Jack then untied Iris' hand and leg straps. Then lastly, he pulled Iris's chin a little rough before opening the duct tape on her mouth.
"I'm quite surprised they didn't find this woman in the midtown of Los Angeles. I mean, look at how she looks!" Jack looked back. He looked at Eva and his friends, who seemed relaxed.
Iris was still watching with a high degree of vigilance. Judging from the expressions of these four people, it could be that they were changing the atmosphere to calm her down a bit before they killed her.
But when Iris looked here and there, she didn't find a single sharp object. Like a knife to skin her body or even a big saw to cut her body. She was sure she would be mutilated.
Her mind was already worst after she was kidnapped on the side of the road. The worst possibility if kidnapped is none other than to be killed or may be sold, right? Iris had seen the terrible news about the murders on television many times.
"Who are you? Why did you arrest me?" Iris started to speak.
Suddenly a man who was standing right behind Eva's chair approached and sat down on the edge of the table.
"I thought this woman was mute." Said the man with a smile.
Eva shook her head as she watched her comrades, which frightened Iris even more. She stood up and walked to a table by the door and brewed coffee there.
The room that became their gathering place was not too wide. There was only a long, dark blue sofa by the coffee counter and a square table with three chairs.
The walls are painted in peach that look like a room touched by a woman's hand. Iris didn't understand why she got into this strange atmosphere.
"Relax, Iris. This asshole is Jack, who sits at the table named Martin, and this man in my back is named Tommy." Eva handed a mug of coffee to Iris while introducing her subordinates one by one.
Iris still didn't understand who they were and the purpose of capturing her like this. Just explaining the name didn't make her understand their problem with her.
"Since when did you notice her, Eva? We didn't even realize she had been in LA this whole time." Tommy, who was quieter than the others, finally spoke up. He walked over to the counter to make coffee too.
Eva was suddenly speechless because she had lived in Los Angeles all this time, but she had never seen her. If only yesterday she had not bought coffee at the cafe where she worked, maybe Eva would never know.
"She lives far from the city. That's why I didn't know her whereabouts." Eva said as she leaned her body against the wall.
"So what now? Allan went to Moscow, and Shane was in the lab. Nobody taught this woman." The man named Martin pointed at Iris while talking to Eva.
"Then why not you, Martin?" Tommy suggested suddenly. His mouth was sipping the bitter taste of the coffee he had just brewed.
Martin folded his arms in front of his chest. "I'm busy. This afternoon I have to go to Croatia. If you want to replace me, that's fine with me."
Tommy snorted as he looked to the side. "No thanks. I've been busy too."
"Then why not me? How?"
"No!" Eva immediately balked when Jack suggested to himself. "We'll wait for Allan to come back."
"Excuse me, what's your business with me? What do you want from me?" Iris asked, interrupting their conversation with an annoyed tone.
She was silent listening even made her head hurt because of their unclear conversation. Who is Allan? Who is Shane? Why do they go abroad? There were so many questions in her head.
Eva rubbed the back of her sore neck. She felt very sorry for Iris because she also couldn't explain in detail who they were.
"Iris, I'll explain this slowly." Iris, who didn't like Eva's words, hit the table with a bang.
"Stop this bullshit! I don't care if you're an assassin syndicate or a member of human trafficking. Quickly settle your business with me and stop making me wait. I'm sick of hearing your talk." Said Iris, still looking at Eva with annoyance.
Tommy and Martin looked at each other for a moment when they saw Iris, who thought they were terrible people. They then looked at Eva with eyes that demanded an explanation.
Eva smiled sourly after hearing Iris' babble. "She rebelled and screamed for help. I panicked, okay?" Eva said defensively.
Tommy shook his head in disbelief with Eva. No wonder Iris thought they were a dangerous criminal syndicate. Martin got off the table and walked over to Eva.
"Then this woman is your responsibility," Martin said, leaving the room casually.
