Chapter 12: The Fault
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Elijah...
Alam ko na nalilito ka ngayon.
Patawad kung ganito ang nangyari sa'yo.
Pero sana, maging malakas ka.
Sa kahit anong magiging pagsubok mo sa buhay.
Kahit kakagising mo lang, masaya na ako nakikita kita palagi.
Patawarin mo ako sana.
Pero sana mabuhay ka pa at hindi mamatay katulad sa akin.
Thank you
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9's eyes wide in shock as Bridget says something that make him shock. Bridget closes her eyes and give her last breath as her tears fall down on the ground. Her hands went limp and fell to the ground.
He knew that Bridget wasnt breahing anymore yet her body didn't fall down on the ground. It remained at this position. It was meant to be like that. She wanted his hug to return to her. 9 returned the hug to Bridget and cried to her.
Her necklace slowly dims from green to deep, pitch black. It means...
Bridget Solano is gone...
Forever.
Bridget!
His screams made him awake by his nightmare. It really scared him to death! It seems so real; the running, the shooting, and even the kidnapping! He sit up slowly since the pain of his bandaged shoulder, though it was already patched clean which leaves his right shoulder different from his left because there are no seams on it. 9 gets out of his bed and goes to the window, those clouds by the window looks cloudy and has a mood of sadness of it.
Because he knew that it wasn't a dream. He looks at Bridget's necklace that looked a bit different from the first time he saw it. It look dim and broken, he holds the necklace close to his heart and cried with no one to comfort him but himself.
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It was everywhere. The news of Bridget's death was viral. Many were shock, angry or even cry. As from what they know, Bridget was the nicest girl in school. Whether she was on duty or not, she was there to help students.
The room of Section Anima was sounded like an abandoned house, it was dark and quiet. The students were saddened when they watch the news about Bridget's death.
'The Charles-Emile Reynaud School's Guidance Counselor, Bridget Solano, was found dead in an abandoned park. There are 14 bullet holes that was located in Bridget's back that caused multiple injuries from her spine. Along with Bridget was a new student who was suppose to be 'transferred' today. Unfortunately, the student will be staying until the investigation ends. It'll be decided whether the student will be arrested for murder or a witness of the crime. For now, he was remains silent, traumatized after the incident.'
Kyoko turned off the television. And sat at the nearest couch she can sit. All of them didn't say anything. They couldn't believe that 9 was the last person who is Bridget, the one who is rescued from the kidnapping.
When they all went to the abandoned park, they all saw 9 holding Bridget's dead body. His cries really made their heart break from Bridget's peaceful face.
That is when a loud knock from the door at the same time Dib's vision. Lettuce went to the door and open it. The students saw Aliana, her red eyes are filled with tears and anger.
Aliana: Where is he?
Mickey: He's in his room.
Dipper: Wait a minute...are you...
Aliana ignores Dipper's question and walks to the room where 9's room is. Aliana finally came to 9's room and was going to open the door, but is stopped by the students. They are worried in what will Aliana do to 9.
Dib: Ms. Divino, what are you going to do to him?
Aliana: *shocked and turned to Dib* I'm going to teach him a lesson.
Dib: You're not going to hurt him, are you?
Aliana opens the door and looked to 9. He is sitting at the window with his chest rests upon his knees. He remained silent at his room for couple of hours. He didn't spoke a word to the students. He is still traumatized by what happened last night. Aliana's face was full of calm anger to 9. She walked to the room slowly. Dib noticed this and wanted to go to 9, but Mordecai stopped him.
Aliana: Elijah Oppenheimer.
9: *turned his head to Aliana, then climbs down to the window* Ms. Divino?
But he didn't finish his sentence when a sudden force pushed him and fell down to the floor he clutched his left cheek from the stinging pain from it. Aliana slapped him so hard that he fell down. The students gasped in shock but unable to do anything.
Aliana: I can't believe that I kept you alive for many years and this is what came over to me. Don't you know what you did to us? You killed Bridget. She was even the one who rescued you when you kidnapped! WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO HER?!
