Detroit's Neon lights

Chapter 16: The Dusk of Light

70th floor, Marriott Renaissance center

12:45am

January 25th

Michael Cornell: "(And this place, we've changed a small bit... just to add a few minor conveniences for your arrival)"

Matt: "The hell is he ta-?"

Explosions rumbled right through the floors as a bomb that had been planted in the casino had gone off causing the floor to sink in and balconies on the upper floors to cascade and fall. All the glass had been blown out of the windows. Matt and Alex tried grabbing onto something as the floors sank in but as the building shook they lost their balance and fell right down the slide of broken up marble and casino carpet into the rubble and out of the sight from the other four, Leon was nowhere to be found during the explosion. But as the others fell down into the rubble, Danny and Bryce were clinging onto the pub floor as all the glass windows shattered leaving cuts in their ears. Dalton and Xander had fallen over the fountain in the middle of the floor. As they tried grasping for the edges the building stopped rumbling and all that was left was glass all over the floors and fire that was bursting out from the explosion. Xander had stumbled out of the fountain now soaking wet and didn't realize that Leon had appeared from behind them. He still had his duffle bag and he chucked it onto the ground. Dalton stumbled out of the fountain as well and made his way to the duffle bag.

Leon: "A slight- mixup and change of plans"

Dalton reached down into the duffle bag. The last thing being in it was a baseball bat. Pulling it out he admired it, then looked at Leon.

Xander: "Jesus Christ! They blew up the entire floor"

Leon: "They knew we were coming...and maybe we should've made a better plan... Dalton- предатель, которого еще предстоит убить"

Xander looked back at Leon, he didn't know Russian as they apparently did. Though he was still confused

Xander: "What the hell are you guys talking about?"

Dalton looked at Leon, then to Xander. Danny and Bryce were still in the pub looking for their weapons that had dropped, so with his hands shaking. He raised the bat and swung it down right on the top of Xander's head. The impact blew one eye right out of his socket and caused a massive dent in his forehead causing him to fall back down onto his knees after just getting up.

Xander: "I- wh- happened-"

Xander had blood gushing out of his eyes and forehead, with which he could barely speak anymore. So with doing so. Dalton raised the bat once more and caved Xander's skull inwards, popping out both eyes and breaking his nose. Xander fell on the floor shaking and twitching, though he was dead. Daniel and Bryce both popped out from the side pub window with their weapons drawn.

Bryce: "What the fuck-"

Dalton: "You thought we would just forget about Christopher? Killing a member is obviously a sign of treason but He... He kicked a kingpin- and the fact he thought we were on his side"

Danny: "You knew- you led us here on purpose!"

Leon: "Wouldn't have been fun if a checkpoint guard killed you guys instead of us"

Bryce: "The fuck are you talking about? You made a plan! You put your lives in danger as well!"

Dalton: "Did we? If I recall, the Cornell's put up checkpoints at every exit in the city, do you really think they wouldn't make sure their top building was secured as well? We knew what they wanted before you got the cha-"