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Date Posted: 02:17:46 04/06/08 Sun
Author: taurus2124
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 124.188.8.130
Subject: Chapter 158
In reply to: taurus2124 's message, "The Rising Dragons ... continued ..." on 02:14:32 04/06/08 Sun

Chapter 158

Karen was very pleased for her conversation with her father had gone well. She had sought his counsel and Sun Yee Lok had taken her recommendations about their hostage Nikita Wirth without questioning her reasons why. Karen couldn�t wait to implement the changes she thought were necessary concerning her captive especially as her father had given his permission for her to change the locale and deal with Nikita as she saw fit. Having his approval had been gratifying and was very important as her right of passage into the triad had been a long and arduous road. Finally Karen felt as though she had passed the final test and was now a worthy member of the Rising Dragons. As Sun Yee Lok�s only child it had seemed that she always needed to prove herself to her father, but this was obviously the beginning of better things to come. It was obvious that her father now saw her as a fitting heir to the triad when the time came.

Returning to where the two men were keeping watch over their detainee, Karen addressed Steven before approaching the older man. �How is our guest doing? Has anything happened?�

�Nothing ... Nikita has been quiet.�

�That�s good. But I wonder how long it will last?�

Nikita�s kidnapping had been a coup for the Rising Dragons but she was clearly not the person she proclaimed to be. Karen�s gut instinct told her that Nikita was trouble and those connected to her were too, so they needed to find a more secure location to question her. She was worried that Nikita�s whereabouts would be discovered if they didn�t leave this safe house soon and turned her attention to the older man voicing the request she�d asked her father. �Wang Yu, our leader needs you to organize a transfer of our prisoner.�

�When do you want her moved?�

�As quickly as possible.�

�Tonight?� he queried.

�Yes � if that is possible.�

Karen�s hidden meaning was evident. �It can be arranged Kai-lin. I�ll see to it right away.�

�Thank you, but we need somewhere less accessible than here. We are too exposed and vulnerable at this location.�

�I understand � I have the perfect location in mind that will be difficult to find if someone comes looking for her.�

�Excellent � Sun Yee Lok said you would take care of things and he was right.�

Wang Yu bowed his head in acknowledgement of his leader�s praise then quickly left the room to organize the transfer of their �guest�.

Steven had listened intently to the conversation that had taken place and gave Karen an understanding look before voicing his opinion. �Why the urgency to move Nikita?�

�I don�t trust her boyfriend. He will certainly come looking for her and I don�t want to be here when he does.�

�We can deal with him.�

�He�s dangerous Steven. Michael is a chameleon. There is more to him than meets the eye. We saw that at the park the other day.�

�Yes I agree. But we�re more than a match for one man.�

�There�s something about him that�s different. He had a coldness in his eyes that was chilling. That man is a killer.�

�Do you think he will be suspicious of our involvement in Nikita�s kidnapping?�

�I know so. Michael Samuelle will be ruthless in his quest to find her once he knows Nikita is missing, so the quicker we leave here the better. I don�t want to leave any clues that could lead him to our whereabouts.�

�I see what you mean.� He gave her a smug look. �Do you want me to get our �visitor� ready for a transfer in that case?�

�We�ll wait until Wang returns � then we�ll move.� Casting her eyes towards the room where cameras were monitoring Nikita�s every move; Karen picked up on Steven�s �visitor� tag for Nikita. She was anything but their visitor and she answered accordingly. �I think our prisoner will be fine until then.�

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Nikita sat up on the bed wishing that her strength would return.

It had been very quiet for sometime. No one had stepped into the room and she had been left alone. The drug Simon had injected into her had most probably been some kind of sedative to immobilise her movements. Although the drug had nearly worn off and she had better control of her faculties, Nikita felt lethargic. Her injuries were showing some improvement and even her face didn�t throb as much now, but her shoulder wound was still tender to the touch. Unfortunately it would take longer to heal than she thought it would for when she tried to raise her arm movement was limited. Nikita could only hope that she would have more mobility back soon.

Knowing that there was nothing she could do other than wait and see what they had in mind for her, Nikita got up and began to walk around the room to get some feeling back into her legs. A little tentative at first, she soon found her balance and managed to walk without stumbling. As she passed by the monitors Nikita looked up and stared at the camera with a defiant look on her face. Whoever was watching would know that she was not broken by their treatment. Her aim was to place doubt in their minds about their methods thus far. Nikita knew she had the strength not to buckle ... but Karen didn�t know that. Giving the camera another defiant glance she completed the circuit of the room then sat back down on the bed again. Having spent enough of her energy, she needed to conserve some just in case anything happened.