9: I'm sorry…But... I didn't kill her! Please, I can explain if you just-
Aliana: I don't need your explanation! After all the accidents happened in here this is the worst accident I ever had in my whole entire life! You don't know how much pain you gave to me! Bridget is the last person that I could have. I treated her as my own daughter after her friends were killed ONE BY ONE! Don't you see how I feel when she died?!
Aliana falls to her knees from all the pain that she felt on Bridget's death. She did treated her like a Daughter, Bridget was the only one that she had a good relationship with even her friends though. Then one by one, Bridget's friends slowly start to disappear until it all ends up with her having the Fate Dream that the Goddess warned her. And then she died, with only 9 as the sole witness. Or maybe from what Aliana's Point of View as the only one who was with her for the last time.
It was painful, VERY painful. It made her head spin from the revelation. There was the sabotage in the Quiz Bee that one of her students is responsible of the crime and this came to her.
Aliana slowly stands up from her place and looked at 9 fiercely, knowing that she couldn't forgive him.
That's until she sees a very recognizable object in his neck.
Aliana: Her necklace? Elijah, where did you get this?
9: Bridget...Bridget gave it to me.
Aliana: Bridget...It can't be! Why would she even give someone her necklace?! *turned to the students* Leave the room, I need to talk to Elijah. PRIVATELY
The students leave the room leaving only Aliana and 9 in the room. She gestured 9 to sit down to his bed. For some reason, her anger suddenly disappeared. He couldn't understand why.
Aliana: Elijah, where did you get that necklace?
9: From Bridget. She gave it to me before she...she...
Aliana: Don't say it. For what reason she give that necklace to you and not everyone else?
9: She said I had to take care of it. I don't understand why I had to keep it…She just said that it'll be the last hope for the school.
Aliana: *sighs* Just as I thought as the others what would say.
9: *confused* Huh? What do you mean?
Before Aliana speak, Mordecai went to the room. He wears a white polo with a black bar pin on his right chest of the polo.
Aliana: Mr. Quintel? Why are you wearing those?
Mordecai: The principal called us for the funeral.
Aliana: Funeral? Now?
Mordecai: All of the students of the school were called. The class is still resuming even Bridget is gone.
Aliana: I see.
9: Can I come?
Mordecai: *shakes his head* No. She said everyone but you, Elijah. Sorry. Probably they don't want you to leave.
9: That's because they think that I killed Bridget. It's okay.
Aliana: Are you sure?
9: *nods* Yes.
Aliana and Mordecai left 9's room. When they came to the living room, the others already wore white clothes along with a black bar pin on it. Nobody said a word and just left the room immediately. 9 looked at the window. He saw his classmates walked to the streets. Only Dib looked to him.
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Many of the students but 9 arrived at the cemetery. Not only students; teachers, maintenaces and even guards came to the funeral. It almost filled the entire space of Bridget's burial place. The Section Anima students were on the first row. Aliana looked to Bridget's coffin. Bridget looked like she slept peacefully in the coffin.
A student went to her side, more likely as Mirai Hibino. He is slightly recovered from the shock but he's just arrived here in the funeral just for Bridget. He heard the news about her death and the thing about 9 being accused for murdering her.
Mirai: I've heard the incident last night. I can't believe I didn't save her.
Aliana: I guess that's her Fate. We all knew that one and to tell the truth...We tried to cheat her death if any means possible.
Mirai: But, do you think Elijah do it?
Aliana: ...I think so...
Mirai: So you took the blame to him?! How can you be so sure?
Aliana: I did because I knew.
Mirai: Ms. Divino, you know Elijah is a new student and I knew he didn't do that to her. He's too innocent to do that.
Aliana: I know...And I was so impulsive that I couldn't stop myself from slapping his cheek.
Mirai: Ms. Divino...
