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Chapter 40.1 – final showdown
No matter where he looks, he does not recognise anything; he is lying in a room, a bedroom, but it is not his bedroom because for one, he would not sleep under black silk sheets, yes, fool around underneath them, but definitely not sleep because they are just too uncomfortable and not worth the trouble. And why the hell is he naked underneath these silk sheets?
"K...Kai...[coughs]...help me..." he suddenly hears but he cannot see anyone, although the voice is somewhat familiar to him.
"Kai...help...please..." he again hears as the voice continues to call for help, for HIS help.
"Where are you, who are you?" he asks while he looks around him but he still does not see anything.
He finally gets up from the bed and wraps the silk sheets around his lower body as he starts to look around for the person who is calling him.
"Where are you?" he calls while still looking all around the unfamiliar room, there not even being a door or window in here.
He again hears the person cough and this time it sounds like it is coming from behind him and when he turns around, he gasps and takes a step back in shock because he has finally found the person calling him, a woman, a blonde haired woman who is currently dangling from her arms that is chained up with chains and she looks to be in a terrible condition with blood and wounds covering her entire naked body.
"Mya?" he asks softly while he starts to slowly walk towards the dangling woman, he immediately recognising it as Mya but when she was still known as Anastasia and when she also still looked like Anastasia.
"Here I am, my phoenix," he suddenly hears to his right side and he snaps his head in that direction where he suddenly comes face to face with Mya, the Mya that he knows now, and now he can't help but to feel confused about what is currently happening here.
"What is happening here, Mya? How can you be at two places at the same time?" he asks her while Mya keeps her eyes focused on the dangling Ana in front of them while smirking sadistically at the dangling woman.
Mya momentarily turns to face him, "What do you mean by that, my phoenix? You know that it is humanly impossible to do such a thing," she says coyly and finally starts to make her way towards him where she places her hands flat against his naked chest when she reaches him, the sadistic smirk still on her face.
He turns towards the dangling woman once more, "Can't you see, there you are, Mya, don't you see yourself?" he asks as he points into Ana's direction because how can Mya not see herself dangling from chains?
Mya then chuckles darkly as she again looks at the dangling woman, "That is not me, my phoenix, and that has not been me for a very long time; you killed her, don't you remember? You killed her along with her parents. You put her in that position, my phoenix, no one else."
"No, you're lying," he says as he steps away from Mya and she quickly narrows her eyes at him, "I never killed you."
"If you didn't kill Ana, I never would have been here, my phoenix. I was created from her death, the death that took place by your hands, and if you don't believe me, look down at your hands," and he does just that and again only gasps when he sees that they are covered in blood, "That is Ana's blood on your hands, my phoenix; you had put her there, you had inflicted all of those horrible wounds on to her body."
"No...no, it can't be," he says as he continues to step backwards and away from Mya while he shakes his head in denial, "I would never hurt her like that, never!"
Again Mya starts to chuckle but she says nothing and faster than she speed of light, is she right beside the dangling Ana where she grabs her blonde hair and yanks her head backwards to expose her bloody neck.
He then watches on in horror as Mya draws a long knife and presses it against Ana's exposed neck, the bloodlust visible within her spring green coloured eyes as she looks directly at him and again smirks sadistically.
"No! What are you doing?!" he yells and makes to run towards the two women but he is suddenly held back by hands of creatures that he has never seen before, he not once looking away from Mya and Ana as he starts to struggle against the horrible looking hands.
"I am putting an end to Anastasia Grekov for a second time so that I can fully exist. I was created by her first death but now I will become immortal by her second death, and it has to be done by my hand, so say goodbye to Anastasia Grekov for the last time, my phoenix," and then Mya drags the knife along Ana's throat, the poor woman only whimpering softly while her blood starts to gush from her open throat, her crimson liquid flowing down her chest and covering every inch of her naked skin as it makes its way down her body until it starts to drip from her feet and forming into a puddle of blood underneath her feet.
He is unable to say or do anything, his body still held back by the gruesome hands and now he is forced to watch at how the life leaves Ana, her blonde hair slowly losing its shine the more her blood drains from her body.
Mya finally releases her hold on Ana and starts to make her way towards him, the knife still in hand with the satisfaction of killing another reflecting clearly within her eyes, each step that she takes being more sensual than the previous one, and he can feel how his throat starts to tighten, but due to sheer excitement and lust, and he can't help but to suddenly feel disgusted with himself by this.
The hands disappear from his body the moment Mya reaches him and she wastes no time in taking his lips where they immediately start to engage in a heavy and passionate kissing session and even though he still feels disgusted with himself, he can't stop himself and his body from reacting to her sensual and seductive touch.
He wraps his arms around her body and pulls her towards his own naked body as he deepens the kissing, she moaning sweetly into his mouth while their tongues starts to explore each other's mouths in a dominating manner.
His mind and heart is appalled by what he is currently doing but his body is enjoying every minute of it.
'This is wrong, this is so wrong! I should have helped Ana, and look at what I am doing now?! Kissing her killer!'
One moment he was kissing Mya, but the next thing he knows, he is lying on his back once more, back in the bed with the silk sheets around his body as he looks up at Mya who is standing over him, but this Mya suddenly looks very demented, blood suddenly covering her arms and legs while she is also naked right now.
However, he is unable to keep his hands from Mya and he grabs her rather roughly by her wrists and yanks her towards him, he not caring about getting covered in blood as he once more captures Mya's lips in a passionate manner while he pulls her down on to him and while still kissing her, he thrusts into her in one fluid motion which results in them both to moan into each other's mouths from the sheer pleasure.
He does not give her body a chance to get used to him as he starts to thrust in and out of her all while still kissing her, he feeling how her blood covered body is rubbing against his own and how his own naked skin is becoming covered in blood but he does not care because this feels so good right now.
Mya pulls away from the kiss and she pushes his body down and tilts her head backwards as she starts to control the pace and depth, she picking up speed as her hips start to grind faster and harder against his own hips, he unable to take his eyes off of the blood covered beauty on top of him right now.
She looks beyond demented right now but that is what adds to the pleasure, the fact that Mya is covered in someone else's blood while having mind blowing sex with him.
A fire is ignited within his soul and it is not ignited with love but rather with desire for malice and all things evil, one of those evil things currently riding him like a demon straight out of hell. He continues to keep his eyes on her body and takes in every move that her body makes, every bounce that her naked breasts make, but all of a sudden it changes and he is no longer thrusting into her.
Mya is now standing in front of him, she now covered in even more blood than before and he does not understand where all of this other blood is suddenly coming from right now.
"What is going on?"
"It wasn't enough to kill her, Kai, no, you wanted us both dead, so guess what, your wish has been granted. Not only did you kill Ana, but also me, Kai, and then you allowed someone else to kill me for a second time. How could you, Kai, how could you let Boris kill me, Kai?"
He doesn't even get a chance to answer because right before his eyes, Mya transforms into a black bird, she almost looking like a crow right now that has red glowing eyes, "And now I will kill you for killing me, Kai! I did nothing but love you and this is how you repay me?!"
Mya starts to flap her wings and rises up from the bed, her eyes now glowing red as she starts to caw, it being so loud that he wants to cover his hears but he is unable to because the hands of those creatures are holding him down once more and now he is left to watch in horror at how Mya descends upon him...
His eyes immediately flung open and the first thing that he sees is the white ceiling of a room, he not sure where he is but it is definitely not on that bed with a crow about to kill him with its beak, that's for sure.
