Twisted Empire - Episode 95&96

 

TWISTED EMPIRE

Twisted Empire - Episode 95&96

(Her Blade, His Neck )

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by Naomi Cindy B.

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Four stayed blank for one straight minute, staring at Spyros on screen as if communicating with sight.

Then he grinned, dropping the bottle on the table.

"Vaughn is her father, but she's not Rue's daughter, fool." He said, looking up at the screen with hooded sight.

Spyros spranged up from the bed he's sitting on, eyes spiked.

"What!"

"You probably did something to Rue's womb since you couldn't have her, isn't it?" Four smiled.

Spyros obviously gulped.

"What are you saying!!"

"Keep calm, this madness is only just commencing. Don't be hasty." Four sat on the couch, resting his elbows on his knees.

"I've always known Rue wasn't her mother, and it was interesting watching you wanting her for your son at all cost. You're heartbreakingly stupid." Four sighed, looking devilish.

Spyros held the wall, then his head with his second hand.

"The only person I'm guilty of killing is her father Vaughn." Four shrugged.

"I see spending years enclosed inside your room has darkened your skull so much that you don't even know the ethics and norms of people. Rue might not be her mother, but she raised her! She's the only mother Teal is aware of! What do you think would happen if she finds out what you did!!" Spyros yelled.

"Tune it down, I'm not a big fan of noises especially from you. It took so long, but now it's in the limelight... You're responsible for my scar." Four muttered, nose flaring slightly.

"What darn scar are you talking about!" Spyros frowned, and Four nodded, relaxing on the couch, his hand drumming on his laps.

"At this point of your life, telling the truth apart from lies would be quiet a task, I get it. But know this... Your doom is hatching soon. Start the countdown. In three days or less, your dirt would be out. Mark it." 

Four turned off the screen, and at the same time, the doorbell sounded.

He was with the door in a jiffy, pulling it open to see Kash and Yulia.

"Axel is gone from the Prison." Yulia announced.

Four's face squeezed, his brows being the anchor as he stared at the two.

"What!"

--

[An Hour Later, Training Field]

The training turned sectional out of the blues.

Right now some are combatting.

Some are duelling with the new weapon sets from the weaponry. Some are at the range, testing the new batch of guns.

Some are at the burnt building, testing out the non-destructive forms of the new grenades and explosives.

Four is present in every angle, every section, supervising and making sure.

Kash and Yulia and almost every Senior Sergeant is present, too.

It's like Axel didn't just go missing in this same base cos the trainings are insanely tough, and if you snooze, you get yelled at by Four.

There's obviously Usman's spy in the base, but Maybe Usman believes that with Axel gone, they'd push trainings aside and start looking for him.

Joke of the fuckin century.

Teal is at the combatting section, and she wasn't surprised to see the massive change in her opponent.

She's combatting with April.

April improved a lot. It took more than ten minutes to defeat her after series of punches, kicks and jabs.

"That was impressive," Teal said with a proud smile.

"I know, right? Gotta up that shit." April winked, wiping her sweat.

Paine is Teal's next opponent, and she  straightened her stance.

They attacked at the same time, and another series of blows and grunts started. Teal knows Paine is a strong bastard, so she sharpened her tactics, but despite that, it took more than twelve minutes to defeat him.

Her last punch to his face made him fall heavily to the sand, his elbow peeling.

"If a day to defeat you comes, I'll buy dinner for everyone." He said from the ground.

Teal smiled, stretching an hand to help him up, but he didn't take it.

He stood by himself. "Your man is watching, are you planning to shorten my lifespan?"

Teal looked back, and truly, Four is staring her way from the dueling angle, and there's a slight smirk which mixed with a smile on his face.

She swung her shoulder, returning his expression with a broader smile.

April and Paine entered the combat next since she defeated both of them. They started their own round.

In the duelling section, there's Rook and Morgan, both spearing. Their spears are razor-sharp, but they didn't mind it. War starts here.

And they seem to have the same energy, shockingly.

Their spears kept clashing and cracking sparks to the atmosphere.

"Come to think of it, we were partners in Boma too." Rook said.

"Meant to always be partners." Morgan scoffed.

"How are you suddenly so strong?" Rook questioned as they raised their spears at the same time again.

"If I had taken trainings serious instead of obsessing over Quentin and following Stormy around, I'd be parring with Teal right now. I'm the daughter of a powerful Sheriff, and I started trainings since young age just like you and Teal." She replied.

