Damn, I should have left her in there! - Chapter 90
"Are you really insane? What does that even mean? huh?" Marlen looked genuinely shocked at John's words…
"It's as he says: I am his lord and savior… In a way I am your lord and savior too, Marlene. I mean, I did save you, didn't I?" I speak in an amused tone as I pull my phone out and smile while unlocking it…
'Lord and savior? My brain really does work differently; it feels so odd. I would never say shit like that unless I was joking, which I was, but the line between joking and real is thin… Ha, wow, Chi really does affect my mind, huh? Interesting. Anyway, half of the plan is done. There were some things that were out of my expectations…
Like Roy ordering everyone to shoot me—that was not what was in the plan Grey Matter came up with. Roy was supposed to be shocked, and I was supposed to make a distraction and then leave with Marlene, but whatever, at the end it turned out as I planned mostly, and also one more little thing: I arrived late at the scene. I was supposed to arrive before John and his goons started shooting, but I came when they were shooting. Whatever, I guess I can't be perfect…'
"Lord and savior, what the hell? No, you're not. I mean, I don't even care. What about my cut, huh? And also, is he your boss in simpler words?" Marlen looked at John and spoke, her voice being more confused than anything…
John looked at me, and I looked up from my phone to him and smiled… ' So he also has the same question for me, huh? John Pilgrim is a strong man, to say the least. He used to be an assassin for the Brotherhood and the only man from the Brotherhood who is still alive… But well, a wife, kids, and God happened, and John became just a family man… But all that was taken from him because of people he did not know, from people who promised him…
from the people who took advantage of him… in the worst way possible, using religion to manipulate John into doing their sin… It's kind of funny; it makes me remember this quote I heard…
"The greatest fool is a believer. Why? Just lie to him 'in the name of the lord'; that would fool any believer and make him burn his own family…"
And that's pretty much what happened to John; he could not be with his wife when she needed him the most because he was out there doing the sin for the real sinners… And well, his wife died… And that was the time when John lost too; he could not kill; he was weak, to say the least… In other words, John was just the believer who trusted the words of a sinner and did sin for the sinner…'
"No, I am not his boss. As I said, I am his lord and savior, nothing else. I will let John meet his family once more, and then John will be allowed to leave with his family… Of course, with my blessing." I speak with my eyes closed…
'Hmm, yup, this is a part of the plan. I don't need John anyway… Sure, he is strong. I mean, in the show it was shown that John was even stronger than the Punisher, or should I say, John was better at fighting; the Punisher just kept getting back up… Should I study Frank's body? Huh, that's a thought. He is weirdly tough… Anyway… As I was thinking, I don't really need John anyway; just being able to use Chi Mind Meld on him and learning all of his knowledge about fighting should be more than enough of a payment for me doing a favor for him, especially since this favor was a small one…'
"Hey! Don't ignore me. What about my cut?!" and Marlen's voice makes Leo blink and pulls him out of his thought…
"You? Well, you will have to pay back for the favor I did for you because, well, I mean, I am not just going to let you go now. You know too much, Marlene, plus I know about your background; it's nothing special. You will be just wasting your time and life outside…" I speak in a much calmer way…
John blinks… His thoughts spiraled… 'weird… He is willing to let me go but won't let her go… Why? Wait… Maybe it's because she is still a sinner? Who knows? Honestly, the way he speaks is like he already knows about me… He came out of nowhere… He was too fast; I did not see anyone else in the woods… There is no way to explain it… unless he really is the lord… No, how can the Lord help me? I am just a mere sinner…'
"Huh? What do you know about me, huh? Masked prophet," Marlen spoke in an annoyed tone…
"Oh, I know nothing much, just that you were in the United States Army until you became a private security contractor and the leader of your own mercenary group. You know, just someone trying to climb up the ladder, nothing special at all…" I speak in a calm tone as I crack my neck and look back at her…
Marlen looked at her with unease as she spoke. "Ha, ok, so you did some background checks on me and saved my ass from the police still! What makes you think I'll just work for you, huh? Show me some cash! or something… I just lost my whole group! and—"
"You will get cash and people, ok? Just shut up, will you?" I spoke in an actually annoyed tone…
And the drive was fast, but Marlen kept on questioning Leo, trying to get any info about anything…
'Ugh, why did I even break her out of jail! Ugh… I know why. Because Marlen already knows too much. She knows about John, and if Marlen stays in jail, the police and CIA will get to her, and she is the type of woman to spill everything about John, and then the CIA will be after John… and in turn me! Ugh, that's why I took her from jail, but still…'
Damn, I should have left her in there!