THE WATCHMAN

A plan to die

"Mr. Gio!" Susan exclaimed "Surprise! surprise!!" Sergio angel said still pointing the gun at her. "Who would have thought that we would meet again, and under this very circumstances? No move!" he ordered gesturing towards the helicopter.

Susan obeyed his orders along with the other men who surrendered with her but the Oraha was nowhere to be found.

" Hey, Ric! come and sit here with us". Sergio

Angel said to one of the Timekeepers who was with Susan.

It was at that moment Susan realized that he wasn't in any form of distress as the rest of them. He wasn't in chains like the rest of them.

Ricardo Pereira used to be one of the trusted Timekeepers who had been the resistance for a few years, but he was also one of those who led the rebellion against Antonio after the initial attack From The wild beasts.

Ricardo was a young woman in his mid-twenties. He was a tall, gangly man and had short black hair. He wasn't known for his physical strength, but for his quickness of mind and his ability to wriggle his way out of tight situations.

"You sold us out!" Susan asked glaring at him. "No, he just saved your asses... You may not see it now but very soon you will". Sergio angel replied.

"I see you have gotten yourself a new lady to use". Susan said referring to Tina Gyang who was seated beside Sergio Angel. "I never knew you had a thing for African women". She said mocking him.

Tina smiled at Susan but didn't utter a word.

"If only you knew what this young lady beside me was capable of, you would shut your mouth and be careful what you said in her presence". Sergio Angel warned. "She is one of the reasons you're still alive so I would advise that you show a little gratitude".

"Gratitude you say?" Susan retorted angrily. "Why should I be grateful to a man whom I took as a father, yet he was using me, and also using his son for his own personal gain. And you also want to kill the man I love. Why should I be grateful for that?"

"Soon it will all be clear to you my dear. Just know that nothing is ever as it seems. Very soon, you will not see me as the beast that you think I am right now... You will surely have other things bothering your mind very soon".

When they reached the Leagues' house in Bucharest it was already evening. Lord and Duchess Murillo were waiting for them at the top porch. Sitting in between them was Antonio Jr.

Immediately Susan laid her eyes on her son, she made a run towards him, but quickly refrained from doing so when she saw the number of guns pointed in her direction.

"Antonio!" She screamed calling out to the boy, the young child lifted his eyes on hearing his mother, and tried to run to her, but was held back by Lord Murillos' firm grip.

"Leave us!" Lord Murillo ordered everyone, Sergio Angel and Tina Gyang remained in their places, thinking the order was for the others.

"You too", Lord Murillo said looking in their direction.

" I want to have a meeting with the members of my family". He said with a wry smile on his face. "Aren't we family boy?" He said looking at Antonio Jr's face. The young child nodded fearfully, unsure why these nice people were now hostile to him.

"What does he mean by a family meeting?" Susan thought to herself. I can never be family with a kidnapper and murderer! She blurted out at Lord Murillo.

He smiled in her direction and waited for everyone to leave the porch.

After everyone had left them only Susan, Lord, and Duchess Murillo, as well as Antonio junior, were left on the porch.

"Don't you just love family reunions? Lord Murillo said while smiling at Duchess Murillo who was stroking Antonio Jr.'s hair. "He's been such a good boy all this while, it will be a shame if this innocence was lost in the twinkling of an eye". He said looking down at Antonio Jr. His expression had suddenly changed from a smile to a frown.

"He is already displaying some special gifts like his father Antonio, well... Antonio De Castillo is his father. Correct?". Duchess Murillo interjected. "Talking about Antonio You would not happen to have any idea as to where he is right now? Lord Murillo asked Looking In Susan's Direction.

"I have no idea where Antonio is". Susan blurted out. "That is the exact reason we came out of hiding in the first place... Antonio disappeared a few days ago without a trace as to where he was going or even informing. So we decided to embark on a search for him. So if you are expecting to get in information from me concerning Antonios' whereabouts, I have nothing to offer you in that regard!"

" Oh! I disagree!" Lord Murillo said l. "I believe that you have a lot to offer in so many regards..." Immediately he picked up the child and walked towards the edge. They were on the fifth floor. Suddenly he picked up the boy with one hand and put him over the edge holding him with just his shirt. Antonio Jr began to struggle, scream and kick but there was nothing he could do to free himself.

"Again I ask is, there any way you could help us in contacting or capturing Antonio de Castillo?" Lord Murillo asked, this time in a very harsh manner.

"No! please don't hurt him". Susan cried. "If I knew anything, I would tell you, but the truth is that I do not know anything about Antonio's whereabouts. As I told you before we came out to search for him just like you are doing!"

"Well in that case neither you nor the young man is of any more use to me!" Lord Murillo said as he let go of the child's shirt to everyone's shock. Even Duchess Murillo was surprised at the act.

Susan let out a scream of pain, as she watched the young child fall five stories to his death.

