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THE MUMMY 1999

Rick, Ardeth, and Jonathan

[layce2015]

John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum (John Wick x Reader)

Chapter 5: The Elder

Chapter 1 / Chapter 4

Sofia drives you guys all through the night and a good chunk of the early morning out into the desert. After stopping at one point, the three of you get out of the car and Sofia goes to the back and opens the back up to let her dogs out.

She gets a bowl then sets it on the sand and pours water in it while you lean against the car and watch this and John looks out at the desert. "Here you go." Sofia said to her dogs and they gather around the bowl and started lapping up the water.

"You're gonna die, John. Whether out here on this desert. Or somewhere else down the road. But you are gonna die. And so is your wife." Sofia said when John comes back around and pulls out the marker from his pocket. He opens it, pricks his finger on the needle at the top and places his bloody thumbprint inside of the market next to the one Sofia made.

"Consequences." John said as he hands the marker to her. "Consequences." She said as she takes it and she holds out a bottle with a very small amount of water inside of it. John goes to grab it but she pulls it away from him and starts to drink the water. Then she swishes it around her mouth then spits it back in the bottle before handing it back to John. "Better get going." She sneered and you rolled your eyes as you move away from the car and John takes the water.

"Sofia." John mutters, in a manner of saying goodbye, and you nod at her and the two of you began to walk out into the desert while she and her dogs load back up in the car and drive off.

Hours and hours go by as you and John continued to walk through the day and night and into the next day. But you couldn't take it anymore and you started to stumble along, your feet were hurting and couldn't hold your weight anymore.

You let out one breath of air before you collapsed and fell into unconsciousness. John tried to catch you but he was feeling tired and weak too and ended up falling into the sand with you, both of you out cold.

Minutes later, a couple of men with some camel come across your bodies. They pick both of you up and placed you on one camel and John on the other before they take you two away.

Your eyes started to flutter open as you started to come back to conciousness. You groaned and started to move your head then you look up to see you were laying next to John, who also started to wake up. Then you noticed you wete in some kind've tent. "Drink." A voice said and you gasped as you turn your head to the right and see a man sitting a few feet in front of you and John. You and John started to reach in your jackets to make sure your weapons were still there.

"Don't worry, your weapons are still there. Please drink." The man, which you figured had to be the Elder, said and both of you sit up and see a couple of cups. "My son, how have you come to be so lost?" The Elder asked John as you two take the cups and you began to drink. "I'm not lost. Looking for you." John replied then he takes a drink. "You think I speak of your location? Never seen a man fight so hard to end up back where he started." The Elder said and he stands up then walks over to you two then kneels down to John to look at him.

"So tell me, Jonathan. Why do you wish to live?" He asked John. John turns to you and takes your hand in his and looks into your eyes. "My wife, (y/n). I've hurt her so much these past few weeks. I've lied to her and I've put her through hell...and yet she still stands by me. I want to live to make it up to her, to prove my love for her, to earn it, and to live a peaceful life with her." He said and you smile, fondly, at this. You almost wanted to cry and kiss him right then and there but you didn't think it would be appropriate in front of the Elder, so you just squeezed his hand and he smiles at you.

"I can give you one last chance to earn a life. However, it might not be the life that you wish. Complete a task for us, and your excommunicado will be reversed. The open contract closed. You will be permitted to continue to live. However, you won't be completely freed from under the Table; but bound to it doing what you do best for the rest of your days." The Elder said and you slightly frowned at this. 

Good that John would get to live but now he'd have to work for the High Table the rest of his life. You're not sure if it's a good idea but what choice do you guys have?

"The choice is yours. Die here and now, or continue to live and remember through death." The Elder said. John looks over at you for a moment before he gets up to his feet. "What must be done?" He asked the Elder. "The cost of your life will be the death of others. The first of which will be the man they call Winston." The Elder said and your jaw dropped as John looks at him, confused.

"What?" John said, shocked and confused. "He has forgotten his fealty. Neither the open contract nor the excommunicado will be lifted until you complete your task. So, if you wish to live, and if you wish to remember, this is the choice you must make." The Elder said then John stands there and thinks. Then he gets back on his knees and bows his head.

