( I do not own BlazBlue. Just the OC'S and the Organisations depicted in this FanFic except the NOL and Sector Seven. )

( P.s I am issuing a warning right now. Read this chapter at your own care, Scenes of violence and death are going to be shown so be prepared for that...also to anybody who has lost someone important on this date, I send my condolences to you. I have warned you so please exercise caution. )

Chapter 13

T'was the night before the new year, Everyone was getting ready for the new year all around the hierarchichal cities. The cheer rising in the air as the time slowly comes to midnight and even in a Hierarchical city like Otsu where even the criminals have decided to take a break for the New Year. However they do not notice from the distance even with the bright lights, fire…

In this fire…two people are trying to escape from their predicament. "NEE-SAN! WHERE ARE YOU!" Sora's voice echoed through the smoke filled hallways as he navigated past the flames. "I'm RIGHT HERE!" Alice shouted at the top of her lungs. Sora hearing this ran as fast as he can, his mind racing to just a few hours ago, when their home wasn't in flames and everybody was going to celebrate the New year.

A FEW HOURS AGO…

9.00pm ( 31 December 2193 )

Derrick and Neko were standing in front of the entrance with their winter clothes, though the cold weather would have stopped them dead in their tracks, they were determined to get to the bar for the New Year celebration bash. "Ok kids, make sure you're both at the bar before 11 in order to celebrate the new years with everyone at the bar." Neko said with cheer in her voice as Sora and Alice nodded excitedly. "Oh come on Neko, Barkeep-san is waiting for us at the bar. We better head there now or she'll beat us with another beer bottle again." Derrick said as he suddenly shivered at the thought making his tail stick up.

"Oh don't be like that Derrick. She'll understand why we we're late, I mean we got two little muffins to take care of." Neko replied very motherly as Alice decided to tease. "Mom…I'm not a little kid anymore…that nickname is so embarrassing." She said pouting for added effect. Everyone had a good laugh before Neko looked at Derrick. "Okay Derrick, we're going now…See you later kids." Neko said as she gave Alice and Sora motherly pecks to their foreheads and left with Derrick to face the harsh winter.

After they left, Sora and Alice looked at the skylight in their home and saw how the multiple stars lit the usually gloomy skies of Otsu. Even mother nature was in full spirits for this most festive occasion. "So today is the last day of this year right Nee-san?" Sora asked with glee in his voice. "why yes little bro." Alice replied gently as she smiled at him. "And since the new year is coming up, we get to spend a lot more time with everyone so let's make your first New Year's Eve a special one." Alice continued as Sora actually began to give a large grin. "of course nee-san!". What they didn't know was that the happy times we're going to die out in a sea of flames.

10.00pm ( 31 December 2193 )

Alice was happily checking through all her clothes as she wanted to look pretty for the New Year. Despite their rather poor conditions and clothing choices, she had to admit the variety of clothes never ceased to amaze her. She decided to not wear her goggles for this occasion and placed it gently on the metal box it came with. The intricate detailing of the box made it look like jewellery when in fact those goggles would cost just a few ten thousand platinum dollars if she wanted to sell them but the thought never crossed her mind as she truly treasures these goggles and wishes to pass them to Sora when he is ready.

' In just a few months he's become such a different person. One day when he becomes older, These goggles will belong to him and I do have to admit…he would look good with them.' Alice thought and mused as she twirled in her white dress with matching cardigan. She then hears Sora's voice echo through the hall. "Nee-san! I'm going to see the tree again. I'll meet you in an hour" she just chuckled and shouted, "You better! Otherwise someone won't get to have a taste of barkeep-san's roast beef!" when he heard this, his mouth drooled at the thought. "Yes maam!" as he ran full speed for the exit.

Sora took light steps in the snow as Alice could see from the distance. As she turned back to continue prettying herself up, Sora took his time reaching his favourite tree as all of his memories of this year came flowing right into him. They had been pretty eventful in such a short span of time that he could even write a whole book if he had the skill and wanted to. As all of the sad memories flowed into his conscious, the happy memories came along with them, Sora had a weird smile on his face as soon as he reached the tree. It was a combination of happiness, sadness, hopefulness and fear.

As Sora stared at the tree, a group of people observed from the shadows. They were waiting for just the right moment to spring their trap. Meanwhile Sora decided to sit down under the tree and close his eyes for a while. He let all of his troubles escape him slowly as he began to think. 'The New Year…has to be special. I'm going to make sure I get to do a lot of stuff with Nee-san, Otou-san, Oka-san, barkeep-san and everyone else in Otsu.' Was his thought as he happily mused to himself. Meanwhile in the distance, a plan was being spun in motion by those observing.

