Holy Bullets

Chapter 7: Hidden Identity

"So you showed up" Caitlyn said
...August remained quiet for a few minutes. Then Caitlyn a little closer to him.
"Hey..why don't you say anything?" Caitlyn added.."What?you lost your ability to speak?"

Caitlyn tries to move closer to him but then he steped back and it made her wonder so she paused.

"What's going on August?" She asked him
"You're always puting yourself in danger!" August finally talked..
"What do you mean?besides you're here, so it shouldn't be that dangerous." She replied
"Your totally wrong, I just happened to be here, don't get the wrong idea. August said
"What are you talking about August? fr. Peter asked him
"I don't intend to help you. It's just that I happened to be here. August replied

Caitlyn steped few steps backward can't believe with what she heard. Then fr. Peter rushed towards him and grabbed him.

"What are you thinking August?have you really lost your mind?" fr. Peter said
"Father, I haven't. I'm just getting tired with all of this." August replied
"Tired?what about us? specially Caitlyn, did you not think about how worried we were? fr. Peter said
"Caitlyn?she just appeared here recently, She barely knows me and the same goes to me." August said..."And for you father and the others, you can continue what you've started, but get me out of it." he added

fr. Peter let go of him, can't believe with what he heard. Fr. Peter turned his back to August seing how   shocked Caitlyn was. He thought of how she feels, how down she is and how those worda impacted her. Then suddenly, Caitlyn rushed towards August and hugged him.

"What are talking about? I knew you are not being serious. Please come back to us". Caitlyn said
"Please, say anything..." she added
"You should've stayed in your normal place and life Caitlyn" August replied
"Everything were not normal ever since I was a child, that is why I need someone like you" Caitlyn said
"I.....I burned the sanctum down, and everything left inside of it." He replied..so, there is no point of pursuing what I've started." he added

Caitlyn move backward facing the ground. She never knew that those are the words she'll hear after worying so much.

"You are not the August I've been waiting to come back." Caitlyn said
"That August is dead." he replied

Caitlyn no longer have words to say, all she did is to cry while facing the ground. Fr. Peter moved closer to her and held her in her shoulder.

"Come on now my child, lets go home now."..You'll be okay." fr. Peter said

Fr. Peter tried to comfort her while they move away from August. He let Caitlyn get into the chariot then he lookes at August for the last time befor getting in. August's face is again showing no emotion. He wonder what happened in that incident. He remembered that look in August's eyes when he's mother died. He begun to think about his old friend Jonathan, August never mention anything about his father.

On their way home, they were so quite, no one of them dares to start the conversation. Caitlyn is facing outside the chariot and seem to have deep thoughts.

"Don't think about it too much Caitlyn." fr. Peter said
"We already lost August." he added
"I know father. Please lets just not talk about him." Caitlyn answered.

They safely arrived home, but they were very disappointed. They helped the orphanage and confirmed that August is alive but they have a friend and a string ally. But for Caitlyn, she have lost much more than that. She had too much for the day so she never had a chance to talk about it to her father or she maybe really don't want to talk about it. She goes to bed directly and tries to forget about it for a moment.

Meanwhile, August woke up in a classy room. He was with the one of the richist person in town that time. She's a woman who can get everthing she wants. Although her identity is hidden and cannot be revealed even to August. August came out of the room and then this woman approached him. Her name was Angelique

"So, you've show your self to them? Angelique said
"I have to." he replied
"You are too soft August, besides, they should be able to handle that beast them selves." Angelique added

August just did not say anything, he continued walking through the hall way to the living room. There are 12 men waiting for him, a doctor, soldier, and some were just regular men who have been fighting against evil. August smiled at them.

"So, you really, would like to be a pursuer of evil." August said
"These 12 men were the only ones left from a hundred men you try to convince." Angelique whispered to him
"This number is just enough." He replied
"I apologize to you all,  that incident in our hideout, you all got involved, and I have to ask you to join me right away because we have no time to waste." He told them.
"Theres nothing needs forgiving August." One of the men said.
"We've been doing this work since then, even without your invitation, we will do this by ourselves." he added
"Yah, right..I know you all for quite a while now, but this time I badly need your help. so lets do this." August said

That was the birth of August's little group of the pursuers. August plan is to get the attentions of their enemy towards his little group, thinking that would ensure the safety of Caitlyn. 7 days ago he burned the sanctum down but before that, he gathered all their comrades' dead bodies in the leaders' room, he paid his repect to them. While watching the sanctum being burned down, villagers came to see what happened. They also lost their loved ones and home because of the war between dark pursuers and babylon society. He tries to talk to them and encouraged them to rise and fight alongside him. Then there is one woman spoke to them all and that was Angelique. She told them that she could help them if they want, August agreed with her and Angelique invited him to her place and to tend to his wounds. Somehow August trusted her, because he knew that she is sincere. August don't feel any evil in her, and theres something inside of him telling him to follow this woman. August told them, "those of you who still want to fight, gather yourselves in this woman's place in 7 days.

It was 3 in the afternoon, Caitlyn was in the ruins, still what happened last wont sink into her head. She came back to the ruins without a purpose, or her instinct dictated her. But Caitlyn doesn't know anything about August now, and what he's been doing lately. She doesn't know that August is always following her keeping her safe.

"So, how long are you gonna keep on following her?" Angelique ask August
"As long as I'm alive" He answered
"Will you gonna keep it this way?" She asked him

August paused for a while and took a deep breath

"How about you? how long are you gonna keep this secret to your daughter? Angelique?" August asked her..