Mercen stared up at Purvkka, unsure of how to react.
Purvkka flew down, gently landing on one feet before the other.
"Glad to have finally met you... Imposter".
Mercen sneered at him, he had no idea what Purvkka was talking about or who he was.
"Fine, let me just make it clearer. You're the one that Vintaskii almost got killed in place of."
Seeing that Mercen was oblivious to what he was trying to say, Purvkka said, "let's discuss this over Lunch."
Ridka was unsure of where to place this, he was still grieving over the demise of his camera.
"Who exactly are you" Mercen managed to ask.
"Who, not necessary, it's what I want that is"
"You know, I was actually going to burn down every building one by one when I got here until I'd eventually find you" Purvkka beamed
"But then I heard that gunshot and figured you're the only one that had been shot"
"Why did you go through the trouble of revealing yourself to me... When you know that I could easily just end you" Mercen said glancing at a cup of water beside him. Purvkka's grin grew wider and he took the cup of water and toyed it playfully.
"Tell me Mortal, what use is a human to a Demon that has conquered water itself " He said, splashing the water on his face as if to prove his point.
"The name is Mercen, not 'Mortal' " Mercen said coldly without a hint of surprise. If he hadn't passed out from the shock of being shot, then nothing was worth his excitement, because to him, that was the greatest surprise ever.
"Hm, such audacity " Purvkka crooned, his voice etched with instant hatred towards Mercen.
Purvkka's phone beeped and he reached out into his pocket and pulled it out.
"A new restaurant?!" His eyes beamed with excitement. He turned to Mercen, his gaze turning cold:
"We'll meet again and I'll be sure to take your head with me next time"
And with that, he vanished.
Mercen didn't understand anythingt that just unfolded before him. Guess that was Purvkka's plan_ to confuse him beyond understanding, perhaps.
Purvkka was relieved, he had finally found Ro's double but he wasn't planning to go any further on this though and he wasn't going to tell Ro either.
This was just the beginning of a plot twist and he wasn't going to spoil the fun by making things clearer for either Mercen or Vintaskii.
He was just going to sit back, relax and enjoy the drama that was about to unfold.
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"But I don't get it though, why were you so persistent on fighting me?" Ro asked Purvkka.
"Cuz I wanted to put you in your place, obviously"
"But it's cheating ya know, I wasn't even ready and plus, I'm no longer immortal like you" Ro implied.
"Even if I was powerless, I still wouldn't have won" Purvkka boasted.
Ro rolled his eyes: what a waste of oxygen.
"You can never match up to my level_ not even in the next million years to come"
"I'm 32, that's a lot of time"
"Again that attitude, you never learn, do you" Purvkka pointed out, "You should understand what I hate more than anything else is being disrespected"
Mercen's Mansion
Bar Room
"What was that all about Ridka asked with an arched eyebrow"
"I wish I knew Rid, I wish I knew" Mercen replied in uncertainty.
"You know, I'm really mad at him for wrecking my camera" Ridka pouted.
"Don't be such a baby, you could always get a new one"
"But then I can't go back in time to collect the evidence that I need"
"That's not worth your stress" Mercen said glancing at nothing in particular. "It's not even him"
"But it's worth noting down, they could be related"
"Of course they're related" Mercen rubbed his temples in frustration.
"For a moment I thought I was in a movie, but then, I remembered how bad I was at acting".
Mercen's mind swirled with thoughts, he hadn't even drank an iota but yet, he felt very confused.
But it's a good thing though, Ridka said gulping down his hundredth cup "you won't be an easy target cuz if that demon was to come back, he can't harm you right.... But then, me..... I'm just a simple guy, one blow is enough to kill me. I can't take that risk"
"What are you implying"
"That I'm going into hiding, relax, no one will even care"
"I won't either, if there's anyone that needs to hide, then it's me"
Ridka laughed "and what?, leave all your assets behind? That's nothing like the Mercen I know"
Ridka hardly got drunk it was more like he was uses to it, being sober was the highest rate he could get; and so before you get the wrong idea, he wasn't saying all these out of Drunkenness.
Down across town, Mindassa stood snuffing a cigarette "There's only one logical explanation for this..."