I'm back! After a long week of a lot of works, finally I can post the new chapter. When you read it, maybe you will notice something has changed... Hope you like it!

This was simply great. When the elevator stopped, all the Vox who were in the room started shooting at us and I had to make a great effort to attack them and protect Elizabeth at the same time.

'Shit... Why things have to get so worse now?' - muttered while watching one of the Vox I killed. That boy looked like a kid... Damn!

'All this is my fault.' - I turned and saw Elizabeth crestfallen.

'It isn't. You didn't-'

'I was the one who brought us into this world. May Lin and Chen are dead because of me, Marc. The Vox are now against us and more people will die.'

'Elizabeth.' - I called her but she ignored me. - 'Hey, listen. Although we aren't innocents at all, we didn't kill them. We would never have allowed if we had arrived on time.'

'Yes, but-'

'I don't want you to think everything is your fault.' - said very seriously. She looked at me and nodded but she still didn't look good. Then she approached to one of the dead Vox and picked something that was on the floor.

'Here's another vigor.' - Said handing me a gray bottle. This had the form of a winged man with a severe expression.

'Wind Fury. Let's see what I makes.'- I removed the lid that looked like the eye of a hurricane and drank the contents. I was surprised that the liquid didn't taste... and then I noticed that I lacked air and started breathing heavily. I touched my throat as I tried to regain my breath and Elizabeth approached me very worried. - 'Marc? What's wrong?'

I couldn't answer. I fell on my knees as I tried to breathe in some way and then looked at my hand. I saw something moving inside and my body started to shake. Suddenly I suffered a jolt and I was thrown against the wall.

'Marc!' - Elizabeth approached to me running while I was lying on the ground. My back ached and I felt my body vibrating but I didn't know what was happening. Then I realized that I could breathe again.

'I-I'm fine.' - I said getting up.

'Maybe that vigor was wrong.'

'I have to admit the effects of this vigor are… weird. I thought I would drown anytime.'- Said looking at my hand and... Wait...

'Is something wrong?'

'It's strange… Usually when I acquire a new power, I know how to use it... but I still don't know how this one works. I don't even know what it does.'

'Maybe your body is still assimilating the new vigor.'

'Maybe... Anyway let's go. We have to find our airship and get out of here.'- Both went through a door and went outside. The place seemed like it was part of a clock tower, with huge wheels spinning and skylines everywhere. As I looked around, suddenly Elizabeth ran to the stairs.

'Marc!' - didn't know what was happening but it wasn't good. Followed her up the stairs and I froze. Inside the room of the clock tower I saw Fink leaning back on the glass.

'No! Stop it! No! No, no, no! - pleaded Fink. In front of him was Daisy, pointing him with a gun... and shot him. Blood spattered the glass and Fink's son, who was with them, ran inside the room. Fitzroy approached to the glass and wiped her hand through the blood to paint her face. Then she looked at me with a coldness that would have been able to kill a man.

'Kill the imposters. Burn their bodies when you're done.' - Then she walked inside the room, looking for the child.

'Fireman!' – warned me Elizabeth. I turned and saw a red flying boat with a group of Vox and the fireman. I took the rifle and shot the men from distance. I dodged the fireballs that were sent by my enemy and gradually ended up with them. I focused on the fireman but then I noticed that my shield was being hit. I turned and saw another group of Vox attacking me. I sent a wave of crows to distract them and ran to a safer place. I met another group and threw bucking bronco. Quickly I finished them and looked around.

'Marc, catch!' - I turned and grabbed in the air a salts bottle that Elizabeth sent me. I drank it quickly and covered after a machine. I reloaded my gun and noticed the temperature was increasing. When I went to leave my cover to attack the fireman, I felt a strong tremble and I and my enemy froze. When I looked at him, he did it too and grinned. - 'Handyman!'

I saw the giant, who was wearing red clothes and marks, approaching and I ran. I rolled to dodge more grenades and looked for coverage but then Elizabeth screamed.

'MARC!' - I turned and saw a Vox grabbing her arm. Without hesitation, I pointed my gun at him and fired. Elizabeth ran up to me and grabbed her hand.

