Chương 23: The Fourth Tragedy

Turnner got out of a taxi in front of the Beminton hospital. After paying the taxi driver, he walked into the building and approached the front desk.

"Good afternoon, I'm Marcus Barner, and I'm here to see my father, Berent Barner."

"Good day to you, Mr. Barner," the lady at the front desk answered. "Can I see some form of ID?"

"Yeah, sure." Turnner took out an ID and handed it to her.

The lady took it and, after checking it, handed it back to him, saying, ok, Marcus, go to the 5th floor and look for room 6. You should see your father there."

Ok, thank you." Turnner answered and walked towards the elevator. A few minutes later, the elevator on the 5th floor opened, and he exited it. Turnner walked down the white hallway until he reached the brown oak door of the 6th room.

He was about to step into the room when he realized something and stopped. Turnner looked to his side and saw Treabon sitting on a bench next to the door. So, he took a seat next to him, and then Treabon started to speak: "I admit I didn't expect you to be on that train, but I also didn't expect you to survive the train crash."

"There's a lot you don't expect in life."

Treabon laughed as he lit the cigarette in his mouth. And took a spliff. "How'd you survive Turnner?" he asked, examining the cigar.

"I have my methods."

"It's your God contract, isn't it."

"Maybe."

Treabon took another spliff and coughed: "The doctor said my lungs are failing and I can drop dead any minute."

"Sorry to hear, is that why you're doing all of this?"

"Pretty much shortly after receiving my predicament I got a call from some guy."

"Who?"

"I don't know his name, but he said Theatom could help me."

"Well, I'm telling you now Treabon. The Theatom isn't going to help you, so you're better off dead."

"That can't work, Turnner."

"Why not?"

"Because I want the atom, and if I don't get it, a lot more people are going to die."

"Well, I can't give you the Theatom."

Treabon's face saddened. "I see, then I guess the tragedies are going to have to continue."

"Not if I kill you first."

Treabon got up and said, "The only way you get to kill Mr. Treabon is if you Survive the fourth Tragedy." Then he shifted his gray jacket aside to reveal C4 strapped to his stomach and said, "He'll be waiting at Sunlife Stadium."

Turnner became afraid, and his face stiffened. He looked up at the man, who stared back at him with a straight face. Then he shouted with his hands stretched out, "Wait a minute, you're a double to!" But the man didn't reply, and seconds later, the bomb exploded.

"BOOM!"

The sound was heard throughout the hospital, which got the nurses and doctors attention as they looked up. The building shook a little, and dust sprinkled from the roof. The explosion was then followed by several explosions all throughout the hospital. These other explosions eventually caused the building to become unstable, and subsequently, it collapsed onto the ground.

Thick smoke, fire, and dust engulfed the complex. The sounds of blocks and boards collapsing intensified the fire as an eerie apocalyptic picture was formed. Minutes later, the sound of a fire truck siren could be heard in the distance, and a crowd started to gather just outside the building.

***

Cornerstone Agency Control Room: 3:30 p.m.

"I had a feeling that this would happen." Turnner uttered, staring at the blank screen.

"Is that why you opted to waste the only contract we had with the Impersonator God?"

"We didn't waste anything. That encounter with the fake version of Mitch revealed Mitch's current location. The deaths of those people allowed us a second chance to catch Mitch." Turner answered as he made his way to the door.

"You're not going to that stadium alone."

Turnner stopped and looked around at her and was about to say something when his phone started ringing, so he answered it, saying, "Hello?"

"Mr. Turnner," said a black man who seemed to be sanding in an Aircraft hangar. "We gave the girl you told us to keep an eye on some water." but it seems she took a cyanide tablet with it and killed herself.

The man looked over at the girl on the ground. Froth ran down the side of her mouth, and her lifeless eyes stared into the sky. She looked a bit pale on the ground as the other men covered her with a white sheet.

"I see. Dispose of the body properly, and your payments will be sent later today. I'll deal with the rest."

"Ok, sir," the man replied, then ended the call.

Turnner now returned his focus to Noria, who said, "Your safety will be put in danger at that stadium."

"That is not true, Noria, and you know it, but if you're that concerned, then come and protect me." Then Turnner teleported to the stadium.

***

Sunlife Football Stadium:

He appeared on the steps in the section with red seats. The stadium was empty. You could only hear the chirping sounds of birds nesting on the roof. Turnner noticed Mitch sitting in a red seat further down from him, so he sat in the nearest seat and said, "Guess what Treabon I survived."

"So, you had a body double too. I expected that."

Turnner chuckled, "How many Tragedies left Treabon?"

Treabon looked at his fingers: "2 fingers, 2 teeth, 1 ball sack, and a toe. That counts six."

"Then let's get on with it." After saying that, Turnner lunged at him. And tried to strike him with his fist. But Mitch dodged it, jumped away, and landed on the football field.

"How about we play some American football."

"Not in the mood." Turnner answered as he stared at Treabon in the distance.

"I take it you're in a hurry to see people die, so I'll let you know now. Every time you attack me, the attacks initiate an appropriate Tragedy somewhere in the world. So, until you kill me, a lot of people are going to die."

"Don't worry, Mitch, it won't take that long. One punch to the lungs, and you're dead."

"Don't be naive, Turner; I'm not easy to kill."

"Neither am I." Then Turnner lunged at him again, this time at incredible speed. Mitch also darted at Turnner with a dreadful smile on his face, and the two prepared to clash Fist!