The New Beginning

9 - Alexander

"Sera! Hey Hey! Stay with me!" Her eyes were barely open but her hand was in my own. "..she did it..didn't she? She..she ordered me to die..by her side.." She stared deep into my eyes, "I-I'm sorry..Alex.." She grinned weakly, "..I really am an idiot..huh?" I grinned, "..Yeah..you're an idiot, but you're my idiot.." Her grip loosened, "No! Sera!" Her eyes swirled with death but she shook her head, "N-no..I-I can't..no..I-I don't want to die Alex!" Kon showed up with Sylvana and Marcella, "What happened!?" I stared, "..Kallen changed. She went from caring about Seraphine..to abusing her power..she ordered Seraphine to die with her, so Sera impaled herself." Marcella knelt, "..So the Rebellion's Prophet gave her power to Kallen..and Kallen used it on Sera? How disgusting." She put her hand on Seraphine's wound and healed what she could. "..I can't heal all of it, but I can heal the most damaged..she has to see a medical professional." I stared, "..Y-You aren't a healer?" Marcella shook her head, "I use explosives in my aura..I'm not medically inclined besides minor stuff Alex. I'm not a Goddess." Sera's grip had gotten stronger, but she wasn't responding anymore.

"She will die if you don't get her somewhere, and then I will consume her." Her blade sat next to me, "Do your job as her boyfriend, she may not remember you completely, but you still love her right?" I nodded, "Then save her idiot. I'll try to restore her memories. I'd rather not consume her before she's maxed out her natural potential." I lifted Sera, rifting us to Destroyer City's most exclusive hospital. A team was already waiting and they gently transferred Sera onto a bed and rushed her into an operating room. Both blades materialized beside me, "..You did good, kid." The insanity one smiled, leaning against me. "..D-Damn i-it why am I being romantic with you..?" I smirked, "Sera's love for me infected you while you restored her memories, didn't it?" She blinked, "..No! I-I'm a blade that's not possible!"

She wrapped her arms around me, "..So..this is the Stryker charm.." She was hot, and a part of Sera. So..it wasn't cheating right? Her eyes twinkled, They weren't kidding, I had a special charm. I sighed. She sighed, "What's wrong?" I shrugged, "Nothing, it's just..weird. I've never had someone like Sera show up in my life, but now that I have her..you show up too." She shrugged, "What's so weird about that? You have charm and you care for her..I can tell." She leaned in, "..And you're not an asshole.." Her eyes twinkled even more and I sighed, "Relax, Insanity. I can't date both of you." She frowned, "Why not? I doubt Seraphine would object." I lifted her chin, pretending to kiss her but pulled away, "Haha." Her face was red, "ALEX!"

I went to check on Sera. She was resting, her eyes closed. The wound had been sealed, but her vitals were beyond critical. Her eyes cracked open and she moved her head slightly, wincing. A doctor came in, realizing. "..Sera you shouldn't be awake." She smiled weakly, "..i have to make sure you don't get into trouble..dummy.." She reached out weakly with her hand and I sat down, taking it. "You goof. Why do you always get mixed up with the wrong people?" She frowned, "..can we..talk about this another time?" I nodded, "Yeah, don't worry about it. What do you want to talk about?" She shook her head weakly, "Nothing..I just wanna..enjoy your hand in mine for now." I smiled, understanding.

I saw her fall asleep but her vitals rose slightly, "How is she?" I looked up, the man that saved us, Sera called him Reality was standing there. "She's in critical condition. Whatever that ability was..Sera couldn't resist it."

"Because it works on trust. The stronger the trust, the easier commands are to give. Sad thing is..the command she gave Sera was a command anyone would follow. Suicide is a command that doesn't require trust. Just power." He motioned to the chair next to me, "May I?" I nodded and he sat down, "..The power of total obedience. To bend someone's will to someone else's without question. That is what the Rebellion has. They have two users of it." He looked me dead in the eye, "Do you want the power to protect your girlfriend?" I nodded, "..Sera can't protect herself alone. She needs me now more than ever." He smiled, "..You're faithful and honorbound to keep her safe, huh?" I nodded, "..My family name would be tarnished if I let her die..not to mention if life was always with her protecting me..what's the point of me?" He smirked, "I see."