Gratitude With an Attitude
A/N: I lied. But forgive me if things are inaccurate, I finished the main game and the DLCs' months ago. So, my memory is a bit hazy. Anyway, here.
Ruvik reappeared in his rickety, old, mansion, pacing back and forth in front of his deceased parents king sized bed.
Truthfully Ruvik hadn't an idea what or where his mind went to, despite insanity. He cursed at himself and slapped his cheeks as if to wake him up.
"Look," he spoke to himself, "they got dangerously involved with this- this mission?" he questioned as he stopped, shook his head to forget, and continued,
"I have no business with these mongrels, maybe I can spook them up a bit? Toy with their minds, maybe play a game. Yeah, let's do that" Ruvik made his final decision. He heaved in and exhaled as he gathered his silent, eerie, composure before walking out of the room to search for his first target.
Which happened to be Kidman.
She was walking cautiously inside the complexed, and dilapidated building that creaked and moaned in distress from Ruvik's wreckage. Cursing and nearly tripping on her heels, Kidman makes it to an opening where she sees the true destruction of Krimson city.
"Jesus.." she gaped in awe
The city had been shifting in twists and turns, ups and downs, forwards, backwards, all of it caving in one way or another as it's swallowed by the hungry ocean beneath it. For whatever reason, Kidman felt nauseous as she stumbled in a drunk-esque walk towards the fallen construction site, which was questionably stable, but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned slowly, and gasped.
"Joseph!" Sebastian called to his partner as he approached him.
"Sebastian?" Joseph turned, but unfortunately was caught off guard and attacked by a rotting corpse. His partner, Sebastian, quickly unholstered his pistol and headshot the creature. He holstered it and approached Joseph, giving him a pat on the back for reassurance that the thing is dead… again.
"Thanks, Seb" Joseph removed his glasses and began to clean the lenses gently out of habit.
"Have you seen Kidman?" Sebastian crossed his arms.
"No, I haven't. It appears we've been all separated on purpose, though."
Sebastian sighed, and rubbed the back of his neck as he stepped over the bleeding and now disintegrating corpse. He looked out to the city from the dusty window before them, seeing the church and it's bright search light. He thought for a moment, and then tapped the glass to suggest the next destination.
"Beacon; that's where Kidman is heading to"
"You suggest Leslie is there too?"
"I'm sure"
Joseph placed his frames back onto his face and leaned forward to the window, then glanced at his partner where then he nodded in agreement before they charged off to find a shortcut there.
The detectives were separated a couple of times on their way there, though they both got there conveniently at the same time.
They made it through the maze like graveyard, past the watchdogs courtyard where Joseph lost his precious spectacles for a little while, and now they've succeeded to making it inside the church; which was in ruins. The great hall was massive and empty, the pews that were once aligned perfectly now scattered and bore no one in it's cold seats. Window panes that painted the holiest depictions of their savior and stories from the book of good, now broken, shattered, dirtied in disrespect and decay. It was beautifully illuminated inside, lights that beamed upon the large chandelier above the detectives which swinged from the gusts of cool air that breezed in. Inside the church made the detectives feel safe, at peace, and their troubles seemed far from their sights. Unfortunately, Joseph had been feeling ill lately, an illness affected from Ruvik's world. He stopped by a pew and sat himself down to catch his breath as he felt like he was spinning.
"Joseph" Sebastian called to him, reaching out
"I'm fine, I'm-" Joseph hacked up blood, he quickly wiped it away, "... fine"
"Here, let me help you" Sebastian pulled out a syringe he'd found neatly displayed at an abandoned village awhile back and stabbed it in Joseph's back as he was leaning forward. He patted him on the shoulder to praise Joseph's strength. He hadn't realized it, but Sebastian is forever grateful to Joseph. His partner, whom looked out for and supported him all these years, making sure he was in line and being careful. Joseph Oda; the rule following, slightly strict, master of note taking, son-of-a-bitch that Sebastian very well cares about. Without Joseph, Sebastian Castellanos wouldn't be here after his daughter's death, and Myra's disappearance.
"Joseph…" Sebastian started, he wanted to thank him while they were in the church's tranquil presence.
"Sebastian, have you ever felt like you're just being pulled?" Joseph interrupted, " and, you keep fighting to hold back, to stop yourself from falling into whatever is that's pulling you?"
Sebastian stared before he responded, "You won't get pulled into Ruvik's insanity, don't worry" he patted his partners shoulder again, though Joseph swiped it away quickly
"No! That's not what I'm worried about, Seb." He looked into Sebastian's eyes with fear, "I'm worried I'll stop wanting to fight back"
Just then the church began to rumble underneath their feet, Joseph let out a painful scream as Sebastian covered his ears from an ear piercing, high-pitched, noise that emanated from Ruvik; whom was swinging on the chandelier. Gravity reversed and Sebastian along with other objects began to float upwards, though Joseph remained. Sebastian was met with Ruvik in the air. Ruvik smirked.
"I've missed you" Ruvik glared into Sebastian, "however, our meeting is cut short"
Gravity returned as everything thrusted into earth, Sebastian and all else caving inward.
"You won't be lost," he spoke to himself, "because I'll find you."
Now fall.