He Who Calls

Chapter 14

"You don't have to do this, William," said Milo calmly as their blades clashed. He had lifted up a wrist as William swung at him. "You may work for Xana but you think for yourself. You don't have to kill anyone ever again."

"Commit suicide, Milo," William growled. "Commit suicide and I'll turn back to your side. Kill yourself and I'll never kill anyone again."

"Sorry, William. I have a stronger life wish then that." He grabbed his hat off his head with his other hand and slashed William in half. He became liquid and flowed back into the Digital Sea. Then Milo ran in the direction he had seen Aelita run.

Aelita was dodging various blasts from a Creeper. It had come with two Tarantulas but she had managed to finish them off. Then Milo showed up, shortly after his hat, which finished off the Creeper.

"We should get to the tower now," he said. He was shaken from his encounter with William.

"Right," she said, and walked into the tower. She performed the usual ceremony, and the others on Earth woke up.

Milo walked back to his room with various pats on the back and comments on a good job. He lay on his bed. It was late, eleven at least, and he was tired.

Journal of Milo Salian

Self-Doubt

They say I'm selfless. I say I'm selfish. I keep necessary things for me and give away fluff. William knows. The only reason I protected Bella was my own rage about Eric's death. I like being thought of as a hero. But my thoughts aren't as heroic as my actions. My birthday is tomorrow. And if they're throwing me a huge party, I will puke like no one ever has before. But they know me well enough not to.

William Dunbar

Data Entry #4267

Milo is still a little bastard. He made it impossible for me to return to the real world ever again. He's probably had the clone arrested by now, meaning I'm stuck on Lyoko for good. I did a super-search on Bella and found her. She's living in Costa Rica with a foster family she loves. I hate it when everyone except me gets their happy ending. I think Milo's on to the fact I'm not human anymore. I have Xana in me. I've dubbed my species 'Xanadore,' plural 'Xanadores.' Even without my clone arrested, I could never last on the real world for more then three days. I lied to Milo. I want him dead, not on my side.

I'll get Bella. She shouldn't have asked Milo to 'save her.' I never actually hurt her. Grabbed her, carried her, but never hurt her. Threatened to but never did. She was a crybaby. I'm going to make a request to Lord Xana that he kill her. Or let me do it for him.

Milo is a much more pressing target. He lives near the scanners, and he's got his little team of Lyoko Warriors. The only way I can really kill him is throw him in the Digital Sea. For me, the Scyphozoa had me. I was already on Xana's side. If not, he would have let me explode in the sea. That's what I'm going to do to Milo. The Scyphozoa will never get a crack at him.

Yumi. I loved her for a while. Thanks to Milo she thinks I'm a murderer. I may have killed but it wasn't murder. I'll make sure the Scyphozoa gets her. She will be a Xanadore.

Ulrich dies. For the same reason Eric and Samuel died. Dating girls I like. Bella, Erika, and Yumi. Eric and Samuel down. Ulrich left to go.

Odd can become a Xanadore, but I won't go to trouble to make sure the Scyphozoa gets him. If I have to get rid of him I will.

Aelita dies, because she's dating Milo. Enough said.

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