Okay guys so I said not long ago that I had written way ahead in this story but I'm not belt feeding chapters out as fast now so you guys are nearly caught up to me. I'm about halfway chapter 38 currently and think this story will get to around 45 chapters maybe a couple more, I'm not sure.
This chapter was a fun one to write, the next chapter is my favourite in the whole story along with the one I'm currently writing.
Hope you enjoy.
The Bellas slowly make their way down the hallway, Beca at the front dressed in her League gear except the mask. Her hair was up in a messy ponytail and her shoulders were tensed, like a cheetah ready to pounce. Chloe takes the opportunity to check out the winding hallways, pillars made of hardened rock, etchings in them. She was in an archaeologist's paradise. She was so fascinated that she ran into Stacie at the front of the pack when Beca halts them all. All the Bellas watch as Beca holds her hand up in a fist. Fat Amy bringing the end in. Chloe creeps up next to Beca who has her eyes closed, feeling the presence of two assassins down the other end of the hallway around the corner.
"What is it?" Chloe whispers and Beca remains completely still and silent, Chloe thought that she was meditating at first and didn't hear her. Beca moves her other hand and points around the corner to their right.
"35 metres down." Beca replies quietly and Chloe peeks her head around the corner and notices two assassins around 35 metres down just like Beca said. Beca turns to Jessica and holds out her hand for her knife. Jessica obliges and hands her knife to Beca, dropping back to the middle by request from Beca. Chloe watches as Beca takes a hold of the knife and places her thumb and index finger on either side of the middle of the knife and pushes them opposite ways, splitting the knife into two separate, thinner throwing knives. The Bellas all revel in how cool yet deadly their friend was.
"It's Ariel and Muriel. No one watch this please." Beca asks in a desperate manner and Chloe picks up on what Beca is trying to say, 'please don't watch me kill these people and fear me because of it. I don't want to be a monster.' Everyone else seems to understand too because they nod along.
"How did you know they were there? The pulse?" Chloe asks. Beca turns to her and nods.
"Gabriel said that my sense goes a lot further than anyone else. He says I'm special and that's why Michael wants me to take over after him." Beca replies and Chloe thinks back to the night that her, Stacie and Aubrey were attacked.
"That's how you knew to save us. You left, it takes 5 minutes to get back to your room. We were attacked about 10 minutes after you left. Did you feel it coming from that far?" Chloe asks and Beca nods before putting her hand on Chloe's shoulder.
"Stay here and keep everyone's eyes away from what is about to happen. I don't want anyone of them to see me this way, to see who I really am, to see Azrael, the monster." Beca orders, her head dropped and Chloe lifts up Beca's chin, bringing her eyes to look at Chloe's.
"You're not a monster. It wasn't you. Now go and do what needs to be done to save your friends." Chloe reassures Beca allows the right side of her lips to turn up into a half smirk before letting go of Chloe's hand and rounding the corner quietly.
Beca rounds the corner and walks out into the hallway, holding both the throwing knives in her right hand, she throws them both. Both of the knives hit the two guards in the centre of the back of their necks, piercing their throats so they can't cry out for help, same as Raziel and Haniel. They both fall to the floor, dead, and Beca runs overs with light, silent feet and pulls them into the empty room off to the side before closing the door and whistling out. Chloe glances around the corner and finds Beca waiting at the end of the hallway, beckoning for them to come. Chloe turns to the Bellas.
"Let's go." She says as the Bellas round the corner and head towards Beca one by Amy being the last one to round up the group.
"Okay we are almost there, just round this corner and to the left then right and that's the exit. Let's hope I don't have to get rid of anyone else in the way." Beca says sadly and Chloe drops her head.
"I'm sorry." Chloe says and Beca shakes her head before continuing down the hallway, the Bellas in tow.
Beca and the girls round the last corner and see the door out, behind a large assassin. Beca freezes and Chloe feels the tension building in Beca.
"What is it?" Chloe asks quietly, peeking her head around the corner to see a tall, young man, around the same as Beca and the Bellas, with sandy blonde hair and around 6 foot 3 in height. He was quite muscular and if she wasn't into Beca then she would definitely be interested but Beca was the only one with Chloe's interest.
"Ezekiel. He was second in my group. Him and I don't get along." Beca responds slightly scared.
