Thanks to Cyber Commander for pointing out some critical errors. It took some thinking, but I think I managed to rework things so the chapter as a whole will appear passable. Only time will tell...
Chapter 10: Sinister Serpent
Bonetail stepped out of an alleyway, having dumped the body of his latest victim. Ichiro was certainly grateful for having his deck returned to him, but that gratefulness was short-lived, as was what was left of his life. Bonetail was able to overpower him with little effort.
The soul was good enough; but Bonetail was delighted by the fact that the 'fleshling' ran cards that could benefit his deck even further. He chose the cards from Ichiro's deck that he wanted and, like Al had done many times before his own demise, discarded the rest.
Cleaning the blood and brain matter from the bottom of his foot, the demon was getting tired. Obtaining two souls in one day was impressive even by his standards. At the rate things were going, he'd be back up to 1000 in no time.
Then he felt it...
…a sharp pain in his neck…
But he was dead. How could he feel anything?
He reached to his neck and felt some kind of dart embedded in it. He pulled it out, but the damage had already been done. His currently cold body was beginning to warm up.
…not a good thing when one inhabits a corpse.
"How do you like it?" A voice asked.
Bonetail looked up and saw a figure standing on the roof of the building next to him, a blowgun in his hands. This figure wore the same kind of trench coat as the Agents of Kyuss he had come across before, but the hat was different. This one appeared to be made from some kind of gray reptile skin. The Agent leapt off the roof and landed several feet away from the demon.
"Agent S," he said in introduction. "It's an honor to finally make your acquaintance."
"Spare me the pleasantries," Bonetail replied, his body getting warmer. "What did you hit me with just now?"
"Oh, you mean the specialized botulism toxin I've developed?" The Agent asked. "Well, let's just say that within the hour, that body will be of little use to you. Not only will its muscles completely freeze up, it will begin to decompose at a faster rate than you can control."
"Bastard…" Bonetail began to say, but the toxin began to take effect, forcing him to catch his proverbial breath.
"You have two options, my friend. You can sit there and rot, forced to leave that body and have your soul captured, or…"
He reached into his coat and pulled out a vial of purple liquid.
"…you can surrender yourself to the Sons willingly, in which case I shall give you the antidote."
Bonetail chuckled. "You drive a hard bargain, but I don't like either option. I'm not one who likes to give up without a fighting chance."
Agent S narrowed his eyes. "What are you saying?"
"You Sons people are treating this like some kind of hunt. I am no prize to be mounted on someone's wall, nor am I planning on being a test subject for a mad scientist's experiments. If you want me to cooperate, you're going to have to cooperate with me and face me on a level playing field." He held up his duel disk.
The Agent looked down at the compact disk on his own arm. "You're suggesting a duel?"
"Yes, provided you're capable of it. If I win, you fork over that antidote and I go on my way without you bothering me again. If you win, I'll take you up on that second option of yours."
S thought for a moment, but quickly activated his disk. "So be it. But I warn you, this will be the last duel you partake in!"
"We'll see about that," Bonetail said, his disk coming to life. Above them, the dark skies became darker than before…
Bonetail: (8000)….Agent S: (8000)
"The first move is mine," the Agent hissed, drawing a sixth card. He played it immediately, and a green, two-headed snake emerged, sticking out its twin tongues. (1000/800)
Bonetail was surprised. He was expecting yet another batch of Zombies.
"Meet Venom Serpent. Not much you need to know about this one…at least not yet." He set two other cards behind his monster. "Over to you."
Bonetail drew for his turn. The hand wasn't much, but he already had a way to thin out his deck and increase his chances of drawing into what he needed.
"I bring forth Giant Germ!" What appeared at that moment was, well, essentially what it was called – a giant blob of festering bacteria. (1000/100)
"Skin that serpent!" The Germ raced towards the Agent's monster, and he made no attempt to stop this attack. The two monsters brawled briefly before they both exploded.
"When my Giant Germ is destroyed as a result of battle, you lose 500 Life Points."
The Agent grunted as he was enveloped by a cloud of poison.
"In addition, if I have any other copies of the card in my deck, I can special summon them."
He fetched the cards, and twin bacterial spheres appeared. (1000/100 x2)
"And my battle phase isn't over…" The two germs charged, and their combined assaults knocked the Agent on his back.
