Sympathism Act IV

Seeing the name of the Avenue reminded me of the gentleman in the gray suit from earlier today, not understanding what could happen my mind thought:

"He had the number of the same avenue, for what?"

"Could it be Jack the Ripper?"

"He would strike here?"

"He's going to attack me?"

All kinds of thoughts were in my head, but despite the fear I had only one action in mind; "Protect Alice" I look to the side and the street is a bit dull and dark. 

At the same moment I decide to enter that establishment, with short, quick steps, arriving at the door and being barred by Gerald, with a bit of anger and disgust for the cigarette, I speak looking directly into his eyes:

"Get out of my way, otherwise you and everyone in this building will die" I speak in a fearful and angry tone

"Hehe... you're a scaredy-cat that just because you have little claws you think you can outdo everyone with your meowing, if you want to get in you have to pay, you asshole" He speaks in a sarcastic and intimidating tone directly into my eyes.

I grab my wallet that was in my pocket and throw it over to him and run in, when I look back I see him speaking in a low tone that you can barely hear but you can read his lips.

"Don't think you can always be the hero of the story" he speaks while giving a worrying smile at the same time the gentleman in the gray suit comes near him and pays in a big amount and enters, I follow running through that dark and humid hallway, I start to hear a sound of musical instruments playing a beautiful serenade, when I reach the door with a light coming out through the gaps, I stop and start to prepare myself for what's coming. I open the door... and the first thing I see is a glass chandelier and a burgundy carpet, the girls walking through the brightly lit hall with the floor so clean that you can see your own reflection.

"Good evening little boy, did you come here to have fun?!" A beautiful girl with blue eyes the color of the deep sea speaks in a seductive and melodic tone, I felt tingling and dizzy with that voice, as if she was caressing me, at that moment I didn't know but what I felt at that moment just with that sensual voice... it was excitement.

"This way, boy..." the girl with the same tone, entwines her arm between mine and leads me to one of the dozens of tables in that environment

"Here sir, taste our appetizers" the girl with a seductive tone comes directly to the table dropping the delicacies on the table, at the same moment I take her by the hand and start leading her to the stairs.

"M-But wait... Sir...yeah...but now...I didn't know you were in such a hurry." she stops her seductive tone and becomes a little embarrassed

"Yes yes, it's practically a matter of life and death" I speak in a slightly more serious tone as I walk up the stairs.

As I climbed the grand staircase with red carpets and gold-embroidered banisters, I found myself in a medium-sized room with key racks covering the entire wall, and a very young and pretty girl.

"Hello...here's a key for you, have a great time" she speaks while smiling sympathetically at me and the girl who was a little embarrassed next to me, I see the number of room 230, I see that this place must be a high class clandestine hotel, I go to the big hallway that it had, the walls had gold embroidered Roses and vibrant red and gray stripes, it had chandeliers every 10 feet with a yellow tone light.

With each step I feel more tense, seeing several doors with their numbers representing, I hear all kinds of sounds, moans, thuds, slaps, kicks and gasping for breath, and with each step we took she became more and more embarrassed, after a while walking we reached room 230.

After we enter I lock the door and stand there thinking.

"Okay...tonight many here will die...I need to find that man, what do I do?!!...I don't have much time...no what time will he attack...what would Lana do in my place?" while I was thinking I slowly turn around and the girl who was with me unties her hair and sits on the bed and I look directly into her deep blue eye

"Just... be kind... the only thing I ask of you" embarrassed and almost taking off the top of her dress I realize that that girl she Alice....

"Alice?" I ask her directly

"Huh? How do you know my name?" she speaks in a normal, doubtful tone

"It's me Johnny.... from earlier today!, remember?!"

"The boy who helped me in the restaurant... really, what are you doing here?! a boy like you should be at home" Alice says a little embarrassed and annoyed

"For your information I must be older than you, and I saved you... how come you don't remember me?!

"You really think you are the only one who has ever tried to save me Johnny, I have been saved by several other men, and they all saved me with malicious intent and you are just one more to the list" she says in a short and rude way

"But I came here to save you and protect you!" I speak as I approach her

"Protect me from what? look kid I'm going to go out and say you didn't like me and you forget you saw me...are we clear?!" with a slightly louder tone Alice begins to speak as she quickly gets dressed and ties her hair.

"But Jack Ripper is here in this building...and I'm sure many people will die"

"Gerald is a fighter...he lived fighting and training, Never lost a fight, not even the legend Jack Ripper would be crazy to fight him" Alice speaks after getting ready and walks out the door, I walk out together and follow Alice.

"But I am only here to protect you, stop being stubborn" Even speaking Alice ignores me... but still as I walk I realize that those moans and noises coming from the doors and walls are gone....

"Alice... calm down."

"Johnny I don't want to talk again" Alice in a normal, irritated tone speaks while stopping and looking at me with a Disgusted face

"I'm not hearing anything else from the rooms" I speak as I point to my ears

"After Alice finishes her speech, the lights go out, leaving only the florescent bulbs to have a reference path."

"But what is this? Alice becomes apprehensive and a little nervous, I couldn't hear anything, as if the world were dead.

"I think we should go back to the room"

"No way, let's go to the main hall, people should be gathered there, it will take us 15 minutes to get there in this dark" Alice starts walking towards the main hall, I follow her with double attention.

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Arriving near the receptionist's room Alice starts to accelerate her pace to get there faster, the light is back on but it was too weak, the lights that used to be strong illuminated very little, becoming a strong neon Red with the Roses embroidered in gold on the walls.

"Luna what happened?" before even arriving Alice already arrives asking in a somewhat irritated manner.

c"Why is everyone on you...." Alice stands staring at the receptionist's counter with a terrified look on her face

"What do you hear Alice?" Arriving a little earlier I look at the counter and see the receptionist that before attended me with a nice smile on her face was now with her thorax and neck cut and covered with blood... the person that before was kind and nice even not knowing me, now was in front of me dead.

At that moment I didn't know how to react. At that moment I thought to myself how much the human being notices the little things.

I start to walk backwards until I hit the wall, arriving at the wall I start to think to myself.

"So he's here... Jack Ripper" looking at Alice standing in front of me with a terrified look on her face

"So it was true..." Alice murmurs

"YOU WHO BROUGHT HIM HERE!!!, TELL ME IF IT WAS YOU?!!" Alice turns around quickly as she cries in large amounts of tears.

"YOU TELL ME NOW JOHNNY!"

"It wasn't me...I came here...to protect you "I say in a low tone and with my head staring at the ground.

"AND WHO SAYS I NEED PROTECTION JOHNNY?! YOU HAVE KNOWN ME ONE DAY AND YOU WANT TO PROTECT ME!

Johnny didn't understand how relationships worked

"I just...want to see you well, so...even though I don't know you I want to keep you safe" I speak as I stand up and look directly at her with a determining look and tears in my eyes

But Johnny had a great ability to learn quickly

When I finish speaking the only things I see is a small object flying towards Alice's head, luckily for me the object missed, but then I see that object again... it was a small Hand Axe

Looking away, at the end of the hallway a very physically fit person wearing a thin black overcoat with a bloodstained golden rose on the back.

"Now what have we here. the Shadows' little sheep...the little cowardly son of the Graybarrial, how are you, Johnny Graybarrial?"

At that moment the only certainty I had was... death