Her Knight Till Night

Chapter 11

__Clacesier's POV__

MAY pagmamadali sa aking kilos habang tintahak ng aking sasakyan ang lugar kung saan ko pinatayo ang naglalakihan gusali ng aking negosyon.

I am selling drugs and guns as my way of living here in manila, my mother had no idea that I am one of the syndicate who is running an illegal bussiness here in manila.

Ilang taon na rin kaming pinaghahanap ng mga pulisya ngunit nakakawala naman kami oras na may makaalam dito sa aming negosyo.

"Sh*t!" I'm just a meter away and I can already hear the gunshots, the annoying sound of the serene, the screams, and the exploding bombs everywhere.

Kinabig ko ang manibela at inihimpil iyon sa gilid. I love my sports car, I won't allow them to destroy my baby. Pumunta ako sa likuran at binuksan ang likod. Kumuha ako ng isang rifle at isinukbit iyon sa balikat ko. Lumuha rin ako ng dalawang granade at sinarado na ang likod ng kotse.

I grabbed my handgun first before charging at the scene. Nang makapunta na ako kung saan nando'n ang mga nakaparadang sasakyan ng mga pulisya ay nagtago ako sa pinakamalapit na kotse.

"Let go of me!" Narinig kong sigaw ng isang pamilyar na lalaki. Isa iyon sa mga ka-partner ko sa aking negosyo, si Diyen, nalulugi na ang negosyo niyang iniwan sa kanya ng tatay niya kaya pumayag itong makipagsabwatan sa akin.

"Doon ka na sa presinto magpaliwanag!"

I rolled my eyes and went out of my hiding place and shot the two policeman who is holding him.

"Ace—" Hindi ko siya pinagsalita at tinulak siya sa tinataguan ko kanina at doon ko siya kinausap.

"What the heck happened?!" I hissed as I shot his handcuffs.

"H-hindi ko alam, Ace!" Sa nanlalaking mata ay sabi niya sa akin. Halatang takot na takot ito sa mga nangyayari. "They found one of our building! They're gonna—"

"This is not the time to chicken up, Diyen! Just tell me how did the a**holes found us!"

Nangatal ang labi nito habang nakatingin sa akin, "I don't know, I just send all of our seller last night."

Kumunot ang noo ko, "The rookies?"

When he nodded I idea started to form inside my head, the glitch of what had happened.

Nagtatagis ang aking bagang, humigpit ang aking hawak sa baril.

"I just found out that one of them arrived with the police and—"

"That's what I told you about employing someone you didn't know! One of them or probably some of them is a police and disguised as an employer!" I gritted my teeth. Maybe they approached one of my pawns which they knew that are selling drugs, and whoever b*stards who caused all of this are gonna die!

"Ace," He called, I was busy looking for police at the surroundings.

I don't wanna reveal my real name to and my real identity inside my league. It's more safer that way, so I just called myself Ace.

"I don't know if you know this but I think that there is a traitor," Hindi ako nag-react sa sinabi niya. That's normal, that thing, about a group having a traitor is something you can't remove.

Not all people are greedy, but most of them are, and in a group like I created isn't a type of job you would work your ass and spend your time just to gain more money. You can say that it's a bussiness where greedy people are the ones who is qualified for the job, and when I mean greedy, a greed that can turn you into a traitor.

"You doesn't seem surprise," He noticed.

Umiling ako at pilit na inaninag ang malaking gusali na ngayo'y sira-sir na. The air is filled with powder, the ground were painted by the falling debris of the cement. I knew that there's nothing left of it except the ruins.

"That is normal when you employed people who likes to stick their noses to someone else's bussiness, I mean literaly, who wouldn't want to sit at my throne?"

Kumunot ang noo nito sa aking sinabi.

I looked again at my first fallen bussiness, "There is nothing we could do about this. Leave it."

I said, but before I could stand up, I heard footsteps coming out of the building. I saw other policeman taking the other members of my group to pull out some answers. And I wouldn't let that happen.

"Diyen, catch," I said as I threw my handgun at his direction.

"Ace, what are you—"

I ignored him as I snatched my rifle from my back and went out of my hiding place. They were caught off guard as I recklessly fired my rifle a their direction. I don't care if I am already killing my ally, it's my intention to kill them anyways.

I rolled at the ground when someone got the chance to fire his gun at my direction. I rolled over the car just near me and grabbed both of my grenades. I waited for the firing to stop, maybe to reload. And when there is only at least two person firing a gun, I went out and threw the grenade in each direction.

The grenade exploded, almost rendering me unable to hear but a static stinging sound. My surroundings are still a little hazy for my sight but I manage to highten my senses to be able to know what's going on.

Nang masiguro kong wala nang buhay ay tinawag ko si Diyen na nakasuksok lang sa gilid habang tulala sa mga patay na tao.

"Get the bomb,"

Tumango siya at pumasok sa loob. Kahit hindi ko alam kung makikita pa ba niya iyon. Ilang segundo rin ang lumipas bago siya nakalabas, sukbit sa balikat ang isang backpack na naglalaman ng isang bomba.

It's time to erase any trace.

I pulled the time bomb inside the backpack set the time. One minute will buy us time.

"A-ace—"

"If you let your conscience take over, then it's time to join them," I said, but of coarse I will not let him since he will be of great use, I spare his life.

Umiling lang ito tumingin-tingin sa paligid, his eyes were almost red because of countless times of consuming drugs.

I set the time. I walked towards the dead bodies lying in their blood, but I was caught off guard when suddenly I heard a gunshot from somewhere, then a stab of pain knocked my shoulder through the air, grimacing from the pain, I reached for my rifle and searched for the one who shot me. A police stood at my back with a gun in hand. Out of anger, I pulled the trigger and let the bullets kill him until nothing remained to his flesh and blood.

I threw the time bomb, one minute is enough to buy us some time.

Then I ran away as I threw the heavy rifle away. Diyen were runnibg beside me when the bomb finally exploded.

Before went in my car, I turned around to get one last look at the building, as it's hard build storey collapsed through the ground, it's remains were alive on the air, flaming inside my nostrils. I don't want to breath what is left for there is nothing inside but an evidence of my wickedness.

Diyen looked at the building who is replaced by ashes, maybe telling himself that what happened was unbelievable. He'll get use to it, since this was just a little part of which how a mafia should protect their properties.

"Let's get going," I said as I finally went inside my car. But before I could get in, he called me.

"Ace, there is something you still doesn't know," What he said made me stop from opening the cars engine. "They are with...another group,"

I looked at him but didn't bother to cut his sentence since I was curious of what is he going to say.

"I think the police, I mean those police are their protectors..."

"I don't get your point, Diyen," I say.

"Do you know that group of mafia you said you are searching for? I sae one of their member while they are raiding our building!"

I stared at the wheel when I heard that, so they finally decide to attack. Maybe to wipe the remaining threat, and that is me.

"But...paano mo nalaman na membro ang sinabi mo kanina?"

"I saw the mark, hidden on his wrist, it's a spider."

Some group of mafia put a mark on their member to be able to identify if they are a member. We are one of them, ours are the mark of Rook, not the chess piece, it's just how I call that symbol since I am one of the King's trusted pawns.

And if he said Spider, that group is called Parasite, they are the once I am investigating, they are my number one suspect for the murder of Enil.