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Kagome started waking up in a fog. Her head was a bit dizzy and her vision blurry. She couldn't move as she felt her hands tied up to a chair. Looking around she saw that she was in an old house with old looking furniture.
"Easy, love. Easy." She heard Michael's voice.
"How is it...that...you're alive?" She muttered
Michael chuckled as he walked up from behind her and sat down across from her.
"Have you ever seen the Shakespeers play of Romeo and Juliet?" He asked
Still unable to speak, she just nodded as she saw the play when she was in highschool.
"Do you remember in act 4, the potion that Juliet used to fake her death? A sleep like death." He said with a smile. "Not just a myth, love. It works. Made a few calls on the favors that were made to me, and switched my lethal poison. Then they unburied from the ground." A teapot whistle was heard so he got up and walked over to the kitchen. "I went to Canada to stay low for a bit. Then back to head back home to London...to see the family."
"Let me guess...you killed." She mumbled "You never...did like them."
"That's right, love." He smiled
"You won't win, Micheal. They will find me and when Hannibal finds out that you just tried to kill his daughter…" She said and glared at him. "He'll find a way to break out and kill you."
"No one knows that I'm alive or that I was the one that sent Francis. I even made sure to blind Leo from seeing me." He smirked
Kagome just glared at him, not giving him any hints that she knew something that he doesn't. She knew that he didn't have the second gift that Leo had or else he would have said something.
"Did you kill him too? The killer that you had sent to kill us." She asked
"Don't worry, he's still alive." He said "I still need him to be feared and have something for Will and his team to focus on. Besides, I still need to find a way to get Leo. We can't start our new life together without him."
"Leo still hates you for what you have done to me and his unborn brother or sister." She glared, "He loves and cares for his siblings. When he finds out about what you tried to do to them, you'll be dead to him."
This didn't seem to bother Michael and just shrugged it off. Kagome said nothing more and prayed that Will will find her soon.
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Will couldn't sleep at all. Too many things were on his mind. Where is Kagome? Is she okay? Is she alive? How is it possible that Michael is alive? What is he planning? Was this attack his doing? If this was true he knew that Hanan and Timothy were in danger. Right now they were in the protection with Kai but the kids didn't leave Will's side as they were scared. He didn't want to leave them but Jack was pushing him to solve this case. Will didn't care for The Red Dragon anymore. After seeing everything in his head Kagome got the upper hand on the killer but she didn't kill him. They found some blood but they couldn't find the body anywhere.
Wanting to capture the two Jack had suggested bringing in the two people that Will couldn't stand. He wants to bring in Frederick Chilton and Freddie Lounds and a story about The Dragon and Micheal since neither of the two minds lying for a story. Thinking that this could bring one of them out. Lounds was easy to bring in and Chiltion was already at Hannibal's cell, trying to break his pride. Will couldn't stand this and was worried if this will harm Kagome if Michael read what Freddie wrote.
A few days have passed and ever since the papers were made Dr. Chilton has hired men to be his bodyguard in case the Dragon or Michael comes for him. Tonight he is being escorted by his guards again to his car from his building.
"That's absurd. That's not what I said at all." Chilton said to his phone. "Dr. Lecter gave misleading answers in my interviews. I will refute his refutations in my new book, Blood and Chocolate." One of the guards opened the car door for him and he entered. "Supermarket tabloids love Hannibal Lecter more than alien abductions. That is his demographic now. We know who his fans are."
While he was charming his editor he didn't bother too noticed that his two guards were shot by a silencer. He didn't even notice the door opening again and he was grabbed before getting knocked out.
When he woke up he found himself tied upside down nake and saw Kagome across from him.
"You really pissed him off." She muttered "You just couldn't shut your mouth, as always."
He tried to move but the ropes were too tight on him.
"What's he going to do to me?" He asked
"He's not going to make you into an art piece. He has the dragon for that." She tells him. "He's gonna make it slow, long and very painful. And nothing you can say or do will stop him."
Michael came into the room with a cart that had many different tools and a bucket. Frederick tried to talk his way out of this but Michael just ignored him and prepped everything out.
"You know, Dr. Chilton, I have read all about you." Michael said as he grabbed a large blade. "And I have to say...you're full of shit."