Martin smiles mischievously while he tapped Eva on the shoulder once and followed Tommy out of the room.
"I'm sorry, honey, I can't teach you because I have to work this afternoon."
Iris looked at Jack, annoyed, and slapped the man's hand as it touched her. Like Jack is coming from another planet because of his reckless attitude. But Jack kept smiling while brushing her red hair.
"See you in two weeks, honey. I hope you'll give me a chance after I get back."
Eva rolled her eyes lazily. Iris got goosebumps in her chair as she held her hand to avoid slapping the obscure man.
And everyone left Eva and herself in that room. Iris was still waiting for the woman named Eva to explain the situation. If it's true that they're not a criminal syndicate, there shouldn't be a need to kidnap him like that.
Iris folded her arms across her chest, waiting for Eva to speak. She had to cook dinner for her parents after coming home from work. But instead, she ended up in this nowhere.
"Well... If you had followed my wish to speak. Maybe it wouldn't have ended like this." Eva tried to explain. Iris snorted harshly because Eva blamed her after all the crazy events earlier.
"How did you know about me being adopted? My adoptive father and mother never told anyone about it." Iris suspected that this group was a secret group that would extract information from her.
But suddenly, Eva removed her brown hair, which turned out to be a wig, and then put it on the table. Iris furrowed her brows deeply as she noticed Eva's hair color.
While untying her hair, Eva sat down on the chair opposite Iris. Her expression turned completely serious. The awkward smile has been lost on her lips.
Whether she likes it or not, Eva has to force Iris to join her organization.
"Let's talk about this. Ah! I'm sorry I haven't greeted you yet. Welcome to the Devil Hunter base. You're the 1,456th batch."
Iris was instantly rendered speechless. What did she say? Devil Hunters? What organization is that? Iris's mouth opened because she thought that Eva had kidnapped her for a crucial reason. But in fact, this is very unimportant. In all her life, Iris had never heard of a child calling their group Devil Hunter. But the woman in front of her was an adult woman who was estimated to be over 28 years old. "Wait a second. Devil Hunter? … Are you kidding me?" Iris asked while laughing a little dryly. Maybe she was joking with her, although she hoped Eva wouldn't do that. Eva rolled her eyes lazily. That's why she didn't want to teach the new members because it was always the same thing that happened. She sighed and then stood up from her chair. "Come with me." Iris thought for a while whether she should join or not since she didn't want to get involved in their organization's ridiculous activities. Devil Hunters? Demon hunting?
Tommy walked over to Iris and pulled her hand slowly toward the table. He then took out a knife and suddenly slashed her index finger. The movement was so fast that Iris herself didn't have time to wince in pain. "Only the blood of Hunters can kill demons. And you are a Hunter, Iris. You are destined to possess that blood to exterminate demons." Eva said while collecting Iris's blood drop into a stainless steel container. Iris winced in pain as Tommy deliberately pressed hard against the incision on her index finger to force the blood to stop flowing out. Then he wrapped the incision with a cloth and gave her a lemon. "Only my blood? That's all? How to kill him? Doused him with blood?" Iris asked Eva and occasionally looked at the lemon that Tommy had given her. Eva deliberately held back her words as her hands worked deftly to put Iris' blood into the glass tube and then gave the blood back to her. "Devils will b
Iris quickly turned to Tommy when she heard that Eva's best friend had just died. No wonder she saw everyone in the house wearing black clothes. Iris thought it was their organization's dress code. "I'm sorry, Tommy. I didn't know about that." Tommy smiled a little as he saw Iris looking down with a guilty expression. "Relax, we all understand," Tommy said to lighten the mood. Iris would try not to say anything reckless now. "Did something happen?" She asked, tilting her body slightly so she could face Tommy. Tommy's expression turned sad. Iris felt like Miles was a very influential person in the organization. Even Tommy, whom she saw was very quiet, could express such open sadness. "Miles... Our leader. Now the position of chairman has fallen to Eva. That's why she is very depressed at this time. Both us and Eva, we both lost a friend, family, and chairman. This is the most painful blow for us while working as Th