Kai closes his eyes and takes a deep breath in an attempt to try and calm down his still racing nerves, he now realising that it was all just a dream, just one horrible nightmare. He is confused and is not sure what is going on or where he is right now, he trying to remember the last thing he did before getting consumed by that horrid nightmare.
'I was in a meeting and then Tala came bursting in and then...' and Kai's eyes immediately shoot open once more as he tries to sit up straight, but just like in that nightmare, something is holding him down and when he looks down, he sees that his hands and feet are tied to the bed, panic immediately taking over his body because he has to get out of here, he has to get to Mya.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Kai suddenly hears to his left and when he turns to look to the left, he is met with Tala and Alisia's concerned faces.
"I have to get to Mya, get me out of here!" he yells and then starts to yank on his restraints, Tala and Alisia by his side at once and tries to calm him down before he injures himself.
"Kai, you have to calm down, please!" Alisia pleads while she places her hands on Kai's left shoulder to try and push him back on to the bed, but it proves to be futile.
"Get me out of here! He is going to kill her! Let me go, you bastards!"
Tala at once runs from the hospital room so that he can go and Valentin or a nurse that can inject Kai something so that he can calm down before he suffers another seizure.
"Mya!" Kai yells again while he still tries to get free from his restraints, Alisia now standing to the side while tears are welling up within her eyes because of seeing Kai in this state, it breaking her heart to see him call out for Mya like this and not being able to do anything to help her while she remains in Boris's clutches.
"Get me out of here, Alisia, please! I beg of you, please!" and now Kai is also starting to have tears in his eyes because he is becoming more and more desperate with every passing second, desperate to get to Mya and to get her out of the clutches of Boris, but no one seems to want to help him, he suddenly fearing that the nightmare might come true, that Boris would end up killing Mya and it would be all his fault.
"Kai..." Alisia softly mutters, and just then Valentin and a nurse comes running into the room, Tala short on their heels, and now Kai yells at them for them to release him from his restraints but to no avail.
Valentin injects a colourless liquid into the IV line while Kai still continues to struggle against his restraints but in less than a minute can all four occupants in the room see how the sedative is taking effect as Kai starts to become softer and his struggling seizes.
Kai finally falls back against the pillows and right before he loses consciousness, he looks at Alisia with the sadness and desperation clearly evident within his eyes, "Please help my Mya, please," Kai pleads softly to her while a single tear makes its way down his cheek before he finally closes his eyes and drifts back into a deep sleep.
Alisia immediately turns towards Tala where he embraces her and holds her tight against him while he feels how her tears start to wet his shoulder but he says nothing to this and only looks over at Valentin.
"What are we going to do, Valentin?" Tala asks and it is clear that he is very concerned about his friend.
The elder doctor sighs while shrugging his shoulders, "What can we do, Tala? The best I can do is to keep him here until morning time, but other than that, there is nothing more that I can do. He is going to want to get to Mya, and keeping him here over night will at least give him a chance to recover completely to get back Mya, but other than that, my hands are cut off."
Tala nods his head to this while he keeps his hold on Alisia who is still crying silently on his shoulder, "We can only hope and pray that he does not have another seizure when we do get to Mya, and even though I have considered locking Kai up somewhere until this is all over, I already know that by doing this, I will sign my own death certificate, so there is no other choice but to let him come with us. Those medicines that you gave him, Valentin, will it help with the seizures?"
Valentin nods his head to this, "Yeah, as long as he takes it."
"You're still not going to tell me what is wrong with him, are you, Valentin?"
Valentin shakes his head from side to side, "If Kai wanted you to know, you would have known by now, Tala, so I am sorry, but I must respect Kai's choices."
Tala nods his head to this, "It's okay, Valentin, I understand, but anyway, I guess we will be on our way for now; how long will he be out?" Tala asks while he nudges with his head towards Kai while still holding his wife tightly in his arms.
"A couple of hours; the best thing would be for you to come back this evening, hopefully Kai would be more tolerable by then, but I will not be removing his restraints anytime soon, of that you can be certain of."
"Fine, we will be back tonight, and again thank you so much for everything that you are still doing for all of us, Valentin, and I mean it."
Valentin chuckles to this, "It is only my pleasure, Tala, and without you boys in my life, I would have had one boring and dull life and I may have ended up killing myself or my wife may have end up killing me just to put me out of my boring misery, so I thank you also for all of the action that you bring into my life, but now, if you would excuse me, I have some rounds to do. I will see you two later," and Valentin walks out with the nurse right behind him, Tala and Alisia remaining behind in the room while still in each other's embrace.
"Maybe we should also be heading out, crazy loops; there is nothing we can do now with Kai being out cold."
"He loves her, Tala, Kai truly loves Mya and if she does not make it," Alisia shakes her from side to side, "I don't think Kai would be able to cope with it," Alisia pulls away from Tala but she still keeps her arms wrapped around him while they look each other in the eye, "You have to get Mya back, my love, and Boris has to be killed once and for all."
Tala kisses Alisia on her forehead and releases his hold on her but takes her by the hand and entwines their fingers, "Don't worry, my love; we will get Mya and then soon Kai and Mya will be reunited and may God be with him if he again breaks up with her again."
"Do you think this is what Kai wanted to avoid when he said that it was for Mya's own protection, do you think it is because of Boris that Kai broke up with Mya?"
Tala shakes his head from side to side, "I have no idea, crazy loops; all I know is that when we get Mya out of there, Kai is going to do all he can to make it up to Mya because in a way is he responsible for this, but I will never say it to his face because the poor guy already has enough on his plate right now," Tala looking over at Kai's sleeping form after saying this, "but whatever is going to happen, I just want those two to get back together so that Kai can function like a human being once more, and hopefully he will then also tell us what the hell is going on with his health."
"Yeah, but anyway, let's go, my love. I want to drop off the kids at my sister's before we come back here later tonight," and husband and wife look over at Kai's sleeping one last time before they make their way out of the room, hand in hand, leaving Kai sleeping peacefully once more while he is still being restraint.
It is just past two in the afternoon and Kai has been unconscious ever since he got the seizure back at Hiwatari Enterprises a couple of hours back, but fortunately the ambulance was at the scene in record time, Tala staying by Kai's side the entire time while wondering what was going on.
He knows now for certain that something is wrong with Kai's health and Valentin did not admit nor deny anything which again proved to Tala that Kai is not healthy, but he also knows that he has a bigger chance of pulling out Kai's teeth without anaesthesia than getting the truth out of Kai, and it is like Valentin had said, if Kai wanted them to know about his health problems, he already would have told them about it.
Tala is already making plans to ambush Boris's place tomorrow night, the men of The Chernyy Feniks working constantly in getting everything ready and they already have a few men scouting the area and to monitor all movements around the abbey.
Mikhail has managed to get the exact location of Boris's new place through his exceptional hacking skills because up until now no one knew where the new base of operations of Boris was, and the asshole was not kind enough to share his location, and Tala is certain that he wanted to make it extra difficult for Kai, but Boris has underestimated the power and skills of The Chernyy Feniks, AGAIN, just like he always does.
Unfortunately, Tala and the others cannot attack the place without proper planning and they are still waiting for a few people to come to Moscow, people like Valeria, because Tala wants her on site to tend to Mya as soon as possible, he secretly thankful that she is a doctor that is still a member of The Chernyy Feniks.
