We are back with another chapter ! Hope the wait wasn't too long , but I've been preoccupied this week considering my finals are coming up this year .
Now to respond to some guest reviews , that I forgot to do last chapter . Specifically the one where Balalaika and her men could win WWIII , okay now obviously I made Balalaika more than a little OC in my story , that should have been obvious since the fourth chapter . Probably should have made that more apparent .
Anyway , Revy saying that Balalaika and her men could win a third world war is obviously exaggerated by her . While I have no doubts that they could put up a good fight , Balalaika and her men are still human . Which means even they are prone to being surprised and shocked .
Also I definitely underestimated the number of chapters this story would have left , but I think there are only two chapters left until the epilogue .
With that said , let's get right into the chapter !
Eda grumbled in her sleep , as the car she was in shacked a little after hitting a bump in the road . A slightly heavier bump and Eda hitting her head against the window , made her jolt awake .
" Wha - Where the fuck am I ? " Eda quickly scanned her surroundings , seeing that she now no longer in some rundown warehouse . But instead in some vehicle , in the shotgun seat . And the driver beside her was none other than one of the two brats , Hansel .
" We were wondering when you were going to wake up " Hansel said simply , not even fazed at the fact that he's driving a car .
" Wait , what the ... what the hell happened ? " Eda asked still a little dazed .
" We knocked you out after we finished interrogating you , I gave you a sedative , sorry about that but we thought we should let you rest " Hansel apologized .
Eda eyes widened , if she was just in the car alone with this brat than she just might be able to take him out ! He can't be that strong and he looks to occupied with the road to even look at her . All she needs is to just wait for him to slow the car down and then she can just wrap her hands around his throat and-
" And before you think of doing anything stupid like attacking me , you should be aware that Gretel is in the back and is currently pointing a gun at your head " Hansel warned .
" Good to see you awake again , Miss Eda " Gretel greeted her from the back seat , with Glock in hand , pointed directly at Eda's head .
" Fuck me ... " Eda cursed , these brats were way smarter than she thought they would be . Granted , she had expected them to have some essence of intelligence considering they had survived as long as they did with Hotel Moscow and the Triads on their tail .
" So ... what are you going to do with me ? " Eda nervously asked . Her scared mind made her think of all sorts of unsavory ideas , like maybe they were taking out to a remote place so that they could execute her ? Or maybe they were going to kill her in the car and then just dump her body .
But the worse fate she could think of ... is that they may keep her as a pet and torture her even more for their own amusement .
The last idea made her shiver and afraid .
" Oh , nothing much we're just sending you back to the Church completely unharmed " Hansel shrugged , turning on his signal .
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It took a Eda a full minute to fully process what Hansel had just said .
Did they just that they were going to let her go ?
" So ... you're going to let me go ? " Eda asked , in disbelief at the twins choices .
" Yes , you already complied and gave us all the info we needed . So we're just gonna drop you off by the church " Hansel said , making a turn in the direction of the church .
" But wouldn't it make more sense to just kill me ? " Eda had to admit , that if she were in their position , she would probably have done the same . Before she went undercover , Eda knew from experience that captured prisoners who have already spilled the intel their holding are essentially dead weight and practically loose ends that need to be tied up .
" And why would we do that ? You already gave us everything we wanted , so we would have no reason to hurt you ..." Hansel turned away , looking a bit sheepish " And well ... we did feel bad for what we put you through , so we thought giving you a ride back was the right thing to do "
Eda's eyes widen at the innocence of the two vampires , before her eyes soften at them . They may have been assassins ... but they were still just kids . Kids who were just trying to survive in this messed up little world . In her years of being an undercover for the CIA , Eda had seen a lot of fucked up shit in Roanapur . At the start it was hard knowing who to trust and who not to trust , and even those who could be trusted could easily turn on her in a split second if they ever found out the truth about her .
So being given a ride by these two vampires ...was probably one of the nicest things anybody's every done for Eda in Roanapur in a good long while .
" Thanks kids ..." Eda leaned on her seat , looking out the car window .
" Don't mention it miss " Gretel said from the backseat " Now try and get some sleep , its been a long night "
Eda closed her eyes , leaning back in her seat , she might as well enjoy the car ride while she can .
