Whispers From Over The Horizon 02

(So after the comments on previous chapter i learned how to write dialogues and interactions between characters in third person, Thanks for the feedback and helping me improve, I would like to mention that i'm doing this for fun, if it turns out to be bad and / or it turns out i'm not able to translate my vision into words, that's okay! I appreciate your time in reading this story)

Once Nia was told to leave, they were informed over the coms that the foreign minister Keith Fisk was said to be the next target because of how he spread rumors and distrust towards Nidora in past 5 years.

Once Nia went back to her duty with James on the 4th floor common balcony they looked at each other, James smiled but Nia felt a lot more embarrassed just looking at James in the eyes, she was drowning in guilt and shame as she acknowledged she was no different than Dorian himself. They both spent some time in silence, just looking an eye out on the floor and pacing around while holding the gun steady, Nia wished for a distraction she could rely on but she needn't wait for too long as there was some commotion overheard on the coms, James was given a change of position

"Deputy officer, this is 215, I hear some beeps on the 4th floor ceiling...", badge number 215 mentioned over the coms

"i'm sending backup to 3rd floor, rest of you stay alert, update on everything you see unusual. I want this bastard found!", Bridget mentioned over the coms, startling Nia instantly, Nia quickly went to the railings, there was a black car parked on the side of the room, a car that belongs to Patrick Fin, overhearing a beeping noise she quickly reported on the coms

"Bridget i think there's something below 4th floor balcony"

hearing the beeps intensifying, she quickly lunged to the table and the balcony exploded in front of her, shattering into pieces and some of the debris came flying into the room, knocking the table away and some bouncing off the couch, falling on the floor, Anxious Nia stood up and went out of the room while talking over coms

"WHAT WAS THAT? REPORT IMMEDIATELY IF YOU CAN SPEAK", Bridget asked for update over the coms in a rather louder tone!

"arrnnghh Bridget, i think we're being distracted. he is already inside and seeking a chance to strike and kill Sir Fisk"

"no freaking chance, i'm escorting him out of the palace, i want 100 to 130 badge numbers keeping a keep eye out as i escort Sir Fisk to the car. number 15 to 20, you're joining me in 2 escort cars behind me.", Bridget instructed over the coms

James came rushing in to join Nia who was running towards the second floor by herself

"where are you running off to?", James asked

"I have a feeling that something is going to happen, I gotta go with Bridget to protect sir Fisk"

Nia rushed to the other side of the balcony, leaving James there by himself, as Bridget was escorting Fisk, a guy about 170 cm (5'7) in height, weighing 176 pounds (70 kgs), turned around with Bridget who seemed very displeased seeing Nia rushing towards them

"Bridget take me with you! Please"

Bridget motioned the other soldier to help Fisk get in the car and approached Nia, her eyes glared into her face somehow aimed to discourage her from joining them

"You're not coming with us, you're needed here, you hear me?", Bridget blurt out imperatively, trying to assert herself over Nia

"NO! This time it's personal.....",

Nia's eyes darted in between Bridget as she blurted out in gazed back into Bridget's brown eyes, making her somewhat nervous in front of Nia

"Get in! I'm staying here on your behalf, remember... Stay on the call and keep me updated every minute... EVERY single minute, you got it?"

Nia smiled and nodded in response, getting in the passanger seat next to Fisk who was more than happy to welcome her with a slight albeit fake smile

"Don't worry, sir, you're in safe hands", Nia smiled back as she said that and had the car running

"You seem rather determined one, a bit rigid... I like that"

Nia smiled at the compliment and looked straight ahead. Within 15 minutes those 3 cars left the city and entered into the opposite direction to migrate to a safe house in the other city, Nia maintained the connection with Bridget and rest of the soldiers present in the escort mission, no sooner she overheard beeps through the com and the 3rd car in the back exploded, scorched up in the flames, drawing attention the two, the view was enough to fuel Fisk's anxiety!

"No! no no no.... Holy.... We've been bugged!! Bridget.... Bridget? Can you hear me?"

