Dan was driving his car in a hurry. According to Runo's specifications, he was almost there at her location. He had crossed the city dam and was now looking for the Club Sushi. He drove across many mysterious lanes. Finally, he saw the billboard. Parking his car, he sighed in relief. Now, he just had to find WHICH building it was...
"Runo!" he screamed on top of his lungs. He only heard the echo of his own voice. "Runo! Kid! Where are you!" he called out to her again, hoping for a sign of some sort. But none came to him.
"Looking for someone?" A voice sneered behind him. Dan immediately turned and saw Mortar. Both of them scowled at each other.
"Where's Runo, you loser?!" Dan yelled. Mortar smirked. "Your girlfriend's right here, you idiot." he replied, and behind him was a very startled Runo. Once she saw Dan, she ran to him. Dan opened his arms out wide, and once Runo was with him, he embraced her so tight, he didn't want to ever let her go. "Dan...I was so scared..." she whispered.
"It's alright, Runo." Dan consoled her. A few moments later, he let her go, but held her hand. Both of them stood beside each other, and faced Mortar.
"Listen." Runo started, feeling a little braver after she was with Dan. "Dan and the brawlers tried to help Mylene and Shadow, but they both refused, and chose their own fate." she added.
"What Runo says is true." Dan said, agreeing with his girlfriend. "Mira and Keith offered them a new start, away from the vexos, but they chose oblivion. We all tried helping them, but we couldn't."
Mortar cleared his throat. "Honestly, refusing the help of the enemy sounds a lot like my sister." he said in a threatening tone. "But I am still not on your side-"
"WE need proof." A voice howled above them. They all looked up and saw the red-eyed girl standing on top of one of the buildings. Mortar gasped, how was Abysse awake? She was supposed to be out for another hour or so.
"Hello Mortar, thanks for helping me when I passed out." she said, teasingly. Mortar pretended to not care. "When did you wake up?"
Abysse jumped down. Dan held Runo by the waist now. "Oh, just right now- a few minutes ago." she replied, and looked right back at Dan. "My brother would never do something so foolish as accepting to die."
"Oh, he did." Runo replied, placing her hands on Dan's chest. "He accepted death to be with Mylene, and that's what really happened."
"Why don't we see, folks?" another voice echoed. A portal opened, and out came the others: Shun, Alice, Joe, Chan and Marucho. The one who said was Joe. Mortar smirked. "Abysse, stay behind me." he instructed, in case their enemies pulled another prank.
The next chapter will contain a lot of blood and gore, so I'm leaving this one in a cliffhanger.
Hang tight, guys!