Hansel let out a sigh , as he heard the snores of both his sister and miss Eda , showing that they had both fallen asleep . Hansel rubbed his eyes tiredly but he managed to stay awake , he was used to staying up late , so this was nothing new for him . Even though they are both twins , Hansel always felt the need to act like the older sibling . He was much more calculating and planning then his more impulsive sister , which was why the planning for their hits were usually orchestrated by him .
Hansel shook the thoughts away , choosing to focus on driving .
It took a few minutes to reach the Ripoff Church from where they were holding Miss Eda , which was actually the very first warehouse that was used to manufacture drugs for the Triads that they had blown up on their first night in Roanapur . Arriving at the Ripoff Church , Hansel stops the car in front of it , setting the car in park . The church itself is eerily quiet , not a single light illuminating from any of the windows .
" Miss Eda , wake up " Hansel gently shook the blonde lady , to the point where she slowly but surely woke up " We're here "
Eda looked out the window to see the church in sight " Well , looks like this is my stop . This is has been one crazy night , but I think I've had enough for one night "
Hansel lets out a humorless chuckle " Yeah , I think we're in the same boat Miss Eda . Though I doubt this will be the end of our crazy night just yet "
" Heh , guess so ..." Eda lets out a sad sigh " I gotta say , its been one shitty night for me . Not only did I waste my evening hunting you two down and failing miserably , but now I gotta go back to the church empty handed ..."
Hansel felt a pang of guilt hit him , as he knew that they were the main cause of her grief .
" Well , I better get going now , see you around kid " Eda made a move to for the car handle when Hansel stopped her suddenly .
" Miss Eda , please wait a second " Hansel stopped her before she could leave much to her confusion . Hansel reached down under his seat and pulled out the bag , that contained all the money they had stolen from Verrocchio's office .
He takes out a few wads of cash and hands it to Eda much to her surprise .
" W-What the ... what's this ? " Eda asked confused at the money he had suddenly handed to her .
" That's 50,000 dollars , its not as much as what we offered you back in the alley , but that's the most that I can give you " Hansel said putting the bag back where it was .
" Why are you giving me this ? " Eda asks skeptically .
Hansel shifted in his seat , looking guiltily at the floor " Well ... we did ruin your night and we did just put you through some pretty intense torture " Eda shivered at the mere mention of it " So I figured that this was the least I could do to make it up to you "
Eda stared at the money Hansel had just given her , before smirking " Hang on a second kid ..."
Eda took out a piece of paper and a pen , writing something down on it ,she turned it over and wrote something else on the other side . Before leaning over and handing to Hansel .
" What's this ? " Hansel asked .
" Its the number of a smuggler down by the docks , by the name of Abas . He can get you two out of Roanapur " Eda explained " Abas may not be the best , but he flies under the radar that nobody would suspect him if he got you two out of the city "
" Why are you giving me this ?" Hansel raised an eyebrow at her , as she leaned towards him .
" Call it my way of making things nice and even ... and also " Eda leaned in and gave Hansel a kiss on the cheek " If you're still interested by then , give me a call in 10 years "
Hansel flipped the note over and saw that Eda wrote down her phone number, with triple X's next to it .
Hansel face turned as red as a tomato , as Eda blew in his ear " Thanks for the ride Hansel ..." Eda got out of the car with a smirk on her face .
Hansel slowly pocketed the note and shifted the car into drive and drove away from the church .
" Picking up women left and right , eh fratele meu ? " Gretel asked from the backseat .
" S-Sora mea !? " Hansel shouted to his surprise , he had thought she was asleep " How long have you been awake ? "
" Long enough to hear that entire exchange go down " Gretel grinned at her brother " The lady's man as always fratele meu , master would be impressed "
Gretel playfully teased as Hansel rolled his eyes " Well , at least now we have a way out of this city sora mea . Now all that's left is to take care of Verrocchio "
" Yeah , but where are we going to find him ? He could be hiding anywhere " Gretel wondered aloud .
" Hotel Moscow and the Triads are on to him , so he doesn't have too many places he can go " Hansel responded " We just wait and keep our eyes and ears open to the sound of massive gunfire and explosions throughout the city "
BOOM !
The sound of an large explosion going off , made Hansel stop the car suddenly . Hansel rolls down the window and they both look out the window to see smoke rising in the distance . Followed by the sound of massive gunfire .
" You just had to jinx it , didn't you fratele meu ? " Gretel asked .