Other than that, Kai only needs to get out of bed so that they can be on their way; tomorrow night may not seem so far away, but Tala secretly wishes that they could have had more time for better planning, but unfortunately time is not on their side this time because no one knows in what condition Mya is in right now and how much longer she will still be able to hang on.
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Everyone is making their way out of the large boardroom after seeing the DVD that Boris had sent over this morning, and everyone is shocked to see Mya in that condition, to actually still see her still being alive after spending all this time in the clutches of Boris.
Ray had thrown up from sheer shock because he never thought that he would ever see his dear friend in that condition; he knew that she was in the clutches of Boris and when Tala had called him and told him about Mya, he felt like his entire world was falling apart and he tried his best to stay calm, but after seeing this, he is unable to keep it together. After overcoming his slight falling apart, he told Tala that if Kai is not going to rip Boris apart, he will.
Tala and Valerie are the last to leave the room, Tala wanting to talk to Valerie alone, "Val, I want you to be honest with me, as in brutally honest, please."
"Sure, what is it, Tala?"
"Do you think we will be able to get Mya out of there alive?" and there is no denying the concern in Tala's eyes as he asks this, he feeling concerned for various reasons, the main one being Kai's wellbeing should they be too late to get Mya out of there alive.
Valerie turns to completely face Tala with a serious expression on her face, "Tala, if I have to be very honest, I wouldn't get my hopes up because Mya is not in a good condition on that DVD. The fact that she is already unconscious means that her body is already under severe stress for her brain to shut down like this, which shows that her injuries are severe. I don't even think Mya may have survived it through the day, but that is just my professional opinion. My mob opinion says that Mya is a fighter and I know that we will get her out of there alive; it may be a close call, but I am certain that she will still be breathing when we get there, but time truly is of the essence here."
Tala releases a deep breath that he has been holding the entire time, his nerves shot after hearing Valerie's professional opinion; he has been trying to be optimistic this entire time, but even he has to admit that it truly would be a miracle if they can get Mya out of there alive.
"I just hope and pray that we are not too late, Val, because if we are, we can kiss The Chernyy Feniks good bye because Kai would unleash hell on earth and then destroy himself in the end."
"Let's start praying then, Tala, for us to get the miracle of all miracles in getting Mya out of there alive."
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It is just past six and Kai woke up about an hour ago and this time he was much more calmer; he still demanded to be released from his restraints, but at least he was not panicking like earlier.
Alisia and Tala are currently on their way to Kai's hospital room after Valentin had called Tala and told him that Kai is awake and at least in a better state and mood as before.
The married couple finally reach the room and without knocking, they make their way in and are immediately met by the famous Hiwatari glare, but they both just shrug it off as they enter the room and close the door behind them.
Alisia quickly pulls a chair closer and comes to sit right next to Kai, Tala coming to a standstill right behind her and places his hands on her shoulders while they both look at him, Kai still glaring at them.
"I am glad to see that you are at least calmer than you were earlier, Kai," Alisia comments as she crosses her arms in front of her chest, Kai looking away from the two friends after giving them his usual 'Hn' remark, which causes both Tala and Alisia to smile to this because at least Kai is back to his usual arrogant and rude self.
"So, how are you feeling, Kai? Valentin says you will be out of here by tomorrow morning, they just want to monitor you for the night and then they will kick your ass out of here first thing tomorrow morning."
"What is the status on Mya?" Kai asks abruptly while still not looking at his two friends, but there is no denying the worry within his voice, both Tala and Alisia turning serious upon hearing this.
"Everyone is landing as we speak and I have already briefed them on what is going on and what we have learned; we attack tomorrow night, Kai, and we are going to bring that place down completely. As soon as you are out of here tomorrow morning, I will also fill you in on everything, so don't worry, I have everything under control. We will get Mya out of there, Kai, and we will get her out of there alive. I already have men keeping surveillance on that abbey where Boris is stationed, that being where Mya is , but unfortunately I do not know her exact location in there but that is why I am getting everyone that I can, Kai, to help look for Mya and to kill anyone who stands in our way."
Kai still does not look at Tala and Alisia but he does give a single nod of his head to show his approval, the sadness and worry still evident on Kai's face and no one can blame him for feeling this way.
Having loved ones in this world is always a gamble, you never knowing when you will get home and be greeted by the decapitated heads of your loved ones.
Kai still feels horrible for treating Mya the way he did, and should she die by the hands of that bastard, the last memory that she would have of him would be about him breaking her heart in that cruel manner and he does not want that. He wants to get her out of there and he wants to make it up to her, to show her how sorry he is and maybe then will he be able tell her why he did it in the first place.
Kai can only hope that Mya is still alive because after what he saw this morning...she truly did not look good, and he is not certain Boris would keep to his word; that sadistic bastard may already have killed her and right now her head is in a box, making its way to Feniks manor.
"Kai, what is going on with you, and don't tell me that shit about nothing being wrong because one does not just get a seizure for the fun of it, so what is going on with your health?" Tala asks in an almost demanding manner and Kai does not miss it.
However, he is not about to tell them what is going on because no one needs to know; it is his problem and it will remain his problem until he decides otherwise.
"Mind your own business, Ivanov," Kai says while he still does not look at his two friends, and Tala can't help but narrow his eyes in anger because he is slowly starting to lose his patience with Kai and this shitty attitude of his.
"We care, Kai! You are our family so stop with this shit and tell us what the hell is going on with you!" and Tala steps away from Alisia and comes to stand right beside Kai, the business mogul slowly turning his head to the side to face Tala but he still does not say anything.
"It is still none of your business, so just leave it at that, Ivanov, before you seriously anger me. Now, if you two would be so kind, I would like to get some rest," Kai closing his eyes after saying this, hoping that they would get the message that he just wants to be alone right now.
He is guilt ridden, tired and hurt, and he is in no mood to entertain anyone; he just wants to be alone so that he can put all of his energy in thinking on how he is going to apologise to Mya for what he has done to her, for getting her into this position.
Alisia gets up from her chair and she is surprisingly enough still very calm, whereas her husband can literally kiss venomous snakes right now.
"Come on, my love berry, let's give Kai some space," she says calmly as she takes Tala by the hand and starts to pull him away from Kai's bedside, the second in demand still glaring down at his best friend while seething on the inside about Kai's poor attitude.
"This conversation is not over, Hiwatari, mark my words; as soon as we have Mya and have destroyed that no good Boris, it is you and me, where you will tell me exactly what is going on with you and why you have kept quiet about this," Tala not getting any reaction out of Kai but what else did he expect?
Tala allows Alisia to pull him out of the room, Alisia just mumbling to Kai to sleep tight before they close the door behind them once they are out, and Kai opens his eyes and looks at the closed door as a single tear making its way down his left cheek because of the overwhelming sadness that is being felt within his heart right now.
'How can I sleep while I know that the woman I love is being held captive by Boris with her life literally hanging in the balance? Please don't leave me, Mya, I beg of you. I know I have no right to ask this of you, but please, please, Mi Amor, please hang on a little longer because I am coming and then I will make Boris pay for all that he has done with you, that I swear to you on my life.'
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Their ragged breathing can be heard, the passion clearly visible within their ragged breathing as the two lovers continue to make passionate love to each other, all while holding tightly on to each other.
