i. carpe noctem

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BIOHAZARD,
chapter one: carpe noctem!


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          THE HEAD OF AVERY MULLER SUFFERED THE PAIN OF TEN WHIPS IN HIS BODY. Each one was rougher and stronger. Intense at the same time and accumulating more and more pain. Avery let out a moan of pain as he touched his head and that produced movement. He tried to get up but a delicate hand made him lie down again. The brunette looked at his surroundings, green eyes meeting brown eyes that looked at him with concern. Violet was there and Avery wondered when and how she had found him.

          "Easy there, tiger," she murmured. "The migraine will go away in a couple of hours so try to relax."

          "I think I've had enough sleep, Quinn," Avery replied with another wince.

          Violet laughed. "Yes, of course." He sat on the bed. "How did you get here?"

          "That's what I wonder."

          "Avery, you disappeared for a whole day," Violet announced, showing discomfort in her voice, as if the mercenary had done something wrong. "Have they discovered us?"

          "Of course not!" Muller replied, quickly denying his impatience. "Not even the Russian government knows about our existence. They are as corrupt as we are. They do the dirty work through our services as mercenaries, nobody knows anything, Violet."

          "But you know perfectly well that SHIELD captured you yesterday in the middle of Red Square," Quinn announced, leaving Muller completely speechless. "Don't try to deny it now, Avery. You know that better than anyone that we are on the list of the most wanted."

          Avery grimaced. "What the hell are you talking about, Quinn?"

          "Avery, for the third time, I'm not stupid," his partner remarked, crossing her arms. "I've seen an armored truck with the SHIELD logo chasing you through the streets of Moscow, in the direction of the Kremlin."

          Muller held up both hands. "It's okay. I admit it." He lowered both hands slowly. "Yes, Violet, SHIELD captured me by shooting a bullet in my shoulder." Violet sighed and touched her face in exasperation. Avery tried to reassure her. "Don't worry, they...they assigned me a mission and I accepted it on the condition that you could do it with me."

          Violet opened her eyes in surprise and looked at Avery "Chto ty sdelal? (You did what?)"

          "Violet, it's a great mission," Avery replied, trying to cheer up his partner. "What we have as a reward is something unmatched, it will also be fun. When was the last time we were a team on a mission as mercenaries?"

          "Five months and ten days with exactly three hours," Violet declared, smiling sideways, running a hand through her long black hair and sighed before looking at Avery's green eyes. "What is the mission? How much will it take?"

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