Green-eyed Shadow Looks at the King: Part 1 by Audranasa

Author:Audranasa [Audranasa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

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After a week of careful sneaking around, I finally dared to try the door. Timing between the guards’ leisurely strolls has been stressful enough. I had to also tackle infrequent scanners and detector beams on my way too. My phone’s camera revealed most of the trickery invisible to a human eye – however, there was always a chance to trip over an unknown oversight nevertheless. This outpost’s mansion was not one laden with such.

My restored companion had under a minute to decipher codes of an alarm system. It was gearing up to blare at full volume any moment now. I’ve done this hundreds of times. The hard part was already behind me. Well, okay – escaping with the bounty was the real hard part, but only if I mess something up. And I was better than that.

Having successfully infiltrated the protective arrangement, I snuck through a threshold to sit on the cold floor and started editing the newly captured recordings and data logs.

The last significant build-up of input has been a little more than a month ago. My nemesis had visited here. Shortly before the fateful capture. Unable to resist witnessing the events leading to my imminent demise, I hastily examined them too.

Private life in the Raktkalis household unfolded and it threw me off. From the outside this was but a dreary stone mansion in some desolate outpost. I had not yet lain my eyes on the grandeur interior here – nor would I appreciate it in the dark. And it was worth looking at. Intricate mouldings and abundant art made it look like gallery. It might as well have been once upon a time.

Did not imagine the amount of staff on the premises to be this large either. At the moment the vast property appeared so dead and lifeless that it sapped the vitality from all unfortunate passers-by. However, during the owner’s visit every few steps stood a shivering, but ultimately ignored marble statue. Unless they transgressed.

Granted, even with Raktkalis present the shiny black halls still remained soundless. There was no audio captured, but I saw it from the careful steps everyone took.

Young officer travelled light. Except for the canisters, there was no other luggage. They were packed up to be indiscernible, but I immediately suspected the contents of the four identical parcels. One of the serving girls made a misstep carrying the guggling load and was immediately relieved of the package and sent flying into the basement. Zipped ahead but didn’t see her ever leave. Not in a single piece, anyway. The pet abominations roamed the grounds freely and eventually descended down there too.

Whoever ran the family’s security must be shining with prestige of highest form. They were endowed with so much trust. The recording, albeit not a murder on tape, was pretty darn close to that. It would momentarily shake the public’s trust in their government if it were to leak. Something would have to be done. To me. The inconcealable kill streak was an open secret to anyone who cared to know anyway.

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