Captured

Sosuke POV

My head, it hurts. I slowly opened my eyes, and I felt my head swaying. I slowly sat up from the floor. What happened? All I remember was eating with the family and then...bombs. Gas bombs. "Esmeralda!" I looked at both sides, and my wife was nowhere to be seen! I saw my uncles and cousins lying on the floor, unconscious. I crawled to my Uncle Bradley and shook him, telling him to wake up. Eventually, my Uncle woke up and slowly sat up.

"Gas bombs, they made us unconscious." The rest of my uncles and cousins slowly woke up, asking what happened. 

I regained my strength and called out for my wife, but she didn't respond. I didn't see her anywhere. There was something else, my aunts. "My aunts are not here."

My uncles and cousins flinched and realized my aunts weren't with us. We looked everywhere in the mansion. My heart was beating rapidly when I couldn't find Esmeralda. I saw my Uncle Bradley running out of a room. "Anything!?"

"No, Uncle! I can't, Esmeralda or my aunts! We should try calling them!"

"Everyone, I found something!" yelled Ace from the living room. We all ran to the living room. Maybe the women were hiding somewhere. We all got there, and Ace was holding a piece a paper. His eyes looked terrified.

"What is it, son!?" asked Gol D.

Ace bit his lower lip. "I can't believe this!" 

I went to Ace and took the paper, and read it aloud.

"Hello, everyone; I finally found you all. I commend you for hiding Esmeralda from me, and I swore when I found her that I would get rid of you all. Esmeralda is now in my grasp, and I could've killed you all at that moment, but where is the fun in that? I took not only Esmeralda but also your lovely wives. The wives you love so dearly."

My eyes became wide with horror. Yhwach! It was him! He found us! But how!? My uncles were horrified; Uncle Issa screamed angrily, as did my Uncle Vlad. My Uncle Bradley paced back and forth with his hands covering his face. Uncle Gol D looked angered that Ace was afraid to be near him. 

"If you want your wives unharmed, you must come to this location without police or assistance. I have men everywhere, and if I see that you disobeyed my orders, then your wives will be burned alive. The location is...." I read the location. It was a remote location with many abandoned buildings away from the public eye. Yhwach had Esmeralda and my aunts. If Yhwach finds out that Esmeralda is pregnant, I don't know what would happen.

"So what are we going to do!? That bastard has our wives! If we call for help, then he will surely kill them! That son of a bitch can kill me but burning my wife alive is too much!" yelled Uncle Issa. Ace tried to calm him down, but my Uncle couldn't.

"Issa, we will get our wives back. I would go to the bottom pits of hell to get Lisa back. We need to plan this carefully. I know Yhwach has something planned, and we don't know how many of his men he has. He will still kill us and our wives," said Vlad. 

Uncle Bradley let out a sigh and tried to calm himself down. "We will not fall into Yhwach's trap. He may have the advantage in  the ground, but..." He got out his cell phone. "I will make some calls to some buddies of mine and get the secret services involved. I might have a plan that will work."

As my Uncle Bradley made a phone call. I still looked at the letter. How did Yhwach find our location? It didn't matter; Yhwach had Esmeralda and my aunts, and I feared what he would do to them. Suddenly, Ace patted my shoulder. "Don't worry, cuz. We will get everyone back. We will end this once and for all."

 I looked at my cousin, and I wanted to believe his words, but for some reason, my heart was telling me that a tragedy would happen. I hope I'm wrong.

..............................

Esmeralda was still unconscious. She was gently shaken, and the young woman slowly woke up. "Esmeralda, are you okay?" whispered Amelia. 

Esmeralda let out a soft groan as she turned on her back. "A-Amelia? Wh-What happened?" She noticed the ceiling and a single lightbulb dimly lit the room. When she tried to move, she felt her hands and legs tied. Her eyes became wide, and she became fully conscious. Amelia, Akasha, Lisa, and Rouge were already awake and surrounded her. 

"Calm down, Esmeralda. We were the only ones taken away," said Rogue.

"B-By who?"

The women were quiet. "I-I have a feeling that it was Yhwach," responded Amelia. The young woman felt dread throughout her being. She couldn't believe that Yhwach found them. Fear overcame her as she put her hands over her womb. "We won't let anything happen to you. We will die to protect you and my grandchild."

Suddenly, the door was opened, and three men entered, going in Esmeralda's direction. The women, their hands and legs bound, tried to stop them, but they were either pushed or kicked away. Esmeralda screamed and was worried for Amelia since the older woman had health conditions. She was carried over the shoulder of one of the men and screamed. She tried kicking and hitting, but it was pointless. She was taken out of a broken and abandoned house made of stone and bricks. 

