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Not a husband A trip down the memory lane-4
A month had passed since I came to Egypt. One thing I understood is that this place has mainly two sides. But that’s true for every country. However the day and night of this country is totally different. The daytime is busy. Everyone has something to do. They are always rushing to places. But the night is different. Those very same people go out and enjoy themselves. The night is awfully colorful. I found a work.I work as a porter at the port. It’s physically challenging. But the pay is decent if you know. The next job I have is during night.I work as a server at a local bar. That job is for information gathering. You find a collection of people at the bar. If you hear everything, you will know many things.I was barely going by. I had a room to myself and I cooked for myself. It was fulfilling. Facing many people and getting to know many people. But one day, it all changed.That day was like any other day. However the night was different. The bar owner was on edge that night.“O
Not a husband A trip down the memory lane-5
It has been 2 weeks since I became a captive. Every day has been full of torture. Not day but night.I was treated normally during daytime and was given free meals. I even became friends with the macho dudes. But at night, they helped Margaret torture me.The torture methods varied. The first day was light torture. And it kept escalating. Last night, I was shocked for two hours. The tingling sensation made my body numb. I would have died if the voltage was higher.Before that, they beat the living hell out of me with metal bats. My ribs were almost broken. But my bones are cracked more or less.I was able heal pretty quickly and my pain tolerance has improved. They stabbed me and gouged my body with knives as well.Looking back at those, I feel that I have grown. I didn’t even scream which made Margaret kind of mad. “Dude, are you really human?” One of the macho dudes asked. “I am a bonafide human.”“You don’t seem human to me. No one has survived more than two days. But you are in
Not a husband A trip down the memory lane-6
My new journey began with Masato. It had only been a few months but I experienced so many things. It took a month to fully recover. But the scars were permanent. My body looked like a chopping board.“Akito, what will you do now?” (Masato)“I did say that I will go with you. So anywhere is fine. Just take me with you.” “Fine. Let’s go deep into the continent. We are in Egypt now. But you will not be safe here. Especially because Margaret is here.” (Masato)“She sure is a nutcase. But tell me, why exactly everyone obeys her?” “She wasn’t like this. But everything changed when she volunteered in an experiment. After that, she changed. Her mental condition worsened by the day and she became what you saw today. Her husband sent her here because she could hurt her children.” (Masato)“She has children?” I knew she was married from her ring but for her to have children…her husband must he something.“Yes. Her son is two years younger than you. Her daughter is 7 years younger than you.” (
Not a husband Akito, a person shrouded in mystery
(Mona POV)Akito, my husband, is telling us his past experiences. How he was and how his fate was a joke. He told us all of his misfortunes and it sounded like self-mockery.It is true that his life was not easy. His parents didn’t love him. He had to fend for himself and then he was sold to the government to be a Guinea pig. I can’t say I sympathize with him or feel his pain but his experiences are not normal. How can one man suffer this much?After his survival from that experiment, he started working only to find himself knee deep is debt. His debt became the reason for our marriage. My father was the lender and his family, unbeknownst to him, was the debtor. After our kind of one sidedly forced marriage, he left. My mother drove him away like she was afraid of him. It was all a mystery until he started to reveal the truth.His experiences only get worse. He went to Egypt in a cargo container. He survived there by eating garbage. He was finally settling down when he was targeted
Not a husband My sins, my lies
(Akito POV)I do not consider myself as a good person. I have done many wrong things. I have lied, I have cheated people, I have killed people, stolen, swindled and the list goes on. Even now, I am lying. No, my past story is true. There is nothing false about it. I am not Akito, that is also true. I am a survivor of the now scrapped project, code named: Serus. I was telling everyone my past experiences. But suddenly Margaret called me. She is the one who tortured me the most while I was in Egypt. But I don’t hate. Rather, I sympathized with her. I offered to kill her but she didn’t die.She was also a modified human, modified to be the same as me. Due to the strenuous modifications, her psyche took the hit and she became mentally unstable.During her unstable days, she did many things which got the ire of many people. I tried to kill her using poison but her immunity was improved so it became harder to kill her using toxins.Monga and I were originally there when I gave her poison.
Not a husband My mistakes
(Masato POV)Damn that Akito or Serus. I can’t call him Akito anymore as he has revealed everything about him. It was my mistake to begin with. I should have killed him a long time ago. If I had done that, a lot of people would have been spared.Serus really killed a lot of people. And he will continue to kill. I don’t know what he is planning on doing. He made his exit like he had planned it beforehand.That Indian girl is cooperating with him. I didn’t like that girl from the beginning. And now, Serus has finally strayed away. The smoke canisters were full of sleeping gas. But it had little effect on me. However, I couldn’t make any sudden movements. Increase in heartbeat would cause me to fall asleep.I had to stay still until the smoke cleared. Another person is sitting up. She is Kanehaya’s daughter, Shizuka. That man is as cautious as ever. He even drilled his daughter with special training.She is looking at me but isn’t moving. Her breathing is a bit off so she needs more pra
Not a husband What should I do?
