I am so so so sorry that this chapter is so late , but I've been real busy with my other stories and real life stuff . So I hope you all can understand that updates will be a bit slower now , but fear not because this story is already nearing its conclusion .
So getting back to the story itself , Eda's been taken prisoner by the twins ! The Triad's and Hotel Moscow are in danger ! And what is Verrocchio planning ?
Read the chapter and find out . :)
Hope you all enjoy !
" Ugh ... god my head ... " Eda felt a massive headache as she slowly woke up . She tries to recall the last thing she remembers and recalls being knocked out by those two little brats .
Opening her eyes she sees that she is in some kind of dark room , with only a single light bulb shining above her head . She tries to move her arms , but could finds that they have been chained to mechanical hook that is also hanging above her head . She finds herself seated in a chair , with her ankles tied to the chair legs and her arms chained above her head .
Eda starts to grow worried , trying to shake the chains off or break the bonds on her ankles , to no avail .
" Fratele meu , it seems that our guest has finally awoken "
" It would seem so sora mea ..."
" What the ... who's there ?! Come out ! " Eda looked around the dark room , only to see nothing but shadows .
At that moment , two figures stepped out of the shadows and Eda's eyes widened in shock .
There stood the very same brats she was trying to kill ...
Hansel and Gretel ...
' Fuck my life ...' Eda thought in her head , as she continued to struggle against her bonds .
" I wouldn't waste your strength if I were you , you're not gonna break through that metal and even if you did , you wouldn't be able to get past us " Gretel got up close to Gretel " So please don't resist miss Eda "
" Shit ! " Eda cursed , as she stopped struggling , the girl was telling the truth , there was no way in hell she was breaking through chains like those .
" Where am I ? Where the hell have you two taken me !? " Eda asks , glaring at the twins .
" Calm yourself , we have just taken you to a safe place , one that is very far away from any prying eyes " Hansel explains .
" Well , what the hell do you two want ? " Eda asks , curious as to why the brats haven't killed her yet .
" The same thing we asked you , before we knocked you out just now " Hansel stepped in front of Eda " We want to know about Verrocchio's shipment , what exactly did he order and how do we find the man ? "
Eda scoffs at the twins , gritting her teeth " Oh yeah , sure while I do that , do you want me to hand you both evidence that'll sink the Church ? "
" I take it , that means you aren't going to talk ? " Hansel asked .
" Of course not , I'm not squealer and I ain't a damn rat either ..." Eda growled back .
Eda knows that she can't talk , if she does spill to these brats than that'll give Ripoff Church a bad rep for an arms dealer that will sell out its clients at the hint of pressure . And to make matters worse , these two are just kids , if word got out that she wet her pants and spilled the info , just because she was intimidated by a couple of grade schoolers ... then her rep in Roanapur is as good as done .
And so she's is now a rock in a hard place or in this case stuck in the captivity of two child assassins ...
" Very well then ..." Hansel let out a sigh " Sora mea , go get our tools ..."
" Of course , fratele meu " Gretel nodded before walking back into the darkness .
" Wait ... did you just say tools ? " Eda asks , nervously .
" Yes , I'm afraid that if you do not wish to part with the information we need so dearly , then I suppose you leave us no choice but to extract it by force " Hansel calm said " In other words ,we're going to torture you until you tell us what we want to know "
" T-Torture !? " Eda repeated frightfully .
At that point , Eda heard what sounded like a stroller coming to them . Gretel reappeared out of the shadows , pushing what looks to be a medical table with wheels and on top of it laid a metal tray that had an assortment of medical instruments that Eda looked at frightfully .
" Well , lets get started fratele meu ... " Gretel said , pushing the table up to Eda's side " I just want to get this over with as fast as possible . "
" As do I sora mea , as do I ..." Hansel agreed .
The twins approached the now terrified nun , who is shaking in her seat .
" Whoa , whoa , whoa ! Let's take it easy here kids ! Can't we talk about this !? I-I-I can get you both money and a way out of this city ! " Eda tried to bribe the two .
