Second Life by Justin

Traitor!

Nia's POV
Back at the cemetery
Caroline appears in front of me, "your sister's in jail thinking about her crime, maybe you can move on" I said to her, she smiles and says "Nia, you have my utmost gratitude. Thank you" she said, before fading out of existence. I believe she's in heaven now, so that means it's time for me to go home.

Maria's POV
Nia finally returns home. "Ma'am, I'm going to the store to do some shopping" I said to Sandra, "oh, ok, could you get some eggs while your gone?" she asked me, "yes, oh, and if it's fine with you... I'll be taking Nia with me"

Nia's POV
Later in the car
I wonder way Maria wanted me to come? Perhaps she needs help with the groceries. "Hey? Maria? Beautiful night, huh!" I said in order to break the silence, but Maria didn't respond, she only focused on the road, "um, Maria?" I said trying to get her attention, it seems like she doesn't even hear or see me. I see us approaching the shop... but we only drive right past it, "um, Maria? The shop is back there?" I said, she remains silent, "we drove past it" I added, she remains silent, "Maria? C'mon, your honestly starting to freak me out" we suddenly drove into some woods, I found the woods kinda creepy at night, luckily, it's a full moon, so there is some light. Suddenly, we came to a stop, Maria continue to sit quiet, "hehehe, um, Maria? This isn't the store, I think you-" "do you regret it?" she said, finally stopped being quiet, "regret what?" I asked in confusion, she turns to look at me with a dark and expressionless face, a face that felt like it was eating my soul, she then says "do you regret turning in your father?" she said, oh my god!! How did she know!!
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I guess there is no use lying now, I look away and said "no, I don't, he was hurting a lot of people, I couldn't just sit bye and do nothing", Maria said nothing for a moment, and then said "get out of the car", I did what she asked, she gets out as well, we both stood in front of the car, Maria takes of her maid outfit, revealing that she was wearing her leather assassin outfit underneath it. I've never been in a more tense atmosphere before in my life, "Nia! You are a traitor, I don't know if you knew this, but I worked as your father's personal assassin, I have the blood of all kinds of people on my hands, the blood of those who do not pay what they owe, the blood of those who make a mockery of your father, and even those who of traitors that mislead his trust, in other words, I have the blood of people like you" [increasing strength] I know exactly where this is going, "Traitors? Don't you mean people who decided to do the right thing?" [increasing perception] I said to Maria. Maria only looked at me and said "maybe in your eyes... Nia... your father loved you, he relished you, he trusted you, and yet, you went ahead and betrayed that trust, for this very action, you will be executed! This is my duty!", [increasing agility] Maria pulled out her swords, I remember those swords, she cut up those people when I was just a kid, she chopped them into pieces with those swords, "Maria!! This is no execution!! It's a murder!!" I screamed! [increasing reflexes] But Maria said nothing, she was about to do something when I yelled, "Maria!! Listen to me, this will not end in the way you think it will end. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS FROM YOU, IF I MUST, I WILL DEFEND MYSELF, I... WILL... RETALIATE!! SO DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO HURT YOU!!" If I die again... they may not be a third chance for me.

Maria's POV
Hurt me? Is she kidding? I know her, she has no fighting experience whatsoever, she's only bluffing, I've seen it time and time again.
Traitors will die!!
I dash at Nia at full speed, I don't want to do this, it will hurt for the both of us, but it must me done, for my duty. I'm going to sevier her head, if I do this, at least it will be a painless death, Once I'm feet aways from Nia, I prepare to strike... but a part of me hesitated, suddenly, Nia disappeared. POW, CRACK. Before I had the chance to react to this, I felt something that felt equivalent to a sledgehammer hit me in the left side of my face, the force was so great, it sent me flying.

Nia's POV
Just before Maria could kill me, I teleport to the left of Maria and clocked her in the face. This sent her half a dozen meters aways, skimming on the ground like a skipping stone on water, until she eventually gets stopped by a tree, smashing the base of it into pieces. A cloud of debris makes it hard for me to see what is going on, but as soon as it cleared up, I found Maria, somehow still standing, "Maria!! If you really think that your 'duty' is more important? Then so be it, just know that if you come over here, you won't be getting a fight, because I'm going to make it war!!" I shouted, suddenly a gust of wind blew my hair into my face, it takes some time to remove when I realized that Maria was gone. I started to scan the place, looking for Maria, when I noticed a branch hit the ground. I looked up to find Maria launching at me from the trees, getting ready to kill me, [telekinesis] "what the-" Maria said as she was suddenly suspended into the air, I then slammed Maria into a tree. I noticed that Maria was crying, not from the physical pain, but from the emotional pain, I know this because I was also crying for the same reason. After she falls to the floor, she takes out a pistol and points it at me [telekinesis], the pistols then fly out of her hand, she then takes out some throwing knives and tossed them at me, I managed to catch on, due to my increased agility and perception, and started to use it to deflect the others, Maria seemed shocked by my abilities, she then takes out her swords again and launched at me, she swings at me, but I managed to dodge them, I then punched her strait in the gut, sending her flying back into the tree I tossed her into before.

Maria's POV
Nia? What are you? I get slammed into the same tree twice, I take some time to recover, when I noticed that Nia was approaching me, I looked around to see what I can use. That was when I spotted the gun that I lost, Nia is only a couple feet away from me now. I quickly grab the gun and shoot her three times in the chest.

Nia's POV
I suddenly felt intense pain in my chest, [heal] how did I miss the gun? I feel down onto Maria, "M-Maria..." was all I can say... I was dying. But this isn't the first time I've died, is it? Is it ok? Is it ok to die? "M-Maria. I-I'm not angry" I said (Maria: huh?), "it's because I know what it's like, to feel betrayed, to feel like you have a sense of duty... I felt that same way when I was a child, when I learned what my father was doing, I felt betrayed, I was so scared of what might (cough, cough) of what might happened" (Maria:Nia?) [heal] I tried to heal myself, but it doesn't seem like I can heal from this, I'm going to die again, and there is nothing I can do about it [heal] but I keep trying "it (cough, cough) makes you angry? Does it? (cough, cough) I know... I know... I... forgive... you..." everything went black.

Maria's POV
"N-Nia?" I said as I held her in my arms, she was no longer moving, she was no longer breathing, she was no longer alive. Why? Why do I feel this way? She's the traitor, and yet... I feel as if I'm the traitor. I feel my tears tickle my cheeks "N-Nia? P-please? (sob) G-get up" I said... no response. No. NO! No no no no no! I changed my mind! I don't give a fuck about my duty!! I just want Nia back! "I'm sorry!! Nia(sob)!! I'm so sorry!! So please just (sob)wake up!! Please!!". I can't remember the last time I've cried.