Chapter 176: Go to the Light Part 2 (2/2)
”I've been waiting for this moment for months. Now my revenge can begin.”
Gale lobbed a prisoner only to stumble forward vanishing before his eyes. David stretched yawning. ”Don't forget me now, dears.”
Alice landed next to Zinnia as the two nodded to each other. Zinnia raised her hand as a lightning bolt struck down, powering her up. ”Don't be so sure, Harriet. A lot has changed in these past seven months. I can fight for my own future now.”
Pokiero looked down on Zinnia smugly taunting her. ”Then bring it Zinnia.”
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Alton slammed onto the lone truck peaking overseeing Henry crawling out. He patted himself down, looking around proudly. Before he could escape, Alton dropped in front of him, pushing him back against the wall. ”Going somewhere, Truman?”
”Alton Fucking Brantley we meet again. You know we really must stop meeting like this. You threatening my life and holding me at gunpoint.” Eyes over Reality joked trying to break free only for Alton to pull him back pinning him against the wall. ”Alright, alright, alright. You got me. No tricks, no illusions. You win.”
Alton dropped EOR looking around the area hand twitching. ”Any more of you buddies about to show to stop me?”
Eyes over Reality ran his hand over his neck, coughing. ”no, no! I had no plan in this.”
”Well, that's good to hear. It's a full moon tonight, and I wouldn't want to miss it.”
Giving Alton a startled look, he stood himself up, clearing his throat. ”We're doing this now?”
Alton didn't respond to the statement confirming his query. ”Who ordered you to kill me?”
”This again?”
Alton kicked a bin over in anger. ”Yes, Henry this again. The way I see it, I think I'm entitled to know who wants to kill me.”
EOR gave it a little thought humming. ”Let's see. Whoopsie daisy. I forgot.”
Alton lashed out, shooting a gust of icy wind at EOR only for the illusion to break. Alton glanced around, anxious. ”I thought you said you gave up?”
”Well, we've got to give the world a believable show, no? Let's move onto the main event!” Alton stared blankly dropping his guard hands in his pockets as dozens of illusions of the jester appeared mocking the streamer. Alton let out a sigh shaking his head in disapproval. ”So, what are you going to do hero? You may have best me last time, but you're alone with no backup!”
Without many reactions, Alton reached behind him grabbing the real Eyes over Reality, throwing him to the ground. ”Enough games Henry.”
Groaning in pain, he tutted standing up. ”You're no fun, Alton, you know that. How are we meant to make my little game believable if you mess it all up?”
Out of options Alton picked him up again holding him in the air. ”No more games, Henry. I'm out of time.”
”That you are Avalanche.” Alton turned around seeing a girl with a Viking mask on twirling a camera between her hands. ”I've heard so much about you.”
”I assume you're a member of Villain's Wrath?”
”Correct. Ten points to Team Rhapsody. You may call me Valhalla; I must say looking at you closely beyond the stories I don't see the fuss. I've heard all the stories—the two-time streamer who rose from nothing. Taking down corrupt streamers left and right. You were responsible for Vanguard's fall from grace. You destroyed the last remnant of his cult and destroyed Eyes over Reality here twice now. You took down the Syndicate family and laid waste to the plans of an egomaniac wielding the Garden as his tool. You also decimated Sunset Peak and killed all of your old team. Or so you thought.”
Alton glared at Valhalla, gripping his fist tightly. ”Who told you that?”
”I'll tell you, snowflake. But you have to prove you are the legend stories claim you to be.” She teases, kicking the door off the truck as a dozen prisoners all pour out. ”I'm sure you put quite a lot of these criminals away. Pretty sure at least one of them would love to have a word with you. Take them down, and then we will talk.”
Alton turned to Eyes over Reality, freezing him to the side of the truck. ”Don't even think about running Truman.”
Laughing childishly to himself, he leaned back shaking his head. ”Runaway? Why would I do that? I have front row seats to the event of the century.”
Letting out a frozen breath, he pointed towards Valhalla thoughtfully. ”You want to see what I'm made of? Very well. Hold onto your seat woman thinks are about to get real.”