He grabbed his right cheek and started skinning it off before doing the other side. Frederick screamed from the pain but stopped there. After placing the skin in the bucket he grabbed a mini blowtorch to seal the wound.
"Nothing but garbage after garbage."
Then he started skinning off his arms and blowtorched the wounds so he wouldn't die so soon.
"You spout lies about untrue facts of the killer just so you could soak in the glory."
Next was Frederick torso and then his legs.
"And I thought serial killers were attention whores, but you...you are much worse." Michael said in anger.
"But...but you're…" Frederick tried to muttered
"No...you shrinks are the one that brand me as one. I'm an intelligent total psychopath. Which means I'm all about the numbers when I kill." Michael glared "But I'm also an artist. And the human body are my art tools."
When he was done skinning the small doctor he placed the blade away and looked at the denchers that Francis uses in his kills.
"I think I know the perfect way to keep you from spreading lies again." Michael said and placed the denchers in his mouth.
There was a reason why he hadn't skinned off Fredericks lips yet. With quick speed he tore out the mans' lips. During this whole time, Kagome didn't flitch once. It was as if she never left.
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The next day Hannibal got an envelope and when he opened it they were Chiltons lips. Hannibal found it amusing and ended up eating one of Chiltons lips while Alana was able to save the other one. Then Jack and Will got a box packet with the rest of Chiltons skin. On one part of the skin it had 'The Doves' signature branded on. When night came Chiltons body was found and he was burned up while stuck to a wheelchair. He didn't survive.
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After getting rid of the pest, Michael was able to concentrate now on his artistic side. He had already killed and sculpted Francis the way he wanted. So all that was left was to get the woman that Francis fancied. By now he had untied Kagome from the chair but her legs to the bolted bed. She tried to find a way to escape but she wasn't looking forward to breaking both her feet. Kagome looked around the room for something but only saw a book. A very large book, from what she could tell, is Francis's journal. He had different articles of certain killers but the new one about Hannibal. She read further back and it explains how his grandmother had abused him all his childhood. The poor guy didn't have a chance at all. She continued on reading until she heard the van turn up. Looking out the window she saw the woman and she was all bound up. The woman was a kind soul. She wasn't gonna let another soul die by his hands.
When he finished strapping the woman, Reba, to the table he went to get Kagome. He always wanted her to watch him work but she was ready for him. She was able to find a pair of scissors in one of the draws and placed it underneath her pillow. When he came into the room he went to unlock her feet. She reached under the pillow when he unlocked the last chain and stabbed him in the back over and over. Then she kicked him in the face to knock him out before searching his pants as she looked for the keys that he took from Francis. When she found them she took his gun and was about to leave but stopped by the door. She looked down at him with a glare as she knew he would get up soon. To give him a taste of his own medicine she placed the chains on him. Once they were locked she ran down the stairs and looked for Reba.
"Reba!" She called
"Help me! Oh God, someone help me!" Reba pleaded
She found the woman strapped to the dining room table with Francis' dead body mounted in front of her.
"Please. Please, help me." Reba cried
"Don't worry, I'm gonna get you out." Kagome said
She went to get something to cut off the straps as the scissors were too dull. So she went to the kitchen and was able to find some knives that were sharp enough. Before she could head back she stopped and looked over at the gas stove. A dark part of her was yelling at her to burn him alive for what he has done to her and everyone. That if she doesn't do this now he will always find a way to come back. Against her better judgement she opened the oven and turned on the gas. Then she started breaking some of the lights that were hooked to the walls before heading back to the dining room. Kagome sliced off the straps and helped Reba off the table.
"Come on, let's get you out of here." Kagome said
She helped guide the woman out of the house but stopped when Michael called out.
"KAGOME! KAGOME!" He yelled
Kagome didn't stop once. By now the gas must have spread a little from the living room and dining room. So she rushed Reba out the door and before Kagome could run out she flipped the light switch. With one spark from the lights, the kitchen exploded and the fire spreaded everywhere.
"Burn in hell, asshole." Kagome muttered
It wasn't long till the police and fire department came and found them. When they realized who Kagome was they called the FBI. When Will came he pretty much brust down doors and engulfed her in a hug. He didn't want to let her go. Once she was done and checked he took her out of the hospital.
