Chapter 127 - 127: Payback

After Elle successfully hacked the Assassin's Guild system, she was able to locate the hideout of Reaper.

It was 11:00 p.m. when she arrived at Reaper's apartment. Black Shadow and Reaper were living in the same apartment building.

Black Shadow was occupying the third floor of the apartment while Reaper was occupying the second floor.

Elle's primary target now is Reaper. She waited for another thirty minutes before she would strike.

When she was sure that her target was already taking his sleep, Elle began to move.

Minutes later, a black figure could be seen on the second floor of the apartment building.

Beforehand, she already checked whether there were security systems installed in the apartment building.

Fortunately, there was none, except for the CCTV cameras.

Unlike her, Black Shadow and Reaper were not particular in using a sophisticated security system that would protect their hideout against intruders. 

Elle was able to sneak in without making a sound. She entered the building without any hassle.

The room was dark but after a few seconds, her eyes were able to adjust with the darkness.

The streetlights outside also helped her to have a faint vision inside. She immediately identified the room where Reaper was sleeping.

Unknown to Elle, but Reaper had somewhat sense that there was an intruder. He was not yet asleep at that time.

He leaned on the wall beside the door, waiting for the intruder to enter his room. He was holding his gun and he was ready to shoot.

He did not know whether the person was an enemy or just Black Shadow. He wanted to confirm it first before he would shoot.

On the other hand, Elle was already standing in front of the door.  She was about to unlock the doorknob when she heard a faint movement inside the room.

In the last seconds, she changed her mind. She would rather use an alternative route instead of the front door.

So, she walked towards the balcony of the second floor which was also connected to his room. 

Minutes had passed but no one entered the door. Reaper became more anxious now. He could not hear any movement outside.

"Did I just imagine something. Maybe it was just a stray cat.'' Reaper mumbled as he shook his head.

When he was about to return to bed, suddenly he felt some cold metal sunk into his lower back.

''F*ck!"He mumbled as he felt the pain. He was stabbed. He turned around and aimed his gun to the person behind him.

But Elle was fast to react as she avoided the gunshot. She swung her dagger slashing Reaper's hand. She successfully disarmed him. The gun dropped on the floor.

Even though he was wounded, adrenaline ran to his body giving him more strength. He was able to catch Elle's hand which was holding the dagger.

He twisted her hand causing Elle to loosen her grip from the dagger. She slightly winced from that pain. And Reaper successfully stole her dagger.

He pulled her and he grabbed her neck, strangling her. Elle was now pinned in the wall while Reaper was choking her using his big strong arms.

Elle must admit that Reaper had incredible strength. He was much larger than her.

Elle used her free hand to reach his wound. She used her fingers to dig his wound causing his hold to her neck to loosen.

She raised her leg and kicked him in the stomach. She escaped successfully from his tight grip.

However, Reaper was able to remove her mask, accidentally snatching her necklace in the process.

Elle moved a step backward, keeping a distance between her and Reaper. Reaper grabbed that opportunity to turn on the light.

He saw a woman wearing assassin clothes standing one meter away from him.

Brow furrowed as his mouth turned grim, Reaper asked her "Who are you?!"

He was shocked to see the beautiful woman in front of him. He did not expect that he was fighting a woman all along.

Elle did not respond. She was just standing there looking at her target with her cold stern glare. 

In pain, but with a gush of energy, he picked up the dagger on the floor and took quick steps to close their distance.

He strode towards her, arms raised to grab her and a dagger in his other hand aiming her vital parts. 

Yes, Reaper had a lot more power than her but her advantage was her flexibility and speed.

She could twist her body more easily to get out of the range of his attacks. He only managed to graze her right arm.

Elle picked up her spare dagger to counter his attack. Both of them were now swinging hard.

But instead of blocking, Elle was ducking to dodge his attack, and her speed was astonishing.

Elle noticed that Reaper was becoming slower and weaker, probably he was getting tired because of the previous wound that she had inflicted on him.

Taking the advantage, she spun around and used her momentum to charge her dagger towards his body.

The tip of her dagger got connected and struck hard into his stomach. He cursed under his breath.

She twisted the dagger forcing it in as far as possible.

Unlike the previous wound, this second blow was more painful as she used all her strength to plunge the dagger further in his body.

His muscles clenched with pain. As Elle pulled out the dagger, there was a rush of blood coming out from his stomach.

