Seeing is Believing

Blood and Sacrifice

You crossed your arms, listening to Bill as he said his lines. He was stumbling as if he was nervous. For someone using human blood for "justifiable doping", he isn't thinking straight after using it. You thought to yourself as you felt the vibrations his quickening heartbeat gave off. The audience started to mutter, asking if this Adler was Louis or not.

"Ellen, if you're the thorn of the rose I desire to seek, even I, the Grim Reaper, would give up my life! It's okay, there's nobody after you now." Bill had seemed to regain his footing, his confidence returning to him. "Is he okay out there?" Els questioned. The four of you, Shelia, Sanu, Els, and yourself were crowding around the edge of the curtain. "Yeah, I think he's doing wonderfully," Shelia commented as she watched Bill's performance. "Well, he can't possibly be doing that bad, considering his boasting and excitement." You hadn't told anyone about Bill's secret. You hated that he had used such a substance for a meaningless purpose but you were not his keeper, you had no reason to get the tiger into trouble.

You felt heavy footsteps and a hand on your shoulder, moving you slightly out of the way. "Hey, huh? L-Legoshi?" You turned toward Legoshi as he kept walking on stage, you reached out to try and grab him but he was already too far away. "You must be the last demon!" Bill announced as Legoshi had made it fully into the light. Then there were fast footsteps.

Crack!

You heard the sound as Legoshi clocked Bill in the face, launching him across the stage. Bill landed with a thud, that sent shockwaves through your system. As Bill stood back up Legoshi sprinted toward him, tackling him and straddling his waist. "I won't ever forgive you!" He said as he punched Bill. "S-stop them! Now!" Shelia told Sanu.

"W-why don't you try?" Sanu stuttered. You sighed before feeling a tug, dragging you backward. "I need your help," Louis said as he dragged you back toward the dressing room. "Not now Louis, we have to stop Legoshi and Bill before they tear each other apart."

"Exactly what I am trying to do, but we can't risk the show just because of those two."

"Are you serious? You would rather salvage the show than help those two!?"

"I am helping them and the show, now hurry!" You and Louis had walked into the dressing room. 'Where is my skull for Adler, I need it." You stopped, cocking your head to the side. "How did you know I even had it back here? I said I was going to use it and modify it for Bill."

"I saw it while we were talking earlier."

"The next time you snoop around my things I will break your other foot." You huffed as you walked towards the hooks for costumes, knowing where it had been since you were in here almost every day. "You're lucky it would've taken a ton of materials to fit it to Bill, or else this little plan of yours wouldn't work." You pulled the costume off the hook and handed it to him. "I knew you wouldn't have done that anyways, you wouldn't destroy one of your creations just to make things easier."

"Stop pretending like you know me, you and I never talk unless it's business." You sighed, as you heard him testing it. "You have no decency either, Nothing about it has changed. You insult a lady when you do that.." Louis sighed, fed up with you and your sarcasm. "I would hardly call you a lady, and it isn't like it would matter to you anyways." You were fuming, crossing your arms over your chest. "Just hurry up and get out there, I don't know how you plan to stop them but you better be careful." You felt him grip your shoulders, grounding you. "I will be fine, just be ready to help the wolf backstage when he's off." You were shocked, Louis hardly ever seemed to care about anyone other than himself. At least, that was your impression of him. He let go of your shoulders and started leaving. "Oh, and by the way," he paused and turned back toward you. "Thank you for not using this piece, you shouldn't ruin such fine work." With that he left, leaving you in the dressing room with your brain running at lightspeed.