead. He heard Omen's slow, methodical footsteps stop behind him.

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The grunts fells like broken dolls as Tala, Tyson, Bryan and Spencer fired at them from their half concealed locations. The gun was heavy and shook violently from the recoil, but Tyson held onto it tightly. It took less than a minute for them to kill every enemy soldier. Tala picked himself up off the ground and ran out into the hallway as Bryan and Spencer joined him. Tyson moved to accompany them when he winced in pain and looked to his side. Blood spilled from a bullet wound he had not even remembered getting. He hid his pain and forced himself towards the others as they started on their run once more.

Up ahead they could see the silhouettes of the other soldiers. It took only a moment for Tala to realise where they were.

"That's Omen's room," Tyson said quickly, "They're in there?"

"No time to lose," Tala said, "The second we start shooting they're going to run in and kill Kai, if of course they have him. Take out the ones nearest the door first."

"What if they do have Kai?" Spencer asked.

"If they found him they would have killed him," Tala replied, "They look like they're more of the 'shoot first' gunmen. Still…" Tala gripped his weapon tighter, "There is no other way for us to get to him. Try to take them out fast. Make sure they don't get into that room. On three, we go."

Tyson swallowed nervously, forcing himself not to look at the faces of the men he was about to kill. He couldn't think of them as people. He had to think of them as monsters that needed to be eradicated. Tala's voice pierced through him.

"Three."

They sprang into action and the battle began. However before they even fired a single shot, another gun went off on the other side of the mercenaries. Tala looked through them and his eyes widened with blood lust. Zane and a man and girl he had never seen before were there, already on the attack.

Tala raised his gun at them, completely forgetting about the plan until one of his comrades cried out in agony as a bullet struck him. Tala turned to see who was shot when a bullet hit him suddenly, unleashing a torrent of blood down his face.

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"Kai…" Omen's voice was barely a whisper, "Are you going to run little piggy?"

"From a half dead wolf?" Kai asked quietly, "Not likely."

"Hilary is quite a girl…" Omen said, his voice becoming a little quieter, "That stab in the back… she did some damage… I guess we'll have to make this quick… I'll send you to be with her."

"And I'll send you to Kyata," Kai replied.

"See you on the other side Kai… You royal fucking pain in the arse…"

Their muscles tensed but there was no point. Kai and Omen looked towards the door as shouting suddenly rang out. Kai only had enough time to see the mercenaries raise their guns before they fired. Kai felt as though he had been punched several times, but his body was already numb.

"Kyata…" Omen whispered quietly, his red eyes fading a little, "My angel… Silly people… you can't kill me… I'm… invincible…"

Kai heard Omen collapse behind him. Kai fell to his knees, his vision blurring as more gunfire sounded. He wasn't sure if they were shooting at him or someone else. Was someone coming to save them? It was too late. Far too late. Kai's eyes went hazy and collapsed, hearing what sounded like Tala's voice mere seconds before he was sucked into the pitch black void.


Sorry it's taken me ages to update again ^-^ We're almost at the end! Sad face… lol
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