A/N This is a continuation of the last chapter… so read and enjoy.
This was a hard choice it was a lose-lose, if I killed Jacob which I couldn't hardly do in my condition, Tigress would never forgive me, and I would be left all alone… again. If I let him walk, he would skate past judgment once again, and Tigress would be backing me… and I'd walk away with something.
I thought for a moment…
The answer became clear, real clear.
I broke out of Tigress' grip and began walking towards them, by now they were circling each other, a master and a cunning, underhanded demon squaring off.
She attempted to snatch me back by grabbing my shoulder.
Bad mistake…
My back made a very loud pop, she jerked her hand back.
For a second I thought I was dead but then it completely went away all of it, there was no more pain.
I started walking normal again, and let the gun fall out of my hand about the second step but I kept my eye on the target.
The gun hit the ground with a loud noise.
Both Shifu and Jacob looked at me.
I heard Tigress inhale sharply and then turn around and begin walking away.
Jacob took advantage to drop Shifu with a powerful left hand. He was after all a 39 year old, 190 pound, muscle machine, and that was without the armor.
He didn't say anything, he just watched, no emotions whatsoever.
I walked up to him and hit him as hard as I could with my right hand.
Tigress heard the hit form all the way up there she turned around.
He slowly turned his head back to the left and spit out blood and then he looked at me, and returned fire, his hit was much harder than mine.
My head snapped to the left and blood came flying out of my mouth.
But I stood straight and faced him.
Tigress heard that one too, though she was mad, she decided she would stick around… cutting ties doesn't mean quitting your job over it.
We stood there staring at each other… and then he spoke up.
"Now that we have that out of the way, what do you want talk about?" He said with no emotion but I noticed his teeth were glowing a bright red color.
"You know what you did…" I said quietly, I also had a bloody mouth.
"Yeah I guess I do, and that's kind of what I have been wanting to tell you… sorry" He said.
"You must really think you are real special… YOU KILLED YOUR OWN MOTHER AND FATHER AND YOUNGER BROTHER!" I said the last part loud enough to wake the dead.
"Well see that's the problem, I did do it, I am sorry, it would had been you too if there hadn't been revolutionaries combing the area. It was real bad what I did, 'but let the first one who is without sin cast the first stone'" he said.
"DON'T YOU READ THE BOOK TO ME; I KNOW IT GOOD ENOUGH TO TELL YOU, YOU WERE WRONG!" I yelled.
"Oh and you weren't? Tell me Niko, how many mothers, fathers, and brothers have you killed?" He said.
"Yeah Bullshit, no more then you, and besides they weren't my own" I said quieting down.
"Oh and I guess that makes it right? Besides…" Jacob said but he stopped himself when he realized what he was about to say.
"Besides what, Jacob?" I said very quietly with hatred.
"… Nope you have to grow up first. So forgive me or don't the choice is yours, but I am sorry" He said quickly as he tried to walk past towards the Orca.
I grinded my teeth and pounced on him and slammed him against the Orca's right side.
"TELL ME DAMMIT!" I screamed.
I pushed me off…
"FINE YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW SO BAD?" He screamed equally as loud "WELL HERES THE DAILY BREAD YOU FUCKING POTATO FARMER (Boers are South African farmers)! THEY WERENT YOUR GODDAMN PARENTS TO LOSE, DO YOU HEAR ME THEY WERENT YOURS! THE ONLY SHARE YOU HELD IN THAT HOUSE WAS CAMERON SLAVIK, THE SON OF MURDERER/SAVIOR AND YOU ARE THE SAME!" He screamed that with each word louder than the last.
"What do you mean? And why did you call him Cameron Slavik?" I asked quietly.
"I MEAN EXACTLY WHAT I SAID, SHALL I WRITE IT IN RUSSIAN? IT REFLECTS YOUR LAST NAME!" he said still yelling but not quite as loud.
"My last name?" I asked innocently to shocked to be mad.
"Don't you know anything you dumbass? Here take this!" he said back at a normal tone flinging a yellowed piece of paper, that was neatly folded, at my head, I caught it.
He then walked quickly as he shoved past me, mumbling something about a quote-unquote "Fucking spear chucker".
I didn't care though, My eyes where focused on that paper.
My hands shook as I unfolded it.
When I opened it, I didn't know what to think, or what to do.
It said…
"I can't keep them anymore, if they find me I fear my only sons will perish at the hands of those demons. I remember hearing about the heroic deeds you did for the Brotherhood during the Second Tiberium War and Firestorm Crisis, I need you to do just one more for me, take these children and save them, I fear it's too late for me, but they have a chance at a long and prosperous life, don't take it away. When they are old enough I hope that you will tell them how much their father loved them, and the lengths he went to, to ensure their general well-being. Better yet just give them this note. Nikolas, Cameron this is for you. I am sorry I couldn't watch you grow up, and be the people I wanted you to be, but just know that I love you, and I am very proud of you, I must go now, but maybe someday I will see you on the other side, along with your mother. Don't give up on what I strived to build, it is after all my Kingdom and you are all that's left of my legacy they make a perfect combination, and treat your new father as you would had me. I thank you Mr. and Mrs. Norrison for giving my children a chance. Peace through power. And kids believe me if I survive I'll be looking for you, I hope to see a couple of very successful men in my future, I love you.
Signed,
Anton Slavik
By now my hands where shaking it wasn't because my back was beginning to hurt again, or because blood was streaming out of my mouth it was because I felt a deep sadness crawling out of me.
Tigress saw my condition and came walking down the stairs slowly.
She walked up to me and put her paw on my shoulder.
"Niko? is everything alright", she knew the answer to that was no, she had never seen me like this before.
I dropped on my knees and she crouched down beside of me.
I let the paper fall out of my shaking hands.
What followed was tears.
She pulled me close as I whimpered softly, her shoulder was soaking wet after fifteen seconds.
She made a soft shushing sound "shh-shh-shh".
But I continued to whimper, it went on like that until her entire vest was let and I had fallen asleep, to which she grabbed my paper and she grabbed me, despite the aching paw, and carried me into my room at the barracks, everything else could wait until she got back.
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