A Serenade for the Innocent - 143 Call Me Mother

Wheezings, loud and heavy that I could almost feel it coursing through my veins. It’s almost disgusting how much breathing I could hear all around me; it’s very terrifying, but also oddly sexual that I am now on the verge of puking. I know I sound like I’m rambling nonsense, but believe me, it makes sense to me.

“I’m sorry, policeman, but I will treat what the salesman did as something that I expected, really. You’re being a total asshole for the entire time, and I think it’s our job to lecture you about what’s right or wrong.” I then pointed the barrels of the minigun at the policeman, which is enough to empower me, although the guns are not at all loaded with any bullets whatsoever. “Now, stand up and take the lead. I don’t want to have you walking behind me ever again.”

The policeman then raised his head with a groan, but oddly enough, it doesn’t feel like he’s reacting like what a normal human being should. I mean, typically, a person would already be dead after receiving what seems like five stab wounds or something. I’m not sure, really, probably a lot more, but the point is that other men would probably be dead by now and won’t even be able to walk freely.

But this man has been seeded.

That means he’s special, far more durable, way better than the standard human model. In fact, I am reasonably sure that he’s unlike any being that exists outside of this dungeon. The policeman just looked at me with nonchalant eyes, seemingly understanding why I am very wary of him. However, he looked at the salesman with a scowl filled with utter condemnation that I could visibly feel the negative energy welling up into his eyes and forming into red veins around his pupils. The policeman then bumped his shoulder onto the salesman as he slowly walked towards the door at the other end of the corridor.

“Great job, Mister Policeman,” I said as I walked behind him, following his slow pace as I pointed the minigun at him. “May God be with you, my son,” I added just a little bit of flair to show him further that I am not his enemy. Ha! Oh well! I’ll let him believe whatever he wants.

The nurse then walked towards the salesman as she spoke to him with a gentle tone. “Are you okay?” She asked with her hands tightly, gripping Francis’ shoulders. They’re both walking beside me, so I can also monitor them closely. I don’t ever want to take my eyes off these sons of bitches ever again.

The salesman then let out a defeated sigh as he used his palm to wipe the green blood plastered on his face. “Yeah, I’m quite alright. Thank you for your worries.” She said as he waved his hand around to rim off the green blood tightly sticking on his skin.

“You did really well earlier, you know that? You’re like my hero.” The nurse said with a chuckle as she now started to massage the salesman’s tense shoulders. “You did me real solid out there! I could have been raped without you. You’re so strong and so reliable, unlike me.” The nurse further added with eyes filled with extremely uncomfortable longing.

Is she horny? She’s turned on after seeing all that shit all over this fat fuck? What the fuck is wrong with this chick?

“Yeah, don’t worry about it.” The salesman whispered reassuringly as I saw the corners of his lips perk up into a gentle smile. “As long as I’m here with you, I promise that no harm will ever come your way.” The salesman said as he straightened his posture with a proud look plastered all over his face.

The nurse then looked at the salesman with a playful smile. “So would you die for me?”

The salesman then flinched upon hearing this, but he instantly regained his composure to respond quickly with a panicked tone. “Y-yeah! Absolutely! I personally believe that men have an obligation to save women from harm!” The salesman said with a puffed chest as he snickered and grinned with newfound pride. “That’s why I can’t forgive what the policeman had done to you earlier.” God, he’s so fucking pathetic. It’s so clear as day that he’s desperately trying to get between this lady’s pants.

The nurse then smiled playfully again with an apparent excitement creeping all over her face. She then smiled at me, which made her look like a conniving little bitch with some shady deals to offer. As that bright expression continued to be plastered all over her face, she muttered underneath her breath, “I’ll keep that in mind.”

The policeman then suddenly halted his steps before he turned his head to look back at me with a bored look on his face. “We’re here, father. What now?”

