by Faulina Arif
"Don’t do anything rash and just stay behind me."
Reyn that now returned to normal and can standing perfectly now put up a ready stance to follow Aria.
They leaving that room and run toward the emergency stairs.
"Should we use a lift?" Reyn asked.
"There are many guards in front of the lift, so this is the only safest way."
Aria and Reyn running fast to climb down the stairs.
Remembering where they are now that located in floor 14, it is impossible for Reyn that didn't like to do sport can follow Aria nimble and fast movement. But because there was no other better plan, Reyn can't refuse and mustn’t complain.
Suddenly Aria stopped running and extends her left hand to give Reyn a sign to do the same thing as her.
Reyn that standing about 5 stairs behind Aria becoming silent.He was out of breath.
Aria lean her body to the right side while bowing a little to make sure what she hear.
Seems like many guards was deployed to check all place even in the emergency stairs area. There is 7 or 8 people that now on the way to Aria. And at this time all of them still in the floor 7.
Aria turns and moves her head ordering Reyn to follow her back to the upper floor.
Without protesting, Reyn breathe that now was in order quickly following Aria.
They climb the stairs up and then turn to the right toward the exit door. They were running through the corridor toward lift. It does hold any possibilities if those guard is waiting Reyn and Aria in front of the lift that located in every floor, including here in floor 10 where they was now.
When they nearly passed the wall corner, Reyn readied his weapon and put up a stance to fire whenever he need. But there are no guards in there.
Aria and Reyn running fast toward that lift. Precisely 2 meter before they are arrived in front of the lift, one door of two lift there opened, and there was 3 guards coming out inside there. Before those guard have an opportunity to raise their weapon, Reyn shoot them all in their vital spot.
Aria approaching those people corpse and taking their weapon. She gives 2 pistols to Reyn that directly slip it behind his waist. And then Aria takes one guard waist belt and wearing it. There is a big knife tucked up in that belt. Aria taking 1 pistol that located in one of those guard waist, and save it for herself, after that Aria and Reyn entering the lift and pressing the button toward the ground level.
"How many guards do you think will wait for us?" Reyn asked while glancing at Aria.
Aria take 2 step forward and deliberately positioning herself in front of Reyn. "I hope we do not have to run out of bullets." She answered with her back in front of Reyn.
"You are right." Reyn added while looking at the floor number.
When the number is changed to floor 2, Reyn and Aria put up a ready stance and vigilant. They are sure there will be many guards that waiting for them and ready to attack. If they were lost in speed, they could lost their life. That is what Reyn think.
The lift door is opened and Aria quickly pulls the pistol trigger, shooting 4 guards that already waited them with ready posture in front of the lift. Those 4 guards fall and at that moment died because Aria succeeds to penetrate their vital spot with bullet.
Bang . . . Bang . . . Bang . . . the other guards that positioning themselves around that hall is shooting toward the lift in succession, raining bullet to Aria until the lift door is broken and stayed open.
Aria can't dodge. Her eyes turned to red while the first bullet pierces her shoulder. Anger emanated clearly in her facial expression, after that some bullet succeed to pierce her stomach and even her heart.
Because her power is activated, Aria does not feel any intense pain and only in a few second those bullets come out from inside her body that regenerated very fast.
Reyn shocked to see that strange phenomenon, his expression reflecting disbelief. Reyn know that Aria is exceptionally strong, because of that all this time he try to find Aria. However Reyn didn't know if Aria is not only strong she even can't be killed.
Is that why she protecting me by standing in front of me? Reyn thinks.
After raining bullets toward Aria, those guards running to find a place to cover.
Aria tries to shoot them, but it missed.
Those guards is realized, if they attack Aria blindly, they will experience death same as 4 of their friends that didn’t have time to do anything.