Their naked bodies are sleeked with sweat, their hair a mess and their lungs are not fairing any better, but it is not enough for them so seize this intense session of love making. The night is theirs, and this may be the last night that they will ever be able to make love like this, so they are giving it their all. With the children not here, they are taking full advantage of this night of just the two of them.
They have been going at this since finishing their light dinner, and they intend to go on for as long they can, with respectable breaks in between of course.
Tala is currently sitting on the edge of their bed with Alisia on his lap, he thrusting and pleasing his wife like only he knows how to, she gripping his shoulders with a death grip while Tala continues to take her, the married couple constantly keeping eye contact as they continue with their intensely passionate dance of love.
Alisia can feel how she is approaching her orgasm, but she wants to finish with Tala, she wants to bring a magical end to this session of love making and she hopes that her husband is also close enough to finish along with her.
"I'm...close," she utters while still looking deep into Tala's eyes, and she can feel with every powerful and loved filled thrust into her body how she is getting closer to her on coming climax.
"We...will go...together," Tala manages to say through his heaving and just like his wife, he also wants them to finish together.
"Tala," is all that Alisia manages to say before she tilts her head backwards and closes her eyes, she on the brink of going over the edge.
Tala presses his forehead against Alisia's sweaty chest as he starts to brace himself for this oncoming assault of blissful pleasure on his body, his grip around Alisia's naked body tightening as the pleasure starts to build in the pit of his stomach, and just like that, does both of them reach their climax at the same time, the married couple being driven over the edge at the same time and the dimly lit room is filled with their sounds of pleasure and sheer satisfaction.
Neither one of the two keeps time or track of where they are currently seeing as they both are overcome with so much pleasure that everything else around them just disappears. There are no worries of keeping their children safe, there are no worries about the oncoming war that will start in less than 24 hours and there are no worries about Tala maybe not making it back alive to his family; all that matters to them now is the here and the now, about them being caught up intimately in each other's embrace without ever letting go.
Their climaxes passes and the two lovers are left a heaving mess of sweat slicked bodies, but one can easily see the glow radiating from both of their bodies, and the glow is not from the dim lighting on their skin but rather from their intense love that they feel for each other, these two lovers sharing a sacred bond that not many get to experience in their lives.
Tala falls back on to his back and he pulls Alisia along with him, it leaving the two lovers to just cuddle each other as they come down from their high and try to get their breathing under control.
Alisia is resting her head on the left side of Tala's chest, his beating heart a soothing melody to her and a reminder to her that her husband is still here with her, in her arms and he is safe and alive, and that is all that she wants to think of now; she does not want to think of tomorrow and of what might happen.
Tomorrow may be the biggest battle that The Chernyy Feniks has ever had seeing as they will have to take down an organisation that has managed to rise up from the ashes, and without a doubt has become much stronger than before, so there is no telling what might happen, and the fact that they will be fighting on the enemy's home ground is no good in her own opinion.
Alisia does not want to even think of what might go wrong for her husband, she couldn't care any less about the others right now, and yes, she is being very selfish right now but who can blame her? Tala is her husband, her best friend, her confidant, her protector, her soul mate and the father of their two beautiful children, so of course would she want him to be safe and come back alive to her and their children. She does not want to partake in a life where Tala is not by her side; just the mere thought of that ever happening makes Alisia want to commit suicide and take her children with her because a life without Tala by her side just is not a life worth living.
Yes, she knows that in this life of organised crime, happiness and an alive spouse is not always guaranteed, but up until now she has been fortunate enough that her husband is skilled enough to take out the enemy before they can cause any real damage to him, but this entire situation of tomorrow is just a whole different scenario, and she can't help but feel somewhat pessimistic of what might happen. As much as she has gathered, the new headquarters of Boris is situated underneath an old and abandoned abbey with endless tunnels underground, and Tala and everyone else will be sitting ducks as soon as they go down there, but Alisia know that she has to trust her husband and The Chernyy Feniks because they are not amateurs and that they all know what they are doing.
Kai would not have kept them around if they did not.
Alisia is brought out of her thoughts by Tala placing a gentle kiss on the top of her head as he tightens his hold on her.
"What are you thinking about, crazy loops?" he asks softly while he remains to lie peacefully on his back with his wife as close to him as possible, all while taking in the feel of her naked body against his own.
"I don't know, my love, so many things," and Tala immediately picks up on the distress in his wife's tone of voice and he cannot blame her for feeling this way, but he has to ensure her that he will be okay and that he will come back to her, and he will do so while still being alive.
"Hey," Tala says and he places another meaningful kiss on top of Alisia's head, "Everything will be fine, crazy loops, I promise. I will come to you and I will not come back in a body bag or in a barrel, but alive, and as soon as everything has settled, I am going to take you and the kids on a well deserved vacation for an entire month where it will be just the four of us, and damn the rest of the world."
To this Alisia lifts her head so that she can look at her husband, his beautiful blue eyes shining with love and adoration for her, and she can see that he intends on keeping his promise, come high hell or low water, and this warms her heart to new extremes and she again can't help but to feel so fortunate and blessed for ending up with this remarkable man that would move mountains for her, and before she knows, tears from sheer happiness start to flow from her eyes, Tala only pulling her back on top of him where he meets her lips in a comforting yet passionate manner.
The kiss however does not last very long before Alisia pulls away and rests her head on her husband's chest once more, the two of them still feeling very content with everything right now, and a comfortable silence descends upon the two that lasts for quite a few minutes.
Alisia once more cannot help but to get lost in her thoughts once more, and this time her mind wanders to Kai and Mya; she may not have seen the DVD that Boris has sent but when Tala had told her of what has happened to Mya, Alisia could see in Tala's eyes the hopelessness about all of this, not to mention the sadness of what this is doing to Kai and what it may do to Kai should they be too late in rescuing Mya.
Alisia lifts her head and looks into Tala's eyes, those blue eyes of his still shimmering with happiness and love and it is all because of her, and she is almost certain that her eyes are looking exactly the same, but she can't think about that right now seeing as her mind is stuck on Kai and Mya right now, and right now she wants to hear her husband's honest opinion about all of this.
"My love, I want you to give me an honest answer on what I am about to ask, and I mean it when I say that I want you to be honest, okay?" and she receives a silent nod from her husband and so, she takes a deep breath before continuing to speak, "Do you think you guys will be able to save Mya in time before death claims her, either by Boris's hand or by fate's hand?"
Tala slowly turns his head away from Alisia and looks at the ceiling for a few seconds before turning back to face Alisia, and there is no denying the look of hopelessness in her husband's eyes, "I don't want to be pessimistic, crazy loops, but I honestly don't think so. It will literally take a miracle to get Mya out of there alive, but in all honesty, I think we better brace ourselves for the worst. Boris is not going to allow Mya to leave that place alive, and that is a certainty. He is going to want Kai to completely lose himself to grief and in doing so, Kai will lose focus and then he will be an easy target to take down, I mean, that is what I would have done if I were in his shoes. Cripple the enemy emotionally and then strike full force, and unfortunately, I cannot voice this to Kai seeing as he is already a ticking time bomb, and I know I should warn Kai about this but it just breaks my heart knowing what awaits Kai. I mean, you saw him at the hospital, crazy loops, the man is in agony, and I know that he broke up with her, but it does not mean that he has stopped loving her."
Alisia can feel how her heart is breaking even more for Kai because what Tala is saying is true, Boris would first like to break Kai because then he would be easier prey, and that makes a lot of sense to even her. She can't even begin to think how Kai would react when he discovers that Boris has killed Mya; Kai is going to lose it and that is what Boris is counting on.
