Puzzles: The Missing Piece

Chapter 33: Revelation

They had to kick down the doors. As they did that, a loud crashing sound filled the air. The moonlight shone into the dark room. The room was cold, colder than the air outside. One of the henchmen switched on the lights.

The bright light blinded me. I could see the empty reception area. Thankfully, Mr Adams was sleeping safely at his house.

"The chest," said John Doe. "It's really near. I can sense it!"

"These aren't the droids you're looking for!" Garry yelled.

"Really," John Doe said. "You're in a situation of life and death and you're making movie references?"

"It's better to have a short and happy life rather than having a long but miserable one," I told him. "Like yours!"

He glared at me," Do you have a death wish or something?"

"Nope!" I replied.

He ignored me. For the next few minutes, we followed him through the corridors. We stopped in front of a door with a metal plaque.

"This is it!" he told us.

"Of course it had to be this room," I said to my friends.

"Ironic!" Garry replied.

"Shut up!" ordered John Doe. "Get inside the room and be quiet!"

Reluctantly, we entered the doors leading to the Big Hall. The place was still the same, however, when we got there it was dark and empty, not to mention cold.

"Winter is coming," Emma said shiveringly.

"Oh really now?" I replied jokingly.

"Will you please shut up!" John Doe said.

"No!"

"If you insist," he replied. He then pulled a gun out of his jacket and aimed it at Garry.

"Who's laughing now?" he smirked.

I glared at him. "Just put the gun away."

Surprisingly, he put away the gun and walked to the centre of the room. Holding the staff firmly, he hit its bottom end to the cold ground. Suddenly, a book from the back shelves glowed crimson.

John Doe hastily ran to it. "This is it!" he smirked. After he pulled the book, a 'click' sound came from behind a shelf. A few seconds later, the shelf slid away from the wall, revealing a dark hallway leading into the hill.

Immediately, one of his henchmen took out a couple of lanterns from his bag. He gave one to his boss and the others. They made their way through the opening with us. The hallway was dark and gloomy. Cobwebs filled every corner. After a few minutes of walking, we encountered a dead end. it was an old stone wall covered in moss.

"What do we do now, boss?" asked a henchman.

"You must believe," John Doe answered. After he said that, he walked into the wall. Sure enough, he vanished. All of us were left speechless.

Slowly, all of us that remained walked towards the stone wall. As my body collided the wall, it was as if it were made out of air.

On the other side was a large dark room. On the middle was an old stone pedestal. Sitting on top was an old, dilapidated wooden chest. 

"Is that it, boss?"

"Indeed it is!" the villainous man replied. Then, he walked slowly to the holy grail. "Finally, after twenty years of research, I have found it."

"Stop," I told him. "Be rational. After all these years, you have finally succeeded your plan, but do you know what to do now? Do you really know what you want?" I inquired.

He stopped in his tracks, "I do." He then faced me, his face filled with hate. "Every day, I have been thinking about this day."

"What is it? What is it that you want?" I asked him.

"When I was a child," he said "my father perished in a terrible fire. Perish is a word which here means killed." He balled his fists, "But with that chest, I could bring him back!"

The gloomy room was silent.

He looked at me straight through my eyes, "Think about it. The people we've lost, we could bring them back. Don't you think it's beautiful?"

I stood up and looked at him. "I'm sorry," I said, "but I think it's horrific!"

He glared at me. "It is your lost. I gave you a chance to meet your father!"

"This is not right. I know you want to meet him dearly as much as I really want to meet mine, but is this really the way? Bringing people back from the dead?!" I explained with anger.

"If you cannot join me," he uttered, "you must die!"

At that point, I was really frustrated. I then proceeded with my plan. What 'plan' do I mean? Well, you are about to find out.

"Good luck about that!" I smirked.

As I said that, a swat team, followed by Detective Stacy, entered the room from the entrance. Behind them were four familiar faces: Mr Caine, my mother, Anton, and of course, Zuku.

"Everybody freeze!" said one of the police officers. Quickly, all of the criminals were in handcuffs. Well, almost all of them.

"What is the meaning of this?" asked John Doe.

I looked at my very confused friends, "I'll explain later!"

"Well Kallus, six people including John Doe are arrested," explained Detective Stacy.

"You missed one," I told her.

"But Kallus," Garry said, "there are only six people."

  "You are forgetting someone."

"Who?" asked Emma.

"Katy," I said. "You are forgetting Katy."