Moriarty/Sherlock : In The Game of Shadow and Blood.

Chapter 13: Chapter 12 : Shadows in the Gaslight.



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The City on the Brink and now London breathed in the dark.Fog rolled through its streets, thick and oppressive. The gas lamps flickered, barely holding back the night.

Beneath the surface, something shifted.

Something changed.

The Ripper had spoken.

And now, the city waited for an answer.

A War of Minds!

221B Baker Street was silent.

Holmes sat in his chair, fingers steepled. His eyes, sharp as razors, stared into the fireplace.

Across from him, Moriarty leaned back, watching with amusement.

"You're thinking too much, Holmes."

Holmes didn't look at him. "And you aren't thinking enough."

Moriarty chuckled. "Oh, but I am."

A pause.

Holmes exhaled slowly. "He expects us to play his game."

Moriarty smirked. "And you're afraid we'll lose?"

Holmes' voice was cold. "I'm afraid of what we'll become."

The room fell silent.

Moriarty tilted his head. "And yet…you haven't dismissed the idea."

Holmes clenched his jaw.

Moriarty's smirk widened. "You're intrigued, aren't you?"

Holmes' eyes darkened. "I despise him."

Moriarty's gaze gleamed.

"But?"

Holmes' voice was quiet.

"…But I need to know what he's planning."

Moriarty grinned. "Now that's the Holmes I know."

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The Devil's First Move

Three bodies were found the next morning.

Three men, all powerful.

A judge. A banker. A politician.

Their throats slit with surgical precision.

Carved into their chests was a single word:

"Unworthy."

London erupted in chaos.

The newspapers screamed "THE RIPPER RETURNS!"

The people whispered in fear.

And in the shadows, Jack smiled.

The game had begun.

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A Race Against Blood

Holmes and Moriarty stood over the bodies.

Lestrade wiped his brow. "Three in one night. This is different."

Holmes' jaw tightened. "It's a message."

Moriarty knelt beside the corpses. "A game, detective."

Holmes exhaled. "Then we play."

Moriarty grinned.

And in the darkness, Jack watched.

Waiting.

Smiling.

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The City on Its Knees and now London was breaking.The murders had changed everything. Three powerful men had been slain in a single night.

And now, the city trembled.

People whispered in alleyways, in pubs, in the quiet corners of their homes.

Some believed the Ripper had returned, more ruthless than before.

Others claimed it was someone new. Someone worse.

The newspapers were filled with fear.

The law was powerless.

And in the heart of it all, Jack watched.

Waiting.

Smiling.The Mark of the Ripper

The bodies had not just been killed. They had been displayed.

Three powerful men, stripped of their power in death.

A message had been carved into their flesh:

"Unworthy."

It was a challenge.

A declaration.

Holmes and Moriarty both knew it.

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A Dangerous Proposition

221B Baker Street was quiet.

Holmes stood by the window, watching the city.

Moriarty sat across from him, swirling a glass of wine.

"You look troubled, Holmes."

Holmes didn't turn. "I am."

Moriarty smirked. "Because you don't know his next move?"

Holmes exhaled. "Because I don't know his endgame."

Moriarty's eyes gleamed. "Then let's find out."

Holmes finally turned. "How?"

Moriarty set his glass down.

"We accept his game."

Silence.

Holmes' jaw tightened.

Moriarty leaned forward. "We step into the darkness, Holmes. We let him believe we're playing along. And when the time is right…"

His smirk widened.

"…we end him."

Holmes exhaled.

A long, slow breath.

Then, finally—

"…Fine."

Moriarty chuckled. "Oh, this will be fun."

And in the shadows, Jack was already watching.

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A Dance with the Devil

London shook under the weight of its own fear.

Three bodies had been found, and the message left behind was clear.

"Unworthy."

Jack had made his move.

Now, it was Holmes and Moriarty's turn.

They had agreed to play his game, but only to destroy him from within.

But Jack was no fool.

And in this game of shadows, the line between hunter and hunted was razor-thin.

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Setting the Bait

Holmes and Moriarty sat in a dimly lit study. A single candle flickered between them.

Holmes exhaled. "If we are to deceive him, we need control."

Moriarty smirked. "And how do you propose we do that?"

Holmes' fingers tapped against the wooden desk.

"We give him what he wants."

Moriarty leaned forward. "Go on."

Holmes' eyes darkened.

"We let him believe we are with him. That we agree with his philosophy."

Moriarty chuckled. "Deception, then?"

Holmes nodded. "A lie so perfect… that even he believes it."

Moriarty grinned. "You do have a ruthless side, Holmes."

Holmes didn't answer.

Because deep down, he wondered—

Was it still a lie?

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The Devil's Acceptance !

Jack was waiting.

A candle flickered, casting long shadows against the cold walls of the abandoned church where they had agreed to meet.

Then, footsteps.

Moriarty entered first, his presence as effortless as ever.

Holmes followed, his face unreadable.

Jack smirked. "So. You came."

Moriarty chuckled. "Curiosity, dear Jack."

Jack tilted his head. "And the detective?"

Holmes stepped forward. His voice was calm, calculated.

"We have considered your proposal."

Jack's crimson gaze gleamed. "And?"

A beat of silence.

Then—

Moriarty smiled.

"We accept."

Jack's grin widened.

"Then let's begin."

And in that moment, London's fate was sealed.

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End of Chapter 12.

Holmes and Moriarty have decided to play Jack's game , but with their own plan in mind .

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To Be Continued in Chapter 13 : A Dance with the Devil.

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