READER'S DISCRETION ADVISED
THIS STORY CONTAINS MAN ON MAN, WOMAN ON WOMAN, GRAPHIC SCENES, RAPE, GORE, SMUT, STRONG LANGUAGE, RACISM, AND USAGE OF DRUGS.
DISCLAIMER
I DO NOT OWN THE FINDER SERIES OR A MAJORITY OF THE CHARACTERS OR SOME OF THE PLOT.
Said I'm done with the game but I'm still here running back.
^anonymous
The sounds of groans, grunts, and thuds from heavy bodies landing is like music to Tori's ears.
She's standing on a balcony with a mug of hot coffee that overlooks the sparring area. Mentally taking note of the new recruits going at each other on the mat. She can easily tell which class someone is by their fighting style, a good mix of each.
Tori lifts up her mug and takes a sip of her coffee, enjoying the warm taste of hazelnut.
"Good afternoon, Tori-sama."
Tori looks over to see Kenji approaching her, along with two subordinates flaking him.
Next to managing top hotel chains Kenji is also the boss of Jade Lotus. Of course the position was originally given to Tori, but she felt her right-hand man/guardian is a better choice. That and, again, the young assassin hates being tied down to such responsibility.
"Good afternoon, boss." Tori greets back.
Kenji goes to stand beside her. "How does it feel to be back after so long."
"A true nostalgic rush." Tori says.
"And I never had the chance to properly thank you for your help in retrieving the file."
Tori clicks her tongue and flicks her wrist. "Not necessary. You know it's my pleasure. Just like it would my pleasure to also help put an end to whoever is causing problems."
"Ah, you've heard. Yes there have been some complications since our last encounter."
Tori nods while taking another drink of her coffee. "I've also heard you have some suspicion of certain other groups who may be responsible for the fray."
"A few actually. But of course we wish to have some concrete evidence before making a move."
"Understandable," Tori swigs around her coffee a bit. "I actually looked into them and... I don't think they're the ones causing the ruckus."
Kenji lifts a brow. "You sound so certain. Care to elaborate?"
"Mm-hmm," Tori responds with a nod as she drinks, then sets her mug down on the railing before leaning forward. "It's all about details."
Her violet eyes look down at the subordinates sparring, eyeing one young woman in particular as she goes up against a colleague.
"In just the past couple hours I noticed some things that just seemed a little off," Tori goes on. "Plus it's always fun to mess with the new recruits a bit. Hope you don't mind me conducting a *O. E. Of my own on some of the underlings."
The young assassin takes a look at her watch then holds up her two fingers and thumb in a shape of a gun, aiming it at the young woman. She makes a small sound imitating gunfire. Just like that the young woman goes to deliver a punch and continues to fall forward on the ground after her opponent dodges her. When she gets up she's a bit unsteady. Her breathing is heavy as her eyes frantically look at her peers, soon the realization of just being drugged kicks in- she's been discovered.
Seeing her jaw move Tori immediately jumps over the railing and once she lands charges like a bull. When she tackles the interloper she immediately presses her fingers in her cheeks as she pushes her against a wall.
"Don't you dare bite down!" Tori growls.
It's too late.
The interloper begins to choke and gurgle, red foam oozes out of her mouth. The young assassin stands back and lets her fall to the ground. Anger fills Tori's eyes as she continues to watch her prey depart this life.
Pussy.
With her foot she then moves the young woman's head to the side. Her hair departs to expose the back of her left ear. There, the faint impressions of a poorly concealed snake head tattoo can be seen.
"Are you sure?" Kenji asks.
"Positive." Tori responds. "It's the same tattoo the two hitman hired to come after me had."
"So that's it." Melle says. "Whoever's sending in these molds and messing with our allies has a serious bone to pick with you."
The three are in a medical room standing around the corpse of the interloper.
"Interesting," another voice says.
Everyone looks over at the woman in a lab coat sitting at a desk on the side.
"Find something, Hye?" Melle asks.
"Yes I did." Hye straightens up and turns to face the trio. "So from what I see the suicide capsule she just bit doesn't have the usual ingredients. Instead it was filled with over five hundred milligrams of taipoxin. Which would be commonly found in the venom of the world's deadliest snake."
"Snake?" Melle says.
"Inland taipon." Tori says. "Which is a member of... the viper family." Could that mean...?
"Actually," Kenji says. "she was once a member of the Deadly International Viper Assassination Squad."
"Wait so you mean to say those knock offs-"
"No," Tori cuts her brother off. "They wouldn't."
"You really think so, sis?" Melle asks. "You just said you had a run-in with two other guys hired to get you having the same tattoo. Who were they affiliated with?"
Tori shrugs her shoulders.
"What does-" Melle cuts off to shrug his shoulders. "Mean?"