He fell to his knees and he tried to stop his bleeding using his bare hands. He looked at her, his eyes were red in rage.

"Who are you? Who send you?" Reaper asked her with gritted teeth.

"Since you will still die tonight, let me introduce myself. I am Catseye." Elle said as she flashed her signature evil smile.

Reaper was shocked beyond belief when he heard her response. The mysterious and infamous assassin was here standing in front of him.

He could not think of any reason why Catseye came to his apartment and suddenly attacked him.

"Why are you here?" Reaper was really puzzled.

"I am here to collect some debts Reaper. It's payback time."

"What are you talking about? As far as I could remember, I did not offend you. Have you mistaken me as Black Shadow?" 

Elle burst into a peal of humorless laughter. Reaper just frowned while looking at her.

He was now bathing with cold sweats. He could feel that he was losing his strength.

Elle stopped laughing. There was burning fury in her dark eyes as she stared at the man in front of her.

"Did not offend me??! You are the one who has mistaken here Reaper."

"You. Hurt. My. Man!" Elle emphasized her every word. Her voice was so cold that could give a chill to anyone listening.

His brows knitted in a frown. 'Who is she talking about?'

Seconds later, he c.o.c.ked a brow in surprise as he realized what she was talking about. He could not believe it.

'What is her relationship with the police agent whom I shot. D*mn! If I just knew that this would happen, then I should have not interfered.'

"If you kill me Catseye, the Assassin's Guild will hunt you down." he tried to threaten her.

"Tsk... I don't care about them. I am not afraid of them. It is useless even if you try to negotiate now. All I want to do right now is to kill you!" A sinister smile appeared on her face.

The man was now scared to death. He already knew that Catseye won't spare his life.

"Why? Did that man die already?" Reaper asked her which enraged Elle more.

Elle clenched her fist. She was in the blink of losing control and could not seem to restrain the blood-thirsty demon inside her.

Seeing her reaction, he did not want to accept his fate but it looked like he ran out some luck tonight. He laughed dryly at his misfortune.

"Then be it. Sooner or later, you will be the one who will be dead. Many people will hunt you down."

"Skull Gang, Assassin's Guild, and the Police. Hahaha, You can't escape them forever. I will see you in the afterlife!" The man said to her.

"Enjoy hell. Send my regards to Lucifer!" Elle said as she flashed her wicked smile.

Elle didn't mind his words. She picked her pistol and aimed at him. Then seconds later, she pulled the trigger and the bullet hit the heart of the man.

Reaper's body dropped on the floor. He was now dead, Elle had killed him.

Elle was about to make a move for her another target which was Black Shadow when suddenly two men also snuck in into Reaper's Apartment.

"What are you two doing here?" Elle asked Charles and Phantom with disbelief.

"Giving you back up," Phantom said a matter-of-factly.

Elle's Eyes crossed in exasperation. "I don't need you here. I told you already. You don't need to be involved in this. It's personal."

"Well anything concerning you, we will obviously be involved no matter what." Phantom insisted.

Then suddenly Charles's eyes widened as he ran towards Elle. 

"Elle, your arm is bleeding! Master Phantom, she is wounded!" Charles exclaimed as he grabbed Elle's arm.

Elle just rolled her eyes. "Don't overreact. It was just a graze. Move away. I still have someone to teach a lesson."

"You should take it easy Catseye. You are still wounded. Do you think you can handle Black Shadow alone?"

This time Phantom spoke with a serious tone, both disapproval and concern gleamed in his eyes.

Phantom called her Catseye, meaning he was talking to her with authority as her Master right now.

Elle paused on her track. She was about to respond to him when suddenly her phone vibrated.

It was a phone call from Bryan. She answered it right away.

"Hello, Bryan?"

"Elle where are you? Come back here at the hospital as soon as possible. Erick's condition is not looking good!" She could hear the panic in Bryan's voice.

"Okay... I am on my way." 

Elle hung up the phone and she did not waste any more time. She quickly got out of the apartment.

She rushed out once again going to the hospital. For now, she set aside her plan about attacking Black Shadow.

She needed to come and see Erick right now.

The two men were left puzzled once again, wondering what was happening.

"Again?! Where is she going? She is still wounded and... she is still wearing her assassin clothes." Charles could not help himself but mumble.