Phinex continued watching her target through her sniper rifle's night scope.
Ilang buwan na niyang sinusundan at minamanmanan ang lalaki.
And she swore tonight would be his last night.
No one escapes her. And that bastard is no exception.
She watched him making love to his mistress from the open blinds of the two's hotel room.
"Mga baboy... Hindi man lang nagsara ng kurtina."
It's an advantage for her, of course. Pero hindi man lang ba naisip ng dalawa ang mga tao sa katapat na building?
And she's not interested in watching him being intimate with his next victim.
Nasusuka siya habang pinapanuod ang mga ito pero hindi siya p'wedeng malingat sa target.
"Anak ng... Matagal pa ba 'yan?!" aniya sa sarili.
Kapag talagang mag-isa lang siya, parang baliw siyang nakikipag-usap sa sarili.
Base sa nadiskubre niyang routine ng Psychopath, ilang sandali pagkatapos nitong makipagtalik sa babae, lalabas na ito sa terasa at magsisigarilyo.
Yes, naked.
"Masyadong kampante sa buhay ang damuho. Palibhasa, akala niya, walang nakakaalam sa pagkatao niya. Akin ka ngayon, asshole."
She saw the lovers coming to the end of their intimate moment.
She steadied her breathing, putting her index finger on the trigger.
She's the Head Shooter of Dosé, Chronos Union's elite Sniper Team consists of Snipers expert in long-range firing and taking down targets with all-kill and no flop shot so him surviving from her scope is a fat to zero chance.
Miyembro rin siya ng Nightfall Maidens, ang grupo ng mga Assassin na pinakamagagaling sa mga alaga ni Chronos.
Yes, she was once owned by an organization that runs various underground businesses from illegal drugs and producing specialized poisons to participating in human trafficking and assassination missions.
Dati 'yon. Bago bumagsak si Chronos.
The memory of what happened still causes a pang in Phinex's chest.
Malaki ang utang na loob niya kay Chronos kaya may galit pa rin siya sa dibdib sa taong nagtraidor dito na naging dahilan ng pagbagsak ng Union at pati na rin ng Nightfall Maidens.
Now, she's on her own going after her own missions: killing Psychopaths.
Nang patayin ng isa sa mga ito ang mga magulang niya, nangako siyang tutugisin ang mga ito paglaki.
The Universe may have conspired in her favor because Chronos came her way.
Ito ang kumupkop sa kanya, nagpalaki, nagpakain, bumuhay. Kaya nang makarating sa kaalam niya ang Assassin Academy, walang pag-aatubiling sumali siya sa training ground ng lalaki.
Ibinuhos niya ang buhay sa pagsisilbi at pagpoprotekta rito.
She knew no world other than the Chronos Union's.
But now, that world of hers was shattered and she's left with no one but herself.
And a friend she earned from the Union.
Pinilit niyang iwaksi ang mga alaalang nasa isip at kinurap-kurap para palisin ang mga luhang nagsisimula nang mamuo sa mata.
Lumabas na ang target. Kailangan na niyang mag-focus.
She can't fail. Matagal niya itong pinaghandaa't trinabaho.
She can see the smoke coming from the Psychopath's mouth.
Mayamaya lang, papasok na ang kabit nito sa loob ng k'warto at ikukuha ito ng kape.
That would be her cue.
"Konti na lang..." bulong niya sa sarili.
She watched and patiently waited as the two converse under the moonlight.
"Romantic pa ang vibe ng mga putek..."
With one last stroke on the Psychopath's arm, the mistress walked back inside the room.
Nagpatuloy sa paninigarilyo ang lalaki.
He exhaled another cloud of smoke. Then another. And another.
She took a deep breath, feel the air, and before he exhaled once again, she pulled the trigger.
She watched as the cloud of smoke left his mouth along with his last breath.
Sa ulo niya ito tinamaan kaya awtomatikong bumagsak ang lalaki. She doesn't have to do a second shot to assure herself she did it right.
Ilang sandali pa ang lumipas bago makabalik ang kabit sa terasa.
And when she did, she threw away the cup of coffee she's holding and run screaming to the man sprawled on the floor.
Nagpalinga-linga pa ang babae sa paligid habang nagsisisigaw.
She's not worried about being seen by her.
Hindi siya tanga para magtago sa kalapit lang na building ng mga ito.
She watched the woman in her scope. Pero wala siyang planong isunod ito.
She doesn't kill innocent people.
Hindi na niya hinintay ang pagtawag ng babae ng tulong bago magligpit ng gamit.
She pitied her. Sa galing magpanggap ng Psychopath, hindi man lang natunugan ng babae na pamilyado na ito.
But it's not her business, anymore.
May mga ganap din siya sa sariling buhay na mas kailangan niyang pagtuunan ng pansin.
She disassembled her sniper's rifle. Mukha lang iyong laruan pero marami na iyong napatay.
She's too cautious to let even a trained eye know about her baby.
With one last glance on her dead target's location, she blended on the darkness of the night and disappeared.
BINABASA MO ANG
CUS #5: Into You
Mystery / ThrillerThe downfall of the Chronos Union led Phinex to fall under the hands of Detective Lauder of the Luxirr Investigation Bureau. To save her ass, she bit the deal to use her skills in Psychopath hunting to catch one of the Bureau's persons of interest...
