Chapter 2

Bloodshed

A man in his 40s cries out. "I'll kill them! I'll them fuck-wads!"

He's communicating via telephone, he pressed both the earpiece and speaker very close to his cheek with tears in his eyes. His wife is beaten and his son is in the corner looking terrified. Another person was covered in blood and was struggling to get up.

A GUN car drove near a news van where reporters from numerous TV stations were on the scene. The police were the first on the scene and thought they needed GUN to handle the situation. Out came Phil Peters and Rouge. They walked past the reporters and headed for person in charge of the situation which was a komodo dragon.

"Tell me what's happening," said Peters.

"A man barricaded himself with his wife, kid and another man," the komodo dragon responded.

"The husband caught his wife cheating on him?"

"Looks that way. Nazo is trying to prevent it from turning it into a free-for-all."

Nazo was lying on a blanket with a headset. It was like a day at the office for him. He was negotiating with the desperate man as Peters approached him. He's listening to every word. "Listen Steves, you need to stop assaulting your wife and Chrissy otherwise he won't-"

Peter heard the dial tone, Nazo cut him off so he doesn't interfere. He was a headset telephone while Peters used a radio that was tuned to Nazo's frequency. "Steves, listen to me. You found that your wife's cheating on you I know that. You just need to keep you temper or there will be harm."

"I want this hoe and degenerate put to justice!" Steves screamed into the phone.

Nazo started to lose his confidence. "Listen, if you can't think of your son then he'll be taken-"

"He's not leaving me!"

The boy peeked out of the door with his hands clinging against the wall, he was trembling all around him. Chrissy spotted him entering and warned him to stay back and was almost shot by Steves. His beaten wife screamed and Steves yelled almost hurting his throat.

Nazo slowly lost his cool. "Steves-"

Steves is turning into a homicidal maniac without thinking straight. "You can't fucking help me! You can't help my fucking son!"

Peters started to use binoculars so he can look through the window at a safe distance. He can see Steves under a window with his wife and Chrissy trying to find the son. Nazo got on to his feet, Rouge was behind him the whole time. "Anyway of solving this?"

"Not many options Rouge," Nazo sighed as he got to his feet. "Surprisingly Steves was the co-founder of SWAT and once he found that his wife and another person with each other, he presumed she's cheating on him and has them and his son under his capture and tore up his own house."

"I'm guessing you're the only person he can be reasoned with."

"Good to hear. Every person working for SWAT has been eliminated. I think the reason why his wife cheated on him is that once an associate is dead, this organisation starts to go downhill."

"I was thinking the exact same thing."

The komodo dragon walked to Nazo and Rouge and wanted to remind them what they are supposed to be doing. "Hate to break your chit-chat-"

Before he can complete his statement, gunshots burst the glass windows. Peters ran for the news van for cover. Policemen fired at the house, the komodo dragon used a bullhorn to order them to cease fire telling them that there are innocent civilians inside. Nazo placed the headset microphone near his mouth. "Steves you fired at us, you could have been killed along with Chrissy, and your loved ones."

Steves was pointing towards Chrissy who was leaning near the door. "There was a sniper near the back yard, he looked like he wants to kill Chrissy so I thought I do it."

"Vernon, you told the cops not to bring snipers." He was addressing to the komodo dragon.

"The police chief didn't bother listen to us," he answered.

"Until he try to do the same thing Hamlin did." Rouge pointed to a carcass wearing cop uniform.

Vernon tried hard not to feel sick due to the scent of the chief's corpse being shot in the stomach, throat, chest and head. His witness of the killing was intense it was about to become 6 o'clock news. Nazo continued persuade Steves. "Tom, continue to kill cops and you'll be sentenced to 25 to life or shot on sight leaving your wife widowed and your child learning that his father is a fugitive."

Steves with wet eyes, sniffed as he listened to Nazo. His wife and Chrissy were relieved. The only exception is the son who looked like he's scarred mentally. "I'm calm and collected. I hear you, I'll take your word for it."

Nazo, Rouge and Vernon smiled thinking it's almost over. He took off the headset telephone and walked slowly from his post to the house. Steves remained calm was ready to open the door. Nazo thought conversation will make Tom Steves relax and surrender. "Glad you can to your senses Tom Steves. If you cause no harm, you'll get a reduced sentence and maybe your family will have a future after this is over. Begging for forgiveness might be a simple option once a person redeems oneself after exploiting."

A sudden fire from inside caused a flash in the bedroom. Nazo sped so fast he broke through the door as soon as he heard another gunshot. He spotted the husband firing another shot towards the ground. Nazo pulled a headshot killing him, he noticed that the shot killed the wife and Chrissy. He entered the bedroom and saw the boy lying on the floor being shot in near the chest. Blood covered the floor and himself, he was breathing weakly. Nazo put pressure on the wound, telling him to stay with him. The son was struggling to keep the will to leave as Nazo tried to keep him alive. Unfortunately the boy slowly closed his eyes and stopped breathing, he's no longer alive. Nazo was shocked and distraught as he looked at his blood-covered hands. All he could hear were the sirens of the ambulance and squad cars.