[ WP ] The story of a character known to a select few as The Silencer .

Jack sprinted down the alleyway and tripped. He flew headlong down past some trashcans and ground his face into the filthy concrete ground. He was stunned. Blood dripped out of the hot ruin of his nose. Pain flared in his hands and elbows. The alleyway was long and dirty and at the other end he could see cars, but he could not hear them. 
 
 He got up quickly, spinning around. Jack saw a black figure at the end of the alleyway. He was wearing a fedora and a long black coat. His shoulders seemed bulky because of the big fur collar on the coat. His hands were in his pockets, and he was still coming towards Jack. Even when Jack had been running flat-out, the man had only been walking smoothly and steadily. It did n't make sense. It scared Jack fiercely and he thought about fighting for his life. He decided not to. 
 
 All sound in the alleyway was dead. Nothing but the clicking of the man's shoes sounded. He got close enough for Jack to see his blue tie, his black shirt, his black vest. The silent man's shoes were shiny black, too. He was enormous. 
 
 He stood over Jack, and Jack pissed himself a bit. Androids and exotic species passed by on the sidewalk but nobody noticed the black giant approaching the threadbare thief on the ground. 
 
 `` What do you want, mate? The fuck you want? I a n't got nuffink, ya hear, ya faggot, you ca n't touch me or I swear I'll fuck you up, mate, I'll-'' 
 
 `` You. Will. Not.'' 
 
 The voice said it like that, deep and slow with a pause between each word. The big black figure was the only other person in the alleyway. He must have spoken. 
 
 `` You wanted a job? I am here. I can do that. I have a job for a... thief.'' 
 
 `` Yeah? What kind of job? You wan na get sucked off, that's-'' 
 
 `` No. This is a different job. Have you killed?'' 
 
 Jack was shocked and he sputtered. 
 
 `` No, I have not killed! Fuck, are you mad?'' 
 
 `` No. I am calm. You will be calm or you will die.'' 
 
 A searing heat flashed through Jack's body. He felt like his organs were boiling and getting mashed at the same time. His lungs collapsed, his heart melted, and his brain was blank with panic and pain. The burning feeling came and went, leaving Jack gasping. 
 
 `` Jesus, fuck! Fucking fuck of a fucking son of a bitch, OW! Was that you?'' 
 
 `` Yes.'' 
 
 `` Alright, you fucking nutter, maybe I have, uh, killed. I'll do what you want, jus' do n't do that again.'' 
 
 `` This is good. You will kill this man or you will die. You will not ask questions. You will live in a better country. You will be relocated once the task is finished. Your identity will be protected. God save the Queen.'' 
 
 The giant man handed Jack a picture from his gloved hand. Jack's grubby fingerless gloves left little stains on the picture. The picture showed a green-skinned man with eyestalks getting into a limousine. 
 
 `` Alright, yeah, looks easy.'' He pocketed the picture. `` What's your name, in case I need to find you?'' 
 
 `` I am the Silencer and you will not ask questions. Again came the heat. 
 
 `` AGH ALRIGHT JESUS FUCKING FUCK I'LL GO I'LL-'' and just like that, the heat was gone along with the hulking figure. Jack froze. He looked around the alleyway. He poked his head out and looked both ways. The crowds divulged no secrets. Checking his pocket, Jack found the picture again. The poor sap would n't know what hit him. Who was this fucking Silencer joke? Bad news, like. Jack took off into the crowd, his search beginning. 
 