" Can it , sora mea " Hansel changed the directions and headed in the direction of the smoke .
15 minutes earlier ...
The movement at Hotel Moscow had increased in such little time , Balalaika had ordered her men to saddle up and prepare for an assault on Verrocchio's casino . So there was much preparation to be made and a lot of her men were excited to finally get back at the bastard who had taken the lives of their fellow comrades . Balalaika herself was getting ready , even switching out from her usual red business suit for her former commander uniform . The same one she wore back during the Soviet Union .
Balalaika looked at herself in the mirror , as she donned the uniform she hadn't worn in years . It felt right ... yet at the same time , she feels old wearing the uniform .
" Kapitan , the men are almost ready to move " Boris said from behind the door .
" I'll be right there " Balalaika snapped herself from her thoughts , now was not the time to be feeling nostalgic . Now she needs to focus .
Exiting her room and heading to the ground floor , she can see her comrades have readied themselves for battle . Many of them wearing disgruntled faces , some of them looking eager for payback .
As soon as she exited the elevator , they all turn to her . Saluting her as she approached .
" Comrades ! It is time to take our revenge on the bastard Verrocchio ! " Balalaika shouted to raise moral " Mount up ! And prepare to bath in the blood of your enemies ! "
" YEAH !" Her men shouted enthusiastically , raising their guns in the air .
Her men started funneling out of the hotel and into trucks she had designated for the operation . The plan was relatively simple , they were proceed to Verrocchio's casino on an armored convoy , then they would separate into groups . Unit 1 would be set up on the rooftops , while Unit 2 would set up checkpoints in the area around the casino to cut off any escape Verrocchio may attempt to make during the fire fight . Balalaika herself would be leading Unit 3 in an assault on Verrocchio's casino .
Balalaika turned to Chang who approached her " You coming with us , baby ? "
" Nah , I'm still to busted up to really help . Docs orders " Chang replied " Plus a lot of my boys are still injured at the base , so I can't spare anyone to help "
" I see ... well , thank you for your time " Balalaika nodded ,walking away .
" Hey Balalaika ! You send that bastard straight to hell , you hear ? " Chang called out .
Balalaika smirked before walking out of the hotel " That's the plan ..."
Boris who was waiting outside approached her " Kapitan , all the men have loaded into the trucks and are ready for assault "
" Good . Let's get this show on the road " Balalaika said getting into the shotgun seat of one of the armored cars , while Boris got into the driver seat .
" Indeed " Boris turned on the engine and the convoy was underway .
All the trucks drove out from Hotel Moscow's parking and into the streets of Roanapur . Anybody they passed who saw them probably would have they were the actual military rolling through the town . As they drove through the streets , Balalaika couldn't help but let her mind wander . It reminded her so of her time during the war , when everyday could be your last and even the slightest mistake could mean death for not only yourself but the rest of your comrades .
Most men who have been to war would probably kill just to get out of it ... and Balalaika was no exception . Yes , there was just something about the military and war in general that made her feel alive . Yet at the same time , the loss of her comrades and the horrors that came with war , made her wish to be at peace sometimes .
' I wonder if I'll ever find peace ...' Balalaika thinks as she looks out the window .
" Kapitan ? Are you alright ? " Boris asked , shaking her shoulder gently .
" I'm fine Boris ... I'm fine " Balalaika lied " How far are we until we split up ?"
" I estimate we'll be there in the next 15 to 20 minutes " Boris said as he thought in his head " As planned Unit 1 will be the observation team and set up snipers on the rooftops , while Unit 2 -"
BOOM !
Boris was cut off when the truck at the very front of the convoy suddenly exploded .
" Holy shit ! " Boris yelled as he suddenly hit the brakes , the car in front of them stopping because the wreckage from the exploded truck was now blocking the path .
BOOM !
A second explosion followed , this time the car at the very most behind them exploded . At this point , Balalaika quickly got out of the car with her gun in hand . She saw that there were several men on the roof opening fire on them . She and her men took cover , but were getting suppressed heavily by the enemy .
" Everybody take cover now ! " Balalaika yelled as she returned fire , not being able to hit a single one of them because of the haze of bullets kept her in cover .
" Shit ! We're pinned down ! " Boris shouted pulling out his AK and shooting back at their enemies .
