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Chapter 5 - Act 5: Making a stand

Covered in cuts and scratches around his entire body from head to toe, Kael's father remains on the floor sitting on his knees. With his pistol pointed at the man's head, Kael's finger resides gently against the pistol's trigger.

"Do it. You've already accepted your fate, finish the job as I taught you." Spoken in defect by his badly wounded father.

"You're right. But killing you would make the family fall apart. With no heir to take over that is, so you have no choice but to keep me as your heir." Said Kael.

"Ozen will take over. She's my second option to take the throne."

"Ozen?! But why?! She's far too young!"

"It wouldn't have to be this way if her brother made choices for his family and not out of selfishness. She'll be just fine. Those in the second command will raise her to become a great leader and keep her out of danger. She is of my blood after all. Unlike the failure, you've become…Good riddance..." Falling back to the ground due to a weaken body Kael's father ends up bleeding out. Staring at his now dead father on the ground before him Kael proceeds to walk towards the room's exit unfazed.

"Seirin, here I come." Grabbing the door handle followed by opening the door Kael begins walking out the room. To his amaze, a young girl stands behind the door staring at Kael in disarray.

"Brother?" Spoke the little girl.

"Ozen…"Shocked by his sister sudden appearance Kael is left stunned.

"How did you get like this brother? Who caused this!?" Running past Kael and into the room, Ozen spots her father died on the floor.

"Father!"Bolting to his side ozen begins crying for her father's death. "Kael is this your fault?! Did you kill father!!!"Shouting from the top of her lungs.

"Ozen it was an unfortunate situation."

"Killing my father was an unfortunate situation?!?!" Angered by Kael's responses. Unable to control the tears running down her face.

"It was me or him. He wouldn't come around to my situation and he wasn't up for talking things out. I had to do something."

"You could have done something. Taking his place would have been the right thing to do!"Grabbing her father's dead body Ozen begins cattily him like a baby. "Kael you'll pay for what you've done! You'll pay!!"

Staring at his foster sister in distraught with nothing to say Kael is left still stunned by this reaction.

Screaming to alert everyone within the area Ozen cries for help."Someone help. There's an enemy in our facility. Father is dead!"

Fleeing from the oncoming forces of friends now turned foe, Kael leaves the scene to search for Seirin. Leaving the building and running onto the streets of their city Kael overhears a group of members running amok in the city. Multiple folks hanging around the streets and alleys begin preparing themselves to attack Kael upon seeing his odd appearance covered in wounds. Keeping speed down the raining streets Kael suddenly trips over his own foot. Picking himself from off the ground Kael is faced with a woman standing before him. With a kick to the chin, Kael is sent flying backward.

"Kael, you're actions are a disgrace." Walking over towards Kael with a rifle in hand the woman points the barrel of the rifle at Kael's head.

"Lina, quick to act as always." Pointing his pistol at Lina, Kael pulls the trigger in which the bullet clashes with the body of Lina's rifle, knocking the rifle out of her hand she's left defenseless. Taking advantage of the situation Kael bolts towards Lina, attacking in a fiery of slash attacks from the blade of his knife. In a proficient manner Lina swiftly dodges all of Kael's attempts to deal damage and ultimately disarms Kael of both weapons. With nothing both their fist, Kael and Lina proceed to attack one another in hand to hand combat. A devastating jab to the stomach followed by a uppercut to the chin all under Kael's command, the battle is left in his control. Finishing his attack with a jab to the face that knocks Lina a few feet away from him Kael follows up by side stepping to his weapons resigning on the wet ground beside him. With a single movement Kael gains access to both his weapons ending his actions by pointing his pistol at Lina.

"You lose." Said Kael.

"How so? Blood doesn't stain this street. Just because you got me at gunpoint doesn't mean you automatically won the battle. Killing me means you win." Proudly spoken from Lina.

"I've already was the cause of killing one person of my family. I don't wanna be responsible for any more!"

"That's too bad. Now do it?!"Shouting Lina.

With his hand shaking slightly at the idea of killing lina, Kael pushes past his reason to live and places his finger on the trigger. Slowly pulling the trigger back Kael suddenly stops.

"You can't just accept your defect!?" Said Kael.

Shaking her head no Lina pauses in disbelief to spot someone beside Kael. A shotgun barrel jabs Kael's head.

Slowly turn around to his side for a brief moment, Kael can see Ozen with the shotgun in her hand before she pulls the trigger, killing him.