Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ Gaze of An Empty Reflection

[man] - "Sir, I think there has been an intruder. And... And... I don't think anyone has seen him but all the guards are... Dead. "

Said the man in a shaken voice.

[Martin] - "Dead? The fuck do you mean dead? How bad is the situation? "

Yelled Martin in disbelief.

[man] - "Well, I think I'm the last man alive on level 2. "

[Martin] - "Huh? What about the other levels then? "

[man] - "I... I don't get it either, but it seems only level 2 has been attacked. "

Suddenly, the room was shaken up by the sight of a blade punching through a wall. Then, without a warning, Kadyn busted through the office gate covered in blood and began to walk toward Martin. The women and guests immediately distanced themselves from Kadyn while screaming in fear. As Kadyn approached him, Martin quickly began backing away until his chair was pressing against the window.

[Martin] - "Oi, oi, easy there lady! Kingsway sent you, right? Look, there is no need to- "

Kadyn abruptly jumped onto Martin's desk and caused him to shut up mid-sentence.

[Kadyn] - "Let's cut to the chase. I want a job as a mercenary for your company. "

Said Kadyn with an empty stare.

[Martin] - "And? "

Said Martin while trembling in fear.

[Kadyn] - "I also want monopoly over ALL of the jobs you can offer for an assassin or a military force. And I want a fair pay for a fair day's work. "

[Martin] - "Of course, of course! I figured that's what you are made for if I'm not wrong... "

[Kadyn] - "And I'm the only mercenary you will use here. I have already dispatched all the previous occupiers of my position at level 2, so no competition! "

Said Kadyn as she got off Martin's desk.

[Martin] - "Yeah ok, but is that all you are after? Couldn't you have come to me normally and asked for an interview? "

[Kadyn] - "I needed to get my point across. I'm a killer without remorse looking for some thrill. I know men like you have a lot of enemies, so I want you to understand I'm the only weapon you'll ever need. "

Martin was both baffled and terrified by the strange situation before him. However, he was simply glad that Kadyn wasn't here to kill him.

[Martin] - "Jackson, come here, show our guest her assignment. Let's get her started right away since she's so eager to work. "

Said Martin hurriedly to his assistant.

After swallowing his saliva, Jackson stepped before Kadyn and led her out of the room while keeping a good distance between himself and her. As soon as Kadyn was out of the room, Martin took a bottle of whisky and gulped down half of the bottle in one go.

[Martin] - "Holy fuck! What the hell just happened? "

Said Martin before giving himself two slaps to confirm that it wasn't a dream.

[Marcel] - "I've seen crazy stuff in my life but this is something else, Pa. "

[Martin] - "Heh... hahaha! This is fucking unreal. A single fucking woman with her jolly-looking face murdered my 500 men crew of special forces marines and gunmen. All because she wanted to work for me... A fever dream, a mother fucking fever dream! "

[Marcel] - "No, Dad, that woman is a KD-series assassin. A single one of them is the equivalent of a thousand soldiers. I don't doubt her capabilities, but I don't understand why she would want to suddenly work for us out of the blue. "