Shards: Imaginary

Chapter V

December 25, 7:49pm
Upon the strike of nightfall on christmas day where the streets are bustling with christmas lights and cheer all around. Snow had also taken its effects on the surroundings, eventually giving a chilling day throughout the time onward, though he hasnt stopped hunting for potential criminals commiting abduction, rape, or even murder amidst the happy holiday, he was on his way to hunt the last criminal he had found, which was his 300th, it was a woman who abused several children in the past, and has received multiple felonies and fines, which she hasnt paid, she also forced children to submit to her needs, and following her every command like a slave.

She would falsely tell them that she is loving, and caring, to the point that her cruelty will be seen as a loving and caring act to the children's eyes, even if it isn't, he was surprised that so much sinners dare give the innocence, a tough time at their lives in the midst of a holiday where everyone should celebrate and be happy.

After a short while, he managed to arrive at a house where it is maintained, yet, it has a mysterious aura that should not be included at a maintained and a house that is in good condition, he slowly took a peek at the windows, as he saw a woman forcibly feeding her daughter, which looked like a ten year old girl, while there were shattered fragments of alcohol and other booze that probably may have given the mother a drunken state, which led to it forcibly feeding the ten year old girl, which was her daughter, but the father was nowhere to be seen, until he looked further behind the house, as he saw some blood seeping out of the cabin at the backyard, which probably was a corpse that was stored in it, and most likely being the father of this family that has a abusive yet alcohol-addictive mother.

He took careful movements to lure the mother out of the daughter's vicinity so that he shall take his strike without a witness. After a short while, he lured the mother outside by breaking the flower pots that has some dead flowers and some maintained plants as well, once the mother was out of the house, he swiftly closed the door behind her, and kicked the mother to the ground as the mother said, with a voice of a drunk woman.

"W-Who are you?! D-Don't intrude in my house ya runt! I'm having my own t-time here! F-Fuck off! S-Scram!"

He swiftly muffled her mouth by tying it up with a thick, and dirty rope, and quickly tightened it, to prevent the woman from speaking any further, he then tied it up at the fence, before he then quickly stabbed the woman's heart and neck, killing it completely, he shortly took a deep breath, as he fetched a cloth and used it to cover the woman's face.

Shortly after, he quickly fled from the scene, removing any trace that may indicate his presence, he had decided to conclude the slaughter, to stop hunting for criminals and probably change for the better, though, little has he known that the mother's daughter had noticed him, and even if he had saved her from the mother's abusive behaviour, the girl took her phone, and recorded him running through the forest and fleeing, while saying a few false pleas for help, as she said.

"P-Please help, i-it looks like a man that killed my mother, my mother was loving and caring, she never deserved her death, and for her to die like this.. is devastating.. p-please help me.. i beg you all.."

9:41pm
After he had fled, and went back to his abode, he shortly changed his clothing and ate a few snacks, until he looked up at his phone and scrolled at the news, wondering what may be the latest happenings today, except his own doing of exterminating almost 300 criminals at his town. He shortly found a mysterious post, which was skyrocketing in trends, he shortly viewed it and almost made him lose his patience and perception, for it was the same girl that he saved, saved from the torment that her mother might bring onto her at such a young age, filming him as he flees to the woods.