DEATH's headquarters
March 1, 2019
11:50 p.m.
'Your wedding anniversary is tomorrow, Gwen.' Xavier Alcantara took a deep breath and looked out his office window. The giant glass panel separated him from the scenery beyond. It was late at night, but the light coming from the city center was still flashing. The cityscape's lights glimmered under the vast blanket of darkness. 'Can a man escape the past? Can a man escape his mistakes? ' He does not know.
Xavier was just stunned when his cellphone suddenly rang. It was a notification for a new text message. He picked it up carefully and read the message.
[Uncle, we need to talk. Meet me at my office ...]
It came from his nephew. Xavier frowned at his irritable nephew's text, "What does this need from me?" He had called Detective Nico earlier but he did not answer the call. Xavier would have liked to admit the reason why he lied to his nephew ... The real reason why he hid and left the company to Nico.
Xavier thought Nico was still mad at him. But now, here is Nico himself meeting him. Xavier smiled, "This boy is really more moody than a woman." He sighed, and walked out of his office. Somehow, his heart was reassured. He didn't seem to have a hard time explaining the situation to his nephew.
After Xavier replied to Nico's text, he walked through the deserted hallway and took in his quiet surroundings. The employees are definitely home and only a few admins are working overtime now.
As for the almighty CEO of DEATH, Xavier Alcantara, he is used to not coming home. He has almost settled into his office. 'And I'm not really going home,' he sadly reminded himself. Apart from Nico, he has no close relatives in the country. Xavier had always been the introvert. During his high school years, he had only two friends ...
And he just had to destroy their relationship.
He was gently shaken. He shouldn't be revisiting the past, even if it looks like he wants to go back to it and kill it. 'I shouldn't scare myself. Everyone makes mistakes .. 'But until now, every time he remembers what happened, his conscience haunts him even more.
The elevator stopped. Signal that he is on the 17th floor of the building.
A deafening silence greeted him. Xavier Alcantara stepped outside and walked towards his nephew's office. 'Thank goodness his office is even better than mine.' Not just obvious and always messy. Xavier smiled at this, "Even when he was a kid, he was already sloppy with stuff."
He knocked on the door.
No one answered.
Xavier frowned and tried to turn the door lock. It wasn't locked. "Nico? How many times do I have to remind you to lock your office's door?" When he went inside, Xavier was even more surprised.
Nico was not there.
The surroundings were dark, only the moonlight shone throughout the room. He rolled his eyes and saw the fruit basket on the nephew's table. Next to it is a red box. Xavier carefully walked towards the desk, his footfalls making an eerie noise amidst the silence.
"Nico?"
His eyes went to the box, and he noticed the card on top of it.
To: Xavier Alcantara
'For me?'
Xavier was suddenly nervous at what he saw. He took a deep breath and felt the surroundings first before he decided to open it.
"What the heck ?!"
Xavier flinched when he saw its contents. His eyes widened in horror to realize its contents.
"M-Hearts ..."
The pungent odor emanating from the elegant box wafted through it. From here, he sees that some parts of the hearts are decaying. And he didn't need to be an expert to figure out that these hearts came from human beings.
"Did you like it? Those are the hearts of women who cheated on their relationships ... You see, my friend, it's easy to take away the hearts of others when your own heart got broken so many times in the past."
Xavier quickly turned his back, he was about to crash into the box. Trembling enveloped her chest and her hair seemed to stand up when she saw the man standing in front of her clearly.
He-He found me ... It's him! H-I can't be wrong. '
The mask worn by Cassio Salvador. Its new persona.
"C-Cassio ..."
The darkness of the room concealed the Heartless Killer's face. A devilish smirk on his lips, his hand clutched a cleaver's knife. When he stepped closer to her, it was only then that Xavier Alcantara could see his face clearly. 'A new face containing the same demonic soul ..'
"I am not Cassio Salvador now, Xavier! HAHAHAHA! Call me by my new name! Call me ...
... Dr. Eugene Jimenez. "
The senior consultant of their company. The new persona of Cassio Salvador. 'Facial surgery ... why didn't I think of that ?!' And now, the nightmare he was running away from is right in front of him. The newly-sharpened knife gleamed in the light. It looks like he really waited a long time for this moment.
"I should have burned you with Gwen, Xavier. You've been running away from your sins for a long time, haven't you? HAHAHAHAHA!" An uplifting laugh escaped Dr.'s mouth. Jimenez. Xavier was horrified when a demonic smile flashed on his former friend's lips.
"You can't run away from me now, Xavier."
Xavier Alcantara stepped back when Dr. approached him. Jimenez. He boldly met her eyes, "Where is my niece? What did you do to her ?!" He clenched his fists in anger. He could not forgive himself if even Nico was affected by the sins he had committed before.
Dr. Jimenez pulled out a cellphone from his pocket and waved it in front of the CEO. A crazed look in his eyes. "The greatest detective in Eastwood is asleep ... Don't worry, he'll die soon along with your dreams, Xavier! It's your fault Gwen's why I became like this! YOU FUCKING TOOK EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME!" When Cassio Salavador laughed --- or now better known as "Dr. Jimenez", "... that's why I'll take everything away from you, as well. Poor Nico. 'Never mind, they're together Detective Brian ... Such a lovely pair, aren't they? Too bad they need to die. HAHAHAHA! "
And in a flash, Dr. rushed at him. Jimenez. Xavier sighed weakly and turned the fruit basket to his side. In one swift motion, he grabbed the gun and dodged the serial killer's attack.
