The Broken Games

Chapter 11 - Gone

Kamila stared down at Pika. She was bleeding at her skin had become pale. Her face looked peaceful though. Almost as if she were only asleep. Kamila looked up at Rebel who stood with a blood stained axe. Her face was emotionless. The mage growled, her eyes filled with anger, sadness, and something more... Rebel couldn't really place what that look in Kamila's eyes were. But then, she spoke.
"Why..."
Kamila's voice sounded raspy and in a lower tone than usual. It almost sounded as if two people were talking.
"Why did you kill her?"
Her tone seemed to go back and forth from Kamila's voice to the raspy one. Until it went back to both voices speaking together.
"Pika is our mom. She protected us. And loved us."
Kamila started to quietly chuckle. A smile creeped across her face.

What's going on in her head?

Rebel thought.

Maybe I don't want to know...

"There! I see them!"
Sapphyre shouted to JCc and Diamond who trailed not far behind her.
"Kamila! Is Pika breathing?"
Diamond called. Kamila looked up.
"No she's dead."
That's when Sapphyre stopped and spread her arms wide causing her alliance to halt as well.
"Whats going on?"
JCc asked, confused at Sapphyre's actions. The star guardian noticed Kamila's neck which was covered in darkness.
"That's not Kamila."

***

Syro gasped. Lilly was amazing at fighting. He lay on the ground, attempting to take a peak behind Lilly, trying to see Pika. He had seen her fall and he needed to know if she was ok.

Please be ok... Please...

Syro thought to himself. He couldn't imagine life without Pika. It just didn't seem possible.
"Syro..."
Syro looked up and saw Lilly still standing before him, knife in hand. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
"I'm sorry but... I want the games to be over..."
She said, getting down on her knees and lifting her weapon high above her head. Her hands shook and she looked down at her old friend. They locked gazes but Lilly quickly looked away.

Focus...

She thought in her head.

The more people dead, the closer the end of this hell comes.

Then with a scream she brought the knife down.

...

Syro flinched as he heard the sound of the knife whip into the ground. He had closed his eyes but when he felt no pain, he opened them. Lilly was slouching now.
"I can't do it."
She whispered. Syro smiled weakly.
"Good thing."
He said. Lilly looked down at him.
"I almost killed you..."
Syro looked back at her.
"Yeah and that scared the crap out of me but... At least you let me live."

***

"Oh you know Kamila well I'm guessing?"
The possessed 'Kamila' said. Sapphyre stepped forward.
"Your what the bite marks have done to her aren't you?"
The star guardian demanded.
"No I'm Kamila."
It replied.
JCc looked at Sapphyre.
"What the heck is happening right now..?"
He asked, with a deeply puzzled expression. Diamond stepped forward.

"When Kamila pushes herself to far her bite marks spread blackness around her neck. When it fully takes over her neck then she gets possessed by something... I don't know what or how but she needs her solution to become normal again. But because of the games, she has none. She might flash to her regular self again once in a while but there's no saving her now..."

Diamond explained as detailed and short as she possibly could. Sapphyre and JCc blinked, confused. They didn't know that Diamond could actually remember something like that. She was kind of dumb when it came to backstory stuff. Anyways they eventually shrugged it off and put they're focus back on 'Kamila.'

"Heh... You'll have to kill Kamila to get to me!"
It taunted. Suddenly, Rebel jumped up.
"JCc!"
She shouted. JCc looked up, surprised.

"Wha-"

"You killed Vamp didn't you?! I can sense it!"

Rebel growled, her eyes flaring green. She remembered how Vamp had confessed his love to her after the games had started. They eventually lost each other in the chaos of the cornucopia. And Rebel had been searching for him ever since. But when JCc got close, Rebel could feel the heartless kill he had caused Vamp.

"WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?!"

She screamed.

"He was a victim of hate! I had to or else too many more people would die!"

JCc and Rebel glared at each other for a bit. And that's when the goat could feel a bit of hate slowly crawl up his arms. He shuddered and took a few deep breaths. He thought about the past again. Before the dark figure came and ruined all they're lives. He remembered annoying Diamond with sinful jokes and her punishing him back with puns. He calmed down a bit and the hate shrunk back down below his elbows. He wouldn't let himself be taken over. At least not yet.

Rebel stepped towards JCc. Swinging his axe in one hand. It was stained red with Pika's blood. JCc stared took one glance at it and blinked back tears. Rebel killed his mom. It was time for some revenge.

"Sap, you take on Kamila. Dia can you check up on how Syro's doing? I don't want you to fight because of how you seemed to be hurt while running here."

JCc said. Sapphyre nodded and ran off towards 'Kamila.' Diamond made a face.
"I'm fine I swear! It's just the locket... I can explain later."
JCc made eye contact with Diamond as if unsure of wether to trust what Diamond was saying or not.
"Alright then... But you should still check on Syro, I want you to be safe."
Diamond hesitated but eventually nodded then ran off towards Syro and Lilly.

Rebel walked forward, taking slow steps.
"You killed Vamp. So now I will kill you."
She said, anger taking over her voice. JCc summoned flames into the palms of his hands.
"That's where your wrong."
He said.
"You killed Pika so I'll be the one killing you."

***

Sapphyre took out her katana and looked at 'Kamila.'
"What are you?"
She asked.
"What am I?"
The 'Kamila' paused for a second as if in thought but then it laughed in such a raspy way that Sapphyre flinched at the sound. Then it opened its mouth to give Sapphyre an answer.

"I'm the one who will cause your death. That's what I am."