'C'mon!' - I shot at the Vox that were close and kept running but then the fireman appeared. Quickly sent an electric shock and ran to another direction. I kept shooting while Elizabeth called a tear to make appear a patriot. As we continued running, I heard a roar and suddenly the handyman appeared. Both dodged and jumped to the skylines. I moved my sky fast as I shot all the enemies I could but appeared more and more. Suddenly I saw the handyman jumping to the lines and suddenly he was in front of me. Before I could do anything, he grabbed me and threw me to the clock tower. I hit the wall and fell to the ground writhing in pain. I struggled to get up but when I looked up, I realized that I was cornered. All the Vox, the fireman and the handyman were blocking all the ways and were ready to attack. As they approached, I couldn't help to panic as I looked around. My guns wouldn't save me this time, I needed a miracle... Suddenly I felt something strange and looked at my hands that were shaking. As before, something moved on them and this time with much more violence. I felt my whole body was shaking and something went thorough my arms. The shaking of my hands intensified and leaned them on the ground. Suddenly I felt a wave of energy emanating from them and a hurricane appeared from the ground, going straight to my enemies. They tried to run but the wind caught them and they began to fly in circles. I saw the fireman and the Vox trying to grab something while the handyman was trying to keep himself on the ground and made an effort to approach to me. More energy flowed from my hands and hurricane's power intensified, making it more difficult for the giant. Finally he couldn't resist more and began to fly in circles along with the rest. I got up slowly with my hands trembling with energy and made a movement as if I was pushing a wall. The hurricane moved violently thorough the ground and drove my enemies into the void. I looked at my hands and fell to the ground feeling exhausted. I felt like all my energy was drained and was a little dizzy.

'Marc!' - I saw Elizabeth running closer and knelt beside me. - 'What was that?'

'I... I don't know.' - replied completely exhausted. – 'I think this new vigor spent all my salts.'

'Here, a bottle.' - Said handing me it and I drank. After getting up and regain some control, I looked at my hands again. I still wasn't sure how that power worked but it was really crazy.

'Let's look for Daisy before she does something she shouldn't.' - We climbed the stairs to the clock tower and hear the child scream. From one of the windows of the tower we saw Fitzroy grabbing the child with one hand and a pistol in the other. Elizabeth approached to the glass and hit it hopeless.

'No. No, no, no!' - she kept hitting the glass to get Daisy's attention but she ignored. - 'She's going to kill that child... Marc, we have to do something. We have to act...We have to get in there!'

'Well, the only way seems to be locked from the inside.' – said as I looked around. Then Elizabeth approached to an air vent that was next to the window.

'There! Come on, Marc, boost me up.'

'No way, I'll go. It's too dangerous.'

'You're too big. You don't fit out there but I do.'- Damn it, she was right.

'Okay, be careful.'- Said kneeling and helping her to enter in the vent.

'Go to the window and distract Daisy. I'll try to do something.'- I approached to the glass and hit it hard.

'Is this it? Is this your movement, Daisy? Killing innocent children?' - she turned and grabbed the boy hard.

'This is what needs to be done! You see, the Founders ain't nothing but weeds. Cut'em down and they just grow back! If you wanna get rid of the weed, you got to pull it up from the root.'

'So this is the best way to fix everything, isn't it? Killing that child won't do any good, Daisy. Don't do something like that, you're better than that. You're better than Comstock and all his people.' - Fitzroy looked at me intently and saw her gun down slightly. - 'Let go of that child, Daisy. There are other better ways.'

'You... you talk like him.' - muttered in shock.

'Cause I am! I am no impostor, I'm Marc Clark.' – replied putting my hands on the glass. - 'Don't do anything stupid that you could be sorry. Let the kid go, Daisy...'

'I...' - for a moment it seemed that she would let go the child but then again, grabbed him hard. - 'Maybe you're right, maybe not. Right now I can't trust anyone except myself.'

'Wait... Please, wait...' - then she pointed the gun to the child's head.

'Sorry. It's the only way to be sure.'

'DAISY, NO!' - Screamed desperate... but nothing happened. Her eyes widened and she groaned in pain as she stepped forward. She dropped the child and he ran to the window while she fell on her knees, bleeding. In the dark I saw a bloody hand with scissors and then the child activated the window, opening it and illuminating the room. Then I paled. Elizabeth was holding scissors, with her dress covered in blood. Daisy turned, showing her back bleeding, and crawled to Elizabeth but she collapsed on the floor. The boy ran past me but I ignored him, I just was focused on Elizabeth. She looked at the body and her clothes in shock, trying to assimilate what she had done.

'Elizabeth...'

'I guess it runs in the family.' - muttered in monotone voice. I approached and then she raised the scissors in defense.

'Hey, easy. It's me, Marc.'- said raising my hands. Her eyes widened and she began to shake. Suddenly she turned and ran. - 'Elizabeth!'

I ran after her with all my strength as I saw her running like she wanted to escape. When I had her close to me, I grabbed her arm and she struggled.

'No! I don't want you to see me...'

'Elizabeth...' - I said trying to calm her down but she avoided with all her forces I couldn't see her face.