"Who was first?" Chloe asks and Beca looks right at the redhead.
"Me." She replies with a small smirk. Chloe was impressed as Ezekiel was huge yet Beca was the better fighter, the better warrior. It was still weird to know that Beca was an assassin but Chloe could not help but feel slightly turned on that the girl she was in love with was capable of so much.
"Why do you and Ezekiel not get along?" Chloe questions.
"Besides that I was always better than him. His twin brother Metatron turned Rogue and I killed him. Ezekiel understood but never forgave me for it. I mean I killed his brother, his real brother. He holds a grudge now. If he knew I had gone Rogue now, he would be begging Michael to be the one to kill me." Beca answers honestly and the Bellas all listen intently.
"What's a Rogue?" Ashley asks and Beca's stare meets the ground.
"Someone who betrays the League. My friend Amitiel was a Rogue. The person who attacked you three the other night was a Rogue. Now I'm a Rogue. We have troubles finding them because they betray the cause but then pose back in with the League again. All their betrayals done in private except Amitiel. She attempted to kill Michael in front of all of us, I saved him of course now I'm starting to regret that." Beca looks up again as she answers.
"Michael re-payed his life debt by making sure I became the best, the assassin I am now. I came back with a new purpose, my head pointed straight, and I was unquestionably loyal to Michael." Beca adds before glancing around the corner again.
"I'm going to go take care of Ezekiel but I need a favor from you, can you throw a knife?" Beca asks Chloe as she takes the throwing knife from Stacie, handing it to the redhead. Chloe grows nervous as she gazes at her reflection in the blade but she nods.
"It's not hard. I'm going to get him to hug me then all you have to do is aim and throw as hard as you can. Remember it pulls right and my arms will be low so all you need to do is aim for around his right elbow and throw. Don't be shy, really put power behind the throw so it makes the distance. I promise I'll catch it. Aim and throw hard, the knife will do the rest." Beca instructs and Chloe nods along, understanding where to aim now. Beca nods in return before walking around the corner. Chloe turns to all the Bellas.
"Okay, we are almost there guys." Chloe says positively and all the Bellas nod, a lot more calmer knowing they are almost out of the hellhole, Chloe peeks her head around the corner and watches as Beca approaches Ezekiel.
"Ezekiel." Beca says to the second, he turns to face her.
"Azrael, what do you want?" Ezekiel responds, a hint of anger in his voice. Beca never really stopped and spoke to Ezekiel, they shared respect because they were in the League. Ezekiel showed his respect for Beca, as Azrael was her superior and one of the hierarchy but they never stopped and actually spoke.
"I wanted to apologize for Metatron. After killing Amitiel, I finally started to understand in the slightest what you felt when I took your brother from you. Even if the League helps take the pain of our past away, it doesn't help with the pain we cause now and I'm sorry that I caused pain for you. I respect you brother. I respect you as a warrior and a brother." Beca says honestly, putting a supporting arm on his shoulder. Ezekiel drops his head for a moment, thinking about his twin brother.
"Look in my past life, before all of this, I had a sister and my father took her from me so I know how it feels to lose someone I love. It hurts a lot but being in this League has changed us for the better. We don't have to allow that hurt to consume us. I know you are hurt from what I did but you also hurt from his betrayal, right?" She adds and Ezekiel looks to her, nodding. Chloe could swear she sees tears forming in his eyes. Beca reaches out and hugs the taller assassin and he returns the hug. Chloe lines up her throw.
"I'm sorry." Beca says quietly into Ezekiel's chest and he nods. Chloe finishes lining up the shot and throws the knife as hard as she can. The knife is slightly off target but Beca still reaches out and catches it, bringing it up into Ezekiel's back. Beca quickly reaches up and covers his mouth to prevent him from alarming any other assassins. His cries out muffled before Beca rips the knife out of his back and stabs it into the side of his neck. Chloe watches on as Beca rips the knife out and Ezekiel drops to the ground, she had never seen someone get killed before and it scared her, the fact that it was Beca also made her more scared. Beca grabs his jacket at the shoulders and drags his body into the room next to the exit door, placing him against the wall on the other side of the door before whistling out and the Bellas start to move.
The Bellas reach the vans and jump in the first one. Beca slides open the door and counts as everyone gets in.