"Keep this energy up," Rook smiled, turning around to block a hit from her. Her spear nearly fell, but she used her legs, steadying it before picking it back.

She dug it to the ground and stood with it, kicking Rook. Rook only staggered, but then he went for her.

Their spears met their shoulder flesh at the same time, cutting them. But they didn't mind, they kept fighting.

At the explosives section, there's Brent and Shannon. They're blowing up grenades, and at each blow-up, they hiss as if fighting with each other which they're really doing.

Brent picked the tenth one, and Shannon sat tiredly, licking her dried lips.

Brent pulled the wrong spoon in the grenade, and she spranged up.

"Wrong one! Wrong—"

He already pulled it apart and threw it away before she could say it all. Black fumes filled the air instead of fake explosion, and the fumes stained their faces, painting them black like they got dipped in a charcoal mine.

They slowly faced each other, and the moment they saw their faces, they bursted into laughter.

"You're a wuss." Shannon talked through her laughter, and the black fumes came out of her mouth as she talked, causing Brent's laughter to intensify.

That section is so chaotic, but then they suddenly stopped laughing.

They rolled eyes at each other, and Brent was the first to start walking away.

Shannon inhaled. "Fine! I don't like Master Kash romantically."

Brent came back immediately. "You called him Kashie."

"That was just to provoke Cassie. C'mon. My sister hurt him, and I'm just trying to make sure he lives well. Nothing else. Geez, why am I even explaining to you." She rolled eyes.

Brent paused, seeming lost for words. Shannon paused, too. Both stared like they've just met each other, and when the reality of their currently dark faces hit them, they bursted into laughter again.

"I can't with you," Shannon said. She wasn't breathing as she laughed.

"It's same here, ok?" Brent leaned on her shoulder.

"Brent Loyalle! Shannon Norris! What the f+ck are you both practicing!" Four's strict voice hit them from behind.

They quickly picked up new grenades, facing him with guilty expressions.

"We're sorry sir!" They chorused.

"If you think the upcoming mission would be a joke, then f+ckin leave the base. You both are the weakest in the males and females, but seriousness is still your allergy? Everything ain't about laughter so get it over with!" Four slammed, his eyes scathingly unfriendly.

"We're...so sorry...sir." they drawled with remorse.

They resumed their blowups with new seriousness, knowing Four is watching.

At the shooting range, Theo is among the other squad members, and he's shooting so well, never missing his targets.

He's also noting the labels on the bodies of weapons so he'd know what to report back to his boss.

He touched the back of his ear stylishly, scratching.

He needs to find an opportunity to leave the base and go for a button change. This one spent too much time inside his skin, and it's already melting with it, causing discomfort.

He could feel eyes behind him as he dropped his hand from the back of his ear, and he just knows that the eyes belongs to Paine.

Paine is an annoying pry, and he's another problem he needs to get rid of as fast as possible.

At the combatting section, April's punch met with Paine's face for the first time, and he staggered, finally taking his eyes away from Theo.

"The hell is going on? You've been looking at Theo since like forever." April said.

Paine wiped his bloody lip corner...

"My suspicions wouldn't rise without reasons. It started last night when he was touching his ear during dinner, and just now he touched his ear again."

"He said it's his long hair. It's normal for the strands to scratch his skin." April said.

"You won't understand, Sergeant April." Paine came closer, his chest nearly colliding with April's.

"April. You can call me April like our other friends." She quickly said, and he smiled a bit.

"Yup, so as I was saying...my suspicions are always right." 

"Hmm, Joseph the dreamer?" She chuckled.

"April stop! Take me serious!" He snapped.

"Bring me an evidence apart from him touching his ear, then I'll believe you." She shrugged.

He sighed, stepping away.

"Aren't you the oldest in our set?" April suddenly said.

"I don't want anyone talking about my age and then they start treating me like an uncle." He replied, and she laughed shortly.

"Aren't you 31? You're even two years older than the General, so you're an uncle, but thanks to your handsome face that's younger than your age, no one would detect." She looked at him.

"So I'm handsome to you?" He faced her too.

April cleared her throat awkwardly. "I punched you, so I won. Combat over." 

She quickly walked away from him.

Paine gave his lip a small bite as he watched her run to Teal, then he faced Theo's angle again.

"My suspicions are always fuckin right... always." He muttered.

Four is still parading the sections in supervision.

Yulia and Kash are standing at the same place, and Yulia is fanning herself with an electric hand fan. Her eyes aren't leaving Paine at all.

