I was ironing my clothes pleased that an entire month went by with no red notice. I was in a state of euphoria that was shortlived. I heard a distinct sound it was the red notice notification that popped up to remind me that it is time to unalive someone again. A new target was acquired. My ride was a Ducati. It zipped through traffic and got me there in record time. I was first escorted to a stranger's house. I was taken upstairs and dolled up like nobody's business. My dress was violet that seemed to bleed out. With a jewel neckline and it was partially backless. A slit that starts from my thighs and stops at the very end. My hair was styled elegantly and decorated with hairpins. A few hackers took a dozen snapshots and showed me the result. They had hacked the system so if anyone takes my picture I would resemble someone else. Then a woman started to stick fake tattoos in different places on my body. They said it was a bunch of fractal patterns. So if anyone tries to use a computer. It will shut down. Black Angel wings spread out on my back. A Chinese dragon wrapping itself around a sword in-between the wings. Checkerboard on one of my forearm. Roses and barb wires wrapped my other arm from the armpit to the wrist. I was given a black contact lenses. An earpiece and a rose brooch with a hidden camera in it. Then I posed in front of the mirror. I looked ready for the runway.
I walked downstairs to see Tanya and a few others. I sat down and focused on how to summon HER. And a newbie said, "We don't have time to take a breath. You can relax as you are taken to your destination." Tanya smiled, "Shut your mouth and watch." I closed my eyes and said, "Wake up. It is breakfast time." I was transported into the middle of a parade. It was bizarre and creepy at the same time. The music was the kind that makes you look around corners for killers. The hair raising pulse raising kind. Some of the people walking in the parade were headless. Some had two heads. One person had a face on the back of his head. It was expressing pure fear. There were floats that were going too. It was grotesque. One diorama was of a woman beheaded by a guillotine. The next was a person tied to a post and set on fire. The last one was a court jester wielding a hook chasing people. The sprinklers turned on and started spraying blood. Children were running around it and jumping on puddles of blood while squealing in delight. Amongst the parade were contortionists were doing cart wheels. People twirling flaming batons. People were spitting fire every few feet. The path forward was crowded but soon some in the audience stepped aside to let me into the city center. For a moment there was silence. Then a million shards of glass came hurling forward. A moment of silence before a million knives came flying followed by several dozen axes. I had to spend the next ten minutes dodging every single one of them. The crowd applauded and laughed at my predicament. The identified flying sharp objects stopped and the crowd went pin drop quiet. I realized that these people were all disfigured. All of them would be considered oddities in society. Some would be ridiculed while others will be killed. Then I heard sobs and pleas for help. I turned to see a bunch of people dangling by their ankles. Bungee cords were clearly used as these people teabagged repeatedly. I felt something move under my feet. I looked to see the blood was gathering to a single spot and was moving in an unusual manner. Then the blood pool gathered till it resembled a dome then it took the shape of HER. SHE got up and the applause was deafening. Some bowed to show respect while others threw dead roses at HER. I got a good look at HER. SHE was wearing a crown laden with spiders. Her dress was made of layer upon layer of only cobweb. A black snake coiled around HER neck like it was a necklace. It's glowing eyes searching for possible prey. HER earrings were bejeweled scorpions that seem to luminesce. SHE walked over and stared for a moment and I said, "Time to go to work." SHE tilted HER head and opened her mouth. A tarantula walked and made itself at home on her cheek. The audience laughed as though this was hilarious. SHE grinned and asked for a volunteer. A young man in a medieval outfit came willingly. He sat down on his knees and a man came with a ceremonial knife. He slit his own throat. The blood pooled to open a vortex portal and SHE jumped in as though SHE didn't want to see me convert this to something else. HER voice boomed, "You got that right. Happy trails sis."
I opened my eyes and Tanya smiled, "Welcome Zelda I have been expecting you. I take SHE didn't brief you?" I said with the air of boredom, "SHE told me before SHE left for Los Angeles, California. But I have been kept in the dark since. I am assuming SIS has good reasons to do so." One of the subordinates spluttered, "Dual personality" I said sarcastically, "Someone please give this genius a medal. Now let's get going. I am getting itchy and it is not a pleasant scene for most audiences" I was escorted to a limo. I was driven to a hotel where there was a masquerade ball. I was given a mask and my lens started acting like it was the iron man's mask. It started scanning people. Their physique, gait and voice. It gave me detailed directions to go and people to avoid. After a few zigzags I reached my target. It was Henry's brother. I asked them to double check because if I kill this dude then I am going to have to watch my back from here till judgement day. Because his brother is practically the actual living embodiment of the Terminator. The man looks like he is thor on steroids. Tanya swore like a drunk sailor before profusely apologizing. She took a few deep breaths and redirected me to someone else. I heard a few heated exchanges but other than that it went smoothly. The music stopped and the host requested everyone to take a seat. I was directed to sit in the back row with an elderly couple as company. The auction began and I saw Henry's brother roaming around looking for possible trouble. So I suggested that we spike his beverage. A nerd sent an unsuspecting person to buy and deliver a sedative. He came to me dressed as a waiter and delivered the crushed pill. I took a champagne flute and poured the powder and swiveled it. I walked up to him and gave him a wink, "Compliments from your secret admirer" He gave me a toothy grin and swigged the entire thing in one go before he went back to his post.