In a sudden flash, Lord Murillo teleported and reappeared mid-air, he grabbed hold of the boy and then teleported back to the porch with the boy in his hands.

Susan was shell shocked, at what she just saw. The only man she knew could teleport was Antonio, but now she saw the Baron general do the same with even better proficiency.

"This little display is just to let you know that I can destroy your world in seconds if you try anything silly!" Lord Murillo said while looking directly at Susan in a scary manner.

"Do you get my drift?" Lord Murillo asked.

Susan nodded in agreement. She was still shaking from the sight of seeing her only child dropped to his death and then be saved seconds later.

At this point, she was mentally broken and helpless and couldn't resist any of the Baron Generals' antics anymore. She only hoped Antonio would find out and come to their salvation.

"Please do enjoy the hospitality of our house, till we're able to find your loved one. And please if you remember any clues as to how we can make this process faster it will be greatly appreciated if you communicated it to us". Lord Murillo said

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"Have you seen Julio anywhere?" Tina Gyang asked Sergio Angel. "No, I have not". He replied with a concerned look on his face.

"Could it be that he is going to carry out Lord Murillos' instructions behind us?" She asked in a low voice. "Naaaah! He wouldn't dare" Sergio Angel said confidently.

"You can only imagine what the Baron general will do to us if he is able to frame us for failure on this mission". Tina Gyang said. "So I won't be too confident, as you haven't necessarily endeared yourself to Julio I learned. So he may have just chosen to go with the higher power". She said mockingly.

"This is not the time to be pointing accusing fingers!" Sergio angel retorted. "We have a big problem on our hands, and we need to think!" He said looking deep in thought.

"What do you suggest we do?" Tina Gyang asked shrugging her shoulders.

"Have you been able to obtain the young child's DNA since you arrived?" Sergio Angel asked.

"Yes, I was able to". Tina Gyang replied. "I got a sample before we left to capture Susan Boyle.

"So what stopped you from tracking Antonio before we left Sergio Angel asked.

"Because Lord Murillo instructed me not to..." "He said we will do it when we return from capturing Susan Boyle". Tina replied

"And didny that seem a little suspicious to you that the Baron general will send you on a mission that he did not call you for?" Sergio angel asked.

"Yes it felt a little suspicious but I didn't read any meaning to eat except..." Tina Gyangs eyes suddenly had a look of shock and horror, as if she had seen a ghost.

"My prototype! she exclaimed, as she ran into her chambers. She headed straight for her wardrobe where her box and the prototype were. She opened the wardrobe and found out that everything was gone. "No!" she exclaimed

"What is it, Tina?" A worried-looking Sergio Angel asked as he stood behind her.

"They are all gone!" She said. "What is all gone?" Sergio Angel asked.

"My prototype! My devices!! they are all gone! She said

"They are not all gone!". Lord Murillo suddenly said from behind, startling them. "They were only borrowed. You wouldn't mind that would you?" he said smiling at them. There were about fifteen watchmen all around him with guns pointed at Sergio Angel and Tina Gyang.

"You didn't think you could cross me and I wouldn't find out did you?" Lord Murillo asked as he lit a Cuban cigar and puffed the smoke in the air.

"Damn you, Julio!" Sergio angel cursed from under his breath. Julio had played a fast one on them and revealed their plans to Lord Murillo

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Julio could not believe his luck. He didn't even need to travel to find his target. The Fates had smiled on him and Antonio had come to Bucharest and this had made his plan easier than anticipated.

The only major stumbling block was the Dragon. Mi Fuego was not letting Antonio out of his sight, and so he had to find a way to separate Antonio and his dragon without getting noticed. And then he would carry out his plan.

Julio followed Antonio around for days, watching his every move. "Had Antonio found out about Susan's a*******n? Could that be the reason he was here in Bucharest?" He thought to himself

Julio knew he could not return to Lord Murillo without Antonio's head on a platter. After long days and nights of surveying Antonio, he decided it was time to act.

Julio sent some of his band of Watchmen ahead. They would mount the first wave of attack. This attack was meant to distract Mi Fuego, while the second wave was targeted at Antonio

Antonio de Castillo was resting at about 11 p.m. in the night when he heard footsteps in the distance. He got up as quietly as he could and picked up has a crossbow and began to approach the direction of the footsteps carefully.

Mi Fuego began to pace about also. Suddenly arrows began to fly out of the darkness directly at Mi Fuego. The dragon screamed in pain and began to charge towards the direction of the arrows. Antonio followed behind on foot, screaming his name.

Unknown to Antonio, Julio was hidden behind one of the trees and had set a trap that would trip Antonio. Antonio being ignorant of this ran straight into the trap, and he tripped and fell.

As he rolled over to pick himself up, his eyes met face to face with a hole of the barrel of a gun and Julio standing right on top of him with the gun pointed at his forehead.

Immediately Julio squeezed the trigger twice.

Bang! Bang!!

He fired two shots at the head of Antonio de Castillo!