Talulah was having mixed feelings. Or rather, all her feelings had been thrown into a blender and then mixed with concrete. However, one feeling remained clear to her: anger. She was angry that Sirius had gotten captured so easily, angry at Mephisto for disobeying her orders, and angry at herself for not preparing to see this coming earlier. She glared at Sirius, wanting to ask him what the heck had happened to him that would result in this situation, but then turned to Mephisto. This boy... She would have to figure out what to do with him. He had disobeyed orders again, furthermore, he was also mentally insane in a few ways. She had let him off the hook before for failures, but this was unacceptable.
"Well? What do you have to say, Talulah? I did great right? I brought the war to an end! From here on out, we will be able to crush Rhodes Island easily!"
"Mephisto."
"Yes? And may I request his head after you finish him off? I'd like for his comrades to watch it roll down the hill during our next battle."
"You. You disobeyed my orders. Not once, not twice, nor three times. I told you that I'd crush them myself without interference."
Mephisto's smile froze as it turned into a look of displeasure. He clenched his fists and took a deep breath to calm himself down, but it didn't work.
"I made the job easier for you. And for that, you should be grateful! What's the matter with killing him now?! They'll all die anyways!"
"Regardless, my orders were clear. And you disobeyed them."
"Everything I did was for the sake of the Reunion and the Infected! Could you blame me for this?! I did you a favor and all I get is smack from you!"
"Silence. I'm not stupid. You have not a single care for the Reunion or the infected. All you care about is killing and playing with your victims. If not for your capabilities of fighting, I never would have allowed you to enter, but even then you managed to disappoint me. You let them escape."
"So what do you want me to do? Let him go? The crowds want justice! They want to see the blood of the Doctor spilled because he had taken part in killing their fellow Infected! Give them what they want, Talulah."
He had her trapped there. Letting Sirius go would make it look like she had betrayed the Reunion and their goals, but... she couldn't... She looked into Sirius's eyes. In his eyes, there was acceptance. She could tell that he would say that he wouldn't have it any other way or something of the sort. She didn't want to do this, but yet.. she had to. If only there was another way out of this.. Breathing shallowly and steeling herself before despair overcame her, she put her hand on her sword and drew it. Mephisto looked at her excitedly and backed away for Talulah to land the final blow on him.
"Well, let's get to it, Talulah."
Mephisto taunted, hoping get a reaction out of her, but she didn't give him that satisfaction. The crowd before her wanted blood; they were all in a frenzy. As Talulah drew her blade, heat focused upon it and around her. She raised her sword, holding it level to Sirius. She stepped forward, blade shaking, and approached him and then raised her sword.
BOOM!
Talulah suddenly turned and saw an explosion happen at one side, sending the crowd into panic and running away. One the roof, she saw three figures. Were they... from Rhodes Island? Then there were three more explosions. She quickly put an aura of heat around herself and the Doctor before any of the shrapnel hit. She quickly untied the Doctor during the panic and dragged him away, since he was still barely able to walk.
"Sirius! Stay here! I'll block the shrapnel!"
Sirius nodded, understanding what she meant. He tried to stand, hoping he could regain his bearings soon. Talulah got to a distance and activated her heat aura, protecting Sirius effectively from the shrapnel that came from the explosions and falling building parts. She saw other Infected trapped or about to fall down, about to be crushed by the rubble and helped them before they got killed. After a few minutes, Sirius also regained his footing and tried to help out the injured infected. That made Talulah a little concerned, but she knew that she couldn't stop him. Sirius's goals were to help good and bad, regardless of what side they were at. Perhaps now the Reunion Infected wouldn't all see him as a bad person who was trying to defeat their cause for freedom. The three figures from the roof had disappeared, but Talulah was sure they were in hiding now. Suddenly, Sirius cried out. She quickly turned and saw Mephisto holding a sword dripping with blood as he ran away. Realizing what happened, she quickly ran to Sirius and stopped her heat shield, eyes widened with her hand reached out for him and calling his name. Sirius, with a surprised look on his face and a huge slash mark across his chest, fell and did not move. Just as she reached him, the buildings around her collapsed, leaving no trace of either of them from the wreckage.
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Warfarin: I bet all the fans are surprised that Sirius is a Ritsuka face. Ayame: They'll be even more surprised when our ending theme song is Polaris by Aimer Warfarin: Hmph. You and Exu voted for it so you two won, obviously. Ayame: I'm not getting paid, but you have sponsors so that's something I get to choose. Warfarin: That's a perk for being a good writer. Ayame: But I literally corrected all your works- Morgan: I'm just surprised this story got this many views Warfarin: Oh yeah! We almost have 1000 views! Please continue to support us! Ayame: That won't help. Ta-chan: How is it getting this many views? I hate this! Warfarin: Oh well..that's a you problem.
Ta-chan sets her sword on fire.
Ta-chan: And this is a you problem too. Warfarin: ......frick.. Ayame: 3...2...1...go..
Warfarin gets running as Ta-chan chases her.
Ayame: Sigh..I knew this was going to happen.. Yokai: Could have been worse. I also have a part with Noctis. Noctis: Warfarin did a good job with me there. I guess I really should start paying her. Ayame: Nahhh...just let her rant and suffer. Yokai: Right... Ayame: Hm? Yokai: I wonder when Ta and Morgan will go at it. Ayame: Oh. That will take two days to accomplish. Warfarin needs that experience. She's still new to all that. Warfarin, shouting from a distance: Ack-! A-anyway, thanks for the support everyone! See you on the next chapter!
