Rain fell in icy sheets against the walls of the city. Boots slam the ground as Soren and Elias scale yet another palisade.

"Elias" Soren yelled ducking behind a marble statue. Alarms sounding and dogs barks echo through the city's streets. Soren slams another round in his sidearm "Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck"! "Where the hell is he. This was his plan after all and now look at us." Shots ring out as a guard spots Soren and begins to fire clipping the concrete next to him.

A spotlight behind the guard catches a figure approaching from behind as Elias grabs the guard and drives his knife into his chest. "I'm over here. Quit complaining Soren. You act like this is the first time you have been in a fight." The guards body drops as Elias runs for cover.

Soren runs and dives into the dark corner next to Elias. "We both know that isn't true and this wasn't part of the plan. You said you studied this complex's blueprint".

"I did!" Elias says mockingly and throws Soren a wink. "Listen were here and everyone is tired of being pushed around by these so called self proclaimed kings. We need to end this for the sake of this city and we owe it to ourselves. Who knows maybe we have a chance to be more than guns for hire."

Soren rolls his eyes. "I have no damn urge to be anything other than what I am now. You can do what you have always done and take your group of lackeys and do whatever you want. Where are those two anyways?"

Elias shrug's "Hell if I know. They were supposed to be shutting down the power in this area and as you can see?" Suddenly alarms stop and light go out. "There we go." Elias smiled. "We go now".

Running from the corner where they concealed themselves Soren and Elias move up the stairs and into the security control room for the city. "Were almost there". Elias laughs and moves for the main control board.

"Shouldn't there be guards in here". Soren exclaimed with a hint of worry.

Elias's hands dart across the controls. "Relax Soren. I paid the girls to distract the guards and told them I would give them something special if they could clear this place out for us." Elias raises his eyebrows and points at his crotch.

"How is it that you seem to con everyone into your plans" Soren rolls his eyes as he moves to the monitors to look for guards. "Dogs. The damn dogs are here which means the guards aren't far behind. We need to go" Soren exclaimed as he pulls his knife and firearm.

Elias scoffs "Why would you bring those tired old relics from our old days. We were broke so I understood but c'mon man? Now this is a weapon". Elias holds up a multi-barreled large caliber revolver and strokes it. "Mmmmm. Twelve shots of pure stopping power. Beats that single shot antique you got."

"Lets go". Soren hits the door release button. Besides this baby" Soren raises his gun "has seen somethings and its the only gun with the ability to blast through tank armor." Soren moves from the door into the vast hallway before the kings chamber.

"Yeah! At the cost of your arm" Elias moves in in front of Soren. "The dogs have gone quiet at least"

"That's what worries me". Soren says under his breath as he scans the surroundings. Suddenly that spectral white dog from earlier appears at the end of the corridor. "What the hell" Soren bellows as he aims at the dog. "Where the hell did you come from. You see this?" turning his head to Elias.

Elias turns to the area Soren is aiming. "What are you on about. I don't see shit."

Soren turns back to where the dog stood. "Huh? Where did it go? I swear I..I.. never mind. It couldn't be?

Elias moves to the control panel for the kings chamber. "Just hope this code the ladies of the night gave me is right. Otherwise were fucked."

"You mean your trusting this whole plan to kill King Valen to a bunch of harlots?" Soren raises his brow at Elias.

Elias chuckles "And you! That's why I brought you and your relics." Pointing at Sorens gun mockingly.

The door opens to reveal a huge room with vaulted ceilings and long drapes of red over the windows. In the center of the room a bed. Four posted and clad in gold. Red sheets to match the drapes and a lump in the middle. 

Elias moves to the bed. "Shit. He's already dead!"

Alarms bellow out as guards rush in pointing their rifles at Soren and Elias. Two bodies lie behind them in a heap of flesh and blood on the hallway floor just outside the secondary door neither of them noticed behind a set of drapes.

Soren raises his gun and ready's his knife as Elias moves behind him. "Sorry old friend" Elias whispers as he drives his knife into Sorens back. "I'm not ready to die yet" Elias turns to the guards "When the alarms sounded I came to check on King Valen. This man was standing above his highness next to the bed. He would of killed me too if you guys hadn't showed up."

Soren coughs on the floor as the light starts to dim. Blood pools around him. He can hear Elias doing what he always does. Talk. He was always good at that. A conman. That's how I ended up here. Friends? I should have known. He's always discarded things and people for his own sake. In the corner of the room beyond Elias and the guards stands the white dog again. No noise. No movement. Just staring as if he was looking into Sorens soul. A chill fills Sorens body as sounds fade, and a numbness overtakes Sorens body.

The hound cocks his head as if trying to say something. A cold inhuman voice. Something ancient whispers "At last. I have found you!"