"We are in for one hell of a fight, crazy loops, the biggest one yet; we can only hope that Mya continues to stay strong because if she could manage to stay alive after two weeks of torture, I am certain that she will be able to hold on for a little while longer; that is one tough bitch and I am sure that it is going to take a lot to take her down completely."
Alisia says nothing to this and only kisses her husband, their eyes meeting once more when she pulls away, but again, nothing is said between them and this time Tala captures her lips, their kiss deepening with each passing second and before they know it, are they once again engaged in another session of passionate love making, Alisia this time being on her back with her legs tightly wrapped around Tala's waist as he thrusts into her and brings them both endless amounts of pleasure once more, their worries once more placed at the back of their minds as they are again only focused on the here and now and only on each other.
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Alisia cannot prevent the tears from falling from her eyes as she continues to hold her husband close to her, she not wanting to let go him yet because she just can't help but to fear for the worst as soon as she lets go of her husband.
Tala is also holding his wife tightly against him, he also unwilling to let go of his wife. In all honesty, deep down he wishes that he does not have to go, but for Kai he will do what is necessary, and right now his best friend needs him more than ever, and he will not let Kai down.
"Promise me you will come back, Tala, promise me, please," Alisia says in a broken tone of voice while she clutches his jacket in both of her hands in an almost death grip, she still not wanting to release her husband.
"I promise I will come back to you and the kids, Alisia, you have my word."
The two lovers continue to hold each other for a few minutes longer before Tala finally starts to loosen his hold on his wife and slowly starts to pull away from her, even if it is done with a lot of reluctance, but at least he keeps his hands on the sides of her face as he looks deeply into the red eyes from his wife, her eyes red from all of the crying and he too has already shed a tear or two because of leaving her side like this. This truly will be the battle of their lifetime and it can swing either way.
Alisia clutches the front of Tala's jacket all while looking deep into the eyes of her husband, "You must come back to me, Tala, do you hear me, please," and Alisia now sounds even more broken than before as fresh tears start to make their way from her eyes.
"I will, you have my word, Alisia; I promise. Before you know it, I will be back with you and our children. I have to go now, my love, even though I don't want to, but it is time, and promise me that as soon as I have left, you will go to your sister's place, okay?"
Alisia nods her head to this, "I am going to miss you so much, my love, so incredible very much," Tala not saying anything else to this and instead just crashes his lips against Alisia's lips, his sadness also being felt through the kiss.
With a lot of reluctance once more, Tala pulls away from the kiss and with a final kiss to Alisia's forehead, he steps away from her completely so that he can start making his way towards the Feniks manor where Kai is waiting for him. The business mogul has already called him and demanded to come already so that they can go over their plan of action, Kai having being discharged not even two hours ago and he is already on the war path, but can anyone blame him?
"I love you, Alisia Ivanov, and don't you ever forget it. I love you and our children very much and I will be with you three in less than 24 hours, I promise."
Alisia is battling with everything in her so that she does not break down in front of her husband because even though she does not want him to leave, she knows that she cannot cause him any more anguish than he is already experiencing; she has to stay strong for both of them, she has to show him that she will stay strong for his sake.
"I love you too, Tala Ivanov, and you better get your ass back here, ALIVE, or I swear to all that is holy, you will not have a peaceful afterlife, and that is a promise."
Tala can only smile to his wife, she returning his smile through the tears and with a final nod of his head, Tala finally turns away from her and heads to his car, Alisia remaining to stand at the door while she watches how her husband gets in, starts the car and then starts to make his way out of their yard, and with a final honk to her, Tala disappears down the street and she is finally allowed to fall down to her knees and completely break down because of her husband leaving to go and face death straight in the eye.
"Please don't break your promise to me, Tala, I beg of you, please, please come back to me, my horny red devil."
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Tala does not even need to see Kai's car to know that he is here because the closer he gets to Feniks manor, the more he can feel the pulsing of the darkness that is without a doubt coming from Kai. Tala sees the endless amounts of cars and men standing around, they all eager to fight to the death and to take as many victims as they possibly can while doing it.
He can't help but to feel incredibly proud to be a part of this, to be able to fight alongside Kai in this epic battle that is about to take place. It is early afternoon and it will soon start getting dark and that is when they will strike, bringing down Boris and his so called empire that he has managed to build up from nothing after being brought down and losing everything in the process, and this time Boris will not be able to get up ever again because there is no doubt that Kai will make sure that Boris never breathes again, especially after what he has done to Mya.
Tala stops his car and gets out, he casually smirking to himself upon thinking how Kai is scaring the shit out of some of their men, mostly the younger ones because there is no doubt in his mind that Kai is spitting venom with each word that he is speaking, and seeing as some of these men have never even met Kai before today, he is certain that they are wishing that they would not have minded in not meeting him for another indefinite amount of time.
Kai knows how to drive fear into men, that is after all one of his specialities.
Tala finally makes his way into the manor and he heads straight for the large ball room where he knows everyone is gathered so that Kai can threaten them with their lives should they decide to fail.
He reaches the room and again just smirks to himself when he sees how Kai is standing in front of the men that has lined up in formation with his hands behind his back and looking all bad ass, everyone paying close attention to every word that Kai is saying, even if he is not usually a big talker.
"...and if any of you kill Boris, I promise you now that I will unleash hell on you and all of your loved ones, strangling all of you with your own guts, is that clear?!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Kai nods his head once and this is the sign for them to leave the room, all of them most likely going to their vehicles so that they can start heading out to the abbey where Boris is hiding.
Tala reaches Kai who is now conversing with Ray and Mikhail, Kai immediately glaring at him in a scornful manner, "You are late, Ivanov."
Tala waves it off with his right hand, "I already know what is going on, and shouldn't you be resting?" Tala asks in a joking manner and the only reply that he gets is an almost growling sound from Kai as the mob boss narrows his eyes at Tala, Ray and Mikhail remaining silent through this ordeal.
"Fine, fine," Tala says as he rolls his eyes, "You are more than fit to kill a few people and to take out an entire mob organisation. So, you guys ready for some kick ass action?" and his wide grin indicates that Tala's bloodlust has also just kicked in.
Both Ray and Mikhail grin back at him and there is no denying their enthusiasm in going to battle with their sworn enemy.
"This is going to be epic; Boris will not know what hit him. If he thinks the last ambush a couple of years back were bad, then he hasn't seen anything yet."
"Now you're talking, Ray."
Before Tala and the other two men can fall into conversation, Kai interrupts them and demands to speak to Tala in his personal office, Tala only shrugging his shoulders to Ray and Mikhail as he follows Kai out of the large ballroom and walking the long way to Kai's personal office.
They finally reach the office and Kai is the first to enter, Tala softly closing the door after he also enters the office, and the moment he turns to face Kai, he sees how the body of his best friend deflates in a defeated manner, and Tala immediately starts to worry.
"You okay, Kai?" he asks as he takes a few steps closer towards Kai, but he stops a few feet away because he knows how much Kai values his personal space, especially if he is in this state of mind, whatever state it could be because not too long ago he was the cold and bad ass Kai Hiwatari, but now, Tala is not so sure.
Kai suddenly feels so tired, and he knows that he should still be in bed so that he can rest his body, but after threatening Valentin to discharge him, he only had one thing on his mind and that was to rescue Mya, whether his body can take the stress or not; for Mya he would risk his entire body.
