Chapter 6: Showman
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Then raising an eyebrow, his mouth slightly opened “huh! Who did you go out with?”
“Gerald,”
“wait huh! Is this some kind of your way of making a sick joke because it’s not funny”
“I’m not joking around okay, I went out with him before he killed himself,”
“Don’t you dare say that, he would never kill himself,”
“I’m sorry, meant to say before he passed,”
Upon the rooftop with a single metal spring door at the center, a mini wall at the edges of the rooftop, and a flat concrete floor. Standing by the edge of the front of the building Samuel walked up to Zannel with clenched fists as a cool breeze passed by them making Zannel’s long red hair flutter.
“Is this the reason why your father, ever since the first day I got here won’t allow me to investigate his death, come on tell me is this the reason?”
Drip! Drip!
Transparent liquid moistened the dry floor as she looked up to Samuel.
“No…like my father would never have done such a thing, but this time I think he might have, he is different from before he served to fulfill justice but ever since 4 to 5 months back he changed and I could feel something inside of him,”
“Are you crazy what the hell are you talking about?”
“Listen! me telling you this might lead to danger but, know that I and Gerald loved one another even though he was a little older than me”
“A little! your 19 and he was 29 I don’t get why he would be with a young girl like you,”
“Look what I’m about to tell you might help you find your brother’s true reason for his death, you haven’t even seen the body since it has long been cremated but, the look of his soulless face showed me all I needed to know”
“Then why tell me now?”
“Because I feel something in you the same thing I felt before Gerald died and, it’s not good”
His heartbeat increased, palms sweaty and his breathing quickened
“if this is true then I finally have a starting point to know if Gerald committed suicide,” he thought
“what do you mean you feel something?”
Seeing her eyes darken and the sniffling stop as she breathed in and, gently wiping away her tears “On December last year just a few days before he died he said he had a dream feeling someone next to him, he said it felt terrifying like..like”
Interrupting her
“like something evil breathing down your neck I’ve had the same dream shortly after arriving in this town but I just ignored it as a bad dream”
“No it’s not a bad dream and if what you’re telling me is true then you have a short amount of time before-”
“Heuk”
“Hey before what exactly? What’s wrong with you?”
Watching Zannel holding her neck struggling to breathe Samuel hurried over to try and help her. Arriving by her side and supporting her body to lay down she pointed her fingers behind Samuel who as he turned around saw black smoke escape from the door spaces from all sides.
“Is there a fire in the station but I can't smell anything here,” said Samuel
Click!
Creak!
The door opened
“Oh dear, excuse me my good sir, but whatever she said don’t pay heed,” said a tall man almost 2 meters in height, with a top hat, a classic suit, and pointy shoes, he wore round spectacles with a red dye lens with a wide smile revealing his teeth that had some gold teeth in the middle and a long hook nose and close eyes.
“Who are you? To have the balls to attack a police officer at their own base”
“Oh dear me it seems you are missing the situation. I just saved your life. If she had told you what she had in mind I would have had no choice but to kill you.”
“Oh dear, where are my manners? I am the great Showman of this little play, I ensure new novice like yourself don’t get out of line in the play and make sure the creator, the great author is satisfied with all you lot,” said the Showman with a bow.
“Is his guy crazy,” thought Samuel
“Now it is time for you to let me do my job by killing her as she almost ruined the whole plot,” said Showman
“What do you mean to kill her!? such guts are you for real! do you know who she is?”
Interrupting Samuel
“The useless daughter of Captain Hughes, everyone knows of her that is why she must disappear, her creative genius in finding and picking puzzles together is really a miracle but sadly the creator hates those who don’t follow his rules and trying to be like him, he is the only one that should create, he alone is a genius, he alone is a true master of creation but,
Like all gods have sinners who refuse to follow
Some go against him who either witness his creativity and decide to try and beat him and yet they are killed by him, those who submit like me to ultimate power are spared and, those who can’t handle his overwhelming presence go crazy at times and just kill themselves ”said Showman gloating at Samuel as he said the last phrase
“You devil you know about my brother?” said Samuel
“of course I do he was a selected character who could not live up to the creator’s expectations that is all”
“YOU KILLED HIM!”
“Pipe down novice and kneel”
His strength left him as he slouched to the ground hitting his knees hard on the concrete floor
Crack!
“kieek”
“Oops sorry guys I overdid it a bit but, not to worry nothing a little medical care can't fix, now listen up novice you have been selected to be in this story, and depending on how you perform, you might even be the main asset to him so, get serious and survive and maybe you will be able to get out alive with your family”
“Huh! You dare-,”
Slam!
The concrete concaved with his face, which bled out
A firm grip to his head like that of a vice grip caused slight dizziness to occur as Samuel’s world spun around him, as his head got lifted, and a whisper from the Showman,
“Now observe the beginning of your crimes”
Standing up and walking to the still choking Zannel full of tears, he held her by the neck and lifted her legs still flaying around, and walked to the edge of the roof,
“Due to anger of not being given access to investigate his brother’s death Detective Asphalt reenacted revenge by killing the daughter of the Captain in charge of the Police station, oh dear what a tragedy,”
Cough!
“Ugh...y...you bastard,”
Unable to stand Samuel could only reach out to the choking Zannel
“Truly a tragedy, I hope your family can carry on without their murderous head of the family,” Said the Showman clasping Zannel’s neck outside the edge of the rooftop, and looked toward Samuel with a grin full of amusement.
“Oops hehehe”
“Aggggh”
Crash! Splat!
The sound of meat hitting the brick pavement resounded to Samuel’s ears
“Remember don't let him down and maybe your family will survive too, hahahah” said The Showman.
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