Decisions and Wonders
Chapter 2: Decisions and Wonders
The man was quickly surrounded by about 12 brutes. He managed to take down five in a spectacle that would only be seen in movies. He's a very skilled fighter. But he was quickly over-powered by the seven big ass brutes with axes.
Hmm. I can keep running, save my own ass and let that man potentially be killed. Or I can step in, risk my own ass and help him; this could be the only chance to show I'm not the bad guy.
What to do…
~AC~IF~
What to do… what… to… do.
He seems to be doing well off on his own. He's managed to kill four of the seven brutes surrounding him. But he's definitely winded. I don't blame him; I'd be winded too after a spectacle like that.
If I'm going to do this, I need to do it right. A good shock to the head from the distance should be good enough. I hope.
I moved quickly through the crowd, trying to find a spot where my actions wouldn't be easily detected. This place is crawling with these guards. It would be a good idea to not attract any more attention to the showdown going on. I can already tell it wouldn't be good for that man and it definitely wouldn't be good for me.
The best I could find was an alleyway, far away from any pedestrians or guards. I climbed up and grabbed onto the ledge so I could get more of a bird's eye view of the fight. If I want this to be as clean as I want it to be I have to use my Precision power. It'll definitely drain me, but it'll have to do.
Time slowed down as I zoomed in on my targets. Huh, he managed to take down another one, leaving three. He remains strong, but I know he's ready to tip over any second now. One head shot is all I need and the rest are toast.
I locked on to my target and fired. My shot hit him directly on his head and it chained to the other guards, killing them all. Nice.
The man was stunned; he looked around frantically, trying to grasp what had just happened. Everyone in the crowd flew into a panic.
I deactivated my power and let go of the ledge, dropping onto the ground. The large crowd had disintegrated, trying to find an area to remain until they were sure it was safe to continue partying again.
"There! On him!" Oh boy, here comes the next round.
But the man didn't seem to want any more of it. He immediately ran to a nearby haystack and climbed in it.
Um… okay?
"Merda! Where did he go?"
"He is trying to give us the slip!"
Are these guards serious?
After some time of of "deep searching" the guards gave up in their pursuits and returned to their posts.
Unbelievable.
The man jumped out of the haystack, shook off a few lingering pieces of hay, and disappeared in the calmed and regathered crowd once again.
How does he do that?
Well I've done my good deed for the night, might as well try enjoying the rest of the night.
~AC~IF~
"What the hell just happened?"
"What did you do now Rebecca?"
"It's not me Shaun. The animus just had a little flux in power; it lost a little, then it gained back, but almost double in amount. Probably just hit a little glitch."
"Now from what I picked up I thought your "baby" was flawless."
"There's no such thing as perfection Shaun."
"I guess you would know."
"Stop it you two, should we remove Desmond from the animus?" Lucy asked.
"No, I don't think that's necessary. Desmond didn't seem to be disturbed by the flux. Like you said before Lucy, we'll keep a very close eye and if there's a substantial disturbance, we'll remove Desmond and reboot the system."
"Alright then, but like you said, we need a very close eye on this thing."
"I can manage that, but I don't think you should put any faith in Rebecca though."
"Shaun!"
~AC~IF~
I decided to a break from the heavy amounts of partying, especially with the courtesans. I stood by the pier, leaning on a post, and gazing at the incoming sunrise. Man, how long has it been since I've partied this hard? All I've been doing lately is trying to solve problems… that I've caused. It feels great to do something other than that. Aside from the guards this place is heavenly.
But the questions remain, why am I here? How did I get here? Why am I here?
Is Zeke okay? Is the world okay? Does the world still think I'm the most dangerous human being to ever walk the earth?
If it turns out that I'm stuck here forever, I may never know if Zeke or anyone else is cured of the plague. I may never fully know if activating the RFI truly saved the world or if it just unlocked some other annoying shit that needs to be solved. I may never know if the world still thinks that I'm the science experiment that went catastrophically wrong.
God, I'm just over thinking things. The world is fine, Zeke is fine. Everything's fine. The reason why I'm here is a reward of some sorts, yeah that's it.
Speaking of which, I should be getting back to enjoying my reward.
The sun had fully come up but my vision had suddenly become cloudy. A strange emblem flashed repeatedly before transitioning briefly to one of an eagle. I heard the cry of said eagle before the image then transitioned to a glowing, golden, spherical object. Is that… is that a ray sphere?
"Ugh…" My head immediately began throbbing. I wonder if there's any good alcohol hanging around here.
When I turned around, hair nearly flew out of my scalp. And you could most likely guess that my headache instantly went away. I couldn't move, it was hard to breathe. My heart rate had quadrupled.
I was face to face, eye to eye, with the man in the white robes.
And he doesn't look too happy to see me.
*Some apologies for you guys are in order.*
*SO SO sorry for the long wait! D=
*Sorry if the quality of this seems… crappy. It's much shorter than the first chapter ._.
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