Iris inched back away from the demonic figure. Her heart rumbled and raced as her fear completely overtook her body. Her breath hitched as if her lungs had suddenly lost their air supply. Iris trembled in fear. "Y-you killed my parents?" Iris asked, continuing to back away as the demonic figure stepped forward towards her. She wanted to scream for help, but her stiff tongue choked her voice. Her hands touched the floor as she continued to drag her body backward. When she was in front of her mother's room door, she thought to turn around and run as fast as possible. But accidentally, her back hit something in front of the door. "You seem to have misunderstood. It wasn't him who killed your parents. It was me." Iris closed her mouth when her back touched another demon standing behind her. She didn't want to look back anymore. Her head was lowered when she saw the demon's feet approach her. "Why are you doing this to me? … Am I th
Iris felt a hot sensation from the scar Jonathan had been sliced. She saw that demon who became her master walking towards the room's door. She immediately got up and took the blanket to cover her body. "What about my request?" Iris pressured him not to break his promise. But Jonathan paid no heed to her question. "Put on your clothes, Ana." He rebuked while glancing with his scary eyes. Iris was stunned for a moment. She couldn't stop watching him as he picked up the bottle of her blood on the carpet. She hastily put on his proper clothes and stood up to approach him. Jonathan turned and locked her gaze again. "Stand behind me." He gave orders again. Iris complied obediently and stood right behind him. But Jonathan pushed her gently to keep her away from a little. "Too close." He said in a low voice. Iris smiled awkwardly as she brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. "Sorry." And when Jonathan opened the
With an expression of enduring pain and fear, that demon crawled away from Jonathan. He could no longer survive because, in his heart, there was already a little blood from the Hunters that made him in pain. Jonathan still set a cold expression as he watched his partner crawl away from him. He violently stood up and kicked the demon until it crashed into the wall. "Ugh! You're a traitor! So you've been the one-"The demon coughed violently while spewing black liquid from his mouth. Iris and Tommy were horrified to see them because the black liquid didn't just come out of his mouth. But also out of the eyes like tears. "Die quickly, buddy." Jonathan immediately stuck the bottle filled with blood into his partner's chest. Iris and Tommy were wide-eyed in surprise, and they quickly fled when the demon suddenly woke up and ran aimlessly. She immediately ran away in fear while taking cover under the table. It was the first time she saw
Tommy, Iris, and Shane returned to the base, and they have been awaited by several Hunters who had been waiting for them there. Shane immediately took them to the lab for treatment while waiting for Eva to return. Inside the lab, Iris could see various kinds of medicines and she assumed this place is the private clinic of the Hunters. Shane then directed her to sit on a chair. "Are you a licensed doctor? I don't want any malpractice to happen to me." Iris asked directly revealing her mind. Shane just smiled as she took some equipment and medicine towards her. "I'm not a doctor, I'm just a scientist. If you want to see my scientist license, I'm fine to show it to you." Shane's words made her roll her eyes lazily.
Inside the Laboratory, Iris sat restlessly for fear that the demons did eat humans. Shane walked to her desk and turned on a large monitor screen right in front of her.But when she saw the picture that Shane showed, she immediately covered her mouth because she wanted to vomit. Even Tommy, who was drinking soda, was immediately annoyed by Shane's behavior.“Oh, man… Can you display a normal image? It didn't pass the censorship!” Said Tommy immediately looked away and looked at Shane annoyed. He wanted to throw his drink can at the sadistic scientist's head."What? This looks normal. These are the scars on the victim's body. You're being overdramatized, Tommy." Shane said with an ordinary expression. Iris, who saw it naturally, couldn't stand it."Ugh! I'm going to the toilet for a bit." She said immediately ran to the toilet.