"Yo-r vo-c- -s bre-k--- up, -e-lo?", Bridget's voice broke over the lack of cell communication

it wasn't long before the second car tailing Nia's car caught flames, the fire enveloped everything within itself, making it impossible for anyone to get out alive

"OUT NOW! LET'S GET YOU OUT OF THE CAR, SIR"

Nia escorted Fisk out of the car before it caught fire, leaving Fisk and Nia Morigan on the side of the road

"Fuck!! Fuck fuck fuck, he's gonna get us! HE'S GONNA KILL US BOTH! DO SOMETHING"

Nia gulped and rubbed Fisk's back who was sweating profusely, the black suit he was wearing only made him sweat further

"Everything's gonna be okay, we're gonna get you to the safety shelter soon, do not worry"

Far off in the distance, a regular car was coming towards them, driving on the same road and dodging the scorched up cars, Fisk recklessly went in the middle of the road, his black suit contrasted with the brown mountains the distance as he stood there with his hands up, shouting, "HEY STOP!! I NEED YOUR HELP"

The car pulled over and surprisingly, it was one of the soldiers with badge 224 on his upper right chest, wearing the same soldier gear as Nia's

"come on get in, Bridget sent me to escort you guys to the safe house"

Fisk got in without a question but Nia seemed concerned, almost refusing to hop into the backseat

"COME ON ALREADY! HURRY UP! I'M GETTING LATE... I NEED... I NEED MY PILLS TO CALM DOWN, FUCK"

Nia got in and assumed her place, the whole back seat but she gave the driver a firm look, the driver smiled, she noticed he had a handsome face, raven black hair, a sharp face and a smile on his lips. she did not remember seeing him there in the palace before but as soon as her eyes laid on the badge reflecting in the mirror she recalled 224 being poisoned yesterday

"WAIT HOLD IT!! WEREN'T YOU POISIONED YESTERDAY?"

224 answered rather calmly, "I was... but i'm doing okay, when the duty calls, i gotta be there.... Speaking of duty...."

224 pulled out a gun with a silencer attached on the barrel and shot Fisk in the head, putting a bullet through his brain

"NO!!! YOU BASTARD"

Nia lunged in to stop the gun from shooting but it was already too late, Fisk was dead... Murdered in front of her, her hands tried to knock the gun out of his hand but she instead hit the stirring and misdirected the car, the assassin did Nia the last favor of pulling off the brakes and breaking them, he opened the door and jumped off, so did Nia before the assassin pulled the trigger midair to burn it down once again... Assassin saved himself by rolling off to the side but Nia hit the stone as she tried to summarsault her way to the corner, hitting her back and injuring herself, leaving her unable to move. The assassin got back up on his feet and watched Nia suffering in back pain and he smirked to himself

"Fuck you for invading my plans... Once they arrive they're gonna think all of you are dead, as you should be"

before Nia could talk back, The assassin hit her in the head from the back gun and knocked her out

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Nia's opened her eyes and could barely make out anything, that's how blurry her vision was. She felt a strong wave of ache in her head of sharp pain, her breath was heavy, after a few minutes she managed to be able to see the wooden walls surrounding her, a window on the left wall with half a moon visible from the corner of the window frame, it was already night time, as soon as Nia tried to stand up a fierce pain shot through her back and she was brought to her knees again, the sound of shackles clanked with her movement, one look around the room could indicate that it was actually a storage room albeit neatly cleaned.

"Whe-where am i?", Nia whispered to herself

The front door opens and the guy enters inside carrying a sly smile on his lips, sending shiver down Nia's back. as he stepped forward the sound of his foot hitting the wooden floor became clearer, Perturbing already anxious Nia. He crouched down and held Nia's face by her chin, raising her head up to meet eyes with her

"Woke up, did we, princess?", he smirked and talked in a slightly mocking tone

Nia shook her head and set it free from his grasp and reclined against the wall behind her

"What do you want? why did you keep me alive? should have killed me right there and then, should have let me die a soldier's death"

"tsk tsk tsk tsk, young blood loyal to your country, huh? a soldier at heart? you would have died for nothing, for the people who don't care about you, NEVER cared about you!"

