Observing The Enemy
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Cassius
"What the..." Tough Cloud says looking out of the window. I furrow my brows at him and follow his lead of looking out of the window.
I literally felt my stomach drop and my mouth left hanging on the carpeted floor of the limo. "Sweet Jesus!" Maksim had to be out of his fucking mind.
Bodies as far as the eyes can see lined off and decorated his estate. All impaled on long big poles or stakes, I could not clearly see. As soon as the estate's gates opened two greeted you by the entrance.
"Boss, what the actual fuck are we doing here?" TC asks me and for a split second, I forget. Why the fuck was I here? Then her piercing blue eyes appeared in my mind.
In a deep bloodthirsty growl, I answer his question " He has Crimson, my sister, " Tough Cloud holds up his arms in surrender and then nods at me "Okay Boss, sorry. Just this man is fucking crazy,"
He is crazy. What kind of human being goes to this extent to cause this amount of pain. When Sachin told me that I will get a shock at the gates, I did anticipate this. The bodies were both men and women. Young and old. Some you could not even recognize their faces. Others their bodies had been reduced to almost no flesh at all.
Bile rises in my stomach at the disgusting, torturous sight. I mean, I'm no fucking angel. I'm more devil but I only kill the guilty. The innocent are never to be touched. It's a code my gang and I live by. Heck, its the Vitcenzo code has been for a century.
When we pass the horror driveway finally reaching our destination, Sachin is there to welcome us. I only took five of my men with me and Sachin made it six. This could be a risk and I was not going to put my entire gang in danger. And from the looks of it, I made the right choice.
Sachin walks up to me, embracing me. He mumbles quietly in my ear; "You had to see this place to believe," I pat him on the back and we pull away.
This place was a fucking nightmare. A horror movie made everyone's reality, especially those who reside here. It still baffled me. How did he get the time to do all this? I could see from some of the corpses that he took time torturing them.
I can't even remember the last time I had to torture someone. But I have a very strong feeling that, that fact is about to change. Blood Day is coming I could feel it in the air. The blood of my family cries out to me every night now.
We enter into a church looking area of the estate and I inwardly laugh. They're Christian? Well, that is an awful joke I did not see coming. I thought they were just a cult. A really fucked up Cult.
As I take my seat, Crimson walks right past me. She goes next to Maksim and sits. She bounces a little girl in her arms and I frown a little. From the child's red hair I could tell that it wasn't hers. So I lean over to Sachin.
"Who is the kid?"
He replies; "Crimson rescued her the night that they took them," he says and I clench my jaw. The Vincenzo estate had loads of different families on it. Husbands and wives, their children. So many children. Happy children. And only one survived.
Anger bubbled in the core of my being and my darkness wanted to make its appearance. I inhaled and exhaled closing my eyes to calm down my raging heart.
Sachin got up to stand in the back and I kept observing my surroundings. Maksim had top security, the men are like cockroaches. They are crawling all over the place. They were everywhere.
Then I saw Kisa and Sychar. They have grown a lot since I left. Especially Kisa, she grew into curves. I always saw her as my next sister but now, not so much. Sy is the same, still small. Then I sigh when the thought of them being here against their will pops up. They were also stuck in a forced marriage.
I decide to go and greet Maksim, let him know that I was there. Same time I decide this Crimson gets back up from her seat and walks out with a look of determination. Sachin follows her out and I smile.
At least she really has someone who has her back here. This will be a bit easier because I didn't want her to know I was here yet. I didn't know how she would have reacted.
I get up and nod my head for TC to do the same. I walk up the aisle and as soon as Kisa sees me she stills in her chair. I shake my head at her telling her not make out the scene. Sychar could not see me because Jasha was blocking her.
"Maksim, nice place," I say and he gets up to shake my hand. "Am I see that you well decorated the outside," I tell him with humor in my voice. The pretending is killing me right about now.
"Yeah, it's a hobby. Well enjoy the wedding and don't forget about the ritual, " he smiles at me and TC and we both nod at him. Kisa furrows her eyebrows at me and I give her a quick wink.
We leave and TC whispers "What Ritual?" I dismiss the question because the thought just wants me to rip someones head off.
I get back to my seat and Crimson comes rushing back in taking her seat. Soon the bride comes out and we all stand to turn to her. But I keep looking at Crim. She is so beautiful. My little sister is no longer little. I could see her strength in the way she didn't cower under Maksim.
She has changed!
Grandma would be proud if she saw her now. Finally, she sees me and I smile at her. Tears well up in her eyes and I shake my head at her silently begging her not to show no emotion. Same time I see Maksim ask her something. But by the looks of it, she brushes him off.
They couldn't know that we were related. We have to master the art of not knowing each other. It is extremely hard not being able to hug her and take her away from here.
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"Cassius, this is my wife Crimson," Maksim walks up to me with Crim on his arm and introduces us. I nod at her and bows at me a little. I knew better than to verbally address her. It's just the way they do things here. Sachin had to spend hours teaching me.
"Crim, this is Cassius a business associate of mine," he finishes and I move away after.
This act is killing me internally. Sachin stuck to my side like glue after that. The dinner was so fucking weird. And I so wanted to punch that freak of a priest in the mouth.
However, nothing could have prepared me for that godforsaken ritual. What the hell is the divine seed?
Sachin lead me to a balcony and when I look down all I see is beds. At the center of the room are the bride and groom. Then Maksim and Crimson along with Kisa and Sychar and a few other fill the room.
Sachin comes to a standstill next to me and looks me right in the eyes without saying a word. I remember his words of warning while our training for this very moment.
Whatever you see don't react!
This whole place is so beyond fucked up. To make matters worse they were dragging Michael's name through the dirt. To them, he is Christ or Jesus but in heaven he is Michael. Michael the archangel.
I was shown all this in a dream the night that Sachin brought back Abram with him. It's all connected to the ring I possessed on my finger. The ring that Apollo gave my grandmother when he lost a bet. That ring is the direct link to my gang's past apparently.
Sadly it was only in short clips.
So that is all I really know.
I grip the railing of the balcony when Crimson drops her robe that she had on. I turn my head and my knuckles turn white. My eyes land on Kisa and she is completely in tears.
She looks up at me, her eyes begging me to help her and I feel Sachin hand lands on my shoulder and he squeezes it in an attempt to calm me.
The ritual begins and the urge to vomit becomes too strong for me. I quietly excuse myself and make a B line for the nearest bathroom. I hover over the toilet bowl and empty my stomach. I sit on the floor and cry my eyes out silently.
My hands were tied and I couldn't help them. I am the leader of the most feared gang in Russia and here I am crying for my family. Suddenly a calm overtakes me and I walk back out of the bathroom with a new determination.
I understand the message now!
That dream was a message.
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I feel your pain, Cass. Death will befall them all and we will dance on their graves together in sweet victory!😈