The Kingmaker System Novel – Prologue. Not the kind of death I pictured. Russian Roulette is an interesting game. This game is based on luck, if you were lucky you would live to tell the tale if not then well, good luck with your funeral. Besides, dying by a bullet causes a lot of pain. I mean it. I have experienced it that’s why it’s always better to make sure that you’re in a safe spot if you’re doing something dangerous. But while I find this game interesting, I prefer chess.
Because making plans and executing them is my speciality. It’s safe and it’s not like I’m on the field to take care of the hard work, all I have to do is move the pieces and they’ll do the work. Simple and safe. But then again, I had no idea that this technique would lead me to trouble. How? Well, let me start from the beginning. *** The bullet whizzed just a few inches from my head and I scowled as I shot the one who had aimed at me. Damn, terrorists! I shot again taking down another terrorist and took cover to load my gun again. This was my last magazine now.
We weren’t prepared for a shootout, this was supposed to be a cautious follow-up on a suspect then how on earth did it turn out like this?! “Chief, I’m losing ammo.” I heard the voice of my subordinate through my earpiece. “So am I, hold on.” I shot another militant and checked to see if any of the guns from the dead were lying around. None. “If you’re out of bullets stay covered.” I ordered. It was risky, we didn’t have enough ammo, we couldn’t even grab the bulletproof vests for God’s sake. “I need a damn vacation after this.” I muttered. “Same here.” “I’m going to Goa.” I heard two consecutive replies and rolled my eyes. “Focus!” It was a troublesome situation, not because I had to be in this shootout but because it was the weekend and the weekend for me was Anime Day.
After working weeklong in the Intelligence Organization to prevent threats over the country there was one day for me to enjoy my time when I would watch the marathon of my favourite anime for the entire day while lounging on my sofa. But because of these bastards, it got ruined. I shot another terrorist in the head and took cover again as the gunshots from my subordinates and the other terrorists resounded in this rundown mill. I had called for back-up but it might take some time.
It might seem strange that someone who was supposed to be dedicated to the country’s protection was an Otaku, so, let me make one clarification. I chose this job because of its pay and also this action, I mean who would say no to being the real-life James Bond? Being born in a middle-class problematic family the only way for me to have a stable future with decent earnings was to grab a 9 to 5 corporate job or get a government job. I chose the latter. “Chief, I think it’s all clear!” I heard one of my subordinates’ voice in my earpiece and I glanced around, waiting for any hidden terrorist before I could call it a day. “Okay, all clear!” I called, relieved that it finally ended.
We counted the number of terrorists we had to take out and after getting them all. Everyone reported to me, a total of seven officers including me. “Someone call the ambulance, I’ll contact the HQ,” I said as I pulled out my phone. “I was so scared,” Laila said as she curled her arms around herself and I patted her shoulder. “You did great for your first time. Most of them shit their pants.” I told her and she gave me a shaky smile. She was a new recruit and it was her very first mission, I remembered my reaction from around six years ago when I had had my first mission.
I was worse than her, the guilt of killing a person for the first time had plagued me with nightmares and fever for days. If it weren’t for my Chief from back then and my determination then I would have quit. I reported the “Mission Complete” to my superior and we prepared to leave the scene when from the corner of my eye I noticed the subtle movement.
I turned and my eyes widened as I saw one of the injured terrorists moving and aiming his gun right at Laila. My body reacted before my brain and I pushed Laila away just as the sound of the gunshot echoed in the surroundings followed by the shouts of my subordinates who shot down the terrorist.