EXECUTION (Kazuya)

Perched on the rooftop of a cathedral directly opposite the building Christa was heading towards, several gargoyles could be seen, dotting the cathedral spires like sentries... and one that was not a statue at all. After carefully surveying and scouting the area out, with the contract accepted and his orders set, reaching for his belt, Kazuya would detach a wire with a carabiner attached to the end, and taking aim, would throw the carabiner in an arc-shape, as it would anchor to the one of the thick antenna located on the opposite building. He'd then slip off the edge of the ledge he was crouching on, Kazuya would sail towards the rooftop, tucking himself into a ball before landing on top of it, as he would somersault once and end up in a crouching position.

Detaching the carabiner from the antenna, he'd quickly make his way to the rooftop access door, before slipping in silently, as he would make his way towards his target's room. His mask hiding his eyes from view, the hood of his jacket up to hide the rest of his face from view, he would swiftly but quietly sneak his way towards the office of the CEO, avoiding detection as much as possible.

His objective? Assassinate the CEO of this corrupted company, whom had been covertly smuggling drugs in and out of the country for months now.

So much for remaining undetected. Once Christa activated the charge and blew the doors wide open, as the dust cleared from the explosion, she would see a figure standing behind a man who was very visibly cowering, a katana held to his throat. His eyes narrowing beneath the white lens of his mask, Kazuya didn't know who this mysterious assailant was, or if they were here to save the CEO or perhaps take the kill for their own, but either way, Kazuya wasn't going to let the CEO walk out of here alive.

Now you're probably wondering, how did Kazuya get into the office so fast? Simple, he just went into the room next to the CEO's office and kicked a hole through the wall shared by both rooms. From there, it was just a simple matter of throwing his wire at the CEO as he tried to escape, the carabiner anchoring the CEO in place and preventing him from moving, as he ended up flopping on the floor in a hopeless attempt to break free from the wire.

"..."

"I was sent only to kill him. And that depends. If you're here to just kill this guy, then we're allies. Only one name was on the contract, and it's not yours, so I'm not after you. But if you try to stop me from leaving once I'm done my job, then I'll have to fight back."

"P-please... help m-me..."

The CEO would beg Christa, his hands gripping the katana blade, in a feeble attempt to pull the sharp edge away from his neck, but it would prove to be futile, as with a swift motion of his arm, Kazuya would draw the blade across the CEO's neck, slitting his throat, before letting the man drop to his knees on the floor, as he would clutch at his neck, unable to speak a single word, before falling forward, dead before he hit the floor face first. Flicking his katana to the side, the blood would fly off the blade, before he took his katana up and held in front of him with both hands, facing the mysterious bomber. His voice having come out in a low tone, it would sound somewhat familiar to Christa, if she thought hard enough.

"My job is complete. Now, will you let me leave peacefully, or am I going to have to face off against you in a duel?"

"C-Christa...?"

Quickly pulling his hood off, revealing his mask and face, with his hood no longer hiding his face from view, Christa would definitely recognize him, if not his face, then his voice at the very least. Staring at her from behind the white lenses of his mask, he wasn't sure when she became an assassin, but it was probably during the time she disappeared and they were all cordoned inside the District. Either way, he never expected that the mysterious assailant he had been facing off was the previously disappeared co-leader of Hyperion. Lowering his katana slightly, he would continue to hold it in front of him however, as for the moment, Christa was a wild card, as he couldn't be sure what actions she would take. If she had been sent to kill the CEO too, it meant the information the CEO knew was important, not only to him, but to her as well.

"... What questions do you have? Information I got from the CEO before he kicked the bucket isn't exactly going to be easily gotten from me I'm afraid."

Taking the piece of gum offered to him, Kazuya would pop it into his mouth, as a slight smirk would work its way onto his face. He had been a contracted assassin long before he joined Hyperion, as part of the criminal organization he founded and led, the Five Symbols. Hyperion just so happened to coincide with the objectives of their group, and Valo had no qualms with the various contracts Kazuya took on, as long as they didn't bring any trouble to Hyperion, which Kazuya had been careful to uphold.

"... Blackmail of sorts. It sounds like the shit you're in is pretty deep. I've always been an assassin Christa, long before I joined Hyperion. I just made sure no one aside from Valo knew of what I did, to avoid pulling Hyperion into any possible trouble. It looks like the only way out of this unwanted binding contract you've gotten yourself into is either through death, or taking out the one forcing the contract on you. And I highly doubt this person will just let you come back without any information on our CEO friend here."

Glancing down briefly at the corpse by his feet, the CEO's body cold and lifeless, Kazuya would kick his body, rolling off to the side, as his gaze would flicker back up to Christa. Even though her objective had been completed, killing the CEO, there was no way anyone would believe she had completed the job, based on her appearance alone. Unless the CEO had been seduced, one glance was enough to tell someone she had not engaged in a struggle against the CEO, who undoubtedly would've fought back to try and preserve his own life. Taking up a simple pose, he would face Christa, his face unreadable behind the mask he wore.

"I meant what I said though. If you want enough information on the CEO to convince this boss of yours that you completed the job, it won't be so easily gotten from me. You'll have to duel me to get even a word out, and besides, you don't even look like you engaged in a struggle against the CEO. What'll it be, Christa?"