A.N. Wow, almost a hundred chapters.

Chapter 99 - Destroy the Relic

Running from an angry Maiden is actually isn't the most dangerous thing Rudy's done. There's a reason he hasn't told Cinder how he lost lives 11 to 9.

"Come back here you bastard!"

Oh, and apparently Amber is quite the hothead. Currently, she's smashing through the elevator shaft, almost catching up to him. Joy.

But Rudy was almost done with his job. All he needed to do was bring the Relic out into direct moonlight. Then, he can finally destroy the Relic... in approximately 2 minutes.

Yup, there's a time limit to when he can destroy the Relic. Without directing each other through communication means like Scroll calls, everyone decided to destroy their Relic at an assigned time. Thus, if one of them does not destroy their Relic at the assigned time, Rudy's pretty screwed.

Oh, and if he doesn't destroy his Relic he's screwed anyway. But it's not like the others have to worry about a Maiden.

Finally! He's outside. Rudy ran into the courtyard and placed the Relic on the ground. Checking his watch, he found that he still had a mother 50 seconds left.

"There you are!"

50 seconds he might not have.

"Give that back, and I might not beat you up to badly."

"Yeah, how 'bout no to that."

30 more seconds.

"Look, just give it here and we can sort this out. Do you even know what that is?"

"The Relic of Choice. But I can't give it back. I'm sorry, but if we are to ever defeat Salem, this must be destroyed."

"Hah? What are you talking about?"

10 seconds left.

"Look, I don't have a lot of time. Please, just let me do my job or else Salem will find out about this and we won't have another chance again."

"Look, buddy. I don't know—"

1 second left.

"I'm sorry."

"What! NO!"

Swinging his golf club straight down, Amber panic when he moved and instinctively sent a blast of wind at him. Feeling the metal deform underneath him, Rudy smiled at completing his job... even as he felt the wind smash into his body.

The attack was a lot stronger than he thought, for his body flew straight into a wall nearby. The last thing Rudy remembered was smashing head-first into the wall, then a black silence overtook his consciousness.