Inspiration: Magnificent Seven-Fastest Knife in town
Screen opens where a duel takes place. Two gunlingers standing face to face each men held on to their holstered revolvers. Watching them are gamblers who were leaning on the fences. Arriving the scene were Keaks and Welf.
"Keaks is alive in that reality!?" Hermes' eyes widened along with the other members of his Familia.
"Kinda." Agila admitted.
"Fastest gun wins," Raul Nord wearing a cowboy outfit pointed his gun in the sky. "Winner take all. Hope you all put your bets down."
"Hey, Raul it's you!" Anakitty squealed.
"Yeah, I am." Raul looked at his counter part.
"You know you look good with a hat." The cat person teased.
Raul blushed and have no words to reply.
"Luan Espel, Bell Cranel."
'Maybe my counterpart could give me some retribution.' Luan thought not forgetting on Bell's upset win and the downfall of the Apollo Familia.
"On my gun." Rual looked at the two competitors.
The screen switched to Bete sitting on the fence far away from the group drinking his flask and then to two tankards that were on the fences behind them. One for each one to shoot. Raul pulled the trigger of his gun to the sky.
BANG!
Bell and Luan took out both of their revolvers and shot the cups beside each other.
Thinking that he had won, Luan boasted on how good he was with a gun as the crowd cheered for him. But, the early celebration was cut short by Raul.
"Bell wins." Raul pointed at Bell.
"W-W-W-What," Luan became confused . "Come on Raul."
The gamblers who betted on Luan were angry.
"Actually Raul's right." Finn pointed out.
"I agree," Riveria said. "Bell's reflexes were faster than Luan's."
"Just like our Argonaut." Tiona grinned.
The white haired mercenary walked over to Bete while Luan was barking at Raul.
"You're a liar." Luan said.
"Oh come on Luan." Raul replied.
Luan looked at the audience "Hey, come on we all saw me win now?"
The group with the exceptions of Keaks and Welf agreed at what he said.
"Why don't we do it for real." Luan demanded.
Bell and Bete looked at him.
"For real?" Hestia repeated.
"I think he means that they will have to kill each other." Lily clarified.
"For money?" Welf said
"Greed and pride are one of two things that could get you killed even in the Dungoen."
Everything turned silent. Bell looked at his partner Bete knowing that it could end pretty badly for Luan.
"Come on you scum-sucking runt of a man!"
"Who do you think will win this time?" Freya asked her captain.
"I believe Bell Cranel will be the victor." Ottar said.
"Double or nothing!" Luan shouted.
Bell remained silent.
"You're funeral Luan." Raul said.
The frustated man repeated "Double or nothing."
Bell went to his previous postion much to Luan's delight. Bell took off his hat revealing a sleel hairpin attached to his hair and his belt that are attached to his holstered revolvers dropping them to the ground making the crowd whisphering to themselves while Keaks and Welf glued their eyes on Bell, as he faced his left side to Luan.
"What is he doing?"
"Does he have a death wish?"
"Has he lost his mind?"
"Is trying to get himself killed?!" Hestia screeched.
"We can't do anything all we have to do is watch." Lili wished that Bell would be safe.
The Hestia Familia were not the only one who didn't want to see them die. Ais, Tiona, the maids of Mia's pub and others including lefiya were praying for his safety. Hermes doesn't look concerned.
'What are you planning Bell?' Hermes thought.
Luan didn't care he smiled in anticipation. He could guarantee that this was going to be an easy win. All he had to do is wait for Raul to pull the trigger. Same can be said for Bell showing no fear in his stone hardened gaze.
"On my gun." Raul pointed his gun at the sky again before pulling the trigger.
BANG!
BANG!
SHNK
Luan felt something dig deep into his chest. He found Bell's hairpin sticking out of his torsl before falling on the ground dead. Bell who was unharmed with his right hand overstreched and his hair fell down. He showed no remorse in killing Luan.The crowd began to wonder to what just happened.
"What the hell was that?"
"I don't know."
"It happened so fast."
Bete snorted at the scene.
The watchers minus Otta, Mia and Freya were shocked.
Ais bewildered. "He... killed him."
"Yeah with a hairpin." Tione agreed.
Gareth scoffs. "The fool brought it on himself, eh no offense Finn."
"None taken." Finn said.
"Killed by a hairpin nya," Chloe cupped her cheak. "Hmmm why didn't I think of that."
Her co-workers oddly looked at her.
"What? I'm just saying."
The former adventurer just sat still at the sight of the corpse of his altarnate self. That scene would forever haunt him.
"Agila what his occupation." Hestia asked.
"He is an assassin and in a partnership with Mr. Loga." Agila confirmed.
While Bell was putting on his belt and Raul checked Luan's pulse before telling the crowd that he's good as dead. Bete was collecting money from the spectators with his hat.
"I ain't paying no cheaters," One of them said. "I'll be keeping my money."
"Easy Goodnight." His friend said. "He's drunk he didn't mean it."
The man who refuse to give his money realized his mistake. "Mr. Loga, I didn't now it was you or that was your man I would never have made such a disrespectful comment."
"It's alright son," Bete assured. "just pay me double."
'Yep just like our Bete.' Loki's children thought.
"Y-yes sir." He emptied his pocket.
"Yeah you better." Bete smugged.
Welf and Keaks glanced one another and the screen turned dark.
"So how was it." Agila asked.
"He
"Why did he call me 'Goodnight' any way?" Bete asked.
"You'll know soon."
Bete was about to protest, but piped by Gareth who place a hand on his shoulder.
"I think he would be a fine assasin." Chloe mused.
"Let's hope not." Ryuu dejeceted.
(Sorry for the delay guys me and my family went to the U.S for a vacation and my mom wasn't joking about the temperature too.)
