~Prologue~
The night was dark and the air was cool. Silky clouds hovered about the moon occasionally covering it entirely, making the gloomy street even drearier. Decrepit apartment buildings littered the pothole-infested street. Clotheslines from railing to railing glinted as parts that did not had articles of clothing hanged on them was reflected from a little moonlight appearing once in a while. A little park with a broken swing and scattered dry shrubs were situated on an abandoned lot. But you can tell that children seldom played there.
At the farthest apartment building stood a blinking lamppost. It noisily scattered a bright white light then brought forth the darkness again. For a few seconds it continued its gruesome fight for life but with one final gasp of breath, the bulb on the lamp gave in to the blackness of the night. All that's left were the sounds of the crickets and the whistle of the cold breeze.
Not so far from the lamppost, two shadows seemed to mysteriously appear out of nowhere and began to creep towards the dilapidated building. If you wouldn't look closely, you would not even know they were there. As if their cloaks perfectly blended with every shadow they passed. The one leading the two of them was tall, lean and graceful while the one following him was short, bulky and seemed to be struggling with walking as they silently entered the structure.
A few moments passed and the two of them came out. The leader walked out proudly showing off his hooded face and the follower surprisingly lost weight. But that would be impossible. He or she or whatever it was must have been carrying something when they first came in. And he seemed to walk normally now so it must have been something heavy.
What happened next would sober a drunkard: they disappeared with a pop.