Chapter 214: The Blood Moon Rising (1/2)
”So, you've finally come, have you, your entire life has been working to this moment. How does it feel?” Kurt taunted walking down the flight of stairs staring Scarlett down from the lobby of V.I.R.A.L HQ. The security had been dealt with as Scarlett turned to her enemy. ”Are you going to kill me now?”
”That is why I'm here.”
”Quite right. For your family and the new future.” Kurt nodded, standing in front of her. ”So, what are you waiting for? I'm unarmed no one to protect me. Slay your enemy and free yourself!”
Scarlett was about to before hesitating. ”No…”
”No? Hmm, how interesting. Did you catch onto my plan? No, you couldn't possibly to know of my power. You're hesitant, or perhaps, ah I understand now. You still have unfinished business, don't you.”
Scarlett raised her blade towards Kurt's neck. ”I will get to the bottom of this all. But I must prove myself worthy in defeating my former allies. I must be the one to defeat Alton Brantley. If I cannot then my life will mean nothing. The people who raised me will have died for nothing. Then and only then can I think about your twisted deeds demon.”
Pushing the blade away Kurt scoffed. ”I'd like to see myself more of an angel of death. Very well, though. I will not intervene one bit; I'm not the sort of person to stand between someone and fate. I will wait here to see the results myself. Cause chaos and mayhem sweet child. Destroy all of your enemies.”
The red light pierced through the skyline as the blood moon was on full display. Kurt began laughing to himself, uncontrollably sitting down on the steps, making Scarlett uncomfortable. ”What have you done?”
Raising his hands, he kept laughing to himself with a gleeful look. ”Nothing. I've been talking with you this whole time. But now the question arises, do you know who the real enemy is anymore?”
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”Are you alright, Emil?” Alice questioned concerned for her friend. ”Alton can we stop a moment.”
Frustrated by this, Alton turned back around, walking over. ”What is the problem now? Emil talk to me.”
”My head is all fuzzy. I can't think straight, and I keep hearing a voice.”
”A voice? What kind of voice?” Alton snapped. ”You didn't make a deal with any stages of grief, did you?”
”Don't be absurd I'm not idiotic like you or Zinnia.” Emil barked falling to his knee as the blood moon was on full display. ”The voice… It's so soothing, the voice of reason.”
Alton tugged Alice back looking concerned. ”Keep on your guard Alice… That moon.”
”A blood moon? That doesn't make any sense.”
”Yet there one stands. It seems it's affecting Emil… Emil, can you hear me? Emil?!”
A chuckle of a thousand voices echoed out of Emil as he looked up with cold dead black eyes. ”How goes the struggle Alton Brantley? Are you still you?”
”Who are you? What stage of grief has taken Emil? Answer me!”
”I have gone nowhere,” Emil whispered, standing up straight. ”It's me, Alton, don't you recognise your friend?”
”Don't fuck with me, I've had enough of this all.”
”You've been through a lot, we know. We've been watching you since the day you arrived on this planet. How does it feel Alton? How does it feel to be always two steps behind us?”
”Bargaining I swear to God…”
”There is no Bargaining here. Nor is there any denial. There is no anger nor depression. There is no such thing as acceptance only death soon, only us.”
Alice looked troubled, holding her head. ”This feeling? What is this? I remember this light…”
”Alice!”
”I'm fine… I think so, anyway. This monster won't sway me.”