Morning arrived too quietly.
No birds.No traffic.No wind.
Aleena's mansion—once a place of safety—now stood like an isolated island.
And unnoticed by anyone—
dozens of shadows had surrounded it.
A Silent Siege
They arrived before dawn.
One by one.Without sound.Without traces.
On rooftops.Behind garden walls.In blind camera spots.
Large men.Fully armed.Empty eyes.
They weren't amateurs.
They were the mysterious figure's elite.
And they had one goal:
lure Arlo out.
The Bait Named Aleena
False signals were sent.
Minor system disruptions.Brief camera outages.Subtle threats left visible on purpose.
Elsewhere—
Arlo read the report.
His eyes narrowed.
"They're at Aleena's house."
Raka stood beside him.
"Backup?"
Arlo shook his head.
"No."
"Boss—"
"They want me," Arlo cut in."And I'll go."
Only two.
Arlo and Raka.
A Brutal Ambush
The moment they stepped into the courtyard—
Everything exploded.
Dozens emerged from the shadows.
Shouts.Heavy footsteps.Weapons raised.
No warning—
A FULL ASSAULT.
Bullets struck the ground.Knives flashed.Metal rods swung.
Arlo and Raka were unarmed.
Only their bodies.
And buried rage.
An Unequal Fight
Raka struck first.
Elbow to the jaw.Knee to the gut.One down.
Arlo moved like a shadow.
Fast.Deadly.
He caught an armed wrist—twisted—crack.
Another fell.
But there were too many.
Attacks from all sides.
A blow smashed Arlo's temple.Blood flowed.
Raka was struck from behind.He fell—rose again.
"Don't fall back!" Raka shouted.
Arlo only nodded.
Aleena Watches Hell
Inside—
Aleena felt it.
She ran to the window.
And froze.
Dozens of men.Arlo.Raka.
Fighting like cornered beasts.
"Arlo!" she screamed.
Her assistant yanked her back.
"Don't! This is a trap!"
"I have to go!"
A hidden panel opened.
"I'm sorry," her assistant said firmly, dragging her inside."I won't lose you."
The door sealed.
Darkness.
Then—
CCTV screens lit up.
Hell on Screen
Aleena stared.
Hands shaking.
Arlo beaten relentlessly.Raka bleeding.
Dozens armedagainst two bare hands.
"Stop…" Aleena whispered."Please…"
Arlo dropped to one knee.
Aleena screamed.
But he rose.
Bloodied.Eyes burning.
He struck one—two—three.
Raka snapped a neck.Tossed aside a weapon.
Still fought barehanded.
Pain, Blood, and Resolve
Their bodies were covered in wounds.
Head.Chest.Arms.Legs.
Blood soaked the ground.
Breathing ragged.
But they did not fall.
For one reason—
Aleena.
Arlo roared.
"COME ON!"
One by one—
They fell.
Last—
A massive man attacked from behind.
Knife aimed for Arlo's neck.
Raka leapt.
Blade pierced his shoulder.
Raka screamed.
Arlo turned—
A FULL-POWER PUNCH.
The man collapsed—never rising again.
Silence After Blood
The courtyard was filled with bodies.
Dozens.
All still.
Arlo swayed on his feet.
Raka dropped to his knees.
They won.
At a terrible cost.
In the safe room—
Aleena cried silently.
Hand over her mouth.
"Why do you always do this…""Why do you always fight the world alone…"
On the screen—
Arlo stood, barely steady.
And without knowing Aleena watched—
He looked straight at the camera.
As if he knew.
As if saying:
"I'm still alive."
Silence came suddenly.
Bodies scattered across the yard.Blood soaking the ground.Arlo and Raka stood, barely breathing.
Their strength was fading.Vision blurred.Hands trembling.
Then—
FOOTSTEPS.
Many.
Too many.
The Second Wave
From beyond the gate—
Dozens more arrived.
Better armed.Better trained.Far deadlier.
Full weapons.Armor.Tight formation.
Raka looked at Arlo, pale.
"We're done if we stay here."
Arlo clenched his jaw.
"Inside. Now."
