SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS

(Chapter XXXVI) Cleansed.

You stand in the middle of the battlefield, which was once a lively part of town. Gall has been defeated and his time domain has been lifted. Time continues. Crowds of people gather around to check out the commotion. Their faces look in terror.

RHT: The hell are yall looking at?
CWD: *whispers*
RHT: Hey! I'm talking to you!

A civilian raises his voice and turns to you.

CV7: Did you cause all of this?!
RHT: And what if I did?
CV7: The knights' gonna show you your place!
RHT: *smirk* Yeah sure. I don't doubt that at all.
CV7: Why are you smiling like that?!
RHT: Don't you realise? The knight should be the first person to report here in case something happened.

They stutter on their words. Realization sinks in. Everyones expression slumbers. Suddenly someone pushes threw the crowd and gets in front.

LRA: Rhett! What happened?!
RHT: (Fuck.) Mettaton showed me some cool fireworks, that's all.
LRA: Don't lie to me! Where's my brother?!
RHT: I have no idea buddy.
LRA: No... Rhett... how could you?!
RHT: (What?! How does she know?!)
LRA: Rhett... I thought of you like family. Is this how you treat family?!
RHT: (It's not like I've killed my own mom, oh wait.)
LRA: Gall trusted you and this is how you repay him?!
RHT: Look, I did everyone a favor.
LRA: By killing him?!
RHT: Think of it as an improvement.
LRA: Rhett... I promise you... I will kill you.
RHT: (What the hell is that energy?! Good thing I snatched this off of Mettaton.)
LRA: In the name of home, you are my enemy.
RHT: (I see... their soul bears two traits, patience and kindness, but there exists another tamed trait I can't quite track. Any how, It's time to get out of here before I'm forced to kill innocents.)
*DASH*

You quickly leave the vicinity and disappear from the area. You make sure noone followed you and continue your way to your next destination. Meanwhile, in the kingdom, ruckus is building up.

JSS: I thought I told you to keep it to yourself!
RBN: I just couldn't! You know me, Jess! I can't keep secrets!
JSS: He didn't have to know! Now he's going to be panicked and we know too well how that ends.
RBN: I'm sorry Jess. Forgive me?
JSS: *sigh* Of course. Come here.
*HUG*
JSS: You know, for being the knight of bravery, you sure are a softie.
RBN: I can't help it! You're just so friendly!
JSS: We should contact Gall to see if he has any new updates on the target.
RBN: Good idea.

Jess reaches over and clicks the soulcomm.

JSS: Knight of Integrity reporting. Is Gall there?

Silence comes from the other side.

JSS: Hello? Anyone?
GRD: Sorry Ma'am! Castle guard here!
JSS: Finally someone answers. Is Gall there?
GRD: Ma'am... I'm sorry to report...
JSS: What happened?!
GRD: The Knight is dead.

Jess and Robin are shocked at the information they have just received. Their hearts beat in sync.

JSS: Thanks for the report. Knight, over.
*CLICK*
RBN: He's dead. I can't believe it.
JSS: Neither can I, but it's happened. We can't sit around any longer. I feel they're headed for us next.
RBN: Do you think we should contact Loyd?
JSS: I'll pass him a message. Meanwhile, we should check if we've prepared enough.
RBN: Alright.

End of Chapter XXXVI
"Cleansed."