Ahri gasped for air while kicking at her assailant, but to no prevail, the attacker remained unphased by the blows. How is she able to do this to me? thought Ahri. She was shocked to get an answer.
"Well you see it's quite simple..you used too much energy..soul..life force whatever you call it, to pry into MY THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES, FOX LADY!" The blue haired girl tightened her grip on Ahri's throat, making the young fox gasp more. She then loosened the grip, so she could focus on her words, not for air.
"Just like how you said you could feel what I feel, see what I see, well now, I have control of so much of you, I can MAKE YOU FEEL WHAT I WANT YOU TO FEEL!" said this version of Jinx, suddenly bursting in crazed laughter without ever breaking eye contact with the fox. "I'm also able to read your thoughts, looks like I'm in the driver seat now. What was that you said?" Jinx threw Ahri to the ground, then proceeded to walk over and kick her in the head. Ahri's nose got busted open, and she became incredibly dazed and blurred. "Whatever happens to you NOW, could possibly KILL you in reality? And that only ONE of your tails was still standing? I'm guessing that means you've lost the strength to go on AHAHAHAA!"
Ahri struggled to get to her feet, she looked directly at her assailant. "What are you..you aren't the Jinx I felt when I first entered *gasp for air* her cell."
Jinx laughed and continued to stare, "You're right, I'm not. I am the greater good of this soul. I am the light in the darkness for this soul. I am the reason this body still breathes."
The puzzle completed in Ahri's head. "You're the result of trauma. Something..the real Jinx created in order to protect herself.." Jinx suddenly stopped laughing, and grabbed the fox by the hair. With one strong pivot, she threw her across the room and into the wall. Ahri was on the verge of passing out, which she couldn't afford to do in this weakened state.
"You could say that, but you're missing a few pieces to the story there. I won't beat on you anymore, no matter HOW MUCH FUN IT IS, so I can explain it to you, you stupid little slut of a fox." Those words actually stung Ahri deep, but she focused on listening over the searing pain in her head and ribs from the attacks.
"I've been running this show for the last two years, I do not plan on giving that up. The original Jinx is long gone, split into two if you will. There's me, and I'm the closest thing to the original , therefore that MAKES me the original..and there's Jessie. The girl who is so innocently obeying your commands in the cell." Caitlyn was right, thought Ahri.
"Yea, Hat Lady was right, forgot I could listen to your thoughts, didn't ya?" Jinx struck another roundhouse into Ahri's stomach, knocking the air right out of her. Ahri nearly passed out, but Jinx came over and slapped her.
"No no no, no sleeping. You see, because you dove so deep to find out the truth, you made Jesse, who I gave control to, and she so abruptly denied it back to me, loosen the mental bonds in her mind, which is also ME! So after our little talk is done, I think I'm gonna...go to the surface with you, and show them what happens when you try to cage a fucking animal…" Jinx erupted into her psycho laughter. "I'm not evil, oh no no no, I just love screwing with my favorite Piltover cops. Anyone else who gets in my way...oopsy daisies" And again..crazed laughter.
Ahri began to giggle as well, which made Jinx stop. "The fuck do you have to laugh about when I'm about to kill you ever so painfully, fox lady?" That statement threw Ahri off guard and she stopped, but kept her confidence. Jinx noticed the change in her attitude. She picked Ahri off the ground and grabbed her with both hands by the throat and held her against the wall as she continued to squeeze the life out of Ahri.
"I said..what the fuck ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT, FOX? And please, refer to me as, The Loose Cannon. I like the ring of it!" Ahri struggled to respond. "You ..had to *gasp* loosen your own..mental bonds..to allow me into this room..the room where you're being held.." Jinx kneed her in the stomach, "I..CHOOSE TO BE HERE. I can leave whenever I want!"
Ahri held her hand out to the side, and manifested an orb of what remained of her essence. "I ..won't let you. If you're..going to kill me..*gasp* then you're..going WITH ME!" Ahri slammed the orb into The Loose Cannon's chest, forcing the blue haired creature to let go and recoil.