There are 14 guards that was left inside the ground level hall which surround Aria. 2 men take cover near the vending machine in Aria right side. 1 man take cover near the structure mast in Aria left side. 3 other men taking cover inside the warehouse behind reception desk. Between the long chairs for at least 4 meter from where Aria standing, there is 2 guards hide there.
And the other guard’s position is far enough, around 15 meter from the front of lift. 2 of them take covers beside the toilets wall, 2 more in the structure mast which near with a glass wall of main entrance, and the last 2 men located between its location 2 meter in front of that mast.
In the meantime, while those guards running for taking cover, Aria also run and sliding toward the reception desk while keep on shooting at them and made them can’t move from their position.
Aria hides behind the reception desk which length is nearly 10 meter in crouching position. 2 of the guards that take cover near a vending machine moving. They targeting Aria without them realizing there is 1 more person inside the lift. They approaching Aria while keep on shooting at Aria, and at that time Reyn shoot them from behind. And the both of them fall dead to the floor.
Aria standing up, showing herself from behind the desk and then shoot 2 people which taking cover behind a long chairs till they are not moving. Without a need to take cover again, Aria then targeting a guard that shoot at her from behind the mast. That guard has an opportunity to leave 2 bullets inside Aria chest before then was shoot by Aria to death.
Aria looked at Reyn and giving a hand sign to move.
Reyn nod a little and then ran leaving the lift with half bowing position.
At that same time Aria which had running out of bullet taking her knife and run to approach 2 guards that shooting at her from behind the toilet wall.
Reyn that also being shoot with the other guards that standing near the long chairs was now rolling toward the mast with a few meter distances in front of lift.
Ignoring the pain in her body which being hit with bullets, with fast movement and striking speed Aria cut 1 of 2 guard’s throat near the toilet.
Seeing what was happened with his friend, the other guard is looked full of fear toward Aria till his weapon is dropped to the floor. He stepping back with a cold sweat that flowing in his face.
Aria turn toward that frightened guard and without mercy she stabs his heart with a knife. After that . . . Aria pulling her knife until the blood spurting like a water fountain from that guard body. Then Aria run to approach 2 guards that standing behind the supporting mast near a glass wall.
2 people that taking cover near a chair, not far from that mast is shooting out bullet with Reyn.
Aria successfully approaches one of guards near supporting mast and stabs his throat with her knife. She pulling her knife with fast speed while swipe away that dead man body roughly. That man body is falling to the floor in Aria’s left side and again his blood spurting like a water fountain from his throat. Not until 2 second after, Aria attacking the other guards that located 1 meter in her left side. Aria stab her knife to that guard eye, making him yelling in pain till he drop his pistol and touching his bloody eyes.
2 men that located behind the long chairs ignoring Reyn and turned, they changed target to Aria.
With lightning speed Aria pull the guard in her front and using his body as a meat shield till that man dead being shoot by his friends.
Reyn that still taking cover behind the structure mast not far from lift taking that chance and shooting those 2 guards behind long chairs to dead.
3 guards that since before hiding inside the warehouse that located behind reception desk suddenly come out and shooting Aria. A few bullets piercing her shoulder.
Aria hissed, she release guard corpse that she use as a meat shield then taking 2 pistol that dropped in the floor with quick speed. Aria turns her head toward those 3 guards and shoots all of them that didn’t have time to take cover.
Hotel main entrance is opened and 6 guards that standing in front of the main entrance shooting at Aria which now busy to kill those 3 guards before, near a reception desk.
Reyn shooting those 6 guards and succeed to kill 2 of them. After that Reyn returned to take cover in the mast.
4 guards that left quickly run toward long chairs in front of Aria and then shooting at her from behind that chairs.
Aria that succeed to kill those 3 guards near reception desk is now turned to look at those 4 guards that taking cover behind the chairs and shoot all of them precisely at their head and heart.
After she succeed to kill those 4 guards, Aria kneeling to check the corpse below her and taking a few bullet magazines from their body.
