40 Chapter 38 - The Fall of Valentine

It was already mid noon when they woke up from their sleep after an all night sex.

They stood up groggily and decided to take a shower together to save some time. But it wasn't effective as they thought it would be because they were tempted to have another session inside.

After their shower, they change their clothes and went outside to have a brunch.

While eating, Angel was the first to break the silence.

"Boss, let me be clear for once. Although, I belong to you and I'm your...."

"Property."

"Yeah, property.. I would like to apologize in advance because I'm not going to marry. I'm contented just being your lil bitch and all that, doing anything you requested while protecting you. I'm not even a girlfriend material...so uhh you know what I'm saying right? I like to be in the field enjoying life and action, not in the kitchen cooking."

"Yeah, I get what you're saying. It would be really a disaster to let you handle the kitchen. Remember the last time you tried to cook. You almost burn the estate in Virginia."

"Uhh? That's not my point boss. What I'm saying is.. "

"No really, I get what you mean. I don't want to marry either and get tied down this early. I'm still young."

"Then I'm relieved. As long as you understand, boss. Besides marrying, I'll do anything you want. I belong to the battlefield so...you get what I mean. Just like your relationship with Darcy, no strings attached." Angel heaved a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, yeah, I know."

"Thanks for understanding boss."

"No need for thanks since that's also what I want. At least we reached a consensus. Anyway, we better hurry up. It's going to be an 11 hour flight and I'm eager to go home."

A few hours later, they boarded the plane with its destination set to Texas.

Valentine Villa, Texas

When John heard that Margaret came home, he immediately ran towards her and embraced her tightly before saying a few sweet words to console his wife. He knew that Margaret was tired and he ushered her towards their room to let her rest.

It was already late at night when Margaret woke up from a nightmare. Probably a remnant of her experience in Sokovia still haunt her. She went to find her husband, John sitting beside her in bed while looking at her with worried expression.

"John, I need to tell you something. This is very important."

"Okay, let's go the study. I'll have Sebastian prepare some food so you could eat while we talk."

The two eventually found themselves sitting inside the study with solemn expression.

Then Margaret started to tell the whole story about their disappearance and their encounter in Sokovia including her suspicions.

While they were talking inside the study, as the servants of the villa was doing their duties, several shadows in the corners of the villa seems to come to life. Whenever the shadows pass by, light was suddenly extinguished leaving the servants bewildered with the strange phenomenon.

An old maid move towards the source of the problem thinking it was just an electrical complication. However, she didn't emerge ever again as if the shadows swallowed her whole. Without any sound, her corpse was lying on the ground with eyes wide open and slit on her throat still spewing out blood.

One by one, the lights on the villa went off. Wherever the light snuffed out, another life was taken. Black figures suddenly emerge showing only their eyes while staring coldly at the lives they've harvested. The only light source that could be seen was the glimmer of their Katana as they slay everyone in cold blood.

Little by little, the bright villa of Valentine was conquered by darkness.

Inside the study, as Margaret relayed her suspicions, George suddenly perked up his ears towards the door.

"John, we are being targeted and I'm scared of what will happen to our son if ever something unfortunate happens to us."

"Honey, I know you're scared but don't worry. I already arranged everything when you went missing. With everything that's happening to us, I realized that in our line of work, we're not going to be here forever for Faust so I made some arrangements if something happens to us."

George suddenly went alert and started growling at the door.

A few minutes away from the villa, a convoy of armed men was heading towards the Villa's direction. They are Alexander's men who received a go signal from Alexander himself to wipe out the Valentine family and retrieve the key in John's possession. That key was use to unlock the vault inside the Umbrella Corporation that contains Kree Alien Technology.

They are quite relaxed and confident in their mission since they have their trump card with them. A man with long hair and a masked equipped with a metal arm, The Winter Soldier.

They were oblivious of the fact that someone has already taken ahead of them.

On the other hand, their look out in Virginia already received their signal and proceeded bombing the Mansion whether Faust was there or not.

Inside the mansion

After seeing George's behavior, Margaret and John glance at each other and immediately knew that something was wrong. John drew out a silver revolver under his table loaded with eight bullets.

Margaret on the other hand took a book from the shelf and opened it before pulling out another loaded pistol from the hidden compartment.

They both cocked their firearm ready for their last struggle.

Suddenly the lights went off inside the room. George was now barking angrily at their intruder.

John and Margaret adjusted their vision in the dark and started looking around nervously. As they scanned their surroundings, they saw a terrifying scene that they can't forget.

Several black figures suddenly emerged front the shadows staring coldly at them. There was a lot of them and John mentally counted their number to 18th each holding their Katana.

John took a deep breath and looked at his wife. He knows that their death was imminent as he tenderly look at his wife's face trying to memorize her look even though he could only see her outline in the dark.

Margaret, seemingly felt her husband's gaze, look at him with fear and relief. She extended her empty hand and held John's before squeezing them tightly. She knows that this their last struggle and carefully aim her pistol towards the dark figures.

Amidst their current predicament, John whispered to her.

"Honey, I love you. It's an honor to be your wife. Till death do us part."

"And I the same, I love you John, till my last breath. Till death do us part."

As he was about to pull the trigger, he suddenly thought of something. He lowered his gun, put his hand in his pocket while pretending to load the gun after.

Then John aim his gun again as he started to talk.

"So you are really after my Family. Can you tell me why? Consider this a dying request from an old man."

All the figures look at the man at the forefront who seems to be their leader.

The leader who sure of their target's death relented and started talking.

"Someone placed a commission for us to kill you and retrieve something you possess."

"Is the Alient Technology?"

The leader nodded and didn't anything further.

"Can you say who placed the commission on us? We're going to die anyway."

