Out of dut-.. love

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CHRIS

To see Piers like that hurt. And what hurts more was that he did it to save my life. When Haos caught up to us and made a move on me, it was Piers who pushed me out of the way. "Captain!" He yelled just before he pushed me away. I could only watch helplessly as he threw him against the wall, impaling his shoulder against the spike. "Piers!" When Haos wrapped his mutated hand around my body, ready to kill me, Piers pulled and pulled until he ripped off his arm. He screamed but didn't hesitate to move. He crawled, leaving a trail of blood behind him. It was too late to do something when I noticed what Piers wanted to do. He injected himself with the c-virus. My heart sank into my stomach. There it was.. Where was once his human arm, there was now mutated, bloody and insect like arm. He groaned in pain and then he shot some kind of electric laser beam at Haos.
The fight with Haos was long and during the whole fight I was worried about Piers. He was doing so great tho I knew he was in a great pain. After we defeated that creature I looked at Piers. "Piers." I said and he looked at me. The right side of his face was mutated, his eye was swollen and milky white. "I'm sorry.... Captain." He groaned out before he was able to continue. "I did it for the BSAA. For the future." It broke my heart to see him like that. He tried to stay himself but it was hard. I knew there was a small chance of him surviving this but I didn't want to give up. We both went to look for the escape pods and in a while we finally found one. Piers couldn't walk anymore. The mutation spread all over the right side of his body. The mutated hand was pulsing and moving on itself. "Piers! We are both getting outta here, all right?" I told him but I guess I was reassuring myself more than him. I just needed him to survive. I couldn't lose him too. After I pressed the code the pod got unlocked and I helped Piers to get up. Just a little bit more soldier. I will make sure they will cure you. I know I should tell him out loud but I didn't trust my voice. I was holding his hand but he pulled it back. I looked at my hand as I felt something pressed against my palm. Then I looked at Piers. He gave me a long, tired look. And then my life changed. He pushed me inside the pod before locking it. I pressed my hands against the glass. No, no, no. This isn't happening. "Piers! No don't do this! Open the door!" I slammed my hands against the glass once again, harder this time. "There is still time!" But it was like he wasn't even listening to me. He went to the handle and pushed. By the look in his eyes I knew he decided not to go. "Goddammit Piers! Open the goddamn door, that's an order!" this was something that usually worked on the young soldier but now he was just staring at me. It seemed like he wanted to tell me something but he just gave me some kind of a smile. Please don't do this. My head was pounding painfully and I was mad at myself that I wasn't strong enough to break the glass. Piers didn't look good. Maybe there was a chance for him if he would just come with me. But like that, being all alone here when the underwater facility was going to blow up... He was a dead man. And like that, while looking into the eyes of this young man, the pod took of. "Piers!!" I screamed so loud my throat hurts. I was moving fast away inside the pod, Piers was getting smaller and smaller. And then Haos was back on me again. He was trying to break the door but just before he could succeed, there was the electric laser beam again. Piers. He tore Haos apart, his body burning. He saved my life once again. I couldn't believe it. He waited for me to get back to the surface safely before he gave up. Once I was up, the door of the pod opened. It was to see the sun again but there was no joy. I wasn't happy. I felt empty. I was here, helicopter was about to save me meanwhile Piers was going to die all alone in pain. At the moment I hated everyone. Jake and agent Birkin because we were sent there to save them. I hated Leon because he was the one who gave us the information. I hated the BSAA for this mission. I hated Haos and the whole c-virus thing. And I was angry at Piers. He threw his life away for someone like me. And the pictures of the events down there came back at once. Piers ripping off his arm, injecting himself with the c-virus. Me leaving without him. I fell down to my knees, gripping my hair. And then I noticed I was holding something. A sob left my mouth when I saw what it was. A piece of Piers' jacket. The logo of BSAA. And the longer I was staring at that, the more I knew, I have to be sure that Piers is dead. Because just thinking about him being alive, suffering and alone-I couldn't stand that. It made me sick. So when they got me out the first thing I told them was giving me a rescue team. But they refused. Who was Piers to them? No one.. Jake Muller was the most important and he was safe and sound. No one gave a shit about a life of one soldier. But I did. He was my lieutenant. He was just 26 years old. I wanted him to be my successor. He was top-ranking sniper, the man who never missed, the best. He was a good leader at the time he was searching for me. He was nice and he had his whole life in front of him. And I was the reason he was mutated and maybe dead.
The first stop was the military hospital. They did a few check-ups a treated my wounds before I was told to go to one of the rooms. Jake and Sherry were in there, patched up as well. "You made it!" Sherry smiled widely before looking behind me. "Where is your friend?" I looked down and shook my head. I told them what happened, what Piers did for me. "I can't believe you left him down there alone." Muller said and my blood started to boil. Why was he even bothered in the first place? Everytime they met, he and Piers got into an argument. "H-He pushed me inside... There was nothing I could do."
"If you would manage to bring him up with you, my blood could help him." Yeah thank you Jake, I wouldn't know if it wasn't for you. "I didn't like him but the pup didn't deserve this. All because he was in love with you." I shot a glare at Jake. "What did you say?"
"Come on Redfield. You think he did it out of duty? For humanity? Tell me who is that crazy to tear off his own arm for complete strangers. He didn't give a shit about all of the humans, or me and Sherry. He was ready to jump at anyone just to save you. If you wouldn't put him at his place back then, he would kill me just because I insulted you. And the way he was looking at you." He snickered. Piers in love with me? It was true that he was like a guard dog sometimes.. But he was my soldier.. Why would someone so young with a bright future like Piers was in love with a 40 years old veteran like me? "Listen I called the HQ to ask for a rescue team but they refused."
"Rescue team for what? Listen I know you mean it well but without the vaccine your pup is probably dead. You know how many j'avos are left down there? Or what if the facility got destroyed? He is swimming around." This guy was getting on my nerves. No wonder Piers wanted to kill him. But I decided. I won't be at peace until I will be sure that there is no help for Piers. "I just want to be sure he is really gone. Cause if he is not, I want to bring him back."
"Don't you think death would be the most merciful for him? The moment he will get back all mutated, they will kill him. Or use him as some lab rat." Jake said and Sherry, who was silent the whole time, agreed. Maybe they were right but.. This was Piers.
I said my goodbye to them before leaving the hospital. I went to the shore, looking at the ocean. Piers. I know you are there somewhere and I'm going to find you so wait for me my soldier. Hang on I'm coming for you.