Nia's visible became clear as day and she noticed his handsome face, his dark black eyes staring into her face intently, her eyes traced down to his soldier uniform... That was the Sorenian soldier uniform. she grit her teeth and raised her legs to shield herself, the anger was boiling inside her hearing the sheer disrespect towards her leader

"How dare you speak ill of my leader... You have me shackled down. set me free and i will rip you a new one"

The assassin laughed in her face and shook his head finding her so naive for her own good

"You wanna rip me a new one? yeah? Your memory is deceiving you, you poor oblivious child"

Nia grew more frustrated hearing him talking in what felt like mocking language, she shouted to his face

"KILL ME ALREADY, GIVE ME A SOLDIER'S DEATH ALREADY", as she blurt it out her interaction with Bridget earlier this morning and the painful last evening she suffered, the desire to have it ended burnt stronger

The assassin grabbed both of her ankles and dragged her body forward, making her lay down on the wooden floor, "I will break you before i finish you"

"NO... NOO....... NO GET OFF", Nia looked up at him realizing what he was about to do, the very thing she dreaded, she started fighting him off by swinging her legs in an attempt to get them set free, "GET OFF OF ME YOU MONSTER! GET OFF..."

He traced his hands to her waists and set her ankles below his elbow to hold them tight, dragged her pants down after unbuckling the belt and snatching it off of her hooks, ripping them off and tossing the belt away, raised both of her feet up for the ease of access

"STOP!! TAKE YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF ME, RASCAL"

"Isn't this what you wanted? for me to kill you? How about we start by killing your soul first then we can move on to your body", he said with a fierce grin on his face, indicating he wasn't going to show a shred of mercy to her, once he had her pants off he brought his hands back to himself, took his own pants off while holding her ankles next to his waists and stroked his cock that had grown rock hard, "i don't show mercy to the people who stand for the evil"

"THE EVIL? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR GODDAMN MIND? LOOK WHO'S TALKING, YOU'RE A MONSTER... YOU... YOUR MOM WILL BE ASHAMED OF HAVING YOU", Nia shouted through her lungs to word out her frustration

He shot his hand to grab her neck and sink his fingertips into her skin in order to shut her up by strangling her, "You're calling MY people evil? HUH? Do you have a shred of idea what your leaders are doing behind your patriotic backs?"

Nia tried to punch his hand away so she could speak but she failed to do so as his hand held her down even tighter, his veins were popping out from his muscles, close to strangling her to death, "angh........ nnuuh....."

He retreat his hand back to himself and pulled his zip back up, leaving himself edged underneath his pants. He walked over to the wall and flipped the switches to bring the lights on, the sudden flash of light blinded Nia so much so she had to cover her eyes whilst managing her breathing after nearly being choked to death.

"You're truly clueless, huh? very well...", he walked out of the room giving Nia some time to gather herself, the assassin walked back in with a chair in one hand and the laptop in the other, he set the chair in front of her and put the laptop in it, opened the lid and played the footage of 3 army tanks approaching the Nidorian border and blasting through their border walls, tearing them to shreds, killing a few innocent Nidorian soldiers in the process who were guarding the border

as Nia witnessed all of this, she blinked a few times and wiped the tears from her eyes, her eyes were glued to the screen all the way until the footage ended with a missile blowing up the other side of the wall, her face panned up to witness the assassin standing over her head, she was just as speechless as she could possibly be

"Believe me now?", he asked in a normal voice while staring down at her

"H-.... How..... When.... Since.... When?", she asked powerlessly, losing all of her strength to speak

"Minor attack For last 5 years. 8 if you count threats, 1 year since the war atmosphere grew stronger"

Nia went silent and sat up, bringing her legs back to her chest and covering it, not caring that it revealed her panties, "why though?"

"You know why exactly... Don't act like a fool", he sighed and rolled his eyes, "I'll do you one last favor.... What is your last wish?"

Nia looked up at him as he grabbed a knife from his back pocket and she gulped hard, "why do you care?"

"Because i'm going back to Nidoria... And i should have killed you and burnt your body right next to Fisk's", he crouched down and held Nia's neck, pressing the cold steel against the neck

Nia's eyes dreaded seeing him this up close, a shiver ran down her back feeling the knife against her neck, this wasn't the same Nia who wanted to die a soldier's death merely minutes ago, no... She felt as if she had lost the purpose to fight or even die...

"Take me with you to Nidoria", she blurt out

"What....?"

"You heard me..... I wanna see this land from my own eyes and confirm what you said is true.... That's my last wish...."

The assassin stared into her eyes waiting for her to laugh it off and call it a joke but she seemed adamant on her words... he withdrew the knife back to himself and stood up on his feet, his eyes never leaving Nia's.

