Chapter 193: Blood On My Hands (2)

Zinnia was walking through the slums and heading toward the west side eagerly waiting for something to happen. It was only a matter of time, because with the exact location, this was going to be really simple for Tyler. Zinnia was so distracted she forgot Tyler didn’t need her. They had only recently met, so it was easy to miss that Tyler had Ritsu, Vivian and Maximus. Their charms were more than enough to trick the black masked man.

"Alright ladies, I’m headed out, love you."

"Be careful!" Kass said while running up to hug him. "You promised me time! Don’t forget, please."

"I won’t. It might be a bit, who the fuck knows whats going to happen after this all goes down. I just hope Zinnia finds out who is above her aside from the top of the organization."

"Me too babe. Love you," Kass said and kissed his cheek.

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Tyler teleported to Mojo’s location and phased right behind him before he could realize someone was there.

"He’s an elf, what the?" Ritsu immediately noticed.

This pissed Tyler off to the point this was no longer going to be a quick execution.

"Go charm him Vivian." Tyler said angrily.

"Calm down, I got it." Maximus said while appearing in front of mojo.

Maximus caught Mojo off guard and successfully landed his spell. Ritsu appeared in front of the black mask and started going to work on him.

"You will remember this as you killing Mojo in an attempt to get a promotion." She said to the other person in the room with Mojo.

"Well then, what am I asking him?" Maximus asked Tyler.

"What do you think of Amanda Rask?"

Maximus asked the question to Mojo, who appeared to be sitting merrily in his chair without a care in the world. This was completely different from Vivian’s charm, which intrigued Tyler.

"Oh her? She’s useless as fuck! I don’t even get why the bosses want her," Mojo laughed.

"What else do you want me to ask?"

"You can ask me anything!" Mojo said cheerfully.

Maximus rolled his eyes and waited for Tyler, who looked like he was ready to kill him already but was keeping a close eye on Ritsu.

"He’s good. Hurry this up..." Ritsu said calmly while motioning for Tyler to pay attention to Maximus.

"Ask him about Zinnia and who she reports to," Tyler scoffed.

Maximus repeated the question verbatim.

"That cold-hearted bitch? I’d love to fuck her but hot damn is she an evil one. I don’t know why she got promoted instead of me but if I had my say, I’d be the one reporting to her new boss. I had it all! Money, women but nope, the cruel evil bitch caught the attention of Z and 0."

"Tyler, people are coming... Finish this up or we’re busted," Ash said sternly.

"Ask him to call Zinnia in a panic saying he’s in trouble then have him call the person above her and say he let Zinnia know but wasn’t sure she could get here in time." Tyler said quickly.

"Got it," Maximus answered.

"What is the blacked agent’s number and what type of spells can he use?" He asked Ritsu.

"7 is his number and he uses ice magic."

"Make it sound like 7 has him held up for a promotion or something." Tyler added.

Maximus gave a firm nod and Mojo’s eyes continued to light up like he believed everything Maximus said as absolute truth.

He picked up his phone and called Zinnia.

"Boss, I’m in trouble! 7 has me cornered and I think I’m gonna die!" Mojo said in a panicked tone.

’What the fuck is going on?’ Zinnia thought.

"I’ll be right there. What the fuck Mojo I thought you had this under control?"

She heard him hang up.

"Sorry to bother you sir but Zinnia might not get here in time. 7 has an ice shard to my throat and said "either promote him or I’m dead." Mojo said calmly.

"How did you let him overpower you? What secrets have you shared?"

Maximus was glad Tyler let him act on his own fruition because there wasn’t time to keep acting as a middle man.

"None," Maximus whispered.

"None sir!"

"I’ll be right there."

Tyler heard the phone call end and formed a shard of ice in his palm, shoving it right through Mojo’s throat. He wasn’t angry anymore. He was calm, relieved it was over but felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.

’I just killed someone...’ Tyler’s eyes began to tear up.

"Now is not the time to get emotional, help me get 7 over here." Ritsu ordered politely.

Tyler phased over, grabbed 7 and put him right behind Mojo. He pushed him into Mojo, heard the door opening and phased out while recalling his familiars.

"What the fuck?!" Zinnia screamed. "What are you doing 7?!"

Zinnia noticed the white orbs leaving and knew she got there at the perfect time. She only hoped no one else saw it.

"Getting a promotion obviously, you’re next, bitch!"

Tyler appeared in his apartment with blood soaked all over his shirt. He took it off and threw it in his bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror.

’No system pings, nothing. Just blood on my hands. I just killed a man,’ he sighed while washing his hands.

"Tyler, are you ok?" Kass said while walking in.

She noticed his aura was burning brightly, which usually only happened when he was incredibly emotional.

She gave him a hug from behind. "Thank you for taking care of this. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to kill someone."

"I thought I’d be fine, especially after Mojo said Amanda was useless but he was an elf. Why are their elves working for that organization? Why would they be partnering with the race that destroyed all of their people?" Tyler said with a tear forming in his eye.

"It’s ok to be emotional Tyler but you did what you had to do for all of us. What if Mojo exposed Zinnia or they came after us? Now we have three people in the Vespa slums working undercover to protect us and not for the Necrams. Stay strong for us baby."

Tyler turned around and kissed her. He wiped away his tears, realizing she was right. He did what was necessary and his path had not changed.

They both watched his shirt burn to ashes with a precise flame strike that didn’t emit any serious heat or cause the fire alarms to go off.

<I’m done with my part. Let me know that you’re safe, please.>

Zinnia saw the message and felt a presence she didn’t recognize behind her.

"Well are you going to just stand there are you going to kill him?" the voice spoke calmly.

Zinnia fired off one of her demon arts that sent a sharp metallic shard, around the size of a baseball, right through 7’s chest. His heart slammed against the back wall and he slowly slumped to the ground.

"Excellent work. It’s a shame you didn’t get here sooner, but what can you do? I wasn’t able to get here fast enough, so I can’t hold that against you, even if you were closer." The man spoke calmly and clearly.

Zinnia turned around and spoke to the man confidently and calmly.

"Apologies for this mess sir. I will ensure the proper clean up. I will need to promote someone to take Mojo’s place."

The man wore a maroon mask that revealed his teeth and pointy ears as well as his messy blonde hair. He was clearly another very talented elf.

{Someone is trying to charm you, would you like to block it?}

’Yes, block the damn spell. He doesn’t need to be in my head.’

"With all due respect, you’re not getting inside my head." Zinnia said firmly, standing her ground.

The masked man laughed. "Well then, we are certainly getting off on the wrong foot. Allow me to introduce myself. I am 4 and I oversee the purple masks in the cities nearby. You’re a new promotion, so I’ll leave you to clean up this mess. Make sure you choose Mojo’s replacement right away. Here’s my number."

She felt her phone vibrate in her back pocket and took it out.

"4. Contact only in emergencies."

{Tyler, he’s gone... he tried to get in my head and simply vanished. He’s an elf!}