Winner Takes All

In the dark night, a murder of crows circled and crowed loudly as if they were ushering in death.

There were bright lights at a nearby common cemetery in the forested hills. Yael was bound to a large tree. His casual clothes were already in tatters and covered in fresh blood. He was drenched in blood.

Above his head were two iron chains with a hook on each end. The hooks pierced directly into his shoulder blades. The shiny hooks were stained with blood and flesh and glimmered ominously under the lights.

The intense pain caused Yael’s body to tremble involuntarily. His face was pale without a trace of blood. His mouth quivered and moaned in pain as he tightly clenched his teeth. His eyes remained bright as stars while radiating his intense fury.

Clink…clank…

Not far off, sounds of spades digging the soil could be heard. The shadows of men working in the dark could be vaguely seen.

Slash!

A middle-aged man slashed Yael’s shoulder and the flesh curled outwards and fresh blood flowed. Yael’s body trembled violently and grunted.

“You can really endure. You screamed when the hooks penetrated your shoulder blades but you just grunted for these thirteen slashes.” The middle-aged man laughed. He was ferocious and callous while he pretended to pity Yael, “What a pity. With your temperament and abilities, you certainly would have the chance to become the head of the family if you had behaved. Even if you didn’t do anything, you’ll still live luxuriously until your death.”

“Sadly, you chose to leave the family. It’s truly a loss to the Quinn family.”

Yael slowly raised his head and his bloody face glared ferociously at the middle-aged man. Yael laughed. The pain could be seen in his grin as he laughed terrifyingly.

“Pftt!” He spat a mouthful of blood and saliva onto the middle-aged man’s face. Yael laughed and said, “Harold, aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill you?”

The middle-aged man was Harold Quinn, Yael’s third uncle of the Quinn family.

Harold’s eyes flashed with fury as he wiped the blood from his face. He grinned at Yael, “No hurry, your grave is almost ready.”

He took two steps backward, stretched his back, and stuck the dagger into the tree trunk.

a pity that you don’t even have the

than in the wilderness. This was my idea. If you

and lit a cigarette. He took a long draw on the cigarette

actually admire you. You are young and dared to kill your father. Even if your father was my brother, I felt that you were right to kill him but you killed him too quickly. You should have done what I’m doing now, to slowly torture him to death.” Harold’s

your father and then left the family. Now with what you just did, you just forced the Quinn

with disdain, “Alligator tears, fake sympathy.” He

son!” Harold suddenly stood up and grabbed

Slash!

again and his left shoulder was cut and blood

His body trembled in the intense

remained.” Harold said coldly as he stared with his ferocious eyes. His

crises. But he looked

that I didn’t do anything to that girl. Why

afford to offend… the

“Shut up!”

Slash! The fifteenth cut.

like a pig but Yael continued

to death!” Harold’s pupil constricted and his eyes glimmered his fear of Yael. When their eyes met, Harold’s spirit had already lost to the

endured the intense pain, heaved a sigh, and laughed coldly, “If

“Your death is certain!”

The sixteenth cut and

he clenched his teeth and sucked the cold air through the gaps in his teeth. But he continued to stare fiercely at Harold like a beast and gnarled, “The Quinn family deserves death. The Quinns are nothing but animals

“Preposterous!”

Slash! The seventeenth cut.

few Quinn family members who were digging the grave looked over to Harold. Their faces were pale, their blood chilled and their bodies were covered with cold sweat. They continued to lower their head to

Quinn family and now will die by the Quinn family!” The murderous voice