52- Gathering Of Aces

~ Sebastian ~ 'Scream!" I yelled, stabbing the person under me mercilessly as his blood fell on my face but my hands didn't tremble once before spilling his blood. I wanted more of it. 'STOP, SEBASTIAN, STOP!" The person under me screamed from the bottom of it's lungs but I couldn't hear it. Its voice was not reaching me. It was trying to push me away but I lost my mind before the voices which were manipulating me. They wanted this person to scream so I could hear it but to no avail- I couldn't. 'I said, SCREAM!" I yelled again, losing my whole identity and focusing on torturing this person so I could hear it. And when I did, everything went blank, 'AHH!" It was dark, too dark, my mind was blank, I couldn't think, I couldn't react. This darkness was not as homely as it was before. The abyss was suffocating me. I woke up with a gasp from the nightmare I had which dried my throat. I didn't remember the last time I had this sight in my nightmare. 'Boss?" Dave asked, arching a brow at my demeanor but I grabbed the water bottle hastily and drank some. 'Did you see that again?" He asked, narrowing his eyes with compassion. Gritting my teeth, I leaned back on my seat and nodded, panting heavily. 'Must be because of Sir Ruben." He said, telling the reason why I had that nightmare but I couldn't bear it. 'Fuck!" Cursing under my breath, I hit the armrest. We were on our flight to America to witness the public execution of the almighty Plague Doctor, the biggest criminal, the number one Ace but as if killing him could be this easy. 'Is everything okay?" Dave asked, worried about me. Glancing at him for a second, I inhaled in disappointment, telling him. 'I am afraid, Dave." I confessed, making a disquiet face, staggering him intensely to fathom what could scare me. 'Of what?" He asked instantly, even more worried about me now. 'I couldn't hear him back then. He kept begging me to stop but I didn't. My hands didn't tremble, I kept going." I began to tell him the sight I could never forget. The sight which had darkened my heart to the point I resent my own being. Gulping hard, I turned to Dave, telling him why exactly I was frightened in the first place. 'The same happened with Eileen too. She kept telling me to stop, to bring me back but I couldn't hear her. I didn't stop, Dave." I whispered, looking down at my hand which was shaking from dread. It had been a devilishly long time since I felt it. 'I already lost him. If I did the same thing with Eileen, I might end up losing her as well. Asad won't wait a second before filing the divorce. He would take away my Eileen too." I whispered, lips trembling and it had been so long. Dave forgot how fright felt on my face but by all means, I couldn't hurt Eileen. I had already done it once, I didn't want to do it anymore. 'I am afraid that out of jealousy I will definitely do something which would break her beyond repair." I continued, lowering my head, covering half of my face in my hand. Closing my eyes, trying to neglect these thoughts but they were manipulating me, making me lose my mind. 'Wasn't she just a prey? Why does it hurt you?" He asked, pushing me more into abysmal thoughts. 'I agree with Sir Ruben that you love him but why her? Do you love her?" He asked softly, making my heart race, thinking about it gave me weird sensations. It… froze me. 'I don't know. Am I?" I asked hurriedly, unsure about my actions, about everything. 'In fact, why would I be? I had seen Nathaniel, Sufiyan, Alphonse. Why would I want to have an emotion which could only hurt you?" I asked desperately, losing my breath but things were slipping out of my hands. 'What's the point of loving when you don't have anything to make it memorable?" He smirked, astonishing me further to anticipate but… What do I have to make things memorable? What have I ever done for Eileen to evoke love for an animal like me? Taking a deep breath, I rubbed my temples, leaning back on my seat to not think about it as it was only inducing thoughts I never did before and I want my mind to be clear before meeting them after a long time. 'Forget what I said." I sighed, closing my eyes but I could feel him smirking at me. I went vulnerable for a second, I won't again. But, the fear I might not do something to Eileen would remain as long as Asad is here. 'Yeah, let's pay attention to this first. Let's see what Nathaniel is going to do now." I sighed, rubbing my temples because I was infuriated at what Nathaniel was doing for that damned woman. 