“Motherboard responding. Is everyone in position? Sound off.”

“Mary to Motherboard, Li and I are set” sounds the radio inside the “Black Office”.

“Motherboard, Thomas responding. We’re set.”

“Motherboard, Beatrice responding. We’re set”

“Zone 3, District 7, previously Afghanistan, near Qalat-e Gilzay, Coordinates: 34.494797, 69.140916. Tasi is in a building west of the road. Take a nest atop a building in the north east of the intersection. Got that, Bea?” sounds the radio.

“Zone 5, District 12, previously the US, near Sacramento, Coordinates: 38.577825, -121.501473. Alex is on the 6th floor of the building south of the road. Set a nest atop of the building south west. Heard that, Tom?” sounds the radio.

“Li, come in. Luishiro is still in the building. Mary has set up a nest in the south. He might have counter surveillance in the building so connection to you is going to be cut. I can still see you through Mary’s scope so don’t worry. And remember, Luishiro is on the same level as you. Yuki permitted us to make as much destruction to the area so don’t hold back, ok?” says Samuel before he cuts the connection.

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In the building, no person can be seen or heard as the only audible thing is my own footsteps. The whistles and the hum echo through the building as I reach the elevator and select the 13th floor.

*ping* Right in front of the elevator, on a sofa, a man sits with his legs crossed. “Hello. We haven’t properly greeted. I’m Luishiro Haru. And now, you are dead” says the man, thrusting a dagger at me. Parrying his thrust, I quickly counter stab my blade into the side of his neck. Both in a hold, we both jump back.

“I’m Li by the way. It might be useless for you who kill for a living. We aren’t really different, eh?” I said while pulling out a pistol.

“Touché, but I brought a knife to gun fight” says Luishiro as he throws a couple of daggers at me.

*chalk* “You really are a pussy – relying on extra men. Too bad they can’t hit shit” I say as the extra gunmen get shot down by Mary.

“Who knew you’d be so smart. But you are too slow. Look down, you’ll see a floor, look up, you’ll see a ceiling. But wherever you look, you’ll see borders. Do you want to know why that’s relevant?” I asked.

“What, gas? You’ll try to smoke me out? How familiar are you with the term “Gas mask”? Once we deploy our gas masks, it’s a game of who can pull the other’s mask. Do you know why I chose this location? It’s because I can trick you into going up 13 floors. You can survive anything but surviving 13 story fall is just impossible” says Luishiro.

“And that’s why I came up here; I want to kill you with my own hands. Since you can’t leave this place even if you tried, I will kill you with my own hands”, I say to him. “Now die.” *laughter*