"I'm glad the squad members have improved a lot. Like a lot." Kash said happily. "I feel like we're more than ready for the next mission."

He expected Yulia to join in the conversation, but she didn't, so he looked at her.

She's still staring at Paine.

"You've been staring since the start of this training, ma'am." He pointed out.

"Is it possible to feel a connection with someone you're not related with? I just can't shake this shit off, and it's bothersome. It started at Boma, and since then, it's been persistent." She replied.

"Paine is from Umbra, the town beside Kalynda. I don't think you both are related." Kash said.

"Where exactly did he stay in Umbra before he came to the Military?" Yulia faced him.

Kash dragged his phone out of his pocket and contacted Fez in the Matrix, telling him to send Paine's home address.

It came in a minute, and Yulia took the phone from Kash to view it.

"His aunt is a grape farmer with two daughters, and they live at building F2, Umbra?" 

"Exactly." Kash nodded, and she returned the phone to him.

"Are you planning to visit?" Kash asked.

"I'd be restless if I don't confirm this feeling. Don't tell Giant spider about it." She ordered.

"But, ma'am—"

"Don't." She cut him off, and he bowed reluctantly.

"Yes ma'am, but what about Axel?"

"See how G-Spider is so calm about it? Stay calm too. Usman took Axel? Obviously to use him against us, which is a very bad idea. I gave birth to Four without a tear gland, and I gave birth to Axel without something too. He's weaker than an average human. Just watch, we'll find him the moment we find Usman. Dead or alive" Yulia smiled.

"You seem to harbour a kinda hate for Axel, and you don't bother to hide it." Kash said.

"The moment he chose to grow jealousy for his brother. The moment he grew those unlikable trait of going after everything in skirt, the moment he colluded with Empress to kill his father, he lost my mothering care or love. I'd kill him if I get the chance. I suffered enough for children, so I won't stand and let a child make me suffer again." She seethed.

Four joined them in the heat of the moment...

"Jason texted...he caught the owner of moussaka Mansion, and he turned out to be working with Usman, but before Jason could get a thing from him, he was killed with a blade from nowhere." He explained.

"Usman has ears and eyes everywhere, and the fact that he's starting to flap his wings this loud only means his next attack is nearing." Kash said.

"President Spyros still remains an obstacle to tackle before Usman. I'm just saying." Yulia added.

"I know," Four faced the busy field of armies, his eyes finding Teal who's currently exchanging punches with Rook.

"Chill, just a lil bit more time."

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[President's Mansion, Xanthe's Room]

Quentin has told everything to Xanthe. Everything he heard Empress and President Spyros discussing.

How Spyros lusted over Rue, stole their project and sent them to jail, ruined Rue's womb with Empress's powder, even Empress's secret about how she killed Yulia's first three babies with the canned gin from Gem's father's store.

And finally, how Spyros sent assassins to kill Gem and her parents.

That was the last straw that broke Xanthe to pieces. He has been crying in this room since last night, unable to step down from the bed or move from that spot. His toes and knees are definitely cramped like hell, and he's still crying.

The door has stayed locked from inside since last night too.

President Spyros and Katerina has been knocking, but not Xanthe nor Quentin would open the door.

After that guard attempted to kill Quentin last night, he has been calm, knowing he's in the lion's den.

And all he's thinking right now is how to escape this place.

Xanthe has been trying to send the secrets to Jason through a text, but seems the President messed with the mansion network cos it's not even sending, so he already gave up.

The only solution right now is for Jason to come for him as fast as possible. He's not even safe in his own father's house anymore.

His father is the one who should be in hell. Satan is too innocent and sweet for that kind of place.

He got his phone again, dialling Jason, but just like texts aren't sending, calls aren't going through.

He even tried calling Mr. Yuri, head of security. But it's also not going through.

A round metal suddenly flew into the room through the window, landing beside the bed.

Xanthe and Quentin stood at the same time, staring fearfully at it.

Before they knew it, the metal exploded, blowing smokes into the room which wafted into their nostrils.

They inhaled just a little before they both fell like dumps on the bed, right beside each other.

Minutes later after the smokes subsided, the door was broken, and President Spyros came in with Mrs. Katerina, and guards.

"Take them to the backroom, lock them up. They should be unconscious for days." Spyros ordered.

The guards took the two unconscious guys out, following his orders.

"I still can't believe you ordered the guard to kill Quentin last night, he's my brother! Same parents! How could you be so heartless! So what if the guard didn't fall instead? Quentin would be dead by now?" Katerina said, feeling the stinging pangs of betrayal.

