Chapter 14: Reconcile
Doing you're job... Honoring the code... Making sure everyone is safe... I have failed at all of these things apparently... Then why do I keep caring about my honor. There's nothing left of it anyway... Everyone I knew is gone. Nothing is left... Nothing will ever make it alright.
To protect...
To not betray...
Back then that was all I ever needed to believe in. But now... where did I turn...
"Please accept my apologies for by minute absence." I gazed into all of their eyes, such fury, and such courage.
"Why did you bring us here?" The twin blade clad in black said to me.
"Why? Do I honestly need a reason? Maybe I just wanted you all to have a fun ending to this fun game." I said. Volcanoes were erupting all around us; the lava had now divided all of them into different paths. "Now its time for the fun part. Everyone that makes it to the end of this path lives and doesn't plummet into a comma." Their eyes grew wide and some began to sweat due to the heat.
"Forget that I'm getting out of here!" The heavy axe shouted as he tried to log out. "What, what the!" His cold body fell to the ground. He stayed motionless and the others stared at his body as it vanished.
"Oh yes and did I forget to mention that if you try and log out or take off your headset. You will be put into a comma as well.
Cygnus and Abiss laid at each others feet. Cygnus pulled his head to his side to see Kasami sitting down laughing; she was holding her sides in because of the pain. "Oh Abiss you lost to a regular character that is rich! Hahaha" She continued to laugh falling on her back.
Cygnus looked back at Abiss who was glaring at Kasami.
"Stop laughing and heal me, wait... He hasn't started the game yet has he?" Abiss said.
Kasami immediately stopped laughing and sat back up. "I... He just might have."
"HEAL ME NOW THEN!" Abiss screamed with all the might he could muster.
Kasami healed him to full health and Abiss started to cast warp. "Aren't you going to finish him?" Kasami asked.
"There's no time!" Abiss and Kasami vanished into their air leaving only Cygnus to lay by himself.
"Man I should've been able to beat him. But I guess since he doesn't follow the rules of the game I guess it was a miracle that I had survived in the first place." He said to himself.
He lay for a while, "...I see so you don't want me to play the game. Even if that means I won't get a spot in the future... Alright."
"Now the path has been open my friends. It is now a race between all of us. Fail you die Win, well you don't exactly win." I laughed as each piece began to separate.
"Leon!" Tiffany screamed as she was separated with the Heavy Blade and the Blade Master that were clad in black.
"Tiffany don't worry I'll find you!" He shouted back as he Wing and the Twin Blade clad in black floated away.
The Twin Blade shouted back to his group, "For CC Corp!" as he held up his hand. The Heavy Blade and Blade Master held up their hands as they floated away.
"My my how touching." I pretended to make a sniffle, "Aww well looks like the groups have almost been decided." I stared out. The little girl Twin Blade and I were only left. "Aw nuts look like I'm stuck with you." I frowned at her.
"Please don't kill me!" She dropped down shielding herself with her swords.
I stood unresponsive...How...
"Don't worry I'm not going to kill you, I will protect you." I said looking down on her resting my hand on her shoulder. "Besides there are still more competitors that even I don't know about."
The last piece of land was filled with Kasami and another man who I didn't recognize. "Looks like you're just in time!" I said to them.
The two looked at each other and the man began to laugh, "Aww Recompense we finally meet. I am Black Abiss."
"Well met then I presume. Hmm I want at least one more group." I pulled the girl closer to me and slashed out piece in half. "There we go one more team can play," I looked up and Kasami, "Oh yes and neither hacking nor special abilities will work anymore good luck." I laughed as I floated away with the girl.
"We've been out here for at least an hour..." The girl moaned to me "I'm going to have to get off soon!"
I kneeled down to her, "You're name is Emily correct? Don't worry we are almost there. Don't try to do anything daring here, I will protect you." When I said that my head was once again filled with memories...