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some arrangements had to be made in order for them to return back to Nidoria, The assassin had been keeping up with the news from Sorena, he had informed the defense minister who had sent him to this mission, that he is returning, excluding the fact that he is returning with someone by his side, a defense force had to be sent over to the borders long enough for an opening for the assassin to speed through the border unscathed, luckily, Sorena being an agriculturally rich country, they'd been exporting wheat to Nidoria to maintain one line of business. The assassin and Nia put on a disguise and while the soldiers were busy having a meeting to redefine where the borders lies for both countries which was more of an excuse to help them skip the security check from the Sorena borders

They took the opportunity and arrived back in Nidora, after crossing a few kilometers on a truck loading in the raw wheat, they arrived at a city, about 10 kilometers from the border, they bordered a plane to fly to Maukost, the capital of Nidora, Nia had been amazed by just riding a plane like she had never done so before, her eyes were glued to the land that they flew over, looking as tiny as she imagined the world would be from high up, keeping a smile on her lips at every passing second until they landed, they got off and walked to the exit, Nia walked close by the assassin who she hadn't even asked the name for. he got themselves a taxi, Nia got in with him and was amazed by the interior, none of their taxes back home were as comfortable as the she was in right now, she looked out of the window and her mouth dropped in awe at the sheer beauty of Maukost city, having skyscrapping buildings seem to be normal for them, the night night reflected from the glossy surface of the buildings giving it a crystal-like illusion. several ad banners atop buildings that display ads on a roll

"OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT LADY ON THE BOARD... SHE'S GRACE.... SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL", Nia looked around astonished with curiosity of a baby, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS LIVE HERE.... LIKE *LIVE* HERE", her eyes followed the cars speeding by her taxi, she turned to him and inched a little closer, "there are so many cars on the road... like SO many.. i wonder if all of you own the cars, like normal people you know, do you own one? I've heard it's expensive at least back in Sorena"

He couldn't help but smirk himself a little hearing that voice exhibiting exciting, "yeah i do... and be careful about mentioning your country...."

Nia sat back down and kept looking out until they arrived at the apartment building, she opened the door and stepped outside with a grin intent on her face, "so you live here, huh?"

"Yeah i do... now follow me and keep from mentioning... jobs or origin places", he walked into the building and pressed the button to call the elevator down, as the doors opened they got inside, the elevator system played some slow music, drawing Nia's already curious mind. Once they arrived on the 8th floor the elevator stopped and doors opened, Both Nia and the assassin stepped out, he grabbed the key from his pocket and pressed it into the door, twisting the lock and opening the lock, as the door opened it unraveled the view of the apartment inside, the moon's light illuminating the white hall, the moon itself being visible from the door, Nia stepped inside and was enthralled by the view, so much so she forgot to take off her boots but her eyes were drawn back to the assassin, it took her this long to ask even the most basic question

"Hey...... Um..... What is your name? What do i call you?", she blushed slightly feeling a little embarrassed

He turned around and put his bag down on the chair, exhaling sharply and staring into her eyes a little unamused, "Call me Shin.... I'm not giving you my real name just yet."

"Shin.... ", she took a moment to process that name, "Shin.... i see"... She smiled faintly and looked back up at him, "Thanks for.... Bringing me here"

Shin sighed audibly and took off his jacket one shoulder at a time then tossed it away, revealing beneath his shirt that he was wearing a bullet proof vest since last night should something have gone awry. he undid the locks and took it off himself in front of her, "Trouble has only begun for me... I brought you all the way here without my boss's permission.... I'm gonna get an earful tomorrow morning..."

"I... I see.... I.... I'm.... I don't know what to say...."

"That's fine... I'll figure something out... and you're coming with me...", he answered with a stern voice

"Huh?", Nia watched him with a puzzled look on her face

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The next morning both of them woke up, Shin had taken the couch, allowing Nia to take the bed to herself, after quick cups of coffee they both got into Shin's car and drove to the defense minister's office, after Shin parked his car into the parking lot he turned to Nia and gave her a stern look, "Don't you dare move from here, okay? Wait until i'm back, you're pretty new to this place, as long as you're in my car you're safe"

Before Nia could answer, Shin stepped out, leaving Nia in there alone by herself and took the elevator from the basement to the top floor, as he arrived to the door, he knocked following a rhythm, he knocked twice using his reverse hand and 3 times using his palm