After crying for God knows how long, Sousuke sat on a chair next to Tessa. He couldn't think of anything else more than his family's well being.

"What if they died?," he thought to himself. It was going to be his fault from dragging them into his world.

Kaname just wanted to be close to him and he just ruined it with his selfish desires to change anything in that horrible world filled with war.

The only things that kept playing in his mind were the memory of the soldier shotting Kaname and how the medics took his family away in a hurry.

As he contemplated the thought of being left alone and losing everything he hold dear, he heard people running through the halls.

"What's going on?", asked Tessa concerned about the soldiers' reactions.

"We got him, Captain! Commander Rem!", said a young female soldier in joy.

"The bastard that took my family from me," thought Sousuke after hearing the news. So he ran towards the main deck, where he knew he would find him.

"You idiot!", screamed Tessa at the young soldier that brought the information. Realizing her mistake, the rookie soldier covered her mouth in horror.

"Please! Wait Sousuke!," screamed Tessa as she ran behind him, trying to stop her friend from doing something he will regret.

As Sousuke got to the main deck, he saw a group of SRT soldiers taking Commander Rem from a helicopter and into custody.

"So Kashim is here!", said Rem with a sarcastic laugh as he noticed Sousuke starring at him in anger from across the room.

Sousuke took a gun from one the soldier's closer to him and aimed it at Rem. The other soldiers also took their guns out, but against his friend. They wanted to prevent him from doing something stupid.

"Give him to me or I'll shoot you", he said as he aimed the gun towards one of the soldiers holding Rem in custody. There wasn't a hint of hesitation from Sousuke, he was going to shoot if they didn't give him his enemy.

"Sousuke stop!", screamed Mao. She had been part of the response team that captured Rem. Kurtz was next to her analyzing his best friend's moves and possible actions towards the soldier he held at gun point.

"Give him to me or I swear I'll kill everyone here!", he screamed as he took the safety from the gun.

Everyone was in silence, only Rem's laugh could be heard.

"Give him to Sousuke," said Tessa.

Everyone saw her in awe as they couldn't believe the Captain was willing to do such a terrible thing. It went against every military law about criminals of war surrendering. Sousuke looked at Tessa, waiting for her to take back her words, but she didn't. So he grabbed Rem by the collar and dragged him through the halls.

He could feel the rage accumulating inside him, just building up in his head; so much it made his ears ring. He could see the Commader from his time at the KGB, General Mahjid, Gauron, Leonard Testarossa, every monster he had faced before, in this one man. He could feel in his hands the desire to kill him and he was going to do it painfully.

He got into one of the interrogation rooms, followed closely by Kurtz. He shut the door and tied the Commander in the chair, putting his hands on top of the table. Rem gave him an evil grin so he started punching him as hard as he could, at least 30 times.

"Sousuke enough!", said Kurtz but Sousuke kept going. He had to stop his friend, so he grabbed him by the arms.

"This is nothing boy!", screamed Commander Rem, trying to provoke Sousuke to punch him again. He could see the young man was so angry that he could lose his mind.

"YOU BASTARD!", scremed Sousuke as he struggle to let go of Kurtz tight grip, "You took those kids parents away, torture them, burn them alive, force them to kill, rape them, and attack them again! When they were already safe! FOR WHAT! FOR MONEY?! VENGEANCE AGAINST ME! YOU SHOT MY PREGNANT WIFE!"

He let go of Kurtz, took a knife from his vest and stab one of Rem's hand on top the table. The Commander screamed in agony.

"Sousuke! Stop!", screamed Kurtz as he hold a gun to Sousuke's head. This was getting out of hands and it could ruin his friend's life.

"Shoot me! I don't care anymore. Kaname is dead and my son! it's over!", he said as he put the knife to Rem's throat.

"No, they are not dead!", said Kurtz, trying to make his friend come back to his senses.

"You didn't see the blood! I know they wont make it Kurtz! I've seen it many times!", he said as he cut one of Rem's fingers away. Another scream of pain came from the Commander mouth, followed by a crazy laugh.