Esmeralda saw that they were surrounded by other houses that looked abandoned. It looked like an abandoned small village that was surrounded by a forest. She was then taken to another house where a couple of men were outside, preparing their rifles. Esmeralda feared what they were going to do. She was taken inside the house, which was small, and was let down on her bottom. A fireplace dimly lighted the room. There was a table and a chair. There was someone else with her.

The three men closed the door. Someone sat on the chair by the fireplace, looking at the fireplace. Esmeralda's eyes widened as she went to the wall. "Yhwach..."

Yhwach sat motionless momentarily and slowly stood and turned to look at her. They were face-to-face. Esmeralda felt nothing but dread and fear as she tried to escape him, but the wall stopped her. Yhwach didn't blink as he slowly walked toward her. He then knelt to get close to her. Esmeralda put her feet on him and tried to kick him away. "N-No! Get away from me!" Yhwach pushed her legs and feet aside and grabbed her hair. He forced her to look at him. Tears formed in Esmeralda's eyes.

Suddenly, Yhwach embraced her. Esmeralda was shocked; his embrace felt cold as death. She didn't know what to do. She felt his lips on her hair. "I have you in my arms. Your skin, your scent, your presence. All that time away from you made me insane." He separated from the hug and looked at Esmeralda. "You left me alone."

"Y-You kidnapped me, Yhwach. Why can't you see the harm you do to me, your family, and yourself?" Suddenly, Yhwach slapped her across the face making her fall to the ground.

"I have no family! I never have! Those bastards are nothing more than the memory of my misery! They took everything away from me!" Yhwach's hand shook as he realized that he slapped Esmeralda. "I-I'm sorry. I never wanted to cause you pain."

Esmeralda bit her lower lip as she looked at Yhwach. "I know that you had a hard beginning and life. No one, not even you, should have gone through such pain and misery. I realize that you are not fully to blame for suffering, but you also have a choice to change. You could have made a happy life. Yhwach, what hurts me the most is that you keep lying to yourself! I never lied to you, Yhwach! I told you that I love Sosuke!" She moved her hands in front of her for protection.

Yhwach something on her hand. His eyes became wide. "That ring." Esmeralda realized she had shown her wedding ring and tried to put her hands down. Yhwach got a hold of her hands and took the ring. "What is the meaning of this!?" Esmeralda said nothing as she looked at the ground. Yhwach got a hold of her hair, making her look at him. "Why is this ring on your finger!?"

"Yhwach, please."

Yhwach's eyes became wide. "You married him, didn't you?" Esmeralda didn't respond. She cried. The older man's hand shook as he dropped the ring. "D-Did you have sex with him?"

"Yhwach, please stop this! Please let all of us go! You are being suspected of illegal activities and the murders you have done! I will only be a burden to you!"

"You're no longer a virgin, are you!? You let him have you!" Yhwach's expression became crazed. "Sosuke felt your body, your love, and I couldn't." His grip on her hair tightened. "How could you do this to me?"

Esmeralda couldn't believe what she was hearing. Yhwach has become insane. "Please stop! You're hurting me!"

"Hurting you!? Hurting you!? You hurt me, Esmeralda! How could you cause me so much pain!? I killed for you! I gave you the opportunity of a lifetime to help you and your father! You ignored me and all the things I have done for you!" Yhwach's eyes widened, and he let go of her hair but grabbed her shoulders. The young woman noticed that tears were forming in his eyes. It was tearing her heart. "I did all this because I love you! I had never known or felt love until I first saw you sing and dance. You were like god's most beautiful angel. When you spoke to me, you gave me hope for a chance of happiness. I could've given you everything! You threw me like I was nothing like everyone! Is it because I am old!?"

"STOP, YHWACH! STOP! STOP! STOP! THIS IS NOT LOVE! YOU'RE JUST HURT AND FILLED WITH PAIN! I CAN NEVER LOVE YOU, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FORCE YOU DO! THIS HAS TO END!"

They were silent, and Yhwach threw the ring to the fireplace. Yhwach spaced out as he looked at the woman he felt tormented his existence. "End? Yes, all of this will end today. I will kill Sosuke and everyone. You will see everything unfold. You and I will marry and have a new life when this is done. Everything will be forgotten."

"N-Never! I will hate you for the rest of my life!"

"It won't matter. As long as I have you, then it will be enough. Everything will be prepared. Sosuke and the others will be here sooner or later, and I look forward to when you and I see them all die. Rest while you can because everything will end." Yhwach then stood and left the house, leaving a crying Esmeralda. 

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