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All Mirii's eyes could notice are white steps and metallic stair railings with dark spots and visible scratches on its surface. In turns, her feet kept passing one step, landing on the next one: the movement was making the wind move, along with its sound.
Mirii.
The girl turns to her right, seeing another collection of steps: her left foot lands on the second step.
Mirii…
The girl let out a loud sob, as both her feet are now standing on the last step. She bends forward, moving towards the next stairs.
Please, calm down now.
She shakes her head, as her right feet lands on the middle step.
… you can talk to me, if you want. I closed the audio connection with Grina and Bars.
Her teeth were gritted, her eyebrows were lowered: she inhales loudly with her nose, letting out another loud sob. A small silence was only greeted by the step noises coming from Mirii's feet.
Ok, don't worry about that… the computer is doing all the talk.
A cold breeze was caressing Mirii's neck: she shivered a little, as her eyes tracked another rectangular hole, with semi-darkness out of it.
Just remember that you'll receive useful information from me, all related to your mission.
Mirii turns to the right, jumping out of the rectangular hole. On her left, the flying ship was standing above the buildings, as those were covered by thick darkness. In front of her, another white tower with a rectangular hole on the front, full of light.
On the ground, a large black spot with a round shape: it was smelling like oil. Once in a while, bubbles emerge from it, exploding once they get a large size. Mirii covers her mouth with her right hand, as her shrunk irises kept looking at the ink.
She swallows, feeling pain on her stomach.
"Eh eh eh… how cute!"
Immediately, Mirii raises her head, frowning: Jonathan slowly descends with a grin, as his arms are folded.
"I didn't thought you wouldn't mind following complete strangers around!" He bows down.
Mirii keeps looking at him, with her mouth closed. He raises back up.
"Especially this rad, awesome stranger which bares an also incredible name!" He opens his arms, as he flies up while spinning around.
"Jonathan! Jonathan! Aaaah, yes…! I'm the real definition of freshness!" He comes back down. "Now… how about you receive a free autograph from me, baby?"
His eyelids lower, while smiling widely, as his eyebrows kept raising up and down. Mirii frowns a lot, as a vein pops on her forehead: her fists clench tightly.
"… give me back Hunley…" She trembles.
"Oooooh, again with that guy?!" Jonathan slams his legs' sides with his hands, as he turns around for a moment. "What's up with your opinion about the world?! He's weak, useless and pathetic!"
Multiple veins popped on her forehead, as smoke came out of her ears.
"He's strong, useful and PERFECT!" Her eyes expands. "UNLIKE AN EGOISTICAL MANIAC I HAVE THE MISFORTUNE TO MEET!"
"Uuuuuuhh…!" He backs away a little, thrusting his arms forward. "A tough girl, with brains to share… … perfect! My type of woman!" He smiles.
"WHAT?!" Mirii blushes a little, keeping her frown. "I'D RATHER FALL FROM THIS VERY TOWER THAN MAKING YOUR WISHES COME TRUE!"
Jonathan sighs loudly, as he looks down for a moment.
"You can never get a girl directly…"
Mirii picks his shirt with both her hands, as her eyes were a little red.
"Leave Hunley alone… or else, I'm going to erase you from existence."
The boy keeps looking at her… then he laughs right in front of her face.
"I thought you cared about Hun… why would you erase him too?"
Mirii gaspes, as her eyes expands: she quickly walks backwards, as her eyes get watery.
"Eh eh eh…" He pats the front of his shirt. "It seems the girl isn't really aware of the situation in front of her."
"No... n-no, this can't be true…" She lies her hand in front of her mouth.
"Eh eh… your first thought was that Hun is like possessed or something. Right…?" He shows his pointy teeth.
"HE IS!" Mirii grits her own teeth.
Jonathan shakes his head.
"Do you remember that question you asked me this afternoon…?" He folds his arms, grinning.
"The… q-question?" She lowers her head slightly, as her eyebrows raise.
"Oh come on, don't go lying to me now! You know exactly which question I'm referring to… or do you want a fast reminder?" He looks to his right, seeing the ship.
Mirii sighs quietly.
"Go ahead."
"All right… ahem! Jonathan, would like if one day… we take a walk… together?" He clasps his hands, looking up, lying them on his right cheek: his eyes were blinking multiple times.
"I SAID HUNLEY!" She bends forward, frowning and blushing a lot.
"What difference would that do? You talked to me alright! Or should I say…"
He flies near the girl, showing his teeth in his wide smile.