Hansel shakes his head " Sorry miss , that is quite the kind offer but I doubt that its a genuine one . "
Eda flinched , the brat had called her bluff .
" And what we want at the moment is the information we requested ..." Gretel continued getting up in Eda's face , just inches away from hers " So are you going to tell us what that is miss or ... are going to have to force it out of you ?"
Eda gulped and in doing so tried to swallow her fear along the way . " Do your worst you little brats ..."
The twins both sigh " Your choice "
The twins lung at Eda and she closes her eyes for the oncoming assault , their small hands touched her exposed armpits and belly ...
And they both began to furiously tickle her .
Eda was completely taken by surprise by this , that she wasn't even able to hold back her laughter and was now starting to wriggle like crazy in her bonds . She can't even remember the last time she was tickled , but no matter how bad that time was , was nothing compared to these two brats tickling !
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! STOOOPP IT! " Eda screamed out in between laughs . " I SAID STOP YOU FUCKE- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !"
The twins didn't seem to be listening to her , only to be focusing solely on torturing her through laughter . Gretel was busy looking for sensitive spots on Eda's belly , while Hansel was busy methodically tickling different areas of Eda's armpits , going higher up her arm to keep things interesting . Their master had thought them this torture method was excellent because it tested the targets mental strength and causes them major discomfort .
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! STAAAY AWAY FROM MY BEHEHEHELY ! " Eda wriggled like crazy in her restraints , as if hoping that the chain will magically break if she tries hard enough .
" Just tell us , what we want to know and this can all be over " Hansel told her , not letting up at all .
" GO FUCK YOURSEL-AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH " Eda tried to curse at them but was cut off by more laughter .
" Its your choice miss ..." Gretel let out a sigh , continuing to tickle her .
" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ! SOMEBODY HELP ME ! " Eda cried out , hoping somebody would hear her .
" Scream all you want miss ... we have all the time in the world " Hansel said , as Eda's pleas echoed throughout the warehouse .
" All units at base respond ! What's going on down there !? " Boris yelled into his radio , only to hear static on the other end .
" Damnit Boris , forget it ! They're either dead or trying to stay alive " Balalaika was furious at not seeing this outcome , she had not expected that Sicilian schmuck to put this of a fight . Its the first time in a long while she and her men has been pinned down . " Boris call all of the remaining men together , tell all of them to head to the base "
" Understood Kapitan ! " Boris saluted her before turning to his radio " All units report in , head back to the base now ! "
" Get the car , we're going to need to get back to base quickly "
" Got it ! " Boris ran off to get the car .
Balalaika's thoughts drifted to Verrocchio , what was his play here ? What could be his goal ? Why did he attack the base and not just come after here ? Could he employing guerilla tactics ? If he was then his tactics were working , he had used Hansel and Gretel as bait to draw her and her men out in the open . Then as soon as that happened he ambushed them all , catching them all of guard . If she wasn't so pissed , she would actually be impressed by his clever use of tactics .
Didn't mean she was going to make his death any less painful .
Boris pulled up at the car in front of her and she quickly got in .
" So what's the plan now Kapitan ? " Boris asked .
" Right our main priority is to regroup as soon as we can and get ourselves organized . If I'm right then Verrocchio main advantage is the confusion in all of this chaos , well we're not going to give him that advantage anymore " Balalaika face got darker , as she lit up a cigar " We're going to find that bastard and make him pay , I'll personally see to it myself "
" And what about the two targets ? Are we just gonna let them go ? " Boris raised an eyebrow at his superior .
Balalaika was conflicted over how to deal with the two assassin children now , with their original of capturing them having just gone up in flames and Verrocchio launching an all out war on them . Balalaika had to swallow her pride , the kids are just gonna have to take care of themselves . Right now , her men are in desperate need of her help and she doesn't intend to disappoint them .
" Just tell the men to focus on getting back to base , disregard the previous operation objectives " Balalaika hid her flinch by the shadow of her hair .
" Are you sure , Kapitan ? "
" Yes ..."
Boris's gaze hardened " Understood ..."