"I will serve. I will be of service." John said and The Elder nods at him. "Very well, my son." The Elder said as a couple of men come inside, carrying a table. They set the table in front of you two where there was a place mat and a chisel and hammer. "Reaffirm your fealty to the Table." The Elder said to John, who looks at the tools then places his hand on the mat. 

"Not you, Jonathan." The Elder said and John looks up at him, confused. Then the Elder looks over at you and points at you. "Her." He said and your jaw dropped a bit as John looks over at you in shock then towards the Elder on anger. "No, I'm not doing that. Not to her." John said as he shakes his head. "We all must make small sacrifices." The Elder said and you look down ar your hands and twiddle your thumbs as you think this over.

"You're doing all of this for her, I want to see if she's willing to go just as far, or even farther, for you." The Elder said to John. "I've already hurt her so much, I don't want her harmed any further." John said as you sighed and made your decision.

"John..." you said but he doesn't hear you as he continues to argue.

"I'd rather be the one that got harmed..." 

"John..."

"There's got to be another..."

"Jonathan..."

"You can do anything to me, but not to her..."

"Jardani!" You shouted and John turns his head to you, quickly. He was shocked that you said his real name and that's what you wanted. You wanted to catch him off guard to at least shut him up.

You let out a heavy sigh and give him a determined look. "Just...just do it." You said and John stares into your eyes and shake his head, his tears were starting to form in his eyes. "(Y/n), no..." he whispers but you continue to hold his gaze. "John, if doing this let's you live, then I don't mind. I would do anything to make sure you were alive, just like you would do the same for me." You said and you place your shaky right hand on the table. You spread your fingers out and John looks at you in despair.

"Fascinating. Looks like she's made her choice, my son." The Elder said and you take a deep breath. "Now, Jonathan, you must be the one to do it." The Elder said and John looks at the chisel then, reluctantly, grabs it.

Both of you share a look and you give him a look that says It's okay. He takes a deep breath then looks down at the chisel and then your hand. "Mr. John Wick." The Elder said and John looks up at him. "I want to see. Show me." He said and John looks back over to you.

He raises the chisel up but then looks over at you, a tear running down your face. "I love you." He said to you, his own tears running down his face. "I love you too." You said then, after letting out a yell of anger and frustration, John brings the chisel down onto your right hand ring finger, chopping it off. You screamed out in pain then clenched your teeth to hold back any more cries you were about to let out, the tears rolling down your cheeks.

You let out some deep shaky breaths as John goes to hug you and hold you close to his chest. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He whispers to you as The Elder watches. "Good. I accept this offering and your fealty." The Elder said and John looks over at him just as a man picks up an Iron poker and warms the tip over a fire.

"I wish you good luck on your path." The Elder said as the guy comes over to you and stamps the poker on your newly chopped off finger, to stop the bleeding. You whinced in pain then looked at your hand and John looks at it as well, his heart was shattered as he sees this. 

"Zair will help you and your wife prepare for your departure." The Elder said and John stands up then helps you up to your feet and the two of you began to walk away. "And Mr. Wick... Welcome back." The Elder said as John stops then turns to him, glares at him, then leads you out of the tent as you hold your hand up to your chest.

As you two were escorted back, you winced in pain as you looked at your hand and John stares at it as well; anger, frustration and hurt were all swirling in his heart.

He goes to hold you against his chest and ran his hand up and down your back, trying to help sooth the pain he had inflicted on you. He couldn't believe he'd brought harm to you. Again. It was like you were being punished for being with him.

"I'm okay, John. I'm okay..." you whispered.

John wanted to believe you. He really did, despite the pain tou were in, but he couldn't. He had chopped off his wife's finger, he wished it was him who had his finger chopped clean off instead of her. John hated it, he hated bringing pain to you, it was like a never ending cycle and he hated it with all of his being.

This wasn't supposed to happen, but it did. Both of you knew you had no other choice, because there was no other way.