Chapter 28: Zagreel's anger

Joe joe staggered into the motel and the receptionist gave him a weird look, he knew he looked really bad and probably smelled badly too but he needed a place to rest since he was exhausted.

"Are you alright?" The receptionist asked him

"Yeah I just need a room for the night, today has been quite rough" Joe joe replied

"That would be forty three dollars" the receptionist said with a smile

He put his hands in his pocket and brought out a wad of cash, counted a few and paid the money to the receptionist, the receptionist voiced his thanks but Jo joe was too tired to care.

Joe joe was feeling light headed and needed to rest his head as soon as possible, he staggered towards the stairs and managed to get to his room door, he filed with his key card for a few minutes before managing to get it open, he slammed the door and crashed on the bed, he was fast asleep in less than a second.

The sun had risen and joe joe was forced awake by the intense sunlight striking his face, he opened his eyes and while he was trying to get his bearing, he felt something crawling up his arm, he looked down and saw that it was a cockroach, he quickly incinerated it before getting up to pat his body for his phone, he couldn't find it and he started to feel iritated but quickly managed to get himself under control.

He called for this receptionist and asked if he could be helped with new clothes, the receptionist consented and brought him a trouser and t-shirt, he quickly transferred all his valuables to the new clothes and incinerated the previous ones.

He walked out of the motel and went looking for a new mobile phone, thankfully he still had a substantial amount on him, when he was done he put a call through to leo smd requested to meet at his office in about thirty minutes.

Joe joe flagged down a taxi and gave his destination to the driver, amhe soon got to his destination, as soon as he alighted the burly man opened up the door and greeted him happily.

"Welcome boss, hope all was good, since you kind of look a bit roughed up?" The burly man asked

"I encountered a group of not so fortunate fellows, they tried to rob me, but I robbed them of their lives instead" Joe joe said with a smile"

"Seems to me like you had a very interesting day, leo is inside waiting to meet you" the burly man replied respectfully

Joe joe sauntered into his office and sat down while crossing his feet on the table, he looked a leo with disdain and saw that he was wrapped in bandages.

"I see that you have not quite healed from the little game we had the other day" joe joe mocked

"I am trying my best" leo said with his head bowed

"Do you have any conclusive information on the woman we were meant to take out the last time" joe joe asked

"Yes I do, I have her schedule with me here and I also have an assessment of her daily activities, I believe we can find the right time to strike" leo aid

"Well you did say the same thing the last time, but you still went on to F"*k it up, you are really a waste of resources, be grateful I haven't killed you yet, send whatever you have on her to my mail, I might have to do this one myself" Joe joe replied

Joe joe waved his hands at leo in a gesture for him to leave the room, he soon received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello there! May I know who I am speaking with" joe joe asked but no one replied

After a while there was laughter from the other end of the phone.

"Hope you enjoyed your little power upgrade" Fredrick asked Jovially

"Yes I did sir, thank you so much"joe joe replied

"I have told you to stop with the formality, but with the resources you have now, I hope for a better result from you" Fredrick said with finality.

Joe joe was sweating profusely "why does he laugh so much when he is an evil bas***d, meeting him for the first time you'd think he was just a nice old man"

Joe joe knew in his heart that whatever mean streak he had or acts of cruelty he committed Fredrick had done worse, he was just better at disguising his with a smile.

While he awaited the mail from leo he strategized in how he could manipulate situation in his favour so as to make things easier when trying to achieve his goal.

Zagreel sat on his chair at a round table with a bored face listening to everyone bickering about irrelivant topics, his attention was finally drawn when someone commented on the fact that he has saved jane, the one who had spoken was a kid with white hair and brows, though he looked like a child in actuality he was millennials older than he looked.

"Why did you insist on saving that woman even after all our warnings, we are not to be bothered with the affairs if the himans, we have stated this fact over and over again , you are beginning to go against a sacred law" the child like person warned

"Ifaan relax everyone knows that I do whatever I want and whatever I like, I really don't understand why you are making this a big deal, we all know that whatever I do, I do for the safety of the realm" zagreel replied nonchalantly

"This is what we have been talking about you are always nonchalant about serious issues, this is why you were banished" ifaan said viciously

As soon as ifaan completed the sentence he was sent flying and kept pinned to the wall by zagreel, even though zagreel hadn't moved from his chair, the whole table fell silent.

"You of all people should know not to say certain things to me, I won't let you off easily next time?" Zagreel warned before releasing ifaan and walking away