"Listen to me pups... when on the hunt don't assume you won once your prey is corner. That is when your prey is the most dangerous,"

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Leaning back in his seat Frost looked out the window of the auto vehicle that 'Chaz' the shark abhuman had driven him in while two other 'mobsters' accompanied them. Sitting in the back the warbeast stared down the building where the 'rat problem' was at that Crimson need him to take care of.

Normally this would be a waste of time for a scion like himself yet he needs to learn his vat-brother's whereabouts. This wouldn't be the first time he took orders from a gang boss, although unlike that one time, he wasn't hunting xeno-human abominations. 

"How many?" Frost asked eyeing the front of the building.

Chaz blew smoke while leaning in his seat.

"How the fuck should I know?"

Frost turned at him glaring behind his mask to which Chaz looked away while Frost cursed the abhuman in silence. One of the abhumans in the front seat next to Chaz looked in the review mirror at Frost.

"Around 40 or more along with the rat, the rat is an imp called Clyde he's located in the damned middle of that building," Frost looked at the seat in front of him of his briefer. "The place is an old canning factory now making H8 for one of the boss's 'competitors' which our local rat had flocked to after selling out some of Crimson's business dealing," 

"Stuck up," Chaz commented while the shark next to him glared at the skeleton jacket-wearing shark.

"Unlike you, I'm doing what the boss told us to do... you still not out of what you pulled with his kid," The shark commented to which Chaz put his cigar in his mouth while staring out the driver's side window.

"Problem?" Frost asked.

"None. Any other questions?

"What kind of tension will I be facing?"

"Submachine guns, Shotguns, and maybe a few with body armor. I should tell you that the entire place had a lockdown factor... once you are in every entrance in that entire building will be sealed with exterminator-grade blast shutters. The only way to lift the lockdown is in the security room," The older shark spoke while Frost nodded while listening. "Remember when you're in. You are on your own we can't help you. But when you make it out alive with the rat in tow then were set. Got it,"

"Understood,"

"That is if he makes it out alive," Chaz mumbled under his cigarette causing the warbeast to snap towards him.

The shark next to him held out his hand for Frost not to snap while the younger shark laughed compelling Frost to ignore him otherwise he would break the rest of the shark's remaining teeth.

 "How do I get in?" Frost asked hiding his distane from his voice.

"That is up to you... loud. Quiet. The boss doesn't really care as long as you get the job done," 

Upon hearing this the warbeast smiled under his helmet while looking at the driver's seat.

"This your vehicle?"

Chaz looked at him confused before going wide-eyed upon putting 'two-and-two together

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(The factory lobby)

"Then I say! Bitch this is my donut get some from angel dust!" The mobster laughed to which the rest sitting around him laughed while around the makeshift poker table.

"Oi will you lot shut it? Some of us are actually trying to do our job!" The fourth mobster in the room asked away from the card table causing the three to chuckle.

"How about you get that dick out of your ass and relax Jake! Nothing ever happens here everyone knows not to fuck with the boss around here,"

"Yeah everyone but Crimson," Siles commented while the other demons laughed.

"Pssh! Crimson is a broke-ass imp! What can he do? He's old news from what that Imp told us he's barely holding his business together!" One of the demons at the poker table commented not noticing the one next to him pulled a card from his sleeve.

"He's still a crime boss with more money than your broke ass. You'll suck any dick to make a quick buck,"

"What did you say!" Standing up the demon threw his cards down about to pop the hellhound in the face but he was beaten to the punch by a loud strike coming from outside and a car crashing through the lobby into Jake and the cheating demon.

Head spinning the demon that Jake offended rose up looking at the car that ran the dog down, reaching for his gun at his side the demon walked up to the broken front lobby but didn't see anything except the shattered glass and burnt tire marks leading to the lobby. Growling the demon turned to the car pistol still in hand and peeked through the driver's seat seeing it empty he looked to the back.

"FUC-!"

The cracked window exploded in a light show of death as bright white beams turned the demon's chest cavity and face into a red mist. Panicking the last demon reached for his gun and opened fire on the back car door, only for the hail to hit the gas cap causing the entire car to explode.