Her thoughts turned to Karen.

She had been a revelation. How quickly she had shown her true personality. Nikita chastised herself for being too trusting where her erstwhile friend had been concerned over and over, but there was nothing she could do about that now. Karen would have her comeuppance � her time would come. There was no way she had even remotely considered that she was a member of the Rising Dragons, but Karen�s behaviour towards her tonight had been reminiscent of Madame Cheung who�d been a woman with a charming fa�ade that hid the real person beneath. Was Karen as ruthless as Madame Cheung? If she was a woman in the triad it was highly probable, otherwise they would never have survived the initiation challenges to become a member. Nikita knew then that she would need to watch her foe closely. Although she felt betrayed, it was no good beating herself up over her failure to see through Karen�s personality. Nikita had chastised herself enough since she had known she was involved in the Rising Dragons already. Her self appraisal though had made her stronger and she would not allow her emotions to cloud her judgment anymore.

There was also something else that perplexed Nikita. Karen was the second woman to be in this triad which was the bastion of male members. That meant that she must be someone of importance to Sun Yee Lok. Could there be a connection between the two? Was there a connection to Madame Cheung as well? Nikita�s mind was wrestling with a myriad of questions to which she had only suppositions and no concrete answers. How she wished Michael was here. Closing her eyes she imagined Michael's beautiful green eyes. A faint smile touched her lips as in her mind�s eye she saw her avenging angel dressed in black coming to her rescue. Michael would be able to make more sense of her ramblings and add some authenticity to information he may already know about Karen. If she was patient, perhaps an opportunity to escape may present itself in the future. Until then, she would need her wits about her if she was to out manoeuvre Karen when the time was right.

Although Nikita was trapped in a situation with no obvious means of escape, what she did have was time to think. She had few options until Michael found her, but she knew he would. If only she could contact him or Section One � but how? Her failure to do so meant that she needed to come up with a strategy that would alert Michael to who her captors were and how she could be located. Knowing that she was being watched, Nikita didn�t want to draw attention to herself. She carefully rummaged around in her pocket and her hand felt something that might leave a clue for Michael if he was able to find this place. It was a long shot but at least it was something.

Michael had trained her well and had prepared her for all contingencies. If by chance adversity befell her, then Section knew she wouldn�t crack. Nikita would never betray the Section and she could weather any torture they might inflict. Her captors really didn�t know her at all. Karen may think that she knew her, but in reality she didn�t know the inner strength that she possessed. Hence they would always be at an impasse. Nikita had learned to shut off her emotions when it mattered and she would do it again if needs be. She knew the mantra well. There was only one thing that could ever make her capitulate ... Michael, but the triad didn�t know that.

Nothing had happened yet and Nikita began to speculate on what her captors' motives and next move would be. Were they trying to implicate her in misdemeanours that had befallen the Rising Dragons of late? How much Intel did they really know about her or were they having a stab in the dark? Were they trying to find a weakness in her so that she would capitulate? If they were going to extract Intel from her they would have started their interrogation by now. Hence Nikita assumed that they were biding their time ... perhaps they were waiting for a major player from the Rising Dragons to arrive. She had her suspicions as to why the triad was doing this and who the person may be. They couldn�t afford to stay here for too long ... it was too dangerous for the triad. Michael would certainly find her if they planned on keeping her here for some time. Karen would need to start her interrogation or move her to another location.

Little did Nikita know but Karen had already organized her immediate transfer to a new locality.

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Karen watched Nikita on the surveillance monitors looking for anything, anything at all that would give her an edge over her captive but she just sat there. Nikita was motionless and appeared calm. This was quite infuriating as Karen thought she would have been edgy at being detained, shot and drugged. The woman was a mystery to her. She had nurtured and manufactured her friendship with this woman over the months and thought she knew her well, but did she really know her at all? If Nikita was involved in the atrocities that had befallen the triad ... there was obviously more to her than met the eye. It was imperative that they broke her to elicit the information they knew she was hiding. Nikita Wirth knew a lot about the Rising Dragons and Karen would find out just what she knew and how she was involved with Tony Wong and Madame Cheung. The truth would come out one way or another. If she couldn�t get the information ... there were ways and means to make Nikita talk. The triad took no prisoners. Once she had talked she would be disposed of somewhere where her body would never be found.

At the sound of footsteps entering the room, Karen turned when she heard Wang Yu return. �Well?�

�It has been arranged ... we can leave within the hour.�

�Excellent work Wang. We�ll get the prisoner ready.�

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