I have only arrived in India. Upon my arrival, I found myself in immediate danger. Ratri and I disembarked from our plane and went through the airport.The immigration and stuff, just know we didn’t come here through proper means. However, I was surrounded once I got out. Ratri was taken hostage. By none other than her mother.The people surrounding are people whom I know. I have met most of them before. We are in Benares. This place is both holy and unholy. I don’t mean to desecrate the image people have but it goes both ways.I got entangled with them 3 years ago. I speak an entire year, in this city, being chased by goons.Anyway, Ratri is someone who can’t go against her mother. She did say that her mother went home while we were in Japan.So she has been waiting for me, I guess! “Mother, it has been a while since I last saw you.” I can speak Hindi decently as well. I spoke in Hindi. Mother doesn’t like speaking English.“Why are you calling me mother? Call me Ma.” (Ma)“Yes, Ma
Not a husband I really want to make him pay
(Mona POV)The last thing I remember is my husband saying some incomprehensible words. They exactly weren’t incomprehensible but I couldn’t make anything out of them. I had signaled others to take the initiative and capture my husband. I know that they also harbor some sort of feelings for him but he moved before us.I passed out after the white smoke hit me. Waking up, I found myself on a mattress. Ariel and Tsubasa are on my each sides. I sit up and try to assess the situation. The floor has tatami mats. It seems like the house which my husband had recently bought. “What time is it?” I asked myself expecting no one to answer it for me.“It’s evening. You were conked out for more than 5 hours.” I heard an answer. It came from behind me. I look back as well. There, I find a seated Shizuka. “What are you doing?” “Meditating. His actions made me do something that I wasn’t accustomed to do. I have to recompose my mind.” (Shizuka)She sits normally. I also sit facing her. “What e
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His past 2
After he was switched with Akito, his life began as the fake Akito. I remember that Masato hid a lot of things from us when we first met.And Serus said that he doesn’t remember much from his childhood. His memories were jumbled. Let’s see how his childhood went.The first year went by without any major problems. The Sakai couple didn’t notice anything wrong with Serus. However once Serus turned two, they started noticing it.He looked different from the both of them. And the seed of suspicion was sown. They kept investigating on their own until they instinctively knew that Serus wasn’t their child.And they totally changed. Serus was three years old when they started neglecting him. They didn’t feed him for days. Didn’t provide him the basic things a child of his age needs.It was heartbreaking to watch. But watching is all I can do. Because these have already occurred.The look in their eyes as they watched Serus cry for help, it was animalistic. Like they were possessed by somethin
His past
(Ariel POV)Where am I? I remember that Serus died and Seina brought his soul in a bottle. I just remember drinking his soul and everything is a blank. Did I pass out?But this doesn’t look like Seina’s house. It’s dim and cold. There are many machines around here and there’s a big glass pod in the middle of the room.Panicking won’t help much. Keeping your wits about is the right thing to do. He always used to say that he likes my wits. Even if he is gone, his soul is with me. Let’s just survey the area for now.I make my way to the glass pod. It’s lit and there’s someone inside. The cylindrical pod is full of some sort of liquid and there’s a baby inside. The baby has a cord connected to its navel like an umbilical cord. But I can’t tell if it’s a boy or a girl. I look around for more information. The monitor is showing its vital signs. From what I can tell, it’s a completely healthy baby.But there’s something off. Why would a human baby be inside of a glass pod? Even if the baby
A nightmare
What I am currently doing is something many would dream of. I am sleeping on Anais’s lap. It’s an experience that may never come again. Which is why I am thoroughly savoring this moment. This sensation, the feeling, I am burning these in my mind.Well, it would have been even more enjoyable if I wasn’t seeing the souls of the dead.I can clearly see the souls of the dead. Worst of all, I recognize all of them. During my time as a cleaner, I had to take out a lot of trash. They really were trash. I didn’t hesitate to get rid of them and now, they are in my face.“Get up, you freak!” One of them grabs me by the collar and drags me down. What’s interesting is that I fell down. But I didn’t feel any pain. And Anais disappeared. So, it is a dream. But her lap felt so real! I get up and look at the ghost. He was a small time drug dealer whom I took out in Egypt. Monga was the contractor. He bore ill will towards Monga and his family. I took him and his team out.It wasn’t anything speci
Results of the curse
