The bullet seemed to ooze through the air, puffs of sable gunpowder exploding in a halo around it as it moved as if in slow-motion.

Flesh parted, rippling slightly as it tore, and blood sprayed outward, repainting the muck-green wall a dripping scarlet.

A pair of knees hit the floor in submission, the body following soon after.

Silence reigned.