'I'm... I'm a monster.' - Then pulled her to me and hugged her.

'You're NOT a monster.' - said softly. I looked at her and took her face with my hands, wiping the blood that had spattered her. - 'I'm here... easy...'

'Marc...' - She grabbed me tightly and began to cry loudly. I hugged her again and let her cry until she fell tired. When she calmed down, I took her in my arms and slowly walked to the airship. Meanwhile she hugged my neck and didn't let me go for a second. At that time, I didn't care about Comstock or anyone. Only her.

When we arrived at the airship, she asked me to let her some time for herself, so I let her alone in the private room. I looked around and gave a long sigh. It had been so many things... At one point we had allies and suddenly we were attacked by them. To finish everything, what happened with Daisy. I still couldn't forget the image of Elizabeth completely bloody. Seeing the sweet and innocent Elizabeth so… vulnerable… and when she called herself a monster... I felt furious. Furious with this city, with Comstock... and myself. I could have prevented all that, I could have stopped Fitzroy. Now Elizabeth was marked for killing someone, something I wanted to prevent with all my heart. Everything was my fault...

I felt my head starting to hurt and rubbed my eyes. I needed a few minutes to rest and calm down. I went to the captain's chair and sat completely exhausted. When I went to settle down to rest, beside the controls saw a voxaphone... and it had my name. Curious, I pressed the play button and the tape began to play. I recognized my voice, broken and filled with pain.

'Fitzroy... this is a fool war but at least you are going win it. Anyway, I lost the girl... without her I have nothing… *winces*Maybe I did right by you and the Vox, but in the end… that doesn't square anything. *gasping* Ethan... Elizabeth... I'm sorry...'- suddenly the voice cracked in pain and the voxaphone stopped playing. I left it in its place and leaned on the chair completely in shock. I just listened to the last words of "me" in this world just before "I" died. It was just... I felt my head ache again and shook it. I mustn't think about that, I had to rest... Yeah, it was the best. I closed my eyes and let my body relax.

I heard the sound of a door opening and returned to reality. I didn't know how much time had passed but it was enough to realize how I was terribly tired. God... I wish I could sleep on a bed for at least 10 minutes.

As I rubbed my eyes, I heard the sounds of heels approaching. As I turned, my eyes widened and forgot what I was thinking. Elizabeth had changed her look... Her old dress had been replaced by one that consisted of a long blue skirt combined with a white corset that fit her curves and showed much... of her cleavage. Up, she was wearing a short blue jacket with white cuffs and still wearing the necklace with the brooch. But what attracted my attention was her now short hair that was long until her jaw. She looked different... but so beautiful.

'This is all they had.' - Said releasing the rest of her hair cut that was still held by the blue ribbon she wore. Then she looked at me shyly. - 'How do I look?'

'Beautiful... oh, uh... I mean... You look, good... Err, I...'- said very nervous and she couldn't help smile though she blushed. I was so nervous I decided to turn and put the coordinates in the controls.

'Thank you.'

'Hey Elizabeth…' – said as I finished with the controls and remembered what happened before.

'How do you do it?'

'How do I do what?'

'Forget. How do you... wash away the things that you've done?' - she asked looking down.

'I don't know. I don't think you can forget. You just learn to move forward.'

'I don't know... I don't know how I can keep going after what I've done.'

'It's hard but you will get over it.' - I said taking her hand but she shook her head.

'I can't, Marc. I'm not as strong as you.'

'Believe it or not, you are.' - after seeing she wasn't convinced, took her other hand and approached. - 'Do you remember when I got hurt by that iron after fighting the handyman? When you went to cure me, I saw that you were about to fall but you held. You also saved my life when I was fighting a Crow in the Hall of Heroes. If you hadn't knocked him out, I would have died.'

'But those were minor moments...'

'They weren't minor, Elizabeth. Whenever I was in trouble, you were there to help me. If you hadn't been there, I don't... No. If I hadn't known you, I don't know if I would have survived.'- Said looking into her eyes. - 'You gave me strength, Elizabeth. Without you, I... I wouldn't know what to do.'

'Marc...' - she let one of my hands and stroked my face. As she approached, I was staring at her blue eyes. His other hand also grabbed my face and held my breath. She was so close I could feel her breath... and her nose almost brushed against mine. Then I couldn't take it anymore and kissed her. At first Elizabeth stood motionless but then responded to my kiss. I put a hand on his face and another on his waist. I wanted to kiss her so much... When we separated, we looked at each other. When she was going to say something, suddenly the golden statue that was behind us rang and both turned startled. Then there was a strong tremble and a shadow passed in front of the airship. We paled when we recognized Songbird.