Aliana: *tears up* I'm sorry. I just...I'm so scared...Bridget's gone and I'm the only one left. What if I'm next? What will happen to the students? And Elijah? Who's going to protect him?
Aliana cried silently, not wanting to see the strictest teacher of Charles-Emile Reynaud School cried in front of everyone. Mirai felt sorry for Aliana, the death of Bridget Solano really devastates her. He places his hand to her shoulder, Aliana appreciates it and gives him a thank you.
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[BGM: Symphony 04 by 魔王魂]
In the evening, every student went back to the school. Everyone put their lights down, except 9's.
9 dressed his usual lab coat along with a black bar pin on it. He opened his window and climbs down to it. He went to the cemetery where Bridget was buried.
By the time he walked to Bridget's burial place, he observes that Bridget isn't the only one who got buried in the cemetery. He noticed that Bridget's friends were placed in a chronological order of when they died. He noticed that there are some details that made it easy to recognize who they are.
1. Christina Francisco = Ever since her death came, no one went to her funeral but Bridget's friends and Mordecai. For some reason there is a burnt footprint that looked like Mordecai's feet. It burned until the grass turned into ashes. Slowly, those footprints slightly burned the place partially.
2. Lauren Martinez = You could see a fence on her burial place. Her father and Phineas built this in order to protect her body from stealing. The fence was made of stainless steel that has the design of plants of any kind. It would bloom every night of Spring, which is Lauren's favorite season. Phineas made this as his last invention and the last time he would see his family.
3. Leo Solaridad-Luna = Unfortunately for him, he was placed on where the sunlight struck him pretty bad that the grass wilted on his burial place. Despite that situation, Mickey kept sure that he take care of Leo's burial place even though there is no hope that the grass will be green again.
4. Felicity Luna-Solaridad = Obvious, but not much. Her burial place was located slightly near to a fountain that it always had a problem of being soaked unlike her older brother's place. The only way to prevent that is to place some white snow substance (Thing) around her. It almost resembles as the moon whenever the full moon came.
5. Jasmine Robins = Even though Jasmine wasn't a student, it appears to be that someone vandalized her burial place in spraypaint. The only thing is that those vandalisms are meant for Lettuce since she is close to her. Lettuce kept her best to clean Jasmine's burial place.
6. Crystal Chronos = Her burial place was surrounded in broken glass shards that could cut flesh whenever someone touched it or someone passed through it, even over it. Dib tries his best to avoid it just to visit her, but he ended up having blood spatters all over the place. Though it doesn't stop him from visiting her.
7. Angelo Niarb = There are many chalk marks on his place ever since his death came. There was a reccent riot happening that came to a shoot out. Many were injured of course, that includes Finn that a bullet went through his right arm. No one knows what happened to his right arm since the injury was brutal that it had to cut it off.
8. Eleanor Niarb = A recent strom has struck in the country that results to flood. Her burial place was covered up with dirt somehow because of flash flood. Though Kyoko tried her best to clean the place up after the storm, it seems okay for her. The dirt seems to return every rainy season, which it's kinda annoying.
He finally came to Bridget's place. Bridget's name was carved in a plaque with a picture frame of Bridget, Aliana and 8 unknown people which presumed to be Bridget's friends. 9 holds a white, blooming rose for Bridget. He stared in sadness. He knelt down and placed his rose beside the picture frame.
9: Bridget…I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I messed everything up. I hurt everyone, even Aliana. She was hurt because of me. I should have left the school now. But why? I don't understand! *sobs* Why did you protect me if I'm just a screw up. I should be the one who got shot and not you! Then everything is the way it was when I didn't exist in this world. Why me? WHY ME?!
9 curled his hands into fist, his anger turned into confusion. He can't understand why Bridget protected him that badly. I mean, he sabotaged the Quiz Bee, almost killed the competitors, and now he was accused for the murder of Bridget. If he was meant for this world, why are the people now hate him? Is it because of the things happening around them when they are with him?
