Chapter 256: Intentions And Revelations
When he felt himself go through a wall, the impact had come as a startle to him, but strangely, he didn’t feel the harsh pain that would be derived from being driven into a wall. Was this part of his Vampiric powers? No wonder Elijah recovers quickly when he’s thrown into the wall, thought Cassian, despite his life-threatening situation.
He had been unprepared for the attack, and that gave Abbot the bigger chance as he sat on top of Cassian, his grip on Cassian’s neck tightened like he wanted to squeeze the living air out of him. Those horrific black eyes gazing intently at Cassian’s red orbs carried deadly intimidation, and no one flinched or averted their gaze. The look in their eyes carried a silent battle, as if deciding they weren’t each other’s slave.
"Silly human! Without me! You wouldn’t be alive to challenge me!" The voice that spoke in replacement of Abbot’s voice was undeniably demonic. It sounded nothing like Cassian had ever heard before, and with each struggle to release himself from its clutches, the Ekiminus would tighten his grip.
"You...." The Ekiminus grip loosened a bit, its eyes widening slightly like it just realized something. "I can’t kill you yet." It shook his head, "I’ll just take your body instead!" A malicious grin was about to paint the face of Abbot when they heard a gunshot behind them, but due to Abbot’s fast reflexes, he was able to evade the bullet that was shot in his direction.
Another gunshot was heard as Orson followed Abbot with each perfect aim, but unfortunately, his speed was faster than that of a bullet, making it easy for him to evade all five shots.
Cassian, who was given a moment to catch his breath, looked up from his blurry vision to see Orson approaching where he laid. The young man still had his gaze fixed on Abbot, his gun pointing directly at him as he made his way cautiously towards Cassian.
"Hey, you alright?" He asked Cassian, but never once did he avert his gaze from what no longer seemed to be Abbot. It felt like if he dared to take his eyes away from the thing that watched them carefully, his and Cassian’s life would be endangered.
When Cassian sat up, the look in Abbot’s eyes turned normal as he returned to his human self, but Cassian’s glaring gaze was still fixed on Abbot who laughed maniacally. The sound of his outrageous laugh echoed in the destroyed room, and Orson quickly helped his friend up to his feet. He had heard something crash from the living room, and it was just his instincts that told him to come check what caused the sound.
"Did you like my surprise?" Asked Abbot who had stopped laughing, and a sneer curved his lips. "I didn’t mean to show myself today, but since your new friend already caught up to me, I thought, why not?" The silence that followed after his question was deafening. He had warned them about the consequences if they kept him tied up, but no one listened to his warning.
"Since when?" Cassian asked, the hostility in his red orbs remained undeterred. All this time, they had been living with the creature that they spent months searching for, and Cassian couldn’t figure out how he missed it. It was difficult to think, and Cassian wasn’t given the chance to react properly to the situation.
"Since when?" Abbot tsked at the question. "It all started before the death of Uncle William’s." He revealed to Cassian, "since my biggest secret is out, I see no reason why I have to hide the terrible things I’ve done so far. I feel proud of myself for being extra careful all these years, and still, no one noticed a thing." He chuckled at Cas’s stupidity before straightening up.