He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual.-Thomas Jefferson
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Of course,it just had to be a perfect day. It felt so wrong with her mood,but then again,what could possibly have felt right at that very moment? Azzy was heavy with hurt from Ayden's betrayal. He had essentially learned her one weak point and used it to get her run out of the only place she'd felt right at. She shouldn't have trusted him. He'd never proven trustworthy before...
"I'm not here on Bowser's orders."
"What?" Azzy snapped to attention.
"I-I mean...Well, I've been coming out here for about a month hoping you'd come out and I could...convince you to come with me?"She stopped walking and looked at Azzy hopefully.
"No,never. I will not work for him."
This,it seemed,infuriated Elit. Her eyes flash red and she took a more offensive stance."Where else will you go?!" She cried"Back to Imcee?! You hate it there!"
"I'll find another town" Azzy growled"And-
Elit scoffed impatiently"Pretty soon you'll be known in all of them as a murderer,Azzy! No one trusts us,why can't you get that?! You will never belong anywhere!"
"That's not true" Azzy said,looking away.
Elit seemed to calmed a bit,though there was still a hostile air about her"Your right. You'll always belong with me,when you want to."
"No Elit.."
Again,the blondes temper flared. Azzy took note of the mallet,which she didn't recall Elit ever having. Elit moved closer"Are you really going to make me do this?" Azzy,still looking defiant,turned and began to left"Fine,If you want to make this difficult,LETS."
It only took one good hit.
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"Azzy .Azzy?"
"Wh-what happened?"
"You hit your head."
Warily,the red head opened her eyes,finding Elit hovering over her."You hit my head.." Azzy mumbled dolefully. Elit grinned and suppressed a laugh.
"Guess I did, didn't I?" She replied,sitting beside Azzy on the bed. Her friend did not seem to find this amusing,and Elit couldn't blame brought her legs up and crossed them,then looked back to her injured friend"Well,your here now."
Azzy jerked up right,trying to ignore the spots on her vision. Bowser's? She was at Bowser's?"You...You didn't.." She looked to Elit,not wanting to believe it.
The blonde fidgeted under Azzy's pleading stare,clasping and unclasping her hands."Yeah...Yeah,I guess I did."
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"Hmm..He was right,you know. Kamek says your pretty stubborn."
Azzy,who wasn't in the least bit pleased to be within Bowser's castle,much less to be sitting in front of him, didn't respond.
"But I guess we got lucky,what with that boyfriend of yours going haywire,hmm?"
She let loose a snarl,her nails digging into the wood arms of the chair she was seated in. Elit,sitting beside her,rested her arm on Azzy's,shaking her head. Azzy shook her off,not taking her eyes off of Bowser."Don't talk about him!"
Bowser laughed,only agitating her more."I see your still sore about it! Oh well,maybe you've noticed my gift? Does it help any?"
At this point,Elit turned her head and bit her lip. Azzy continued to glare stonily"No,I don't like it. It doesn't suit me at all."She griped the thick black collar around her neck."Thanks for the thought,though."
"Well,its nice to see that your humor is still intact."Bowser spat"Although,getting lippy with me may not be such a good idea...You see this?" He held a black remote with a single button in his hand"Just one touch to this button and into your neck goes a chemical sedative."
He glanced to Elit,then smirked,tossing it too her. By reflex she caught it,and looked at him,taken aback."Sir?"
"Why don't you make sure it works?"
Elit gave him a horrified glance,then looked over at Azzy,her expression not changing. Azzy's eyes widened as Elit squeezed her own shut,hesitantly pressing down on the button.
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"Well,of course I want to know what,I'm the one getting it."
"As you know,of course,even with you the numbers of my army are dropping with every raid." Bowser stated,rapping his claws on the wood table"So I thought to myself,maybe even my help could use some help?"
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"Azzy,you ready?"
"Hardly." She murmured,biting her lip and looking at the town spread out beneath her. Elit stood beside her,grinning. It was their fifth time out together on a raid. And as it turned out,Elit seemed to like using these times to talk about Ayden. It didn't help with Azzy's temper,but then again,maybe that was a good thing. At least that way she couldn't remember what she'd done.
Elit exhaled in agitation "I don't imagine you'll get anymore prepared. Got your weapon?"Azzy nodded,holding up her large sword. It was unique in that it ended with a curved end."Lets go then."
The people were hardly prepared. It started with one big explosion in the center of the small village. The main building blew up,and out ran two girls,knocking down toads left and right with ruthless efficacy. Elit took her time,while Azzy made things quick. Both their eyes flashed red as they continued,setting fire and blowing up the buildings,all the while killing anyone who dared to step in their path. Some tried to run,but didn't make it. The koopa's came through as well,just aiding in the chaos.
When it was over,only a handful of buildings stood. None of the toads had survived,but Azzy and Elit stayed behind to check anyway.
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"A little help would be appreciated,I guess. what did you have in mind?" The looked at him in confusion.
Bowser chuckled"Not what,who."
"Alright,who then?"
"Your friend."
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"No one." Azzy ascertained,meeting up with Elit again by the edge of the village. Her face was heavy and her voice dripped with contempt. The scene around her sickened her,and it was worse to know that she and Elit had been the cause of it.
"Good. I guess we'll-"Elit stopped short,having heard something.
"What?"
"Someone's here" Elit said quietly"Down the road,I'm gonna go see..."Elit crept off,leaving Azzy standing alone,clutching her weapon.
She stood on defense,ready to attack if necessary. Her eyes darted around,un-sure of where to focus. She couldn't hear very well,her ears were still ringing from the loud explosions. Then suddenly from behind,a familiar voice made her wheel around.
"I guess you did this,huh?"
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"If you mean Azzy,I don't know..."Elit swallowed"She trusts me."
"She also trusts Ayden,but we've taken care of that. Pretty soon she'll be leaving the Mushroom village."He looked at her stonily"Be sure your there to pick her up,or I and some friends will be,and I don't promise she'll come back alive."He turned and walked away,leaving Elit with the task at hand.