Chapter 55: A One On One Meeting (2)
What do you do after successfully making it behind the enemy’s line?
Leisurely rising to his feet to look at the red cloaked being, Cassian stood before the unknown fellow who hadn’t moved an inch from the threshold he was standing on, divided by the darkness from outside, and the dim lights from the inside. The door he had ruthlessly bursted open weakly flapped with the light wind since the hinges were at the point of breaking free from the edges of the door.
Strangely, the red cloaked being confusedly cocked his head to the side after scanning the young lad from head to toe, almost awed that the mortal didn’t cower in retreat before his presence, but instead, kept his head high, and the audacity he had to literally look him right in the face.
They were both using a cloak, and there wasn’t much of a difference between their tall heights either. Just like Geoffrey had said, Cassian equally sensed a whole different aura from the hunter himself. The atmosphere felt so heavy that it was easy for one to pick up a knife and cut through.
It was a terrible mix of intimidation.
"Where is Geoffrey?" The voice of the cloaked being drifted with the wind that had invaded the room due to the opened door.
Finally taking a step into the house and stopping in his tracks after making it to the living room, his face was magically shadowed in the darkness of his cloak, and Cassian still showed not even the tiniest bit of fear despite noticing his predatory advances.
One that reminded him of a killing intent, and there was no better time to start keeping a mental note on what these people were.
"I really can’t tell if the cloak you’re wearing has blinded your vision completely, but whoever you’re looking for isn’t here." Came Cassian’s blatant retort. His finger reaching for the trigger of the gun he hid behind his back, already getting prepared in case the hunter tried to strike.
"You’re Cassian." The cloaked being uttered his name with distaste, slowly drawing out one of the silver twin blades he hung behind his back. "You’ve been quite an interesting prey to follow, and I’ve been hoping for the day I get to face you, one on one, and isn’t tonight just my luck."
The voice of the hunter was unfamiliar to Cas’s ears, but he was still hell-bent on revealing the face of this hunter, and also, why did he kill Maddie’s uncle?