Chapter One: Aftermath
(The aftermath of the testing)
Samuel looked at his watch. 05:47, nearly time. He checked if his gear was prepared. Knives, silencers, everything Was in place. His target would exit the building at 06:00. His mates would be surrounding him, so this had to go smoothly. Luckily they were all drunk, so a stumbling man wouldn?t be cause for concern. He saw a group exiting the bar. His target wasn?t there. Good, he thought he had been wrong. He lowered his hat over his face and waited in the shadows. At 5:59, the group exited the bar. His target was trailing in the back, holding a bottle of beer and his tie was around his head. Samuel looked at the scene with disgust. This was why he never drank alcohol. He unsheathed one of his small knives coated with a nerve-agent. Instant kill, but a normal knife after one stab. He walked towards the group and waited for them to walk a bit ahead of them. The music of the nearby festival was dimly heard from this distance. The crowd started to press against him the nearer the target got to the festival. It had to happen now or never.
He elbowed a way towards his target and stabbed him in the back, through the ribs and right into the heart. The drunk probably didn?t feel the pain, but his body would collapse soon. He pulled the blade back and dropped it on the ground, kicking it away from the position. He quickly moved through the crowd to a nearby alley. From the shadows, he watched the Head Scientist collapse, moved out of the alley towards the adjoining street, and heard the first scream. He grinned. It had worked, and within the panic the knife would be kicked away, and no fingerprints were on it, he had burned away his. Or rather they did. He strolled down the street, on the way to the nearest station.
He opened the door of his apartment, throwing his dripping coat with gear over his stool. The typical British weather was raging outside. He grabbed his phone and dialed the number of his contractor. The phone rang twice before it was answered.
?Samuel? Samuel? Did you get him??
?Yeah, I got him. Clean kill. No one saw me do it, and the weapon has been discarded. No one will suspect it was us.?
A sigh of relief sounded through the phone. A few moments of silence before his contact said something.
?We?ve got another contract for you, but this isn?t a normal situation. It?s one of the same project you originated from. We?d sent another, but you?re the only one who could top his abilities.?
Samuel gripped the phone tighter. The project he originated from. That would indeed be a challenge. He had been waiting for something like this. Another Subject?.
?What has this subject done? You know I only kill those who deserve it. And what?s his number??
?The name of the subject is Robin Everett, codename Sparrow. He has been using the anomaly very irresponsible.?
Anomaly?I wonder if they look at me as another anomaly, Samuel thought. He had never liked this contact, too official. He suspected that they were a government organization. He would have to break ties with them. Just as easy as he broke the strings.
?Where can I find him??
They gave him the location of his current residence. They also mailed all files concerning the subject. He printed the files and put them in his pocket. He took his gear, his personal belongings and focused on the strings of reality. He destroyed everying string, and everything dissapeared.
Samuel closed the door and headed to the station.