Living Darkly III

Thus began his journey into the world of professional assassination, he realized that many would consider him a cold blooded killer or perhaps even insane and he also realized that he cared very little what anyone thought. While in the Army he had read his physiatrist review of his personality, it stated that his dis-associative behavior was a boon as a sniper and didn't cause the delayed emotional problems many snipers experienced latter in life. In his mind he was performing a public service he was responsible for taking out the trash that the legal and political system failed to remove.

He had very specific rules he played by, the target had to meet his requirements or he simply didn't accept the contract. After Kansas he began to revisit his contacts in the military which led him to a number of groups that were interested in his services but many of these groups motivation's were political or extreme in nature and he simply didn't care about them. But other's he was introduced too cared nothing about cause and effect only about the money the contract brought in, these were the ones he was interested in. In short order he developed several sources that provided contract work to him.

So he began to freelance, it was amazing simple he had created an avatar online that allowed clients to contact him in a totally anonymous manner he could then evaluate potential targets and based on his criteria he would accept or reject the contract. He had numerous overseas accounts under various names, the ones in Panama were the easiest to use and the least closely watched. The money wasn't very good at first because contrary to popular belief life does have a finite value. Yet as the targets became more and more difficult the money became better and better.

His latest assignment might be his last, not because he feared failure but because there seemed to be little point in continuing his professional quest to free the unworthy from the tyranny of life. The money was exceptional and it reflected the difficulty of the targets that he had accepted on this particular contract. The risk here because there was more than a single target in a specific geographic area and at the very least being identified even anonymously by law enforcement who could realize that a single person was the source of the killings was high.

In point of fact this particular contract consisted of a total of seven targets total, each was a very public figure and each was worst than the last. To add a further layer of complexity and danger he knew that "private security" would be employed when local law enforcement failed to prevent the killings. And the "private security" meant mercs or other professionals who would be intent on tracking and killing him. That mattered very little to him in respect to the completion of his contract it simply meant more detailed planning and the refreshment of real physical danger.

The TV was on CNN and Nancy Grace who was babbling about her latest rating's hog, already convicted in the public by this women the idea of a fair trial had for the accused was already gone thanks to her. There was no fair trail and no real justice unless he accepted a contract on a target, then justice would be very swift and without mercy. This brought a rare smile to his face.