The leader hesitated a bit but after realizing that Hydra wasn't an ally, he revealed the truth.

"Hydra"

After saying that, they were startled because there was commotion outside. They heard the sound of someone fighting. Suddenly, a dark figure burst in and bowed to the leader.

"Sir, there was a strong old man outside fighting several of our men. We need an additional men to suppress him."

"Go, don't waste time and finish it quickly."

Three figures followed the one who burst in going outside.

"Sebastian is still alive and he's probably trying to save us. They're guard was down. It's the perfect time honey. Shoot." John whispered to Maragaret.

After hearing her husband, she didn't hesitate and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

However, it was all in vain as their enemy block the bullets with their sword.

Ting!

Clink!

Relentless, both of them continue shooting as they empty their barrels.

Click click click.

There's no bullets left as the enemy still standing before them.

After seeing their prey's last struggle, all of the figures surged and rushed forward to finish the two but suddenly George shielded them with his body. Blades Pierce through as George grunted enduring his wounds. He pounce on one of the figures and managed to bite his throat causing the man to explode in green smoke.

After their failed attempt, they slashed once again but it was interrupted by George once more.

Margaret covered her mouth crying at the loyal dog protecting them while John gritted his teeth.

After a few attempts, George turned weak as the enemy keeps stabbing his body while he had bitten another two to death. He fell to the ground as he whimpered weakly.

As their last defense crumbles to the ground, they accepted their fate. Not paying any heed anymore on their enemies, John and Margaret embraced each other while multiple blades stabbed their body to death. They died together holding each other in their arms.

A few minutes later, Sebastian burst inside the study with multiple injuries.

"Madame, Sir!!?"

He scanned the room and found the couple's body in dim light while he saw the dark figures holding something he got from the safe.

As he witnessed the cold body of John and Margaret, he was filled with fury and sadness welled up inside him. They were not just his Masters but considered friends. Without any second thoughts, he charged at the figures in black with the intention of dying together.

However, the leader of the group suddenly ordered, "We've already got our aim, initiate retreat."

All of the dark figures flickered and vanished without a trace leaving Sebastian in daze.

A few minutes before the incident, Faust and Angel is already on their way to the villa from the airport when suddenly Alice reported that someone has sneaked into their mansion in Virginia. They planted bombs around the house and fired an rpg launcher to explode the luxury property leaving the Mansion in ashes. Alice said that all of their experiments and serums in the lab has been reduced to a pile of rubble.

"Fuck! We're definitely being targeted. This is a professional work." Faust gritted his teeth as he clench his fist.

He suddenly felt uneasy so he told Angel to drive fast.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the villa.

"Hold on, boss. Something's wrong. All lights are out."

"Let's go inside. Hurry!"

"Okay, just stay close to me."

The two carefully entered the villa and saw a horrific view. They saw bodies of the servants with slit on their throat and blood still gushing out of their neck.

"Let's go to the study, quick."

The two ran towards the study and saw the door was smashed opened.

Faust became afraid. So afraid of witnessing the worst of his nightmares but he gritted his teeth cause he need to confirm.

When he entered the room followed by Angel, he saw the things inside was turned upside down. Document and books were scattered everywhere and there were few sword marks on the shelf.

He turned his vision towards the table and saw Sebastian cradling the cold body of John and Margaret crying silently.

Seeing this scene, his face turned placid. His expression was stiff and he was staring at them with cold dead eyes. Tears started pouring out of his eyes as he started walking towards them.

He also noticed the body of his dog in defensive position with multiple stab wounds bathing in his own blood. He could definitely tell from his posture that he died trying to protect his parents.

He walks towards George and crouched down, as he gently stroke its fur although he couldn't feel it anymore.

Faust quietly murmured, "Thank you old friend."

His attention turned towards Sebastian who was holding his parent's body. He doesn't want to look at his parent's face because he can't bear it. The pain he's feeling was so strong that it feels like he's dying slowly.

He suddenly asked in a cold dead tone, "My Parents are dead, how come you are still alive, Sebastian?"

Although Angel didn't say anything, she looked at Faust worriedly as he witness him transform little by little. She couldn't find words to say to console him.

Then she heard Sebastian answered Faust's question.

"I tried, young master. I tried to die with them but in the end, it seems like I failed it as well. If you want, please take my life right now. I failed my duty and your parents."

"Not so fast old man, you think it's easy to escape with death, huh. As your punishment, you will serve me for the rest of your life. If I hertold you to die, that's the only time you can die." Faust said while gnashing his teeth.

Sebastian didn't answer and bowed his head in sadness.

"Leave the room, you two. Stand guard outside."

"Yes"

Both Sebastian and Angel went outside the room while Faust stayed behind.

With much difficulty, he forcefully looked at his parents in the dim light. Suddenly, the tears on his face was replaced by blood as he looked at them in extreme sadness. At this moment, he was crying with blood and he looked terrifying if someone saw him right now.

"I'm sorry, Mom, Dad. I should've come sooner."

He gently placed his hand in his mother's cheek. While caressing her face. After a few seconds, he turned to his father.

He noticed that his father's hand was in weird posture as if trying to point out something. He searched the pocket of his father's pants and sure enough, he found a small recorder. Suddenly, Faust understood his father's last message to him. That is, to avenge their death.

Faust stretched out a wide grin before chuckling, then turn into wild laughter.

"Uhuhuhhahahahah hahahah HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA"

Angel and Sebastian glanced at each other and knew that Faust finally snapped his sanity. His eyes became indifferent and it shows sharpness carrying ruthlessness deep inside them. Then they heard him saying in a cold tone.

"Whoever you are, even if you're a god or a king of hell. I will find you and I will kill all of the ones involved."

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