✔The Knight's Madness

QUADRAGINTA UNUM

He hated blindfolds.  

Bukod sa hindi niya talaga maintindihan kung anong saysay ng mga ito, ayaw na ayaw niya ang pakiramdam na naisahan siya ng kung sinumang hudas ang naglagay nito. How dare they make the King feel vulnerable?

They'll pay for this.

Maya-maya, naramdaman ni Evil ang presensiya ng mga taong nakatayo sa kanyang likuran. Even when they approached him as silently as possible, the immortal could easily distinguish the shift of weight on the concrete floor.

'Especially since I will never forget the evilness brought by the mere presence of this bastard.'

Pero imbes na gayahin ang mga walang-kwentang mortal at maging melo-dramatic sa pagpupumiglas, Evillois Neverwood remained calm.

"We both know I can get of these chains if I wanted to."

Isang malalim na pagtawa ang sumagot sa kanya.

"Hahaha! Mabuti naman at mukhang wala ka pa ring ipinagbago, Evillois. Kamusta ang mga kapatid mo?"

"Nag-iisip pa rin sila ng paraan para i-torture ka. In fact, I'm certain Joker wants to stitch a permanent smile on your face and Knight wants to cut off your limbs right now," he answered in an uninterested tone.

"How about you? Ano naman ang plano mong gawin sa'kin?"

That made a devious smirk crawl up the youngest Neverwood's lips...

"Believe me, you don't want to know."

Kasabay nito, narinig niyang may kinaladkad na naman ang mga tauhan nito. Evil didn't even flinched when he heard the woman being gagged and tied to a chair next to him. Nakatuon lang ang atensyon niya sa lalaking aamagin na muna bago niya maibigay ang reaksyong hinihintay nito.

"Kung ganoon, bakit hindi mo subukang kumawala sa mga kadenang 'yan at tapusin ang pinunta niyo rito sa Eastwood?"

Hindi nakaligtas sa pandinig ni Evil ang aliw at pagbabanta sa boses nito. No, he's not stupid enough to take the bait. Especially after finding out the truth...

"But you already made sure that you'll be invincible, didn't you? Mukhang hindi lang kami ang 'hindi nagbago'. You're still up to the same twisted schemes."

The air shifted with every step he took until Evil was sure that the devil stood directly in front of him.

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm afraid we have a special match to prepare for. Sayang nga lang at hindi mo makikitang lumaban ang pinakamamahal mong kapatid. Will the Knight finally be the hero this time? Such a pity."

Hindi pinahalata ni Evil ang pagkabigla niya sa sinabi nito. At nang tuluyan nang lumabas ng silid ang "boss", doon lang niya hinayaang kumawala ang kanyang inis sa sitwasyong ito.

"Don't screw this up, Everick."

Yes, he could easily break out of these chains if he wanted to.

But he won't.

At least not until he proves his little theory.

*

"Does anyone have any questions so far?"

Everick's storm gray eyes scanned around the table where the four serial killers and his brother kept their eyes on the building's layout. Hindi na niya matandaan kung ilang oras na silang nasa "meeting", but thankfully none of them complained about the setup or about the plan itself.

From the corner of his eye, he saw the Puppet Master with a satisfied smile.

'Ano ba talagang binabalak niya?' Sa hindi maipaliwanag na dahilan, ayaw nitong magsalita sa meeting kahit noong pinag-usapan na nila ang tungkol sa gagawin sa mga escape routes ng EKT.