Ahri fell to the ground, and took deep breaths. She was quickly shadowed by the dark figure known as The Loose Cannon. "Nice cheap shot, fox lady." Ahri responded "I learned from the best.." Jinx laughed, "Aw you flatter me, but now I'm gonna crush YOUR FUCKING HEAD.. UNDERNEATH MY BOOT, I WONDER WHAT SOUND YOUR SKULL WILL MAKE!" Jinx raised one leg, Ahri smiled "Nobody sees it coming, that's why they call it the orb of deception.." Jinx stood there for a moment, and then realized it, and turned her head to look behind her to see a glowing blue orb two feet away from her spine.
Ahri held out her hand "True damage isn't just on the rift, you psychotic bitch.." Ahri closed her hand, and the orb came charging back, smashing through the girl's back, and back into Ahri's hand, where it dissipated. The force of the blow threw The Loose Cannon into the wall next to Ahri. Ahri rolled out of the way as the girl bounced off the wall and plummeted onto the floor.
Ahri, now having control over her own breathing now, tried to stand, but collapsed. Too much..energy, barely any of my own..essence left. But at least I'm alive. She laid there for a minute or two, and watched The Loose Cannon. The bluette never moved, did not even twitch. She's out cold.
She felt control over her own consciousness return to her. She immediately broke the link between her and Jinx. Within the next few seconds, she was back in reality. She opened her eyes to stare at the back of Jinx, and remembered her surroundings. She took her hand off Jinx's back. Everyone watching noticed the movement.
"AHRI!" yelled Vi, opening the cell door, and running to hug the fox, but she stopped dead when she saw what Ahri was staring at. Jinx's back had been scarred with a large burn mark where Ahri's hand was. Only the dark ones burn, Vi remembered Ahri saying that. It was not the burn mark that kept their attention though, it was how fast it had started healing. The mark, within a minute of Ahri removing her hand, had scabbed, scarred, and healed new as day. Caitlyn and Jayce had come up on Vi from behind and witnessed as well.
"What the fuck is she, Ahri?" Vi asked. Ahri stood up, and looked behind her. She noticed nine of her tails had dropped, and only one was still up. She looked at everyone, and smiled. "Troubled..". Ahri's vision blurred and she collapsed into Vi. "Oh my god, Ahri! SORAKA, DO SOMETHING!" The Star Child had never left, and rushed in to check on the Nine Tailed Fox.
"She used much of her life force during her procedure, something happened when she dove, she's hurting physically, and spiritually. She's in an extremely weakened state and needs immediately medical attention." Soraka looked to Jayce, "Defender of Tomorrow, I know your car is rigged to be very fast, yes?" Jayce stuttered for a second before answering , being caught off guard by the question, "Uh, yes, Soraka, why?"
"We need to get Ahri to a hospital, I can help her, but the physical damage done to her needs more than what I can offer" Soraka replied. Caitlyn spoke up, "I do not see any marks on her , and the one mark we saw, she healed almost instantly, what is wrong with her, Star Child?"
"You cannot see the damage, but something happened in there. Something or someone signaled Ahri's body to start shutting down on her, that's why her tails started dropping. Some of her vitals could be in danger, it's all on the inside" Jayce picked her Ahri, and nodded at Soraka. "Then lets get moving people, come on!"
Jayce and Soraka left the cell and hurried out to Jayce's vehicle. They placed Ahri laying down in the back, with Soraka sitting next to her. Jayce got a blanket from his trunk and placed it over Ahri's body. A minute later, the vehicle peeled out of the parking lot and towards Piltover Regional Hospital. Caitlyn and Vi stayed in the cell to respond to the "rest" of the situation.
For a moment they just stood there, staring at Jinx. The girl had remained upright, and facing the wall, but suddenly hunched her back, and laid herself down on her side...Vi lost it.
"YOU DAMN CUNT, WHAT DID YOU DO TO AHRI? FUCKING WITH US, ALMOST KILLING US ISN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU ANYMORE? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM US, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, WHY DID YOU SHOW YOURSELF, WHY ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE.." Vi tried to approach Jinx, Caitlyn grabbed her arm, and using her knowledge of martial arts, threw Vi out of the cell with one pivot of her hip. Caitlyn ran out of the cell with her, and slammed the cell door closed, locking it.
