I followed the car that contained my target. It wheeled into a gated property. There were two gate guards and tons of lights.
I quickly absorbed the light from the street lights and sent it back in to overload the bulbs. When the guards heard the smashing sound they activated their abilities and looked around. One raised their fists and the other began scanning the perimeter.
A sight based ability. I better take them out.
I built up two non-lethal small beams in my hands and aimed it at the watchman. I let it go and it slammed against her head, knocking her out. The other guard heard her fall and put their hand to their radio.
I shot them in the head and snuck up. I sprung wings out of my back and slowly got over the gate. With each swing they grew brighter, so I had to let myself fall.
I let them fade and slowly pulled light out of my palms to form a katana.
I slowly approached the building and began observing from the dark. The front door was guarded by two men dressed in black. There were multiple security cameras that watched over the area. I decided it wasn't worth it to go in the front.
I crept around and looked for other angles. There were no windows I could reach or anything. I sighed and collapsed the katana back into my palms. I formed the light around my hands and used the rest for a strength boost. I slowly climbed my way up the building by punching small holes in the wall so I could grab something.
Once I made it to the roof I spotted a ventilation pipe that looked wide enough for me.
I crawled through the system and periodically looked out tiny vents. It felt crushing to be hugged by metal walls.
I hate tight spaces.
I came to the end of the system and, thankfully, there was a vent cover I could remove.
I concentrated light at my fingertips and slowly traced around the edges of the cover. I grabbed it and pulled it back.
I dropped through the vent and rolled to break my fall.
The man sat behind a desk with two bodyguards. He had a smug look in his face.
"I've been expecting you."
I quickly charged two white beams and shot it into both bodyguard's foreheads. They were knocked out cold.
The man behind the desk smirked.
"You didn't think those were my only guards, did you?"
A massive black beam that sucked all the life out of the room penetrated the walls and nicked my ear. The entire room went dark and the only light came from my ability.
The walls collapsed let moonlight in. A masked figure flew through the hole on raven black wings. They landed on the other side of the room.
Two black blades materialized in their hand.
That's Nyx's ability. Why is she attacking me? Practice?
"Step away from this, vigilante."
I materialized a white shield in my hand and a white longsword materialized in my other.
"No can do, Nyx."
She rushed at me at blinding speeds and swung both of her blades at me.
I parried with my shield and slashed my blade at her.
She disappeared from where I stabbed at.
I whipped around and did a full circle slash. I knew Nyx's tricks well. But she knew mine too.
Nevertheless, I hit her. She fell back and I leaped forwards the end the fight with a shield bash to the face.
She disappeared again and reappeared above me.
I shot a beam out of my sword and it hit her in the leg. She threw her sword at my head. I swatted it aside with my arm and raised my shield. A burst of light rocketed out of it and threw her into the wall. She swatted her sword in front of her blindly. She let out a torrent of black spikes towards me. I crouched down and hid behind my shield.
I noticed my arm sparking and took note of the deep gash the sword dug into my arm.
I heard a gasp and croaking from behind me.
My target was on the ground with blood pouring out of his neck with one of the black spikes poking through it.
Nyx slashed with her sword and an ark of darkness flew out. She fell to her knees and leaned on her sword for support.
I took the shot to my arm and it tore open and electricity sparked out. I rushed towards her, preparing to strike.
Something about this feels too easy. Even the ark felt too soft.
I reached her and kicked her in the face. She fell back and I finished it off with a punch to the face. My arm shocked her and a circuit broke.
She fell to her back and her ability deactivated.
"Good fight, Nyx. But you fell short this time."
I leaned down and took her mask off.
Only for it to be a brown haired dude.
What the-
He opened his eyes and I knew who he was. One of the other EMBER agents.
"Hennessy. What are you doing here?"
He coughed up some blood and looked at me strangely.
I took down my mask and he smiled.
"Azrael, I should've known it would be you."
I pressed my blade to his neck and drew blood.
"Don't fucking call me that, you prick. Why are you using her ability?" I questioned, pushing my blade even further.
"Who's?" He smirked.
I dissolved my shield around my hand and smashed it into his face.
"Nyx's. What did you do to her?" I yelled.
He smiled through bloodstained teeth.
"We put her in the dark. Forever."
This insufferable sadist made a pun off killing her.
I stood up and stabbed my sword into his chest. Blood spurted out and tears sprung to his eyes. I felt strangely...
happy.
I tore my sword out and slashed at his body again and again and again. A scream coming with each slash. Even when he stopped I continued.
I was finally interrupted by my phone ringing.
I was broken out of my rage and I looked at the man I had tore up.
I didn't just kill him. I tortured him.
Shakily, I answered the phone.
"Hey Jason, you said you'd be back to help me with homework. Where are you?" Remi asked.
"I got caught up in something. I had to head to the hospital."
"Are you okay? Did you get mugged?" She asked worriedly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm on my way home."
"No! Stay there, I'm on my way." She said.
"All right, fine." I said.
"Bye Jace! I'll see you later!"
"Bye."
She hung up and I called the Spectre number on my burner phone.
"Is the job done?" The woman on the other side asked.
"Yes. The target is down. I also killed an EMBER agent. He stole a friend of mine's ability. She was a vigilante. The b*st*rd hit me in the stomach."
"Alright, that's some valuable intel. Search for more. We're coming to pick you up."
I walked around and found black handbag next to the researcher's desk.
I rifled through it and found multiple files and a laptop.
Perfect.
I slung it over my shoulder and approached the hole in the wall. I looked out and saw workers going about peacefully.
I charged up a beam and launched myself out of the building and over the fence. It took up most of my energy but I made it.
I sat in front of the fence and waited for the van to pull up. After a few minutes they pulled over and opened the door.
I hopped in and sat down. A medic wrapped a bandage around my stomach.
"Where do you want to be dropped off?" Tevin asked.
Tevin is a getaway driver for Spectre. Despite his skill and criminal background, he's actually quite nice.
"The hospital. I'm meeting with a friend."
"At this hour?" He asked.
"I told her I got mugged and now she's going to pick me up." I said.
He chuckled and continued driving.
They dropped me off just in time to see pinky turn the corner.
She ran over to me and socked me in the arm.
"Remi! What was that for?" I said as I rubbed the spot she punched.
"For making me come out this late." She said, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah yeah, let's go." I said.
I put my hands in my pockets and rubbed my side.
Her eyes wandered to my arm and she grabbed it.
"Did they hit your arm?" She asked.
"Yeah. It's nothing too bad. Just a faulty circuit." I said, trying to turn the wrist around.
The joint creaked and made a cracking sound.
"Oh, you idiot. Come on, let's get it fixed up." She said.
I smiled at her worry and chuckled.
What a cute girl.