B: (8000)….A.S.: (5500)
"You're not exactly putting up much of a fight," the demon stated, as he set two face-down cards of his own before passing the turn. His temperature was still rising. If he wanted to retain this body, he had to win as quickly as he could.
"Enjoy this lead while you can," S responded, drawing for his turn. His Field slot opened, and he added his drawn card to it.
"I activate Venom Swamp!" The scenery around the combatants changed to a murky bog, pools of poisonous liquid quietly bubbling, vapors rising into the air.
"Here's how it works: at the end of each turn, monsters without 'Venom' in their names gain a Venom Counter. They'll lose 500 attack points for each one they have, and if their attack happens to drop to zero because of this, it's automatically destroyed. Sound simple enough?"
Bonetail didn't much like the sound of this, but he nodded.
"Good. With that in mind, I summon Venom Snake." Another serpent slithered onto the battlefield, with orange and brown stripes – not to mention spikes – running down its back. (1200/600)
"I activate my Snake's ability. By giving up its ability to attack this turn, I can add a Venom Counter to one of your monsters."
One of Bonetail's Giant Germs received this Counter, and although it was already an infectious abomination, it began to look sickly. (500/100)
"I end my turn, which means both of your creatures gain Venom Counters." At this statement, both Germs were struck by the poison. The Germ that had received one a moment ago exploded.
"Clever," Bonetail said, drawing a card. "However, without your Field, this pathetic strategy will fall to pieces!" He played Mystical Space Typhoon, obviously targeting the Swamp.
"Not if you can't destroy it!" S countered, activating one of his face-downs. "I chain Snake Deity's Command! By revealing a Venom monster in my hand, I can negate your Magic card!" He flipped around a card called Venom Cobra, and the harsh winds of the Typhoon dissipated.
The demon growled. "If I can't destroy your Swamp, I can at least take out your Snake!" He played a monster, and Archfiend Soldier emerged. (1900/1500)
"Go, my Archfiend, slay his serpent!" The Fiend slashed with his scimitar, and the serpent's head was lobbed off. The rest of the body shattered.
B: (8000)….A.S.: (4800)
"I was hoping you'd do that," Agent S laughed, revealing his other face-down. "I activate Damage = Reptile! Since I took damage from a battle involving a Reptile monster, I'm able to special summon another Reptile from my deck, provided its attack power is equal to or less than that amount."
"That's a fairly small list," Bonetail commented.
"Perhaps, but what I have in mind doesn't have attack points at all…at least not right away!"
After searching his deck, he slammed the fetched card onto his disk. A behemoth emerged from the poisonous bog, a Naga-like creature, much similar to the Ophidia. It wore purple robes and a gold Egyptian-style headdress shaped like a cobra.
"Behold, Vennominion the King of Poisonous Snakes!" (0/0)
"Impressive, but even my weakened Giant Germ can defeat it."
"Didn't you hear me a second ago? I said he doesn't have attack points right away, but he gains 500 of them for each Reptile I have in the Graveyard." Phantasmal images of Venom Serpent and Venom Snake appeared behind the King as his attack strength increased. (1000/0)
"And what's better, my King is immune to the power of Venom Swamp."
Bonetail narrowed his eyes. "Since I'm going to lose my Giant Germ this turn, anyway, I may as well get some use out of it!" He waved a hand to signal his creature to attack. Vennominion raised its hand - which in fact was a swirling tendril of snakes - and shot a blast of energy, instantly vaporizing the Germ.
"I may lose 500 Life Points from that stunt, but thanks to my Germ's effect, so do you."
Agent S snarled as another cloud of poison covered him. "Thankfully that's the last time that will happen," he commented.
B: (7500)….A.S.: (4300)
The demon remained stone-faced, despite the fact his arms were becoming difficult to hold up. "I'll leave things at that."
Archfiend Soldier became infected by a Venom Counter, and had to use his sword to prop himself up. (1400/1500)
"My King may not be that imposing at the moment," S said, drawing for his turn, "but that's about to change…" He played a Magic card. "Go, Snake Rain!"
Thunder struck, but instead of rain, poison fell from the darkened clouds above. It had little effect on either combatant besides drenching them.
"By discarding a Reptile from my hand," he explained, ditching the Venom Cobra he had revealed earlier, "I can send four other Reptiles from my deck to the Graveyard!"
He fanned out his deck, choosing a Venom Serpent, Venom Snake, and two Gagagigo, and dropped them into his discard slot.
