Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 113 - Death is Not an Option

**This Chapter is Octavio's POV**

Octavio left the blade in her back and held Ajay against him as her body drained of its life force. It was one of the hardest things that he had to do but it had to be done. There was no other way around the situation that he could possibly think of. He couldn't let her stay here in this place. He held back tears and kept a stoic face when he heard the familiar haunting laugh bubble up behind him.

He closed his eyes and lifted Ajay into his arms, locking is arms underneath her knees to cradle her against body like a baby. As he turned around so did the whole realm they were in. He was now standing in front of a gate that led to the Che household. An iron clad gate surrounded the mansion and eerie fog crept through the black colored bars. Darkness shrouded him and figure the stood before him.

Deviant crimson and abysmal eyes met Octavio's emerald eyes. "Tsk tsk tsk." The man's voice echoed as he leaned his right side against a walking cane. The cane looked very elegant and ancient all at the same time. "What, do you want? More candy old man?" Octavio was obviously trying to get a rise out of him but he wasn't having much luck.

The man's voice was dripping in a Haitian accent, "Candy was only to get you in. You're lucky I even let you in at all. Outsiders are not welcome. You, beautiful junkie, had a guest pass courtesy of Ms. Che." Octavio tried to shrug it off 'beautiful junkie' he hadn't heard that one in a while. "It's Mrs. Silva." He paused for a moment, "She's my wife and she doesn't belong in whatever the fuck this fucked up place is."

Octavio wanted to roll his eyes but he didn't but resisted the urge, "She can't stay here. She needs to come home." The man gave Octavio a sharp toothed grin before tapping his chin with his free hand. His nails were long and unkempt, "You made that decision for her. She will not be happy with you. This is here place of comfort, not yours. You are only a guest."

If Octavio had not been carrying the love of his life in his arms he would have been willing to throw down with this deity but he didn't have time for these games he needed to get out of this place. He really didn't know how long he and she had been here and he knew that Ajay was clinging to life onto life on the other side.

"You don't know what Che wants. You don't even know her. So kept her name out of your mouth." The man tilted his head back and let out a blusterous laugh that echoed throughout the entire realm, "I know what Ajay wants. I know more than you do. I know everything about her. I know every facet of her life." The man was now looking directly into Octavio's eyes again.

Octavio gripped tightly at Ajay's lifeless body, "What makes you think you know more about her than me amigo?" It was silent for a moment before the man took his left hand used his long boney fingers to retrieve keys that were attached to a ring on his left side. "It's always been the Sliva and Che show. We have been together forever. I haven't heard about you once dude." The keys made small clanking noises as he moved them.

They keys all looked like skeleton keys as the man held them in front of Octavio but the closer that Octavio looked the more he noticed small intricate details etched into each of the keys. Some of the keys were even different colors. There were hundreds of keys on the large ring dangling before him. "Do you want to know the truth about why she is here? About why she keeps coming back here?" The man jingled the keys in front of Octavio like it was a game.

Octavio really wanted to know but was it really his business and what about getting her out of her and back to wherever she was in their current time, or was this their current time The longer he spent here the more confusing it became. He had no timeline and... his thoughts halted, "She will be fine on this side and the other. This is my only offer. I will not allow you here again or offer you this chance again." He jingled the keys once more like Octavio was some sort of cat that would follow him.