In My Blood- Arcane x OC (Complete)

Chapter 13- Mamabear

TW: hostage, cutting, murder

Ezra woke up in the middle of the night. She slowly sat up as she remembered what had happened a few hours prior. Ekko was sitting in the chair next to her bed, "How are you feeling?" Ekko sat up once he saw Ezra awake. "Is Jinx and Vi okay? Are they back?" Ekko shook his head. Ezra immediately stood up. She was a bit wobbly, but that didn't stop her. "Where are you going?" Ekko whispered as he followed Ezra. "To save my kids, Silco, and Vander. Where else?" Ezra stumbled through the room as she looked for her old clothes. "Are you crazy?" Ekko whisper-screamed. Ezra turned around and nodded her head, "Yes." Ekko looked shocked by her answer. "I can't let you go." Ekko blocked the door. "Ekko, my sweet child, I will go. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to them or you. Stay here, I'll be back soon." Ezra smiled. "I'm coming with you," Ezra looked shocked, "Before you say no, either I come with you or we both stay here. It's your choice." Ekko smiled. "I forget that now that all three of you are grown up you can stand up to me. I've raised you well." Ezra smiled. "Just promise me you'll be careful. And don't play hero and get yourself killed, deal?" Ezra switched to a more serious tone. "Deal," Ekko nodded, "Let's get you a few weapons, shall we?" Ezra smiled, "I mean I killed a man with my bare hands before, but I guess that would help." Ezra chuckled. Ekko laughed too, "You're kidding about killing a man, right?" Ekko and Ezra walked down the hall. "Sure." Ezra said with an awkward smile. Ekko smacked his forehead, "Oh my-" Ekko brought Ezra to a room full of different weapons, "The firelights use these." Ezra turned around shocked, "You're a firelight?!" Ezra's jaw dropped as Ekko nodded. "There's so much you still need to tell me, this is amazing Ekko." Ekko smiled. Ezra walked around the room and picked out a nice handgun. "Let's go." Ezra walked out past Ekko and the two walked to the Last Drop. Ezra swung the doors open, it was quiet and dark. Ezra saw a shadow move in the corner, bang, she fired the gun then heard someone hit the ground. "What the-" Ekko whispered to Ezra, "How do you know that wasn't Vi or Ji-" Ezra flicked on the yellow tinted ceiling lights to see a man in all blood on the floor. There was a puddle of blood surrounding him. "See." Ezra acted cool on the outside, but on the inside she was grateful she shot the right person. Ezra looked around and found Vi, Jinx, Vander, and Silco tied to chairs by the bar. Ezra ran forward, "I'm so sor-" Ezra heard Ekko scream. She turned around to find that one of the men in all black held a knife to his throat. "Ezra," Hale walked down the stairs in the Last Drop with another man in all black behind him, "It's been too long." Hale smiled with a condescending tone. Ezra rolled her eyes, "Seriously this again. We get it you're getting revenge but this little act is just sad Hale." Ezra sounded annoyed and completely over it. "Let's keep this short; you're getting your revenge and it will end with all six of us dead, does that sound right?" Hale looked dumbfounded, "Well this is a new side." Ezra rolled her eyes again, "Or keep the act, I guess. Holy fuck." Ezra was acting unphased and annoyed just to piss Hale off. "I see you already killed one of my men," Hale kept going. "Yeah," Ezra ripped the gun out and shot the man standing behind Hale. "There's two. Shall we make it three for three?" Ezra pointed the gun at the man holding Ekko. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Hale walked closer to Ezra. Ezra didn't move, she didn't want to give him the satisfaction. "The scar on your lip really adds to the whole mad-woman look. I see where Jinx gets it." Hale ran his finger across the scab on Ezra's lip. "This is between you and the Graves' bloodline. Let them go." Hale slowly walked towards Vi. "No problem." He pulled out a knife, the same one that drew Ezra's blood. He cut Vi free and she fell to the floor. Ezra shot the man holding Ekko, he fell to the floor without leaving a mark on Ekko. He ran to Vi and hugged her. "She okay?" Ezra pointed the gun at Hale, she held eye contact with him. "Yeah." Vi shouted. "Good, Hale gets to live another second." Ezra's tone was almost lifeless. She was thrilled to know Vi was okay, but if Hale wanted a performance that's what he'd get. "All of them Hale. Let them go, unharmed." Hale slowly walked towards Jinx, "But I can't break my promise to you." he smiled. "This isn't a game. She has nothing to do with this." Ezra noticed that three more of Hale's men walked downstairs. "This has nothing to do with you. Plenty of people have a warrant for her head, Ez." Hale didn't drop his smile. "Look Hale, it's me you want. Let them go and take me." Ezra was fed up with all of this. "Where's the fun in that?" Ezra was at her breaking point, "Fuck you, Hale." Ezra shot the gun and hit Hale in the shoulder. Ezra ran over to Ekko and Vi. "Help me untie them, quickly." Ekko, Vi and Ezra untied the rest of them and Hale made his way back to his feet. "Ezra, this wasn't a part of my promise to you." Hale breathed heavily and blood rushed down his side. "Fuck you Hale!" Ezra shouted. "Find us a way out of here and handle them." Ezra pointed at the three men from earlier, "I'll handle Hale." Ezra turned around to find Hale dragging Jinx by her hair. He dragged her back to the kitchen behind the bar."Hey!" Ezra shouted. Hale lifted up his knife and held it to Jinx's throat. "Don't move any closer or I'll kill her." Ezra dropped the gun onto the floor and kicked it out of the kitchen, "Hale, you don't want to do this." Hale had tears streaming down his face, "You took my brother from me!" Ezra put her hands in the air, "And your brother took my mother from me!" Ezra shouted. Jinx looked terrified, "Hale, there is not a day I don't regret killing him. I'm sorry, I was angry and selfish. But please, leave her out of this. Leave all of them out of this!" Ezra had tears forming in her eyes. "Hades, he was going to be a father. He never got to meet his son. He died because of your own selfishness!" Hale was hysterical. "Don't let her die from your selfishness! Don't be like me, Hale." Ezra begged. At that moment Jinx reacted. She swung her head back and hit Hale in the nose. Without a thought, Hale swung the knife down and hit Jinx's arm. "NO!" Ezra screamed like bloody murder. Hale dropped Jinx and the knife, he held his bloodied nose with both hands. Ezra fell to Jinx's side, "It's going to be okay, J." Ezra cried. Jinx reached across the floor for the knife and handed it to Ezra. Ezra looked confused, but Jinx wanted Ezra to get her revenge. Ezra let go of Jinx after kissing her on the head and walked up behind Hale. He was leaning on a counter as blood dripped from his nose.

As he turned around, Ezra stabbed him in the neck, "Tell your brother I say hi." Ezra pulled the knife out and Hale fell to the ground. He rolled over onto his back, "You get to live with this guilt." He spoke through chokes of blood. "You hurt my kid mother fucker. I don't feel anything other than pleasure as the blood seeps out of you." Ezra looked disgusted with Hale. Ezra watched him slowly die in the kitchen. She watched his last breath leave as he froze. She chuckled, power surged through her for a moment