"He shouldn't have listened to my conversation with Emily!" Spyros snarled.

"It's your fault! You always stationed guards around that circus whenever you were gonna discuss secrets, so why didn't you do it that day? Now he listened on your secrets and you're gonna kill him? I'm sure he already told Xanthe, so you're gonna kill Xanthe too?" Katerina breathed.

"No one's dying! I already blocked the network here so I'm sure they didn't contact anybody. So far they stay in that room till things go down, then we send them out of the country together!" Spyros replied, gathering Quentin and Xanthe's phones from the bed.

"I'm gonna go burn these" he muttered, walking past Katerina.

"I warned you. Back then when you were chasing and lusting after Rue! I told you! Even when you stole their projects flashdrive and told me about it! I warned you! But you were just born with this vileness." She said.

"Stop talking as if you're a saint, Katerina." Spyros glared at her before leaving the room.

Katerina balled her fists, nails digging into her palms as she stood there, her open cleavage bouncing.

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[Jason's Place]

Jason has been restless since he began trying Xanthe's line. That was an hour ago.

It's not even ringing, and his messages aren't delivering.

Xanthe is the one who's always texting and calling him to come take him out of the mansion, so the fact that his line is unreachable right now might means two things...

One; he got harmed.

Two; he got bundled out of the country.

It's gotta be one of the two.

But whichever it is between the two, it can't happen.

When Spyros finally gets exposed, Xanthe is one of the biggest evidence of his evilness, so he can't leave this country at all.

Also, the thought of Xanthe getting hurt is making his mind darken.

Xanthe is a total baby who cries easily, so he's gotta do something.

He threw on his jacket, took his helmet and left the house.

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[Kalynda, Ambrose Ranch]

Uncle Paul just finished packing up the goods in the artillery, getting them ready for taking out tonight.

He's gonna take them to a trusted supplier outta town, and the goods are gonna stay in there till things go down.

And he's still going to UNN College today. He has to continue his research about the case.

He stepped out of the artillery, dragged the cube door close and strolled out completely.

Uncle Dave entered the ranch when he arrived at the kitchen, and they both stopped at the same time.

"Miss me?" Dave waved an hand.

Paul said nothing as Dave opened the freezer and got a bottle of juice.

"I've stayed in this town for long, so I had to unwind outside for a bit. It must have been boring here alone since I left. I know you miss me." He uncapped the juice lid and drank.

He was still drinking when Paul picked the rolling stick and smashed it on his face.

The juice flew to the wall, and the one in his mouth spilled out as his jaw got cut a bit, bleeding out.

"Paul!" Dave gasped.

"Sierra, how the hell did she have the same skills as Teal?" Paul queried with fiery vision, and Dave's eyes widened a bit, obviously not expecting that question.

"Answer me Dave!! What are you keeping from me? We promised! We promised her parents that we'd dedicate our lives to raising and making sure she ends up well, but you actually did what? Don't even lie to me! Don't lie!!" Paul yelled.

"Fine, Sierra is the daughter I had with Empress. It was a one night stand ok? And she's dead now!" Dave yelled back, breathing hard.

Paul's arms dropped devastatingly.

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[Unknown Location]

Axel's room door was finally opened today, and his hung legs were released.

He tried standing from his bed, and surprisingly, he did. The pains already disappeared, shocking him.

Even his bandaged arm feels normal now, not so painful.

He could remember breaking these parts when he jumped, so how come? Is Usman a wizard?

He rushed out of the room—still naked, and his mouth went wide when he met a new world outside.

He feels like he's in space, like he's floating on one of the solar systems.

There are machines he hasn't seen or heard about before in different colours. The place has it's own cloud, and he could see the galaxies, different colours too. There are people who're wearing astronaut-like costumes, floating in the cloud like scientists.

On the ground, there are several workers whose fingers are working tirelessly on system buttons, and lots of them are fixing tiny wires into unconscious humans on electronic beds. The walls feels like a water body with the bubbles and floats.

He doesn't even understand if this place is on earth, on water, or in the sky. He began sweating again.

"Make everything balance before the end of today. I'm too impatience for my next launch, it's taking too long." Usman's voice rang from nowhere.

Axel swallowed, and he saw how the scientists hastened up with their processes, obeying Usman.

One of the scientists came for him, dragging him to one of the electric beds.

"No...I don't want..." He shook his head vehemently, but he wasn't even listened to.

