"I never trust a narcissist,
But they love me,
So I play 'em like a violin,
And I make it look oh so easy."
—Taylor Swift
(I did Something Bad)
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J E O N G H A N
"Humans are destined to die, no matter what you are or who you are, your body functions will automatically stop. However, if we believe in him and continue to be faithful, we will have a life for eternity."
That's what the priest always says when doing a ceremony. Sometimes, all I wanted to do is laugh the hell out of him. The world is cruel and the people living on it are all pathetic, well, I guess that includes me.
Sitting on the same position and been locked behind the cold bars for more than ten years sure looks pathetic. I lift my head up then gazed outside the small window located on the top of the wall that I can't reach.
There's nothing else to see but the dark sky. It's going rain, I guessed before adverting my eyes towards the bars before me. Opposite to me is another prisoner wearing the same attire as mine, he's been here for five months and he looks really...crazy.
With his trembling body curled up, he kept mumbling things I can't hear. It's no surprise that I can't hear him but I have always have this sensitive ears and believe me when I say I can even hear your own thoughts.
And that man over there, will probably die in two days. All of a sudden, I can hear heavy footsteps coming, it's as if a whole army is marching on this dark hallway filled with prisoners. The corner of my lips curled up forming into an amused smirk.
There was a loud rattling sound around and my eyes landed over the man who professionally unfasten the lock before opening the cold bar. With an expressionless face, he demanded with his fresh accent. "Stand up."
And I did as he told yet before I could land my feet outside he fished out something behind him. It was a handcuff. I couldn't help but sneer as I said, "You've known me for years yet you still don't trust me?"
His cold eyes snapped at me as the cold metal around each of my wrist made a clicking sound. "I'd be a fool to trust a criminal like you." I innocently smiled before reminding, "I'm innocent though."
This time, he was the one who sneered. "Oh yeah? The heavens above sent you to hell since you are a big fat liar, you murderer." Afterwards, he grabbed the back of my collar then pushed me forward. A small laugh left my dry lips.
Some prisoners were already lined up into two lines, I made my way behind the prisoner who's whole body is trembling. And I wondered what we will do again this time.
Unexpectedly, it took a whole ten minutes to line us up as a man stood infront of us before taking his mask off. My other brows lifted, he looks foreign and obviously not from this country. I haven't seen him walking around this prison either.
"Listen up."
English.
He's speaking english.
He eyed us as numerous whispers surrounded the dark and silent hallway. Unbothered, he continued in an english languange, "Today is the day some of you will be recruit and probably killed. It doesn't matter who you are or what sins you've committed as long as you are useful."
"What? What the fuck is he saying?" Someone asked behind me and I translated it on his behalf. "He said some of us will be recruit or killed. And he doesn't care that we're criminals as long as they'll have the benefits."
Well, it sounds so different but that's how I interpreted it so it doesn't matter anyway. "Amazing, you can understand what that man's spouting?"
How can I not? I didn't spend my entire childhood getting wasted and beat up just not to learn anything at all. Memories starts flooding in my mind making me shut my eyes tightly trying to shake it off my head.
Shit, he shouldn't have asked that.
Once I reopened my eyes, the first two prisoner on the line was already walking forward as the rest of us followed behind. No matter how many times I walked on this hallway of prisons, I'm still not used of the yells and shouts of absurd things from their filthy mouths.
We were headed towards the spacious room where hell is about to happen. Surprised, my eyes landed on the two people standing with guns in their arms at the entrance of the door—which was immediately opened—by them.
As we enter through the familliar door, I could already smell the strong scent of drugs, guns, and medicine mixed together. Once we were all inside, the people wearing a mask uncuffed us before leaving behind the door then completely shut it behind. All of a sudden the lights became more brighter making me shut my eyes.
"Ahem. All of you can hear me right?"
Slowly, I opened my eyes and once I got used by the light, my eyes widen at the unfamilliar audience watching over us. Some of them are women but mostly men. My eyes wander around and someone caught my attention the most.
Expensive attire, perfectly combed blonde hair, and as much as I hated to admit it, he's handsome. With those taunting eyes and his uncompherendable demeanor. He looks superior than the others.
"All of you might be surprised so let me introduce all of these important figures here, they're the elite leaders all across the country who gave big benefits to the governor and helped our country to survive during the apocalypse—which still happens as of now."
Sounds like a bunch of corrupted people to me.
