I have been waiting for forever to get to this point of the story! Yaaaaay.
Leesa breathed out harshly as her insides felt like they were on fire. I don't ever remember bleeding fucking Eridium!
She felt queasy and held onto her stomach, "Not now... Not now, Leesa. Hold onto your sense!" Leesa begged herself to keep her head as she held her tattooed hand out towards the remaining computer screens.
"Phase Shift. Open all files on Sirens, Vault Hunters, and Eridium."
"One moment." Leesa's computerized voice responded as three metal file cases in the room opened at the command of the computer system. Alongside the cases opening, videos and notes flashed quickly on the computer screens. Leesa absorbed all of the information within Phase Shift to replay later in seclusion.
One of the things she caught onto during the absorption was her father's name: Dr. Lovett.
A thousand things raced through Leesa's mind at the sight of her father's name and the explanations of his experiments. She shook her head, clearing up her mind to focus on the task at hand.
Leesa stopped Phase Shift and stumbled over to the first file case. She pulled out random files with her clean hand and arm, quickly scanning to see that it was the case about Sirens.
Suddenly Leesa grunted and fell to one knee with her hand still clutching one of the folders. The beast inside of her was tearing down Leesa's last line of defense: a wall that kept her true self away from The Icebringer. Leesa could feel that The Icebringer sought revenge for some horror that could only be satisfied with bloodshed.
Leesa slowly stood up and forced her body to stay standing as she took random papers from each folder in the case. She folded up the papers together and placed them on top of the folders while unbuttoning each pocket on her shorts. She shoved the papers into a back pocket and fastened it again before repeating this with each open case.
Leesa pushed herself to walk to the door and turn off the light to leave. Once she was in the hallway, Leesa closed her eyes and tried to regulate her breathing. She wiped the rest of her blood on her green tank top and slowly made her way down the hallway. This time, however, Leesa didn't hide behind Phase Mirror, she wanted to be seen...
Icebringer wanted to be seen. Feared. Loathed... Worshiped.
Whenever someone slightly spotted Leesa, they were forced into Phase Terror. Slowly every soldier was being tormented while Leesa continued on her mission.
Jack was just coming out of his room when he turned and saw Leesa. He backed himself against the door in fear at how much Leesa progressed into Icebringer on the short walk. Her eyes were swirling around with dark purple hues and held a empty stare. Ice was covering most of her body and she was slightly levitating off the ground with her blue wings tucked in close to her. Leesa's purple hair floated around her gently and slowly while the purple blood on her shirt showed an ominous sign.
"L-Leesa, sweetie. What's wrong?"
Icebringer's eyes slanted, "Leesa isn't here right now. She's drowning in a sea of your lies."
"I didn't lie to-"
"SILENCE!" Icebringer screamed as the walls shook around them all.
Jack flinched slightly and remained quiet.
"You didn't kill in a protective way like Leesa has. You killed for greed, revenge, and spite... Like I do." Icebringer grinned sickeningly while tilting her head slightly.
"Don't do anything rash." Jack grabbed onto the handle to his room, prepared to run.
Icebringer watched Jack for a while before she cracked her fingers, "Rash huh? Like lying to your wife? Killing innocent people? Settling on already claimed land?" Suddenly Icebringer was right in front of Jack, her face right up against his.
She grabbed onto his chin forcefully as she hovered over him, "How about I show Leesa every memory you wiped from her mind?"
"You can't know those memories." Jack grunted out as Icebringer lifted Jack off the ground.
"Ohhh." Icebringer laughed, "You think I'm the same as Leesa? No. I may be stuck inside of her mortal body, but I am my own being. Whatever you do to Leesa will never affect me."
Jack grabbed onto Icebringer's arm, struggling to breathe.
"Good luck killing me." Icebringer smiled before throwing Jack across the hall. "You shouldn't have come here, Jack. You've bit off more than you can chew."
Jack fell into unconsciousness as Icebringer whispered in a raspy voice, "Phase Quake."
Suddenly the walls around them were ripped from their base as Icebringer tore apart the line that separated their world from the other dimension. Once the walls fell apart, it revealed that Jack had been hiding in the middle of an ocean past the Highlands. Water flew up into the sky, crashing down on the large facility. Buzzards and badass constructors were flung into the ocean while tornadoes ripped apart more buildings in the large vicinity. Each tornado picked up robots and soldiers, banishing them into the other dimension.
Something stirred inside of Icebringer, something that made her sick to her stomach. She growled as she realized Leesa was fighting for control. Icebringer was ready to send Jack into Phase Terror but was stopped by Leesa's sheer will. Icebringer surprisingly smiled, more focused on being proud of the destruction before her. She willingly let Leesa come back from the inner depths to witness what had rained down.