'Damnit ! This must have been Verrocchio's plan from the very beginning ! He never intended on actually fighting us on his turf , he just wanted to get us all out in the open ! ' Balalaika thought angrily , as she shot back at them .
On the streets themselves , more men had come out of the buildings and were shooting at them . Balalaika's men held strong and fought back , but the intense fire coming from the rooftops kept them pinned .
Pinned down . Enemies both on the high ground and enemies closing in on them . Balalaika for the first time since the war felt the cold taste of defeat and despair coming ever near .
Hansel sped down the streets of Roanapur , thankfully there were no cars out at this hour . It was almost morning and the night was slowly fading away , though it was still kinda dark . The light of the sky made the smoke rising up in the air even more visible . Hansel grew anxious , but he knew he had to steel his nerves if he was going to take down Verrocchio .
" Gretel get ready " Hansel's eyes were filled with determination as he sped down the streets .
" Always , fratele meu " Gretel cocked her BAR and loaded her Glocks and Hecklers . She was more ready than ever to get payback .
Hansel stopped the car at an intersection , down one of the roadways , he could see the source of all the smoke . It would seem to be an exploded truck , whose fires were still burning brightly . Hansel could also see people on the rooftops of the building shooting down at the people below them and there was also a much smaller group of men on the streets firing at what seemed to what's left of an armored convoy .
" Sora mea , look ! Its the Russians ! " Hansel pointed out .
" And there's miss Balalaika ! " Gretel pointed at the scar faced Russian woman .
Balalaika had looked worse for wear , she was no longer wearing her usual red suit but instead a more reasonable military uniform. Unfortunately , it didn't seem to be doing her any favors , because of how dirtied up it was , mostly due to the ensuing battle with the Verrocchio's men.
" Looks like Verrocchio's men ambushed miss Balalaika " Gretel pointed out the obvious .
" You think ? " Hansel shot back , cocking his Glock " Take care of the group on the street , I'll clear the rooftops "
" Got it ! " Gretel jumped out of the car , alongside her brother .
Gretel quickly ran towards the street group , with their backs towards her and having not noticed her presence yet ... they were going to be easy prey .
" Eat shit you commie motherfuckers ! " One of the men yelled .
" That ruskie bitch is mine ! " Another of them yelled .
" Now that's not a nice thing to call a lady ... " Gretel said in a dark voice , as one of them turn towards her suddenly .
" Oh shi-"
The man didn't have time to even finish his sentence as Gretel blew his brains out with her Glock . The rest of the group having noticed their buddy get killed suddenly , finally noticed the white haired girls presence behind them . However it was too late , as Gretel shredded their bodies with her BAR . None of them even being able to get a shot off at her . Gretel than had to take cover behind a nearby car because the men on the roof had started shooting at her too .
Hansel kicked open the door to the building the men were shooting on top of . He climbed up the stairs quickly , pulling out his axe and being a ready for a fight . Kicking the door to the roof open , he sees multiple men , who all turned to him . Mainly because of the very loud sound of Hansel kicking the door open .
" Shit " Hansel cursed himself for giving away the element of surprise .
" Kill that brat ! " One of the men shouted out , as they opened fire on him .
Hansel was undeterred by this , throwing a smoke bomb at them , which exploded on impact . The smoke provided him with enough time to take all of them down . Hansel got up close and slashed at one of the men with his axe , shooting another two in the face with his pistol .
" You fucking bastard ! " Another one who came from behind Hansel tried to strangle him with his gun .
Hansel could see one of the men in front of him recovering and was about to shoot him !
Without thinking , Hansel headbutted the man holding him back in the face and shot the one in front of him .
" You little brat ! " The man with the now broken noise yelled out .
Hansel glared at the man " Then its about time you get your ass kicked by this brat "
With a single slash of his axe , he hit the man in the knee and kicked him over the rooftop . His body falling ungracefully to the ground , landing on a car .
" Well , that went better than expected " Hansel let out a sigh before going back down the stairs to meet up with his sister.
Hansel exited the building and walked towards his sister who was resting her BAR on her shoulder .
" You okay sora mea ? " Hansel asked .
" I'm fine fratele meu , you ? "
" Relatively fine , but my head hurts from headbutting one of them " Hansel grasped his head in pain at the headache he got .
" Let's go check in with the Russians " Gretel suggested and Hansel nodded along .