"With five more Reptiles added to the Graveyard total, my King gains an even bigger boost!" Vennominion snarled as his body reacted to the new stimulants. (3500/0)
For the first time this duel, Bonetail looked concerned.
"My King is hungry. Guess who's going to be the appetizer?" Vennominion lunged towards the Archfiend Soldier.
"Your King will have to starve for now," Bonetail retaliated, finally activating one of his face-down cards. "I chain Spirit Shield!" The Trap lifted, and the King of Poisonous Snakes was repelled by a purple barrier.
"By removing a Fiend or Zombie-type in my Graveyard from play," he explained, removing one of his Giant Germs, "your Battle Phase ends immediately."
S growled. "Fine, your Archfiend survives another round." He set his last card and ended his turn. The Swamp gave Bonetail's Soldier another Venom Token, and it grew weaker and weaker. (900/1500)
Bonetail drew a card for his turn, scowling at what it was. He currently didn't have anything that could come close to beating the Agent's behemoth.
He set a monster, then switched his Archfiend to defense mode.
"End turn." Archfiend Soldier gained a third Counter, and he looked just about ready to keel over and die. (400/1500)
"Now who's the one not putting up much a fight?" S chuckled, drawing a card. "Your poor Archfiend is in so much pain. Allow me to put him out of his misery." He played a Magic card.
"I activate Venom Shot. First I send another Reptile from my deck to the Graveyard." He fanned out his deck and ditched a card called Venom Boa.
"Then, a monster on your field gains not one, but two Venom Counters." The counters were added to Bonetail's Archfiend, and the withered husk finally disintegrated.
In the meantime, Vennominion grew ever stronger. (4000/0)
"Go, my King! Attack his face-down monster!"
Vennominion fired off a blast of energy, but it was deflected by the Spirit Shield. Bonetail removed his second Giant Germ for the effect.
"You can't keep dodging my monster forever," S said. "End turn."
Bonetail drew for his turn, and flipped the monster he had set previously. "I reveal my Dark Mimic LV1!" An odd-looking beast in the shape of a treasure chest appeared. (100/1000)
"By flipping this face-up, I can draw another card." He did so, but immediately played it.
"Next I activate Allure of Darkness, drawing two more cards, and then removing one Dark monster in my hand from play."
He drew the two cards and looked at his hand carefully. He finally decided on one of his monsters and pocketed it.
"I play Monster Reborn, and I'll use it to revive my Archfiend Soldier." The Fiend returned, clearly not happy with being poisoned so much.
"Unfortunately, he won't be sticking around for long. I sacrifice him to bring out something even better." The Archfiend vanished, and another beast emerged. It had blue skin so dark a shade it could have been mistaken for a shade of black. It wore a sickly purple-colored armor reminiscent of bone, while long gray hair flowed out of the back of a horned helmet.
"I call upon Great Maju Garzett!" (0/0)
"You call that something better?" S asked. "He doesn't have any attack points."
"To borrow a phrase you used earlier, 'not right away.' He does gain power – in fact, his attack equals twice that of the monster used as a sacrifice." The Fiend roared as it received its substantial amount of energy. (3800/0)
"Garzett, dethrone his King!" The monster charged.
"You fool, he isn't strong enough!"
"That's where my other face-down card comes in," Bonetail replied, activating the Trap. "I play Bark of Dark Ruler!" The darkness behind him took the shape of Ha Des's head, and he let out a deep roar of malice.
"When a Fiend-type I control battles, I can pay Life Points in increments of 100 to decrease the attack power of the monster it's battling. 300 will be just enough."
Vennominion grew slightly weaker (3700/0). This allowed Great Maju Garzett to connect with a deadly tackle. The King of Poisonous Snakes shattered.
B: (7200)….A.S.: (4200)
"Your Ace is gone…" Bonetail murmured.
"But not forgotten!" S retaliated. He waved a hand, and Vennominion reappeared on the field, raging mad. (3500/0)
"What? But…how?"
"As long as there are servants in the Graveyard, their King will survive. Should you manage to destroy him by battle, I can remove a Reptile from play to revive him." He removed one of his Gagagigos from his duel disk and pocketed it.
"Sure, he comes back slightly weaker, but that will hardly matter in a couple of turns."
