Among the ruined and run down buildings of the warehouse district a lone mercenary waits patiently for his shot. This Merc is codenamed "Ghost" cause of his ability to appear and disappear without leaving much of a trace. His employers usually have two-man or a four-man squad to handle jobs such as these, but Ghost prefers to be the lone wolf. His reasons being that others get in his way and blow his cover, a way of thinking that has earned him few friends in the Company.

Two days prior to making his way here he parachuted in under the cover of night, having to travel the rest of the journey by day on foot. Once he arrived at his spot he began to plan to make his quick escape after he completed the job, knowing his targets allies would be tearing the area apart to find him. For almost sixteen hours he waited for his chance til the target presented himself from the armored SUV. Ghost's target was a gun runner who had recently sold off faulty and inferior hardware that failed and got several good men and women killed. A bounty was put on his head right away, which Ghost gladly accepted while others thought it was suicide do to because of the amount of security he had. A risk Ghost was willing to take if it meant getting closer to retiring one day.

He slowly lined up his shot and waited for the wind to die down so he wouldnt have to adjust. He needed a quick kill and be on the move before they realized where the shot came from. When the time was perfect he took a deep breathe and pulled the trigger. Ghost's ears rang as he fired the shot and less then a second later he saw through his scope, his target take a bullet to the head. A marksmen shot, only because he read that the target wore a Kevlar vest so a head shot seemed to be the best option. As the smoke let out from his barrel all he could say was...."Payday."

The job was over and it was time to go, but his day had only gotten started. For there was someone in that building with him and they were not happy with him....

To Be Continued....

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