Elements: Can You Trust Me? (Book 3)

Rise of Assassins in Cepheus City (Chapter 18)

The city of Cepheus has been prospering for many years, that is until the assassins came in.

An Assassins' Mafia began to kill the people living in the city and places around. No one knows who they are, but everyone knows that they're dangerous.

The biggest assassin from the Mafia is someone that is nicknamed Red Sport. They say that this assassin is the deadliest of them all and that they are the strongest there is.

In Cepheus, there is a group of heroes called Elements and is comprised up of six people who have been trying for a long time to take town the Mafia.

Roads are usually busy, filled with people getting in and out of the city. Today, it's calm and empty on the road getting into the city.

A man in his late-twenties is driving his SUV on the road into town. He has brownish, black hair and brown eyes with a tint of green. This man also has a small mole on his left cheek. He pushes up his nerdy, black frame glasses with his knuckles.

He turns on the radio to hear static. This radio is meant for emergency purposes, so static is a good thing.

The screen on his SUV lights up with his younger brother's name, Owen, calling him.

"Hey Siri," the man says, keeping his eyes on the road. "Text my brother that I'm driving right now and will be home in twenty minutes."

"Message sent," Siri responds. The man keeps his eyes on the road. His car is filled with different medical supplies, given that anyone could need immediate medical attention and also a gun for self-defense against the assassins.

On the road is someone who's waving their arms around. To the man in the car, it's just a red speck as he gets closer he can see that it's a woman around the same age as him.

She has red hair that's in a ponytail, leaf green eyes and freckles across her face. The woman had broad shoulders and has a muscular build.

Clearly she needed a ride, so the man stops. Even though the city precautions against it, given that anyone could be an assassin.

He stops his car on the side of the road and rolls down his window. "Hey, do you need a ride?" He asks.

"Oh, yes please!" The woman sighs in relief. "My car just decided to stop working and being a hitch-hiker in this city wasn't helping."

"Haha, that's true," the man smiles kindly. "I can take you to the city but no further really."

"That's all I need," the woman smiles back, thankful for the ride.

"Hop in, the city is only twenty minutes away," he unlocks the car doors, and stuffs the gun away as the woman sits down in the passenger seat. The doors lock and the man drives.

"Do you know what happened to your car?" The man asks, striking up a conversation.

"Meh, someone messed around with it at the last check up. I'll just have to complain to the head of the mechanics," the woman rolls her eyes. "People will do anything for money."

"That is very true," the man nods in agreement.

"So you're a doctor huh? You look really familiar..." the woman studies the man's appearance then snaps her fingers. "You're Doctor Khan aren't you? Well, Barnes Khan but that's besides the point."

"Yeah, I am," the man chuckles. "Am I really that recognizable?"

"I think it's because you're on the wanted list for the assassins," the woman chuckles along. "Your first name is Jamil right?"