The Masked Man

CHAPTER 8: THE CHAPEL

It's been two days after the terrible first encounter with the serial killer.

William has been mentally and physically preparing himself for his second encounter with this madman for this is the day they meet.It's only early morning now and their meeting is in the afternoon ,but William is feverishly ready to take him down. All he can do now is sit and wait as this murder is running around free.

His siting in his office making sure his handgun is operational in case there's a fight.As he's done filling ammunition into his gun he packs it into his pocket in the inside of his trench coat and also slips in a pocket knife as well. He gets startled at the sound of someone knocking on his front door.He takes his gun out and slowly walks to the door.

As he gets there he looks out the peephole and sees Henry on the other side. He let's out a sigh,puts his gun back and opens the door for Henry. Henry enters the room and falls on William's living room's couch.He let's out a big sigh and rubs his face for a second. It clearly looks like he has just woke up.

"Can I stay here a bit?" asks Henry

"Why?" questions William as he takes a seat across from him.

"It's... Lily she's!...." He let's go of a long yawn and continues. "She's been driving me crazy!"

"What has she done?"

"She's been all over me because she says I'm her "TRUE LOVE" ever since I saved her!" He seems to be very annoyed. "She been taking me non-stop to fancy shops and restaurants where there's some food on the menu that I never ever heard of."

"And what's bad with that?" says William with his eyebrow raised. "Isn't it great getting to eat luxurious food and getting expensive stuff?"

"You would think that,but I can't get a single wink of sleep around her and the food's too rich for my taste."

"Is that so?" William let's out a small laugh.

"This isn't funny!" yawns Henry

"Ok,ok you can stay here,just don't mess anything up."

"Thank you!" says Henry as he tries to get up but falls right back into the couch.

"You seems to be tired take a rest might help."

"Yeah, your right." he lays down on the couch and rests his head on a pillow. He notices that William is all dressed up to go out.

"Your going out this early?" He asks staring at William.

"No I'm going out later I just wanted to get ready a little early." He says as he gets up from the other couch from across Henry.

"Where you going?" asks Henry

"Just going out to settle some business." says William as he grabs a blanket and throws it to Henry. "Here it's a bit cold." Henry grabs the blanket and pulls it over himself.

"Thanks..." says Henry "What business are you talking about?"

"It's nothing just have to settle somethings that's all." said William as he exits the room. Clearly Henry's suspicious ,but brushes it off and falls asleep.William enters the room again sometime later with cups of tea. He sees that Henry has fallen asleep and sets a teacup on the table next to Henry while he sits on the couch across Henry again and sips his tea. William looks out the window in the living room and sees small children outside playing in the street.' I won't let anyone else get hurt I promise that' he thinks to himself.

Eventually the time has come for him to leave and he gets up and heads for the front door. He looks back at Henry whose still sleeping."I'll be back." he says out loud before exiting the house. William walks down the busy afternoon street of London and into the slums where the chapel is located. He covered his nose with his hand since the slums smelt of disease and rot.There were many on the street who looked like they were on death's bed begging for food and money. As much as William wanted to help these poor people he couldn't be late for the meeting between him and the murder.So he stuck his head up and started walking through mods of sick and poor people.

Soon he finally reached the chapel.He tried knocking on the front door of the chapel but he couldn't because there wasn't even a front door seems like it was stolen right off it's hinges from some of the people from the slums. William looks at the outside of the chapel before entering,the chapel seemed to be badly vandalized with the colourful stained windows shattered into pieces. William enters and his footsteps can be heard all over the chapel because of the creaky floorboards. The place seems fairly empty.

As he looks up towards the end of the chapel,he sees someone standing there with their back towards him.

"You!" William grunts under his breath. The serial killer turns around towards William.

"William!" he says excitedly. "I was so hoping you would make it!"

He walks slightly to William but keeps his distance.

"You had me worried that you wouldn't make it." He giggles "But your here and that makes me so glad!"

"What do you want you murder!" shouts William clearly upset.

"You know it's rude to shout at someone you hardly know.." He scoffs and crosses his arms. "Although I know we'll soon get to know each other much better."

He laughs a bit before regaining his composure.

"Your a manic,dirt like you doesn't deserve help." says William as puts out his handgun. "I'm taking you in for all the innocent people you've killed!"

The manic quickly puts his hand up in the air and laughs.

"What's so funny?!" shouts William keeping his aim on the killer.

"Innocent people!" He let's out another laugh "Nobody's innocent Will."

The killer starts to move around William slowly to the front of the chapel.

"Stop right there!"Shouted William firing a warning shot at the manic which catches his attention. "What do you mean by that,what did these people you've hurt do to deserve what you've done to then."

"Oh,many things William even that little girl." The manic laughs letting his arms drop not even seeming to care for the gun pointed at him. "That little girl,Lily's family is why there's been so many deaths and more to come among the slums.

"What do you mean?"asks William focusing on the murder.

"That girl's family have been taking homes from poor people of the slums to build big factories which pollute the area with smoke and they pay small wages nearly nothing to their employees,they hardly treat their employees like human and you say their innocent!" says the manic which has seemed to move slightly closer towards the exit.

William keeps his aim on the killer not even giving him the chance to escape. Soon everything goes quiet ,but then they hear a small sound coming from the corner of the room.

"William I thought I told you to come alone?" He laughs as he runs to the corner and grabs from the shadows a man.It's ....Henry. Before William can react the manic pulls a knife from his pocket and holds the knife near Henry's neck.

"This is familiar!" he laughs

"Let him go!" Shouts William.

"I told you to come alone William...now we'll just have to add him to our little game..." He holds Henry tight while taking the knife even closer to his neck.

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Hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!

Will Henry make this out alive?

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