What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 86
The freak of nature merely snorted. "Promises, promises." He replied.
Abruptly, an explosion rattled the area.
Pieces of the wall flew at us, and I immediately covered Fear's face with my body.
When the rumbling stopped, I looked back up and saw my clone roll his hands into fists as his glowing eyes flared up even more. "We'll continue this later." He growled before he disappeared into the darkness.
I looked at the area where he used to be, before another terrible cough from Fear brought my attention back to him.
Desperate, I looked up at Agent Arrow. "He needs medical attention!" I stated.
The older man looked at me sadly. "Indeed he does, but that is something we don't have here."
I narrowed my eyes at the older man. "We can't just leave him down here; he'll die!"
"He'll die either way, whether we take him with us or not. His wound is too severe to treat here, and he already lost too much blood to move properly. I'm sorry, but there's no hope for him."
I looked at the man in disbelief before I snarled at him. "I'm not leaving him behind!"
Suddenly, a hand grabbed my arm, and pulled me slightly down. I looked in surprise.
Fear looked back at me in desperation. "He's right John. There's nothing you can do for me." He shivered violently, and my heart beat escalated.
Fear slowly regained his composure, and looked at me once more. "Take care of my sisters, and make sure that you beat the Phantoms, otherwise I'll come back from the grave and kick your ass!" He then coughed harshly as more blood spurted from his mouth.
Right away, I held his head up higher to prevent him from chocking on his blood.
To my surprise, Fear did something I never thought I'd see him do.
For the first time ever since I've known him, my friend cried. Not just one tear, but thick wet steaks that went down both of his cheeks.
I froze as I had no idea what to do.
"They were wrong." He finally whispered. "There's absolutely….nothing…" And just like that, I lost my best friend.
At first, I remained frozen for I refused to accept what had happened.
His normally clear blue eyes were dull from the lack of life and energy.
I barely registered the fact that my body was shaking uncontrollably.
I winched violently as Agent Arrow placed a hand on my shoulder.
I looked at the man's rare green eyes that portrayed his sympathy.
I stared at them blankly, before I looked back at the body in my lap that was rapidly getting colder.
"We have to go." Agent Arrow said gently.
Without a word, I tenderly rolled Fear's eyelids over his eyes, and placed his head carefully on the ground.
To allow his body to have some form of dignity, I took out one of his swords and placed it in his slack hands before I positioned his hands in the same posture as that of a dead king.
I leaned my head down slightly as I took one last look at my friend. "Rest in peace." I whispered.
Once I paid my respect, I got up and nodded at Agent Arrow for us to move on.
The Medic led the way to the back area where there were boxes that spewed out tons of paper.
I looked at the scene in confusion. "How will we reach the main level? The armored elevator is slow, not to mention that it has a camera right in front which can easily alert the Phantoms."
Agent Arrow nodded his head in agreement. "Indeed." He replied. "Which is exactly why we're taking the service elevator. It was only used for transporting materials. Hopefully the Phantoms won't suspect us to use them."
Not at all in the mood to argue, I helped the Medic open the metal door, and stepped inside.
The elevator's power was cut, however, Agent Arrow brought out the same device that he used underwater, and gave the circuit an electrical charge.
The machinery came to life, and we took the one functioning service elevator back to the surface.
The ride was relatively quick, and all too soon the door opened.
We were met by the sight of smoke, debris, and bodies; some those of Phantom agents, others of Seeker agents.
Cautiously, Agent Arrow and I got out of the elevator that was located behind the main lobby area of HQ.
Out of respect, we stepped over the bodies that were sprawled over the floor all the while keeping an eye out for any enemies.
So far, the coast was clear.
As such, Agent Arrow activated his ear piece once more. "Pete? My team and I are at the back. Meet us at my location."
"Roger that. Cian's air drones have managed to create substantial damage before they were shot out of the sky." He then grunted as an explosion was heard in the background.
He breathed harshly. "Cian and I are the only survivors of our team. We'll meet up with you soon. Pete out." Came the curt reply.
As always, Agent Arrow and I carefully made our way outside the building, and hid behind the walls that provided some cover.
Not long afterwards, Pete ran over to us.
His eyes widened as he took in all the blood that I was covered in. "Where's the rest of your team?" The Head Warrior asked.
My throat tightened up on the indirect mention of my dead friend.
I self-consciously swallowed and answered. "Agent Fear died protecting me. As for Rachel, there's a rumor that she's dead as well." I said quietly.
Pete gave me a sympathetic look. "I'm so sorry. For both of them" He replied softly. "We'll make sure that their deaths won't be