"They came all the way here to recruit a new member,"I could hear a chuckle from the microphone. "However, only one of you needs to survive."
"That is ridiculous!" Someone shouted in agony.
"What is ridiculous? It's even more ridiculous that some of these people will recruit sinners like the rest of you. It's either you fight to escape from this hell or die."
This hell? What kind of bullshit is that? Once we were born to this world, it's already hell.
"It has no rules this time so kill each other in which way you like."
Silence followed afterwards yet after a millisecond, I can already hear someone shrieking. Alert, I saw a man stabbing the helpless woman who's blood is already gushing out from the huge wound.
Some were already fighting each other and all I can do was stand there as I watch the horrible scene before me. This already happened countless of times and I've been on this ring everyday.
Someone suddenly starts approaching me with a knife on hand. My brows knitted in confusion, 'where the fuck did he get that?', he disgustingly licked his lips before declaring. "I will cut off your head."
I took a step back yet remained wary. One moment he was walking and then suddenly running after me like a beast. When he got near me, he swung his arms and I instantly leaned my upper body backwards. Luckily, I avoided the attack.
Immediately straightening my posture, he swung his other arm where he holds the knife. I remained calm before grabbing his wrist. With my hands gripped on his wrist, I firmed my index and middle finger then perfectly jabbed his throat as his heavy body land on the ground with a 'thud'.
My hands immediately grabbed the knife before calmly looking at my surroundings before my eyes landed on the man wearing an expensive suit. As if sensing me, his eyes landed on mine as a smirk makes its way to his lips.
He tilt his head slightly on the other side as he looked down on me with an amused expression on his face. With such a handsome face, I can't help but imagine what will he look like if I carve a scar on it.
The vivid image of it makes me smile as my grip on the knife tightens. The thought made me excited as I thought 'Shit, I want to do it'. However, I need to get out of here first. Returning my attention back on the chaos happening around me and as my eyes landed on the man who's back is behind me, I approached behind him and stabbed the knife throught his throat.
The woman infront us shrieked as her face fall in horror. Unbothered, I pulled out the knife as a blood spurted on my face. Without any care, I started to walk around and start stabbing anyone who'm I see. There's only one thought inside my mind and that is I need to get out here, fastly.
Minutes had passed and all I could hear is my own breathing. I stare down on the dead body laying down before me, eyes blood shot and sliced throat. Exhausted, I throw the knife—dripping with blood—on the ground before looking up at that person.
He has his upper body leaned forward with an excite expression displaying on his face. Even without a mirror, I could perfectly see what I look like right now. I'm probably covered with fresh blood right now all over my body and with that expression on everyone's faces. I know they could only see a ruthless sinner standing on this spacious space with dead bodies around.
The corner of my lips curled up as I brush my bloody hands over my black raven long hair with a sigh. The other side of the door opened as a person appeared. "Well, if it isn't No.2 , congratulations for being the one man standing."
Irritated, my brows knitted. Who the fuck is he?
"You have been recruited by Mr. Cheol over there," he pointed his hand towards the person who'm caught my attention the most when I first entered. "He's leading an elite forces, that's the only information we have so the rest is up to you."
My eyes remained on that person as he stood up then leave along with a woman behind him.
"You're going to be fetch tomorrow morning and rest assured, his team is the greatest than the others. You're lucky to be chosen."
He's talking as if we've been close in our entire life. I ignore his blabbering as the door behind opened revealing a person holding a handcuff. Once again, I could feel my freedom being restrained by this cold metallic locked around my wrist.
"Walk."
And I did, with bloods all over me.
"You're a real crazy bastard." He mumbled in disbelief.
"Thanks for the compliment."
"It's not a compliment, you murderer." He retort and I couldn't help but chuckle before swiftly changing the conversation, "That Mr. Cheol...do you know him?"
He replied without any doubt on me, "The only thing we know about him is that he's leading an elite forces, son of a rich old man."
Sounds like a spoiled brat to me.
As we make our way through the dark hallway, there's only one thought in my mind, I want to hurt him and probably kill him. There's this thing about me, once I decided something, I never turn it back and do it tenaciously. It doesn't matter what the consequences are as long as it satisfies this demon inside of me.
Right, this demon inside me.
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R E M I N D E R
This is a work of fiction.
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter,
It's short but the next chapter—might be—
long,
What are your thoughts on this story?