"Damn it all…" The demon growled. "I end my turn." Dark Mimic LV1 and Great Maju Garzett both gained Venom Counters. The smaller monster shattered, while Garzett took ill. (3300/0)
"I've had enough of your evasive tricks," S said, drawing for his turn. "It's high-time I put an end to them." He summoned another copy of Venom Serpent. (1000/800)
"Now you can see his effect, which is just like Venom Snake. Once per turn, I can add a Venom Counter to a monster you control." Garzett took on a second Counter, and began to cough up a bit of blood. (2800/0)
"Next I reveal my face-down card," he activated the Trap, "Offering to the Snake Deity!" Venom Serpent shattered.
"By destroying a Reptile I control, two other cards are wiped out!" Bonetail grimaced as his Spirit Shield and Bark of Dark Ruler were obliterated.
"With the Graveyard replenished, my King can provide a different ending to his encounter with your monster!" Vennominion hissed as his attack power returned to its original level (4000/0), and he fired a blast of energy that vaporized Great Maju Garzett.
B: (6000)….A.S.: (4200)
Bonetail grunted. He had enough trouble holding up his arms – now there was the problem of trying to move his legs properly.
"You may still have the lead in terms of Life Points, but that won't last for much longer." The Agent waved a hand to signal the end of his turn.
The demon drew for his turn, his aggression beginning to get the better of him. He hated being on the defensive, and he had had to be in that position too often lately. Garzett may have been his only out as far as offense went, but he had drawn into something that could deal with Vennominion another way.
He wordlessly set two cards, one in each zone, before waving a hand.
"Oh, so you're giving me the silent treatment?" S asked, drawing for his turn. "As you wish – Vennominion, attack his defender!"
The King of Poisonous Snakes shot off another blast of energy, destroying the hidden monster.
"Gotcha," Bonetail said. "You just took out a monster called Newdoria. When it's destroyed as a result of battle, it takes another creature to the Graveyard with it!" A phantasm of a pink-skinned beast with gangly limbs and spiked armor appeared behind the demon, and it quickly rushed over towards Vennominion.
"Not a chance," Agent S responded, activating the card in his hand. "My Body as a Shield will prevent your monster's effect from working!" A barrier appeared in front of his monster, and the phantasm slammed into it, dissipating.
B: (6000)….A.S.: (2700)
"Son of a bitch…what is it with most of my opponents running that card?"
"I guess we all use whatever is effective," the Agent replied. "That's all for now."
The demon drew for his turn. He was on the ropes, but knew he'd be able to turn the tide sooner or later.
He set another monster before ending his turn.
"You're beginning to bore me," Agent S yawned, drawing a card. "Lay waste to his new defender, will you?" Vennominion responded by incinerating the face-down monster, which was revealed to be a Morphing Jar.
Both combatants discarded the single card in their hands, while drawing five more. Vennominion's attack power didn't increase, so Bonetail deduced the Agent's only card was not a monster.
"With a new hand, there are bold new possibilities…"
"Yes indeed," Bonetail replied, as a large crimson demon with devilish armor and wings appeared behind him.
"Meet Archfiend of Gilfer. Because he was sent to the Graveyard, I can activate his special ability, equipping him to your serpent." The winged demon turned transparent and flew right into Vennominion.
"While equipped, your monster loses 500 attack points." The King looked weakened, but far from defeated. (3500/0)
"This little stunt will get you nowhere," the Agent said, setting two card behinds his King and ending his turn.
Bonetail drew a card, grinning at what it was. Before he made use of it, he went to the card he had set a few turns ago.
"I activate my face-down." Bonetail revealed it to be Escape from the Dark Dimension.
"Are you bringing back one of your Giant Germs? What's the point of that?"
"Not a Giant Germ, but the monster I removed for Allure of Darkness." In a flash, Dark Ruler Ha Des emerged, laughing maniacally. (2450/1600)
Agent S was taken aback. "I thought you couldn't special summon that creature!"
"Not from the Graveyard, but since he was removed from play, that little detail means nothing."
"Maybe not, but your ruler pales in comparison to mine!"
"Not for long," Bonetail replied, as his Field spell slot opened. "Say sayonara to your Swamp, and hello to Yami!"
"NO!" Agent S growled. His face-down card was of no help in this particular situation, and he watched helplessly as the Swamp vanished, replaced by never-ending darkness.
