The Infinite Story Volume 1

30. ...betrayal

"You kind of overdid it with that, you know," Jay said as he stretched.

"Yeah, well, it's fine. All that starts well ends well," Blue responded.

"Yeah, sure." Jay looked down. "Huh?"

"What?" Blue questioned.

"I don't think I can go through the barrier," Jay responded. "Can you break it?"

Blue raised his hand but nothing happened. "Yeah, I guess you're right," Blue conceded. "They must have made a Universal Deal to make the barrier impenetrable. The only way in is by getting all the crystals, I guess."

"If you say so," Jay replied, looking at Blue. "I'm going to see what's going on down there. You're more than welcome to follow," Jay turned around. "If you wish."

"And ruin all the fun for you? I would never," Blue responded.

Jay stretched one final time. "I guess so," he said before jumping down.

As he plummeted, Jay casually pulled out his phone and started texting, completely unfazed by the descent.

As Jay fell, he created wings made of skullk, which latched onto two nearby buildings. Jay landed softly on the ground, looking around as the buildings where the wings were anchored crumbled, taking the wings down with them. "Hmm, well, this place seems nice," he said with a low voice.

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"Shiiit!" Jasha exclaimed, worry etched across his face. "What am I going to do now?"

"If Lumine gets killed, they'll destroy six crystals with one stone," he thought, panic rising within him. Desperately, he leaned out over the balcony, searching for a solution.

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Lukas aimed a gun at Lumine's head, but she sliced it in half while simultaneously dodging a sword slash from Nagget. "I can win!" she thought, determination burning in her eyes.

Suddenly, Jay appeared, and everyone stopped, their attention drawn to the unexpected newcomer.

"Huh? Who is he? What's he doing here?" Lumine thought, her sword pointing at Jay.

"Lukaaaas!" Jay called out, walking towards him with a cheerful look in his face. "What's happening here?"

"W-who are you? And how did you get here?" Lumine asked, gripping her sword with both hands.

"Huh?" Jay responded, momentarily confused. "Well..." he shrugged, seemingly unconcerned by the tension around him.

"Do I have to awnser that?" Jay smiled.

Lumine's eyes widened in shock but she wasted no time and went for an attack but before she could even swing the sword Jay dissapeared and reappeared behind her.

Jay's smile grew bigger. "Die!" he said calmly, moving to attack.

But before he could strike, Jasha appeared, grabbing Lumine and whisking her to safety. Jasha and Jay locked eyes. "Heh?" Jay murmured, but Jasha quickly disappeared into the wall.

Then Lukas tries to change the scenery by approaching Jay "Jaaaaaay!" Lukas shouted, a smile spreading across his face.

"Luka—" Jay began, but his words trailed off as the situation continued to unfold.

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Jasha ran through the wall, carrying Lumine in his arms.

"You didn't need to come and save me, you know," Lumine said, slightly blushing from being held so closely.

"You're the only hope I have in defeating them..."

That thought got cut short by Jashas words.

"I had to be fast, there's no time!" Jasha replied urgently, not slowing down. Suddenly, he stopped. "There's something I must do..."

Lumine smiled"So, do you have a pla—" Lumine's sentence was abruptly cut short as Jasha placed his hand, holding one of the crystals, on her chest. Her eyes lost color, and she fell to the floor, lifeless.

"I'm sorry..." Jasha whispered looking down on her with a sad expression.

The crystal in his hand began to glow brightly.