A Zusi's Path

Chapter 22: Breaking Reality

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"Traitor!" Re3x0 snarled, his eyes narrowed.

Anger surged through the dark blue Zusi, his golden gaze was hostile with only small slits showing. A loud explosion of sound vibrated the ground and the structure of the building, and a blind flashing of light, brighter than the sun, lit up the outside for no longer than a hair of time. Lightning had struck the building, a few windows were broken by the severe attack by the sky.

"We need to leave. Now!" 5k01L pleaded, his green gaze full of fear and his fur fluffed out awkwardly. "I won't tell anyone what you did, we just have to go! I am sure Di3m8 will forgive you too!" He continued, his voice almost begging for Re3x0 to change his mind. The darker colored Zusi looked at 5k01L, the alarm of the building that he set off was still as loud as ever. He knew it was only a matter of time before the Peacekeepers arrived to investigate the scene.

"No. We are not leaving just yet." Re3x0 said, his tone calm and held no expression. Looking down he saw the large blade at his feet and a sinister grin formed on his muzzle as he picked it up. "I will leave. This is your final resting place." Fear flooded 5k01L and without a word he ran, ran for his life with his tail between his legs. Without a heartbeat of hesitation, Re3x0 chased after him, following him as he ran down the stairs, though he couldn't get too far. Flames have already started to engulf the first floor, roaring and rising as the flames are growing.

Knowing he had no choice 5k01L ran into the flames, unable to open his eyes he stammered about, his fur singeing and in pain. Re3x0 watched as he blindly grabbed a hold of a wooden support beam and climbed up it, in hope to go to safety. Re3x0 watched the scene, and made his own choice. He climbed another wooden beam and was now at a horizontal beam, only a few paw lengths above. 5k01L finally recovering from the inferno blaze he was caught in, rubbing his eyes and patting out any embers still on his clothing and fur. In front of his now blurry gaze he saw a broken window, his ears pricked with excitement and started to steady his way towards his way to freedom.

Suddenly, with an explosion of movement, Re3x0 jumped from his beam and landed in front of 5k01L. Standing up and catching his balance he faced the fearful grey and white Zusi. "Please! Re3x0 you don't have to do this!" 5k01L began to plead for his life. "No. I have no other choice. You have always been in my way, you always undermined me! You made me this way." Re3x0 snarled, raising his weapon and preparing his strike. "I won't go belly up that easily." 5k01L growled, tackling Re3x0 and pinning him to the wooden beam, holding the back of the blade up to Re3x0's throat. "You said I made you of what you are? That is the biggest load of scat." He hissed, Re3xo struggling under the weight of the older Zusi, snarling in defiance. "I should have killed you when I first laid eyes on you. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, I gave you a family when your own was too busy to even notice what you were becoming." 5k01L continued, his green gaze glazed with emotion. "From day one you were arrogant, you were cocky, full of yourself. That eventually turned into power hungry and wanting to do whatever you want."

Re3x0 was taken back by the words of his enemy, it seemed as his anger subsides. "I never knew you saw it that way. I only wanted to make someone finally proud of me." Re3x0's voice trailed off, and for a moment 5k01L look empathetic. "Look, let's just go back the gang." 5k01L said, standing up, letting the dark blue Zusi from under his grasp. Sitting up, Re3x0 looked up at the older Zusi who was giving him mercy, a sly grin now on the dark one's muzzle. "You are an idiot." Re3x0 insulted, jumping to his feet and swinging the large blade at 5k01L. Getting a direct hit from his chest, 5k01L yowled in pain. Clutching a paw to his chest, his eyes glittered with fury.

"You low life, I never should have trusted you to ever do the right thing!" 5k01L snarled, raising to his feet and ran towards his foe. Re3x0 swung his blade again, ducking to avoid 5k01L struck a blow of his claws at Re3x0's face, while he was close enough the dark blue Zusi wrapped his arm around the body of the grey and white Zusi. Holding the blade up to 5k01L's throat, the sharp side of the blade up to his skin. "Such a shame. You could have been my second in command if you knew how to act." Re3x0 growled in a low tone. Writhing in one last attempt to get free, 5k01L raised his paws and slashed his claws down Re3x0's right eye. Spitting in pain, Re3x0 pressed the blade down harder. Feeling a warm sticky liquid running down his arms and chest, 5k01L screeched and struggled as Re3x0's grip on him grew stronger and stronger.

Finally all movements from 5k01L's body stopped, and he was limp. Re3x0 let go of the deadweight and saw the amount of blood. Dark purple liquid was covering the grey and white Zusi, and dripping from the wooden support beam. Re3x0 looked down at himself and he was covered in blood as well. Finally he felt the heat of the flames beneath him and remembered what was going on. Clutching the blade firmer in his paws, he looked down at 5k01L's body. Expecting to feel satisfaction, he felt nothing. Kicking the limp body off of the beam and watching as it was engulfed by the hungry flames below.

Walking over towards the broken window, he climbed out and scaled the last bit of the building. Making his way to the roof, flames were catching the dead grass and trees from the harsh cold prior, and spreading. Looking down he saw Peacekeepers dumbfounded by the flames and not sure how to stop them. Re3x0 looked down and a smirk formed on his face, "Those Idiots couldn't stop their own fur from falling out." He snickered, suddenly one of the Peacekeepers looked up at the roof and saw Re3x0's figure on the roof and called to the others. They were surrounding the building, or as close as they could to corner the victim on the roof.

Quickly realizing he needed to get down before the flames reached him, he started looking around. There were Peacekeepers all over the place. He tried to climb down the side of the building but quickly found that impossible. Slowly scaling down, he lost his grip and felt his body grow light as he felt the rush of hot and cold air blow through his fur. Suddenly he felt himself buried by a blanket of freezing cold.