He Who Bleeds by Dorian Valentine
Author:Dorian Valentine [Valentine, Dorian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dorian Valentine
Published: 2024-10-01T22:03:52+00:00
A scream echoed through the townhouse, distinctly Theiaâs. Aurélien pushed through the crowd gathered before the scene of the crime in a frenzy, as any good older brother and host would do. Before him it was almost exactly as expected: the corpses were where he left them, and the scent of gore still hung in the air. The single difference infuriated him beyond reason. Upon their foreheads was a strange symbol carved with a sharp knife into the flesh.
Someone had defiled his creations. Had he been proud of the art he made, something as horrendous as a humanâs interference would send him into a violent rage. Upon closer inspection, he could see wounds he did not createâtrophies no doubt taken from his kill. Unearned trophies.
âSomeone send for Scotland Yard!â Aurélien commanded, reaching forward to gather Theia. She was shaking in his arms, sobs wrecking from her body as though these men meant anything to her.
A guest took off, he didnât care who just so long as this gathering ceased gawking at his failed creation. Celio pushed through the crowd, feigned disgust, and made the sign of the inverted cross.
âWhat devious things have happened beneath our very noses.â A priest was someone the masses respected, even a half dressed retired one. Celio clapped his hands together in feigned prayer then turned around and waved for the crowd to leave. âLet us all make ourselves presentable and wait below for the Yard to arrive.â
âHas anyone checked their pulses?â One gentleman called out, a medical student by the name of Anthony Gray. âPlease, allow me.â
Anthony Gray was a younger man in his mid-twenties, well dressed despite the thrills of the evening though his curly brown hair was mussed from the fingers of lovers. While those with unuseful education left at Celioâs command.
The would-be doctor walked with a stumble that could only be brought about by excessive liquor. Gray looked around the room and, from a small table Aurélien often used to write letters, procured a pen.
âDo forgive me, old chap,â Gray muttered, crouching before the corpse of one Earl Jonathn Brighton.
âShould we really be letting him do this?â Celio whispered, âI mean⦠what if he finds something?â
âWhat will he find?â Aurélien asked, raising an eyebrow. He watched the soon to be doctor putter around the room poking and prodding his creations with thinly veiled disgust and curiosity. âWhat news, doctor?â
âO-Oh Iâm no doctor yet, but Iâll do in a pinch. These men were killed within the last two hours.â
âI saw Brighton not too long agoâthese other men, Iâm not sure. Anything else?â
Gray swallowed, standing up. âI wouldnât know until I examined further, and I need not remind you that I am underqualified for this. We best wait for the Yard to arrive. But it looks as though each had⦠something removed.â
âLike a head?â Celio asked, trying to hide his amusement by looking away.
âWell, yes, but more than that. It appears Brighton had his eyes removed after the fact. Beaufort has had his nails removed.
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