Raizo stood in the shadows, patiently waiting like a predator waits for its prey; then he heard a car come to a stop outside, the slamming of the door and heavy footsteps approaching. How people walked with so much noise never ceased to amaze him. There was the sound of a mobile phone ringing and the owner answered whilst attempting to unlock the door.
"Ja boss, I've just come from the hospital, and the bitch is dead" the man said answering the question asked by the caller on the other side. Raizo felt a pang of anger at hearing Mika being mentioned in such an undignified manner.
"Are you sure Viktor? I can't afford to have mistakes, this little investigation and busting of my operations has caused to me to suffer intolerable loss" the caller replied in an icy tone.
"Hundred percent" Viktor reassured him confidently, he then proceeded to unlock the door.
"One last thing, I don't want this coming back to me"
"That has been taken care of, boss; the van is having a little swim under the lake as we speak. And ja, it was stolen property too" Viktor chuckled fumbling for the switch. The caller seemed to be in approval with what his henchman had just said, and he hung up. Viktor set his take away dinner down on the couch and switched the light on.
"Good evening, Viktor" Raizo's calm voice rang across the room.
"What the f—hey! What are you doing in my house, who are you?" Viktor was obviously startled to see the tall Asian man, who seemed to have materialized out of thin air. He reached inside his coat to take out his gun…
"You don't need that" Raizo said casually, striding to where Viktor was standing. Viktor heard the ring of authority in the man's voice and the confidence in which it was accompanied, he slowly let his hand down.
"Take a seat Victor" Raizo motioned to the couch with his head. Viktor appraised him suspiciously then he laughed and said in an indignant tone.
"This is my house, mate"
"I'm not asking you, I'm telling you, and I'm not your mate" Raizo said coldly.
"Who do you think you are? You don't march uninvited into my house and start giving me orders" Viktor replied haughtily. Before he could comprehend what was transpiring or pull out his gun Raizo's kuris agama was on his jugular. As a former military man, Viktor knew one slash on his jugular meant instant death and a fountain of blood. He threw Raizo a disdainful look and sat down.
"So, what can I do for you?" Viktor said fidgeting on the couch, after a bit of uncomfortable silence in which Raizo was looking at him. Raizo took out a picture and put in on the table.
"Do you know her?" he asked Viktor. Viktor peered at the picture and replied
"Oh, ja, that's the bi—lady my boss wanted dead, apparently she's dead" he used a scornful and uncaring tone.
"Why did your boss want her dead?"
"Uh, I don't know mate, we never ask these things, and I just take orders"Viktor tried to feign confidence.
"Take that question again Viktor" Raizo said coolly.
"Well, she with Europol, she was carrying an investigation about you know, a couple of children the boss auctions, so the boss felt killing her would serve as a warning, that Europol should keep their crooked noses out of this"
"So you shot at her and caused her car to turn over" Raizo unsheathed his katana from behind his back fiddled with it looking at Viktor in the eyes. Viktor's eyes widened at the gleam of the blade. Raizo could hear his heart pounding.
"No, no! Ulrich was the one who shot at her; I swear I just drove the van!" his tone was now panicky, the fake confidence gone.
"You hit her car" Raizo stated standing up, he seemed not be hearing Viktor's pleas.
"Hey, listen man, it was nothing personal, and I was just following orders!" Raizo hauled Viktor from the couch and pushed him down.
"No Viktor, it got personal when all of you decided to make my girlfriend your target" Raizo growled.
"She was your girl, I—I had no idea, It was Ulrich, I swear" Viktor wailed. Raizo raised his katana, all it took was just a stroke and Viktor would be a dearly departed one.
Viktor was now openly sobbing like a child begging for his pathetic life.
"I didn't shoot her, man, I swear, spare me! I have children and a wife"
"No child deserves a father like you" Raizo said with disgust being reminded of Ozunu. Raizo wanted the person who shot at Mika, and mainly the one who ordered the hit. Viktor's death was just as worthless as the man was. He spotted a coin on Victor's window seal, ordering Viktor to sit back on the couch; he reached for it.
He handed Viktor the coin
"Toss it" he ordered.
"W—what?"
"Your death is of no use to me just like that coin, head, you live, tail, I kill you" Raizo stated in a matter of fact tone.
Viktor tossed the rusty coin with shaking hands and it landed on the table. They both looked down at the head side showing. Viktor raised his eyes to look at Raizo. Raizo looked back unblinking. There was dead silence between them for a moment, and then Viktor smirked gleefully.
"I live" it seemed more like a question. There was another beat of silence; then Raizo spoke with precision and stood up going to Viktor.
"Yes Viktor you live, but you won't be killing or causing harm to anyone for a very long time" He took Viktor's hand and snapped it; there was the sound of a bone cracking. Viktor screamed in agony.
"What the hell, mate!" he choked.
"You will save as a warning to your partner and boss, after you, I'm coming for them" Raizo took the other hand and snapped it at the elbow, it set an odd angle. Viktor screamed again helplessly.
"And I'm not your mate" Raizo finished in an icy tone then he stepped on Viktor's leg.
"You won't be running away either" he applied pressure and there was a crunch, the sound of a broken leg bone.
Raizo reached into his pocket and dialed a number.
"Raizo?" Maslow's voice sounded on the other hand then he heard Viktor's screams.
"Where are you Raizo and who's that screaming?"
"I believe you need to make an arrest" Raizo replied coolly to say and went on
"Bring an ambulance, or a wheelchair, Viktor can't walk" he looked down at Viktor with disgust on his face. Then he went on to repeat the address to Maslow.
"If they don't find you guilty in your courts Viktor, I will, and I will hunt you down and this time I will kill you, and you'll join your 'mate' Ulrich who's going to meet his end soon" Raizo sheathed his sword back and quietly walked out of Viktor's house.