Chapter 39: A Familiar Sniper, Part 3

At the rooftop, Jolanta climbed up first to see Mordero looking out.

"This guy is really making this dramatic?" Jolanta said, confused. "And he's after Marcelina?"

Jolanta got up to the rooftop. Down below she saw Rostek climbing up next.

"He might get impatient." Jolanta said to Rostek.

"So what? He's making this dramatic." Rostek said.

"Heh heh… That's what I've been thinking."

Later, Kwiat and Marcelina arrived on top as well.

"Jesus… This is gonna get intense." Marcelina said.

"It really is!" Kwiat said. "And very dangerous as well!"

Mordero turned to the Surviving Peacemakers and aimed Long View at its Sniper Rifle form at them.

"Your heat signatures are all fine the way they are…" He said, "So no need for Long View to be in its Sniper Rifle form… I shall have Long View in its Longsword form, starting now!"

Long View was then turned into its Longsword form.

"Marcelina Bagella… Time for our fight to begin." Mordero said.

Marcelina slowly walks forward.

"I don't like what's happening…" Jolanta said. "But this is Marcelina's fight and her fight alone."

Jukebox Ghost appeared next to Marcelina.

"You don't want to do this, Mordero!" Marcelina said.

Mordero looked down and sighed.

"Yes, we don't, but there's no choice." Mordero said.

"No choice?" Marcelina said, confused. "What do you mean by no choice?"

Mordero then launches forward with Long View in his hands to attack. Jukebox Ghost then shielded Marcelina with a force field.

"You don't understand! Sara Krew made me do this!" Mordero shouted. "You think I'm gonna decline my offer to assassinate you?! I'm gonna end this rivalry right here by having one of us take the other's life away!"

"You're cursed, Mordero." Marcelina said. "Now that I've thought about it…"

"Cursed?! You think she would give me an electrical pin to my neck with bad blood in it?! Hell no! I am still gonna end this right here and I don't care what's gonna happen next!"

The force field Jukebox Ghost created was starting to crack.

"Shit! It's starting to break! The force field!" Marcelina shouted. "Tch! Jukebox Ghost! Do something!"

As the shield started to fully break, something shines out of the cracks.

"Eh?!" Mordero said, surprised.

"What's this?!" Marcelina said, surprised as well.

The shield then exploded, pushing back Mordero and weakening Marcelina. Marcelina was on one knee. Mordero was lying on his back.

"Marcelina… Not bad for a Stand that heals through the power of music…" Mordero said as he slowly got up. "This is another part of its shielding ability, huh?"

Marcelina slowly got up.

"Mordero… Please…" Marcelina said. "Enough is enough…"

Mordero slowly walks towards Marcelina.

"Since you're weakened, this will finish you off…" Mordero said as he had Long View in his grip. "Farewell…"

As Mordero started to bring down the longsword at Marcelina, Marcelina started to get serious. Jukebox Ghost appeared to punch Mordero in the gut before Long View would even pierce Marcelina's skin.

"PLAAH!" Mordero shouted in pain.

Marcelina got up as Mordero was on one knee.

"Enough games…" Marcelina said. "Give up your Stand and I'll give up mine… I'm being serious, Mordero…"

"Serious…" Mordero said. "Seriousness is what you wanted… Then so be it…"

Mordero then pulls out a small piece of paper and his phone.

"Here… Have this…" Mordero said. "There's a phone number written on the piece of paper… Someone will help you out to defeat Sara…"

"You're serious?" Marcelina said.

"Yes."

"Uhh… Do I take it?"

"Please do…"

Marcelina then took the phone and paper.

"Ok… What now?" Marcelina said.

"Call the number…" Mordero said as he got up. "I've got stuff to do now that I'm a changed man…"

"You're giving up?"

"I am, Marcelina… Good luck. Avenge Zegar by the way…"

Mordero then got off of the rooftops. Marcelina looks down. She turned to Jolanta, Kwiat and Rostek.

"Guess we're gonna call the number, huh?" Marcelina said.

"We should." Rostek replied. "After all, he offered us help after whatever the hell he did to-"

Then they heard a stabbing sound.

"Coming from down below!" Kwiat said.

Jolanta and her friends got off of the rooftops to check the abandoned street to see Mordero stabbing himself with Long View in its Longsword form.

"MORDERO!" Marcelina shouted. "THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

Mordero looks at Marcelina.

"You were right, Marcelina…" Mordero said. "I am cursed… I needed to end this all somehow…"

Mordero then falls to the ground, slowly dying. His Long View is slowly disappearing as well. Marcelina went over to Mordero.

"Don't worry, Mordero… I'll avenge you too…" Marcelina said.

Mordero smiled.

"Thanks… Bagel…" Mordero said as he closed his eyes.

Marcelina blushed.

"Damn it…" Marcelina said, softly.

Marcelina got up and took a deep breath and had a serious look.

"Alright, let's get this shit over with…" Marcelina said. "Sara is so gonna get it…"

"Give me the phone and number." Rostek said. "I'll call."

TO BE CONTINUED...