"It means, big brother, that I didn't look in to it." Tori responds.
"What?" Both Melle and Kenji say in perfect unison.
"Yeah." Tori says. "I mean I caught one and interrogated him but he wasn't talkin'. And when I got to his partner he also bit the pill. So... I just left it at that."
"I can understand that." Kenji says. "But... when did this all happen?"
"When we last seen each other in Tokyo." Tori says.
Kenji lifts a brow. "And it was not long after when complications began to arise."
A silence begins to fill the room.
"Well," Melle says after a long moment. "What's our next move?"
"I don't know about you guys," Tori says. "But I think I'll just head on over and pay the Divas a little visit."
And with that the young assassin turns to exit.
Luckily Tori didn't unpack any of her stuff, except the clothes she's currently wearing. She picks up yesterday's clothes and starts to put them away.
"I'll warm up the car, sis."
Tori looks up towards the door to see no one, but can hear footsteps. She quickly zips up her bag and slings her strap over on her shoulder as she steps out. Down the hall she sees her brother walking, holding his bag over his shoulder.
"Big bro!" Tori calls out as she goes to him.
Melle looks over at her and smirks. "And I'm drivin."
"To where your next gig?" Tori asks as the two continue to make their way down the hall.
"Actually a current gig that I've had for a while."
Tori grins. "I appreciate it big bro, but I think I can handle this myself."
"Pfft! Yeah like I'm letting you head over to the knock-offs without backup. Especially when they are prime suspects."
"Innocent until proven guilty," Tori says. "And I highly doubt they are trying to start something. I actually know the boss. He was Destiny's Kenji."
"Who was also once affiliated with a certain organization that is also suspect. You know..."
"A, no they're not. Second-"
"Come on sis, you don't at least consider the possibility of a connection?"
"I have and there isn't one. Yes the Divas were originally meant to be affiliated with them, but they aren't."
"Still, better safe than sorry."
Tori sighs. He's worst than Kenji...
Melle wraps his arm around her shoulder. "Won't hurt for us to tackle this thing together. Don't forget Rikki was just as much my goddad as he was yours."
Tori looks at Melle.
"This is the first time we've been together in a long time."
Tori continues to look at him for a moment. "And we're just assuming there's a choice."
Melle chuckles.
"Alright fine. But you are just for back up and after the Divas I'm going solo."
"Deal."
Tori smiles, then holds up the keys. "And I'm drivin."
Melle's eyes widen and quickly goes to check the pocket of his overcoat.
Tyler pokes his little head out while munching on a treat.
"Traitor." Melle mutters to his furry companion.
Tyler just mews.
The sound of a deep masculine voice speaking in a foreign language is all that can be heard as a hand lightly pets the head of a marten. Its perfectly still as a ringed finger scratches behind its ear, its little beady black eyes blankly stare out at a lavishing countryside. After a few moments there's the snapping of a cellular shutting, followed by a light clatter and glass sliding across wood.
There's a faint gulping before the voice speaks again. "Looks like mama bird has finally come out of hiding."
The little critter doesn't respond.
The voice chuckles as the fingers of the hand wrap around the marten's neck and as they are lifted it is revealed to be a pelt. Its fur is a gorgeous golden color, aside from its face which is white, while its paws and tip of its tail are bronze.
"I can't wait to get that little runt of hers." He lets out a light laugh before setting the pelt back down on the arm of the chair before getting up, his long glossy black hair billows a bit behind him as he walks off.
Decorating the chair are the pelts of five other martens; one laying on the opposite of the first and three draped over the back.
I will make you suffer... he thought to himself as he begins to refill his small glass with spirit. The same way I suffered after... For the remainder of your life I will torture you... Everyday you will be inches from death... But never feel his comforting embrace... No matter how much you beg...
His eyes drift up to a sword hanging on the wall.
But first... I'm going to skin that little vermin alive right in front of you... That little pathetic life you fought to protect...
BRIEF WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
Alright looks like a little family bonding time huh. What's gonna happen next? Will Tori have to take out an old friend?
Until next time, as always, stay awesome loves!;)
HOW ORIGINAL… NOT
Deadly International Viper Assassination Squad is much like Quentin Tarantino's Deadly Viper Assassination Squadfrom Kill Bill.
RANTS
O. E.: Observation Evaluation. This is when mentors would secretly tamper with student's crockery or silverware or clothes at random to test their vigilance and other skills.
NOW YOU KNOW
Inland or Western Taipon - This known as one of the world's deadliest snakes. A single drop of its venom is enough to kill one hundred people and with just one bite death is assured within forty-five minutes. Taipox (which its venom mainly contains) is a complex mix of neurotoxins, procoagulants, and myotoxins that paralyze muscles, inhibit breathing, cause hemorraging in blood vessels and tissues, and damage muscles.