At that moment , a figure suddenly jumped out in front of their car , making Boris slam on the brakes suddenly stopping the car from hitting the unknown pedestrian by just a few meters . Balalaika herself instantly tensed up at the sudden stop , guess there are still things in the world that still get to even her .
Boris glared at the figure in front of them , rolling down his window to shout at the figure " What are you doing ?! Get the hell out of the road ! "
The figure didn't say anything , but quickly walking to opened window to talk to them . Balalaika and Boris reached for their guns , this could very well be a trap , there could be even more hiding in the buildings or down the street .
But as soon , as the figure walked to the window , Balalaika eyes widened at seeing who it was .
" I know this might be a bit early to cash in a favor , but do you mind giving me a ride Balalaika ? " A busted up Chang asked , clutching his arm in pain .
" Hahahaha ... hahahaha ... uhhhh ... oh god ... no more ..." Eda said in between the laughs . They had been going at it , for god knows how long , there weren't any windows in the room she was in so it was impossible to tell . The twins gave her breaks in between to let her catch her breath , but this breaks were usually rather short and the torture that followed after it was even worse than the last ! She wasn't going to last against these two for much longer .
" Just tell us , what we want to know miss ... " Gretel softly said , she did not enjoy torturing the poor woman anymore than Hansel did . But they right now needed the information she held and they weren't going to stop until they got it .
Eda gulped , she couldn't give in ... not to these brats " I told you ... I can't ! "
" So be it ..." Hansel said darkly , jumped at Eda's armpits , viciously tickling her again .
" NO DON'T ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! " Eda screamed at the sudden tickling , as Gretel went back to work tickling her exposed tummy " PLEEEEASE STOP ! "
" Tell us what we want to know and this stops " Hansel didn't let up , not even in the face of begging .
" I'M BEGGING YOU ! PLEASE STO-HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! " Eda at this point is flat out begging , throwing what little she had away to make the pain stop .
" Talk "
" PLEAAAAASSEEEEAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! " Eda felt tears start to spill , not even laughing anymore at the pure discomfort the twins brought her . Her throat growing hoarse from her futile begging .
" Talk "
" ALRIGHT ! I'LL SPILL ! I'LL TALK ! I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ! " Eda shouted out and just like that the twins immediately stopped their torture .
" T-T-Thank you ... " Eda said in between pants , trying to catch her breath .
Gretel fetched a bottle of water from the table , unscrewing the cap and pressing the bottle up against Eda's lips to give her a drink . Eda felt the cool water dripped down her hoarse throat , dry from all the laughter she had just done .
Gretel pulled the bottle away , as Eda let out a big sigh " T-Thanks kid ..."
" Its fine miss ... " Gretel put the bottle water away " Now ... tell us what we want to know "
" Okay , okay ..." Eda caught her breath , as she faced the two vampires " Alright , Verrocchio's been making some pretty big purchases all over the last month . "
" Around the same time , we showed up , eh sora mea ? " Hansel mused .
" Indeed fratele meu ..." Gretel nodded .
" Yeah , I think it was definitely around the time you two started hitting Hotel Moscow and the Triads " Eda remembered the info " Anyway , from the size of the shipment of guns Verrocchio was ordering in from us , it seemed like he was preparing for war "
" For war ... ? " Gretel repeated .
" What exactly were the specifics of the shipments ? " Hansel asked .
" Some pretty high grade military stuff , assault rifles , SMG's , pistols , hell I'm pretty he even ordered a few cases of explosives " Eda recalled the details of the shipment , they were impossible to forget because of how much money the church racked in because of Verrocchio that day ." We didn't think too much on it , we thought Verrocchio was just being paranoid about Hotel Moscow and the Triads . Guess we finally know what he planned to do with all that stuff , huh ? "
" Why didn't you warn Hotel Moscow and the Triads about this ? Don't you do business with them too ? " Gretel inquired .
