STIGMA
Chapter 11: Betrayals & Revelations Part 2
As we were about to leave ops Carmen stopped by the door and pressed the P.A button.
"Attention all operations staff,"
At once everyone stopped. The incessant typing came to a halt, worried faces all turned to face our direction.
"I'm ordering an evacuation of all operations staff. You are to assemble in the northern gardens. All team leaders, once you have accounted for your team members you may leave for the evening. Upon returning to your homes you will check in by dialling the emergency number and registering your employee number. Until I have cleared this area safe for return you will remain there. Please back up all individual hard drives and power down all equipment before you leave. Thank you."
As she switched off the voice over she looked at me. "The less people she can hurt the better."
I smiled. "I know. Where is she?"
"Possibly in the round table conference room. Should make for an interesting fight."
"Yes it would. We'll be sure to let you know how it goes."
"What?"
"Dominic, Will," I yelled to the biggest techs. "Can you make sure Lady Detrius gets to safety?"
"Yes Agent McCann." They ran to our side, picked her up and started carrying her off. Say what you want about the techno geeks; they were devoted to Carmen and would do anything to ensure her safety.
"ALEX!!!!! I WILL DEMOTE YOUR ASS FOR THIS!" She screamed as they carried her out.
"Just protecting you Carmen," I grinned. "Sorry but this is my fight now."
"And mine." Vergil's eyes flashed green. "Which way to the conference room?"
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We stood outside the conference room doors. I did a final weapons check.
"Okay we're good." I whispered to Vergil. "On my count we'll rush in,"
He inspected his blade. "Okay ready."
"One…two…th-"
The doors flew open and some invisible force pulled us both inside like rag dolls. I sailed through the air and landed on my side. I groaned and clutched my knees.
"Why does everyone insist on treating me like I'm some toy?" I muttered while rubbing my side.
"Because you are a toy, Agent McCann," Yvanna's voice was laced with a sneer. "You're my toy now." And just to prove her point, I went sailing face first into the right wall.
"You bitch!" I hissed as I collapsed. My ribs were on fire. My head would have a killer bruise if I hadn't fractured my skull already.
"It was so easy to lead you and your brother into that trap with my other toy. It's just a shame that the prodigal son and his nitwit brother had to ruin all that."
Vergil hissed at her, his humanity gone. "You dare to challenge a son of Sparda?" His sword was drawn. "You will not find me such an easy match, witch!"
I rolled over to my side to try to see what was going on. Yvanna now held a machete…such an awful looking weapon.
A blur of blue rushed past Yvanna and suddenly Vergil was at her back, holding his sword to her throat.
"Do you wish to keep fighting?" He hissed.
She only laughed and vanished right before our very eyes.
"Where did she go?" I whispered. Vergil stood very still, appearing to try to guess his opponents next move.
The room was completely silent. I turned my head and gasped.
"Vergil, the ceiling!"
But I wasn't quick enough and Vergil almost wasn't as the seer brought her sword down upon his head.
CLANG!
He had blocked the blow but just barely. The two engaged in a fearsome duel which was faster than anything I had ever seen. Blow after blow was exchanged. Blood flew off both of them so I assumed that some blows were landing, but who's?
I couldn't just sit there while this was going on. Using my right hand I managed to pull myself up into a sitting position. But what could I do? I had no magic skills, I wouldn't have been able to keep up with her in the condition I was in and the only guard I had against magic were the lead bullets in my gun and my pockets.
"Lead bullets," I whispered. "That's it'!" I pushed up my jacket sleeve, withdrew my desert eagle and fired a grazing shot at the side of my left forearm. I immediately fell back to the ground, my arm burning with pain.
"Maybe that wasn't such a good idea."
At once the clanging stopped. Both devil and witch stared at me. I pulled myself to my feet, gun in hand, left forearm bleeding.
"What are you doing?" Yvanna demanded. She raised her hand to throw me I assumed but barely anything happened. All I felt was a light breeze.
"You may be a pretty powerful seer and a witch Yvanna. But even your powers are limited against lead."
I fired the gun and watched with amusement as she dived to the side. I grinned and withdrew my sword.
