Sins & Sympathy I: Book Of Edges

Crack in the Routine - Chapter 1/Page 3

After the events at The Town, time flew faster than a pebble could become a bullet. "Okay, you know what's going on while I go away Jack?" Sin asked him. Jack looked at Sin fearfully, and quivering, as he said. "Wait, you're leaving!? B-But...What if more come back!? What do I do!?" He exclaimed. Sin took him around the shoulder, then gave him a noogie. "Don't worry about it, those things were dust in no-time!" Sin chuckled, as Jack looked at him like he was a mad-man. "Maybe I can...go with you?" He questioned. At that moment, Roxford entered the room. "Are we ready yet, Sin?--" That's when he saw Jack. "Sin, you do realize that citizen evacuation is mandatory for these events, you can't keep him here." Sin then took an arm around Roxford, and turned him around, as he whispered. "I'm not taking him, he's to brain to be brawn." Roxford then replied "And brawn is going to stop this Stone Colossus? He's coming with us." Sin facepalmed, then looked at Jack in discouragement. "Fine, pack your shit. We're leaving soon." He said. He started to walk out of the other room, when everything stopped. Roxford, Jack, and the agents outside were frozen still. Everything but Sin was live, and moving. He started to notice the colors of the world vanishing to a black and white, then slowly itching to a red. That's when he saw him. Nigel, standing on the Ceiling, pacing back and forth. "You again!" Sin said, angrily. "That's when Nigel tilted his head. "Oh, it's you. How are you brother?" Sin's eyes widened, as he replied. "Brother!? You're no brother of mine. You're some pompous jackass who thinks he's got it all with his slick hair, and a Golem idolizing in the center of my home." Nigel looked at him, then smirked charmingly. "Ah, so your jealousy of my well-being is what makes you strive what 'effort' into stopping my plans?" He said. "Well then. We'll see what you can really do to accomplish those goals, because I doubt you'll step one foot inside my doors without a hole through your throat, human." He taunted at Sin, causing him to arm himself with dual pistols, crossing his firearms, and opening fire. In seconds, Nigel was gone. At point-blank, did Nigel return from behind to strike with his blade, Sin swiftly responding with his own, ending in a brotherly gridlock. The world was red like blood, as they struck sword-to-sword Sin backing down the stairs retaliating against Nigel's Blade, until the stairs started to become twisted, and everlasting. They were going in circles as they fought, each putting immense effort into the other's death. Until they met a solid blade-to-blade deadlock. The blades grinding at each-others steel, the burning grinds, and sparks lit the battle as they were pushed from each other. They didn't hesitate to pull back to their feet, and continue a clash of blows. That's when Nigel said. "I'm getting tired of you're pester, you little mortals always think you have the slip on death, but your environment can't save you from this Demon's devastation!" He dashed swiftly towards Sin, preparing to block, until he disappeared, and returned behind, yet again. This time, he caught him off-guard. Sin was slashed bitterly to the floor. Nigel sheathed his sword, appealing his last blow to finish Sin, only left in him getting up from his spot. "Ouch, next time. You should play safe. Courtesy of Sin, and only Sin." He smirked, as Nigel turned swiftly. He was dumbstruck at first, until he smiled smartly, and replied. "Of course. It was all in clear daylight. You aren't just a human, as a matter of fact, your partially human." Sin looked at him puzzled, questioning every word that came from his mouth. "Well, I have what it takes to be human, didn't know we needed standards." Sin said, soon to be replied by Nigel. "No you moron, have you not noticed what blows you have taken, and somehow, someway, you're still here, wasting my time? You are a demon, Sin."