Reyn coming out from his covering place and ran to approach Aria. For a moment he was surprised to see Aria scarlet dress in tatter. There is so much hole and blood stain in that dress. Even her smooth body was also full of wound and blood.
Aria standing up. "Come on!" Aria giving a sign toward Reyn to follow her.
Reyn nod in understanding and complying with Aria’s order.
Both of them walking fast toward the hotel main entrance which was made by glass. Exactly at the time when that door was opened, a few bullet piercing Aria waist, stomach and chest.
Aria and Reyn run to the direction of one hotel structure mast in terrace and taking cover there.
There is 6 guards that waiting them in hotel yard. One of them located in Aria’s left side and one in her right side. Meanwhile the 4 of those guards was located in the parking lot, 8 meter from where Aria was. They using those cars that parked as a shield to protect themselves. Those 6 men holding an automatic rifle which they aim at where Aria was hiding and waiting a good chance to shoot at Aria.
"This will not end if I let this situation keep on." Aria growl angry.
Determined to end this situation, without any doubt and fear, Aria coming out from their covering place.
Reyn that looking at Aria rash action was shocked and flustered. "A-Aria!! Wait . . . !!"
But Aria ignoring Reyn and run fast toward the parking lot.
In that second, dozens of bullets raining into Aria’s body.
“SHIT!!” Reyn that looking behind the structure mast which can’t do anything can only swear.
A cold sweat flows from Aria’s face and body because there were so many bullets piercing her body in the same time. The pains caused by those bullets can she feel and making Aria’s body crashing headfirst to the asphalt. For second Aria is unconscious.
Seeing Aria was lying in asphalt, those guards stopped to shoot at her.
Reyn once again swearing. He was not only can’t do anything but he was now feeling afraid because he can see Aria is not moving. Reyn is panicked and worried to think that Aria must be died.
There is 1 person that was left and hide behind structure mast in hotel terrace, because of that those guards is still wary.
Suddenly, Aria that they think was dead is now waking up. She growling angry while shooting one guard that was in her right side. And then, Aria run fast to jump at wall in front of her and shoot the guard that was now in her front.
Reyn surprised to see that.
If she is a normal human, she will surely not be awaken anymore and even dead because only of one or two bullets. But dozens of bullets was piercing her body and she can still standing up. Without staggered or even moaning in pain, she was directly attacking those people which shooting at her swiftly.
Indeed all of that is out of Reyn logic, making him can only gulped in amazement.
After killing that guard in front of her, Aria targeting 2 other guard that located in her right side and she was taking cover behind the car. Aria shoots those guards while she was shoot from behind her back.
Some bullets pierce her back but she ignoring it. Aria turned to the left and run forward. She only dodge a bullet which nearly hitting her head and with quick speed she shoot at those 2 guards that hiding behind a car.
After killing both of those guards, Aria staring at the last guard with her eyes narrowed and her face full of anger.
That last guard trembling in fear. He with the 29 other guards was ordered to stall Aria until the reinforcement arrived. But no one was left except himself. And if he was not escaping now, in only a few second he will become a corpse, same as his other friends.
That guard stepped back unable to pull his automatic rifle trigger.
Without giving him a chance to escape, Aria aiming her pistol toward him and shoot his head.
Reyn gulped in far away. Staring at those guards corpses which were so many, lying down in several places. This far Reyn can only kill 4 or 5 people, and the rest was killed by Aria.
"Reyn, are you alright?" Aria asked.
Reyn was awakening from his reverie and hurried to approach Aria.
In far a few cars which was looked suspicious is seen by both of them.
Reyn searching his car that now was wedged between another cars making Reyn swearing in frustration.
"Reyn, come!" Said Aria.
Abandoning his car, Reyn and Aria running away leaving the hotel front yard. They were running down the sidewalk with very fast step. If they didn’t do that, those guard which now arrived and stopping their cars in hotel front yard could see them and will not let them to escape.
