Capturing The Angel of Death

Stranger II

"Where are you?" were the first words he heard the instant he answered the phone. His master's voice was colder than ever and he could almost feel the man's intense gaze upon him even though he wasn't present.

He had no idea what the place he was at was called, but he still managed to give a proper description of the things he could manage to see. And from the replies he got, he was sure his master was familiar with the place. He felt relieved a little, but at the same time disappointed in himself. He had finally managed to get Marcelo worried, but he was kinda happy he did. His master rarely showed any emotions and sometimes it worried him.

But this showed that the man still had a human heart in him, this showed that he still cared and it kinda warmed his heart.

He stirred his thoughts away from his master and tried to focus on himself for the time being. For some weird reason, this Michael was still following him. And even though it felt odd, he couldn't deny the fact that having him around eased him up a little.

He decided to make the one sided conversation a little lively by replying to the few sentences that he paid attention to. Since Marcelo was heading here to pick him up, he might as well just help this boy. He was in luck for a cursed person.

"You're cursed" Sebastian announced. The words had suddenly stolen the breath out of Michael's mouth, but his reaction wasn't quite what he expected. He seemed rather calm than bothered, and seeing him look so calm after being told that he was cursed made him feel uncomfortable.

"I know" Michael returned with a fake smile.

'unbelievable' Sebastian screamed in his head. How can someone know that he was cursed to die and still act so carefree and unconcerned.

"Don't you want to do something about it?" Sebastian asked while distancing himself a bit from the boy. He couldn't believe that someone this young would be so fearless against death. It was both shocking and terrifying.

"I don't really have anything to live for, my whole life I've survived off robbing other's and if a slow and painless death is a way of paying for my crimes, then I'm not really bothered by it. It's a lot more better than being beaten or hung." Michael explained with a light smile on his face.

There was no getting past it, this boy was definitely insane. Whoever told him that his death would be painless? All he was doing was making stupid assumptions and just fantasizing his own death in a peaceful way. How pitiful. If he had truly accepted his own death, then there was absolutely no use trying to save him. If Marcelo happens to notice something off about him and save him, then he was lucky. But involving himself with anything related to this Michael was just an absolute no.

He reduced his walking pace and lingered around the place instead of walking forward. This was the place he had described to Marcelo and strolling away from this place just meant stressing his master the more.

His eyes almost teared up the instant they were hit by the light of an approaching vehicle. It had been fifteen minutes since the call and the last rays of the sun were already disappearing. He couldn't hide his relief, he felt like running towards the stopping vehicle and giving his master a hug immediately he alighted, but because of etiquette he had to hold himself back.

Marcelo didn't bother stepping out of the vehicle. He had left Rebecca alone in her condition just for Sebastian, and if he expected him to come down and call for him, then he was in for disappointment. He knew how bad the nights were in this city, and there was no way he was planning on leaving Sebastian out alone this late. He knew something was off the instant it struck five thirty and he wasn't back yet. He had decided to give the boy thirty more minutes, but the situation didn't change. He called immediately it was six pm and was a little relieved that he was still alive and well.

He leaned in a bit closer to the windscreen and could see another figure walking towards the vehicle alongside Sebastian. He didn't want to believe that this new figure was the reason why Sebastian risked his safety. He had warned the boy seriously against entering any sort of relationship as long as he was involved with the Anti-Quinns. All it would bring him would be a broken heart and a dead lover or friend. Whatever he had going on with this boy was ending here tonight.

He finally got down from the vehicle just so Sebastian could see how serious he was. Sebastian had not only managed to stress him by bringing him out this late for such an unimportant situation, but he had also disobeyed him and went ahead to get familiar with someone he had never seen before.

"Who is he?" Marcelo asked cutting Sebastian down before he could even say a word.

Sebastian hesitated a bit before answering. He had expected Marcelo's mood to be this cold, but he hadn't anticipated the question. He knew the man probably thought that Michael was the reason why he was out late, and he had to clear that up.

"I don't know who he is." Sebastian denied. He wasn't actually lying, he just met this boy now, and even though they had discussed for a bit, he still didn't know a thing about him except his name and occupation.

Marcelo arched a brow. He couldn't help but think that Sebastian was lying, but more than that, he couldn't just ignore the sinister aura that wrapped itself around this boy. Something was definitely up with this boy and he knew that Sebastian was aware of that.

"Were you planning on performing an exorcism without my permission Sebastian?" Marcelo queried. His voice colder and monotonic.

As expected, his master had noticed that something was off with Michael, but once again his question came with the suspicious stare. He had tried helping the boy at first, but had changed his mind afterwards. So he was safe from this question. The answer was,

"No"

Marcelo finally took his eyes off Sebastian and focused them on the stranger in front of him. He could tell something was wrong with this boy, but he didn't know what.

"What's wrong with him Sebastian?" Marcelo demanded.

"He's cursed, cursed to die. He doesn't have much time" Sebastian explained.

'Cursed to die?' His head repeated. This was it. This boy could be the key to him finally getting his hands on the grim reaper. If he could manage to bring the sole thing the Quinn's worshipped down, then they were sure to stop their ungodly practices. He was definitely taking this boy in, mostly for his task and also to save him. He didn't know who this boy was, but as long as he had the potential of making his dreams come true, then he was definitely worth taking in.

"Get in the car. Two of you" He commanded before climbing in. He couldn't believe he was so comfortable with taking a stranger into his home, the days were so bad that you couldn't even trust your friends, not to talk of a stranger. He wasn't scared, if this boy happened to be a spy or anything bad, he could easily end his life in seconds. Being proficient in exorcism weren't his only traits, he was also skilled in Martial arts and also weaponry. He had built himself to be the direct counter to the Quinn Family in every aspect they had to offer.

He made a U turn, and made his way towards the road. He was focused on the road and at the same time had his eyes on the stranger. He was still an unknown entity and he had no intentions of trusting him at all even though he was probably his best way of beating the Quinns. If this boy tried to pull any stunts or make any unnatural move, then he was going to end him quicker than his curse.