Thread: Mission Codename: Cannon Fodder (BlisteredBlood & Devxx)

Eris took a deep breath as her eyes adjusted to the darkness inside the building. In a minute she could make out basic shapes and objects from the few shards of light that came in from the street. This place looked like it had been abandoned a long time ago and no one had bothered to clean up. There was dust everywhere and bits of old machines here and there. Apparently it had been a storage center at some point but had gone out of business and no one had bothered to do anything about it. A place like this would be a good find if you wanted to lay low without anyone knowing you were there. It had only been about a month since they had got the job and she was already regretting it. Truth be told she was a mercenary of sorts and whenever the government had a little problem they would rather have taken care of without anyone knowing they usually came to her team. Over the years most of her jobs had either been getting her hands on sensitive information or carrying out assassinations of some high ranking enemies. The assassinations were always the more exciting part when you had to get close to your enemy so you could learn enough about them to know where there weaknesses were and when to strike. It helped that she looked like the kind of arm candy most politicians would be happy to parade around before the media. Funny how many of those men had invested in some of the best security money could buy to keep out threats only to have invited their greatest threat into their house if they showed up wearing a little black dress. Yet all those times were so different from this job right now. Usually they would have a profile about the target to work with so they could get in their mind but she knew so little about Thanatos. All the files they had received about him had been pretty basic with general information on height, weight and all that fun stuff. The only thing that really seemed to stick out was that he was incredibly dangerous and quite the little sadist. Still, with 300 trillion on the line she was willing to deal with that. A noise to her left caught her attention as she turned quickly in the direction with her Saber pointed out ready to strike. A small squeak could be heard as a rat scurried along the creaky floors and off into the shadows somewhere. Eris gave a sight of relief as she lowered her weapon once more and continued to explore. It was moments like this that were the most dangerous. When you were alone in the shadows your mind could play cruel tricks on you and get you so paranoid that you completely lost focus of what was going on. Pushing back a strand of white-blond hair she knelt down to the floor to get a better look at the dust. There were definite paw prints from rats and other creatures but there were also shoe prints as well. They didnt look to be that old and from the soles she could tell they definitely werent hers. Someone else had been here but whether it was the target or someone else who had followed up on the lead was still a mystery. Dammit, there was still so much that she didnt know and it was really starting to frustrate her. Being alone at night in an abandoned warehouse where a pathological murderer could be hiding wasnt exactly a position she would have liked to find herself in. Still, it would be too risky to call for backup now. Suddenly she heard another noise and this time it definitely wasnt the sound of a rat running across the floor. No, someone else was definitely here. Eris could feel the hair on the back of her neck stand on edge as she backed away from her spot so her back was to a wall. Blue eyes searched frantically for any sign of an intruder. She still couldnt see anything but there was a definite feeling like she was being watched. Shit, well this was just the kind of situation she didnt want to find herself in. Come out, come out wherever you are. Eris whispered in a hushed tone as she gripped her Saber tightly in her right hand. Her left went to the holster on her thigh just to make sure she had her gun there just in case. He was an accomplished swordsman, that much could easily be seen from the bodies of the victims. If there was any way she was going to get out of here alive she was going to have to play it smart.