"An age-old card, but it's still effective in the right decks. My Fiends benefit with an extra 200 attack points." Ha Des laughed again as he felt extra power flowing through his veins. (2650/1600)
"Better still, since your Swamp is gone, the negative effects of your precious Venom Counters, if there were any of the field to begin with, are cancelled out."
"That still isn't enough!"
"How about now?" Bonetail asked, activating another card. "Shrink will cut your snake's strength in twain!"
Vennominion groaned as he was surrounded by black energy and his attack power dropped. (1750/0)
"Ha Des, slay his snake for good!" The Dark Ruler launched an orb of black energy.
"Oh no, you don't!" S yelled, activating another copy of Offering to the Snake Deity. Vennominion was destroyed, as was Ha Des and Escape from the Dark Dimension.
"You destroyed your own monster to take out mine? Are you that afraid of losing more Life Points?"
"Hardly. I have something far bigger in mind!" Agent S revealed his other face-down. "I activate Rise of the Snake Deity!" A purple vortex appeared on the ground between the combatants.
"What the hell is this?" Bonetail exclaimed.
"Since Vennominion was destroyed, this allows me to special summon someone who more than surpasses him! Arise, ARISE, VENNOMINAGA!"
Out of the vortex came a being much larger and more imposing than Vennominion. Some say this creature represented the goddess the Ophidia worshipped, while others think it embodies their very nightmares. Her body was thirty feet long, with blue and orange scales. Her arms were live snakes - perhaps mambas – as was her hair. Her crimson eyes showed no emotion – the arms provided that, and they were hissing wildly. (0/0)
"My Deity of Poisonous Snakes shares the same ability as Vennominion, gaining 500 attack points for every Reptile I possess in the Graveyard. Because you killed my King, the total is now nine." Purple energy encircled Vennominaga as her arms seemed to snarl. (4500/0)
Bonetail was intimidated, for sure, but he wasn't about to show it. He set a card and ended his turn.
Agent S drew a card for his turn, and activated it. "I play Gold Sarcophagus." The golden casket appeared next to him.
"I'm sure you're familiar with this card, and how it lets me take any card I want and remove it from play. I'll be able to retrieve it in two turns." He searched through his deck and pulled out what he wanted. "I think another Snake Rain will do the trick." The card was added to the Sarcophagus, and it vanished.
"It will hardly matter, since my Deity is more than strong enough to deal with whatever other monsters you possess.
"But first thing's first – attack him directly!" The Deity coiled up, then sprang out, her arms ready to deal heavy damage.
"Go, Mirror Force!" Bonetail called, activating his Trap card. A barrier appeared before him to try and stop the assault…
…but Vennominaga didn't seem to care.
She shattered the barrier with little effort and ensnared Bonetail with her coils. She would've squeezed the life out of him – if he was alive. When she was through, she unceremoniously dropped him on his back.
B: (1500)….A.S.: (2700)
"How could she have survived that?" Bonetail asked in disbelief, which was a miracle considering how numb his body was feeling.
"Did you honestly think that your pathetic little Trap could harm a goddess?" Agent S laughed. "Her power is so immense, she is immune to any and all card effects, whether they target or not.
Bonetail slowly returned to his feet, despite the toxin reaching a critical point. "Maybe, but I doubt her power is enough to stop me from playing THIS!"
He played one of the cards in his hand, and Gorz the Emissary of Darkness made his presence known. (2700/2500 2900/2500)
"What's more, I bring forth an Emissary of Darkness token, whose power equals that of your so-called Deity!" The female warrior emerged, brandishing her blade. (4500/4500 4700/4500)
"It makes little difference," Agent S said. "And besides, your thinking is flawed. Your token's strength may beat Vennominaga's thanks to your Field Spell, but it won't cause enough damage to win the duel. And besides, she can revive herself by removing one of her servants from the Graveyard, just like Vennominion can.
"And better still…" Vennominaga glowed, and an emblem appeared on her chest.
"When she deals damage, she gains a Hyper-Venom Counter. When she possesses three of these, the duel is mine."
"That's not going to happen…" Bonetail snarled.
"Oh, it will, whether you like it or not. Once I retrieve Snake Rain from my Gold Sarcophagus, your soul will belong to the Sons. Just surrender now, and allow me to bring both your soul and stolen body back intact."
"Never," Bonetail growled.
"Very well, suit yourself," the Agent sighed. "Since there's nothing that can kill my Deity, I don't even have to play any of my other cards. I'll let you decide your own fate."