"How is she? Reba?" She asked
"She's good, for now. But...it's gonna take some time for her to trust others again." Will said
"I'd like to visit her sometimes. I feel like I should do a support group for women like us." Kagome said "Did they find his body yet?"
"Jack said they're still looking through rubble." Will replied "The whole house burned. With any luck he burned in the fire."
They drove to the hotel room and the kids ran into their mothers arms. Kagome scooped them up and held them tightly. After seeing that her children were safe and sound she finally let down her barrier and started crying in relief.
If only things went well. The next morning Will was informed that Michaels' body wasn't found. Jack's team found the chains that Kagome used to restrain Michael but were unlocked. Kagome wasn't that surprised but hates herself for not killing him then and there.
She was just tired.
She was tired of his game and just wanted it all to end.
She wanted him dead.
Kagome didn't want to put Will into this situation and there was only one person that would do it.
"If we want to catch Michael, then we need to lure him out." Kagome said
She was in the Jack office with Will, Alana and Jack.
"Not just Leo and I but Will and Hannibal too. He knows that Will would stop looking for him and Hannibal...if he had a chance to escape he'll come after him too." Kagome explains "He sees them more as threats than you Jack."
"Kagome, are you sure that you know what you're saying right now." Alana asked
"She's right. Michael will never stop until he gets what he wants." Will said
"Let's say I'm agreeing with you here. How are we gonna set him up?" Jack asked
"You take Hannibal into federal custody. You let him escape with Will and I." Kagome said "Michael will find us for sure. Let the devils kill each other."
Alanan and Jack couldn't believe what she was asking but they understood. Michael has the ability to see things before they happen and will always dodge them. But if they have something that he wants he'll stop at nothing to get it. So against their judgement Jack and Alana had agreed with it. Only because once they find Michael they plan on killing both him and Hannibal.
Alana had told Hannibal about the offer and after his threat to her he told he'll only agree if only Kagome asks him, alone. It's the only reason why she was standing outside of his cell in the first place. With a deep breath Kagome finally plucked up the courage and walked into the room. He was wrapped up in his straightjacket and hooked up to the dolly.
"Hello Hannibal." She said
"Hello Kagome." He said "You look as beautiful as the day that I first met you. After all these years of waiting, why have you come."
"I wish that I was the last person you wanted to see but I doubt that." She said "You would never hate me enough to eat me."
"What makes you think that?" He replied "You took my daughter away from me. She doesn't even know who I am. She calls someone else father. You slept with another man and left me behind with nothing."
"I had to do what was right for Hanan. Sue me for trying to protect my child from your toxic world." She glared. "If you don't want to do this for me then do it for her. Michael will kill her if he gets a chance. You know what happens when another lion takes over another pride."
"He eats the cubs." He said
"Are you gonna let the lion eat her, Hannibal? Or will you become the father she didn't know and protect her from that lion?" She asked
He was silent at first.
"Very clever in using our daughter like that." He smiled
"I had very good teachers." She said "The Secret Service has a setup they've never used. They'll let us have it. You're our best shot, Hannibal." She took another step towards him, placed a hand on his chest and gave him a pleading look. "Please."
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Everything was set up and ready. Shippo used his shapeshifting ability to transform into a cop and helped with Hannibals' escape. Both he and Will got in the car and they picked up Kagome and the kids that were down the road. With Hannibal's directions they drove to one of Hannibal's houses that was near the ocean. From there waited for Michael's arrival. Kagome had Shippo stayed with them so he could take the kids away when the fight started. Once everyone had settled down, Hannibal spent a lot of time with Hanan. She was five years old and he didn't know anything about her. He wanted to know everything. With her mothers' permission Hanana told him about her favorite things. Color: purple, flavor ice cream: Chocolate chip mint, animal: tigers, food: her mommies Cajun shrimp and rice and other stuff.
When night came Kagome put the kids to sleep in one of the guest rooms. She sings them to sleep and after they fell asleep she had Shippo stay in the room with them. She headed back to the living room where Will was waiting. He held out his hand and brought her in a hug.
