Falling for him (sylus and OC

Rising Curtains

Melodious music serenades the luxurious banquet hall that's illuminated by dreamy lighting.Sylus, calmly guides me across the dance floor, swaying to the song's rhythm. He blocks the prying shadows around us. And when I look up, all I see is his face, which is quite infuriating.

"Silver, you need to be smarter if you want to retaliate against me."
He spoke.

"Sorry, l'm not really used to these kinds of social gatherings." | clumsily lift my heel off his foot. "Did you actually get information on the Aether Core?"

"You can choose not to believe me."

Catching a glimpse of a flashing red dot in the shadows, I use my hand that's on his shoulder to push him in the opposite direction.

"But they wouldn't leak such important information. Unless... It's a trap."

"Exactly"

I look back at him. "You're not going to throw yourself into their trap, are you?"

"Be content with your role. Don't scare away the fish that already bit the hook."

"Eight Evol bombs, fifteen high-frequency guns... They really want you dead. Sylus, you made a lot of enemies."

"This isn't the first time it's happened."

The music reaches a crescendo. The notes from the orchestra are layered on top of one another like surging tidal waves.The lights dim to the passionate beats, and shadows surround us on all sides.

"You have something up your sleeve, right?Even if you have a death wish, I don't intend to die here with you."

"Don't worry, you won't die that easily."

A deafening explosion drowns out the music and ensuing screams.
The beautiful hall is instantly reduced to rubble. Amidst the surging chaos, Sylus tightens his grip on my hand. I hear him softly scoff.
To my surprise, I see him nonchalantly crush something before throwing it into the debris.

"You had the detonator this whole time?" I asked him.

"The vermin were taking their sweet time. I was getting impatient."

"The Metaflux is quickly increasing, and there's more than one Wanderer... Be careful!"| take out my weapon from under my dress and fire several shots at the Wanderer that was about to attack Sylus. "That was close"

"How long do you think you'll last with an outdated weapon?" Sylus tosses over another gun. "Don't waste your efforts."

"Did Sherman make you do this? Where's the Aether Core? Answer me!"

After defeating the last Wanderer, I find a henchman cowering in the corner. I press my gun's muzzle against the back of his head. "You haven't won yet! We still have a backup plan...! That thing is terrifying.When it shows up, not even Sylus-Agh!"

Black-red mist throws him into a broken stone pillar. With a scream, he falls to the ground like a puppet whose strings were just cut.
"Violence should be used strategically."Sylus calmly wipes the blood off his face, and the black-red mist disappears from his hands.

"I would've believed you if your hands were clean." I said. Despite the venue being cleared, strong energy fluctuations manifests above
"What's making that noise? Are there still some left?"

"Let's go"

"Where are we going?"

Sylus grabs my wrist and swiftly starts walking. "To the place that has what you want."