“Huh?” I responded with a dumbfounded expression. I then moved my body to look at what’s standing in front of the tanned muscled man looking at me. Ohh! We’re already at the end of the corridor. That means we have to unlock the next door.

Hmm…

The door this time is rather ominous. Its color is blue, and it’s made of some kind of weird material that I have never seen before, but the brightly translucent quality of it makes me think that maybe it’s made out of gemstone–a door made out of blue gems. Around the lower part of the blue gemstone is a perfectly cut black square hole that looks about the same size as my head.

“What an amazing door…” The nurse said, seemingly realizing the appearance of the door just now as well.

“You’re right! I wonder if we can keep this. We would be instantly rich if we could just carve out just a part of this damn thing.” The salesman excitedly uttered with a gasp.

Meanwhile, the policeman just looked at me with a pair of drowsy eyes.

“Quit it. We only have thirty minutes, remember? Who knows how long it would take to carve that.” I then looked around me while still dragging the minigun lazily onto the ground. “So who has the goods?” I asked while scanning my group who were all gazing at me with varying emotions conveyed through their eyes: the salesman seemed worried, the police were bored, and the nurse is… happy?

“Me, me, me! Oh, I have the goods!” The nurse excitedly uttered. Huh. Now that she had said that, I realized that she is indeed carrying a towel containing some kind of bloodied object. Obviously, the red liquid oozing out of the cloth wrapped to look like a bag is dripping at the bottom of it. I can’t believe I am just now realizing this when the nurse is flaying her hands all over the place earlier. Ah, whatever. What happened in the past is irrelevant now.

“Well then, just throw all of it towards the square hole right there,” I said while pointing at the bottom part of the gemstone door using my chin. “Come here for a second, Mister Policeman,” I said as I gently pulled the policeman’s arms towards me. Like a sleepy little puppy, the tanned muscled man just complied with what I wanted him to do, and he moved towards me sheepishly. “Go on then,” I said to the nurse as I took the policeman far away from the door. “Take the goods inside of the hole.”

The nurse then placed the towel on the floor and undid the knot around the now reddened sheet, revealing a mushy and greasy flesh that resembled the skin of the slug people in the previous area. The nurse then very quickly lifted the meat from the floor; this really reveals that she’s a nurse since she didn’t seem to mind having a human being’s flesh on her palms. Nevertheless, wouldn’t it shake sane people if they hold a portion of a corpse’s muscle? Oh well. How the hell should I know? I’m not a scientist. The nurse then threw the human meat towards the square hole. When she did so, the crystal door slowly slid towards the side, revealing the sixth area.

All of us entered the room with visible caution written all over our faces. We then stood in the middle of the room, which gave me enough time to assess the current situation. This area is definitely different from how it looked like three years ago.

However, before I could even scan the next room, something instantly took my attention. I could see a huge TV screen plastered on the wall on our right side. With a loud static noise, the TV screen then showed the appearance of a familiar face, a person that all of the people present in this room at the moment definitely knew. They all looked visibly distraught upon seeing our mutual friend on the large screen inside of the room.

“Hello there, my ungrateful children!” The lady’s voice on the TV screen then resounded throughout the air, jumping from one wall into another. “I see that there’s a few of you who survived. Congratulations!”

“No… I’m already done with this, no…” The policeman uttered weakly with a clear sign of fear creeping on every syllable that comes out of his lips.

The lady on the screen then fixed her lengthy hair, revealing her captivating beauty some more. “I guess it’s time for us to step up our game so that all of you will be punished before you return your soul to me.”

“…you fucking bitch…” The salesman snarled underneath his breath as he looked at the TV screen on our right side with eyes filled with loathing.

“In case all of you have already forgotten…” The lady on the TV screen then showed a playful smile before letting out a silent giggle.

“I can’t believe it…” The nurse said with trembling hands. If it weren’t for the fresh blood on her hands, she would have already covered her lips with her fingers. “Veronica…”

“Call me mother.”