Anais put his head down on the bed and stood up. He looks like he is in a lot of pain.“What’s happening to him?” (Anais)“I guess he just got his punishment. Hmm…from the looks of it, it’s a curse. Eastern curses are hard to understand. But I think he is being haunted by a lot of souls. I’d say staying away from him would be the wise choice.” (Shankar)Anais ponders for a moment.“Is he in any immediate danger?” (Anais)“No. The curse itself won’t kill him. However he can die if his mind gives up. We should observe him for now. Besides, someone who specializes in curses is coming here soon.” (Shankar)“Do you mean that Ratri girl?” (Anais)“Yeah. She comes from a priest family. This man sure is well connected.” (Shankar)Anais and Shankar look at the sleeping Serus. His face is slightly contorted due to the curse manifesting in his dreams.On the other hand, Seina is explaining things to Mona and others. “Serus is not only being targeted in this world, he is a major target for the ou
Sinister punishment
As I climb the stairs, it hits me. The pain is slowly spreading throughout my body. It didn’t hit me immediately but it’s there. So, I just have a delayed pain response. Still, that initial pain was only intense for a second. Now it’s a dull pain flowing through my body.I took the stairs to check my condition after that fall. Can I function normally or will I be unable to move afterwards? So far, the pain is the only thing that’s bothering me.Soon I reached the 20th floor and walk in the hallway. But the pain is clouding my consciousness. It’s intense.I was standing on my feet but I think I was unconscious. Because I have no idea how I entered the flat. When I came to, I was sitting on a sofa. I look around to check. Anais is sitting right next to me. She probably cried a bit. Her eyes are red and slightly swollen.“Anais, were you crying?”“I was. You made me cry, again.” (Anais)She seems upset. I guess it’s only normal.“Sorry. I just had to test it out.” “Who tests it out lik
Meeting the savior
I was waiting to meet my savior while Anais is sticking close to me. I mean, why is she so close to me?“Anais, can you explain how your grandfather started working with a Japanese terrorist?” “That’s simple. After Akito busted them, the leader ran away. He went to Europe to get more help. However no one helped him. Because the Akito they knew was you.” (Anais)“It really was just a name problem. I was known as Akito so no one wanted to help him. And, what happened?”“The word of that man reached my grandfather. We knew who the real Akito was and who you were. So we teamed up with him to catch you. It took us a while to convince him that there were two Akitos.” (Anais)“Then you came to India where I was and abducted me. Did you send a word of my abduction to Akito?” “Yes. I think everyone knows by this time that you have been abducted. And this is a very simple plan so they have probably guessed as well what was happening.” (Anais)That’s true. So they won’t be coming. That’s a rel
The pact with the witch
Where am I? I open my eyes to check. It’s dark and I can’t see. I am lying on something soft and something soft is touching me. The pain is still coursing through my body.I try to move myself but something is grabbing me tightly. There’s a tickling sensation on my neck.The soft sound of breathing, this softness, it’s a woman.What’s the last thing I remember? I had just broken free and was very weak. Anais suggested something ridiculous and that’s it. I don’t remember anything after that.“Anais, wake up.” I call her name to wake her up. But her grip got tighter. She’s gotten stronger. “Anais, wake up. You are strangling me.” I try to tap my hands to wake her up. “A…”Her grip loosened and she sat up, rubbing her eyes.“You woke up…” (Anais)She is still a bit drowsy but she seems to have woken up.“Yeah. Where are we?” “I asked one of your followers to shelter us. He arranged this place for us and transported us here. Then you were treated. I have to say, you are something els
Someone, kill me!
Being crucified like this isn’t a bad thing. The pain is almost gone. But I won’t heal like this either. It’s been two days. They didn’t feed me or gave me water.I wonder if they really want to kill me. Then I would suggest crushing my heart or head. Those would instantly kill me. If they want to torture me and slowly kill me, I would suggest letting me bleed.My bleeding would most probably stop before it’s fatal so they will have to try a little harder if they want to go that route.My mouth hasn’t been gagged. But I have no one to talk to.I have been thinking about this situation. The conclusion I came to is very simple. That Japanese dude wants Akito. So he abducted me. Maybe to lure him here.The French wanted me. So they cooperated with each other. How did they find out who I was? Or am I overthinking it? Maybe they abducted me knowing I am Akito. Because I have used his name for 25 years of my life. Or more like my whole life. I can’t be sure. So I can only wait. Am I even i
He is unbelievable
(Mona POV)The self proclaimed vampire Seina gave us an explanation. His explanation was a bit hard to follow since I prefer to think logically. It took me a few moments to truly understand what he was saying.“Anyway, as long as Serus doesn’t do anything, he should be fine.” (Seina)I was about to ask him something but someone got a message on their phone.It turned out to be Mr. Sakai. He looked at his phone and suddenly dropped his phone.“What happened, dad?” (Akito)He couldn’t say anything. He just kept pointing at his phone. When Akito picked it up, his face distorted. What did he see?“What is the matter, Akito?” (Masato)“It seems that Serus is in trouble.” (Akito)How can that guy be in trouble? Didn’t he escape from the troubles?“What happened?” (Masato)Akito passed the phone to Masato. But he didn’t let me or other girls see.“This is serious. At this rate, Serus will die before he will normally die.” (Masato)What’s happening? How can Serus be in life threatening situati
