Chapter 17 : The Serpent Awakens

Jack sat on the worn-out wooden chair in the corner of the room, his eyes fixed, his hands stained with something he couldn't quite identify… Was it blood? Guilt? Or merely the shadows of truth?

Around him, the crowd began to trickle in, one by one. Familiar faces, now distorted by anger and disappointment.

Sarah (shouting):

We trusted you, Jack! You were our brother—how could you do this?!

James :

You were the last one to see him alive… and the first to disappear when the news broke!

Jack(in a low voice, barely a whisper):

I didn't kill him… I swear I didn't.

But his voice wasn't enough. It was like trying to save himself from drowning by breathing underwater.

Then…Georgia, with her mocking calmness, sat down on the leather chair opposite him, crossed one leg over the other with seductive slowness, glanced at all their faces, then turned to him.

She let out a soft laugh, one that gnawed at the bones without ever raising its volume, and whispered in a poisonous tone:

Georgia:

Thank you so much, Agatha, for your advice… Really, it was helpful to let them devour each other.

Then she looked at Jack, brushed her golden locks back with deliberate allure, and leaned in slightly, as if revealing a secret from the depths of hell:

Georgia:

Your only sin, Agatha… was loving Mido.

And Mido… belongs to me alone.

Breaths froze.

Jack didn't speak. His eyes were screaming, but his tongue refused betrayal.

While the others, unknowingly, turned on each other—each casting blame on someone else…

Without warning, Mido enters abruptly, unnoticed by anyone, not even Georgia who is known for observing every detail and analyzing everything around her. Even Jack's lifeless body lies there, how he died and was killed remains a mystery.

No one knows the truth or the history of Mido. His sadistic gaze fixes upon them, shirtless, revealing a wound on his chest from Jack's failed attempt to kill him.

The scene unfolds with a strange breathing pattern and head movements, unlike anything they've seen before. His tongue darts out like a snake, entering and exiting rapidly. He grabs the knife, tasting Jack's blood.

Georgia stands up, her face pale with fear for the first time. The others stare in disbelief, unable to recognize this new side of Mido.

"What's happening to him?"

Julia whispers, her voice trembling.

"I don't know?

"I don't know," James repeats, his eyes wide with terror. "But we need to do something."

"Like what?" Sarah asks, her voice shaking.

"He's completely lost it but he's still my brother.

Christina adds, tears streaming down her face.

Suddenly, Mido's body convulses violently, his eyes rolling back in his head.

"Oh my God

"What do we do now?

Julia cries out, wringing her hands nervously.

James shakes his head, his face pale.

"We need to get him to a hospital. Now."

"But what if he wakes up and hurts someone else?"

Sarah asks, her voice filled with fear.

The scene unfolds with Mido's sadistic gaze fixed upon them, his shirtless form revealing a wound on his chest from Jack's failed attempt to kill him.

His breathing is erratic, and his head and body move in strange, unsettling ways a side of him no one has ever seen before.

With Mido's behavior becoming increasingly unsettling and violent.

His tongue protrudes like a snake's, darting in and out rapidly. He grabs the knife, licking Jack's blood off the blade.

At this point, Georgia stands up, her face pale with fear a rare sight. The others stare in disbelief, unable to recognize this dark side of Mido.

His tongue protrudes like a snake's, darting in and out rapidly.

"You were warned to leave me alone," Mido snarls, his voice thick with menace.

"You insisted on repeating Agatha's mistake.

Mido snarls, his voice thick with menace. "

Now I'll make you pay all of you!"

Sarena tries to approach him, but Georgia stops her.

"Despite my hatred for you," Georgia says coldly, "if you go near him, he'll snap your neck with two fingers."

Sarena looks stunned, unable to believe what she's hearing. The others watch in horror as Mido's behavior spirals out of control.

"But he's my love.

Sarena protests weakly, tears streaming down her face.

Georgia's expression hardens, a chilling reminder of her professional demeanor.

"Believe me,"Georgia says grimly :

"this side of him has killed every player before, including his best friend with cold brutality."

Then she violently pulls her and throws her onto the table, scratching her hand At that moment, Mido remembers some memories with her and screams a scream that shakes the heavens and runs towards her As she hides after Sofa saying with wonder tone:

Despite his unconscious state, he remembers her. I can't exploit this situation.

Mido, still convulsing and speaking in a sadistic tone, approaches Georgia and chokes her with one hand.

"Do you know who I am?" Mido hisses, his voice dripping with sadism.

"Do you know what I'll do to you, Georgia?"

Georgia struggles to speak, her face turning red from the lack of oxygen.

"Yes..."Please... don't let this happen again," Georgia gasps, her voice barely audible.

"Have mercy on yourself, Mido., don't forget that Allah ordered you to forgive who harmed you and Remember who you are! You're a leader here. Remember the teachings of your prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him.

Mido pauses for a moment before speaking.

"I'll rip out your heart and drink your blood," he growls sadistically.

Without warning Serena hugged him warmly with love and emotions then Suddenly, Mido's demeanor changes, as if he desperately needs love and care.

"Leave me alone!"

he shouts.

Serena refuses to let go.

"I won't leave you until your soul returns to its Lord."

Afterwards, Mido returns to his normal state and collapses unconscious.

Mido lying unconscious on the ground, the others gathered around him. Georgia escapes towards her room, muttering prayers.

"Thank you, Allah Georgia whispers as she flees, "for saving me from Mido."