Sanctuary (Karma Akabane x OC)

Spillage of Secrets

"Don't you get it?" Karma mumbled harshly, spitting out his words.

"He'll kill you."

"I need to at least try," Katsuna responded, bitterly believing in her words.

I refuse to let anyone else be harmed by my mistakes.

Everyone's doing their best in this sickening situation.

Professor Bitch.

Karasuma-sensei.

Karma.

Nagisa.

Hayami.

Chiba.

I refuse to sit back and let another person fight the battle I should of fought alone.

"I won't lose."

The gravity of her words sparked a familiar ache in Karma.

An ache he still couldn't figure out that resided deep within his chest.

Reluctantly, he let go of Katsuna's wrist, allowing her to follow Takaoka up the staircase towards the helipad.

Please.. just be careful. 

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Each side stood facing one another amongst the crisp evening breeze, neither faltering their prolonged eye contact for even a second.

Takaoka grinned manically at his opponent's courage as if daring her to continue with a hint of sadistic pleasure. Gradually, he retrieved a remote from his left jacket pocket, holding it high in the air for all eyes to see.

"Just so we're on the right page," he proclaimed, gesturing towards her classmates who had managed to scramble to a safe viewing spot on the building beside them.

"I'm not letting anyone interrupt our little catch up time."

Without missing a beat, he pressed down on the button, causing two bombs to detonate, destroying both passages connecting the two buildings.

There was nowhere to escape to now.

"Finally!" Takaoka clapped, smiling hysterically as he took in the grim expressions.

"Isn't that a sight."

He chuckled to himself, letting his cruel arrogance consume his composure.

Katsuna stayed silent, wanting to analyse her target in every way before making any moves that might result in her failure.

An ex-military officer with years of experience behind him.

If I hadn't used Centralisation back then.. I might stand a chance now.

He knows that move now so it's likely he's going to expect it.

The only way to win is-

"Yumeno Rikumi."

Katsuna froze in place upon hearing the words she'd buried within so long ago.

With her heart hammering violently in both ears, she stared down at the concrete below her feet in utter anguish, attempting to structure the thoughts that flashed passed like Ferraris on a racetrack.

Vile laughter escaped Takaoka's chapped lips, adding gasoline to the already raging fire that burned hauntingly inside her.

"H-how do you.." she muttered fiercely, her mindset settling on anger as a first response.