"Everything is proceeding according to plan right now sir, Your orders?" one of the men said through his radio ars. "Keep observing the boy, I've got something special planned for the girl." A gruff voice replied through the radio. "Yes sir, we will notify you of the boy's movements." The man replied back as the group nodded to confirm they understood their orders. Breaking their communication for the time being, The group noticed Sora making some movement in his spot.

Sora, having let all of his thought run right through him decided he had enough and wanted to head back to Alice. Looking at a pocket watch he managed to find in one of his escapades inside that building it read…

10.30pm ( 31 December 2193 )

'I better get back to Nee-san now. It would take some time for me to get ready anyways.' Sora thought to himself as he stood up slowly on the white snow and slowly started moving. As he did, the group followed him from the shadows and he was oblivious to their presence. After managing to reach a point he can see his home, Sora decided to jog a little despite the heavy snow. He always had this strange feeling of wanting to run all the time, maybe it's in his DNA or it's just out of habit. It didn't matter in the end as he knows he loves running.

As he almost reached his home, the group spun into action. Emerging from the shadows like a blur, they tackle Sora to the ground and got ready some binding ars magus. Sora struggled heavily to get his assailants off him but it was futile as the moment he did more would take their place. They finally managed to subdue him in the end as they bound him on a tree and he continued to resist despite it.

Sora: LET ME GO!

Man 1: Unfortunately for you we can't do that.

Sora: WHAT DO YOU WANT ME FOR!?

Man 2: Someone is paying us top dollar to get you and the girl.

Sora: Girl?...YOU MEAN NEE-SAN!

Man 1: *radios his superior officer* Sir, we have captured target. Next orders?

Officer: Keep an eye on him, I'm dealing with the girl alone

Man 1: Yes sir, we'll keep in touch for any changes to the plan.

After hearing that, Sora intensified his resistance on his bindings. He wasn't going to let these creeps lay a finger on his Nee-san…not if he is still breathing. One of the men having had enough of his resistance gave Sora a resonating punch to his stomach that knocked the wind out of him and started making him lose consciousness. He fought to stay awake as he would not give up until he ensured his Nee-san's safety.

"WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!? WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH US!?" Sora asked with an intense voice as the men kept silent. They knew better not to spill secrets especially to those who you're main objective is to capture. "It would be in your best option to shut up kid." The man who punched him replied as he gave him another hard one at the same spot. Sora felt weaker and was now on the verge of passing out despite his best efforts to stay awake. Feeling the black come around his eyes, he lost consciousness.

11.01pm ( 31 December 2193 )

Alice looked intensely at the clock on her bedroom, the moment it hit that time she began to worry. 'what's taking little bro so long? That tree's not too far from here so he should have been here now.' Alice thought with worry as she stared back at the snow. Suddenly she hears a violent noise as she sees her door torn off its hinges and a man where it was. He was wearing a long coat with a hood over his face disguising it along with the darkness.

"So you're the one they call Code:Pink?" The man said with a husky rough voice that she instantly knew was being disguised with a voice ars but what proved more shocking was his knowledge of that name. "How do you know who I am?!" She asked with a brave tone to hide her increasing fear. "It's just simple, we were contracted by the NOL." The man replied without hesitation as horror was now becoming visible on Alice's face. Was this the feeling that she had been experiencing all throughout their time away from the NOL.

"oh it's simple. We were given the information by someone from the NOL that's all." The man said making Alice panic. The NOL we're still chasing after them this entire time, she thought that they had given up on them but she was never proven wrong. "What are you going to do with me?" She asked calmly waiting for an answer. "Oh, it's simple. We will kill you." The man said slowly and calmly making Alice panic.

Alice: Wait….WHAT!?

The man: We were originally given the order to capture you guys but someone outbid him and we accept. In the end, it is money that makes this world go round and with money comes power and power come control.

Alice: That's…just not true! And what do you mean us?

The man: Oh…We we're also asked to capture the one called the Error But I have something planned for him however you are expendable.

Alice: ! Don't you dare lay a finger on my Little bro!

The man: Little brother? How amusing…you see him as a sibling. Such a shame indeed but alas this must be done in the end.

Alice: I will make sure Sora gets his life back again and not you or the NOL or anybody else stand in the way of that!