"It'll be all over soon. After this we'll go back to our normal lives together." He whispers
Kagome would have nodded but saw Hannibal standing by the halfway door, staring at them. She knew by the glare that he heard what Will said. He walked in the room and started pouring some wine for them.
"Tell me, do you two intend on watching Michael and I kill each other?" Hannibal asked
"You saw his painting. His prediction is coming true. Tonight only one of the three of us will stand. Kagome will be free from this hell we brought her in or be claimed by the Darkness once again." Will glared
"My compassion for you is inconvenient, Kagome." Hannibal said
"If you're partial to beef products, it is inconvenient to be compassionate towards a cow." Kagome muttered
He chuckled and gave them both the glass of wine.
"Save yourself, kill them all?" Hannibal said
"I highly doubt I could be saved anymore." Kagome replied "Maybe that's my punishment. I'll be found by that as long as our children don't get punished for our sins."
Will and Hannibal agreed with that.
"Nothing greater than a mother and a father that will sacrifice themselves for their children." Hannibal said
Will nodded.
"He's watching us now." He said
"I know." Hannibal replied
A gunshot was heard and the bullet hit Hannibal's stomach and the wine glass. He was standing behind the large window and it shattered more when bullets were shot at it. Michael walked up and aimed the gun at them. Kagome mentalyl smirked when she saw the burn mark on his face. Will quickly placed Kagome behind him.
"Well, well, well. Look at this, the gang's all here." He smiled "Kagome. Will. Hannibal." Then he glared at Kagome. "That...was very naughty of you, love. Good thing I kept a spare key. You know...I was gonna let those two brats live but now...I'm gonna stew them in front of you."
With quick speed Hannibal tackled him down and knocked the gun out of his hands. Will told Kagome to wake up Shippo and to get the kids out of there. He went to shoot Michael but he managed to kick Hannibal off him and threw his knife at Will. It hit his shoulder so Will missed his shot. Michael got up and hit him a few times before grabbing the knife and tried to stab him. Will was able to stop him and struggled until Michael got a few strikes and tossed him outside. Michael went to grab him but Will took out the knife and stabbed the guy in the side. He grunted from the pain but pulled the knife out and stabbed Will again but this time in the chest.
Hannibal got back up and jumped on Michael back to place him in a choke hold. Michael elbowed him a few times on the bullet wound before tossed him away. When Hannibal got up the two threw punches at each other before the two tried to choke each other. Will pulled out the knife and stabbed him in the back a few times before Michael let go of Hannibal and hit him away. Hannibal landed on the pile of woods where there was an axe nearby. He grabbed it when Michael went to attack Will and sliced at his achilles heel. When Michael went down a little both Hannibal and Will started slicing at him a few times. He didn't go down. So the two circled him until they found an opening. Hannibal jumped on Michaels' back again and tore a huge piece of flesh off from the front of Michaels' throat. Will charged at him and sliced Michael deeply across stomach. These deep wounds were enough to make Michael get to his knees and bleed out. After a couple of breaths he went down to the ground and took his last breath.
One down and two were left standing.
"It really does look black in the moonlight." Will muttered as he looked at his blood
Will saw that they were near the cliff. He knew with his wounds that he wouldn't last long. Kagome came into his view with a knife in hand. When she saw the sight in front of her she paused from shock. She looked at Hannibal before looking at him. He knew what he had to do.
'I love you.' He mouthed to her.
Her eyes widened when she saw Will grabbing ahold of Hannibal and tossed them both over the cliff. She ran over towards the cliff but stopped by the edge. Nothing but the ocean waves hitting the cliff wall was seeing. Kagome fell to her knees and cried. She cried out anguish, hate, sorrow, heartbroken and soon relief. It was finally over but at a terrible cost she lost another loved one. Shippo came out with the kids and they all gathered around her in a group hug.
"Where's dada, mama?" Timothy asked
Kagome teared up again and held her younger ones close.
"Mom, come on. We need to get going." Shippo said
Kagome only nodded but couldn't move. She was still searching for any signs that Will might have survived. Seeing her unable to move Shippo picked her up and placed her in the car, along with the kids. After giving Jack a tip about where the bodies are they drove off and left. They drove near the coast and as Kagome watched it pass by her eyes dilated a little as she sensed a light arua pulsing still.
