KINGdom Come {Invite}

[Kasino Royale]

+The big man continued to pull his brother in arms from harms way as quickly as possible, as people scattered about the immediate area outside of the hospital. In a matter of seconds the entire scene had turned into a scene of anarchy and destruction right in front of them. He held on tight to his long time friend as they quickly found their way towards the entrance of the building, just as Laura had made her way out of the structure herself. Glancing down at his long time stable mate and friend, he could see the man's demeanor shining through in his face readily, attempting to form words, the same look of horror gracing his face as well...He couldn't believe it...There WERE no words to express what he or the others directly surrounding him were thinking of feeling...His vision quickly began scanning the area, in search of his other Familia brother Tommy but...He was nowhere to be seen...He remained motionless, his arms continuing to half hold the man who would be King in position as they both stared aimlessly at the burning limousine in front of them...He blankly stared into Laura's direction, seeing the horror in her face as her hands found their way to her face, cupping her mouth as she undoubtedly was in just as much shock over the scene...He could only shake his head as he noticed the tears begin to well up seconds later from the obvious emotional reaction to it all. She just like he, had realized what had just happened...Tommy was...Gone...+

[Laura De'Icco]

Oh my GOD!!! Tommy?...Oh my god what happened? Wha...

Her words were halted as a slight bump was felt, the obvious and expected stampede of people rushing into and from the hospital making it's presense known almost knocking her to the ground with the force felt from it all. Her sights then landed on the man she knew was most likely only seconds away from being in the exact same predictament as their now fallen brother...The King stood motionless, now under his own partner as Kasino had stepped closer towards the curb, still in disbelief. Laura's face was quickly bombarded with tears, her body was shaking continously, obviously in a pure state of shock, the words "No it can't be" repeated over and over from her lips as the state of panic continued to rage on before them...

[King Vegas]

Cross swallowed hard...The finality of the madness before him registering full force at this very moment. One of his brothers in arms...Was now...

He attempted to shake it off temporarily, glancing slowly down at the phone still in his hand, shattered on one side of it before redirecting his attention back towards the fiery scene near the curb of the hospital. The callers words now hit home with validation instantly, his sights not wavering in the least as the phone met his ears once again after the slowest of hand movements...Not speaking a word still...Only listening to words he knew the woman on the other end would undoubtedly had to share...

[The Contact]

"In war Mr. Genovese, there are always casualties. This shouldn't surprise you in the least. Please send my condolensces to the remaining ladies and gentlemen of your little "family" will you please? And oh before I leave you, I believe that little famous saying of yours, "The House Always Wins"? No longer applies here. Now does it? Sweet Dreams Mr. Genovese, sweet dreams."

The phone call instantly ended following those words, the phone being clasped shut once again as she stood from her chair, reaching for a briefcase along the desk she sat in front of seconds ago. Part one of hers and her associates absolution was well underway. And it was sure to become even more violent and interesting in the coming days and months.

TO BE CONCLUDED...