Birth of a Legend
Chapter 24: Assassin's Redemption II
Ginger escorted Ty back to her home, as Bean and Calum exchanged words as they looked at Ty and Ginger passing by, Moska and Sarahi looked at them in concern, Gianni, despite his higher social status, felt pity for Ty and Avgustin expressed pity for Ty; Ty then asked Ginger on why the villagers are looking at him all of a sudden, which she replied "Well, I'm not sure to be exact, but I did see some renegade Gaius scouts talking to Mayor Bram as me, Dust, Fidget and the survivors from your village left to witness you fight against the Water Source." Ty looked back and wondered if the scouts had found evidence proving the attack was a desired target, when Ginger unlocked the door to her house and said "Let's get you on the—"She stopped when she saw something already on the couch and Ty looked up to see Cassius' Spirit already on it, looking at a weathered photo he's holding with heavy sorrow when Ginger finished "…Couch." Cassius' Spirit looked over his shoulder and looked back at the picture, which Ginger felt Ty getting her grip off of him and he gestured her to sit next to Cassius, which she shook her head adamantly, whispering "In case you've forgotten, he's killed my family!" Ty then replied "And in case you've forgotten, he's let a large group of Moonbloods beat him up willingly! Besides, he's a Spirit now, NOT a Soul." Ginger then whispered "Yeah, well… guh… if you have to use logic." Ty sighed and pinched his nosebridge, saying softly "Just ask him what the problem is…" Ginger sighed and looked at Cassius' Spirit venomously, then glared at Ty and said quietly "Alright… alright…" She then went over to the couch and looked down at Cassius' Spirit, who looks very depressed; she then looked at Ty, who gesture her with his head towards Cassius and she sighed before, with heavy reluctance, sitting down next to Cassius' Spirit. He didn't notice her sit down next to him, but he felt it didn't matter; she was still hot at him for killing her parents and brother and his soul along with Jin's in Dust doesn't help the situation. Although Ginger is hot towards him, she couldn't help but examine the photograph and saw a blonde-haired female Warmblood with a somewhat familiar youthful Warmbood, which in the background is a village; however, Ginger doesn't recognise it or know it either. Cassius' Spirit noticed Ginger eyeing the photograph and she immediately looked away from him, when he said "I had a family too… I still remember my youth (laughs softly), it was happier times, really." Ginger didn't look at Cassius' Spirit, but she didn't hesitate to ask "Who is the girl in the photo? A friend?" Cassius' Spirit didn't reply verbally, but he just sighed sombrely and laid his head on his free hand. Ginger then reluctantly looked at Cassius' Spirit and saw him being deeply saddened at the question; she then sighed and said "If you don't want to talk, I'll—"Cassius' Spirit then replied "No… its fine. It's just… it's so hard to speak about my personal life and in my blind actions, I've ruined yours." Ginger then looked down depressively, still haunted of the attack on Zeplich Village and the loss of her home and family; she then thought "Why? Why is he being so sympathetic with me? Has he found reason or just to taunt me? Happen he may have let a group of Moonbloods beat him to a pulp the other day, but he still isn't good in my books." Cassius' Spirit looked at Ginger and saw her shedding a tear; he felt so horrible for attacking innocents under the rule of General Gaius and slaughtering everything in his path and Ginger is the sole reminder of their pain and suffering. He then had an idea and went to the kitchen to grab a large pot from a drawer and he tapped gently on Ginger's shoulder, which she looked up at him venomously; crying, but venomously. Cassius' Spirit then held the handle end to Ginger and she asked "What are you doing?" Cassius' Spirit then replied "Letting out your anger." Ginger looked suspiciously at Cassius' Spirit as she held the pot in her right hand and said "How do I know you're not joking?" Cassius' Spirit then replied plainly "Because I let a large group of Moonbloods bash me up for a few hours straight for what I've done to them. To you, I've killed your family, but my arrogance had led me to my downfall. After what I've witnessed in the Spirit Realm and recalled a memory from my youth, I've decided to change the error of my ways. Now come on, go ahead and bash me up with the pot." Ginger isn't sure about it, but considering he had gave her something to hit him with, she shrugged and whammed the base end of the pot into Cassius' face, sending him laid down on the wooden floor. He groaned in pain and Ginger, somehow feeling good about this, said "What you've done towards my life, that wasn't all of my anger I used." Cassius' Spirit then replied, albeit painfully "Then keep hitting me… I deserve the pain you give to me." Ginger then gritted her teeth and narrowed her eyes and said "With pleasure." She then whacked him and whacked him with the pot, having a LOT of anger against her family's killer and showing no signs of relenting, which Cassius' Spirit didn't complain at all. Ty watched as Ginger beat Cassius' Spirit up with a Pot, closing his eyes with every swing she made with it, when Dust opened the front door and saw Ginger beating the hell out of Cassius' Spirit with a pot. Although Cassius' Spirit deserve a punishment, he feels heavily guilty about it; thus, Dust stopped Ginger taking another swing with the pot and she thrashed around, demanding Dust to let her go, which the former calmed her down and telling her to look in his (Cassius') eyes. Ginger leered at Dust and did what she was told, then saw Cassius' Spirit's eyes and saw they were glistening with horror and he shielded his face with his arms, which is heavily bruised from the wild swings and Ginger, although holding the pan, began to feel that Cassius' Spirit has indeed changed. She then dropped the pot and began to tear up, burying her face in Dust's chest, who gently hugged her and rubbed her back sympathetically. Cassius' Spirit then looked at Ginger and Dust and breathed a depressive sigh, before he grabbed the photograph and sat up on Ginger's bed, looking at the photo with regret. Dust then noticed Cassius looking at the photo and asked him at what it is about; Ginger sniffed a few times before she turned her head towards Cassius' Spirit; Cassius looked at them and when he saw Ginger's remorseful expression, he can't be so enigmatic about the photo, so he sighed deeply and replied "Me… and my older sister, Karen."