THUNDERFIST : Iron Rebellion

CHAPTER 14

Cassian

Puzzled and lost, I stared at this stranger but confused as hell because I felt a familiar warmth from him. His curly dark hair was falling down, covering one side of his forehead, and the freckles on his olive skin.. Complimenting his overall look.

With the expression pasted on his face, he looked at me like he knew me from years. Suddenly, I hated his gut for thinking that he knew me because I didn’t even know who I was.

“Sorry? What did you say?” I scrunched my brows while narrowing my gaze on him. Watching his every move carefully, who knows he is another man sent by Otis and gang to kill me.

“I was just talking about your loss! That man, smith, was a good guy.” he said while nodding his head positively.

I observed him from head to toe, “I knew it.” I spat and maintained a good distance because I just got released from the rehab and I have no intention of going to jail next time.

“So, how are you?” he asked while stepping forward.

“Hey! Hey!! Wait there! Don’t come near me. I can hear from this distance.” I eyed him while glaring fire.

He raised his brows in shock but smiled, “do you think that i am a threat to you?” he said with amusement in his voice.

I didn’t want to give him a hint but I was a bit scared and confused, his voice matches exactly with the voice of that man from my dreams. Still, he is a stranger and I don't trust any new fucker in this game.

“Threat? Seriously, bro? I was doing this for you. Keep your distance because i can smash your beautiful face in the wall and you will regret taking your steps to me.” I threatened him, “consider this a warning or whatever you like….” I was a bit aggressive in my tone but i ain’t playing games for anyone.

He sighed and put his hands in pockets, “listen, Cassian! You don’t have to keep your distance from me.” he said very casually, making me feel like i am talking to a homie.

I was taken aback but I regained my consciousness. Did he take my name?

“Wait! How do you know my name? Who are you?” I stared at him dead in his eyes while ready to lunge at him if he will act smart anytime.

“I mean no harm to you.” he said while in submission.

“f**k it and let me who are you? Did Otis send you her after me? And why am I asking and wasting my time. I will kill you right here.” I declared and lashed at him.

I don’t need any explanation.. One wrong move and he will kill me. 

“Stop it, Cassian!! You are wrong!!” he glared at me and moved back to dodge my attacks.

I was ready with my strong punches and one blow, is all I need.

“Shut up, fucker! I didn’t ask you anything this time. I kill parasites before they lay eggs.” i was attacking him but suddenly, he snapped my punches and threw me on the wall. I fell down and bruised my superficial skin. Glaring at him, I stood on my feet and attacked him but somehow, he dodged all my attacks.

It felt like an amateur fighting a professional. He blocked my punche and pushed me back.

“Cassian Thesaurus! I gave you enough opportunity to act in discipline but you are messing with my patience. Now stand attentively and listen to what i have to say….” he shouted and everything fell silent like the god just screamed.

I was looking here and there but no public or anyone roaming around here. It was just me or him.

“What did you say? You took my name strangely!!!” I am hyperventilating now. No one has dared enough to mess with me after I kill my foster parents.

“What happened? Did you feel threatened now?” there was a smirk curled up to his lips.

“Who are you?” i asked while exhaling all the air from my lungs.

“I am Alarous Vlahos! Your guardian, or you can say a friend from the past.” he informed me, boosting his confidence.

I was overwhelmed by his surging yet radiating authority. I have never submitted under authority but he made me look down to him.

“That’s like a good boy, Cassian.” he finally lifted the heaviness from his voice and seemed more friendlier.

“What is your problem? I don’t even know you. How can you command me like that?” i was really pissed off of his attitude.

He made an ugly face before smiling back at me, “do you really think you don’t know me? I think you surely know me.” he stated with confidence, i actually doubted my own facts.

Still pretending to be bold, I demanded an answer from him, “if you really know something i don’t know, then tell me something about me.” I was flaring my nostrils.

He twitched his eyebrows and put his chin under his finger.. Like he was in deep thoughts, “well, not only can I tell you something about you, I can explain your whole lifetime till now in a minute.”

“what? Go ahead then.” I waited to be surprised.

“Okay, you, Cassian.. Lived in an orphanage and later adopted by an abusive foster family. Treated like a rag by them and later accused of getting their son killed, which was entirely an accident. You started working from nine as they demanded to pay your rent and bills. I know you have struggled so far but killing them was the biggest mistake you have done. You ended up in jail for it, and later found that cunt who messed up your life after introducing you to drugs. And now, you are here, coming out from this building for the seventh time.” he chuckled after ending the narration.

I was dumbfounded, with my jaw hanging open wide. It felt like I was stabbed by something. How the hell does this dude know everything about me?

I stuttered, “waitttt!!! How do you know that? Who are you, what are you even? Are you following me from the beginning? Or an undercover agent?” it was taking much pressure for me to spell out the words from my trembling lips.

“No! I said I am your guardian. I brought you here, in this world, actually in this timezone Cassian! I know it will take some time for you to consume this but the reality is… i belong to Thesaurus, your homeland.” he explained to me but swore i got nothing in my head.

I frowned, “thesaurus? What is this place and where? Why have I never heard about it?” I put my suspicions on him.

He pressed his lips in a flat line before replying to me, “because it does not exist in this world, however you can still reverse this.”

“Does not exist? And belong to that place?” I chuckled before laughing like a maniac.

“Okay! Okay! I got it! It happened to me in earlier stages as well, but now i am all clean. It might take a long time for you to recover.” I raised my hands to calm my palpating chest.

“You brought tears to my eyes, nice story but now i have to go, i have a business to mend.” I turned my back and about to leave when that strange man held my hands.

“Cassian! You may think i am mad but the reality is something you can’t deny, sooner or later, you are going to face it.” he stared deep in my eyes and somewhere in my guts, I was intimate by his power.

I jerked off his hand away from me and galred him, “listen, if I see you near me, I swear I will break each and every bone in your body.” i warned him.

He smirked and said, “well then good luck, because you can’t get rid of me easily.” he said and snapped his fingers on my face.

I blinked and when my eyes were open, I found him gone. I frowned and waited..and thought that it might be still an after effect of the drug. But I knew, it wasn’t.