CHAPTER 4.2 - Amelia Watson

"E-Eeehh... You're really a Grim Reaper?", I asked.

"If you don't believe me then so be it, but I don't think your guts tells you that I'm not a real one.", Jack replied.

I don't know if he's really a Grim Reaper, or just a delusional teenager who thinks he's a Grim Reaper. But either way, he's killed way too many woman, all of that just to trap me.

"You still seem to be confused.", Jack said.

"Of course I am, how will you prove to me that you're really a Grim Reaper?"

Jack went silent for a moment, maybe he's thinking of a way to prove himself that he's really a Grim Reaper from the underworld.

"I just have enough proof to show you.", Jack said in an intimidating tone.

Jack started to walk around the room, after that he snapped his fingers, resulting most of the candles to go out.

After doing that, he looked back at me and grinned. I felt uncomfortable seeing that grin.

After grinning at me, he turned back again and asked me to do something.

"Watson, can you slowly walk towards me?", Jack asked.

"Why should I...?"

I have to be cautious, since I don't know when he'll strike and kill me. Knowing that he's already killed so many woman, makes me think that he's definitely the type of person to trick me.

"You have no need to worry, for I will not slice you to bits.", Jack said.

I couldn't say anything, but I also didn't have a choice but to follow what he asked me to do..

I stepped one foot forward, he didn't say anything. I stepped another foot forward, he still remained silent. Since he's not saying anything yet, I started to walk slowly, as I continued walking, my heart beated faster and faster. I don't know what he's got in store, but I have to be careful at any times..

"Stop.", Jack said.

I stopped walking after Jack said that.

"Look down, Watson.", Jack said as he tilted his head towards me.

"Look.. down..?", I asked myself.

I was facing him the whole time because I was cautious about when he'd strike, but I started to look down slowly but surely while still facing him. As my head looked down, I did the same thing with my eyes as well. And what I saw, were cards on the floor and they're all facing down.

"Do you see it?", Jack asked.

"C-Cards...? Why cards..?", I asked.

"You still don't get it?", Jack asked.

"Don't tell me that you want to play poker against me..?", I said as I looked at Jack again.

"No.. But we're going to play something else that's even more entertaining than poker."

More entertaining? Like what exactly?

"I suppose you still don't get it.. Well, I suppose I'll need to flip them up."

After Jack said that, I heard a flipping sound from below. And when I looked down again.. The cards.. Are all flipped. And as I stared at it carefully, I noticed that.. All of the cards have the name... Amelia.

As soon as I saw those, my heart started to beat faster than before, I didn't know what to think. What is this?? Is this another trick??

"I suppose you're confused by now. But let me introduce to you, all the woman that I killed."

Eh...? What does he... mean...?

I kept staring at the cards, and eventually the faces of those cards started to move.

"W-What?!", I said in fear.

The faces started to move and it sounded like they were saying something.

HELP ME. SAVE ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE. SAVE ME.

Those were the voices that I mostly heard.

Then all of a sudden, Jack started laughing..

"J-Jack.. What is this??", I asked.

"You still don't get it?! Fine, I'll explain it to you!"

Jack snapped his fingers again, which made all the candles lit up, but unlike normal candles, all of them lit up for about 3-4 meters high.

Then Jack raised his hands up high which made all the cards rise up, it freaked me out for a second and then he said..

"These cards, are called the Death's Tarots.", he said.

"D-Death's Tarots..?", I asked.

"Yes. You seem to be familiar of your own Tarot cards, the ones with drawings and names, which decided your fate and end. While the Death's Tarots, are for trapping souls."

Trapping souls? Then that means that... He didn't kill those woman?? I am relieved that he didn't kill those woman but why? Why trap their souls and make a pattern that specifies me?

"Why did you do all of this?", I asked.

"Like I told you, I want to play a game with you.", he replied.

He pulled his hands and the cards were also pulled back to him.

"These cards have the souls of all those woman. Work with me, then all of their souls get released.", he said.

"Work with you...?", I asked.

"Yes. It's that simple."

"If I refuse?"

"Then this will happen to one of them.."

He suddenly pulled out another card from his back, and faced it towards me. The name wasn't Amelia but I'm guessing there was also a soul inside.

"Watch.", he said.

I watched as he said, then he suddenly raised his left hand and did a slicing action from left to right. Which also... Sliced the card in half.

"WH-WHAT DID YOU DO???", I asked while feeling fear and shock.

"I killed a person. And by now, the body of that person, has been cut in half as well.", he said calmly.

"Whose body was that...?", I asked.

"The person that I just killed while you were waiting for me in your apartment."

D-Don't tell me that... Oh no... Jhon and the Chief, should've seen his body getting cut in half for no reason right now..

"Why are you doing this...? Tell me the truth.", I asked.

"I already did. I only wanted to play with you, Watson. So if you ever refuse the offer then, one these Amelia's will get the same fate as the first one."

He's definitely not bluffing by now.. But.. I still have to stay calm, if I lose focus of my true objective, then I won't be able to save these people.

"So? Is it a yes or no?", he asked.

If I refuse, he kills one.. No.. He'll most likely kill all of them in an instant, and I can't let that happen. I guess I have no choice again..

"Fine. I'll work with you.", I said.

"Very good.", he said as he slowly put the cards down back to his pocket.

He's got them hostage now. Now what do I do..? Maybe I can tell the rest and ask for their assistance, but I guess this guy won't even allow that..

"One more thing, if you ever tell anyone about this. Then all of these woman are dead.", he said.

Damn it. He read my thoughts, maybe I'm thinking too much right now, I have to go with the flow for now and think about a solution to save them later. If I miss one small detail of our conversation, then all is gone.

As I was in the midst of thinking, he suddenly approached me while holding something on his hand..

"W-What is that...?", I asked.

"This.. Is a bracelet of promise."

After he said that he took my left hand out by force and attached the bracelet into my arm. I didn't feel pain, but I felt like my soul just got chained entirely by him..

"What's the purpose of this...?", I asked.

"That bracelet recorded our entire conversation, especially our deals. If one of us broke a deal, then those bracelets will release spikes that will stab you and give you an incurable poison, and the twist is, it's not your physical body that's going to get poisoned, instead your soul will get poisoned.", he said then he chuckled after that.

Damn it.. I was just thinking about ditching him and saving those woman behind his back. But it looks like that won't happen..

This guy has definitely set everything up since the beginning.. But for what purpose? That's another mystery that I have to uncover..

"Our work starts tomorrow evening. Meet me here and I'll tell you the objectives that you needed to fulfill. Oh and by the way, the deal only lasts for a month, so as long as you follow then these woman won't die.", he said as he walked away with his back on me.

"You're sick as hell, Jack.", I said to insult him.

"Well, that's where I came from after all."

After he said that, he let out a menacing laugh that I've never heard once in my life. And I'm certain that his laugh will haunt me for days to come..

I doubted him before, but now I can say for sure.. He really is, a Grim Reaper.