The Man with the Devil Limb pt2

I leaned against the cold, concrete wall, my breath coming in ragged gasps. The wound in my shoulder throbbed, a constant reminder of our previous skirmish. I glanced around the warehouse, the dim light casting long shadows. My team was on edge, their faces a mix of determination and exhaustion. We had barely caught our breath when the sound of engines and heavy footsteps echoed outside.

"Raven, what's the status?" I asked through the comms, my voice barely above a whisper.

Raven's voice crackled in my ear. "They're here, Sebastian. Three of them. Heavy hitters. They're not like the others. I've seen their kind before."
“How many.”
“Well three in front but they have some men with them.” She said.

Evander, standing next to me, tensed up. "The Dread Trio," he muttered. "I didn't know they were working for your father."
“who are they?” I asked him somewhat out of concern.

“just know they are trouble.” He responded

I clenched my fists. "It doesn't matter. We take them down, just like the rest."

The warehouse door creaked open, and the Dread Trio walked in, flanked by heavily armed men. Their leader, a hulking figure with a scar running down his face, called out, "Sebastian! Or should I say, El hombre con los miembros del diablo. Come out and face us!"

I stepped forward, ignoring the pain in my shoulder. "I'm here. And I see you're not like the others. Work for me, and I'll treat you with respect. Gain my trust, and you'll be rewarded."

The trio laughed, their leader shaking his head. "Respect? From you? We're here to kill you, not join you."

I signaled to Raven, who had repositioned herself on a nearby rooftop. A single shot rang out, and one of the trio's men dropped to the ground. The remaining two snarled in rage, raising their weapons.

"Now!" I shouted, and the lights went out. The warehouse plunged into darkness, and we slipped on our night vision goggles. Silencers were attached, and the hunt began.

In the darkness, our movements were swift and silent. I aimed for the necks, taking down men with precise shots. Evander moved beside me, his knife flashing in the green-tinted night vision. Ratface, always the risk-taker, darted through the shadows, planting explosives and setting traps.

The first wave of enemies fell quickly, their bodies hitting the ground with muted thuds. The trio's leader roared in frustration, ordering his men to spread out. But they were no match for us in the dark. One by one, they fell, their numbers dwindling rapidly.

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rocked the warehouse. One of the trio had managed to fire an RPG, the blast lighting up the night for a split second. I was thrown to the ground, my cover protecting me from the worst of it. As I struggled to my feet, the lights flickered back on, revealing the chaos.

“Got you.” One of them said as he ran towards me.
“Tchh”
I ran towards him with all the speed I could muster in my tired body, my eyes fixated on where my fist will end up.
Then suddenly.
I heard a whistle, coming from the side but before I could react the second one ran through the cover of tires lunging towards me.
“fuck.” I let out, unable to react to him.
“Parry.” He said, locking his hand around my waist, but not slamming me, this was my chance to give a punch so I took it but before I could reach him.

“WHIM!!” The next thing I held, an impact so powerful it slammed me to the ground.

*Evander.”
“Noooo Sabastian.” I shouted, running to face them myself.

“HURRAAAH!!!!: They both shouted as I rushed in with my knife.
“OOpps.” One of them said as he dodged my attack, I was tired, my attacks were sloppy, my attacks were weak.
They both rushed at me, now Sabastian was on the floor, not showing any sign of response, I wanted to rush to him but these men blocked, me they attacked to fiercely, making me switch from attack to defend, but then at of nowhere.
A shadow loomed over us, a person whom to me wasn’t clear until he landed. He was swift, delivering a quick strike to one of them, on the neck. They were big me, Behemoth’s size.

“GUAHHHH!!!!” one of them screamed, he was hit on his neck.

*Raven.*
“Fuck, fuck.” I said out seeing the sorry state of Evander, he was being pushed back.

I dashed in forsaking my perimeter and then running to Sabastian, I passed through the obstacles with grace, except from one that I needed to go around and not over as I came around the corner the man on the floor I was rushing to was not more on the floor.

I shifted my sight side to side looking for him but then I looked above and he was there, Sabastian had already jumped in for attack, so swift my eyes couldn’t even follow, his eyes were pale and his pupils were gone, it was like he was fighting on a dead’s man instinct.

*Evander.*

Where the fuck did he come from, I wondered as he was hanging on the shoulder of the man he just stabbed, then swiftly, he jumped again, landing another strike on his way down.

He moved gracefully, dodging and swiftly piercing his target.

Bodies were strewn across the floor, blood pooling in dark puddles. The trio's leader was the last one standing, his men either dead or dying. He raised his weapon, aiming at him, but he was faster. he lunged forward, his knife slicing through the air.

It was a fist to a knife but he was so quick he dodged the attack, but left him with no fingers, he cut his first 4 fingers clean off and only the thumb remained.

The last of the trio landed on the floor, his face filled with pain and agony but before he could even cry out Sabastian slit his throat, and stabbed him through the skull.
There was blood everywhere.

The remaining men, seeing their leader fall, dropped their weapons and raised their hands. "Will you work for me, or will you die here?" He asked, His voice cold and steady.

With fear in their eyes, they shook and nodded yes.

"Good," he said, wiping the blood from his hands. "Protect me wherever I go, but stay out of my sight. And ward off any other gangs looking for revenge." He said.

“you are all now the new dreads of the city.” He said
Immediately after that he ordered them to leave an das they ran to the door, speedily, we all walked closer and closer to him in the middle but before we got there he began to fall, raven darted in and held him before he reached the ground and we all looked at ourselves in surprise asking.
“Who the Fuck was that.”