They ran.
On borrowed strength.
Weapons of the Fallen
Before entering—
Arlo grabbed knives.Short swords.Anything sharp.
Raka did the same.
Hands slick with blood.
They entered the house.
And hell followed.
A Screaming House
Doors shattered.Glass exploded.Bullets tore through walls.
Hallways once silentnow echoed with screams and steel.
Arlo slowed.
Every step burned.
But every strike—
someone fell.
Raka fought like a man already dead.
Sword in one hand.Knife in the other.
Slash.Stab.
Then—
he was stabbed.
Thigh.
Another—
stomach.
Another—
back.
"RAKA!" Arlo shouted.
Raka stayed upright.
Barely.
"Not… yet…"
Tears in the Safe Room
In the hidden room—
Aleena sobbed.
"Please stop…"
Beside her—
Naomi watched Raka bleed.
And something inside her broke.
Naomi Can't Stay Still
"I can't," Naomi whispered."I won't watch him die."
She sealed the room.
"Aleena, forgive me."
Aleena screamed.
Too late.
Naomi Enters Hell
Naomi burst out with a machine gun.
Gunfire thundered.
Bodies dropped.
The magazine emptied.
Click.
Still too many enemies.
She dropped the gun.
Drew her signature knife.
Knife in right hand.Weapon in left.
Her eyes met Raka's.
Years of hidden feelingsno longer mattered.
Three Against Hell
Naomi fought beside him.
"Don't you dare die," she snapped, stabbing an enemy."I'm not ready to lose you."
Raka froze.
"Naomi…?"
"Focus!"
Arlo saw it.
Understood.
And fought harder.
The house becamea slaughterhouse.
Blood, Tears, Resolve
Raka collapsed.
Naomi held him.
Arlo stood in front of them.
A final wall.
"If you want them," Arlo said coldly,"go through me."
Silence followed.
After Hell
Arlo dropped his blade.
Hands shaking.
Raka fell.
Naomi cried.
In the safe room—
Aleena collapsed.
The massacre finally stopped.
Bodies lay scattered across Aleena's yard.Blood soaked the ground.
Silence.
A terrifying silence.
The Watcher in the Shadows
From a distance—
Atop a half-ruined building—
A man stood in the dark.
His face hidden.Only his furious eyes visible.
He watched everything.
Arlo still standing.Raka barely breathing.Naomi fighting like a demon.
His fists clenched.
"You were supposed to die today, Arlo," he muttered."My plan… failed again."
His lips curved slightly.
"But pain like this…""…is far worse than death."
Then he disappeared.
A Door Opens, Hearts Shatter
Inside the house—
Naomi rushed to the hidden panel.
Her hands shook as she entered the code.
HISSS—
The steel door opened.
"ALEENA!"
Aleena ran out instantly.
Her nightdress stained with blood.
She reached Arlo.
His pale face.Blood at his temple.Wounds everywhere.
"Arlo… please…"
Arlo barely opened his eyes.
"Aleena…"
She knelt.
Held his face.
"Don't close your eyes… don't…"
Raka on the Edge
Nearby—
Raka lay motionless.
His skin deathly pale.
Naomi knelt beside him.
"Raka… listen to me…"
No response.
For the first time—
Naomi broke.
"I haven't even told you…""You're not allowed to leave yet…"
A Desperate Decision
"We can't go outside," Aleena said shakily."They could attack again."
They dragged both men into the secret room.
The steel door sealed shut.
The Room Between Life and Death
Medical supplies.Blood storage.Emergency equipment.
Aleena worked on Arlo.
Naomi on Raka.
Hands shaking.Hearts racing.
Arlo whispered faintly—
"If I die…"
Aleena grabbed his hand.
"No. You don't get to die."
Darkness took him.
Two Lives Hanging
Transfusions.Stitches.Prayers whispered through tears.
Hours passed.
Then—
steady beeps.
Breathing.
They survived.
Truth in the Silence
Aleena collapsed onto the floor.
"I'm not ready to lose him," she admitted.
Naomi nodded.
"Neither am I."
Behind the steel door—
two men still breathed.