| Chapter Twelve |
It was morning, Meryl, Vash, and Millie walked through August City in search of his brother. Vash yawned and checked out girls who walked passed him. They looked at him in disgust.
"Aw, I don't know why they don't like me," Vash whimpered. "Maybe because you're too tall," suggested Millie. Meryl sighed, "Millie, why do you always have to be so stupid at times? Please concentrate on serious matters."
Suddenly, a loud gunshot was heard from several miles ahead. Screams came after shortly followed by people running. Several more gunshots were heard again.
Meryl narrowed her eyes and turned to Vash, "C'mon!" Millie didn't move and froze in one place in shock, "Meryl . . ." The crowd of people who ran pushed passed her and she kept still. Millie suddenly felt scared. She turns around and found Knives looking at her from behind.
"Oh! Mr. Knives!!" Millie grabbed him. Knives pushed her away, "What is going on?" Marianne appeared behind him, "Millie, are you okay?" Millie embraced Marianne, "I don't know what's going on. But by the looks of how people's trying to get away from it, I'm sure it's terrible!!"
Knives watched the city ran. "Where is Vash?" "He's with Meryl." Marianne looked at Knives, knowing his next move. He took off in Vash's direction. Marianne's eyes widen, "Knives!"
* * *
Vash and Meryl stopped at a point when they saw a man in a black coat. He has a single gun with him and shot every single person he saw. The street was nearly empty now but with a million dead bodies lying there.
Meryl gasped and backed away as soon as the man saw her. He aimed his gun for her, and wasted no time as he pulled the trigger. Vash pushed Meryl aside and fell to the ground. "Who is this guy?"
Meryl didn't feel the urge to speak. Vash quickly pulled out his gun and aimed it at the man, "Listen up. Whoever you are, what you're doing is wrong. You don't have the right to kill all these innocent people!"
The man took a step towards Vash and he noticed that he doesn't have a face. There was nothing. Vash frowned. "You're not human."
The man didn't say anything as he walked closer to Vash. There was no sense of fear in him. Meryl clutched her hands while she laid on the ground, "Vash, please be careful."
Then a mass explosive was heard a couple of miles away. Fresh blood was smelt and Vash's temper grew, "No. Did you -?" There was a sound of a building collapsing and screams followed. Knives appeared shortly, covered in blood on his left arm.
Vash turned around, "Knives! What happened?" "Shut up," barked Knives. "There was a bombing." He glared at the mysterious man. "Who the hell are you?" The man still didn't respond but instead walked over to Meryl and knelt down beside her.
Vash set his finger on the trigger, "Ugh, get away from her!!"
There was a strange silence. Knives closed his eyes, "He's communicating to me . . ." "Huh? What he say?"
Meryl closed her eyes and the man set his hand on her. Knives narrowed his eyes at Vash, "He says . . . He says . . ." "What did he say, damn you?" Vash growled.
Knives looked down at the ground, confused. Then back up at Vash, "Rem's alive."
It was morning, Meryl, Vash, and Millie walked through August City in search of his brother. Vash yawned and checked out girls who walked passed him. They looked at him in disgust.
"Aw, I don't know why they don't like me," Vash whimpered. "Maybe because you're too tall," suggested Millie. Meryl sighed, "Millie, why do you always have to be so stupid at times? Please concentrate on serious matters."
Suddenly, a loud gunshot was heard from several miles ahead. Screams came after shortly followed by people running. Several more gunshots were heard again.
Meryl narrowed her eyes and turned to Vash, "C'mon!" Millie didn't move and froze in one place in shock, "Meryl . . ." The crowd of people who ran pushed passed her and she kept still. Millie suddenly felt scared. She turns around and found Knives looking at her from behind.
"Oh! Mr. Knives!!" Millie grabbed him. Knives pushed her away, "What is going on?" Marianne appeared behind him, "Millie, are you okay?" Millie embraced Marianne, "I don't know what's going on. But by the looks of how people's trying to get away from it, I'm sure it's terrible!!"
Knives watched the city ran. "Where is Vash?" "He's with Meryl." Marianne looked at Knives, knowing his next move. He took off in Vash's direction. Marianne's eyes widen, "Knives!"
* * *
Vash and Meryl stopped at a point when they saw a man in a black coat. He has a single gun with him and shot every single person he saw. The street was nearly empty now but with a million dead bodies lying there.
Meryl gasped and backed away as soon as the man saw her. He aimed his gun for her, and wasted no time as he pulled the trigger. Vash pushed Meryl aside and fell to the ground. "Who is this guy?"
Meryl didn't feel the urge to speak. Vash quickly pulled out his gun and aimed it at the man, "Listen up. Whoever you are, what you're doing is wrong. You don't have the right to kill all these innocent people!"
The man took a step towards Vash and he noticed that he doesn't have a face. There was nothing. Vash frowned. "You're not human."
The man didn't say anything as he walked closer to Vash. There was no sense of fear in him. Meryl clutched her hands while she laid on the ground, "Vash, please be careful."
Then a mass explosive was heard a couple of miles away. Fresh blood was smelt and Vash's temper grew, "No. Did you -?" There was a sound of a building collapsing and screams followed. Knives appeared shortly, covered in blood on his left arm.
Vash turned around, "Knives! What happened?" "Shut up," barked Knives. "There was a bombing." He glared at the mysterious man. "Who the hell are you?" The man still didn't respond but instead walked over to Meryl and knelt down beside her.
Vash set his finger on the trigger, "Ugh, get away from her!!"
There was a strange silence. Knives closed his eyes, "He's communicating to me . . ." "Huh? What he say?"
Meryl closed her eyes and the man set his hand on her. Knives narrowed his eyes at Vash, "He says . . . He says . . ." "What did he say, damn you?" Vash growled.
Knives looked down at the ground, confused. Then back up at Vash, "Rem's alive."