Fountain of Blood

*WARNING: This chapter may contain gore or blood scenes*

[A cold shiver ran down the spine of Tareq Mirza when he opened the envelope. It had the photo of Faiz, the man whose house they just came visiting! Tareq didn't say a word and started to run in the direction of the house. His team also followed him along. Tareq almost crashed into a man while he was running.]

:(Man) Yo, be careful, mate. You might get hurt.

:(Tareq) My bad.

[Tareq continued running with all his stamina. Suddenly, he stopped. He saw a raincoat covered with blood lying on the road. He realized that he was already late. As he slowly approached forward, he found a bloody mask, followed by bloody pants and a pair of bloody boots. When he reached the house, he found the door wide open. As he entered, he saw the butler of Faiz staring at the couch facing opposite Tareq. Tareq came in front and found a gruesome scene! The dead body of Faiz was sitting on the couch. His blood colored the white cover of the couch crimson red. He was decapitated with his severed head missing. The rest of Tareq's team couldn't even look at the corpse]

:(Tareq asking the butler) W-W-Where is...(Clears throat) where is the head?

:(Butler) Upstairs.

[Tareq climbs the stairs as fast as he humanly can. When he got up, he saw the head of Faiz lying on the floor with broken shards of glass from the window beside it. His face had such an expression accompanied by the shards of glass that it even made Tareq nauseous.]

(Back in the headquarters)

:(Hasan) Sir, are you okay?

:(Tareq) I'm good. I'm good. Did you gather the CCTV footage?

: Yes, sir.

[Hasan opens the laptop on Tareq's desk and starts the recording. The first was of the living room. Tareq saw that just 5 minutes after they left, a dark figure appeared behind Faiz. Then he took a sword from his back and placed it behind his neck. Then 3 seconds later, he pulled his head backward using his hair and moved the sword forwards, decapitating the man effortlessly. The second one was of the entrance camera. He walked out of the house with Faiz's head in his hand. Then he tossed the head so casually that it almost felt like he was throwing a ball. Then before leaving, he flipped up the bird to the camera. But what Tareq found weird was the fact that the killer never entered through the main door. Was he already in the house when they arrived? The third footage was off the road. The killer was seen taking off his boots, raincoat, [anys and mask, one by one, and leaving them on the ground. Underneath, he had a shirt, trousers, and a backpack. From it, he took out a pair of sneakers. And then picked up his sword from the ground and started to walk casually as if nothing had happened. But before he left, he stared at the camera for a while. Due to the dark, Tareq couldn't see his face. But his eyes...they can be seen clearly. They were blue and beautiful. It was like staring at the ocean's clear water. And for some reason, it seemed like they were glowing. After that, he left the camera's sight.]

:(Hasan) Sir, I think I meet this man!

: What?

: Sir, it is the man who you almost collided with on the road that day.

: What...the killer was this close...How did he look?

: I-I can't remember. I recognized him from the outfit.

: I see. You can leave now. (Sighs)

: Sir, are you okay?

: I'm fine. I feel disappointed in myself.

: Disappointed?

: Yes. Before I left, I assured the man that he would be safe yet just a few hours later, he died...And I could do nothing.

: Sir, I think you shouldn't blame yourself for it. You didn't know that the killer was there.

: That is the very problem. If I found the killer before, this would never happen.

[Hasan didn't say anything else and left the room. He knew no matter what he said, Tareq would not change his mind. Just then, Suvro enters the room.]

:(Suvro) Sir, the eyewitness is in the interrogation room.

: Okay. I'm coming.

[In the interrogation room. The butler was sitting on a chair, shaking.]

:(Tareq) So, what did you see? Where did the killer come from?

: I-I don't know...

:(Thunders at him) Goddamn it! You must know something!

:(Suvro) Sir, calm down.

:(Butler) I honestly don't know sir. I went to fetch water for my master. When I returned, he was already behind him. Before killing him, he said those words. "Brace for impact". Sir, I barely kept my consciousness. He chopped the master's head like butter! It was a fountain of blood!

[Fountain of blood! The very words Blue Anarchy said in his letter. After hearing this, Tareq couldn't control himself and stormed out of the room. Suvro followed him behind.]

[Tareq was really in a bad mood. He never failed in anything in his life. But this time, he is seeing everything but success. He was walking down the road, with a bottle of whiskey with him. He had never drunk alcohol before this day as it is forbidden in his religion. Yet, he borrowed a bottle from D'Cruz and drank like crazy. He certainly lost all control. He then entered an alley to take a piss. While he was doing it, a man arrived out of nowhere.]

:(Man) Sir, it is not allowed to urinate outside here.

: Who are you to say?! I'm a RAB officer. Your protector! I do whatever I want!!

: Who am I? So you didn't recognize me, did you? (Giggles)

[The man was wearing sunglasses and a mask to cover his face. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and checked trousers. As soon as he took off his sunglasses, Tareq could see the glowing blue eyes of the man. It was none other than Blue Anarchy!]

: Nice to meet you in person, Assistant Director Tareq Mirza.