Part two of five
Anger
"Screwed up again, Gloomietta?"
Sync has that cruel smile on his face as she sulks in the meeting room, waiting for Van to reprimand her for her reckless behavior. The strategist of the six God-Generals flips through the pages of a book, sitting off the side near a window.
"Shut up!" she shouts.
She's angry and it's clear that he's antagonizing her for his own amusement. And he has to use stupid Anise's nickname. Dist floats in and, noting the aura of discontent, decides that he doesn't want to bother with two unstable teenagers who ignore him anyways. Instead, he floats back out to wait for Van and the other God-Generals to arrive.
"Why should I?" comments Sync, "It's the truth, isn't it? You weren't supposed to attack Asch's replica and his stupid friends there, but you decided that your precious stupid Ion was too important to wait. You screwed up the plan."
"Shut up!" she repeats.
She covers her ears.
"And stop insulting Ion! He's not stupid like you!"
The book suddenly snaps shut and it's unusually quiet. Sync walks right up to her, his footsteps echoing in the large room.
"Not stupid like me..." he remarks in a very quiet voice, "... What makes you so sure about that?"
She doesn't like that tone. "Ion is kind! You're just mean and weird! You always wear that stupid mask and say mean things! You're nothing compared to Ion."
He backs away and frowns.
"I'm nothing compared to Ion," he repeats in a cold quiet voice, "How much of that is true, I wonder?"
Sync slams a hand onto a nearby table and suddenly grabs her head with his other hand, forcing her to look at him. "How would you like to see what's behind my stupid mask?"
Arietta tenses and tries, in vain, to turn away. There is no mistake that he's absolutely furious.
"You and your precious stupid Ion!" he says, fury flooding into his voice, "Don't you dare compare me to him! You can't possibily comprehend what you're saying, you fool!"
He reaches up towards his mask to pull it off, but the door suddenly opens and Legretta and Largo appear. With their sudden arrival, he shoves her over onto the floor instead. Ariettta can see his sneer before he turns towards the windows and smashes his fist through a pane of glass. Nobody speaks.
"Don't ever compare me to Ion again," Sync repeats, his voice incongruently devoid of emotion.
The other God-Generals frown. Arietta is paralyzed with an inexplicable fear; her mind is completely blank as Largo helps her up and Legretta forces Sync out of the room. She silently watches him leave with a bloody arm and a sort of rage she's afraid to see again.
It is only after after he leaves that she sees the glittering fragments of broken glass and realizes he has left her with a dreadful sense of curiosity.
Author: Thank you for the reviews. I wasn't sure if this would be any good... Ah, and can anyone guess what the title of part three will be?