He looked to the necklace that Bridget gave to him. It seems that it was going to shatter into pieces, just like how he feels right now. 9 bit his lip like he was going to cry, he can't hold the hurt He covered his hands and began to cry when no one is worth see him. He can cry freely.
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Except someone made him stop crying. Where did that came from?
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Die verlorenen wurde festgestellt
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He realized that the noise came from Bridget's necklace. He looked to Bridget's necklace and saw a green light that goes on and off like a light bulb that was going to lose its power for many times, he doesn't know why.
He have to go home then, even if it means to be accused more and more.
But before he stands up, he saw a red rose bulb that was laid beside his rose.
He knew that he wasn't alone, and the person was right behind him all along.
A dark shadow had conquered 9's shadow. It wasn't his. He turned around and his eyes shrink, his body froze and his mouth was open slightly.
A girl, a little height of a 16 year old, was in front of him. She has long black hair and her eyes were pure red with anger, her glare is indescribable and previous with fear whoever looks at it. Her sword is tightly gripped to her hands, ready to strike at any time.
Girl: You...
9: Who…who are you?
Girl: I'm her sister...she was my long lost sister, and you killed her...
9: *horrified* I...I didn't kill her!
Girl: Liar! You killed her! *pulls out a sword, black eyes turning red* And now you will pay!
The girl lashed 9 with her sword, but 9 dodged and countered it with his elbow. However, the girl blasted him with her sword. 9 was launched up high and crashed, laying his back on the ground. 9 stands up and looked for the girl everywhere, he knew she was gone. But a hit from his chest took his statement back. The girl was invisible and was nowhere to be seen.
She hit 9 multiple times until she gave her final blow to 9's stomach. He landed to Bridget's place, wounded from the girl's attacks especially his left shoulder that wasn't recovered yet make the wound so severe. The looks of it was terrible, the bandage was teared up that it looks like flowing blood that is is burning very bad. 9 tried to stand up, but ended meeting the tip of the sword in front of his face. It was Day 4 all over again...
Unknown: *laughs evilly* I got you now...you will pay for what you did. You murderer
The girl was going to hit 9 with her sword. 9 closed his eyes as he braced for excruciating pain to come in all parts of his body. He accepted it if this is his death. Killed by a girl with no witness. No one will give him justice along with Bridget.
Diese...Diese Welt ist so grausam
Diese Welt ist so grausam...
Ich möchte diese Welt verlassen...
Aber...
Was über ihr?
That would be bad for the others either. He wanted to get out of this world…No…He wanted to CHANGE this world.
I was saving you because you're still needed from this world!
You don't deserve to die!
How could 9 even forget that word that Bridget said to him?
Well, if he wasn't so scared he wouldn't forget that thing Bridget said to him. Especially having a sword pointed to your face. Then what do you feel?
Fear…
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Not those voices again!
Right above them a wave of green mist magically sweeps the clouds away from it. It looks like something from above is going down.
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It appears that a comet is coming towards them, but it looked different for some reason. There aren't any rocks for the comet, instead there are swarm of butterflies that their wings are colored green. It somehow covered of what's really inside that looked like green light.
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Girl: What the-?
The girl kicked her heels and tried to run, but it was too late. The comet had already met its target.
But it wasn't the girl.
It was 9 who was hit.
The impact is tremendous, the shockwave hit everything that it's near to it especially the girl who just flew into the far distance.
As for 9...
...It was just bright light...
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End of Day 7
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Elijah Oppenheimer
The ninth person to be Inherited.
The Heir of Bridget Solano
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He will experience more suffering.
Sadness
Despair
Lies
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But he will be able to unlock the new power in which he will keep moving on with no stop.
Hope
This boy will have to face challenges that is beyond Imagination and Dreams.
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He has now the title of
The Spirit Butterfly of Hopes and Memories
Now, come forth!
And regain your new life as the Inherited One.
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One day, that you will have the power of Hope that lies within you.
May the Goddess will be ever be by your side, Elijah Oppenheimer.
Or should I say
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End Of Unit 1