2 Weeks Earlier

The siren sounded with a blare, the Shadowlord sat srtaight up in his bed, "Why do criminals always commit their crimes at night?" he thought aloud to himself, with a sigh he got up and donned his suit. With the press of a few buttons he was suddenly sent flying through time and space, when he exited the other end of the tumultous wormhole he was at his destination, he surveyed the surroundings. Apparently the criminal was in the uptown area, this wasn't uncommon seeing as there are many expensive things in this district, the Shadowlord glimpsed some movement out of the corner of his eye. A man was laying on his belly directly to his right on a rooftop nearby, he had propped up a diamond rifle and was aiming at the building adjacent his, his finger was on the trigger and he seemed to be waiting for the target to walk by.

That's when the Shadowlord realized that in just a few moments the target in the opposite building would be dead, with a flick of his wrist he tapped the a different set of numbers and braced himself. Another flash and he was on top of the target, he fell with a crash but it wasn't soon enough, the bullet hit him in the shoulder and he cringed in pain then fell on the floor. The man he just saved muttered something about the audacity of some people then got up and continued on his way, "Great way to repay the guy who saved your life" the Shadowlord thought but didn't say due to the searing pain. The Assassin on the rooftop looked back through the scope and found him dying on the floor, with a sudden surge of guilt he packed up his rifle "this wasn't what I had in mind" he thought as he jumped from the roof to the cement below. He slowed to a stop just before he hit the ground and landed gently due to his rocket pack, he raced across the empty street as fast as he could and entered the building, he pulled open the second story elevator door.

The space above was completely empty, so he started his rocket pack and boosted up, the target he'd been seeking was supposed to be on the twenty second floor so he watched carefully as the numbers flew by. He slowed as he came up to the twenties and forced the second open when he came to it, the Shadowlord had lost a substantial amount of blood by the time the Assassin reached him so he immediately crouched over his crumpled form and pushed on the entry wound. It took some time but eventually the bleeding stopped, the Shadowlord opened his eyes slowly so as to look upon his rescuer just to find the rescuer was the man that had shot him to begin with. The Assassin took out a couple of serums and medical wrappings, "this won't heal your wound completely but in will help to close it." He said while pouring the first serum on, the second one he didn't bother to explain but it hurt much worse than the first, the Shadowlord moaned in agony but the Assassin ignored it and began to wrap it up.

"It's a good thing the bullet went completely through or I would've had to pull it out and you would have bled to death," he said, the Shadowlord pulled him to his face and replied "why did you shoot me at all?" The question seemed fair but there wasn't time to explain at the moment, "I'll answer whatever questions you have later but right now I need to find the man that stole my life." With that he shook the Shadowlord off of him and ran through the door that the target had passed through, the Shadowlord had half a mind to let him kill the apathetic weasle but thought better of it. He got up and followed him through the door, the Assassin was at the far end of the room headed toward the elevator but suddenly stopped when he found a grappling hook looped around his waist. "Why do you want to kill this man?"

He asked, "Didn't he just leave you to die?" The Assassin asked in return, "I asked why you wanted to kill him, not me" he retorted, "I don't need to answer to you now let me go or I'll shoot!"He raised his weapon toward him, he seemed to be getting frustrated by the fact that the target was getting away, "You wouldn't shoot the man you just saved the life of so I won't release you until you tell me what he did to you to deserve this," he hoped he was right about him, and that hope paid off when he lowered the rifle in submission, "I don't have time for twenty questions, please he's getting away!" The Shadowlord thought for a second then said "Fine, but I'm coming with you and we will not kill him, do you understand?" He seemed infuriated by the choice but finally said "Fine." The rope slackened and the Assassin jumped out, immediately he began to sprint after him.

They found the man in the lobby talking to some bodyguards, the guards took one look at them as they exited the elevator and pulled out their concealed pistols, they began to fire and the lobby became a warzone. The Assassin started firing back with his diamond rifle and the Shadowlord kept popping in and out of the room pulling guards with him every time he disappeared, in the end the only ones in the room were a couple of dead guards and the target. He looked on his dead comrades with dead eyes then began to sprint toward the door, he was fast for someone in a three hundred czut suit, the Assassin turned to the Shadowlord. "Go after him," he shook his head and said "I"m out of battery, we'll have to catch him on foot" the Assassin simply began running in reply, they couldn't see him at first but then they caught sight of him turning a corner three blocks down. He was knocking down people and objects to slow them down but that didn't deter them, he looked behind and saw that they were gaining on him so he started to search for the nearest form of transportation which happened to be a holobike that had just pulled up.

He kicked the rider off and pulled a U-Turn straight into oncoming traffic, he dodged the vehicles at blinding speeds like he was running for his life, which for all he knew he was. They grabbed a pod that he had nearly ran into, (the driver was unconscious) and continued the chase, suddenly he pulled up high into the air and pulled another U-Turn. When he did so he switched lanes, now he was going with the traffic, they pulled up and did the same, when they hit the other side the bumper smashed against the divider. The fuel tank was located near the bumper so the Shadowlord looked back to see if any damage was done, it was mildly damaged but that was all that was necessary to cause a leak. "We have a leak, if we're going to catch this guy we have to do it now!" the Assassin nodded his head in confirmation and sped up, "You never told me why you want to kill him," he added almost as an afterthought.

The Assassin sighed and shouted "if I tell you will you shut up and let me drive?" "Yes!" the Shadowlord answered immediately, the Assassin began his tale like this: "A couple weeks ago my life was great, I had a job, a wife, and a little girl, then I met this man and he tells me that I'm fired so I pack up my office and head home to tell my wife. When I get there I see him on the front porch with a match in his hand, I beg for him not to but he acts like he doesn't even hear me and the next thing that I know the whole house is on fire. I rush past him and pulled at the door with all my might but it won't budge, and the guy just walks to his car and leaves, I could hear them screaming and I began to shove the door inwards but it was made of galvanized sektium. I knew in my mind it was useless but my body refused to give up, I kept hammering it until I threw my shoulder out and then I began punching it until I bled but it never gave. The screaming was then no more than an agonized moaning and then it went silent, the lack of sound hit me like a brick wall and I began to weep bitterly for my losses, I contiued until I fell asleep. The next morning I awoke with renewed vigor and swore vengeance on this man, these past weeks I've been hunting him and now I've found him, I just wish I could have the satisfaction of killing him myself."

The Shadowlord felt deep remorse and now more than ever wanted to kill that filthy leach but even then he remembered his promise, the one he had made long ago. They were now right behind him, the Assassin handed him the steering wheel and climbed carefully onto the hood, the man looked behind him and jumped, he tried to switch lanes but he was blocked on all sides. The Assassin saw his opportunity and pounced on his prey, they rolled off the bike and hit the ground at high speed, both rolled to a stop about five hundred feet away near the divider. The Assassin recovered first and began to punch the man in the face repeatedly, the only thing that stopped him in the end was the Shadowlord who came running in about two minutes later. The target's face was beaten very badly but he survived, the authorities showed up and escorted him away, as they were pulling his limp form toward the ambulance he woke up and began to scream. "The darkness, it's got me! Run, escape, it will consume you all! The darkness, the darkness..."