Moonlight Tempest (Completed)

The Assassination Attempt

Chapter 32

Anya walked with the Lieutenant Commander Esmerelda (Leon told her that the Lieutenant Commander is her boss, Anya was still very unsure of everything since the Dark Magic left her) towards the east wing. Anya was surprised to see that it was looking nice and clean. 'The workers must have been up all night cleaning. This place was very dirty before.'

The large room was bright and had a window that let in the sunlight. There were tables and chairs- all very fancy looking- and there was a few wooden doors leading away from this room. Anya remembered seeing the schematics of the east wing and knew that one of those rooms was a bedroom. The other door to the left however, wasn't labeled with anything. Anya made a note to check it out when she was alone.

Esmerelda was explaining what was going to happen when the Master arrived. Anya only half paid attention, because Esmerelda could talk.

"You have to make sure that you make him feel as though he was here just yesterday. He feels bad that he hasn't come to visit since forever. He loves all his workers." At this point, Anya wanted to question everything that Esmerelda was saying, but she felt as if she should stay quiet. She didn't want to alert anyone that she was not who they thought she was.

'The Dark Magic made me into a different person. What am I supposed to do if someone finds out that I don't support any of this?' Anya didn't want to worry about that now. She just wanted to focus on killing the Master. 'The sooner we do this, the faster we can get to safety.'

She had the worst feeling in the world about the Master's arrival. 'Of course, he's our biggest enemy as the leader of the Hunters. I shouldn't underestimate him. Not even a little.'

"Um, where will he arrive from?" Anya asked when Esmerelda finally stopped talking.

"From Arrival Bay 2. He'll come through the east corridor, passing along the windows looking into the underground training rooms and then he'll come here and step into the wing almost exactly where your standing. We have to make sure everything is perfect! Our compound 333 is the best and most secure compound that the Hunters have and we must show the Master that. It will reflect well on us."

Anya felt winded from Esmerelda's fast talking. "Okay, when is he set to arrive?"

"Why now, my darling Anya."

Anya literally felt the room's temperature drop. She shivered at the sound of that voice.

"M-Master!" Esmerelda said sounding surprised. "You weren't supposed to arrive until later! Nothing is ready yet!" She moved behind Anya to where the Master was probably standing. She heard chuckling.

"Lieutenant Commander, there is no need to go through all this trouble for me."

"Oh, but we must! You are our Master! You deserve the very best." Esmerelda said brightly. Anya felt sick. She had a sensation that was familiar creep over her. It was similar to... 'To when I was engulfed by the Dark Magic.'

Anya turned around and planted a smile on her face. She looked at the Master trying to hide her disgust.

He looked familiar with his dark red hair cut short, and his black eyes. He was tall and lean. He also didn't look much older than Freddy. 'This guy is the leader?? He's barely older than me!'

"Hello, Anya. It is a pleasure meeting you. I have been wanting to for a long time." He stepped closer and took Anya's hand and kissed it. His lips lingered a little too long for Anya's comfort.

"He-hello." Anya's nervousness was apparent. This was the man she was going to kill in just a few hours. He could be very powerful for all she knew.