"Shit!" As he dodged, his arm was almost cut off. Xavier Alcantara pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger, "DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
BANG!
But Dr. quickly avoided. Jimenez and sneered at Xavier. When he wasn't satisfied, he punched her in the face, "IT'S YOUR FAULT WHY I KILLED GWEN! YOU'RE A TRAITOR!"
Xavier almost fell over with the force of the punch to him. Even before he could move, the knife was immediately pointed at his neck.
'He's fucking crazy!'
Xavier Alcantara was breathing deeply. His body ached with pain. Xavier studied the eyes of this psycopath. Even though Cassio's face changed, his soul was still there. The soul of a friend he hid and kidnapped by his wife, a few years ago. Only now, Cassio Salvador's eyes were icy cold. Void. Empty. Pained.
Remorse hid in Xavier's heart, regardless of the knife slowly slashing at his neck.
"I admit I made a mistake then, Cassio .. I-I didn't mean it .. Gwen and I didn't mean it. Forgive me ..."
Dr. further emphasized. Jimenez had the knife in his neck. Xavier complained of pain and gradually felt his hot blood trickle from the wound. At the same time, he saw his friend's tears slide. Xavier Alcantara witnessed the Heartless Killer's mask break down. Exposing such raw emotions.
"Do you know how much pain your wife and best friend must be cheating on you, Xavier? Have you ever begged the woman you love just so she won't leave you ?! PUTANGINA, IT'S LIKE YOUR HEART IS TAKING AWAY EVERY DAY! YOU DON'T YOU KNOW, DIDN'T YOU ?! SINCE THEN, YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT WHAT YOU WANT! BUT WHY GWEN ?! WHY, XAVIER ?! "
Xavier inevitably felt sorry for the former friend. He knew he was also responsible for what happened ... He contributed to Cassio's pain, turning him into a heartless monster. Now, he fucking regrets everything. If only he could go back in time and avoid temptation, he did. Xavier Alcantara would even sell his soul to the devil to go back in time and save both his friends. To save the marriage he destroyed.
"Cassio ... Last night you saw Gwen and me ---"
"The same night I dragged him and burned him alive? Oh, done?" He often said that it was as if he no longer cared about the world. He grinned demonically and enjoyed watching Xavier's blood stain his knife.
"C-Cassio, listen k ----!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, XAVIER! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE AS AN ANIMAL!"
Xavier just closed his eyes when Dr. waved. Jimenez in the air the knife. He was ready to accept his death. He was ready to pay for the mistakes he had made. 'I'm sorry, Gwen .. I've messed up everything.' The knife hurled towards him, ready to pierce his face when ---
BANG!
"ARGH! What the ---- ?!" Dr. released. Jimenez took the knife and spat blood from his hand on his face. The bullet penetrated his palm and left severe pain and fresh blood.
"You seem to have underestimated me, Dr. Jimenez ---- or should I call you, 'Cassio Salvador'?"
Cassio turned to the young man standing at the other end of the room. There, Detective Nicodemus Yukishito held another gun in his hand and smirked wickedly at the serial killer. Dr. was surprised. Jimenez on the sudden appearance of Nico. He gripped his bleeding hand and glared at the detective.
"HOW DID YOU ESCAPE ?!"
The young detective smirked and leaned against the wall, "I figured it out, Cassio. It was a bit disturbing how you managed to escape arrest, but nonetheless, the greatest mysteries have the worst twists, right?"
Cassio didn't say a word and stepped away. He looked sharply at the detective when he spoke again.
"You've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, haven't you? To get revenge on the man Gwendolyn traded for you. So you've been planning all this for a long time and spying on your victims. When Covaline Perez was captured, he suffered from depression.We find amitriptyline pills in his medicine cabinet, a type of sleeping pills that are more often used as an anti-depressant drug.Because of this, amitriptyline pills are hard to acquire.Rarely sell this type of pills. pharmacy, so this is where being a doctor comes in. Covaline was last spotted in a nearby convenience store, meeting up with someone. When we investigated this, it turns out that Covaline was a frequent customer. You seem to have used being a 'doctor. 'you and you were kind enough to supply amitriptyline pills to Covaline for her depression. Gradually, you became close to each other and she trusted you. That was her biggest mistake ... One day, you decide to carry out your plan. You visited Covaline, and because she trust you, you were easily invited inside her apartment. So there were no signs of forced entry the door of his apartment. Then, you hit her with a blunt object --- a hammer or a crowbar --- and killed her. After you kill Covaline, you leave him sitting in the bathtub. So the livor mortis was on the back of his thighs and legs --- because you just let him sit and his blood dripped there. Then, you came back for her and ripped out her heart. You laid Covaline in the bathtub, hid the murder weapon, and took the amitriptyline pills from his medicine cabinet. "
Dr. Ngumisi. Jimenez, seemed amused by what he said. "Then?"