"… to the conscious side of me."
Her heart stopped for a moment: her head was spinning around fast. He keeps nodding.
"You thought that Hun was nothing more than the gentle, humble guy you met… but there is something he would never reveal, not even at the cost of my little sister!" He points at himself.
Mirii was stumbling…
"He often has thoughts… he often wants to be a more awesome version than this…!" His eyes expand, while grinning. "What are your eyes are seeing… is his dreams coming true! The perfect, real Hun he always wanted to be!"
The girl keeps looking at him… as inside her mind, nothing was coming through.
Mirii, keep Hun distracted like this… reinforcements will come soon.
"… uh…?" Her eyelids were lowered.
"In other words, if you really hate this fresh dude… you are also hating Hun!" He bends forward.
You are also hating Hun…
You are also hating Hun…!
YOU ARE ALSO HATING HUN!
"… Hunley…" A word appears in her mind. "... are you really this very person I'm seeing…? I… I can't see how this could be otherwise…"
Her heart beats loudly, slowly.
"Hunley… … t-tell me there is something I'm overlooking… please… I can't accept this as the ultimate truth. This can't be real… this… can't be… …"
The girl falls on her knees, lying her hands on the ground.
"Tsk!" He shakes his head. "Your awesome reputation just fell down in the abyss… I wanted to see you jump with joy!" He opens his arms, frowning.
The boy spits black liquid, as it fell right in front of her eyes. The girl stood there for a while.
"You said that Hunley is just the conscious version of yourself…?"
Mirii stands up, standing her right hand on her right knee.
"… I say that said version is the one standing in front of my very eyes." She lowers her eyebrows a little, as she rubs her right eye.
"Wh-what?!" Jonathan was rotating his arms, as he was tilting backwards.
"If you want me to believe in your shameful lies… first, explain to me what that black ink has to do with Hunley." She folds her arms.
"The… black ink…?" He looks behind, seeing the large black ink spot.
"Yes. Not only ink never came in a black variety… the liquid presents other differences as well. Should I mention the dreadful smell is coming from you and that pond of poison?" Mirii snorted faintly.
"Oh… uhm… you know… that's something I don't know… I don't know why I have this color!" He shrugs.
"Interesting answer…" She taps her right cheek smiling. "… because that would make your whole accusations as pointless as your egoistical discussions!"
He shakes his right fist, snorting.
"Why you…"
"I think I know exactly what you are…" She caresses her right tentacle. "That black ink must be something harmful to everyone who touches it. If an Inkling assumes such ink… said substance goes right through the brain, messing around its cells!" Mirii frowns a lot.
"W-wait a minute, baby!" His forehead was sweating, as he swallows loudly. "So, what are you implying is… that the all cool Jonathan is a corrupted version of Hun?"
"Precisely." She folds her arms, smiling. "Indeed Hunley is not possessed… but those actions you just did are something that he'd never do!"
"Oh really?" He grins, floating in the air. "As I said earlier, he was just the conscious side of me! You can't change that fact!"
"That's true… but why should I do that?" She caresses her right tentacle.
"… uh?" He slightly expands his eyes.
"The unconscious side is the same black ink which is corrupting his mind! Something that he would never do…" Mirii points her forefinger at him. "… not even his REAL unconscious side!"
"I-IMPOSSIBLE!" Jonathan puts his hands on his head, as his feet touch the ground. "But… can you really prove such nonsense?!"
"Maybe." Mirii lifts her weapon, pointing it at Jonathan. "Don't move, please..."
SPLASH!
The boy yelps, as his face was covered in Orange ink: his head was now colored in orange. He rubs his eyes, then he looks at the girl with his eyelids lowered.
"Mirii…?" He whispers.
She widely smiles.
"Hunley!" She closes her eyes.
The boy shakes his head, blinking his eyes multiple times.
"Mirii! Wh-what happened to me before?!"
Suddenly, his head was covered in black ink.
"… so, you were right… I'm a corruption…" He raises his pale hands, looking at them.
"Yes." She nods.
"… you want to get rid of me… aren't you?" He clenches his fists.
"Hunley should not reserve such destiny." Mirii holds the trigger of her weapon.
"… very well." He raises from the ground. "You just gave me a valid reason to kill you, baby!"
Jonathan turns himself into a large black Kraken with black eyes! The girl grasps tight her weapon, while gritting her teeth: her right eye was looking through the scope, as the Charger was aimed on the monster.