Blinded and deafened the demon screamed at the close explosion, metal fragments dug themselves into his skin. His eyes slowly adjusted while seeing the flashing red lights of the building alarm while the destroyed front lobby had it's blast shutters slam down locking him inside, in extreme pain the demon looked up noticing someone standing above him.

A figure clad in armor stepped on his chest causing him to scream while slowly pointing his weapon down at him. Holding the barrel with his left hand, he reached out with his right to beg for his life but like his ears, the mobster's pleas feel deaf to the being who caused the entire head of the demon to explode like the gambler before.

Leaving the armored Frost alone in the lobby, who slowly turned to the open hallway.

-

(Building Security office)

"What happened!" Clyde asked shooting up confused while the large shark demon held out his hands.

"It's nothing we got some wise guys trying to think they're some badasses trying to mess with us,"

Clyde held the sides of his head in a panic.

"Oh fuck! I knew this was a bad idea! Crimson is going to kill me for sure!"

"Calm down. There is no way Crimson has the balls to attack us so directly like this so sit your ass down we'll take care of this," The enforcer ordered while turning back at the others at the security computers. "And will one of you find out where these fuckers at so we can send the boys to pop these wise guys,"

"Give me a second... they shouldn't have gotten far let's see here ah! I think I-"

Suddenly all the screens in the security office went out causing the technician to flinch back.

"The hell!" He tapped on his monitor while the Enforcer stood behind him.

"What happened?"

"They cut the power!"

"What are they, idiots!? The generator room only has one way in or out! They fucking trapped themselves in! Hail the boys over the horn and get them over there now!"

"Don't have to tell me twice,"

-

Frost threw the ripped wires down while he raised his hellgun in both hands, the information he was given was slim at best. Luckly it was just enough, for after silencing the machine spirit of this entire building which caused what he assumed was the lock down he got ready.

Looking at his hellgun he pulled it's power to disconnect the weapon for a moment to inspect any faults in the connection, finding none he reattached the weapon's cables allowing the machine spirit to hum with energy. 

His ear's twitched behind his helmet he slowly turned to the door...

Almost as if he can here it...

The call to war...

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https://youtu.be/cddkuOgedhY

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(generator room)

(0:00)

Ganging up on the only entrance to the generator room a small group of demons readied their weapons that glowed with the familiar glow that the exterminators would have on their spears. All had their weapons pointing at the door while one of the armed demons walked towards it shotgun in hand slowly lifting his weapon up.

(0:30)

Looking back at the others behind him the demon a nod to open the door which he slowly reached for the door while another one across from him held a shield ready to rush in right after they throw in a flash grenade that the demon behind him held.

(1:10)

Suddenly the door lit up with beams of deadly light firing through the maintenance door which took the shotgun-wielding demon's hand causing him to fall down screaming while holding his cauterized stump where his hand was. This was followed by the return fire of the unharmed demons through the damaged door filling the entire door frame and some of the surrounding walls with bullet holes not caring for the fact they could damage the generator itself.

(1:40)

The gunfire stopped as almost all their weapons clicked at the sudden mag dumping, slowly some that still had ammo in their weapons crept towards the door unaware of their counter-attack had severely weakened the wall around the door. 

(1:50)

Then like an animal, an armored figure broke through part of the damaged wall causing all to turn to the aggressor. 

Freezing like a deer in headlights the demons watched the armored being lift it's weapons and opened fire it's energy weapon upon them. Like ragdolls being torn apart their burnt flesh was rendered from their shattered bones with their blood being flash boiled into red vapers.

The entire group was little more than a steaming pile of gore under the armored boots of their killer. Who turned to the way out of the hall not sparing the defenders a second to send another kill squad to him.

(3:00)

Going up the flight of stairs he was quickly fired upon more demons yet the armor being had superior in such closed environments and had his weapon on them in the split moment of a millisecond. For their weapons of gunpowder could not match the deadly speed of his energy weapon's projectiles.

Making it to the floor above he was met with an entire hallway full of demons armed to the teeth who opened free upon the moment of him exiting the staircase. Only to be horrified to see their weapons bouncing off the metal armor shell that encased their enemy.