He was knocked out, and he landed in bed, passing out.

"I should spice things up a bit now. It's about time." Usman grinned, the scary sound taking root in the place.

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[Umbra, 5PM]

Yulia had sneaked out of the base without Four's knowledge.

If he knew, he definitely wouldn't allow this journey. He's overprotective, and he doesn't believe in these lingers at all.

But she came anyways. At least she'd feed her curiosity and get a good sleep tonight.

Finding the Wills compound wasn't very hard. It's a household surrounded with grapes, and she had to step rotten fruits before she could reach the threshold.

Immediately she opened the gate and stepped in, she paused, seeing the picture frame in front of the house.

"Giuseppe?" She muttered, looking surprised.

Giuseppe Wills once worked at the DeVille Castle as the head of the butlers.

He was a selfless, kind man who stayed in the castle and never left till he had grey hair.

So Paine is Giuseppe's son? 

That already explains the connection she felt with him, but she entered the house anyways.

The door is open, she just stepped in, meeting three females in the corridor. They're arranging grapes into bags, chatting.

"Call the labourers, they should load the grapes in Paine's room." The older one said. He must be the aunt, and she really looks mean.

The two younger females laughed out as if she just made a joke.

"You have finally turned his room to a grape store," one of 'em said.

"He decided to escape by joining the military, then there's no house for him here. When he gets discharged from the base, he should find another home." The aunt sneered.

"You said grandpa Giuseppe told you to take care of him when he was dying, but you hate him obviously." One of the daughters said.

"He's not Grandpa Giuseppe's son. Grandpa just brought Paine here wrapped in a shawl that September night when he was just one month old." The aunty snickered.

"I knew he wasn't in anyway identical to grandpa, but where did he get him from?" The second daughter asked.

"He was working as a butler in the DeVille Castle back then, and the day he brought Paine home was the day he stopped going to the DeVille Castle." The aunt explained.

"Did you just say Giuseppe brought Paine into this house on a September night?" Yulia spoke, her eyes already so wide.

The aunt and her daughters stood, their eyes widening too since they didn't notice her at all.

The aunt recognized her immediately. "Lady Yulia DeVille?"

"Answer me!! Did you just say September night? 31 years ago?" Yulia yelled impatiently.

"Y...yes ma'am. You're... right." The aunt stuttered.

Yulia's eyes widened more.

           •31 Yrs Ago, DeVille Castle•

Yulia just birthed her third baby after the first two died mysteriously.

The babies always die after one or two months. This one is one month old today, and Yulia has been restless since daybreak.

She hasn't left the baby's side in bed, inhaling his scent of marshmallows and baby oil as he slept peacefully in his coat.

The calm state of the room changed when the baby suddenly began crying, and she sat up, taking him gently from his coat.

"Mummy is here, Ronnie. Mummy's here." She was humming as she set him on her lap, uncovering her bre+st to feed him.

He was already sucking gently when Pedro came in with Yulia's tray of food, smiling.

"Tell me there's shrimps in that food." Yulia smiled back.

"Of course ther—"

Pedro stopped mid-sentence, his eyes suddenly stretching as he stared at the baby.

"Ronnie?"

Yulia's eyes snapped to the baby, and her eyes widened like Pedro's when she saw he has stopped sucking, and his neck is now lulling. Dead.

Mysteriously. Just like the first two.

"Not again! Not again! Gawd!!" Pedro threw his tray away, but before he could get there, Yulia already passed out.

Ronnie fell from her to the bed, and Yulia herself fell to the ground.

"Yul! Yulia!!!!" He yelled, not even giving the baby another look.

"Yulia!!!"

The old butler—Giuseppe rushed in, alerted by their cries.

When he saw the scene, he began crying with the couple.

"Not again..."

Pedro lifted Yulia to his arms, rushing her out of the room.

"The baby!" Giuseppe shouted.

"I'm not burying a child for the third time. Take him to the family site, have him buried and deliver his grave number!" Pedro replied without looking back.

Giuseppe carried the helpless dead baby out of the room, too.

                •Present Time•

Tears were already falling from Yulia's eyes, and she couldn't even control the emotions as they drowned her under.

"Don't... don't tell me...my second baby Ronnie...."

The aunt quickly went inside, bringing out a tightly sealed envelope which he handed over to Yulia.

"Grandpa Giuseppe left this before he died. He said to give it to you whenever you come visiting." She said.

Yulia took the letter, tore it open with shaky hands and read fast.

