Resident Evil: Deadly Shadows
Chapter Three: Enter: Nightfang
The black haired girl smiled at them. "I'm Agent Nightfang. Weapons and hand-to-hand combat expert of the organization SHADOWS."
"SHADOWS?" Jill said raising a brow at the name of the organization. "I've never heard of that one."
Nightfang smirked at them and narrowed her eyes mischievously. "Well I've never heard of the B.S.A.A. either. It stands for Stealthily Hidden Assassins Destroy Outstanding Workers Syndication." She looked at Chris and narrowed her eyes. "Yeah, it's a lame name but the abbreviation sounds cool…"
Chris threw up his hands and shook his head. "I didn't even say anything."
She reminds me of a spunkier version of Claire…Chris thought as he looked at the hot-tempered girl.
"Anyway," Nightfang continued on. "SHADOWS is a small, secret organization made up of assassins, mercenaries, thieves…people in that kind of line of work."
"Assassin?!" Chris and Jill said in unison, eyes widening. The girl looked like she was eighteen or maybe only twenty.
A playful glint came to the girl's eyes. "Yeah. You think I'm a stockbroker or an accountant? Hell no! I'm a professional assassin."
"Professional?" Chris asked. "H-How old are you even?"
"Eighteen," Nightfang answered. "Why?"
Chris and Jill were silent and looked at each other. Both them had the same thing on their mind. This girl looked so young but she was doing probably one of the most risky jobs in the world. Already at the age of eighteen, she was a professional at the art of killing people.
Nightfang chuckled and shook her head. "Now I know what you are thinking…'What the hell is a girl like you doing something like this?!' Well I can answer that question easily. I was raised to do it. Yeah it sounds stupid but two assassins raised me. Actually, one was an assassin, the other was a biochemist. But they were both one of the founders of SHADOWS."
"You're very blunt and a get right to facts kind of person aren't you?" Jill asked.
"I try to be," Nightfang smirked. "Now tell me something about you. I've already told you two enough stuff that could get me in huge trouble."
"The B.S.A.A. is an organization that deals with bioterrorism," Chris explained. "We came here to investigate this town but we were attacked by the people outside and were basically chased to this place. Then we met you."
"Don't forget to mention that your helicopter was blown to bits too," Nightfang added in.
"How did you know about that?" Jill asked.
Nightfang shrugged. "I was watching you guys from the top of the tower for a little while and then I ran down here to meet you. I had to kick some of those monster's butts but I finally got down here and managed you to beat you here with plenty of time to spare."
"The least you could've done was helped us," Chris muttered.
"I turned on the lights for you, didn't I?" Nightfang asked, making Chris roll his eyes in annoyance.
"Wait- how long have you been in this place?" Jill asked.
"About three or four days and trust me, those days were certainly not the best days of my life. Having to watch my back for those creepy monster things and not having a decent night sleep in-"
"They're in here too?!" Chris and Jill said, interrupting Nightfang.
Nightfang narrowed her eyes at them, a little ticked off that they interrupted her. "Well, duh! Did you not hear me say 'creepy monster things'? I've tried to search this place for a way out of here so I can try to get back to one of the mini-headquarters so I can go back to the United States. The main headquarters is there. Problem is…most of the doors are either blocked off by monsters or locked. I can only take on so many at a time before I have to think smartly and flee. One against twenty aren't exactly good odds, ya know…"
"We know what you mean by that…"Chris muttered darkly, agreeing with the girl.
"I got it!" Nightfang said cheerfully. "Maybe we can team up and try to get the fuck out of here!"
"What?" Chris asked, hoping she did not say the words he just think she said.
"We should team up. I'll show you how far I've gotten and then we can go further, find a place out of here, escape and go to the mini-headquarters. There, I'm sure you can find some place to radio your agency and get the hell out of this place. Simple!"
"That does sound like a good idea…" Jill said. "A headquarters is sure to have a radio somewhere to make contact with someone on the outside world, even if it is "mini"."
