11 Betrayal (1/2)

Taking a look at their situation Dean and Ivan were trapped in a semi circle by their friends.

Ayesha stood off to the side and stared with confusion before changing it to a chill coldness. The abrupt change in attitude was not an unusual part of Ayesha but Dean and Ivan thought they knew her well.

Actually, they thought they knew their friends well.

Anne, Pierre, Christian and even Rose pointed their broken blades towards their fellow allies.

Dean stared into Rose yet their was not a hint of emotion on her face. Heartless and emotionless she did not even blink at the direct eye contact Dean gave.

Ivan felt fear.

'This was it. That odd feeling. They were the reasons for this.'

Looking next to him, Dean held a pained expression watching his friends point blades at him.

A fool he was but an idiot he was not, coming to the conclusion that more thanhalf his friends sold him out he didn't shed a single tear.

Crudely he smiled at an ironic thought

'A golem that is said to be nothing more than a puppet seems to be more human than what I thought were friends. Sacrificing himself at the end with dignity was something to be prideful to compared these friends'

Ivan also didn't shed a single tear but disciplined himself for the rude thought.

How could Dean be involved in this sellout scheme?

His pained expression had no way to be faked and with how emotionless Rose acted at the last few moments everything made sense.

Despair.

At the brink of despair Dean ripped apart a path for everyone in order to live but after that roller coaster of climax they arrived back to despair.

Pure disappointment was what Ivan understood.

The path behind them would not lead us to hope and there was no exit Ivan could see.

An ending that is unsightly.

A fight to the death had a possibility to live yet betrayal was a snake.

It hid very carefully and attacks at the right time.

The natural skill a snakes use has one purpose.

To reap profit.

Thinking of every possibility to escape they always came up with dead ends. Ivan's face paled at his hopeless demise and still couldn't think of anything

Dean on the other hand was back to the state he was in during the fight against the golem.

It felt as if the hues of the world turned grey when looking at his friends.

Looking down he felt the his emotions started to become numb once more

Why should I feel pain?

I trusted these people yet they betrayed me?

All these treasures they were supposed to be shared upon yet in the end got stolen from me.

Trust broken, what should I do now?

Looking closer at the area around his stomach there was a red and black aura getting brighter. The two colors welded with each other that engulfed him slowly but everything turned back to the normal

The sensation he was numb to promptly came back as his heart began to ache.

Ivan whispered to Dean

”In this one life I, Ivan have lived through. I have gone through hell just for living. My brothers without hesitation would behead me. Dean you were willing to risk your life for me.”

”To me you are a brother that has surpassed blood relationships. I can only thank you in these last moments”

Christian sneered at the last words of Ivan and commanded ”Pierre, kill him now”

Pierre silently nodded as he stabbed Ivan's heart with the blade.

The cruel image painted Dean's mind with regret. The golem would only use brute force but at least it meant one wouldn't die immediately

Compared to this Dean couldn't react.

Staring he saw Pierre lift Ivan's body and threw it to the side.

Did Ivan just die?

Everything felt slow yet Dean purposely tried to remain ignorant to what he saw but the truth will never always be covered.

Dean stood still and despite his reformed muscles he didn't feel weak. Standing there defenselessly Christian took it as his time to assert dominance

Sending a sneer to the pitiful sight of Dean he inflated his ego.

Christian was only 12 and desired to feel superior to everyone so he imparted his elaborate plan to Dean