Chapter 37: Tall

At this point, I had given up on time.

Trees began to lose their glow, night owls began hooting and beginning their hunt, the lamppost lights began to flicker on and the roads became stretched of cars once more.

"That way." Nats902375oanmosf pointed, straight towards the city.

"Very well." I started the car up, the revs coughing into life.

It wasn't looking good.

.

For some reason my hands were shaking. Not like when I had freed Sa779289 or Natsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk1k1.

It felt different. Like I was being...forced away.

For the first time I felt really...terrified...of what would happen.

The tunnel suddenly engulfed the noise of the car, sending it bouncing all over the walls.

Orange tints shone across the car bonnet.

The scent was getting stronger. I was alone. Not afraid but angry. The pulse of his engine, the beat of his heart.

Soon.

With a screech, we finally arrived.

"Are you sure?" Natsu892714kanfdladmqpadnmpaaamda looked at me with judging eyes, before smirking.

"Well then, Mr I don't know anything, where do you think we should go?"

Crap.

"Alright fine. But how do we get in?"

She pointed towards the fire escape on the opposing building, before mentioning the zipline.

"Wow you are the observant type aren't you?" Her smile gleamed.

Sa983ytwno;apj02;a had been awfully quiet. I glanced over towards her. She avoided my gaze. Walking over...I asked

"What's up?" Her hand crossed towards her other arm, fidgeting with the sleeve nervously.

"Somethings wrong. Like we shouldn't do this. It hurts R0212aoiafpoia'0231a." She clutched her stomach, exhibiting extreme discomfort. A tear began to emerge.

"Hey hey hey no don't cry..." I whispered gently. "If you want to stay in the car it's okay. Hey?"

She nodded.

"Okay." I nodded towards Natsuki, who pulled out the zipline from the boot, waiting.

No cars. Weird even at this time.

The street was empty, but it was almost like some sort of mist was consuming the surface of the street, uncomfortably.

She was right. Something was off, I could feel it. It felt like some sort magnet, repelling me away from this very building.

I really didn't want to go in.

"Bre-"

"I'm okay. Just don't..."

The voice was silent.

"Who are you talking to?"

"Hmm? Oh...no one...just me..." She would most likely think I'm crazy. We needed to stay focused.

"Well are you ready? I'm already sick of this place and we haven't gone in yet!" She flashed a bright smile.

We are all feeling it eh?

"Come on..." and with that she swiftly grabbed my hand. I looked back to the click of the door.

I hope she is okay.

These stairs wouldn't end. Like holy shit how tall does a building have to be?

We had been climbing for about fifteen minutes but it had already felt like forever.

What made it worse was me having to drag him a lot of the way. God he was so slow.

I had began to feel a buzzing in my head which worried me a little.

Also this zipline was heavy.

"Hey can you hold this?" He nodded.

"Yeah sure."

Then the ending emerged.

Fucking finally.

Setting up the target, the bolt fired into the concrete, hitting with a thud.

"That's secure enough I think." He questioned, testing the wire with his hand.

"Yeah. You ready?"

"For this? You can fucking bet I am!"

"Sir...a silent alarm has been tripped from the east side. Looks like some sort of wire."

"Ready the soldiers." He straightened his tie, pushing his glasses up his nose.

They had been lucky to escape the blast of 0's and 1's. Everything living in a three mile radius had been evaporated.

Except him.

He had been excluded from the death of over fifteen of the orders greatest men.

How?

His cane scraped along the wall, as it fell to the wall.

"Sorry sir. I'll get that." The lower rank bent down, before receiving kick to the face.

And a bullet to the head.

"Fuck!" The room went silent. "Ughhh..." he shook his arms, trying to shake up the lose drops of blood that had now swallowed a lot of the suit. "Whatever happens, do NOT let them in. And someone...

Get me a new suit."

Another authors note: Wow it has been a while(sorta). Sorry ya'll I slipped out of routine due to family events and shit. Will try to keep it more consistent from now on.

Please keep criticism coming! Nitpick if you must, I am striving to get better at this!

See ya!

Jordan