"Stop!", said Kurtz kept yelling Kurtz at his friend.

"Yes, they are dead. I killed them! Kill me now and get payback from what I did!," said Rem, he was spitting blood from all the bruises in his face but kept a sarcastic smile.

"Give me the gun Kurtz and get out!", screamed Sousuke, pointing the knife to his friend.

Kurtz looked at him in desbelief. He was pointing a knife towards him. "I don't know you anymore", he said with a sad look on his face.

"This is not the answer to your pain. You are going to be just like him, if you go on with it", he kept saying. Sousuke kept aiming the knife at him.

So Kurtz put the gun on the table. "I won't condone your actions or help you with any of it. Do what you've got to do," he said and left the room.

Sousuke stared at the gun in silence.

"So now is you and me, huh..", said Rem after noticing that Sousuke was lost in his mind, "Are you going to kill me?," he asked.

Sousuke took the gun and stared at it for a few seconds. He then sat across the table from the Commander and stared at the gun back and forth. After a minute, he looked back at Rem.

"Why did you do all this?", he asked without a hint of anger in his voice although his eyes told a different story.

"What happened in your life to turn out this way?," he asked the commander again.

Rem was surprised about his questions, he never expected that interrogation from an enemy, specially one who had so much anger against him.

"Why you ask?", he asked Sousuke.

Souske didn't say anything so he answered, "To liberate my people from oppression and suffering".

"Yet you cause oppression and suffering yourself?", asked Sousuke looking into Rem's eyes.

The Commander stood in silence, so he asked again, "Why do you really do this?

"For power, money, woman", answered Rem with sarcasm and looked straight into Sousuke's eyes.

"You know that's not enough of a reason, so tell me why...", asked Sousuke again, this time holding the gun to Rem's head.

After a few minutes and with a hint of sadness in his eyes, the commander answered, "What else can I do? It's all I know how to do since I was young."

Something inside Sousuke shiffted. Kurtz was right, Rem was just like him somehow. Each time he had kept those negative memories inside and lived without showing emmotion, he was turning into a monster like him.

For a moment Sousuke felt sorry for him. After all, he didn't had someone like he did to save him from the darkness.

"Kaname", he thought. It was true they had shared similar life, but it didn't justify the fact he had shoot his wife and endangered his son.

"Something terrible must have happened in your life too, to turn you into the monster you are, he said to Rem.

"Then we are not that different you and I," said Rem. He took a cigarrette from his pocket with his injured hands. He tried to light it, but he had some difficulty turning on the matches. Sousuke took the box from his hands and light it, then sat back on his chair.

"Since I was young all I've known is war", said Sousuke with sadness, putting the gun down, "I can't justify what you've done in your life because of the pain you have endured, but I can do something about it now and take your pain away"

Sousuke aimed the gun towards Rem's head.

…...

Tessa, Mao and Kurtz stayed outside the room.

"How could you be so stupid!," said Mao as she kicked Kurtz on the leg. The blond soldier bend his knee because of the pain but kept his face straight.

"Sousuke needs to figure this out on his own", said Kurtz as he rubbed the spot she had hit him, "It's the only way he can grow up."

Mao knew he was right about letting Sousuke do the right thing. But in that state of mind, was it the best thing to leave them alone with a gun?

Suddenly, they all heard a gun shot from inside the room.

Mao ran towards the door when Sousuke walked out holding the gun. The Commander was laying on top of the metal table.

"What did you do?", she asked in fear.

Sousuke put a hand on her shoulder, "It's over", he said without looking into her eyes, "No more fighting, I'm tired"

He placed the gun in her hands and walked down the hall towards the medical area with his head down.

Mao felt a strong pain her heart, fearing the worst outcome from the whole situation, and imagining the pain her friend was felling at the moment.

"Look!," screamed Kurtz. He was pointing at Commander Rem whose, chest was raising as he breathed. He was just unconscious from a blow to his head.

"He is alive," said Mao and tears started to fell from her eyes. Sousuke had saved himself and she couldn't be more happy.