Silver Infinity ((Kamukura X Komaeda))

Chapter Sixty: Fallen

"The absolute fuck are you talking about?" Fuyuhiko's gun was raised to an unphased Makoto.
"You heard me! He murdered a man and stole his name!" Makoto pushed himself off the wall to steady himself again as he regained his breath. The brunette man looked to Komaeda with hateful eyes, "What is it then? Your real name and identity? Because... You're not an assassin, are you? An assassin would not run away from his duty to partner up with his target."

What was he supposed to say? Was he supposed to just admit the truth in front of hundreds around him? Komaeda opened his mouth to speak but Kamukura suddenly stepped in front of him, raising a sword against the two,
"Forget about him, you should be more concerned about me, yes? You can blame me, I brainwashed him."

"No-!" Nagito was quick to argue that; he did no such thing, why would he say he did!
The reason became apparent when Izuru looked back for only a mere moment to hush him.

The Pirate King was protecting him, even now, but he didn't want to just stand idly by and helpless either.
While Makoto's eyes hesitated, Sonia's only grew colder.
"There is no thing you will not do, is there? You killed my King when he was offering peace too. You are so cruel and should not be allowed to exist."
Komaeda had... Nearly forgotten about that. Ryoma mentioned it as well, and he forgot to ask afterward with the stress of everything that happened. He couldn't imagine Kamukura murdering a peaceful King, but at the same time, he could have. What was the truth?
"Kamukura?" Komaeda did his best not to stutter, although his voice likely still sounded weak and feeble.

The Pirate King stood stone still before he exhaled and lowered his sword,
"Yes, I did kill him. He invited me there under the false letter of peace and trade routes," The man's red eyes scanned the room, ensuring his clear voice could be heard.

"I accepted his invitation and when I arrived, I was asked to enter the castle grounds alone, and was welcomed with open arms."
Although he was hearing it now... Nagito still wasn't hearing a problem, or why Izuru felt the need to kill the King. But that curiosity was quickly stamped out as he did not waver his voice,
"We stood in the courtyard, where the crowd could see us shake hands. I did find it odd how his back remained turned away from everyone, and it was only recently did I realize he was also trying to hide himself from you as well, Sonia."

The Queen kept silent, but the fluffy pirate could see her trembling; either with rage or fear... That wasn't clear. Rather, it was likely if she tried to speak upon hearing how her husband died from the killer himself, she'd have exploded.

"With one hand, he offered peace, but in the other..." Izuru gave a stern glare, "Only I could see as he attempted to stab me with a poison-tipped dart. Too small to be noticed if my body was examined, of course. He couldn't have killed me, but he didn't know that when he tried to take my life. I saw this as a threat; a lie of peace for the sake of my death. So naturally, I stabbed him."
"You are a liar!" Tears stung the Queen's eyes. "He would never do that! You killed him unjustly, you... You bitch!"

"Would he really not have, if my death granted the safety of his people?" The Pirate King snapped back without missing a beat.
The language of the Queen took many pirates off guard, Nagito himself included, but there was no time to be stunned.

As she shot off another bullet; Izuru was quick to push Komaeda away along with him, nearly knocking the fluffy pirate off his feet and into the piles of gold.
Sonia gave an annoyed huff, not done yet.
Makoto on the other hand unsheathed a sword,
"Brainwashed or not, you still betrayed us. I trusted you, and you... You ran off," His words were directed at Nagito as the Queen picked up a sword from one of the deceased bodies.
It happened so quickly, Nagito's brain couldn't catch up until it had already started.