Chapter 188: One Mans Remorse (1/2)
”What are you trying to say?”
”I'm sorry, sir, there's nothing I can do. Your wife just can't have children.”
”You're lying. There's got to be something. We were just unlucky this time. Please.”
”I'm sorry Mrs Brantley. Don't look so down though, you can always try adoption.”
The two lovers stood outside the waiting room feeling empty. The man squeezed his fists, trying to cheer her up. ”Don't worry about its Lilly. We can just try again. Who cares what the doctor says it will happen I promise you?”
Lilly stared blankly walking past whispering. ”I'm sorry Ragnar…”
Ragnar stood hissing under his breath now more determined than ever. ”No matter what, we will have a child of our own Lily. I promise you that!”
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Valhalla stood idly, staring on at the frozen city feeling anxious. ”Isn't this all a bit much? What if Alton really is dead? What if doing this makes us no different than him…”
Ragnar stared at Valhalla, making her feel all the more uneasy. ”Are you questioning my judgement girl?”
”What?! No, no! I would never!”
”Let me remind you to know where your place is. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be alive. I saved you out of my own goodwill. Brought you back up to health and raised you like my own. You would have died with your family frozen forever. Perhaps you belong to them?”
”I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to disrespect you…”
Ragnar smiled, patting her on the head. ”That's quite alright. I forgive you. Where is Destiny?”
”I've tried getting in contact with her, but she's not responding. Do you think something happened?”
”Perhaps?” He debated pushing his hair back. ”Destiny was always the weakest out of the two. With Marco dead, she has most likely fled out of fear. A fitting way to end Hero's Might.”
”What about Sam? She's still alive, is she not?”
Ragnar chuckled to himself, letting snowflakes fall onto his hand. ”If that girl was still alive, don't you think she would have come to us by now? No, I dealt with her a long time ago, although, never mind. Team Rhapsody will be here at any moment. Do what you can and hold them back for as long as possible. They will most likely kill you.”
”That's rather reinsuring.”
”They are not my priority. Weaklings like Team Rhapsody aren't the mission. He will show sooner or later. Do your father proud Valhalla.”
Ragnar walked off, beginning his climb to the top of the wall as Valhalla held her axes tightly already debating running away. That idea was shot down almost instantly to her. She knew if she does that Ragnar would find her. She'd instead not go through the trauma of always looking over her shoulder to see him there. Valhalla would much rather die from Team Rhapsody. She sat down on the wall, sharping her blades nervously laughing to herself. ”Ha, so that's how Alton felt… I get it now.”
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Team Rhapsody had found the eye of the storm. The wall facing Sunset Peak had the blizzard most intensified ripping building around and leaving no escape. Alice covered her face looking up with a concerned look. ”I can barely stand with this sheer power. This is the might of Alton's father?”
”We can't have any doubts now. This isn't just for Alton but the whole city.” Zinnia exclaimed blasting herself with electricity as two katanas appeared alongside her Oni mask. ”Expect the other members of Villain's Wrath to be waiting for us.”