'No... no...No, no, NO!' – said Elizabeth terrified and began to look to the controls.

'Shit... we have to make this thing go faster.' – said also looking at the controls and started moving levers.

'There's gotta be some sort of… some sort of throttle or accelerator or something!' - Said very nervous. Then I looked up and saw Songbird flying directly towards us.

'Elizabeth! Hang on to something!' - the bird suddenly roared and burst the glass. She fell back and I grabbed the captain's chair. Suddenly I bumped into the ceiling and then everything started spinning. I saw Elizabeth in the middle of the chaos and made a last effort to grab her arm and bring her to me. Before we crashed, I hugged her tightly to protect her with my body. Then I felt a blow and everything went dark.

My whole body ached again. The head was spinning and felt a sharp pain in my shoulder.

'Marc?' - Opened my eyes and saw Elizabeth in front of me. She was bruised and had a small cut on her cheek but seemed fine.

'I'm fine... Give me a sec – AAAGGGH!' - I cried when she went to help and my shoulder hurt like hell. She approached and examined.

'Your shoulder is dislocated. We have to put it back.'

'Okay... Okay.' - Elizabeth helped me take my clothes off from the top and touched the area. After seeing where she had to push, she looked at me and I nodded. She began to push with her fingers and the pain intensified. With my other hand, I grabbed a piece of wood that was beside me and I felt like I was going to break it. Then there was a small clack and felt like my bone had returned to its place and small tears fell down thorough my cheeks as I held the urge to scream. Elizabeth gently rubbed my shoulder.

'It's ok…' – when I calmed down, I noticed her look was lost.

'Are you ok?'

'It's… it's about before.' – said while blushing.

'Oh, about that… I'm sorry.' – said blushing as well. – 'I didn't want-'

'It's ok. It's just I didn't expect… Well, I… God, I don't know what to say.' – said as her face got more red and I tried to not laugh. – 'But I need some time… You know.'

'I understand. I rushed too much without thinking…' – said blushing again as I remembered the moment. Damn, her lips were so soft… She smiled and her cheeks reddened more as she looked my torso.

'You should put your shirt back.' - Said with averted gaze. I tried to not to laugh again and put on my clothes while I was doing soft movements with my hurt arm to relieve the pain and restore the mobility. Then I heard a piano and some people talking.

'That's not it.' 'It certainly is.' 'Isn't.' 'Is.' 'ISN'T.' 'IS.'- a man and a woman whose voices were familiar started to discuss. Elizabeth looked out and lunged at the door of the airship.

'Marc! Hurry... we've got to stop them.' - she said trying to open the door but she wasn't strong enough. I got up and went to help her. When I opened the door, she hurried out.

'Stop it! You don't know what you're doing!' - shouted as she ran towards the piano. I also went there and recognized the couple: the Lutece. Rosalind was playing the piano and finally managed to play a full piece.

'Ha! There it is.' - said satisfied.

'No... you've done it now, he's… he's coming back, he's coming back!' – said Elizabeth looking terrified at the sky.

'What's going on here?' - I asked confused.

'The notes were correct.' – said Robert.

'The instrument was not.' – added Rosalind.

'One needs both to get his attention.' 'But if you know how to sing to him...' 'He will take you where you need to go.' - then Robert gave me a card and looked at it curiously. While I was looking at the drawings, Elizabeth looked at the Lutece while frowning.

'Who are you?'

'We are where we're needed.' - replied Rosalind.

'And needed where we are.' – finished Robert. After looking at the drawings that were a type of harmonica and the inside of the head of a statue, I began to understand something.

'So Comstock uses these songs to attract the bird... Are there others we can use? Something to keep the bird off our back?'

'Perhaps you should ask the maestro himself.' - replied Rosalind. I frowned and again looked closely at the card.

'So where is he?' - When I looked up, the Lutece were gone. Every time they did that, I felt chills. Seeing that the only way was blocked by the piano, I pushed it away and both continued forward. Then Elizabeth pointed a tall building from a distance.

'That's Comstock's house.'

'It seems that the only way out of here is beating the old man... How about we kick his ass?' - I smiled and raised my arm with my fist closed.

'Sounds like a great idea.' - Elizabeth responded and completed greeting. Time to end this.

First of all: I want to thank Avatar Conner for giving me the idea for the new vigor. I've never liked "Undertow" and I was thinking a new vigor to change it. I've decided to call it "Wind Fury" and I hope the power showed why was called so.

About other things: finally Marc and Elizabeth showed some love to each other but... I want to make things go more slowly. Maybe there will be funny situations about this in other chapters (I'm already thinking about them).

Please, review and share your thoughts. See you soon!