Even with thousand bullets, it is unable to kill her, however when tens of those bullets hit her at the same time and pierced her body alternately, she can still feel the pain. Aria can hold and ignore those pains because her sense of pain is only 40% from the normal human sense of pain. But if that things happened continuously, she could fainted for a moment as before.
It will be dangerous if those guards found her weakness and can utilize that brief time very well.
Reyn really make a tremendous effort to follow Aria step. He even was ignoring his shortness of breath. Reyn thinks, he must not make Aria in a difficult situation. If not for him that suddenly yelling hysterically caused by intense pain, they surely will not be discovered by enemy and Aria will not feel any pain because hit by bullets.
Reyn stunned in amazement to see Aria's strength and skill to defeat those guards.She deliberately use herself as a bait and at time as a shield so there will be no one targeting Reyn. Aria is definitely like a super woman that super strong without any flaws and didn't have any weakness. This is Reyn first time to meet a fascinating woman like Aria. Not only beautiful but also strong and skilled with mysterious aura.
All this time Reyn can always conquering any woman. Every woman always kneeling in front of Reyn because his handsome face and wealth. But Aria is entirely different, that woman doesn’t need things that Reyn had. Aria even protecting Reyn that seemed like a helpless man. It was natural if Reyn can feel something different in his heart and minds, he fall in love after things which was happened.
When they was arrived in crossroad which was crowded with many cars that was stopped by traffic light. Aria jumped to a pick-up truck that was ready to run when the traffic light turned exactly to green. She extends her hand toward Reyn that tries to reach it.
"Thank y-you . . ." Reyn sitting weakly while leaning his body at the truck back cabin with both of his legs stretched. He breathes the air greedily while closing both of his eyes.
That pick-up truck running in the main road. The driver that driving it was absorbed in music that he was heard with headset till he didn't know if there were 2 stowaways behind. When that driver wanted to turn to the right direction and looking at rearview mirror, he was now realizing what was happened. He decre
asing his truck speed on purpose.
Aria that can felt the difference in speed of that truck immediately lean her body toward the truck driver door. Through the opened window, Aria intentionally pointing her pistol to that driver head.
"Keep going if you still wanted to live." Aria threatening him.
That driver surprised and his eyes wide open."O-Okay . . . " He trembles and answered in fear. He immediately increasing his truck speed like what Aria ordered.
Aria pulling her pistol from that driver head and followed Reyn to sit at truck back cabin. After everything that happened, now Aria can feel pain and sore in some of her body parts, she was also feeling extremely tired. For some time she rested, those pains will considerably vanish. And because of that without conscious, Aria already lean her head in truck backs. But at the end, her head fall toward Reyn shoulder and she fell asleep.
Reyn smile faintly with both of his eyes closed. Looking at Aria that now in exhausted condition and let that woman to lean her head in his shoulder, making Reyn wanted to pull his words. Regardless of how strong and how great she was, Aria is still a woman. And he doesn't know why, there is a slight of egoistic feeling in Reyn minds to own an amazing woman like Aria.
Reyn extending his left arm and embracing Aria, putting that woman head precisely at his chest. Without Aria consent, Reyn was embracing her tightly as if wanted to not let her go.
IRISE DELEGNERE
After managed to escape far enough, Aria and Reyn jumped down from that pick-up truck. They walked along a river until they comes below a bridge. Both of them stopped below that bridge and Reyn immediately sat above the grass with both of his legs stretched.
Reyn sighed deep. He's looking up and closes his eyes. Enjoying the silence that was there around him with relieved feeling.
Aria sat beside Reyn. Her eyes stared at the ripple of river water in front of her.
Everything is not running as they planned, many unexpected things happened. Even so it can't be said that this mission is a failure. Aria can see the organization leader directly, yes, the same organization which was killing her sister.
No, he is not their leader and founder, Aria growling angry inside her minds.