Whumptober #16- No Way out
“{You have a lot of nerve to show yourself in my property.}” Jameson signs, sapphire eyes coldly glaring down at the hero. He must admit, he was surprised to see Jackie had made it this far into the forest, even more surprising that he reached his house. However, satisfaction twinkles in his eyes when he notices the many cuts covering his arms and face.
“I’m not here to fight, Jameson. I just wanna talk.” Jackie answers.
Jameson tsks in annoyance, though he gestures for Jackie to go on before crossing his arms above his chest. His fingers drum against his arm, the subtle movement creating thin strings above the branches. Just in case the hero had any funny ideas.
“I-I know you’re suffering. I know you’ve suffered, and you had to endure it by yourself. And I’m sorry… I’m sorry I didn’t notice.” Jackie takes a step forward. “Maybe we can start over, and you and Henrik…”
“{No.}” Jameson cut the hero off, “{You don’t get to come to my home and try to pretend that you understand me. I know why you’re here. You’re here to take Henrik.}”
The hero stayed quiet, the facade dissolving. Worry shifts into a harsh expression, and his hands ball into fists. “You’re keeping Henrik captive! This doesn’t make you any different from Anti, you are hurting him!”
“{You dare compare me to that disgusting vermin!}” Jameson bares his teeth, rage slowly building up in his chest. His eyes soon glow a royal blue, and thin, Royal strings snake and wrap around the hero, trapping him in place. The dapper takes collected steps towards the trapped hero, his fingers take a tight, bruising grip to Jackie’s jaw and keeps his face towards him. “{I am hurting Henrik? I am protecting him, unlike you! You who lets him work to the bone, you who is so careless that lets him worry and put your needs over his!}”
Jameson practically yells in Jackie’s mind. The more his emotions showed the tighter the strings around Jackie got. “{Ever since I took him under my care he has never been better. I know what he needs, and you are not it.}”
“Jameson… he needs his family.” Jackie mentions through clenched teeth, and Jameson can only stare at him with hate. He should’ve killed him when he got the chance, but he was just waiting for his little experiment to kick in. A smile then spreads across his face, and he chuckles silently. The strings then dissolve into thin air, setting the hero free. At the moment, Jackie looked confused and suspicious, but all Jameson did was gesture him to go ahead.
Jackie didn’t think twice and ran towards the front porch. However, the hero comes crashing hard to the ground. His legs had grown numb, and so did the rest of his limbs. Soon a shadow looms over the fallen hero, the dapper stepping on the hero’s back. Royal blue strings come back to life ones more, flowing from the dapper’s fingertips and wrapping around the hero’s limp body and soon he’s lifted into the air so he could face Jameson once more.
“{You shouldn’t have come here. Not only my strings are strong enough to slice your flesh, but also are laced with a paralytic drug. And you idiotically got yourself cut over and over trying to get here. But don’t worry, it’ll wear off… but just to be sure you don’t do anything stupid…}” Jameson takes out his broken pocket watch, the item swaying softly from its silver chain as he signs. “{I must make sure that you are aware… no one’s coming for you.}”
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