Chapter XX - The Final Confession

Lord Horror Hill scowled while still slowly contemplating the colossal problem and uselessly letting it play out. The serrated dagger edged closer and closer to the green, wrinkled neck of Dr Lazer. His veins pulsated in a rapid rhythm that couldn't have been distinguished. His stomach repulsively gargled in the bottom of his throat. His heart continued to beat ferociously at the top of his chest. His skin was fixed to his bones, now a murky dark green as opposed to his normal lime coloured skin. His lungs took in a gargantuan gasp. The blade was now touching his neck, and a tiny cut began to arise near his jugular.

"Please", Dr Lazer wheezed, pleading for his life, which was now in the hands of an abhorrent beast.

Electro's dishevelled hair was wiry and chaotic, mirroring the situation. Lord Horror Hill jumped into the scenario, his arms outstretched and tripped upon a book that had fallen off the bookshelf. Screams of terror and pain engulfed the room like a blazing fire. The deafening silence and then... slice!

Dr Lazer's neck had been severed, blood poured out of the large laceration like a cascading water fall infected with crimson.

Electro was enjoying it, his hands covered with blood that trickled down his arm. With one last swipe of the knife across his neck, Dr Lazer's head hung for a few seconds. As Dr Lazer's head detached, it tumbled through the air crashing to the ground with a sickening thud. The moment it hit the ground, it rolled a few inches before coming to a stop, resting at an unnatural angle, staring through Lord Horror Hill's soul. A terrible thought lingered in the Lord's mind... that he could be next.

Struggling on the floor, Lord Horror Hill had nothing else to do but scream for help. The silent screams echoed around the mansion and down the hallways. Electro Von Poison was still clutching the dagger in his hand, all covered in Dr Lazer's blood.

"Help! This is inhumane! Electro, you will pay for this in the worst way possible!" Lord Horror Hill bellowed stuttering.

A heavy clatter of footsteps was audible outside the door. Pulling Lord Horror Hill's walking stick out of his weak grasp, Electro turned his head towards the mess of Dr Lazer, smiled and poked the Lord five times harshly with the stick.

"Horror Hill is made up of weak, ageing fools and inept butlers. I killed Butler Burns! He had no place in the world, let alone Horror Hill," Electro boomed, confessing his ultimate sin.

Lord Horror Hill was speechless - he should have listened to Dr Lazer.

"His father's organisation killed my family and took all I had." A tear formed in Electro's eye. In the moment, a meagre swing of the partly unhinged door revealed a figure in the dim light. There, stood Sir Hollow Eyes with a fire extinguisher in his hand.

"You will pay for this Electro Von Poison!" Sir Hollow Eyes swung the fire extinguisher in Electro's direction as it glided through the air with the top-heavy momentum that increased its speed. It hurtled further past Lord Horror Hill and then the noise of a large body plummeting to the floor. Sir Hollow Eyes gulped in terror, and the Lord got up, all staring at what lay on the ground.