A dimly lit room. A man stepped forward, the door clicking shut behind him. The only source of light came from a single overhead fixture, casting a harsh glow onto the figure seated on the throne.
The man on the throne wore a Japanese Oni mask, its expression twisted into a perpetual, eerie smile. He wore blindfolded over the mask, yet it felt as if he could see everything in the room. A hood covered most of his mask letting his blindfold to be seen when below and on the ground, his posture eerily composed.
The man entering hesitated as he noticed a letter set in front of him with his name on it: "Mr. Khani Trial." He carried a bag—its weight seemed heavier in the oppressive silence. His breath hitched as he met the gaze of the mask, as if the smile had widened just slightly in the dim light.
Then, a glint of metal. The masked figure raised a gun, its barrel aimed directly at the man's head.
The room pulsed with unspoken tension.
And then—
The masked figure spoke: "Mr. Khani, I see you have been causing trouble in my community with those guns you're smuggling." The masked figure said as a crow could be heard from behind him and he turned around to see a crow and it caw at the mask man and try escape but the door slam and when he try to open it the door handle was shot off.
"Well of course he wouldn't let me escape that easily now I have to think of ways to get him to spare me."Mr. Khani said, stressing on how he felll for tvjstrap, tried to compose himself.
"I'm guessing you're some sort of assassin from a rival smuggling gang or just organisation, and if that's true I pay you double what they pay," Mr. Khani said with a calm expression as he thought of how to survive this encounter and possibly get the name of who hired this hit on his life.
"Hehe no one hired me, and your little attempts to buy your life are useless," the masked figure said as he got his finger ready to shoot but didn't do it instantly, as if waiting to see Mr. Khani's reaction.
"Well I'm be damned, this guy must be some vigilant if he not working for a gang." Mr Khani said as he analysis the room for any way to escape.
Mr. Khani, seeing how the masked figure didn't seem to want to accept his offer and knowing this could be the end, decided to reach for something in his jacket.
"He hesitating to shoot gives me the opportunity to escape." Mr Khani said as grabbed something in his jacket.
"Well, I see that one of us isn't leaving this room alive; it's only fair to." As he said that, he pulled out a gun and shot at the light as the masked figure stood there—not scared or worried, but more like he was prepared.
"Mr Khani I'm not a fan of your hide and seek, but sure, I'll play along," the masked figure said in a cold, serious tone as the atmosphere in the room became tense as objects float, the masked figure staring in his direction as if knowing where he was the whole time.
Mr. Khani hid behind a surface as he felt the presence of the masked figure behind the place he was hiding.
"What the hell I got too greedy and now I dealing with whatever this man or being is." Mr Khani said to himself as he felt his phone float in his jacket pocket.
"What the hell is happening!!" Mr Khani said to himself as his sweat fell on the floor and all the object floating fell and a spoon fell infront of him.
"Look Mr Khani. I need answers, and you seem to have them. Who's your supplier?" he asked as his footsteps got closer Mr Khani heart rate increase as he try holding his breath and try to call someone.
"Nah what the hell is going on this isn't a man this a demon or death coming to take my soul, I need to call for backup this too much for me!" Mr Khani said to himself but before he could sent the message the signal vanished and phone turned off yet it was at 70% like a cruel joke on him.
Mr. Khani was even more terrified as the footsteps stopped and the sounds of the crow cawing, rats panicking and insects buzzing trying to escape the mask man too.
"Damnit, he way to close I got to shoot him now or never. They no way I dying like this!" Mr Khani said in to myself as I got ready to shoot when the masked figure turned on the torch on his phone that had the logo O.I.Phone with the number 02 on it.
"Last chance, Mr. Khani. Who's your supplier?" the masked figure said as he shot Mr Khani gun out his hand without it being pointed at him.
Mr Khani as a last attempt shot at him point blank but the air around them felt strange, as if something was bouncing off him but couldn't be seen as the bullet was being forced back in, as if the air around him was the reason he got caught.
"Okay, okay. My supplier is Mr. Charles," Mr. Khani said, terrified and shaking as he drops his gun.
"Where can I find him?" The masked figure said in a serious tone as he seemed to be getting impatient.
"You'll find him in Ivory Park, the Ekurhuleni District. I was supposed to give him his money today at 6 PM," he said as he handed him the card to gain access.
"I need a map to find this guy," the masked figure said as he showed his phone screen of a map.
Mr. Khani tapped, showing the location on the map revealing the smuggling gang.
"Perfect, but your crimes must be punished as but for telling me the location and who behind the smuggling I hereby sentence you to being detained for life" The masked figure said as he shot Mr Khani shoulders, making Mr. Khani feel numb as his heart raced.
"What.. you say I being detained?" Mr Khani with a confused expression as he lay against a wall in the dark as he heart raced and he bleed out.
"You are just that I can't afford for you to try any funny business when I make a call, don't worry your trial is over you just have to reflect on your actions and hope the person comes before you bleed out." The mask figure says with a cold and authority voice as Mr Khani saw all his life decisions and could hear the mask figure make a call.
"O.I.A., I completed my training with the gear and it amazing even better than expected." the mask figure said as Mr Khani was on listen in.
"Good to hear that user 02." O.I.A. said in a confident and clarity tone
"I need evidence of me being here to be gone and my convicted needs to be detained and hope you can take him and do whatever you want with hin. Do whatever you want but don't get me caught."
"Of course, user 02, M.O.I. will take your convicted and any evidence of you being here will vanish [long pause ] this criminal be serve his sentence under our agent supervision." O.I.A. said in a confident and clarity tone as the masked user 02 walk out the motel room as the light shine on the injury Mr Khani and closed.
"Great.. now I going to either die here or be in some prison by M.O.I. a big company like that helping and protecting that man." Mr Khani said as he question how he got on a radial of a big and powerful company that they could send a supernatural being like him.
Very minutes later the door opened and he could feel the sun on his skin again as he saw a man who felt so untouchable and dangerous as the world went silent even my own voice could heard internal and external.
The Shopkeeper appeared as he said, "Don't worry Mr Khani your life will be great hands ." He said this as Mr Khnai man's heart beat faster as he tried to scream but voice couldn't be heard and eyes couldn't look away from shopkeeper as he grin widened and the door close but he grin still could been seen and Mr Khani finally thoughts were "I shouldn't have stayed home" as everything in the room went dark and the outside world went back to normal but the crow was at the door and took the letter with Mr Khani name and flew off.