In his final, desperate briefing, the Agent received a dire warning that was equally a game-changer. His handlers knew him well, as nobody who had tried to infiltrate the insidious Hades group has ever returned. Hence, to make matters worse, the Agent’s superiors were confident that their efforts had been thwarted.
Feeling the pressure mounting, the Agent’s triumph was imminent. However, in his penultimate briefing, the Hades group informed him that their platform maintained a sophisticated database of over 70 million deaths every year. The database was said to be highly accurate, with most of the causes easily identifiable, making it a daunting task for the Agent to comprehend and process.
Despite his initial skepticism, the Agent was convinced by the Hades group’s assertion that the database’s reliability was evident. The list of names and faces he was presented with was a testament to the organization’s extensive knowledge and connections within the Hades group.
In his final, final briefing, the Agent’s mind was bombarded with new information. He had added his expertise and connections to the group’s existing database, and now he was given a gun and a list. The list was brief and not particularly lengthy, but it was enough to warrant a few moments of contemplationIn his antepenultimate briefing the Agent received a warning that was also a
challenge, for his handlers knew him well. Nobody who had attempted to
infiltrate _Hades_ (Group? Platform?Database? If his bosses’ bosses’ bosses
knew they hadn’t said) had ever returned.
Thus motivated, the Agent succeeded.
In his penultimate briefing the Agent was told by a member of the Hades group
what the platform they ran maintained a database of. Less than seventy million
people died every year: most of their causes easily found; the chain of
responsibilities not hard to ascertain. The Agent was easily convinced of the
database’ accuracy and shown a list of names and faces his handlers had to
account for. The list could have scrolled down for a long time but it did not
have to.
In his last briefing the Agent, having added his knowledge and contacts to
Hades’ own, was given a gun and a list. It was not a long list. It wasn’t
short either. After a few minutes a shot was heard and with a last entry the
list was closed.
