I was still on the floor, still holding the spot where I was kicked by the time keeper. I didn't actually see what he had done to me, but it did felt like a kick, so a kick it is, but that's not the matter right now, rather the matter is what's right in front of me, those men coming at me, one of them already down, put down by me.
I can see the gang leader stepping out, coming at me, should I say this was to my advantage or am I playing it rough again like the last time?.
The two ladies were behind him as he came at me, his gun in his hand, he always makes speech before shooting, something he'll live you to go with. Still calculating on the move to make, I watch him squat down right beside me, his men standing on alert, every gun pointed at me.
“ Will Will Will..... The Wilfred I once knew was afraid to even harm a fly, seems like someone has been playing tricks on us all this while, watching from the way you happened to gun him down.....” he said, eyes turning back towards the lifeless man on the floor before returning to me.
“ I could've said you were some kind of a secret agent who has been sent to get involved with our mission, but that's not possible, the agents have our backs on this, so this is either an organization which I never knew or you were just foolish enough to put yourself in this position, knowing exactly what the result was going to be.....”
He said, blowing some air down into the bullet hole of his gun, eyes returning back to stay at me. “ Any last words?....” He asked. He doesn't just kill without allowing you to say whatever you got in mind at that moment, whether offensive words or not, he allows you to speak out what's the last thing in your mind.
“ Yes...”
I replied, but didn't dive in into the details, just wanted to leave him in a curious state, but this is the gang leader I am speaking to, the reckless guy who doesn't bloody care about curiosity, he just took it like I was done with what's in my mind and about to point his gun at me.
“ I want a favor..... Want to ask for a last favor....”
He took back his gun, a smile creeping into his feature like he finds this some kind of fun. “ Tell me..... What's the last wish of the dying man?, Apart from sparing any relation of yours, I might possibly grant whatever you've in mind, so speak, you have just five seconds.....”
“ This is something I have always wanted to let you know, so cherish it well because it's coming from a fucking dying Man like you said...... Go fuck yourself!.....”
I paused the time immediately I said those words, knowing exactly what would be coming next. I have already prepared myself for my attack, a rock that's by the side and him standing close to me, the plan was to smash his head in the time pause. Reaching out for the rock, I grabbed it and was about to strike, instead I saw myself behind carried from behind, shit..... Why does the fucking time keeper still getting in the way, I forced myself around, smashing the clock it uses for a face, instead of the time keeper showing signs of been attacked, I was the own who felt the hit, blood sipping down from the spot in my head where I had attacked the time keeper.
Almost out of breath, I ran away, limping as I run but I felt its hand on me again, like it was never far off from my side, always waiting for the moment I get back up to strike. It carried me up, about to smash me to the floor like I weighed nothing, that's when I snapped my finger, allowing the time to proceed on, I fell from the air like I was just hanging there, landing with the same feet again, fuck!.... I forced myself to hide at a corner, blood already blocking the sight of the left eye, I don't know how I am even bleeding when the time is on pause, maybe because I got the injury during that moment, maybe.
Watching them from here, I can see them searching around for me, can see the shocking looks on their faces, like they just don't understand what just happened, I disappeared right before them. That's just what they'll think, but I do wish and believe it's like that, but instead, I have something after me, something waiting to pounce on me any moment the time stops moving.
Taking another peek from my location to where they were, I can see the gang leader spreading everyone of the members apart, asking them to go search for my location in different directions. I was really hurt, my physical condition not looking like I can still take them on. Was this exactly what Chronos was trying to let me know, the time keeper hasn't even started attempting to seize me yet, it's just like it wants to beat me up to a pulp first before making further decisions.
How am I going to do this?, I'm getting scared each minute that pass, I can't attack them physically, but to strike them during time pause is more impossible, the time keeper always a breath away from me. I don't know what to do now where to go or hide, my position right now isn't safe, they can still catch me from where I am, this is bad, this is really bad.
Right by my side, I saw a screwdriver which looks quite rotten, but the fact during time pause, something like it can still be good for attack because it can possibly pierce in, maybe I should just give it another try, aim at my target and show this fucking time keeper that I'm the Boss here.