Rated-T for scenes of violence
The Next Day
Bilal was briskly awoken by his scheduled call from the woman at the front desk. He thanked her, hung up the phone and ran his hand through his thick black hair. After a brief period of sitting up and enjoying the silence of the morning, Bilal stretched his arms and back, then departed from his bed to begin his morning routine.
Thirty Minutes Later
Bilal wore, a plain grey hoodie with jeans and white shirt underneath.
As he finished his morning tea,he noticed that there was another missed message on his machine.He set the dishes in the sink, and walked over to hear the message.
Only silence could be heard at first, then a raspy voice began to speak inaudibly Bilal could only understand one word near the end of the message,"Burn"
He didn't delete the message, but instead decided to keep it for Adrian to listen to later. Bilal picked up his bag with his newly cleaned costume and camera within, then exited his apartment.
Downstairs Bilal waved at the woman behind the front desk as he passed. When he got to the door he also gave a friendly smile to the morning shift doorman.
Subway Station- 3 Blocks away
When he arrived at the station Bilal was yawning from the uneventful walk. He payed for his ticket and walked to his normal stop. As he waited, leaning on a wall, Bilal became aware of the lack of people. Usually the train to Paris was moderately filled but he noticed that there were only about four other people waiting today.
While this thought formed, it must have showed on his face because Bilal began to hear footsteps moving towards him. Before he could turn his head, a strong pain along with a loud thud hit Bilal's shoulder. The attack staggered Bilal and his backpack fell to the ground. When Bilal looked up he saw that his attacker was a large man with a metal bat, three other large men with a knife, crowbar, and pipe came and surrounded Bilal.
As he surveyed the men Bilal noticed that they all had cloudy white eyes, with no signs of their pupils. Before he could think further the man with the bat rushed him again.
The man swiftly pulled back and swung the bat for Bilal's head, just as quickly, Bilal rolled under the attack and landed a firm kick in the man's back, a crack could be heard and the man fell to the ground with a groan.
Bilal grabbed his bag and dug in searching for a batarang, as he did this the other three men sprung into action. The man with the crowbar swung downwards, and Bilal pulled the batarang out, deflecting the attack at the last minute. The man again swiped with the crowbar, Bilal jumped backwards and kicked the crowbar from the man's hand. As he did this the man with the knife thrusted for Bilal's torso, he narrowly evaded the attack with a backwards roll.
Bilal decided to go on the offensive and rushed the man with the pipe. As he neared, Bilal noticed he had a horizontal guard so he jumped into the air, and executed a roundhouse heel kick into the man's head. Bilal landed and the man, with blood running down his head, dropped to the ground soon after.
The other three men rushed again at the same time. The crowbar swung down and Bilal caught it before it could hit. He pulled stabbed the man in the shoulder with his batarang. The man began to yell with pain but before he could Bilal struck his head with the crowbar.
As he pulled the batarang from the man's shoulder Bilal could hear the train arriving, he whispered a curse to himself and decided that he had to finish this quick. He ran and as the knife slashed horizontally, Bilal jumped up and wrapped his legs around the man's neck. While the man began to stumble around, Bilal twisted his body and he felt the mans head twist with a crack. He fell to the ground and Bilal put his sights on the final thug. The train's lights could be seen now.
Before Bilal attacked, he decided to get some information.
"Who sent you?"
The man said nothing and charged Bilal with the knife. Bilal got into a guarding stance and prepared. As the man swiped for Bilal, he ducked under the attack and kicked the man in the side. The man stumbled backwards and caught himself on the ledge of the tracks. Just as he did this, Bilal threw the batarang into the man's eye. The man shrieked with pain, and fell onto the tracks. The train was now pulling into the station and the man's screams faded as quick as they formed.
Before the train came to a stop Bilal left the station, and called his job. "Hey boss, I don't think I'll be coming in today."
Tune into NightRunner #4 to see what happens next.
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