Redemption - Konig x Reader

twenty three

Al-Qatala.

I knew it was them. It was impossible not to. From the red masks, the matching green jackets, and then the nauseatingly yellow patch that was almost taunting to my eyes. It was something i've grown to realize was their marking. It's engrained in my brain, i could never escape the image of it. It was suffocating, and sitting on the floor of this elevator made me more aware of that fact. I was alone, and the essence of my own mortality was simply unmistakable. I couldn't breathe, and i was not safe.

I barely noticed the elevator moving, i was too caught up in my dilating thoughts. It had a low whirr that acted as background noise for the black hole cascading around my mind. It was only until the sudden lack of moving that had peaked my attention.

The elevator was small, close to a perfect square. It was all grey with metallic tiled walls and just a shade lighter of flooring. The only things inside were a poster with a map of the hospital, and then me.

I was sunk down one wall, my legs now laid flat with one hand up gripping the sleek railing that lined the walls around me. The elevator had stopped with a small thud, lightly shaking the room up and then back down again. It was like my mind stopped. The chatter of voices in my head came a silence and my eyes were glued on the doors as they slowly opened in front of me. To my surprise, i wasn't met with the chaos i had expected. Instead, it was an empty, and eerily quiet hallway.

My eyes flickered across it, confused and almost expecting something to suddenly happen. My heart was pumping as i brought myself up, still clutching the railing but eventually letting go as i started to step out of the elevator.

I slid my head out first, taking a quick left and right before my body out with me. I paused, looking down the hall on my right. It was what you'd expect to see in a hospital; creamy white floors with matching white walls, sleek and shiny, with an unsettlingly clean smell. It seemed too normal.

The elevator let off a small ding behind me, causing me to jump and look back as it's doors closed. Adrenaline rushed back into my veins and i opted to adventure down the hall to my left instead. I passed by a window that displayed the inside of a room, and then another, and then blank walls with a flickering light. It was a long hallway, but looking down it i could tell it broke into two more. How the hell am i supposed to get out of here?

A loud, but muffled, bang was echoed from behind me. Not right behind me, but close enough that i heard it. It wasn't even that loud, i couldve even right it off as being from above me, but i still turned around and began to shuffle faster down the hall. I ran a hand through my hair and fumbled to get my phone out of my pocket. My thumb shook as i tapped the black screen to get it turned on, managing to open it and get over to my messages. König had yet to say anything else to me. Get out was so vague it made my blood want to boil, but there was something else about it that made me feel an immense amount of trust. He was helping and i needed to remember that.

My eyes flickered up to check the remainder of my walk, still an empty hallway, and i looked back down to begin typing a message. Perhaps a where are you but three letters in and a bright call screen popped up. König of course. The phone buzzed in my hand, an unprecedented noise for a quiet hallway. I went to accept but a sudden voice and loud foot steps told me not to.

Shit Shit Shit!

The phone clicked shut and my feet left the ground in a sloppy sprint. I was in socks and i hazily navigated the slipper floors as i turned the first corner infront of me. I heard squeaking of what i assumed of boots hitting the tile as i kept running. I had no idea where i was going, but forward was my only option. The second corner i took, i glanced over my shoulder, not seeming to get glimpse of my attackers from behind before i suddenly slammed myself into a hefty object ahead of me. My eyes went wide and i felt the wave of fear cascade over me, a dark and gloomy cloud taking over my already dim sky as my steps went to a halt. I looked up and expected something of force, a pair of eyes that only donned a look of violence, but i instead was met with a pair i had grown accustomed to. A pair that made my shoulder shrug with relief as i realized who i had found. König.

The large man looked down at me, seeming to have known it was me before i did him. Relief flowed within me, but not for long as i remembered the danger that was just following me.

"Come on," König spoke. "we need to keep moving."

He then turned his head over his shoulder before moving in the same direction. I followed behind him as we walked another bleak hallway, but something in me expected something to lie at the end of it.

"What's going on?" I questioned, my voice wavering as i struggled to keep up with his long strides.

"I think you already know that answer." König huffed as he sharply turned a corner.

I clumsily turned the corner after him, my eyes flickering up at the light fixure half fallen from the ceiling. I stared at it for a moment, confused, before rushing back to König.

"Al-qatala, right?" I asked.

"Right."

"But..." I paused. "Why?"

König didn't answer, but i saw his eyes glance to me for a slight second.

"Why here? Why now?" I continued. "Why me after all this time, why're they back-"

König harshly turned around, surprising me as i stopped just before bumping into him.

"I know you have questions." He said. "I'll answer them all, just not right now. I just need to get you out of here first."

I understood what he said, but again all i wanted ask was why me?

i cant exactly remember if i put an alarm sounding in the last chapter or not, but if i did, pretend i didn't.

hi guys, if your reading this it's because i actually decided to update this book. It's been a while, but i'm writing and planning on finishing this soon. i keep finding myself checking wattpad and with the announcement of mw3, i have been getting back into the whole fandom again. but anyways, i hope you enjoy it as you read it. expect more soon.

this book has been a little crazy and hard to think out, and was a truly impulsive decision to make. but that was also the entirety of my personal ghost and i guess that went well. im sorry this has had the most unpredictable schedule of updates, my life has been a lot the past couple of months. but as of currently, i am starting school back up soon and have had a boyfriend for a while now so whoop whoop #gettinshittogether

thank you all for the patience, i truly appreciate it. it's amazing opening this app and seeing hundred of notifications of people interacting with what i've posted on here, and then others going out of their way to message me or comment to check in with how i'm doing. it's heartwarming to see how you guys care.

sorry about the rant, i've been gone so long i just have a lot to say. but i hope to stay for a while and talk to u all:)

also, mw3 . . .

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