Memoria: Friendly Shadows

Chapter 1: Hunters

"Max, son how about we go to the arcade when I come back home?" father asked as I cried and cried.

"Really?" I replied, then I gave him a hug and said my farewells. He was a police, he would always leave for days.

As a child I waited for him to come back, but he never did. Three days have passed and a police officer came to our houseand told us that my father is already dead.


He told me he was a great man and the officer gave us a letter, he said it was from my father. I cried all day, locked my room and sulked in despair. I never did read my father's letter, Iwas angry and sad. Even how many times my mother comforted me, I still refused to accept my father's death. Until I have come with one resolution, I'll become a police and hunt down every single criminal I find. I promised myself that I would do everything so that others won't experience the pain I have gone through.

I am Maximo Armada a police on the lieutenant rank. I was assigned
to Tharus City's (FHD) Fugitive Hunting Division. That was two months ago.

"Maximo! The Death Dog is on sight! Move in with your team, he'sinside that abandoned building on the left!" Commander Pierre shouted.

Commander Pierre Vonregal, he is a kind man. However kindnessis not needed in this type of job. I led my whole team into thebuilding where this "fugitive" has been spotted. We are currently on a mission to take down the Death Dog. We believe that he's a man, and we have been monitoring his movements for over a month now. The FHD classified him as an assassin, and we were tasked to chase and pursue him.

"Max, Let's split here. Even he knows if we are here or not, it isto risky to go on with the whole team." Nessa told me with a lowtoned voice.

She was my classmate at the military academy, Nessa Canrado. She possessed phenomenal skills and became one of the top students.

"We will disperse into three sub groups, each sub group willhave two members." I quickly said and split the team into three.Since there were six of us in our team, I decided to make threesubgroups that will possess two persons.

I brought Zed with me. His full name is Zedrick Militante and heis our team's sniper. As we venture the third floor he saw somethingand said. "Hey, Max! Look, is that him?"

At the moment he said those words, my eyes quickly looked intothe direction where he points out his fingers. We quickly hid intothe building's pillar. So the Intel was correct The Death Dog wearsa dog mask to hide his true personality and to remain unknown. He'stalking to someone, who could that be? I cannot hear anything, wewere too far.

"We have eyes on the target, he's on the third floor. I repeat heis on the third floor. The Death Dog is on the third floor!" I alarmed the whole team including the commander. I wonder if thismission will be executed well, we must not make any mistake. Wecannot fail!

I told Zed that if the other team members arrive tell them tokeep silent, I'll move in closer to the target. I slowly crawledinto a cabinet near and closer to the Death Dog. I started hearing their conversation.

"Please, give me a third chance! I promise I'll probably beuseful this time. Please, my father is sick I really need thisjob."

"I've already spared your life two times now. If I will give youanother chance, you will screw up again. Many people have died onyour account now, people who aren't supposed to be involved. Plusyour skills aren't not that sharp enough to join our ranks."

"Please, I'll do anything! Okay, I don't want the job anymore.Just please don't kill me, I beg of you!"

A few seconds more Commander Pierre and the others busted in thescene. Crap, he didn't stay quiet. The commander directly confrontedthe Death Dog. I have no choice but to tell everyone to surroundthe area. "Don't let him escape!" I shouted. I'm nervous, I can'tthink properly.

"Death Dog! Surrender or we will use force to make you to!" thecommander confronted him.

The person who's talking to the Death Dog tried to escape. But heonly got his throat slashed. We fired our guns, however The Death Dog was extremely fast. It looked like as if he wasn't human.

(Loud Gunshot Noises)

"Aghh!"

"Ahhhhhh"

"Gahhh"

Three of our officers fell down with their throats slashed as well. He's targeting our necks; he's making sure we'll die here.We showered him with our bullets, but only one struck him. Hemanaged to evade all of our attacks. I'm astonished by his speed,my feet starts to tremble in fear. I fear, I feared for my life that one moment I--

"Are you afraid of dying because you still have high hopes anddreams?"

He's right in my back! I quickly hugged him hoping that I couldslow him down. There's something odd, I think I've heard those words before. "Are you afraid of dying because you still have high hopes and dreams?" who was it? I can't remember, was it a friend?

"Maximo!"

"Max!"

I shouted at them "Go, shoot him down! If he escapes he'll just kill more people. Don't worry about me! G--"

"You're being a pest."

"Aghh" My hands were slashed, and it really hurts. I crouched inpain while he escapes. Just a split second after I told my teamto shoot him. He escaped; I thought I can slow him down. But Iam wrong, he was too powerful. This was my very first mission andI failed, we failed.

"Are you ok Max?"

"Nessa, Zedrick! stay here and check the others if they're still alive."

"Yes, commander!"

Nessa and Zed tried to check on the others since my wounds aren'tvital. Commander Pierre chased the Death Dog, Can he take him alone?I can't just sit here and do nothing. I'll go too, I'll help witheverything I have!

"Oyy, Max! Where are you going?! Hey!"

"Max! Get back here!"

I ran and followed the commander since I can't stand waiting and doing nothing. Even if it's painful, both my arms are bleeding. I have to deal with it, I'll give it my all!

-Chapter End-