Kai sighs in a tired manner, he unable to get his mind completely clear, "What...what if we are too late, Tala, what if Boris has already killed Mya?"
Tala immediately closes the distance between Kai and him and he places a comforting hand on Kai's right shoulder, "Hey, we will be on time, Kai, I promise you; that girlfriend of yours is just as bad ass as you are, so there is no way she is going to let Boris win just like that. Everything will be fine, Kai, I promise you. Today you will not only rescue the love of your life, but you will also kill Boris with your own two hands and get your revenge for all that he has done to you and your family. Tomorrow this time, Mya will be safely back in your arms and Boris will be a distant memory, his body getting ready to become maggot food, along with all of his weakling followers. You just have to stay wrong a little while longer, please."
Kai looks Tala directly in the eyes and Tala can see how tired Kai truly is, and for a few brief seconds he considers the idea of having Kai set this one out but Kai would never forgive him, so he is not even going to voice his plan.
"I know you are worried for Mya, Kai, we all are, but we will get her out of there, I promise, but you have to stay strong okay, if not for yourself then for Mya, as long as you get to slit the throat of that bastard."
Kai gives another tired sigh but at least he nods his head to this, he looking away from Tala so that he can try and get himself sorted.
"I would like to have a few minutes to myself, Tala," Kai says softly while he keeps his focus down at the carpet.
"Yeah, sure, anything; if you need anything, just call. I will be with the rest of the guys, ready for when it is time to set out."
Tala again just receives a silent nod from Kai and he releases his hold on Kai's shoulder and then makes his way towards the door and just as he is about to walk out after opening it, he looks at Kai once more, the business mogul still looking tired and defeated, but Tala knows that there is nothing that he can do and so, he finally walks out of the room to give Kai his few minutes alone. Hopefully by the time they leave for the abbey, Kai would be back to his old murdering self, ready to slit a few throats and blow out a few brains.
Tala can only hope for that to happen because if Kai does not get into the right mind set, then this mission would be a suicide mission because then Boris would easily be able to defeat Kai, and yes, last night Tala was very pessimistic about Mya still being alive, and he has already been praying the entire way over here, praying that he is wrong and that Mya really is still alive, that she is still holding on to life just so that she can kill Boris with her own hands, because if Mya truly is dead and Boris did kill her, then there is no pulling Kai out of that destructive state of mind that he would go into.
'Here is to hoping that you are still alive, Mya; please just hang on a couple of hours more, please, we are on our way. Please just hang on.'
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"Explain to me again why you just can't shoot the bastard? That way you won't have to bother on wasting any energy on the fool and it will be over quickly."
Boris silently sighs to himself because his so-called girlfriend can be so idiotic sometimes, and even though he has already explained to her why he is not going to just shoot Kai dead, he will again try to explain to her, and he hopes that this time she will grasp what he means, but then again, she didn't grow up in this world so she most likely will never understand why he wants to fight Kai with a katana after engaging in a fight with him with it.
"Because, my love, we both are fighters and we both want to feel the thrill of the fight of finally killing the other one and to finally put an end to a feud that has lasted for years. I know that you will never be able to understand it, my love, but trust me when I tell you that both Kai and I want this. I have known Hiwatari all my life and I know that even though he wants to kill me badly, he will not do it easily; he would want me to suffer and the same goes for me. Kai is an avid fighter when it comes to Samurai weapons, the traditional katana being his favourite weapon and I have seen with my own eyes how he moves with that weapon, and that is why I am certain that Kai is again going to bring his favourite weapon along with him. There is no greater pleasure in piercing this beautiful piece of steel into the heart of your enemy and looking into his eyes and see how his life leaves him, and both Kai and I want this. Do you get it now?"
Mila only sighs and crosses her arms in front of her chest in an irritated manner, "No, I don't get it, Boris, and I most likely will never get it; I just thought that you would like this fight to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can get the hell out of here and go and claim Hiwatari's territory. You do realise that you may end up dead, right?."
Boris chuckles to this as he continues to shine the blade of his katana, "I know, my love, and that is what makes it so much more enticing, the fact that I am literally staring death in the eye right now. Adrenaline is currently coursing through my body and I can promise you that it feels much better than sex."
Mila quirks an eyebrow to this and smirks snidely, "Really now?" she uncrosses her arms and starts to walk towards Boris, her hips swaying in a seductive manner, "Better than sex you say?" she asks coyly while smiling at Boris in a sensual and seductive manner.
Boris looks up from his katana and he immediately notices the look of lust on Mila's face, there no denying what she is about to do and right now, Boris won't mind a quick session of sex, seeing as it may as well be the very last time he gets to have sex with this fiery sex kitten that he calls his girlfriend.
"Yes, better than sex, my love," he says in an amused tone of voice.
Mila reaches Boris and he wastes no time in placing the katana down, Mila immediately sitting down on his lap and wrapping her arms around Boris's shoulders while he too wraps his arms around her waist.
"I like a challenge and I will show you that there is nothing better than sex," Mila says right before she captures Boris's lips in a seething kiss, the fight with Kai temporarily gone from his mind as lust starts to cloud his mind.
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Darkness has finally descended upon the beautiful city that is Moscow, but this does not mean that everyone gets to go home to be with their loved ones or to just relax; either way, everyone is glad that the working day is almost at an end, bringing a close to this day that is just another normal day in everyone's lives where everyone is following the usual routine of their daily lives in order to make their lives more bearable and in order to be able to stomach yet another day of their regular lives.
However, no one realises that with this early darkness bringing an end to this day, it is the sign for a bloody battle about to take place as Kai and his men are on their way to the far outskirts of the city, they all heading to the abbey that Boris has made his own so that they can finally bring an end to this long and overdue feud all while recuing Mya.
Kai is in the lead of the convoy, he riding in his Dodge RAM 1500 pick-up truck and he is driving alone, much to the discomfort of both Ray and Tala because neither of them believes that Kai is in the right state of mind to be driving alone, and they would have felt more relaxed if Kai were travelling with one of them because that way they could have kept an eye on him, seeing as Kai is most likely going to lose his mind and stray from the plan, all in order to save Mya.
The main plan is to trap all of Boris's men within the underground tunnels of the abbey so that it would be easier to take them out from there, and should a few manage to escape through the clutches of Kai's men, there will be men waiting outside, every 500 metres radius around the abbey, this being to ensure that no one from Boris's group survives this attack; Kai wants them all exterminated.
Kai is clutching the steering wheel tight with his right hand, his knuckles practically white from the pressure, but he does not seem to notice it because his mind is with Mya and what he has seen on that DVD, it constantly running through his mind and taunting him, and he can't help but to feel absolutely horrible for what he did to Mya more than two weeks ago, when he broke up with her and chased her away like some unwanted street mutt, and yes, at that time it had seemed like the best solution, but should anything happen to Mya and should she die, the last memory that she would have of him would be of him hurting her and telling her that he has grown tired of her, which is not the case at all.
Kai is not just anxious about this fight but also nervous because of what he might find when he enters the premises; he does not even know how big the underground system is, or where Mya is kept exactly, so they will be wasting time in trying to find Mya, but at least are they bringing a shit load of their men with them that can cover various grounds at the same time. Kai's first priority is to find Mya and then after getting her to safety, he is going to find Boris and then finally put an end to the old miserable bastard's life with his own two hands, something he should have done a long time ago.
