Jeff knows he is fucked beyond saving.
There is no escape from this. His mortal enemy, that demon in human skin, the man who has his goddess turned into a depraved sex slut, Amon, is going to kill him, and he can do nothing about it.
Seeing the evil grins on the faces of the gang members before him, Jeff feels like he is surrounded by the demon's minions, hired to torture him.
And that is exactly what is going to happen.
"Please..." He says, trying to beg for mercy one last time.
"Hahaha, look at this chump. He thinks we are going to show mercy," The boss says, laughing out loud. "Didn't you boys fill him up on what happened to one of my underlings because of him?" The boss asks his gang members.
"We made sure he knows why this is happening to him, boss," one of the gang members says it and laughs out loud.
"Well then, since you already know that you got one of my boys killed, because your pathetic ass thought you could get the big boss killed? There is no escaping this," The boss says with an evil grin plastered on his face.
Jeff shivers with terror.
"Boys, make sure you break every bone in his body, but don't kill him. The big boss will make the final decision," the boss says.
As soon as those words are spoken, the bats and clubs in the gang members' hands start coming down on Jeff hard.
"AAARRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG!" Jeff screams in pain as he feels the hardwood make contact with his body with force.
Some of them grab his hands and legs to stop him from struggling, while the others repeatedly pummel his joints with their weapons.
Jeff hears and fills multiple cracks. He squeals and squirms in pain. The pain is so high that he even loses his voice, shrilling from the pain he is feeling.
After a few minutes of intense breathing, Jeff lies motionless on the dirty ground, unconscious from the shock his body just went through.
"Hey! You idiots didn't get him killed, right?" The boss asks as he sees Jeff motionless.
"Don't worry, boss, he is just out cold," one of the goons says as he checks Jeff's pulse.
"Good, carry the fucker up and load him in the back of a car. We are going to take him back to our base," the boss says.
Back in the car, the gang members all have a smile on their faces as they believe they will get rewarded for capturing Jeff for their big boss, except the boss.
"Wipe those smiles off your faces, we only did this to make up for the mistakes we made," the boss says, but internally, he knows that Amon rewards them anyway.
"Of course, boss, we are only doing this for the mistakes we made," the goons repeat his words, but they are still happy about it.
"Okay, shut your mouths, I am going to call Big Boss and tell him about our catch," The boss says and dials Amon's number.
A few seconds of ringing and the phone is finally answered.
"So what do you have for me?" The boss hears Amon's strong voice coming from the other end. The boss immediately gets tense as he speaks into the phone, his pitch much higher because of how tense he is.
"Boss! The guy who sent us to kill you, we found him and made sure to break every bone in his body!" The boss says.
"Oh, you nincompoops are not all so useless after all," Amon says.
"Hehe, we try to do as best we can, boss," the boss says. "So what do you want us to do with him, boss? Should we get rid of him forever, never to be found?" he then asks.
"Na, keep him with you, I want to look into his eyes and tell him how miserable his existence is," Amon says.
"As you wish, boss," the boss says and hears the call end.
He then grins happily.
"What happened, boss? What did the Big Boss say?" One of the goons asked.
"Hurry back to the bass, he wants to talk to the mother fucker personally," the boss says and slaps the back of the goon's head who is driving the car, and tells him to drive faster.
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Half an hour later, the gang is back in their hideout, with Jeff getting dragged through the floor. He was then made to sit on an old wooden chair before tying his hands and legs up.
The boss splashed some water on his face, trying to wake him up.
"Auggghh," Jeff groans as he slowly wakes up. He feels pain radiating from all over his body. He moves his head around and sees the goons sitting around, some looking at him while some talking to themselves.
"water..." he begs, only to earn a laugh from the boss.
"You ain't getting anything until the big boss is here," the boss says.
"But boss, does the big boss know where our base is? It's not like we gave him the location," One of the goons suddenly uses his head.
The boss freezes as he realizes that he made a severe lapse in judgment. He forgot to tell the big boss where the location of their base is.
But then, the boss remembered something.
"Do you idiots really think that the big boss is just some rich guy with money? You idiots, he knew everything about us before he even took us under. He can find out your entire life history with just a call. He is that powerful. So you idiots better not run your stupid mouths when he is here and embarrass me," the boss says.
The goons look impressed and in awe of Amon, but the boss just pulled all of it out of his ass. Deep inside, he is scared shitless; he just didn't want to look scared before his goons.
He walks to the side and immediately sends Amon the location of the hideout, hoping that Amon won't be angry at him.
As he returns to his goons, pretending as if he didn't just go somewhere else to update Amon on their location, they all hear footsteps.
Since their hideout is a large abandoned building, the echo here is loud.
They immediately get nervous as they think it's too early for their big boss to be here; some of them reach for their weapons, ready to charge, but when they see the large figure enter the room they are in, they all sigh in relief.
"Idiots! What are you doing? Stand up and greet the Big Boss!" the boss shouts out loud, scaring the goons, who immediately all stand up straight and then do a powerful stiff bow facing Amon.
"BIG BOSS! GREETINGS! WELCOME TO OUR BASE!" They all shout in unison.
Amon looks at these idiots and chuckles. "At ease," he says and continues making his way towards them, but his eyes lock on the figure they have tied up against the old wooden chair.
The goons make way for Amon as he walks towards Jeff.
Jeff, who is now fully conscious, looks straight and watches the silhouette of Amon getting clearer as he gets closer.
His heart starts beating very fast, and he can feel it thumping against his chest.
The fear starts creeping up, but it's not just fear. It's the overwhelming anger that he has been burying inside him all this time that comes out as well.
He looks at Amon, gritting his teeth while trying to break free, only to experience a lot of pain because of all the broken bones in his body.
Amon smiles smugly as he looks at the bruised and battered Jeff, most of whose body seems to have turned purple as his hands, legs, and ribs have been broken.
"Look at you, you poor fellow, who did this to you?" Amon asks, showing fake concern while pretending not to know Jeff at all.
"Fuck you!" Jeff says, his tone filled with vile.
"Hey, it's not nice to curse at a person whom you have just met," Amon says, continuing with his fake act
"Bullshit, you know who exactly I am, and why I am in such a condition!" Jeff says.
"Hmm, I don't know... This is the first time I have ever seen you. Please... remind me where I could have possibly seen you?" Amon asks.
Jeff opens his mouth to say something, but no answer comes out. Just like Amon said. Jeff never exposed himself to Amon because of fear.
Well, there was that one and only time.
"I... You should remember me... I delivered you pizza once..." Jeff says, only to realize the next second how absurd he himself sounds.
"Now you just sound like an idiot. Why would I ever remember a guy's face who just delivered me pizza once? I have multiple guys deliver me pizza. So why would I single you out, and why would I go as far as have you hurt by a bunch of goons?" Amon asks, sounding very confused.
"Because... I... I... I..." Jeff struggles to say his words.
"I... I... I... what? Come on, say it. Why would I have you all beaten and bruised for no reason?" Amon asks.
"It's because you are a vile demon who wants to keep me away from my goddess!" Jeff says it.
"Huh? Whoa there. That sounds pretty intense. Me, a demon?" Amon says, shocked. "Boys, do I look like a demon?" He turns and asks the gang members.
"NO, SIR!" They all shout in unison once again.
"See, I don't look like a demon at all," Amon says with a wicked grin on his face.