The Scourge of Ephesus [Concluded]

[Andres]

The Scourge of Ephesus - Night 3 - Conclusion



The latrines - 1.00 am.

White_Eyes:D couldn't sleep. Nature called...

As the excellent history student he is, he knew that there are also some old latrines that are well preserved, here in Ephesus.

Allthough he knew very well that they were out of order since more then 1000 years, he figured he could as well get to know how it felt to be a real Roman, including the more trivial matters of ancient life.

And so he went to the latrines.

Sitting there, with his trousers on his feet, he didn't notice a shady figure coming near.

"Wow, I for one would not like to be found dead like that,' a voice whispered.

"Me neither," White_Eyes:D said with a smile. He was a man who could appreciate some very dark humour.

"What a pity," the other man said, "because that's exactly what's going to happen."

Before he could realise what those last words implied, two bullets from a silenced gun ended his life.

***



The statute of Artemis - 1.15 am.

Hysterical laughter could be heard.

"It's a fake! It's fake! And all those stupid tourists pose next to it, want a picture next to a fake statue! Idiots!"

One blow destroyed the statue.

***



The City of Ephesus - 2.00 am

The night was cooler than usual and Reenk Roink took a stroll among the ruins to contemplate on the latest events. He backed up to pillar and lit a cigarette.

"Ah this is a nice place. No wonder the ancients decided to build a city here".

He gazed up on the stars and saw the constellation Hercules. But something was amiss. The star Sarin was not there and neither was Rasalgethi. He looked intently at the star field looking for the missing stars. A voice boomed: "So, you finally noticed me".

A shadowy figure jumped down from a pillar just below the constellation and approached him. "I guess you want to know if I have the package. I am sorry to say that for you I have something else of value".

Reenk Roink asked perplexed, "And what might that be"?

The man drew something from atop his left shoulder and before Reenk Roink could utter another word, he felt a sharing pain in his throat. He fell to the ground feeling tired and as his life force ebbed out from the gash in his throat, the shadow bent down and whispered in his ear.

"Your life".

The man calmly walked away.

***



The Remnants of the Artemis temple - 3.00 am

TheFlax couldn't sleep and so she walked back to the place where they had last gathered.

Staring at the new grave, she couldn't stop thinking about her long lost lover.

"Oh, why, oh why did I ever leave you, my love. I still love you, yet I decided to stop seeing you. I hate myself now, I really do. And on top of that, I'm in the middle of this mess. Oh, only the stars and the moon know how much I want to leave this place."

"That can be arranged," a man, standing in the shadow of a nearby pillar said.

"Huh? What? Who are you? Are you here to rescue us?"

"Define "rescue"", the man said, slowly walking to TheFlax.

"Well, take us to a place, far away from here, where we can forget whatever happened here."

The man laughed.

"In that case, yes, I'm here to rescue you."

He raised his arm, the moon shined onto the silenced gun.

Two bullets ended yet another life.

The man put away his gun and left the scene.

***

The Scourge of Ephesus - Day 3.



The temple of Hadrianus - 9.30 am

The tourists gathered at the ancient temple. They found an old man. He was staring at an undefined point before him.

"I have found three bodies this morning. Three! That fine lad, what's his name, the history student, White_Eyes:D, I found him dead in the latrines. Somehow, his killer deemed it funny to put his dead body on the latrines, with his trousers on his feet. What a sick joke, everybody knows the boy knew that those latrines were out of order! He would never disgrace the ancient heritage of Turkey!"

The old man shakes his head and continues:

"Then I also found Reenk Roink. Somebody slit his throat with something sharp. The poor man died instantly, so it seems. His Armani glasses and his expensive camera were lying next to him, in a pool of blood."

The man sighed.

"And I also found the body of TheFlax, two bullets in the head, lying in her own blood! And if you think that's not enough, they also destroyed the statue of Artemis!"

The old man started to yell and to scream.

"Calm down, friend, please," the younger, athletic tourist said.

The old man slowly came to his senses again.

"Guess we still have to find us some bad guys..."

"Indeed, we do," the other one said, a grim expression on his face.

***

Alive (24)

boudica
GeneralHankerchief
Jolt
seireikhaan
Rythmic
shlin28
Tiberius of the Drake
187Beefyz
Chaotix27
Askthepizzaguy
Quintus.JC
YLC
Sigurd
woad&fangs
Yoyoma1910
Ibn-Khaldun
Lord Winter
CountArach
Caius
El Diablo
Glyphz
FactionHeir
Seamus Fermanagh
Ignoramus


Killed (4) :

777Ares777
TheFlax
White_Eyes :D
Reenk Roink

Lynched (2) :

TinCow
Tevashzat

WoG/Suicide (0):


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