Chapter 113 The final battle

Chapter 113 The final battle
~BRYAN ~

This was the final battle. Or at least that was what it felt like to me. My hands gripped the gun tightly as I stared at the gigantic mansion in front of me.

I would be ending this now, once and for all.

" Surround the entire building. No one gets out and no one gets in. Is that clear?" I barked.

" Yes sir!"

I stared at the house for a minute before turning around and going in, my eyes still fixated on the door.

But to my surprise, he was sitting in front of the living room, legs crossed as he sipped on his wine.

I paused and his smile widened.

This man, he was nothing like I expected him to look like. Somehow, I could see the resemblance between he and the dead Mr Silvio. It was something about the eyes and the way he smiled as he stared at me.

This was more than I knew.

" I was expecting you. Not now anyways. If I knew you would be here by now, I would have ended it sooner. But it's not bad either." 

" Get the hell up" I said simply.

He hummed.

" I assume you found me through a tracking device placed on the cell phone of the police station right? You knew I was the first person Leon would call if he got into trouble and all you had to do was wait. Smart choice really. I will give you that".

" I won't repeat myself"

" Oh calm down little son. I know you. You don't know me because I was never a big shot in the Mafia world but I knew you. The world famous don that started ruling at the age of 19 and disappeared after an accident, leaving everything to his best friend.

I know you. It's a pleasure to meet you really. Your work far transcends you"

I cocked the gun, the whole touchy story now irritating to me.

" Oh calm down. This cup of wine in my hands? It contains poison. Not the cheap kind also. It kind that you get from the Arabian soldiers on their way to mecca. They say that they get those to end their lives after they pray to Allah. As an atonement for all the lives they took on the battle field "

Now I was perplexed. What the hell was the problem with this man?

" Come on, walk with me" he said, raising his legs gently from the stool and walking over to the hallway by his right.

" If you are thinking of running I just have to let you know that the whole building is surrounded. It won't do you any good, trust me" 

He laughed.

" Run away? To where? I have come to realize that running never solves anything. I like to take life challenges head on really. I just want to show you my wall of rare paintings before we go back to whatever you want to do to me" he said.

A bout of cough raked through his being violently and when he pulled his head back, blood seeped from the corners of his mouth, slowly, his eyes red and bloodshot now.

I stared from his face to the glass of wine in his hands.

Was the drink really poisoned?

" Why are you just standing there? Have you not seen a man cough out blood before?" He asked.

I hummed.

" So your plan was to kill everyone and then kill yourself? Sounds pretty stupid if you ask me"

He shurgged.

" Look at this painting. I got it from a blind man you know? It's crazy just how much you can achieve as a human when you don't have eyes. I was surprised. It's the cheapest of my paintings too."

" I'm not talking to you about paintings"

His hands caressed the canvas of one painting and he smiled.

" My plan was not to just kill everyone and then end my life. You saying it that way takes away the poetry that lies in it.

My plan was to make sure that every single soul involved in my misfortune dies. I never wanted to live this life..you see these wealth and all these cars I drive? I don't want them too.

I just want to go back to my creator. But I was not going to be leaving earth without taking them down with me".

" Akira Won't be dying. Sorry to ruin your plan"

He laughed again.

" You think if I wanted Akira dead she would still be alive? You doubt the power I have over her life. If you have not found out about me, I would have killed her. I would have bidded my time and slit her throat while she slept. I still hate myself for not killing her when I had the chance.

But it's okay. Akira can live. I will rather she lives than me dying in the hands of another man" 

" Good. You have made my job easier for me then. Lets go back and have a sit so I can watch the life drain from your eyes before I take my leave".

He smiled.

" Of course spoken like the true Mafia don that he is. I just hope you don't regret all of this. Leaving everything you ever had for a woman. It's a dangerous choice. No woman is ever worth it"

Another fitful of coughing, louder and more nerve wrecking than the last.

He clutched to the walls, his eyes bulging as the drink slipped from his hands.

" If you are going to die, do it fast. Akira has been very scared of staying alone thanks to you. I can't leave her for too long".

He smirked softly.

" Do me a favour young man, don't let anyone see my face when I die"

I watched life leave his eyes slowly as he slowly breathed his last.

" You don't deserve favours. And one more thing. Akira is worth everything..and I don't mind leaving everything to be with her over and over again.