Distorted

The end: Part one

"I trusted her vision more than anyone because I knew she always picked the right path without any guidance." The lady said, I brought my chair closer and listened carefully.

"Was she that smart?" I asked, she looked away for a second, starring at the television beside her.

"No, she wasn't. I'll admit, but she was righteous, and that made her so much more than just a thief with a knife." The lady said, looking back at the ground with a depressing tone.

"Do you think she made the right decision? You feel so sympathetic towards her, which is unusual." I asked, my question somehow made her smile.

"There's no right choice, there was nothing for her to choose from, I sympathise with her for her own misfortune, the misfortune we've caused." She said, still eyeing that turned off television.

"I understand your emotions..But she was wrong, look at what she caused." I said, disagreeing with her, because I knew I was on the right path.

"We must take accountability for what we made." She said, "And now, its just payback time." She continued, I breathed heavily but held my recorder steadily.

It was the last chapter now, the end I've been anticipating for many sessions, the truth that I was dying to hear, No..No, I was truly going to die it I don't hear this truth.

The end.

Merit and her companions walked through the smelly sewers among the underground refugees. Young children played, unaware of the chaos above them. Some decided to lighten the burden and took out their violins and guitars, and beautiful music played that took away all the resident fear in all those petrified hearts, the music touched everyone and changed the atmosphere into a light one, but it didn't touch Merit's heart, perhaps she felt so low that even the brightest of tones would never reach her ears, those ears that have been accustomed to the screams of death and pain.

What have you become, Merit?

"We're almost there, any last words, Merit?" Elijah said, looking back at Merit who frowned at his question, "Last words?" She inquired, no longer able to withstand his terrible attitude.

"You know she's going to kill you, before you kill her." Elijah said, Andres pinched him, "Can you just shut up and walk?" He said, pushing him forward, "I don't want to kill her." Merit said, Lydia sighed and comforted her, "Maybe we can reach another solution." She said, soon, Elijah laughed loudly alerting all those in the sewers.

"Its kill or be killed." He said, "If you don't kill her, Ilusia will be done for, don't you know she controls The Titan?" Elijah said, Merit's eyes widened at the thought of fighting such a powerful being, "What's she?" She asked Elijah who stopped walking.
"I don't know, they never told me, but we will find out." He said, "She might be the most powerful being in this universe." He continued, "But also, the smartest." He said in a serious tone. "So, Jen didn't tell you anything about her, huh?" Elijah asked, Merit nodded.

"Jen is useless." Merit sighed, "He just gives me the slightest of clues and vanishes into thin air." Merit continued, Elijah laughed and walked again.

"This jen guy, who's he?" Andres asked, "uhm, a guide I guess?" Merit replied, realizing that she, herself, doesn't even know who's he.

"Andres, may I have a word with Elijah?" Lydia suddenly said, Merit raised an eyebrow in confusion but Andres didn't hesitate, he let go of Elijah who calmly went to speak with Lydia.