"It's time to go to town bitches!" I noticed Vergil still staring; his arms decorated with mild cuts, his shirt had noticeable tears in it.
"What?"
"You are crazy."
I shrugged. "And?"
"DUCK!" I rolled to the side to avoid a sword through the gut. Yvanna and I exchanged blows. She was incredibly fast but it appeared that she had been using her magic to increase her speed. Around someone who had lead in their body, her powers were greatly decreased.
"What's the matter, seer?" I taunted her and then executed a spin kick, knocking her to the ground. "You can't even beat an agent who has no psychic powers and no magic. All I have is combat skills and just enough crazy to shoot myself in the arm."
She laughed bitterly. "It's a pity your parents didn't put up such a fight like this."
I shot her in the right leg. She screamed as the bullet pierced her shin bone.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I demanded.
"Your mother was screaming for mercy when the demons I sent after her tore her apart, and your father; ha! He would have screamed if I hadn't put my machete through his stomach."
Despite the blood pouring from her leg, she was laughing, no cackling. That bitch was cackling about murdering my parents. I shook with anger. I couldn't move I was so furious. I was so angry that I didn't notice the machete that was sailing through the air until it was almost too late.
"ALEX!" A very human voice yelled. Before I could react I was knocked backwards by a warm lump on top of me. Both my sword and gun also knocked out of my hands.
"Vergil, get off me…wait a second." I pushed him gently off me and looked at him. The sword was sticking out of his ribs, possibly through his thorax.
"Vergil! You idiot!" I slapped him. "Do you want to end up dead? You'll kill me too!"
He only smiled weakly. That was the first time I had seen him smile. "I have been injured but it's not mortal. Until she inflicts much, much more damage you're safe. But you'd better hurry. Do you know what to do? Do you know how to stop her?"
I thought for a moment. "I have to cut off her powers."
"Exactly. You know what to do. Go!"
I rolled over and grabbed the gun and ran towards her. Before she could react I fired twice. One bullet for each hand to cut off her access to her powers. I jumped in the air and upon landing brought the katana upon her right wrist, then her left.
The screams from her could not be described. I just stood there watching as she writhed and bled. I didn't feel any sense of satisfaction or vengeance. Just cold and hollow.
I moved closer to her and pointed the desert eagle directly at her head.
"Why?"
"Because you are in the way of my master's plan for this world; you, your brother and the sons of Sparda. And he will not rest until all four of you are dead!"
"Who is your master?" My voice was low and deadly.
She laughed. "Even in my disgrace I will not stray. I will always be loyal to him."
"I don't think it's doing you much good, Yvanna. In fact it's not doing shit."
"It was that damn link that that saved you." Her eyes misted over. She was having a vision. "My god he linked you to him and your brother to Dante but why? If one pair of twins lives then so will the other. Why would he do something so foolish?"
"Oh for gods sake," I cocked the gun. "You don't have anything else useful to say do you, Yvanna."
Her grey blue eyes grew wide when she realised what I was about to do. "You wouldn't."
BANG! Her life had ended with one shot. One bullet hole through her forehead and her life was over,
"Actually yes I would." My voice was shaking.
I collapsed to my knees, my hands touched the ground and I was trembling, tears seeping slowly down my face. I hadn't cried in a long time. Why was I crying now?
The tears kept flowing and emotion welled up inside me. I felt the loss of parents I never knew, parents Yvanna took away from me. I did the only thing I could do; I screamed. But it wasn't high pitched. It was strangled with grief and rage.
"Alex, get up." From somewhere a voice called to me. But I didn't move. I couldn't.
"Alex, you need medical attention." A sigh of annoyance followed that voice and foot steps approached. The next thing I knew I was being carried out of that place. I closed my eyes and surrendered to what was happening. Everything faded out in warmth and kindness…kindness from a devil. The last thing I had ever expected from him.
Those were my thoughts as the irresistible lull of sleep called to me and I surrendered to the darkness once more.
Author's note: One chapter to go! Woo hoo! Then that will be followed by mass editing and what I'd like to call 'Deleted Chapters' or 'Story Extras'. That's right. I'll be picking one or two chapters to write from Adrian's point of view. I don't like swapping POVs in the story but I do want to write these so they'll probably be all finished in the next few weeks.
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