Left 4 Dead: Gemini Strain.
Chapter XXXI: Монстр Это ждет Адам – Adam
Проклятье" Cassius muttered to himself through the torrent of rain that surrounded him. Adam and Latvia made to much of a headway for him to stay ahead of their movements. He was glad that they were yet again isolated from Adam's friends and relished the idea of having only two to contend with. He carefully shut the door behind him and attempted to shake off the hold of his soaked clothing. He hoped that the two had not gone to far that it would be difficult again to catch up. If the two had not been assaulted before they got here he probably would have no idea where anyone of them had went off to.
He advanced to their supposed area quickly enough with the occasional light from his small flashlight. From what he heard behind this particular door in fron of him he had found them.
"Go to hell." came a voice that he was unfamiliar with as bullets began to fly. Cassius did not move from his position even as he heard the ammunition buzz by his ears. There was an odd silence and then a single gunshot punctuated the empty air. It was followed again in that manner for a few times before the eventual unloading of the clip.
Cassius smiled and pulled out a small gadget that he turned on. With a touch to the device connected to his ear he began to hear the conversation Adam and Latvia were having.
"So your name is Hikaru, huh?" Adam asked whomever as a gentle sigh came into Cassius' ear. What a nice little device he had snuck onto Adam. He was actually surprised it still worked in the inclement weather of late.
"Yeah..." came a voice that was anything but masculine, it was hard to determine the gender. Male? In any case there was a sharp intake of breath from them as they questioned Adam. "Is...is Lukas dead...?"
"Oh no," Latvia's bitter voice came in that seemed slighlty more agitated than normal, "Lukas is taking a nice little nap."
There was a pause only heightened by the crash of thunder. Soon Hikaru's innocent voice came again.
"But...his head is blown off..."
Cassius heard Adam sigh and the empty sound of a clip exiting a gun. Shortly afterward came the click of a new clip entering the gun. Apparently Adam had unloaded the clip repeatedly. There was another period of heavy silence then the alarmed sound that was muffled yet frantic in tone.
"I'm going to ask you some questions and if they are not to my liking...well, let's just say this gun in your mouth is not only an intimidation tactic. It's a promise." came Adam's voice through the ear reciever. Cassius thought on this. It certaintly was Adam, there was no doubt about the one giving the threat to the foreign individual. Thing was that Adam's voice was different to Cassius' own ears.
"I think he just wet himself, Adam" Latvia said with detachment of her own.
"I'm aware of that." Adam told Latvia gruffly. He must have shifted whom he was speaking to because his questions began. "Seen anything odd out here?"
"There is totally not zombies running around." came the voice that was almost immediately was followed by a gunshot and a roar of pain that sounded like a pig that had it's foot caught in a trap.
"See what happens when you are a smartass?" Latvia's voice came through the pained sound of Hikaru. Her voice was nothing short of a robot. Factual and to the point. "I don't have the patience at the moment for trivial games so it sucks for your kneecap."
There was a sigh that came into the mic distinctly. "Its a shame you did that Latvia." Adam said with a hint of remorse. "Now even if we do get answers now there would be no point since he is a cripple now." There was a pause again and then frantic muffled sobs and cries became rampant. There was a gentle coaxing coming from Adam to the man as the bleeding man wept for himself. "Don't worry about it man, not like there are zombies around." Adam said sternly as shot came loudly and then silence.
"What was the point in asking questions, Adam?" Latvia asked him, her voice shifting to a more normal tone.
"I'm not sure really, I just wanted to see if he knew anything useful. I got bored with it though." He replied coolly.
Cassius's face turned into a frown. It seemed that Adam and Latvia were becoming mroe than he presumed. Maybe he was the one to try and be careful around them.
"Адам, какие монстры вам два стали." he whispered to himself as he looked around the room and turned the mic off.