Two weeks later...

I fired the gun twice, and the man fell to the ground, dead. I wasn't shaking anymore, I have stopped shaking before killing a man a week ago. I was starting to become cold, I felt like life wasn't important anymore. I could kill people with no regrets, and for some reason I was even starting to like this. Taking life away from another living being...it started to feel so good. I knew that I was losing myself, and there was nothing I could do.

Sergei Karamazov wanted me to eliminate his enemies. I was killing people to save my life, and one of the person I loved. Sarah was all I had, and I had no choice but to follow Sergei's instructions ...only to save her.

And it was not over yet. Two weeks ago, Sergei used the “Special Drug” on me. Maybe that's why I became such a cold and emotionless person. But the changes were not only mental...but even physical.

As soon as the substance penetrated into my body, I started to change. My skin felt off, and dark Grey fur appeared all over my body. My hands and feet lost two fingers, and long white claws growth. My hairs felt off, and my head reshaped.

To make it short, I became an anthropomorphic Weavile, just like Sarah.

Sergei promised me that he was going to give me my body back as soon as I killed the last enemy. I didn't have any choice, so I started killing those people. My new body gave me a lot of new skills. I was a lot more agile, I was faster, stronger, and somehow...even more intelligent.

But still...I was a monster, something that I wasn't supposed to be. I wanted my body back, and I wanted Sarah back. I wanted...I wanted my life back.

I was suddenly kicked back to reality when my cell phone started ringing. I took it out of my pocket (I was wearing clothes obviously), and I pushed the call button.

“Okay James...did you kill Jeff, right?” Sergei asked.

“Jeff is probably having fun in hell now” I said.

He laughed. “Excellent...you known, maybe sparing your life wasn't a bad idea after all...you are definitely useful”

“Yeah whatever...now, I did what you told me to do...I want Sarah and my body back...immediately” I said.

Sergei sighed. “But of course my friend...of course...get back to the base now”

I hanged up the phone, and I ran away...vanishing in the night. I left Jeff''s body in the alley, there was no need to hide him, and by the way...I wanted someone to find him and bring him to his family.

All the people I killed where innocent...they didn't deserve to die. I killed them because of my selfish desires.

I felt guilty inside...but outside..I felt nothing.

......

I walked inside the room. Sarah was already there, waiting for me. Sergei and four other guys were also in the room.

He smiled at me. “You have done well James...you have done very well”

I looked at Sarah. “Did they do something to you?”

She shook her head...but she didn't answered. She was scared....since I started killing those people, she refused to see me. And for good reasons.

Sergei looked at her. “Well James...this is it...The end of the line”

I nodded. “Yes....we won't meet again, that's for sure. Now, give us our bodies back!”

Sergei laughed. “Oh yes...you bodies...you know, at first I wanted to give them back to you, and then set you free...but then I realized, why wasting such incredible products”

All of sudden, two guys grabbed my arms, and quickly took my guns. Then, they all started aiming their guns at us.

I struggled. “You bastard...you said that...”

“I said what you wanted to hear James...don't you understand? This is America my friend...this is business! And you both know too much...I can't let you go”

I stared at him. “So now what? What do you want to do with us?”

He smiled. “Erase you memories...and then sell you to the best customers. After all...you always said that your life was horrible...so I decided to fix this. I will give you a new life, a new beginning!”

“A life of slavery!” I yelled.

“You are already a slave James! You have never been free...and you never will! You already live in a storm...I'm just pushing you into another one...a more peaceful one”

“And what about Sarah? She had nothing to do with this...”

Sergei laughed. “Do you think so? She knows everything you know...and in any case, as I already said, I'm doing this for money. And by the way...why is such a big deal? She doesn't even care about you anymore! You became one of us when you decided to kill those people!”

“I won't never be one of you...” I said, anger boiling in my earth.

Sergei got closer. “Really? Do you think that you and I are so different? Well, guess what James...we are the same! We both foul people, and we are both ready to do everything we can for something that we care about...in your case is Sarah, in my case...is myself!”

This time, it was me that laughed. “Your own selfishness is what makes you weak...”

“And what about you James? Are you ready to risk your life...all for love?”

Sarah suddenly stared at me. “Love...that's...that's what it is James? You...”

I nodded. “Maybe...there have always been something between us Sarah, and you can't deny it. I just wanted...I just wanted to know the truth, and after doing all of this...all to save you...I know the truth...I love you Sarah”

She started crying...maybe for happiness...maybe for fear...or maybe for both. One thing was sure...she loved me as much as I loved her. That's why...we were still alive.

Sergei clapped. “Oh...what a nice couple...I want to cry right now...”

I looked at him. “But you will soon enough...with my hands on your neck”

He snored. “And how are you supposed to do that? Look around you! You got nothing except for the bare hands my men are firmly holding...we got guns!”

I laughed. “No my friends...you got bullets...and sooner or later your gun will be empty...and I will kill you before you can even reload them”

Sergei stepped back. I didn't expect that...but I saw fear in his eyes. My determination was strong enough to scare his men, and bring them to doubt their own superiority in this situation.

He stared at me. “Okay then...Let us test it...let's see how strong you are!”

The guys that were holding me let me go, and then they all stepped back. Sarah got pushed in a corner, where she could look at me, without risking to get shot.

She looked at me. “James....please...don't do this”

I sighed. “All for love...all for love...”

Sergei raised his gun. “Enough of this already...this is the end of the line...kill him”

I braced myself...



To be continued in part 3