"I'll kill Samantha Religias."
The moment I heard him, I coughed in great shock and the beer that I was drinking all spat over him.
"Your going to clean that up, cun- Oh it's you, tell the cunt to clean it up." The bartender told me as Jacob's already wet expression became even wetter.
"Cough… what did you just say… cough… that you're going to kill… Samantha Religias." I said while trying to stop the cough.
Jacob looked at me with pure anger like 'Why'd you have to spit on me' but downed it out and rubbed his face with his robe.
"…" I looked at him as seriously as possible, making sense to see if this was actually the truth or was he sent by Samantha.
"HAHAHAHA" But I couldn't help but burst out laughing, seeing that he was actually serious. "You! Kill Samantha? Ridiculous!"
"You think that it's impossible with my level of strength, right?" In the face of me laughing, he didn't seem angry.
"Yep" I nod, "Not only that but I fought her before you know. You won't be able to kill her with your strength, definitely not with that dangled up leg of yours."
He slammed his hand on the table, "I CAN!"
I stopped laughing and seriously ask him, "And how are you going to do that?"
"I know some people on the inside, I can bribe some of them and late at night I can go to her camp without anyone knowing and kill her in her sleep." Jacob said while he had a sadistic smile on him.
"Man… going from a good guy to a thug like villain… that's a great character development, right there." I said, making him confused, "But unfortunately that won't work."
"It may seem like I don't know Samantha very much, seeing as we only spent time around the journey but," I give him a serious look, "I would be an idiot to think that she would fall for such an easy assassination plan."
"You forget that she isn't your typical 'I want a knight in shining armor to carry me out this dungeon' type of girl nor is she spoiled… she trained her whole life more than a man does, so kill off any such ideas going inside your head."
"Besides… why do you want to kill her?"
"WHY?" He looked at me crazily, "Why you ask? You and her are the reason why I'm in such a mess… I worked 6 years under her… 6 YEARS," He said downing the bottle, emptying it, "And just because of one mistake that wasn't even my fault, she kicks me out."
"And what about Amelia?"
"Her…" He looked down sadly while I signaled the bartender to bring another bottle of whiskey, "She doesn't even look at me… and I don't blame her for it. I wouldn't look at myself if I were her… I promised her so many things but it seems I couldn't do anything."
"Certainly not protect her from the fat ass in front of me." Jacob snatched the bottle from the waitress and started chugging it.
"So… that means you don't know?"
"Know what?" He said with a disinterested tone.
"That it was Amelia who blamed you for all of this."
The look of betrayal came on to his face as he looked at me with wide eyes, "What?" He jumped over the table and grabbed my collar, "Don't fuck with me!"
I gave a rough pat in the chest, making him sit, "Simmer down Romeo, I'm telling you the truth."
"It… it can't be true… she can't do this to me," It seemed like he was about to cry but instead he became angry as he clutched his head tightly, "THAT BITCH! How can she even do that after all we've been through."
"She's gonna pay… she's gonna pay… she's going to pay THAT FUCKING BITCH," He screamed out loud, "I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL HER AND SAMANTHA BOTH. I'LL KILL THEM ALL… I'LL KILL EVERY MOTHERFUCKER THAT HAS PUT ME IN THIS PLACE."
He screamed so loudly that everybody in the bar, looked at us. It was going to be a problem if he wasn't going to shut up. So I slapped.
It hit him hard as he fell over his seat and finally shut up while I told others he was drunk. That brought the attention out of us.
Jacob slowly got up but he didn't look at me, he faced the table in front of him in complete silence.
"Anything else you want to express to the whole world?" I asked him and he slowly shook his head.
"Okay then, listen carefully to what I'm about to say." He looked at me with subservient eyes, "I want to hire you."
"I want you to become one of my guards."
"In return you will get great pay and a roof over your head."
Jacob looked at me seriously for a moment before he gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"You want me to seriously believe that?"
"Righhht… you're going to give me a job?... the person who you pummeled… besides, I can't be a swordsman anymore." He looked down with sorrow, "Not with my left leg… that life is gone for good."
"Not even with prosthetics?"
"What?" He looked at me in laughter, "How can I afford such a thing?"
"I'll buy you one." His face turned to ultimate shock, "I'll give you the power to become stronger and fulfill your nightmares. In return you will fuel them with your ambition and help me bring my dreams to fruition."
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"Think of it as me hiring a potential knight. You have the potential, I have the money, we can both come out the best with this deal."
He thought for a moment before saying, "I…" but I stopped him.
"Think carefully to what I said, don't agree nor deny it now, think for tonight." I said while giving a bundle of cash to the waitress for both of us and more, "But realize that once you agree to it, you won't be yours anymore."
I get up from the table, "I'll going to leave tomorrow morning, have your answer ready by then." I said and walk away.
"Hey!" Jacob called as I stopped, "What happened between the fight you had with Samantha… did you win?"
I turn my head and give a smug look, "Of course I did."