Chapter 18: Virgil's Daily Risks part 1

Virgil set out for work and started his patrol route. He enjoyed his job and did it very well, he earned great respect from his superiors and despite being a rookie himself, new recruits look up to him as a role model. He made very few enemies on the field and no rivals in the office and was just admired by everyone by how such a nice guy he was. With that being said, he was still far from perfect. He had a huge bias towards men who abuse women and when he answers a call about a domestic dispute between a man and a woman, he automatically assumes the guy is at fault but just waits for the evidence to confirm his suspicions and when they don't he just accepts it for what it is and brushes it off. He also had a bias against taking another's life. When he was given those rare orders of shoot to kill when responding to violent shootings and attacks on the public, he would always disobey those orders by shooting the threat in both shoulders so they wouldn't be physically capable of holding up their weapon. Some could question this a brutality but Virgil thought only killing the target was truly brutal. He'd get scolded for disobeying such orders but would be let off the hook every single time out of sympathy, no one with a sound mind ever takes pleasure in taking another's life. There were times where he did take out a crazed shooter's life and often would be praised by saving dozens of innocent lives but when ever he did, he'd always puke on site even in front of everybody. Being a cop also had it's risks, he never knew what could possibly happen when he's out on duty. That's why he never leaves his house without telling Sayori how much he loved her because deep down he knew that he might never get the chance to do so again. Virgil knew the risks that came with law enforcement but he was always mentally prepared despite how taxing it was on his mind. He's been having nightmares ever since the first time he was at a homicide scene. He'd always sleep through them though because even in his subconscious, he knew it was just a dream but sometimes he couldn't take the mental pressure and would have to force himself awake. There were times where he almost died and that always terrified him. He wasn't scared of death particularly but was more fearful of leaving his friends and family behind and being unable to be there to protect them when they need him. He had ways to cope with this however some say they were inappropriate because he would joke about whatever situation he was in and lighten the moon just to keep himself from panicking and mentally breaking down. When he thought about it, he noticed he's a lot like how Sayori used to be in the game. But his line of work did have some benefits that made the risks worth it, mainly the fact of him saving innocent people and keeping his community safe. That alone was enough to make him happy. As long as it did, he would continue doing what he does full of pride and confidence.

Is that smoke I see over there? He ponders as he drives nearer towards a large cloud of smoke in the distance.

(A/N): I'm going to talk normally on the radio so I won't have to explain the codes later and I'm not going to give out the Radio ID because you don't need to know what that is.

"This is ********. I have visible smoke on my route up ahead. Permission to investigate?"

"Copy that ********. You're free to investigate. Be careful."

"Copy that."

Virgil puts on his sirens and hurries to the scene. He finds a wild fire roaring in a two story building that nearly engulfed half of the structure already. Why the fuck did no call 911 yet? He rushes into the parking lot and sees that theres cars parked which sends nerve wracking chills down Virgil's spine. Thinking that there must be people still in there, he calls over the radio and requests for a fire crew and EMS but doesn't wait for them to show up but instead he goes into the burning building and starts looking for survivors. He finds some people escaping the lobby. They don't seem too injured and they tell Virgil that there are at least 500 kids trapped on this floor alone. Virgil looks to his left and sees out side that theres school busses which he then puts two and two together and realizes that this is a school fire. He runs further into the school but doesn't find anyone until he's surrounded by flames. Two students are crawling on the ground towards him, he helps them up and drags both of them outside then runs back in. Two more students run into him, a girl was dragging her comatose boyfriend by the arm. Virgil picks him up over his shoulders and the two run outside when the boy suddenly coughs and starts gaining contentiousness again. He please Virgil to go and find his little sister, which he does. Still no sign of and fire trucks or ambulances he has no choice but to keep doing this alone. Running back in he comes across a fellow officer who was crushed by some debris. This hits Virgil hard, seeing a dead body is one thing but seeing a dead body of one of your own is like a cannon ball to the gut. Virgil fails to keep himself from puking. He puts his hand on the deceased officers hand and thanks him for all he's done before pressing forward. He comes across a young girl trapped under large chunks of debris. Putting his back into lifting the rubble, he manages to free the girl by lifting the chunk of cement with his shoulders. Telling the girl a safe way out, he stays behind with the smoke inhalation starting to get to him making his vision go blurry. Looking up, he sees more debris that's about to fall on top of him. He starts having memories of his life flash before his eyes but he refuses to accept this to be the end. He promised Yuri that he'll teach her how to fight, he promised Natsuki that they'll play more games, most of all he promised Sayori that he'll marry her and they raise a family together. He just couldn't turn his back on them and let himself die. As the rubble falls as he looks into the distance and sees two greens eyes staring at him from beyond the flames. Two words escape his mouth before everything goes black.

"AW CRAP!"