"Exactly. It might be not be as good as a larger gathering place, but it beats sitting in this hellhole. So…what do you say?"
Chris and Jill looked at each other, and turned to look at Nightfang. The girl had a small smirk on her face, and a playful glint in her eyes. Was the child joking with them or something? She was an assassin and a thief and they were known to be very untrustworthy. Even her body language and her mannerisms hinted already make her seem very unstable. She could very well turn on them once they got out.
"Can…can we talk about this first?" Jill asked politely.
Nightfang shrugged and pulled out one of the short blades that were concealed in one of the sheaths that were attached to her belt. "Suit yourself…"
Jill nodded curtly at her, grabbed Chris' wrist and walked to the other side of the large room they were in. The two huddled close together, close enough that they could whisper just enough so the girl couldn't hear them.
"Do you think we can trust her?" Chris asked in a stern whisper.
"I don't know, honestly," Jill answered back. "We haven't even known her long enough to judge her."
"Look at her though," Chris said. The two looked at Nightfang. The girl was twirling her blade around like it was a toy. She had her other hand that wasn't messing with the blade run through hair. "Can we really trust her? What if she stabs us in the back when we get out of here? And I mean it literally. She has enough sharp objects on her and I'm sure she can use them pretty good."
Jill placed a warm hand on Chris' shoulder. "I have the same suspicions as you, don't worry." She hesitated and then said something that Chris wasn't expecting. "Did you see the guns that are on her belt? They have the B.S.A.A.'s symbol on it and it's the same make as our guns."
Chris looked at Jill and then at his gun. He looked over at Nightfang and spotted the gun on her belt. It looked exactly like his.
"There is no way in hell…she must've stole it from someone or something like that. That's the only way she could get one."
This was something Chris was going have to question her for later. It wasn't right to steal anything from people. It really pissed him off that the girl might've stole it from someone he knew.
"We'll get her later for that," Jill reassured. "Right now, we have to do our job and get the hell out of here. Even if we have to play nice with her."
Chris sighed heavily. "Well…we never know. She might be useful, hopefully."
Jill chuckled and patted his shoulder. "Let's just hope your right."
The two smiled at each other, then turned to look at Nightfang. Their expressions faded to straight faces as they neared the girl. Nightfang was whistling a tune while she twirled her blade. Chris was shocked at how good she was with it, not even cutting her hand as she dangerously toyed with the sharp steel. The girl didn't even notice them come back.
"You made your decision?" She asked, without even looking at them.
"Yeah," Chris muttered. "We'll team up. But you better not do anything funny or we might consider turning you in."
A smile appeared on the girl's red lips and she stopped twirling her blade. She placed it back into its sheath and looked at Jill and Chris, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Good!" Nightfang said cheerfully. "I'll show you guys the places I was able to go through and show you the places that I couldn't get in." She shook Jill's hand first; her cold hand in Jill's warm one. "I promise I won't do anything stupid." Then she shook Chris'. Her cold, firm grip surprised Chris at how strong she might be. "You got an assassin's promise…"
Chris looked her dead in the eye and held onto her cold hand. She returned the look and didn't stagger or cower away. It was like her eyes were talking, saying to 'beware of me, I have more kick then you might think there, sparky' or something like that.
She let go of his hand and backed off. "Well! Let's get moving through this hellhole! Make sure you stay on your toes and stupid junk like that…"
Nightfang began to walk towards a small door that had a small light hanging over it. Inside and past it, it was dark and smelt like a corpse. The scent was strong and could be smelled from the middle of the room they were in.
Chris walked behind Nightfang and Jill followed Chris. Chris looked at the girl and narrowed his eyes at her, comprehending on what he already knows about the girl.
This girl is going to be no cakewalk, that's for sure Redfield…She might act a lot like your little sis but Claire will never be as dangerous or deadly as this 'Nightfang' chick could be. Stay on your toes for this one…it's going to be one hell of an adventure…