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Chapter 10
He sprinted across the street and down the long, tiny lane. The blood from the wound near his stomach was oozing dangerously onto his white shirt. He placed his right palm on it, trying to stop the uncontrollably flowing liquid. A tiny, Ah… left him as he ran into the wall at the end of the lane. The impact almost making him fall to his knees, his agony doubled. He pressed his bloodied hand on the wall and clenched his teeth in a desperate attempt of lifting himself back up. His feet unwillingly supported him and he stumbled to his right to follow the curve of the lane. His energy levels had dropped drastically and his vision barely allowed him to see where he was going. But he had to keep moving, the people following him were surely somewhere close behind, and besides, if he stopped now he was unsure that even his strong will, would be able to help him start running again.
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Boris's wicked smile made Kai cower from inside, but he still stood his ground, looking straight into the man's eyes.
He chuckled at the boy's stubborn bravery, "I have a little task for you, my little hero. It's simple really, but if you fail in this, you will be paying a very big price." His smile grew wider,
"So, what do you want to know first Kai? The task? Or the price you will pay, if you are to fail?" He glared at the boy,
Faint traces of the conversation between Kai's mother and Voltaire from the other room were slipping into the silence between Boris and Kai,
"You hear your pretty mother there?" he said still glaring at Kai, "She will be the price," Kai's eyes widened and his lips parted in shock. Boris smirked, "But wait, that's not a big enough price! Here," he fished out some photographs from his coat pocket and flung them at Kai's feet. He saw as the small boy dropped to his knees and picked up the photographs that flaunted the bloodied figure of his father. Boris let out a small laugh, as the boy looked up at him, his innocent eyes questioning him.
"Now, let's come to the fun part, we will take you to the local hospital, you have to get into the morgue and retrieve something that we have hidden there." He turned to look outside the window, "I hear you are an exceptional blader Kai. I want to see your skills." He looked back at the boy who was staring at the photographs, "just remember that you will be playing for your parents' lives."
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Kai watched as Max lay in the bed, an oxygen mask attached to his face, to help him breathe, several other machines beeping somewhere in the background. He had offered to wait back while the rest of the team went to the airport to receive Max's mother. I'm sorry Max! He thought, not really focusing on him. His mind was looking somewhere beyond the frail boy in front of him, trying to reach out to his friends in Russia. He felt so helpless, bound and unable to move, unable to even try to help them. How must they be?
The cloud before his eyes lifted suddenly, as his ears caught the sound of something being slid, then hurried footsteps running away. He looked at the floor. An envelope? His heart felt like it was trying to break some kind of a world record. He got up and walked toward it. Hesitating, he stood at the spot for a while, looking down at the object. Then he picked it up. It felt slightly heavy, like it was full of thick paper. He opened it and pulled out the contents. His universe collapsed as he looked at the first picture in the small pile. Ian.
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Samuel had unofficially followed the 'Voltaire' case for several years now. He had also kept a close track on many of the other tiny cases that occasionally kept erupting here and there. But, in one way or the other they all were silenced, either by buying off the judge or by silencing the witnesses themselves. The 'silencing' done in such a way, that there was no trace of the witnesses' existence left.
Soon after Voltaire's arrest, the lawyer fighting the case against him and several of the agents who had brought Voltaire to kneel before justice, had miraculously got trapped in the same burning building, which turned them all to ash. That case was still pending in court.
Voltaire's little puppy dog, Boris had managed to stay clean of all charges. None of his 'students' were ready to speak against the man, as it was a given fact that 'Jail' was not enough to hold back Boris's claws. The man had managed to drill fear, so deep into his students that it got the better of them. The only teens that spoke were the Blitzkerig boys.
Samuel, put down the paper that he had read so many several times by now, "Yes, they spoke, and now Boris is planning to terminate them all, maybe," he said softly to himself.
He had been reassigned to keep an eye on Boris immediately after, he was given the clean chit by the court. A number of agents had been recruited to follow the man's every move. The reports said 'nothing suspicious' until one day a report pointed out an massive order of high tech machinery to be shipped in from the various corners of the world. Soon after which, another report said that the Abbey was up and functioning.
"But then, why in the world would he hurt Max?" he gave out a sigh, this is plan had a double meaning to it, Boris had been out for a very long time now, he could have done away with the Blitzkerig boys whenever he wanted to...
