Arson


Nile grinned as he began soaking the property in gasoline. He scattered the kindling. The windows and doors had already been chained shut. Not that the people in the meeting had noticed. They were still droning on. Nile glanced around to check that the street was empty. The strike of the fire match flared. Nile dropped it to the ground and started running. After making it all the way down the street, he turned. The fire was already leaping across the lawn. It licked the building. Nile grinned as the fire spread to the roof and the first screams began.


Fin


Based on a prompt by Zyzyax (see story summary). This is the 79th work in the Winds of Change 2022 Alex Rider Prompt event, where a new prompt (plus a short 1-3K work) is posted every day. For more details, see the AO3 collection :) Want to discuss? Leave a comment beneath, or join the discord (Link on AO3 Fics or just PM me, lol). Want to take part in our Alex Rider anniversary celebrations in September? Join the WoC discord to take part in a fanfic event! Want to showcase your work to your fellow fans and authors? The WoC server has a new feature! Any author who joins can ask to join our authors' feed, which shows all the fics from the authors who opt in, including non-AR fics!