Versailles Series Book 4: The Bodyguard [COMPLETED]

CHAPTER 52

TW: Violence, Death

Proceed with caution

+++ Please bear in mind that the character of Patch is not typical of heroines. Heads up lang na medyo explicit ang battle scenes dito.

=== P A T C H ===

My vision was hazy. The last thing I remember is riding a cab to the airport. Where am I?

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko. Doon ko lang napansin na nakatali at nakakadena ako sa isang upuan.

What the-

"Ahh you're awake. Remember me?"

Tiningala ko ang nagsalita. It was Benedicto Formosa. How did this bastard get out? Sa pagkakaalam ko ay nasa maximum security ito dahil sa mga kaso at sa mga koneksyon nito.

"I see you remember me."

"You should be in jail."

"Yeah...yeah. Well, I got out along with some friends."

He was on another floor overlooking me from a balcony. May mga katabi itong mga lalaki na nakatingin din sa akin. Nilibot ko ang paningin ko. The chair was in a middle of a room as big as a basketball court.

"What do you want?"

"Oh you know. Revenge? After all that fiasco you did with your friends, it's time I do something to clean my name."

"What's there to clean you motherf*cker? All the evidences checked out. Your alibis didn't."

"Well now that you say that, I'll have a little bit of fun with you huh?"

"What-"

May mga lalaking lumapit sa akin para kalasin ang mga kadena sa akin. Pagkatapos niyon ay iniwan na nila ako.

"What are you up to old man? If it's Kylo, he won't come see me at all."

Umiling-iling ito. "I don't think so. He just called my daughter a while ago to look for you."

Napatigil ako saglit. Does that mean he cares for me still?

I was pulled back to reality when the lights bordering the room lit up. May mga lalagyan doon ng kung anu-anong armas.

"Welcome to my playground. You see my toys around you."

"What are these?"

Benedicto clapped three times before a man walked in the room. Nilibot nito ang paningin at kumuha ng isang armas.

"This is Norman Cruz, a serial killer in his hometown. One of my new found friends. Play nice."

"What..."

Napaatras ako nang sugurin ako ng lalaki ng mahabang patalim. I quickly looked around and picked a samurai. Two of them.

I stretched my neck and arms and started fighting. The guy was determined to kill me alright. All he did was lunge at me.

I can't get tired. For sure Benedicto has a lot of people to fight with me. With that in mind, I waited for the right moment to pierce one of my samurais on his side before finally, decapitating him. I had to make sure he's dead because Benedicto will tire me out until he sees me get killed in front of him.

Pumalakpak si Benedicto. "I've always been impressed by you. Napakagaling. That's why I'm really enjoying this show."

"Yeah? How many men do you want me to kill? How many men do you have here before I can kill you?"

"You're funny too!"

Lumingon ako s apinto nang bumukas iyon. Two thin men came in.

"Let's up the challenge eh? Let the fight begin!"

The two men picked up their weapon. Sabay na sumugod ang dalawa sa akin. Unlike my trainings, I am allowed to wound and kill these men.

As they neared, I positioned my samurai. Nang malapit na ay lumipat ako sa gilid. I slashed my samurai against his side. He immediately fell on the floor, bloody. Napatigil ang kasama nito. I stepped closer and along the way, I gave the man a final stab to end his agony.

Sabay kong inikot ang dalawang samurai sa dalawang kamay ko. I am trying to intimidate him and buying myself time to rest a bit.

"Oy! Lumaban ka na! Hindi kita sinamang lumaya para maging duwag!" Sigaw ni Benedicto.

Tila nagising naman ito dahan-dahan na ring lumapit sa akin.

"Patayin mo na lang ako tulad ng mga kasama ko." sabi nito.

"Hindi ka ba lalaban tulad nila?"

"Patapon na ako. Wala na akong pamilya sa labas. Ibabalik din ako sa kulungan. Kung hindi man, papatayin ako ni Formosa. Kaya parang awa mo na, patayin mo na lang ako."

I looked into his eyes and before he could blink twice, I pushed both of my samurais into him.

"Salamat. Salamat." Bulong nito habang lumuluhod na.

I knelt and closed his eyes. I understand being in a place where no one seemed to want you. He was a dead man walking and he knew that. Mas gusto pa nitong mamatay sa kamay ko kaysa kay Formosa. I hope he'll find peace wherever he'll be.

Formosa made me fight two more men with big and bulky bodies. I guess it's my will to live that's keeping me from dying. I can feel the exhaustion of my body already.

Hinila nga ng isang lalaki ang buhok ko bago ako inihagis sa pader. Nilapitan ako nito pero bago pa ako mahawakan nitong muli ay hinataw ko ang samurai sa mga paa nitong nasa harap ko. As I watched life drain from the man, I gathered up my hair and cut it up with the same samurai I've been using. It's the least of my concern.

Humarap ako uli kay Formosa pagkatapos kong pabagsakin ang huling pinadala nito.

"Rest up my warrior. More will come later."

Bago ko pa man maisip ang sinasabi nito ay nakita ko ang isang lalaking may nakatutuok na na parang baril sa akin. Due to exhaustion, I wasn't able to dodge the bullet...or the syringe. It was a tranquilizer.

I lost consciousness in no time.

***

When I woke up, I found food beside me. The piled dead bodies are gone now. The arena looked good as new.

I looked around and Benedicto nor his men were nowhere to be found. Tinignan ko ang pagkain. Naranasan ko ang walang makain kaya nasasayangan ako kung hindi ko man ito kakainin. I have to get out of here.

The doors are like those of an elevator. Hindi ko iyon kayang sirain. There are no guns here. Just different kinds of blades and metal balls formed and created as weapons. The walls didn't have windows so this must be an underground arena.

I am hopeless. Even if I kill every one that will come in here, I have no way of going out. I don't know if WInter or Kylo knows where I am. Winter probably knows by now through Willa. Malalaman nitong hindi ako nakapag-board ng eroplano at hindi nakarating ng US. She would know by now that I never entered the airport.

I don't know how long was I out of consciousness. I don't know how many days I've been here. Winter should be on his way.

Benedicto will use me to blackmail Kylo. I don't know if he will come here for me at all. That thought alone pains me.

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