Bonetail drew a card. It was now or never.
"I play the Beginning of the End!" All of the monsters that had fallen in battle appeared in droves behind him.
"Since I have at least seven Dark-types in my Graveyard, I can remove five of them to draw three new cards."
He removed his remaining Giant Germ, Archfiend Soldier, Great Maju Garzett, Newdoria, and Dark Mimic LV1, and then drew said three cards. He sneered at the sight of them.
"Game over," he said evilly, as the darkness around them became even darker.
"Oh really?" Agent S asked. "Prove it."
"As you wish…" Bonetail activated the first card he drew. "I play Soul Release."
"Oh…no…" The Agent's skin grew pale as the blue-skinned goddess appeared.
"I'll use it to remove five cards from your Graveyard…five Reptiles, that is…
S's was dumbfounded as all three copies of Venom Serpent and both copies of Venom Snake were removed. Vennominaga shared a similar expression as her attack power dropped. (2000/0)
"Next I play Magical Stone Excavation…" He discarded second copies of Bark of Dark Ruler and Yami.
"…and retrieve Soul Release, which I play a second time…"
This time Venom Boa, Venom Cobra, Gagagigo, and finally Vennominion were banished. The Deity of Poisonous Snakes gave a bellow as what was left of her strength dissipated. (0/0)
Bonetail chuckled. "So, what was that you were saying about your Deity being unstoppable? Emissary, FINISH HER!"
The female warrior charged, slashing with her sword and slicing the Deity of Poisonous Snakes in two. Both huge slabs spewed blood and venom before finally exploding to bits.
B: (1500)….A.S.: (0)
"Impossible…." Agent S muttered, dropping to his knees. Before he could say or do anything else, he was lifted into the air by Bonetail's magic.
"Yet another Son of Kyuss falls. You were a worthy adversary, but in the end, you turned out just like the others who tried to put an end to me…"
S choked for life as his soul was ripped out of him, absorbed by the demon. He dropped the lifeless body and, like his previous victims, crushed its skull.
He knelt down, reached into the Agent's coat, and grabbed the vial he had shown him earlier. Popping off the cork, he swallowed its contents in a monstrous gulp. Immediately he felt the burning sensations dissipate.
Not wanting to remain exposed for much longer, the demon removed a nearby manhole cover from the street, and climbed his way back down into the sewers to rest.
"That took a bit more out of me than I expected," he groaned to himself. "But a victory is a victory, no matter the path towards it…"
"These Sons of Kyuss are becoming quite bothersome. If I have to put up with any more of their so-called 'Agents,' heads are going to roll…"
Half a world away, in a New York City penthouse, a man sat at an elaborate dinner table, enjoying a meal of swordfish and red wine. As he took a sip, he heard a knocking at the door.
"Enter," the man said in a deep voice.
The door opened, and a figure dressed in similar garb as other Agents of the Sons of Kyuss walked in, bowing.
"Sir, we've received confirmation from our life readers. Agent S has fallen."
The man gave a gruff sigh as he set his glass down. "Unfortunate. That's the third Agent we've lost in less than a month."
"…And all of them at the hands of that single demon," the Agent said. "Forgive me for asking this, but why did you decide to let D hand over that Redspawn body to him?"
"Bonetail is an elusive creature," the man replied. "The fact that he himself is an undead is the reason why I am interested in him. If we can unlock the secrets within his very soul, it will further empower our organization's abilities to leave a mark on all dimensions. We may have lost some of our own, but they are expendable and easily replaced."
He reached into his suit and pulled out what looked like a transmitter. On the screen was a bright yellow dot. Widening out the view revealed the target was somewhere in Satellite.
"Besides, it's not like we don't know where he is. The beacon we implanted into that body was D's version of insurance. He may have failed in his mission, but it wasn't a total loss."
The Agent gave a cough. "How do you want us to proceed? It's obvious that demon will continue putting up a fight no matter who we send after him."
The man thought for a moment. "Perhaps we would have more satisfying results if we…gave him what he wants."
The Agent raised an eyebrow. "Sir?"
"Get a hold of T and have him sent to me. I'll discuss the details with him…"
Uriel: Lord Vladimir really delivered for me this time. I'm meeting up with someone he claims is second-to-none when it comes to tracking. At first glance he seems normal, but something tells me there's more to him than he appears…
Next time: "Combination Attack"