They both walk to ... what appears to be what's left of the Russians . There are several dead soldiers and more than half of the living ones appear to be wounded . Hansel couldn't help but grimace at this , as they approach a Balalaika who is tending to a wounded Boris .
" Its alright Boris ... you're gonna be okay " Balalaika finished patching up the bullet wound .
" Kapitan ... look " Boris weakly pointed at the two child vampires who stand before .
" Oh my god ..."Balalaika looked more than surprised " You two are ..."
" Hansel and Gretel " Hansel introduced himself and his sister . Taking a step forward and giving a respectful bow " Please to finally meet you , miss Balalaika "
" Its ... nice to finally meet you two as well " Balalaika stood up , eyeing the two . They both didn't seem to have any injuries but they looked tired as hell .
" How did you find us ? " Balalaika asked " In fact ... why did you even help us ? "
" We saw the smoke in the distance and feared the worse " Hansel explained " As for the why ... calling it making things right "
Balalaika eyes widened " Making things right , huh ... "
" Like fucking hell ! " One of Balalaika's soldiers , suddenly stood up and pointed his gun at the twins .
" Comrade Dimitri , what are you doing ?! " Balalaika was caught off guard by this .
" Stand out of the way kapitan ! These two little shits are the reason so many of our comrades are dead ! I'm just repaying them back ! " Dimitri gave a death glare to both of the twins . He had considered his unit his own family and these two brats had taken it away from him .
" Comrade , stand down ! That is an order ! " Balalaika ordered him , but Dimitri remained undeterred .
" No kapitan ! These two need to die for what they - "
Dimitri was cut off when Hansel ran towards him with incredible speed , axe in hand and seemingly ready to cut . Dimitri was of course cut off guard by this and tried to shoot at Hansel , but he ended up missing every shot and Hansel knocked the gun out of his hand with skill . Hansel then raised his axe as if ready to stain it with blood ...
" DON'T ! " Balalaika shouted at Hansel . While she certainly didn't want to see the two vampires die , she also did not want to see another one of her men die .
To her surprise , Hansel twirled his axe around and knocked Dimitri flat in the face with the blunt end of it , knocking him unconscious instantly .
" Like I said miss Balalaika ... " Hansel put his axe away , turning to her with a serious look on his face " We both intend to make things right ..."
" Do you know where Verrocchio is miss ? " Gretel asked Balalaika .
" No , we thought he was at one of his casinos since he literally sent a messenger to tell us . But I highly doubt that now seeing as the whole thing was a trap from the beginning just to ambush us " Balalaika explained " He's gotta be hiding somewhere else ..."
" Then let's turn over a few rocks , shall we sister ? " Hansel darkly said .
Hansel turned his attention to the man he had thrown off the rooftop , the one that had landed onto the car which kinda broke his fall , it appeared he was still alive , albeit hanging on by a very thread . Gretel and Hansel walked over and pulled the man off of the car , making him grunt as he hit the concrete street . Hansel kicked the man in the ribs turning him over .
" Alright mister , I don't have the time or quite frankly the patience to play around here , so tell me where Mr Verrocchio is " Hansel questioned , pulling out his gun .
" Go fuck your-AHHHH ! " The man was cut off when Hansel shot the man in the knees .
" I'm not messing around here , tell me or I'll blow your testicles off " Hansel threatened which made the man gulp in fear .
" H-He's went back to his original office , the one you two brats trashed "
" He went back there ? Why ? " Gretel asked .
" The boss was smart , he hided out in the last place that ruskie bitch would suspect " The man glared at the two of them " And he's gonna kill both of -"
" Okay , that's enough out of you " Gretel knocked him out with the butt of her BAR .
" What are you two going to do ? " Balalaika asks walking up behind them .
"What we always do miss Balalaika ... " Hansel and Gretel began walking away " We're going to finish what we started "
Balalaika could only watch as the two walked away , knowing full well she couldn't stop them .
And that is it for this chapter ! I gotta say , I'm both happy and kinda sad to see this story come to an end , but all good things must I suppose .
:p
Anyway , I would like to apologize for the poor quality of the fight scene in this chapter . I'm quite frankly terrible at descriptive text , specifically areas and locations in general . But I still hope you all enjoyed the chapter despite it .
I'll hopefully be able to get the next chapter out soon .
Until then , Angel Out .