Vi stood up, and threw a fist Caitlyn wasn't expecting, smashing her in the eye, and sending her bouncing off the cell. Vi put two hands on the bars of the door, and shook it violently. "I'M GONNA KILL YOU YOU STUPID BITCH. I DON'T CARE WHAT THE LEAGUE DOES TO ME, AS LONG AS I KNOW I CAN TAKE YOUR PITIFUL EXISTENCE OFF THIS PLANET!" Caitlyn blurringly got to her feet, and leaned on the wall next to her, across from Jinx's cell, and just regained her surroundings. "Vi..calm down..please...Vi?" Caitlyn noticed a ..glow in Vi's hair. All of a sudden, Vi bent the bars of the cell door she was shaking.
Caitlyn got behind Vi and hugged her from behind, "VI, PLEASE STOP, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, THIS ISN'T YOU, STOP!" Vi let out a beastial scream and one last grunt of effort...The cell door ripped off it's steel hinges and was thrown to the floor.
Caitlyn let go and just stared...Vi dropped to her knees and was breathing heavily. Caitlyn saw the glow in her hair fade away. She approached Vi from behind, and got on her knees as well, and hugged Vi's head against her chest. "Vi?.." No response. Silence crept into the building, any officer working in the lobby had heard everything and had just..stopped making noise..either out of fear, or curiosity.
Caitlyn felt a wetness trickle down her chest..Vi was crying. "Caitlyn.." Vi raised her head, her eyes were already reddened, tears flowing from them. Vi raised herself enough to be eye level with Caitlyn. She leaned over and kissed her on her eye. "I hit you...I'm so sorry, I don't know why I did. I got so angry, I lost truth is I love you, Caitlyn, I'm so fucking..sorry" Vi buried her head back into Caitlyn's chest and started to cry louder, gasping for air. Vi..and Jinx..the fuck is wrong with these two.., thought Caitlyn.
Caitlyn held Vi tighter on the floor of that hallway, in front of Jinx's cell. I love you, Caitlyn….I love you, Caitlyn….I love you, Caitlyn….Vi..loves me..
Piltover's finest, on the floor of the station, crying, injured..weak. The sight was as sad as one could imagine. Caitlyn started to tear up as well as she comforted Vi. A squeak was heard, and Caitlyn looked up. Jinx had gotten out of her bed, and was now facing them. Her head was hung, and her face covered by her hair. She slowly approached the entrance to her cell. Caitlyn continued to hold Vi as she frantically tried to drag herself and Vi away from the girl. "Please..stay away from us..I'm warning you" Caitlyn grabbed her rifle and aimed directly for Jinx's heart. "I'll kill you right here..get away.." Jinx continued her approach.
As soon as Jinx was at the entrance of her cell, Caitlyn was shaking and couldn't keep proper aim on Jinx. The bluette took one step out of her cell, and Caitlyn fired. The shot was heard throughout the whole station, officers came sprinting down the hall and around the corner to witness this sight. Vi, motionless in Caitlyn's arms, on the ground, Jinx standing over them, Caitlyn shaking, staring at Jinx. Jinx froze.
After a few seconds, Jinx kept walking. She turned right, away from Caitlyn and headed into Vi's office. Every officer..clearly outnumbering her..still too afraid to even try..they remember how easily Jinx could outmaneuver and evade them..how dangerous she could be up close. After a few moments, Jinx emerged from Vi's office with a set of keys. Keeping her head down and her face concealed by her hair, Jinx slowly walked over, like a zombie almost, to the cell across from hers. Using Vi's keys, she opened the cell, stepped inside, and closed the door. She tossed the keys through the bars next to Caitlyn, laid onto the bed and turned away from the door. Caitlyn just stared in confusion and shock. Jinx had just locked herself up. I heard everything, Violet.
The bullet hole dead center in Jinx's chest had already healed, the bullet dropping to the floor as it was pushed out, but the damage had already been done to Jinx's heart.