Lore/Cedric Blackshade: An Eye for an Eye

The raindrops fell on the concrete ground at Panau International, the tarmac was a place where many meetings of underhanded thugs took place because it was the only place in Panau where virtually no guns could be pulled without security stopping you. The perfect place to meet a potentially new client.

Captain Cedric stood with several guards he had enlisted from those in the ular faction. Another anonymous email, more money for his crew. He watched as the yellow pell landed on the tarmac and a suited man exited. "Cedric Blackshade?" the man asked assertively. This wasn't right "To the right man, you the anonymous one?" Cedric held the knife at his waist in the event something was not as planned. One of the ulars, a woman named vincenza lifted a pistol. "Cedric, what the hell is that one doing here!" she shouted clearly recognizing the face of Zach Marusich. Before Cedric could ask what she knew of his guest another figure stepped out of the plane, this time the face he knew beyond well.

Joseph Mc took a step out of the plane and glared at Cedric, the tension immediately becoming solid in the air. Cedric knew what this was, he laughed into the rain as the thunder cracked and lightning struck through the sky. "Oh this is precious! Tell me Joseph, what was it like watching my knife slit your beloved secretary's throat?" He taunted seeking to make Joseph act blindly to no avail. The ulars readied for a fight but Cedric had them stand down. Joseph's fists clenched as he withstood the pirate's mockery, "and then how did it feel seeing me get away in that plane with all your precious money!" He sneared "YOU KILLED HIM!" Joseph screamed showing signs of breaking but Zach Marusich knew this game too well "Calm yourself Joseph" he coaxed. The hardened PK stood down knowing he had almost cost them their objective. Two enforcers landed and surrounded the pirate. He came to terms with the situation, this was one he could not fight his way out of.

The plane ride to enforcer HQ was a long one through the rain. Cedric knew from his own experience taking hostages that this would be far from pleasant but he also could hear the chatter on his radio, his contacts were gathering which meant only one thing. As the dark green pell landed at enforcer HQ Cedric was greeted by many of the enforcer's finest murderers, what he wouldn't give for a knife right then he thought to himself as they dealt their own blows on him. He recognized the general Ezio, the PBI head Shou, and many other faces he loathed. He was herded to the runway in handcuffs where Joseph stood before him. "Tell me, tell me every last name in your miserable little crew" he brandished a knife as Ezio stood to a side acting like a bad cop with his cigar. "Go to hell!" Cedric snapped. "Wrong answer" Joseph replied as he sent the knife into Cedric's left eye cutting into it. He let out a scream of agony as he lost half of his sight. "Now... Tell me how that feels" Joseph laughed wiping the blade. At that moment gunfire rang out, the rescue had come.

As bullets flew overhead Zach held the radio to Cedric's face, "Call your friends off or you die faster!" He barked. Cedric took the radio and without looking away spoke into it "brothers.... kill them all" he dropped the radio and Zach punched him before taking cover from a pell that landed on the runway hot. A familiar female ular voice shouted "GET IN!" god was Cedric glad to hear vincenza for once he thought as he dashed into the pell handcuffs still on. Another ular friend of Cedric's, Michael Baker, handed some cloth to Cedric for his eye. As Cedric put on his makeshift patch he saw his reflection in the glass and thought to himself, "an eye for eye... At least chicks dig scars".