Chapitre 7: Mercy to a Father
So, the person I saved was Liam Martin from the Queen Organization, someone I was supposed to kill. My mind was in a state of bewilderment.
I shook my head. What happened can't be altered now. At this moment, I need to focus on the current situation. I looked at the men on the ground, pleading for life, and pondered that they can be useful. But after what happened, It's challenging for me to even trust myself. I think I am not competent of identifying my foes, the way I rescued my biggest rival.
Taking out my hidden dagger, I pointed it at the leaders throat, "You can be useful but what if you are the one trying to kill me next time?"
The man in front of me, shivering in fear, uttered timidly, "I....I promise you, I will be grateful to you for my entire life. You can use me as you wish but please don't kill me. I...I have a kid at home to take care of."
Him mentioning his child made me consider, If today I kill him, I will be snatching away a father from a child. What is happening to me? It's all Maya's fault. I am Matilda now; I can't be merciful. All I have to do is kill him and think about, what to do with his kid.
Exhaling deeply, I lowered the dagger, "Do you have any family member to take care of the kid? What about mother of the kid?"
Tears flowing out of his eyes, he lowered his head, "I don't have any family these men and my son are my only family. My wife was killed mercilessly by some gangs, her fault was just that she was beautiful. After her death I joined the underworld and swore to kill her murderers which I did."
Looking at his pitiful state, I just wanted to let him go. I entreated, "What if I take responsibility for your kid and kill all of you?"
"I have already avenged my wife and just want to live for my son. If there is someone to look after him and let him grow into a better person then I couldn't ask for more. It's better for him to grow under the guidance of a person who is better than me" ,he expresses his throughts through tears and a smile of relief spreads over his face.
I withdrew my dagger and glanced at them. It seems Matilda has to rest now, It's time for Maya again. I offered him my hand, "I have never met my parents and would never want another child to go through the same.How about you take care of your son and fellows under my command? And become a father that your son will be proud of?"
He looked at me in disbelief, more tears began to flow out of his eyes. He smiles, wiping his tears with his hand, and the other hands helds mine with a strong grip, "As you wish Master, I owe you my life."
He stands up, along with his comrades who were also trembling in fear a while ago, their faces now bright with the joy of being alive. They all bow in front of me along with the leader, "From this moment onwards we will fulfill all your commands even at the cost of our lives."
Feeling relieved, I smiled back at them,"You all can raise your heads, and do tell me the names of my new comrades."
The leader laughs lightly, easing the atmosphere, and scratches the back of his head, "I entirely forget to introduce myself. I am Robert Bay, as my parents wanted me to be a person of great fame when I grew up but I turned out like this."
His words made me smile; after all, I never knew what parents are like. Expressing my thoughts I told him, "You have got an interesting name and what if you are not famous, you are still not old. You can be a person of great fame if you work for it."
He chuckles, "Oh goodness, it would be like a dream hearing people praise me and I walking in a suit respectfully along with my son, who would be like daddy you are the best."
Robert and his fellows laughed, forgetting all the tention from a while ago. I felt myself being happy looking at them. I wish I could free everyone from these chains of hatred, bloodbath, and all that.
Remembering something important, I clapped my hands to get their attention, "Now there is something I want you to tell me."
They all stood there attentively as I continued, "It's something sensitive, but I need to know it. Can you tell me about the person who ordered you to find me? Anything?"
Robert steps forward, "I don't know the exact identity but there is something that tells me they are among the big families. There was emblems on their clothing and the emblems looked to be from...."
*Coungh* *Coungh*
Before he could have completed his sentence, the air fills with smoke and all there is coughs of them. I lost sight of them in the smoke, and in a while even the coughing was gone.
"Robert....",I called out but didn't got any response.
There was a strange yet familiar odor and after focusing on it I recognized it,"Blood..."
I kept my face covered with my handkerchief but wasn't able to see any thing for a while, after a few minutes the smoke began to disappear. When I looked around, I froze in place, "Robert...."
They all.... they were killed. All I could see were the dead bodies of Robert and his fellows. I checked on each of them and all of them were dead. They were killed by just a single cut on their throats.
"The cuts...",only one person could do such clean work.
I stood up and turned around, looking straight into the eyes of the man standing there. I demanded, "Why?"
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