I waited till my target went to use the bathroom and followed him but his bodyguards stepped forward to stop me. So I calmly stepped away from them. I was instructed to go towards the kitchen. A man in a chef's uniform had a go bag for me. I saw that it had different types of grenades, a ghost gun, a gas mask and goggles to help me see even in smoke. I pulled out a modified smoke bomb, a flash bomb and a concussion grenade. I used a smoke bomb first the thing went boom and quickly covered the room with smoke. I quickly pulled on the mask as I threw the other grenades as a distraction. I managed to sneak in and found my target washing his face and taking a breath as chaos ensues outside. I simply pulled out the ghost gun and blew his brains out and hid. The guards came in and I snuck out. The men were groping around in the hopes that they could grab a hold of me but I managed to keep a healthy three foot distance. I heard the hotel security call out a lockdown. The voice in my ear directed me to the kitchen. I was escorted to the backdoor. It led me to an alleyway where an Aston Martin vanquish was waiting to take me away. As we got out of the alley the security guard standing by the front door used his walkie talkie to report us. He gave a detailed description. Tanya called her friend in traffic control and had him shut down all CCTV cameras of our escape route. Moments later a police car found us and called it in. We had no choice but to do evasive maneuvers. Zipping through traffic and obviously I asked them to turn the lights green so the car can't tail us. I asked if we could switch cars. After a minute we rerouted to a parking garage. We had to torch our ride so no sniffer dogs could track us. My driver and I walked in circles till we found a car we liked. It was Lamborghini Aventador. But unfortunately we didn't have time to take a crack at it so we had to keep looking. We heard sirens but we kept a level head. Moments later we found a Volkswagen beetle. We jacked it open, snuck in and ducked. We waited quietly till we were certain the coast was clear. The police were patrolling the level above us when he started the engine and drove us out. I was taken back to the previous residence where I had changed into the outfit I am in at the present time. I took a shower and changed back to my old clothes and thanked the woman for a Cinderella-like moment. I kissed her cheeks and walked out to see Tanya. She made it clear that this operation will get compromised if I am seen by the roomie. So I had to switch with HER. So I sat down and made myself comfortable.
I closed my eyes and said, "Hey snow white wake up your prince is here." I said that a few times and the depths of my mind opened a portal to reveal a picnic. Kids were running around flying kites. There was a stage with some people singing. People were grilling food. Some were playing baseball while others were playing tag. I saw a few kids playing with a skipping rope. The moment I set foot on the grass it caught fire. The scenery changed to a scene of nightmares. People were swallowed by the earth fires raised to the size of the mountain. Corpses in pugilistic poses were decorated all over the floor by the time I reached the nearest tree. The ground cracked open and lava spilled out along with skeletons. People were screaming for mercy. Everyone was so busy with their own that no one had a chance to lend a helping hand. The fire died out and then the solar eclipse occurred. It was pitch black and the air smelled of burnt flesh and smoke. As I coughed I saw that only a singular soul remained unblemished. This being looked calm and collected. While the others were shadows this one was a full distinct human figure. I knew it was SIS. So I called HER out. SHE came and gave me a high five and walked towards the portal to the real world. As SHE walked away death cap mushrooms popped up. Toxic fumes came from sewers. Snakes came crawling out. Spiders the size of dinner plates spun webs till I couldn't identify the tree. Bats, ravens and vultures flew in the air. I heard a noise so I turned around to see saltwater crocodiles. The eclipse disappeared but the clouds quickly covered the sky. I was impressed by all of this but I didn't design this. I felt a cool hand on my shoulder it was SIS. SHE asked me if this was to my liking so SHE can go back home feeling some sense assurance. I gave HER a hug. The ground shook and zombies dug their way out. I smiled, "No birthday presents for the next ten years." SHE gave me a wink before she walked back to the real world.
I opened my eyes to see the audience observing my behavior. I gave Tanya a hug and returned the earpiece before walking out to find the bike was ready and waiting to take me home. The city was in lockdown as rumors of a trained assassin were spread all over. The police are definitely going to stop us so we braced for it as we drove off. Sure enough the police stopped us but amongst them was roomie. She asked me nicely to remove the helmet and I complied. She was surprised to see it was me. She asked me what I was doing out. My driver said that I was on my way to the hospital to donate blood. The guy who was driving me has a relative who needs blood. His son is suffering from Tetralogy of Fallot. He was born with four heart defects. Since I am the same blood type I am on my way for a donation. She was thoroughly surprised. She had the police dogs sniff us once and gave us the go ahead. So we stopped by the hospital his son was admitted and I donated blood before going home. He thanked me as I disembarked. He hoped that I was nowhere near the murder site. I gave him a smile, "Don't worry" I walked back to my apartment and switched on the TV. Every channel had the exact same thing. The murder at the hotel describing a woman with wings tattooed on her back. As the story progressed the talk switched to allegations of misconduct and corruption. The news dubbed me as the Dark Angel. These people need to get a life. I picked up my secret bodycam and started scanning the footage. SHE said Henry's brother was present at the event and SHE was almost given orders to end his life. I took my secret phone and called DD. He answered on the second attempt. We talked for ten minutes and he wished me well. I told him that I am close to finding the sanctuary killer. His brother is on the list of witnesses the bad guys are looking for. I made it clear that they almost got him but I had rescued him at the opportune moment. DD thanked me and was about to say something else when Henry called out saying something about leaving for Washington DC. I wished DD a safe trip and he prayed that I would conclude my mission and return home safely. I told him that I will but he needs to be extremely careful since I bumped into Henry's brother and I was almost busted so he needs to be careful. DD said that he will proceed with caution. He wished me luck and said I love you before he hung up.