The Man in Black

Universe 23 C, quadrant 5, planet Cryo, it's a cold dark world. It orbits around it's sun on the outer fringes, most of the planet is covered in ice an snow. It's desolate an bear, but it is rich in highly valuable minerals under it's icy crust. So a few sparsely populated city's cropped up, mostly owned by large corporations ran from different planets in the system. It is a den to pirates and the unruly, mostly due to the fact that no one wants to be on the planet. I however wanted to go there to collect a few crystals that can only be formed on this specific planet. I also wanted to build a snowman, but that's not the point. Anyway the planet is mostly dark and gloomy, the city's mostly dilapidated, and the citizens depressed an miserable. Corruption an greed run rampant, homelessness can be seen every where. So with all of these conditions met, of course murder and contracted hits also happen. The later being what I witnessed this time, it's disappointing really. When I first saw him I was coming out of a shop that sold crystals, he was walking along with everyone else, but no one really seemed to see him. He was dressed all in black, from head to toe black, the only thing not covered was his hands. His winter parka swayed in the frigid wind, he looked rather elegant, despite the bulky winter clothing. About three minutes after I started following him he turned down an alley, I of course followed from a distance. Halfway down the alley he stopped in front of a door, from an inside pocket a pair of black leather gloves emerged. Once donned he knocked on the door, an I decided to get closer, so I turned invisible a crept closer. From the other side of the door a mans voice rang out, "give me one second," the voice sounded gravely and deep. When the sound of the deadbolt clicked home the man in black burst into action, as the door started opening the mans foot was already flying towards the door. As he kicked the door open it knocked the man inside down, and as he stormed in a silenced pistol emerged from his parka. Before the man on the inside could stand up the man in black was already standing over him, pistol pointed at his head. The man on the floor finally waking from his shock stuttered out, "do you know who I am?" The man in black replied with silence and three bullets, two to the chest and one to the head. Once done he turned around, holstered his pistol, walked out, shut the door and off he went. Once out of the alley he grabbed his communication device and sent a message, "contract complete." Like a well practiced hitman, he was in and out in less than a minute, it was quick an clean.

Until next time friends- A Wondering Traveler