The moment she said that, she summoned a huge gale in the room and slammed him hard at a wall causing him to crash right through. He stood up unfazed and walked to her slowly as she then used the wind to create spears and tossed them at him in which he calmly dodged closing his distance to her. She then tried to use another gale but he abruptly punched her in the face making her stop as she collapsed to the ground in pain. "You bastard…" Alice cursed as the man lowered himself enough to see her face. "Such a shame that someone as beautiful as you will meet a cruel end like this…if he were here he would have loved to "taste" you before he killed you." The man said slowly making her shiver as she knew what he meant crystal clear.

Ignoring her, he pressed a radio transmitter and began talking to it, "Is everything in position?" the man said through the radio as the static echoed. "Yes Sir, everything is ready." His lackey replied from the radio as he continued, "Good…let's make this a New Year's Eve no one will ever forget" the man said with a calm tone. After breaking off communications he looked at Alice in the eyes and stared at them. "Your eyes…they look like a certain person I have read before in a book…but who cares, you're dead anyways." He said as he placed a palm on her head and used a sleep Ars on her. As she slowly feel to a sleep she might not wake up at all, her mind just went to one person

….S…o…..r.a….

11.30pm ( 31 December 2193 )

SORA POV

As I began to start waking up, I feel the pain surge through my body as the attempts on me undoing the bindings on me began to catch up to me. My eyes slowly open to see the same two guys from before as they looked at me with this weird look in their eyes…I hate those eyes they gave me, they remind me of the guards and how they looked at me before as if I didn't exist and I was just a mere animal to them. "He's waking up." One of them said as he spoke right through one of those box things.

"Good, make sure we get him to the drop point. I will take care of the girl." The box thing talked back as I realise the girl they were talking about is Nee-san. I struggled to talk as I still felt a bit groggy, "What are you going to do with Nee-san?" I asked slowly in worry. "Oh, we are planning to kill her of course." The moment I heard that come out from one of the men my mind began to race. They we're going to kill Nee-san…No…No…NO!

I felt something inside rush like a wild stampede as I stood up and tackle one of them to the ground. This somehow broke the bindings placed on me as I began to punch him on the face repeatedly. Two for those punches to the stomach and the rest in pure rage, I began to see him draw blood from his face as I continued to punch on him before his buddy grabbed and held me facing the other guy. His buddy then pulls what appeared a knife, his bloody face twist in anger.

"Oh you think you're all hot stuff huh kid? Well how about this!" The man said as he actually lunged at me. I instinctively turned my body making him stab his buddy hearing him scream. I then pulled the knife of his friend's belt and stab his friend's neck in response. As they both collapse to the ground and I saw their blood coat the white snow with red. I then stare at my hands, my hands coated with blood and the knife in my hand. I drop the knife and stared at the dead bodies…horror slowly creeping up to me. I killed a person…oh god I killed Someone! It…it was in self-defence.

My mind didn't have enough time to process what happened as I then began to smell something in the air. It was foul and awful as I closed my nose to stop smelling it, It was then I notice smoke coming from a certain direction…Oh Shit Nee-san! I ran to the direction of the smoke leaving the bodies to rot and when I arrive I am greeted by the sight of fire.

Flames crawled all over our home devouring it whole. I notice a small gap that hasn't been touched by the fire yet and ran right through it. The inside was even more horrid as the statue I had gotten accustomed to seeing was literally melting in front of my eyes. I got out of the way as soon as a piece of the statue melted off and fell at the only entrance trapping me in this inferno. I was panicked like anything as I did the only thing I could do.

"NEE-SAN! WHERE ARE YOU!"

11.45pm ( 31 December 2193 )

ALICE POV

"NEE-SAN! WHERE ARE YOU!" Those were the words I hear as I began to slowly wake up. I felt like I had been sleeping forever and slowly tried to move my body but then my hands were stuck. After managing to stand I observe to see my hands are bounded to a piece of piping in my room. It then struck into my mind that guy from before tied me up here as I then saw fire creep into the room. I struggled greatly as the bindings on my hands were tough despite just being rope. I then hear the voice again calling for me as I finally made sense who it was.

"NEE-SAN! I'M COMING FOR YOU!" Sora shouted from where I guessed was the second floor, I called back to him in desperation. "I'M RIGHT HERE IN MY ROOM!" I said with every fiber of my voice. "NEE-SAN! HOLD ON I'M COMING!" he shouted out as he I hear him run most probably in desperation. I knew I had to get out these bindings so I looked around the room feverishly for something to cut it with.

As the footsteps got closer, the fire crept up even more till it was about to reach me. I screamed in horror as Sora managed to bust down my door and stomped on the fire extinguishing it before it reached me but it didn't stop the inferno coming at us. "Are you alright Nee-san?!" he asked with a child-like innocence and fear in some weird merger. I just paused for a while before I answered. "Yes I am little bro." I reassured him as he noticed my bounded hands. "Then why are your hands tied to the pole!?" He asked in panic and I knew it was time to drop the act and face the facts. One of us is going to die in here and the only person who has to is going to be me.