Just then Tala's voice is heard through the walkie-talkie, this interruption temporarily bringing Kai out of his train of thoughts, "You still okay, Kai?"
"Why wouldn't I be, Tala? I am about to rescue Mya and slit Boris's throat as well as take down his sorry excuse of a mini-empire, so why wouldn't I be okay?" and Kai did not mean to sound so rude to Tala, but he is no mood for anyone's caring character right now; they are about to go into a warzone where there is no place for this compassionate bullshit, and the sooner everyone realises it, the sooner everyone can get into the right state of mind for what lies ahead where no one can afford to make even the tiniest mistake seeing as it can cost a lot of people their lives, and Kai does not intend on losing any of his men today, much less Mya.
"You know what I mean, Kai, and usually I would just shrug off your lack of manners, but I am still your best friend and your second in command, so I will always care about your state, but hearing that you can still bitch at people puts my mind at ease that at least you are the usual asshole Kai and as long as you stay in that state of mind, I am happy."
Kai just rolls his eyes to this but he cannot stop the smirk from forming on his face, he feeling grateful for having someone like Tala by his side, because he really needs Tala now, more than he wants to admit.
"Just stay alive, Tala; I don't want Alisia on my case when you are six feet underground, got that? I would very much like to keep my sanity and MY BALLS in check, thank you very much."
Tala can be heard laughing light heartedly on the other end of the line which broadens Kai's smirk but he says nothing to it, "Okay, Kai, for the safety of your sanity and of YOUR BALLS, I will not die and in that way protect you against my wife; happy?"
"Yes, now stop pestering me already," and Kai abruptly ends the communication between Tala and him but he still continues to smirk to himself, he again thinking just how much he really needs Tala and Alisia in his life; in fact, all of the people that are close to him right now, he really needs them all because they all bring something to his life, which raises the question, will they miss him when he is gone?
It is still a short distance that they have to drive before they reach the abbey and the closer they get, the more anxious Kai gets because he is getting closer and closer to Mya and to whatever condition Boris has left her in, he trying his best to convince himself that Mya is still alive, that she is strong enough to withstand anything that Boris may have done to her.
'When we get rid of Boris, Mi Amor, I promise you that I will fight with everything in me to show you how sorry I am for what I did to you and I will do anything just to gain your forgiveness; I unfortunately can't tell you the reason but I am going to make sure that every second we spend together will be filled with nothing but love, I promise, but for that I need you to hang on, please.'
Memories of the past start to flash through Kai's mind, memories from Mya and him and how they had gotten to know each other over time, from the first time he met her to the time they finally made love for the first time.
"And who is this hunk, my dear brother? I am Anastasia, Anastasia Grekov, just in case my dear sweet family forgot to mention me. You single?"
Those being the very first sentence that she has ever spoken to him, when she was still the carefree Ana that was still with light in her soul and who was not yet tainted with this world's darkness and with his own darkness.
"I thought you didn't want to have sex because of you having to go back to Moscow, and the two us probably never seeing each other ever again."
"I want to go back with a memory that I want to cherish forever and ever."
He never managed to come back to Russia with the memory of them making love, but after so many years, he finally realised why fate had decided that they were unable to make love in New York.
"I don't want to say good bye, Ana."
"Then don't. I am sure whatever job you have in Moscow, you can also find it here in the States."
And yet, he still said good bye and he managed to forget all about her, he respecting Vladimir's request and wishes, and yet, fate decided that their paths should cross once more.
"It will be so easy to kill you right now, so flawless, and all that I will have to do is to press this sword even deeper into your skin until I pierce your black heart."
Kai can still clearly see the hate in those beautiful eyes of hers while she stood over him, katana pressed into his chest and ready to kill him, and he can still remember how it did not really bother him that she wanted to kill him, that she literally desired killing him, and yet again, fate had intervened and threw them both for a curveball, he ending up falling more in love with her and she also ending up falling in love with him.
"Kai...I...I don't feel so good."
Kai looks down at his hands that are now both clutching the steering wheel and he can suddenly see her blood on his hands the night she got shot at the Chinese restaurant; he was so scared about losing her that night, but at least that incident had changed their relationship because that is when the hate in her eyes for him started to disappear and he decided that he wants her in his life, that he will make her fall in love with him and that he will never let her go from his life ever again.
"I am impressed, Hiwatari."
"Impressed with what?"
"With you, for putting a stop to this before things got out of control; it is clear that you are the stronger one out of the two of us for still being able to think straight despite being just as horny as I am."
"It's not without difficulty, that I can promise you."
"Would we really have been capable of having sex now if you did not come to your senses?"
Kai shakes his head from side to side, "I don't know."
He definitely would have had sex with her that night, more like he would have made love to her but seeing as Mya was just lusting after him, it would not have been nearly as special as he would have wanted it to be seeing as the loving emotions were only one-sided, but thank all that is holy that it had changed over time.
"...I just have one request from you: stay away from me."
Those words had stung him so much and yet he tried to hurt her that night at the masquerade ball after hearing about her time with Mikhail in Amsterdam; he had never known heartache like that and that is why he just had to lash out at the very person that had caused it, Kai softly chuckling to himself upon thinking to himself how he resembled some kind of artificial intelligent being that was coming to grips with certain emotions that he has been experiencing for the very first time, it being both love and hurt that stemmed from love, but it was all worth it in the end because he had grown and his love for Mya had just grown stronger and stronger after that.
"Can't you see it, Mya?! Don't you get it by now?! I am in love with you!"
Kai now smirks to himself while shaking his head from side to side, this being his big reveal of his feelings for Mya; other men probably do it in a much more romantic manner, he had to do it after he and Mya had kicked each other's asses, but that is what makes it so much more special, the fact that they were covered in bruises after beating each other, and it almost like something out of an action romance movie or novel or something, in the heat of the battle where the two main characters start to confess their undying love to each other.
"So corny," Kai mutters to himself and then again chuckles to himself while once again thinking back to that night.
"I am also in love with you, Kai, and I have been in love with you for quite a while now."
That was one of the most beautiful statements he has ever heard in his life, to hear that the love of his life is also in love with him, to know that their situation is no longer a one-sided affair.
"Kai, I am ready."
That being another beautiful statement, that being the night he first made love to Mya, to his precious Mya and to his bubbly blonde, and it was beyond magical, beyond anything he has ever experienced in his life.
Kai closes his eyes for a few brief seconds while he goes back in time to that very special night, he feeling her naked body against his own while he hears how she gasps from all of the pleasure and the way their eyes connect, there being no denying the love and passion within her eyes.
The night he first made love in his life, the first time that he truly experienced the 'whole making love' scenario and he is still glad that he got to experience that with Mya; it would have been beyond awesome if he could have lost his virginity to her but again, FATE had other plans.
Kai opens his eyes and looks down at his left arm, he removing his left hand from the steering wheel and turns it around so that he can look at the underside of his wrist, his 'Yang' tattoo slightly visible in the lights of the dashboard.
"I am so sorry that I failed you, Mi Amor, but I promise you that for as long as I live, I will make it up to you. I swear it to you."
Kai can't help but suddenly feel trapped within the confinements of his pick-up truck and the fact that he just went down memory lane also puts him somewhat more on edge.