When Leesa did appear, she gasped as she floated above the wreckage Icebringer brought onto the facility. Leesa spotted Jack and fought the urge to go to him. She wouldn't be able to bring herself to harm him, but she wouldn't save him after what he's done.
Leesa called off Phase Quake and while the surrounding area cleared and water fell back into the ocean, she flew off towards land. She focused enough energy to reach land and then let go, falling into unconsciousness as she hit the ground hard.
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What's going on?
Leesa's eyes opened slightly, her vision blocked by blurry images. She could feel something wrapped around her leg as it dragged her across the ground on her back. She moved her fingers a little, trying to wake herself up. She was able to grab onto something soft and thin which she pulled from the ground. She could barely make out the green of the grass blades she had grasped for.
"Where are you taking me?" Leesa croaked out, her throat suddenly feeling sore and raspy.
For a while there wasn't any noise, just the soft rustling of Leesa's clothes being tugged on by the rugged ground.
"We want to explain something to you." A coarse voice spoke out.
Can't I just get a break?, Leesa thought to herself as she groaned from the pain finally hitting her from her fall earlier.
"About what?"
"Something special."
"I... I don't understand."
Whatever was dragging Leesa's body had stopped suddenly. Leesa kept opening and closing her eyes to regain her sight and when she finally did, she was startled to see what had spoke to her.
The stalker moved in close to Leesa's face, its mouth unmoving as it spoke, "Something special... Your father did to us."
oOOOOOOOo
Hours later.
The sun was beginning to set as Mordecai walked down the hill coming out of Overlook. He had just finished talking with the residents about their shield and the possibility of making more for other places.
Mordecai had been conflicted for the last day and a half, thinking about how he felt when it came to Leesa. He had originally been dead set against her but he was slowly coming out of his blind state of anger.
Mordecai knew Maya wouldn't be happy with him if he came back empty handed so he brought enough supplies to save him a few trips to Sanctuary. Maya can be very intimidating...
Once Mordecai tossed his bag into his car and walked to the driver's side, he stopped dead in his tracks.
Coming from the area with a stalker den was Leesa. She was struggling to walk and kept falling to her knee just to get back up again. Mordecai was too shocked to move at first but as soon as Leesa looked up and smiled weakly, he ran to her. He leaned down a little to catch her right as she fell forward again. Her body collapsed into his arms as he lifted her up so she was hugging him around his neck.
"Are you okay, Leesa?"
Leesa was slightly taken aback by how genuine Mordecai sounded this moment. Hell, she was shocked he even came to her rescue.
When Leesa didn't answer, Mordecai lifted her up so her legs were wrapped around him. Even though Mordecai was a very thin guy, Leesa felt like a feather to him. Leesa clung onto Mordecai's shoulders, squeezing her eyes shut tightly as her ears rang from every bit of information she had learned within these few days.
Mordecai opened the passenger's side to the car and placed Leesa on the seat. He closed the door and walked quickly to the other side to hop in. Once he was sitting next to her, he started the car and began driving off to talk to Leesa before heading back to Sanctuary.
After driving for a while, Mordecai spoke up, "What happened to you?"
"I saw what happened to Roland and Bloodwing."
Mordecai kept his eyes on the road, driving past Opportunity. Leesa looked over to Mordecai, "Will you ever tell me about them?"
Mordecai stole a glance at Leesa before looking forward again, "If you get me drunk enough, I talk for hours."
"I'll keep that in mind. I could definitely use a drink right now."
"You don't seem like the drinking type..."
"I'm not. It's just been a rough few days." Leesa looked down to her hands in her lap. "I stole some files from Jack. Paper and computer files that I can relay to everybody."
Mordecai nodded, "I hope all of that information will help. Is Jack still where you just were?"
Leesa shook her head, "No, he probably left by now. He was hiding in a facility just across this ocean."
"Why would he have left?"
"I destroyed it."
Mordecai suddenly stopped the car and turned it off. He turned to look at Leesa directly, "Seriously, what the hell happened to you?"
"I found out my husband may have only married me..." Leesa choked up a little, looking out the window near her. "... In order to get to my father's research."
"What? What's so important about your father's research?" Mordecai shifted in his seat.
"It's about Sirens. Apparently he... Apparently my father has the answers to everything."
"... Everything?"
"Why the first Icebringer split her powers, where Eridians went to, and all of that jazz."
"How could your father have figured any of this stuff out?" Mordecai leaned back, watching Leesa's body stiffen. She suddenly faced Mordecai and slammed her tattooed arm down on the console between the two of them.
Leesa pointed to the circular scars on her arm, "That's how."
Badabing!