'Do you truly think he would die?" Dave asked which made me smirk. 'You think?" I asked with a dry smirk. 'Yeah, he is an Alroy after all." I hummed. If I hadn't done anything it was because Nathaniel was Valencia's son. 'If he used his mind properly, he'd be the king of the underworld but no. He wanted to become a fucking doctor." I scoffed, trying not to think about it anymore and ruin my mood. I was already furious. Just because of Zariah, he was putting us all in danger, ruining everything. 'Let's see what show he would display." I mumbled when we reached our place. We stopped at the hotel from where we could see the execution clearly. With Dave and Jacob behind me but I motioned to them to leave me. I like entering dens on my own to assert my supremacy. I upheld my dominance, I went inside to join the gathering of all Aces of the underworld. The dark side was broken into five parts- five Aces. Nathaniel Me Sufiyan Zaviyaar And Alphonse- thanks to me. I gave him that. Entering the room, my husky, deep voice, mixed British and American accent joined everyone else. 'Damn, How long since I last came to New York?" They all hate me. Turning their heads, a sour look formed on everyone's face when they saw none other than me with no guards, in my usual assertive form there. 'Sebastian…" Sufiyan hissed under his breath, displeased at my very presence here which I expected. 'Don't be surprised. You knew I would come too." I smirked darkly, walking forth. 'What about Alphonse?" Zaviyaar asked, arching a brow. At least expecting Alphonse to come here. 'I don't make exceptions. He lives there, dies there." I replied impassively, one hand in my pocket, the other in the air to dismiss this topic. He had already gained his time limit. They all glared at me in disgust but ignoring the repugnance, my smirk grew wider, mocking them, 'Don't give me this expression, what else do you expect?" I am a ruthless beast to them after all. Shrugging my shoulders, I poured myself some water and drank it to control my posture. They were alarmed by my nonchalance, not trusting me in the slightest. 'I heard you got married, Sebastian. Not expecting this from you." Sufiyan said, narrowing his eyes which stopped me, mentioning the topic I least wanted to hear. I own an image, I was proud of my devilish image which Eileen had ruptured and by all means- They cannot know about my exception. I won't let them grasp my weak point. I know, my marriage was the most shocking news, firstly, they cannot believe who agreed to marry this devil in the first place. I stopped for a second, a glint of rage flashed in my eyes with a clenched jaw. 'Hmm." Humming, I placed the glass down slowly, not in the mood to talk about it. Averting my gaze, I found my prey so I could shift the topic. 'Oh. We have a special guest." My devious smirk came back when my eyes fell upon Zariah. She closed her eyes for a second with a hitched breath, making a tight fist to contain herself emotionally but as if I would allow it. She cannot act innocent. 'Woman, you have no shame, do you? I don't think I have ever been disgusted with anyone but you." I snickered, arching one eyebrow at her in amusement. 'Disgusted?" Sufiyan asked, almost amused to hear the word ‘disgust' from my mouth. Nathaniel might be the strongest and number one. But I was the most ruthless and dangerous but limited to my specific domain by fear as no one wanted to work with me. 'The woman who thinks can become Valencia but ends up becoming a wimp who is nothing on her own. Always greedy for a hand, emotionless, useless." I degraded her before them; not any of them cared. No woman of this world could entice my burning soul as Eileen could. She was infuriating me. I wanted to torture her, make her scream, spill her blood. 'Why don't you defend her now?" I smirked, turning my head to Sufiyan who was looking down with a hollow face. 'He is not wrong." Sufiyan replied coldly, not arguing with my valid point. Zariah could never become Valencia Alroy. She was above all aces, the Queen of the underworld. My admiration. Shutting her eyes, Zariah looked down, not wanting to cause a disruption at the moment, she was extremely exhausted to fight. She didn't have enough strength to retort and remained silent. Smirking at her response, I was about to continue but Nathaniel's voice came heartlessly from behind, giving me a taunt which outraged me. 'Like you are treated as an outcast, Sebastian?"