'Everyone says that your life starts to flash before your eyes just as you are about to die, so maybe I am going to die tonight, who knows; Boris sure is going to try his best in killing him so maybe is this some foreshadowing or something. Whatever the case, as long as Mya is still alive, I will also try my damndest best to stay alive,' and just like that, a wave of fury and determination comes over Kai and without thinking twice, he floors the pedal of the gas, the pick-up truck gaining speed because Kai is now very anxious to get to Mya and to slit as many throats and shoot out brains as he can.
He is dressed in all black; black turtle neck with a black bullet vest underneath and also just a normal black vest underneath, black cargo pants and black army boots, various knives strapped to his legs. Kai has brought two of his katana knives along with a shit load of guns and also his favourite karambit knife because he intends to kill some of these men up close, all just so he can feel the flow of their blood over his hands.
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"What the...what the hell is he doing?" Tala asks as he sees how Kai suddenly gains speed, Ray and he only looking at each other as dread suddenly settles in the pit of their stomachs because no doubt Kai is not going to wait for them and he is most likely going to do something stupid right now.
"That ignorant bastard!" Tala says out loudly and also starts to gain speed so that they can catch up to Kai, Tala informing the others to increase their speed so that they can all try to reach the abbey at the same time.
"What is the use of planning an attack when Kai is just going to piss in our faces?" Ray asks as he sits up straight in the passenger seat while he feels very anxious because of Kai doing this to them right now, "Does he want to get himself killed or what?"
"Is he...is he seriously going to drive through the gate?" Tala asks in a surprised tone of voice because he suddenly realises that they are just in front of the abbey's gates and it does not seem like Kai is going to slow down, "that son of a..." Tala not completing his sentence because just then, both he and Ray see how Kai drives full force through the iron gates of the abbey, they hearing the loud crash and seeing the dust in front of the lights, and as if that was not bad enough, they continue to watch at how Kai still does not slow down and the business mogul drives straight into the main building of the abbey after speeding towards it.
Tala speeds through the damaged gate and also speeds towards the building where the clear sound of gun fire can be immediately heard; Ray immediately hangs through the open window after turning it down and also starts to fire his two guns so that they can back up Kai, who has clearly lost his mind along the way but there is nothing they can do about it now.
Tala finally stops the Oshkosh truck and both he and Ray waste no time in jumping out and heading towards the damaged building, guns blazing everywhere as their other trucks also come to a stop and the men start jumping out from the back, all starting to shoot at Boris's men that are shooting at them from all angles.
Tala finally spots Kai through the commotion and there is no denying that the mob boss is in some type of bloodlust, given the way that he is moving through the men, shooting and slicing before they can even land a single punch or bullet on him.
Mikhail soon joins Ray and Tala's side, their automatic guns proving their worth over and again and it isn't long until silence descends upon them, a few men of The Chenrnyy Feniks being injured but at least there are no casualties; Boris's men on the other hand, they are all lying dead in a puddle of their own blood.
Ray, Tala and Mikhail approach Kai, the business mogul having his back towards them with the headlights of his truck shining on to his toned back and there is no denying his heaving as his shoulders rise and fall in a deep manner. Tala passes the truck and just quickly glances at it and he only cringes inwards when he sees that the entire front side of the beautiful pick-up truck has been destroyed and clearly Kai does not worry about that right now.
"I bet you guys that these fighters here on top were just the pawns, the weaklings of Boris's army and that he is keeping the real men down stairs," Ray says while holding his automatic rifle in both hands while kicking one of Boris's men just to make sure that he is dead.
"The old fool probably wants to trap us down there, but let him; we will show him the true might and power of The Chernyy Feniks," Tala says and he suddenly has a hint of darkness within his voice, he also starting to get the bloodlust.
Kai still keeps his back towards his men, he hearing how the other men are approaching the rubble, they all ready to kill as many as they can, and this pleases him.
"Where is Valerie?" Kai asks in his deep voice, he still not turning his back to face the others.
Tala and the others do not need to answer that question because they all suddenly hear a helicopter approaching, it being Valerie with two paramedic assistants so that they can stabilize Mya before they get her to the hospital, and Kai has insisted on Mya being airlifted to the hospital instead of being driven to the hospital seeing as it is so far to drive and there might not be time to drive to the hospital.
"Now that everyone is here, let's go find my woman, and remember," Kai turns his head to the side and slightly glances at his men, "Boris is mine to kill," and without saying anything else, Kai takes a gun in one hand, puts away his karambit knife and removes the katana on his left side that is strapped to his back in its sheath, the mob boss ready to go to battle with everyone.
Everyone starts to follow Kai so that they can move to the lower levels where Boris and his men are without a doubt waiting for them.
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Boris can see on the screens how Kai and his army of men are making their way into the underground tunnels, and he can't help but to smirk to this.
"Sir, what shall we do about the woman?"
"Leave her there; I want Kai to discover the body, I want him to see what I have done to his lover because I want him to suffer the agonising loss of his lover so that I can finish him off for good," and then Boris starts to laugh in a menacing manner as he continues to watch how Kai makes his way down a hallway with a few men with him, they all armed and ready to kill some of his men, all in order to get to his precious Mya.
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The three men continue to silently make their way down the barely lit stone hallway, their guns at ready to shoot and kill anyone that tries to get in their way while they continue to search for Mya.
It has already almost been half an hour of just shooting and killing anything on sight as the men of The Chernny Feniks takes it level by level in wiping out Boris's men, the sound of gun shots and men yelling still being heard all around as the battle continues to rage on.
However, Tala, Ray and Mikhail has left the heart of the battle to go and find Mya seeing as they have already wasted too much time in getting through Boris's men, and this had worried both Tala and Ray, and they are somewhat relieved to see that Kai is so crazy with the bloodlust that he did not notice them leave to go looking for Mya, which has given Tala, Ray and Mikhail a chance to slip away and go and finally find Mya and hope for the best, the three men praying with each step that they take that Mya is still breathing and waiting patiently for them to come and rescue her.
The section that the men are currently in, which is a level below where Kai and the others currently are, is surprisingly enough lacking the presence of Boris's men, and this immediately sets all three men on edge because why would this section not be guarded?
It is almost as if someone wants them to be concentrated on something other than killing the enemy, almost as if someone wants them to find something in this area.
The three men each continue to take a door to open and look inside of the room to try and see whether Mya is in any of the rooms. Ray reaches a door that is halfway open and pushes it open with his foot and looks inside, and the moment he sees what is inside, he gasps before yelling Tala's name in an urgent manner.
Tala and Mikhail immediately come rushing into the room and both stop dead in their tracks when they see Ray kneeled beside an unconscious Mya as he gently shakes her calls her name in a panicked manner, he hoping to get any reaction out of her.
"Val," Tala calls over his headset, "we found Mya, and we need assistance immediately, hurry!"
"We're on our way, Tala."
Tala approaches Ray and the unconscious Mya, Mikhail deciding to remain at the door to keep watch while the two men try to attend to Mya.
"Tala," Ray starts in a still panicked voice, "I...I don't feel a pulse, I don't feel anything, Tala!" and his eyes are wide with fear because of there being no pulse on the unconscious black haired beauty.
I know, that is one shitty place to end a chapter but it is called a cliff hanger after all :-D
So, what are your thoughts on Mya not making it, or do you think she can still pull through?
We are slowly getting to the end of this story you guys, and it is going to be hectic these last few chapters, a real roller coaster of emotions and some surprises still to come :-)
Happy new year to everyone and I do hope 2021 will be a much better year for us all!
next chapter will be up on the 15th if all goes well.
