Chapter 209: Falling Apart (1/2)
”Pathetic, that's all you are right now. Pathetic.” Lilith mocks staring down at Scarlett who was sobbing curled up in the corner. ”You can't even kill a single boy.”
”I can't do this anymore, mother! You've forced your ideals and beliefs onto me so much it's tearing me apart! They were my friends, and you forced me to betray them for your own twisted goals!”
”They are not your friends!” Lilith snapped, making Scarlett stumble back in fear. ”They never were. We tasked you with infiltrating a streaming group. You chose Team Rhapsody for the sole purpose that Alton Brantley showed promise. You were not there to make friends nor everlasting bonds! You withered away for so long with fake dreamers that you've been corrupted by the very thing you have sworn to destroy. Your sister failed to even make it over the starting line, and I'm not having you fail now!”
Scarlett's eyes were glued to the floor as she whimpered. ”Why? Why can't I just live a normal life? One where I'm allowed to live my own life and not one pampered by your own twisted desires?!”
”Because you were born for the sole purpose of bringing in the new golden age of Syndicate and the downfall of V.I.R.A.L. Nothing more or nothing less.”
”I'm not doing it. You cannot make me. I refuse!”
Lilith curled her long silky white hair around with a grin. ”That's personally fine.”
”What?”
”Why of course, you can even scurry back to Team Rhapsody if you want, not likely that they would take you back. In fact, I'm sure no one will ever accept you after the act you've pulled. I'd be forced to step in and deal with those children myself, but unlike you, I wouldn't hold back.”
”No. Don't harm them!”
”I'll do more than that. But you can stop that. You just have to destroy V.I.R.A.L, doing that you can spare you, so-called friends. But I've had enough of your games Scarlett. This is the final warning. Will you help your family destroy V.I.R.A.L?”
Scarlett felt her whole world stumble around before crashing. She held her head distort tearing up. ”I will… I'll do it no matter what.”
”Good. Very good. You cannot fail me Scarlett or see your dear sweet Alton dead.”
Scarlett was alone as she looked up wiping her eyes sobbing silently curling up hiding from the world. ”Someone, anyone, please. Save me…”
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The prison was left ruined. Cells were ripped open and thrown aside. The prison guards were left dead far from their original position. Team Rhapsody's remains stood at the foot of the fire looking around for any sign of life. Alton walked around, looking annoyed. ”I don't understand…”
”They just killed them all. Each and every one of them.”
”Why would they do this?”
Alton kept walking only to stop hearing Emil yelling. ”Alton. Someone is still alive!”
Alton ran over, stopping in shock. ”Pokiero…”
”Alton fucking Brantley. Of course, you'd be the person to watch me die.”
”What happened?”
Pokiero coughed, holding her bloody wound. ”The syndicate family raided the prison… They killed all the guards and all the prisoners with any links to V.I.R.A.L. She claimed it was to purge the world of the fakes.”
Alice looked around seeing other prisoners still behind bars confirming the truth. ”Why would they do that? Wouldn't they want the aid of as many people as possible?”
”I thought that too. But they are already powerful enough. His power rivals Vanguard himself.”
”Who? Who?”
”Psychosis.”
Alton stood up, looking weary. ”Psychosis… I've heard that name before. Sam mentioned the name serval times. He was an infamous psychotic villain who caused mass mayhem through Victoria. He simply just vanished but it makes sense he's apart of the Syndicate family.”
”I remember. Psychosis attacked me during the fall… He said the name was handed down through the generations to hone in the Syndicate name.”