Drabble Twenty-Three: Regrettable

Dark Ace stood over her, his blade dripping with blood. Her blood. Her death was regrettable, but Master Cyclonis had ordered it. And he dare not question orders. He put a hand on his arm to staunch the flow of blood. She had manged to wound him during the struggle, but it mattered not. The deed was done. He was about to turn and walk away when a massive force struck him, sending him flying forward.

Wincing as the pain lanced through his back, he jumped to his feet and turned to face his attacker. "Mr. Snipe?" The clumsy fool must have run into him by mistake. "Watch where you're going!" He noticed Snipe had his energy mace out and assumed that he had been sent on the same task. "Let's go. I've completed our mission."

"Our mission?" Snipe replied, his voice oddly quiet. Uncharacteristically so. "Our mission?" he repeated, louder.

Dark Ace rolled his eyes at Snipe's density. "Yes. I've finished. Now let's go. Master is waiting."

"You killed her," Snipe shouted.

Dark Ace turned around, surprised at Snipe's anger.

"You killed Ravess! How could you?" the large man clenched his fists in anger, nearly crushing the handle of his mace.

"The Master wished it," he replied calmly.

"Why?"

"Why?" Dark Ace echoed. "She didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. It is not my place to question Master Cyclonis. Nor is it yours. Now come Mr. Snipe... We have to return home."

"How can you be so calm?" Snipe growled. "You know... You know how Ravess felt about you! How could you just kill her like that?"

He was surprised at how upset Snipe was and that the man had managed string together that many coherent sentences. "I admit, her loss was regrettable, but-"

"REGRETTABLE? I'll show you regrettable! Snipe will smush you into the ground!" The huge man swung his mace towards the Dark Ace, its head flying towards him and the chain extended from the handle.

Dark Ace jumped back, easily dodging the blow. "I'll allow you that one blow, because you're upset about your sister, but if you attack again, I'll have to kill you." He stared at Snipe's grief stricken face. The man's purple eyes were misting slightly. He almost felt a bit of pity for the man. Almost.

"You kill me? I'm the one killing you!" Snipe shouted, running towards Dark Ace.

Shrugging, Dark Ace lifted his sword and blasted energy from it towards the huge man.

It hit Snipe in the chest and he fell to the ground next to his sister. He glared at the Dark Ace as he struggled for breath. He knew that he was dying. "Sorry sis..."

Dark Ace stared down at Snipe's dead body. It was necessary for the man to die, but regrettable all the same.

A/N I noticed that Dark Ace calls Snipe Mr. Snipe in The Lesson. Weird... And yes, I did stick in some Ravess x Dark Ace. Why? I just kind of felt like it...