"Stacie. Aubrey. Fat Amy. Ashley. Lilly. Jessica. Cynthia Rose and Chloe." She counts everyone as they start to pile in, Beca give Chloe a small smirk as Fat Amy gets in the van, handing Beca her knife back as well but Beca's smirk turns to a frown when Chloe doesn't return it, instead looking away.
"Hey!" Beca and the Bellas hear someone call out. Beca looks back to find an assassin, Dabriel, walking out of the door.
"Shit, get in! Go. Fat Amy, get in the driver's seat. Start driving, keep the sliding door open and go slow." She says before walking off, the rest of the Bellas get into the van quickly and Fat Amy starts to drive. While Beca goes to talk to Dabriel.
"Azrael. What is going on? Michael hasn't authorized any of this." Dabriel asks.
"It's a separate matter Dabriel. Doesn't concern you." Beca replies as she watches the van start to take off slowly.
"I'm going to get Michael so he can authorize this." Dabriel says and Beca shrugs.
"Fine, go get him and say that his successor is doing something against him. Go ahead and see how that goes." Beca argues and Dabriel thinks twice about it, knowing that if Beca is right, Michael will take his life but he sticks to his gut, sensing something wrong and turns to head back inside. Beca grabs her knife out, making Dabriel turn around as Beca throws it. The knife hits Dabriel directly in the center of his chest with enough force to make him fall over too. Beca turns and sprints after the van, hearing Dabriel yelling out for help behind her before he takes his last breath.
"Come on, come on." Beca growls as she picks up the speed of her legs, seeing the van in front of her and reaches the side with the open sliding door. She jumps, grabbing the handle on the inside and her feet landing in the van. She takes a deep breath, sliding the door shut and making her way into the seat that Chloe saved next to her near the front of the van, directly behind Fat Amy.
"You okay?" Fat Amy asks as she keeps her eyes on the road.
"Yeah just think we need to get there, I think people heard me before so we might run into a bit of trouble. Keep going straight till I say." Beca replies as they make their way toward Jerusalem.
"No worries short but deadly, I'm the best defensive driver in Australia." Fat Amy blurts out and the Bellas start to laugh, including Aubrey, Chloe and even Beca.
"I only picked you to drive because you drove the bus to Semis." Beca adds before turning her head to look back to the rest of the Bellas.
"Hey guys, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about any of this, well except Stacie. I'm sorry I didn't tell you that you were in danger and I'm sorry I got you into this mess. I never wanted this to happen, none of you were supposed to be involved except Chloe." Beca apologizes and all the Bellas, including Aubrey nod in approval of the apology. Beca turns to Chloe.
"That's why they want me dead. I wasn't just supposed to kill your parents, or well the assassins disguised as your parents. I was supposed to kill you too. My mission was to collect intel from you about your dad and get an invite before killing you all but then I don't know. There was something about you, you broke down my walls and made me feel things again that I haven't felt in ages. You got an emotionless assassin to break down and fall in love because that's what I did. I fell in love with you Chloe Beale and I couldn't fulfill my kill order so I tried to compromise and Michael wasn't happy about it so this is his way of straightening me back out but I can't lose you. I can't lose you Chloe. I've lost everyone I've ever loved in my life except you. You are all I have left and I can't lose that." Beca confesses, tears starting to form in her eyes and Chloe places a hand gently on Beca's cheek.
"I have to admit you scared me back there when you killed Ezekiel and I'm hurt that you only used me and my friendship to fulfill your orders at the start and with what you said at Semis but hearing you and seeing you now. I know you are telling the truth. You pushed me away at Semis because you were trying to protect me and the others from this life. You kept me at arms length because you were scared about feeling things again and getting too close and you killed those people to get us out of there so we didn't have to die, you saved us. You aren't going to lose me Beca, I have you to protect me. I love you." Chloe responds and Beca smiles before leaning forward and placing her lips to Chloe's.
"Ah captain, we have a problem. I think we might have company." Fat Amy interrupts and Beca pulls away from the kiss to look out the back window. Just coming over the hill was the other black van from the League.
I KNOW I'M SORRY! I hate leaving it as a cliffhangar but I'll release the next chapter in a few days. I promise, and like Beca, I keep my promises!
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