The ringing of his cell phone broke the train of his thoughts. He flipped it open,
"Hello?"
"I had to dispose off my cell phone. He is tightening the noose here, everything that we own is checked. I don't know how much longer I will be able hold."
Samuel wiped the thin layer of sweat in his face with his palm, as he heard his only direct connection to Boris speak. "You think he knows?"
"Rumors are, that he's been tapping the phones of the Russian kids. He knows there is a man from the intelligence, and a connection that connects that man and him. Honestly, he won't take long to sniff me out."
"SHIT!"
"Yes, and I'm telling you man, I'll shoot myself before he finds me."
Samuel sighed, "We need to find a connection between Kai and Boris. He wants the boy."
"What? Where are you getting this information?"
"You are not the only one working on this case. Now, I need you to dig deeper into the Biovault files and-"
"What! How much more deeper? I have reached rock bottom regarding the information, all those files that I gave you are all that were there in the freakin' computers man."
"Please work with me on this. Those computers gave you everything, except any information regarding Kai. All his files were blank. Boris clearly wants the boy and he has done nothing without a reason, well, at least Voltaire has not." He held the bridge of his nose, "and secondly you need to find out if Black Dranzer still exists. Seduce a scientist if you have to, but the next time you call I want to hear progress."
"Yeah... right..." his voice laced with sarcasm,
Samuel managed to force a weak smile on his face, "and yes," he paused, letting the smile spread a little more, "Please don't shoot yourself."
He listened as the man slammed the receiver down. He hit the end button on his own cell phone, and then scrolled through his contacts, picked up the landline
"Kiyomi, I want you to cut my landline from the circuit. Make sure this number is not traced."
"Yes sir, right away." She cut the call.
A few minutes later he picked up the receiver again and punched in another number, then waited for an answer,
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His feet faltered making him fall forward. Panting heavily he tried to steady himself and toiled to lift himself up yet again. He could feel the bullet embedded in him, rub against the flesh somewhere above his stomach, sending streaks of pain through his body. He screwed his eyes shut. His body was strongly protesting against making any movements. He dragged himself, as fast as he could and hid behind the large dustbin placed against the wall. But he knew it was pointless. The blood would most definitely give him away.
Slumped against the wall he looked down to examine the wound that was still spitting out blood. He arched his head backwards and gritted his teeth in an effort to mute the agony that was trying to make him scream.
The noise inside him was so loud that the vibrations of his cell phone against his chest almost went unnoticed. He lifted a feeble hand and reached for the device. The name of the caller was a blur, ignoring it, he flipped it open,
"Tala, Boris is tapping your calls, get away as quickly as you can, don't wait for -"
"I know," Tala replied, his voice was coarse, clearly reflecting his suffering, Ah… he adjusted himself, "I know."
"Tala, where are you? What happened?"
"I don't think that matters anymore, he has found me, just make sure that the others stay safe,"
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Samuel was stunned out of his wits,
"Tala, hang on, try to stay out of sight, I'm going to send hel-"
"- well actually that would not be necessary, he has all the help he will need," it was another man, "and I suggest that you keep your nose in your own business. Here's a little treat for you,"
There was a long pause. Samuel heard faint curses as Tala put up a small fight, then, the sound of two shots and something that sounded like the clicks of a camera, echoed in the phone,
"Enjoy," the man said almost threatening, almost mocking.
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"What's wrong with you, my little darling?" Keira's concern dripped into her tone as she sat next to the little form of her child. She was Kai's mother and much as Kai tried, she felt her son drifting away to some place she could not go. He had almost told her once, but had hesitated and decided not to. Is someone troubling you at school? Is someone bullying you? Why don't you talk to me… "…my little angle." She whispered into his ear. Tears glistened in her eyes as she tried to stroke away all the worried that were eating her child. She sat next to Kai for a long time, gently moving her long fingers through his silky slate hair. Her silent sobs finally lulled her to sleep.
Kai opened his eyes and looked up at his mother. He snuggled close to her, I won't let anything happen to you and Daddy. Ever…
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TBC
So that's that… sorry fr the lateness… was slightly busy…
Ne ways hope you guys like the chapter… again not much of Kai… but come onnn, Tala got shot…! Aawww, poor guy…
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