Chapter 234: Prison Break Part 2 (2/2)
Blossom's head turned as her eyes widened before a crow flew by. Before she could react, Blossom was launched back, knocked out instantly. ”Gemini!” Goro yelled.
Jinx stumbled back as more crows began flooding the room. ”It can't be… That's not possible.”
”Is it the truth you seek? Is it Jinx? I'm going to save everyone; at least that's something I use to say…” The crows all dispersed as the figure vanished. Before long, it appeared next to the ground and another one behind them and then even more all around the room, blocking them off. The last one appeared in front of them, dragging his feet, his head hanging down low. Placing his hand on Jinx, his head turned as a smile cracked on both him and Jinx unintentionally. The grey hair moved away, revealing a decaying face full of cracks and lifeless eyes, the eyes of an old ally and friend long to be dead. The crows flew around them, ready to strike, but at that very moment, the roof exploded. The decayed figure stood back as Alton crashed to the ground looking down at the ground. ”There you are.”
Alton stood up, turning his head. ”Are you all alright?”
Jinx felt her face noticing the smile gone now as she was shaken by the event losing all focus on what happened. ”What? Alton… You're back!”
Standing up, he sighed, moving his shoulder around. ”Sorry for the little act back then, Jinx. I allowed myself to fall through my own self choices. Mortem had nothing to do with that.”
Jinx's eye began twitching as she stomped her foot on the ground. ”Wait, you weren't under their control?! You killed Emi and beat my ass out of your own free will?! You bastard!”
”You can do what you want with me after… Let's get out of here first.”
In that split moment, the decayed figure stood right next to Alton, leaning in whispering in his ear. ”Yes, let's do just that, leader…”
Alton panicked, jumping back summoning a rapid pillar of ice to stop the enemy. The decayed boy stood on top, keeping balance laughing. Alton looking nervous, stared up, whispering. ”Who the hell are you?”
”That thing took out Blossom in one hit!” Goro snapped.
”He did… Go to her.” Alton ordered, staring up. ”What do you want?”
Turning his neck all the way until his head was to his side, the boy cackled, leaning forward, staring down. ”What's wrong, leader? Don't you recognise your own friend? I was going to save everyone, remember?”
Alton stared on with a blank stare before the realisation kicked in, and he went pale, eyes wide and mouth the same. ”No… That can't be… This is a trick! I… I.”
”Watched me die?” A cackle came from behind as the same figure appeared everywhere, surrounded by crows. ”What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy to see your friend alive again? Come here and give me a hug.”
”Percy Misharp?!”
Percy leaned back, looking to the ceiling with a crooked smile as he swung his arms all the way out before pulling at his hair, screaming. ”Yes! Yes! Yes! I've returned. Did you miss me, leader? We have so much to catch up on. Like the fact, you left me to rot and die. You abandoned me. You and the rest of Team Rhapsody! You broke my heart.”
”That's not true. You died; I know you did. Zinnia, no, we mourned for you!”
”Like they mourned for you? Don't lecture me on death when you go about faking. Yours like it's nothing more than ordering a takeaway! Look at what they did to me! Look at me!” Percy screeched, showing his broken body. Cuts and scars alongside his face cracked like a stone. ”They did this to me!”
”Percy… Don't do this; whatever V.I.R.A.L did to you, we'll make them pay. Let us help you!”
Percy slouched over, moving his body like a puppet cranking up, still covering his face howling with laughter. His eyes pierced through his hands, showing a deep yellow glow. ”No… Don't call me Percy; it hurts saying that name… Call me by what they named me. I introduce myself as a stage of grief. My stage is that of Pain! Allow me to share that burden with you, Alton Brantley.”