Chapter 23: Excommunication

When a member of the Organization is excommunicated, they are effectively removed. This is the method of the Organization, Hydra to remove any traces of misconduct. Enrique, Cobra and several others have their status revoked and are seen as a serious threat. Therefore aside from being erased in their record, they are also hunted by assassins hired by the organization.

Enrique however does not feel a tinge of fear. To him, Hydra despite of its connections worldwide is just a weak organization that only profiteer from the weak. They have no real power and is still at the mercy of nation-states.

"In a few days, there will be pesky pests that may hamper us in our operations." Cobra advised Enrique who was observing from a hotel room.

"Let them be, as if they have the capability of stopping us." Enrique replied sipping the glass of whisky in his right hand.

One of Enrique's bodyguards approached him and whispered him about something. He smiled and then stood up. The bodyguard went back to his post after relaying the message and a woman appeared from the door after being opened by one of the bodyguards.

She looks young despite her age, petite and slim with a fair complexion. She is holding a small purse in her left hand and wears a black dress.

"A word from father!" The woman said as she approached Enrique.

"What about it?" Enrique replied playing with her hair.

The woman blocks Enrique's hand and replied glaring at him, "You are mad Enrique! You should know that the underground world will be against you. Waging war with Hydra is worse than having a single nation against you!"

"Is that so?" Enrique walks away from her with both of his hands in his back.

"Father does not intend to help. He said you have gone mad!" The woman replied.

"Of course..." Enrique chuckled out of the ridiculousness of the situation.

The woman glared at him once more and asked him what is funny. Enrique takes his gun and points it towards the woman and said, "The whole world wages war on me? So be it!"

Gunshot was heard inside the room and Enrique takes away the gun after he fired the shot. The woman closed her eyes thinking that she is dead. To her surprise, she is unscathed and opened her eyes.

"I could not shoot a woman easily or someone that does not pose an immediate threat to me." Enrique said and told his bodyguards to escort the woman outside.

"Not even the syndicates will help me. I have of no need for them anyway, but at least, one of my objectives is done!" Enrique smiles and changes his clothes.

"Where to sir?" A bodyguard asked him.

"To the objective, please notify Cobra of the changes of plans." Enrique said reminding him to relay the information to the bodyguard.

"Yes sir!" The bodyguard nodded and went his way.

"This is just the beginning of my plans!" Enrique smirks while exiting from his room.

Moments after the explosion of Heian Tower hotel in its seventh floor. Police and the military had placed the surrounding areas in lock-down. People who are curious of what caused the explosion and flocked only to be cordoned by the police that is in the area.

Jose Montecarlo saw the explosion earlier, he could not believe in his eyes of what saw. It seems to be a terrorist attack on the city. He tried to calm down the guests in the hotel he was working and attended to the wounded. Some of the window panel had shattered due to the blast injuring scores of people around the area.

While busy attending to his guests a tall person wearing the uniform of the Heian Hotel approached him. "Where is the bathroom?"

Looking at his face, Jose knows that the person looks suspicious. He was holding something behind his back which raises it further.

"Something on my face young man?" The man who appears to be el-Rashid felt threatened by his stare and decided to do something about his expression.

"N-nothing sir." Jose replied and faced away.

All of a sudden el-Rashid took his gun and grabbed Jose on the ground forcefully. He aimed his gun at his forehead and told him to guide him outside the area. Seeing the gun pointed at his head, Jose froze for a while and raised his hands up. He nodded and complied afterwards in fear of being shot at if he does not comply to his demands and lead him out of the place.

"Very good boy... Keep going!" The man said and follows Jose who slowly walks in front of him.

All of a sudden, el-Rashid collapses and begins to cough blood. Jose who notice of him did so tried to run but stopped when his captor shot his gun. "Do not escape!" He said and struggled to stand up.

Seeing this, Jose noticed that the man before him is wounded in his lower left abdomen. "What happened?" He asked wounded man.

"None of your business!" el-Rashid collapses to the ground. "That man is crazy! I should have known of their plans... I.. should... have not... participated!"

The police caught up where Jose and el-Rashid was located. They saw the bloodied body of el-Rashid and Jose that attending to the lifeless man in his arms.

"Are you alright young man?" The policeman asked Jose.

One of the policemen who has tattoo on the back of his neck signaled his companion who nods at him. He took his gun and aimed it at the bloodied Jose.

"Stand up, slowly!" One of the policemen said.

"You are no police officers!" Jose noticed from the looks of the person in front of him.

He saw a lot of tattoos and a ring in the policeman's nose.

"Who are you people?" Jose asked the person in front of him.

"This is no time to ask questions young man. You are coming with us!" The policeman behind him said and took him away.