"Look Sora…Go on without me!" I said as if it was an order and he immediately flinched in shock. "Leave you here? WHY!?" Little bro said or for better words shouted as he couldn't believe what his Nee-san was saying. " Listen to me Little bro… I can break out of these bindings and when I do I will meet with you downstairs." I lied as I know that any chance of me breaking out of these bindings are literally nothing as nothing was sharp enough to cut them.

"NO! I AM NOT LEAVING YOU HERE ALONE!" Little bro shouted as the flames approached the room and began to burn everything in sight. I know how much Sora cares for me but I don't want to be the cause of the both of us dying. "Please little bro…trust me on this." I reassured my lie as I saw his muscles loosen from their tension and he softened his eyes. "Alright nee-san, I trust you. But please come back alive." He told me as he ran off…those most probably being the last words I will ever get to say to him as I saw the flames approach my body.

It was then I notice one small flame actually heading for the pipe. Using my little finger movement I have, I managed to conjure a small wind that pushed the fire close enough to burn the rope off. Pulling the rope off my wrists and checking on them, I realise I might be able to escape after all as I went to grab my motorcycle goggles which were still in their metal box and it burned like a bitch. Ignoring the pain I ran for the direction that Little bro went as I realise I might be able to live through this.

Then all of my hopes got crushed by one sound.

11.50pm ( 31 December 2193 )

BOOOMMM!

A loud sound echoed through the building as Sora stopped in his tracks. The explosion flowed into his body like ice as he turned at the direction he was running at. 'Nee-san!' he immediately thought as he paused for a while trying to decide what to do. He wondered if he should just follow her order and she would be fine. It was then another explosion occurred that made Sora decide immediately as he ran back for Alice.

Alice, hearing the explosions made a madman dash for some sort of exit as she saw the flames creep up even faster as they devoured the air greedily. Then in the middle of an intersection she saw something that horrified her, a wall of flames blocking the only way to her freedom. She began to feel despair creep up to her as she realised she is really going to die right here. As she waited for the inevitable, She hears footsteps…and they were getting louder. "NEE-SAN! WHERE ARE YOU!?" The voice shouted as she knew who it was. "I'M RIGHT HERE!" She shouted back as she saw Sora running for her and breathing too heavily as the smoke began to get into his lungs. Seeing the wall of fire that separated him from Alice, he desperately called for her as the smoke was making it harder for him to talk.

Sora: *COUGH* NEE-SAN!

Alice: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? WHY DID YOU COME BACK!?

Sora: I AM NOT LEAVING YOU!

As he said that, he coughed violently as he held his mouth.

Alice: SORA! YOU WON'T LAST LONG IF YOU STAY HERE! PLEASE GO NOW!

Sora: *Cough cough cough* NO I WON'T! NOT WITHOUT YOU!

She didn't know how to say it to him…she was going to die in here. She knew how devastated he would be but didn't know how much he would be affected. It was then she decided to at least tell him a few last words as another explosion occurred. "Hey Sora, listen to me alright." She said sadly but with a strange mixture of happiness as he looked at her confused.

" Don't ever forget about me alright, Just know that I will always be by your side…even if distance keeps us apart I will always be with you, no matter where you may be." She said as tears began to stream from her eyes making Sora worry. "Why are you telling me this Nee-san?" he asked as if he sensed something was off. "Don't ever forget…You just need to be strong for all of us…*sniff*that includes you alright…" she said as they both felt the heat come closer to the both of them.

Before he could say anything, a final explosion was heard and the hallway they stood instantly engulfed in flames consuming both him and Alice as the flames destroyed everything in its path. Shielding himself from the blast but leaving his right eye exposed to see Alice, the tip of the fire instantly touched it and burned him without mercy as he felt another force push him off directly to a window in the far end of the corridor... He only hear these last words before he smashes right through them.

"Forgive me Little bro… and be happy alright."

00.00am ( 1 January 2194 )

Hey everyone, SpeedRulerLiberation here. No special greetings for now. the first arc is done... stay on reading as the scars of this event will carry heavy weight in the chapters to come. also i am giving a warning at this point forward this story has become a M rating story as you will all see scenes of violence...the kind of violence that will scar people in any way so read with caution. Do not worry for I will make sure there are some light hearted moments but expect more violence to come.

Also...Rest in Peace. My very first killed OC. Alice. Date of death: 1 January 2194. You will remain in everyone's hearts especially Sora's