Chapter 17 - The Docks of Hell
The massive interior of the steel mill was completely dark, save for a few flickering, dying industrial lights hanging from the high ceiling.
The air smelled heavily of rusted iron, stale blood, and the terrifying, sharp chemical scent of raw explosives.
Adrian rolled his specialized wheelchair incredibly slowly across the cracked concrete floor, his heavy pistol raised and completely ready.
Maya walked silently and aggressively behind him, her heavy shotgun aimed directly at the dark, rusted catwalks above them.
"Welcome, Moretti," a deep, heavily accented voice suddenly echoed violently through a massive PA system.
"I see you brought the pathetic, weeping mother to watch you entirely fail to save her child."
Massive spotlights aggressively clicked on, completely illuminating the center of the massive factory floor.
Viktor Volkov stood entirely confidently on a raised metal platform, heavily surrounded by ten heavily armed mercenaries.
Suspended aggressively above the platform, completely locked inside a rusted steel cage, was little Lily.
"Daddy! Mommy!" Lily cried out desperately, clutching the rusty iron bars with her tiny, terrified hands.
Adrian’s heart completely shattered at the absolute terror in his daughter’s sweet voice, but his face remained a mask of pure ice.
"Let the little girl go, Viktor," Adrian commanded, his voice completely echoing through the massive, empty warehouse.
"You have me completely surrounded, you have absolutely won. Let her walk out of here with her mother."
Viktor completely laughed, a massive, booming sound that heavily vibrated against the rusted metal walls.
"You absolutely do not understand the rules of this game, paralyzed man," Viktor taunted aggressively, stepping closer to the edge of the platform.
"You completely burned my brother alive, and you heavily humiliated the entire Russian syndicate."
"I am absolutely going to make you drop your weapons, and I am going to make you crawl out of that pathetic chair on your useless legs."
Viktor aggressively raised a small, highly customized remote detonator in his massive, scarred hand.
"If you do not completely surrender right now, I will aggressively detonate the heavy C4 charges strapped directly to the cage."
Maya gasped in absolute, devastating horror, aggressively raising her shotgun directly toward Viktor’s head.
"If you press that button, I will completely blow your head off your shoulders," Maya screamed aggressively.
Viktor simply smirked, completely unfazed by the terrifying threat of the brave, desperate mother.
Adrian heavily lowered his pistol, completely locking eyes with the massive, arrogant Russian monster.
"You want me to surrender, Viktor?" Adrian asked, his voice dropping into a heavily lethal, dangerous whisper.
"I absolutely surrender."
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Adrian dramatically dropped his heavy pistol onto the cracked concrete floor, the heavy metal clattering loudly in the silence.
But Viktor completely failed to realize that Adrian’s surrender was merely the absolute final step in his devastating trap.