(4:05)

Not allowing them a chance to reload the being ahead of them opened fire his weapon at them, and the beams sliced into their bodies like a hot knife through butter. They ran to retreat behind a metal door frame which was followed by one of the group pulling a switch causing a metal blast door to come crashing down between those behind the door frame and those behind it. Two demons who weren't fast enough reached for their allies but the door closed in front of them leaving the two to face the metal beast alone.

(4:35)

One banged on the door while others opened fire back at the being who slowly walked towards them, firing a single beam the demon not begging for his life became a fresh coat of red for the metal door while the emergency lights made it impossible for the other demon to tell. Turning, the demon threw his weapon and placed it for his life, but the being reached to his side and pulled out a strange pistol, then taking aim right at the demon in his way.

Followed by him pulling the trigger.

(5:00)

Looking down the demon felt his throat fill up with blood while looking at the giant hole in his chest and the molten hole in the door, his eyes rolled back as his lifeless body hit the ground. The demons behind the door ran at the sight of the damaged door, while the attacker fired upon the white metal that made the hole. For the heat of his weapon made the hole bigger by his pistol before making the bowling ball size hole into a brand new melted doorway allowing the attack to calmly walkthrough.

(5:40)

While passing through the hallway to where the security room would be he stopped before going any future in. As if he could he knew something was off for the lack of defending demons slowly lowering his weapon the helmet's lenses scanned the corridor. Where behind containers and in adjust rooms in the hallway were demons ready to attack, this time however the mobster set in charge of this entire building possessed a weapon designed to deal with tanks. Which could damage the armor and most likely the one that had been killing all the defenders. 

Unluckily for them, the being knew they were there and along with a certain enforcer demon with the rocket launcher system. Quickly raising his weapon back up the attacker took aim with his weapon and with a charged fire a beam through the wall into the chest cavity of the demon causing him to misfire the weapon at some other demons hiding behind cover.

Hurt the demons not directly kill ran out of cover metal in their flesh leaving them at the mercy of the assailant who without a second thought opened fire at the wounded demons. Putting them out of their misbegotten misery. 

Their screams were that of music to the abhuman's canine ears.

-End music-

Clyde hid in the office with a handgun in his hand pointing at the door, for he was alone after the enforcer left him alone in the room to deal with Crimson's men. However, Clyde could hear the screams of the demons outside got silent, telling him that the enforcer failed at his job.

The door slowly creaked open causing him to open fire his revolver at the door, each shot missed while Clyde repeatedly pulled the trigger clearly not accepting that his weapon was empty. Moving into the room was an armored figure which the imp kept trying to shoot, halfway through he finally gathered his baring enough reach into his pocket to get more ammo.

But due to how much he was shaking he only dropped the bullets, walking to him the armored being was only a few feet away causing Clyde to hold out his hands and threw his weapon away.

"L-l-l-l-look you s-s-s-s-seem like a c-calm and reasonable person s-s-surely we can make a deal... whatever c-c-c-c-crimson is paying you I can double- NO! Triple it! Name your price," The figure silently grabbed Clyde by the neck and lifted him up to eye level with the white lenses that looked bright red in the emergency lighting.

"Your my price,"

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Music stamps... Gifs?

Yep, it has been a very and I mean a VERY LONG time since I did a chapter like this.

A mixture of Gifs and music stamps. I can't say when was the last time I had both or Gifs for that manner since I rarely use pictures in the other stuff.

Might as well go do something different, sadly I couldn't find some of Jin-roh gifs I wanted to use and had to deal with the stuff I could use. That last one is a still imagine since the one I wanted to use was a FUCKING webp which was something I realized too little too late:

https://youtu.be/t8-wrcLNAfc

As for the music well... doom seemed a good fit for this and plus this sealed the deal for me to use it:

https://youtu.be/Gsswni0voQ8

Yes the movie I was referring to was Jin-Roh, with some iron man 1 and John Wick elements.

I did HEAVLY base Frost's 'enforced void armor' off Jin-Roh's Panzercop armor plus a little bit of the training but the warbeasts are like any other tempest scions which have been trained to be literal non-astartes super soldiers or the closest thing to one. Yet I don't wish to spoil this but a warbeast (the abhumans not just including Frost) are pulled from their birthing vats into a process that tests them BEFORE they start their actual training. 

Now I need to go before I spoil any more.

Till the next one where we find out what information crimson has on Coal.