The Way of The Hunter



Monday November 17th 2069.
Canns Landing.. 32nd street. The Merrimon Hotel, there is one distant street lamp still burning hard against the thick fog that has engulfed the Surrounding area of The Merrimon Hotel. It is at the hour of2:00 am that Agent Samantha Bliss has found herself in the middle of yet another Hunt. She slowly inhales the remainder of her last cigarette, she can hear the faint squawk of her team members positioning themselves around the entire building through her ear piece. She softly tugs at her black leather trench coat as she pulls it up around her, while releasing the Plasma Rifle from underneath it. As she feeds round after round into its chambers, she interjects into the conversation ensuring that each team member understands the importance of each of their roles.
“Klinger?”
Squawk.. Hiss. A brief silence follows through the earpiece.. Then.
“Yes Ma’am?” a Gruff voice answers back.
“Are you in position?”
“Yes Ma’am Northeast corner of the building I can see the rear and one side exit. Both are clear of any movement.”
“Roxx?”
A females voice with a thick eastern accent cuts through the morning air like a surgeons blade.
“Yes Ma’am, Northwest corner is clear I can see the rear exit and the opposite side exit as Klinger. Both are clear of hostiles.”
“Thump and Twitch how’s the roof looking from up there?”
“We’re across the street from you boss lady, we got a clear shot at the upper floors leading to the roof and the door is covered.. But it as quiet as a morgue. Are you sure Lifeguards Intel was right? There’s nothing moving up here.”
She pause’s to study the long surveillance vehicle parked down the street, and wonders if they are fatigued and may be slipping.
“Lifeguard was picking up three heat signatures none of which were human, up on the fifth floor, which means they may not have a hostage yet only a target. Which means it’s a hit team and they could still be in the planning stages of something big. Max, Cowboy and me will go in the front, and clear one floor at a time, from there we will work our way up until we reach the fifth. Thump, you or Twitch are gonna have to cover the front of the building when we go in.” She motions to her two team members and they enter the building silently.

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It is dark, even in the lobby they find the lighting is poor, the Merrimon is the stereo typical flea bag hotel that houses human refuse of the lowest caliber. Hookers and their johns openly engage in sexual activities even in the hallways, when the johns are too impatient or cheap to pay for a room. On this cold foggy morning such is not the case, it is dark and quiet in the hallways of this house of filth, soft red hues of faintly lit rooms illuminate the floor in front of them, as they enter each new level until finally they arrive on the fifth. She looks to her two team members holding her hand up in silence, she can hear Lifeguards voice in her earpiece now.
“Sam.. Okay you gotta go slow in here, they’re at the end of the hall its probably the last door on the right hand side before the window. I’m not seeing another hallway so its one way in, and one way out. I’m picking up three adult Reds, probably males. They are spread out across the room, which means you are gonna have to take them out separately, you may want to tell your ground team to watch the fire escape just in case they make you and try to bail.”
She motions to them to take either sides of the doorway, she moves off to one side and crouches down in front of the door as Cowboy moves in front of her. She nods and he plows his massive foot through the wooden door and drops immediately back into cover. Samantha Bliss lands the first shot at the Demon closest to her left striking it down with a fatal shot, all hell so to speak has broken loose, with both sides firing shots. Max and Cowboy strike down the second Red as Max takes a shot through the abdomen spilling his entrails on the floor, he dies instantly. Cowboy is laying down heavy fire on the position where the second Red lies mortally wounded. He maneuvers himself in line for the final shot and Splatters its guts across the wall. The third Red has run into an adjoining room thanks to the hole that he put in the wall, Samantha Bliss is hot on his trail with Cowboy not far behind. As he catches up with her he sees that the Red is face down on the floor with his arms above his head, Samantha Bliss’s rifle is trained on its head, she has taken it alive. She calls the team members up to the fifth floor to do a thorough sweep of it. They would all be returning to Threshold with a live prisoner.

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