Hearts Disguised

Chapter 22

Her Fatal Decision

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Without wasting any more time, she held the syringe in her hand and shoved it into her leg. Immediately, this caused her to scream out in pain as she released the syringe and looked at the ground. Her head was throbbing and it felt like fire was running through her veins. She clenched her fists as tight as she could while everyone else was watching. This caused them to start talking amongst themselves and when Cinder overheard the commotion, she stopped herself and reverted her attention to the fight.

"Guh!" Yang tried to focus, but it was nearly impossible. The pain was coursing throughout her entire body when her whole body collapsed onto the ground. Whatever this thing she just took was, she was regretting it.

"Hey, get off the ground. We're not done yet!" As she was struggling within herself, she heard Neo's voice and remembered the extent of the situation. With all of the strength she could muster, she returned to her feet and looked right at her. Her head was about to explode and her body felt like it was melting. Neo couldn't help but analyze Yang. She was obviously in pain and to make matters worse, she just dislocated Yang's shoulder so there was no way she could fight. "On second thought, let's just call this off." Neo turned her back and started to walk away. At that moment, Yang's eyes turned bright red as she zoomed towards Neo at full speed.

"I'm not done yet!" Yang kicked her in the back and sent her rolling the other way. When she regained her stance, Neo looked up with a smug look on her face.

"Perfect. I wasn't ready to quit just yet." She readied herself once again and returned to the fight.

The two of them threw punch after punch at each other, but none of them managed to land a blow. As the fight continued to go on, the others who were watching were starting to become entranced with it. They've never seen someone put up a fight against Neo and yet, here Yang was standing up to her with magnificent fashion. Even Neo noticed this sudden change as she was struggling to find an opening. Once she noticed things were different, she switched up her attack pattern.

She pulled out her sword and increased her attack range. However, Yang did not. She was so focused on hitting Neo with an effective attack that she forgot that she had a sword right behind. With this in effect, Neo had the rest of the fight in the palm of her hand. She kept her distance while still nailing Yang with the sword. As the fight started to take a U-turn, everyone started to lose interest. They all went back to their own things including Cinder. She walked back to the elevator and pulled aside one of her employees.

"Yes Mistress?"

"You said that that was a prototype, yes?"

"Unfortunately. Our development team is slowly figuring out better recipes for success. From what I've been watching, it seems as though we've only perfected the regeneration process. Everything else still needs to be discovered."

"I see. Make it fast. We can't afford to lose any more time."

"I understand. We will get on it as quick as we can." He bowed to Cinder and returned to his work area. Meanwhile, Cinder turned her head once more to see the results of the fight. Neo was still standing with Yang on the ground, desperately searching for air. She lost. Even though Cinder knew this would happen, she couldn't help but feel disappointed about the whole thing. Yang was progressing so well, but she can't have any weaknesses. If she does, she'll never become the weapon Cinder truly desires her to be.

Back over at the mat, a couple of guys pulled Yang off the ground and carried her to the infirmary area where they prepared the ice bath for her. Once it was ready, Neo prepared the rest. She undressed Yang and carefully put her in the tub. After that, there wasn't anything else to say so she turned off the lights and left her alone in the darkness.

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What the hell is wrong with me? Why can't I do anything? I can't beat Neo, I can't protect my little sister… I don't even feel like I have a place in this world. Everything's been taken away from me. All I can do is stay here and train to the best of my ability… But… Is my best truly able to get the results that I'm looking for? It's been a year and I still haven't been able to beat Neo. No matter what I do, I just can't seem to get past her. I don't have that problem with anyone else here. Why is she the one exception?

When I really think about it, so many things have changed. I can't believe I used to be a worthless little girl. I mean, even now I'm that way, but at least I'm trying to change that. It's been nearly 3 years since I've lost my parents and seen Ruby. It's been 2 years since I've talked to Coco. I wonder how she's doing. After all, she was my first real friend in high school. Wait, there was something pretty recently too, wasn't there? Wasn't there someone I used to talk to? I don't know why I can't remember. It seemed like we were close, but I just can't put my finger on it. I do know that it was a girl. Yeah… I used to see her all of the time and she was really cool. I wonder what happened. I can't really move right now so I can't really check my phone if there's any evidence of this person, but perhaps I'm just imagining things. So many things have happened that I can't quite comprehend. I just need to relax. I hate sitting in this tub like a worthless idiot.

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Blake was walking down the street. She, herself, also decided to stop going to school. There wasn't any reason to go back. Yang wouldn't go back so there was no purpose. Staying on that subject, she avoided contact with Yang, for some reason. On the other hand, Yang didn't make any effort to contact her so she felt like there was something going on in between them. As she continued to think to herself, she passed by a broadcast building that caught her attention.

"Alright, let's get to out late breaking news."

"Thanks. In other news, the city police chief was found dead in the street late last night. No one has been able to discover who the perpetrator is, but detectives and forensics are working their hardest to figure it out. If you have any knowledge of this murder, please contact us as soon as possible. Thank you for your time."

"What?!" The people around her looked at her funny as she silently slipped out of sight. "The police chief is dead. How could this happen?" At that moment, she pulled out her phone and scurried through her contacts until she found the person she was looking for. She dialed the number and started to get anxious. "Yang, please pick up."

End of Chapter 22