" The Ripoff Church is strictly neutral kids . Even though we're based in the Triad's territory and we do business with several of Roanapur's players , we're not loyal to anybody in particular " Eda shrugged " That's just the way business is in Roanapur "
" I see ... " Hansel put a finger to his chin " Anything else ? "
" No , nothing ... except ..." Eda eyes widen at remembering something important " Oh yeah ! Verrocchio also ordered a couple cases of RPG's , and he ordered them in a rush too "
" RPG's ? What the hell could Verrocchio need such heavy weaponry for ? " Hansel thought aloud , it was clear that Verrocchio had plans to go to war with Hotel Moscow and the Triads at some point . The problem is , what exactly is his plan now ?
" What else do you know miss Eda ? " Hansel inquired .
" If you're asking if I know what Verrocchio's plan is , I have no idea , I swear " Eda tells the full truth , anything to keep her from getting tortured again " But listen kids ... based on the size of these shipments , the streets of this city are about to run red with blood . If I were you two , I would get the hell out of here while you still have the chance ..."
" Before your blood gets added to mix ..." Eda warned .
Both Hansel and Gretel looked at each other , both of them being uncertain . Before they both nodded , as if knowing telepathically what the other wanted .
Hansel walked up to Eda and injected her with a sedative " Thanks for the advice miss ..."
That was the last thing she heard before she lost all consciousness ...again .
" I see ... so Verrocchio hit you and the Triads too ? " Balalaika asked crossing her arms .
" Yeah ... ow ! Watch it , will ya !? " Chang yelled at the medic , Balalaika had called for him .
They had just reached Hotel Moscow , Balalaika had gotten a briefing of everything that had happened . Apparently , while their forces were stretched searching for Gretel and Hansel , Verrocchio made his move against them . Hitting both Hotel Moscow and the Triads base of operations . They had even used car bombs to maximize the amount of damage to the property and to kill as many of their men as possible . At the moment , they were multiple dead and many more injured .
Though the strangest thing that's bothering her , is that Verrocchio didn't press the attack . The attack on both bases were just a big hit and run essentially . Balalaika couldn't help but be annoyed at not being able to understand Verrocchio's plan.
" How are your men holding up ? " Balalaika asks out of courtesy .
" We lost a lot of guys during the attack on our base , so we're gonna need some time to recover . But my top guys are fine , relatively speaking " Chang stretches his arm , as soon as the doc finishes up .
" Kapitan ! " Balalaika turns to see Boris running up to her " We just got anonymous tip from someone telling us that Verrocchio is hiding out on the west-end , at one of his low level casinos "
" An anonymous tip ? " Balalaika repeated , her eyes narrowing at the information .
" What do you make of it Kapitan ? "
Balalaika scoffs " This is obviously an invitation from Verrocchio . He wants to lure us all the way down to his turf, so that he can fight us on his terms " Balalaika honestly wondered if Verrocchio thought of her as an idiot , this was obviously a trap .
" So what should we do ? " Boris asked .
" We're gonna kill this bastard by his own rules ..." Balalaika said darkly .
" I take it , you have a plan ? " Chang raised an eyebrow at her .
" I always do baby ..." Balalaika grinned at him .
In the distance , two of Verrocchio's men observed Hotel Moscow from a safe distance noticing the sudden uptake in movement on the premises . The boss had told them , that if movement suddenly increased it would mean they had taken the bait . One of them quickly dialed Verrocchio's number , calling him .
" What is it ? " Verrocchio gruffly answered .
" Boss , we're seeing a sudden uptake in movement at Hotel Moscow's place , I think that fry face bitch has taken the bait "
" ..."
" Boss , you still there ? "
" Yeah ... I'm here , I just love it when a plan comes together " Verrocchio grinned .
Is it weird that I've written 4 revenge stories , all of which contain pretty graphic torture scenes . Yet Eda's tickle torture is the one scene I feel weird about writing this chapter .
But anyway , I hope you all have enjoyed the story so far . I've had a lot of fun writing these chapters , but I think I'm just about done writing Black Lagoon fics for now .
I have had this Rising of the Shield Hero story I've been meaning to do for a while now and after finishing this story , I think it'll finally be time for me to publish .
With that said , see you all in the next one !
Angel Out .