Behind the Red Jacket

CHAPTER 8 Lucas vs. Mark

Cyril and Lucas arrived in front of her house. It's already 7 pm and the ground was already covered with darkness. The light streets doesn't have lights and there's no cars passing through the street. Lucas looked up, he looked at the moon shining brightly. Meanwhile, Cyril's heart was beating fast. She felt nervous and afraid at the same time. Her hands are sweating and she kept fidgeting.

Cyril and Lucas entered the house. She saw Yoroung standing near the couch. The ghost smiled happily at them.

"Cyril you're back!" Yoroung said smiling, her eyes filled with tears.

"Y-Yoroung."

"I remembered everything Cyril. I already fulfilled my business. I can leave now." Yoroung said happily and ran toward Cyril.

"Good bye...Cyril."

She hugged Cyril, she was amazed that she can feel and hugged Yoroung now. She hugged Yoroung back, tears silently flowed on their cheeks. Yoroung started to fade away till she's gone.

The door opened and revealed the unwelcome visitor. It was the man in red jacket. The man was wearing a mask that's why they can't see his face.

"Are you ready to die again, Lucas?"

'His voice sounds familiar, sounds like Mr .Lee' Cyril thought.

"If I'm sure I can kill you tonight, then I'm ready to die now", Lucas answered.

The man took off his mask. Cyril gasp not expecting that the man behind the red jacket was no other than her boss, Mark Lee.

"S-Sir..."Cyril stuttered.

"Aren't you expecting it Cyril?"

"N-No...how can you kill someone? Don't you have conscience?"

"Conscience?! Hahaha! Well according to Luigi Pirandello, that blessed conscience of yours is nothing but other people inside you. So, what made you think that I would listen to that damned conscience?"

Cyril gulped, she didn't expect that her boss will turned to a demonic immortal person.

"B-But according to Albert Einstein...never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it", Cyril said.

"I don't care. I should finish my business here."

Mark took his knife, it's a double edge knife. He was about to attacked Cyril but Lucas kicked him with full force at the back. There's a loud sound of crack on Mark's bones. Mark stumbled on the floor. Blood started flowing in his mouth.

"Do you think you can kill me with that small kick of yours? I'm immortal Lucas, hahaha!"

"I know that's why I get this knife to kill you."

Lucas took the knife from his pocket and kneeled in front of Mark. He grabbed Mark's neck and stabbed him on his chest but Mark was fast to stabbed Lucas on his abdomen. The two man laid on the floor dying. Blood flows on the floor. Cyril watched them in horror, he hurriedly went to Lucas' side.

"h-haha", Mark chuckled while dying.

"w-what are you laughing at?"

"N-Nothing..."

"y-you're insane."

"I know."

Mark closed his eyes and his heart stopped beating. Cyril slowly touched Mark's neck and he isn't breathing, he's dead.