She has never read that fast all her life...

→After I got to the family site for Ronnie's burial that morning, I detected a thin line of breath on his chest, so I took him to our local healthcare in Umbra for treatment. He survived... Madam. He survived.

Yulia's tears were already wetting the letter, and she's in shatters. Snot even drawled out of her nose. Then she continued reading.

→I kept him with me cos like you know...I had no male child to carry me the Wills family name, and I needed one, but I was too old to produce any. I know this is the greediest act ever, but I'm sorry whenever you see this. Paine is Ronnie. Ronnie is Paine.

Yulia dumped the letter on the ground at this point, tearing a mad race out of the house.

"My Lady!" The aunt ran after her with the daughters, but she was already back in the cab that brought her here.

The driver actually waited for her.

"Back to the airfield! To the airfield!" She yelled, slapping the driver's back.

The driver brought the engines to life, speeding down the airport way.

Yulia clasped her hands together, tears still flooding out of her eyes.

"My baby... Ronnie..."

--

[Military Base, 7PM~Training Field]

The training is still ongoing, and according to Four, it's gonna last all day so they probably won't be stopping till maybe 10pm.

Four himself is with Fez who's also on the field. They're scouting the prison camera footage together, trying to check for any hint concerning Axel's disappearance.

At the same time, Four is communicating with Jason through his earbuds.

Some D-Sergeants appeared from the forest, entering the base and passing by the training field with a coffin which has DIED IN SERVICE written on top.

The armies halted their training, all eyes turning to that direction.

"Who's that?" Brent wondered loudly.

"Allegra?" Morgan said suspiciously.

"Allegra?" Stormy appeared, shoving some Privates out of her way.

"Allegra!!!" She ran after the D-Sergeants, but they didn't even allow her close.

She kept following them though.

Teal's eyes met with Four's, and the smirk on their faces matched.

None was ready to tear the locked gaze which looked like the preluding entry of a war.

Teal's phone buzzed with a text that was what made her look away from him to get the mobile. It's a text from a three digit number.

• Tomorrow, Same Ring building. Come meet me. FACE-TO-FACE.

She quickly turned off the phone screen when she sensed Four was coming. She looked up, and he's indeed in front of her already.

"Who was that?" He asked with arched brows.

"Uncle Paul, he said Dave hasn't arrived." She lied.

Four stood there, staring at her eyeballs as if he just detected the falsity of that statement.

Meanwhile, Theo has finished testing out the guns and scanning the weapon names, so he left the field discreetly.

Paine followed closely, making sure to not make a sound till Theo left the field completely.

He still followed.

Theo didn't look back, but he knew Paine was fallowing.

He entered the base forest, making sure he found a good spot before pressing the button behind his ear.

"I knew it. April, your evidence is on it's way" Paine scoffed, getting his own phone. He set the camera, capturing Theo.

Theo listed the new guns and weapons available here for Usman. Everything.

"Good. Find a way and come to ring building tomorrow, and witness a reunion. Over." Usman replied..

"Can't wait," Theo chuckled. "Over and out."

He disconnected by pressing the button at the back of his ear again, then he turned around as fast as the air. He was too fast, and Paine panicked immediately.

He has never seen a human with flesh and bones moving that fast, unless he's a...

He pocketed the phone, and Theo was with him in another second. His run was even faster than the way he turned earlier.

"What the f+ck, human robot? You're the fuckin spy!" Paine growled angrily, wanting to grab Theo's neck.

Theo's hand wrapped on his wrist, stopping him.

That single hold immobilized Paine's body, and he quickly used his second hand, but Theo caught that one too, his grip so destructive.

Paine felt the hellish pains he hasn't felt before all his life. He crumbled on his knees very fast, growling as his face turned red, his wrists burning.

"Even your General was captured by one of us, so who do you think you are? You should have just pretended not to see me. It's a pity, I was starting to like you ..." Theo muttered, voice emotionless and void.

Paine tried to stand stubbornly, but Theo drew a knife faster.

He let go of Paine completely, and Paine wanted to drag his legs away from the ground, but once again ...

Theo was faster than him.

The knife delved into Paine's chest, deeply and cruelly.

Hot burning tears forced it's way out of Paine's red eyes, and his veins struggled in his forehead. He wants to scream, but Theo covered his mouth tightly with his palm.

"Goodbye, Ronnie DeVille." Theo muttered, stabbing for the second time and twisting the knife.

Paine slumped, his wet eyes closed.

TBC.

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