(Sighs) "Tsk…tsk… tsk.""
Barry responds
"You're not getting rid of me that easy."
He says coming out into the open.
"YOU!!!"
Xavier shouts in anger!
-MEANWHILE-
… 'North Gate' …
(Yawns) "…"
"I still can't believe Captain Siyah did that."
Leona says dozing and watching the gate with Yasser.
"Ehehe."
Yasser laughs
"Well I can."
He says
"He was probably afraid of the great Yasser Freid I tell you!"
Yasser says smugly a great grin on his face as Leona just stares at him blankly.
(yawns) "Still though…"
"That definitely threw a wrench in your plans…"
Leona says
"Right Captain."
She says more serious staring out to the gate.
"Heh."
Yasser scoffs
"…"
"You'd do well not to think so little of me Leona."
Yasser says getting up from the sand and throwing his coat over the shoulder.
"I think we've had enough fun here."
He says starting to walk away from the gate and towards the 300 strong army.
"Hm."
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"And what of Jeremiah?"
Leona asks watching Yasser leave through the army
"Heh…"
"Jerry is a big boy."
"Am sure he can handle himself."
Yasser says continuing forward
Not pausing for the response
"You're welcome to go and help him if you want though."
He says
"Though am sure he wouldn't like that."
He says smirking
"His situation is a little more..."
"'Personal'."
Yasser says waving
"Hm."
Yasser exclaiming pausing when he reaches the centre of the army
"Well then."
He smirks
(DEEEEEEP BREEEAAATH) "…"
"BLADES!!!"
("THUD!!!!!!!!!!!")
Yasser shouts as the 300 stand at attention in unison!
"I'VE GROWN BORED OF THIS HUNT."
He shouts!
"TAKE THE CITY!!!"
The command is loud!
The 300 begin their march towards the Oasis!!!
Has the raid so far been nothing but a game to Yasser?!!
Ruin approaches the doors of the Oasis as the sanctuary nears its end…
… [Xavier and Lucy] …
(panting) "What… do you want?"
Lucy asks.
"First you attack our city."
She begins
"Now you hunt us all over the place!"
She says
"Honestly I'm getting tired of seeing your balding head."
She says smugly trying to stay awake.
(sighs) "…"
"Am sorry if it seems that way to you little lady…"
Barry says
"…"
"But It's not about what you've done…"
"It's about what you might do…."
He says
"See like I told your friend earlier I couldn't care less about this place."
"If anything I pitied this poor attempt at achieving peace."
He says
"But while I was suffering the day."
"I came across a child capable of using (souls) and information on an excommunicated house."
He says
"Knowing you could seek revenge against 'The Beneath' in the future is reason enough to kill you right here…"
Barry says
"But now there's information on the Beyaz house?"
He says
"Am sorry but I can't in good conscious just let you go free."
Barry says beginning to close the distance between himself and Lucy.
"…"
"I see…"
Lucy says starting toward him as well!!
"Ah!--"
Xavier tries to talk but Lucy signals for him to stay back
(sighs) "Fierce white hair and crimson red eyes."
Barry says approaching her
"A fable at best."
He says.
"Oh??"
"If it's not real then why don't you just let us go?"
Lucy responds approaching him
"Well the answer to that question is pretty obvious isn't it?"
Barry says stares her down, the distance closed!!!
"No it really isn't…"
Lucy responds looking up at him as they stand face to face!!!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(sighs) "…"
"Well there's crimson red eyes right there…"
Barry says aiming his gun up at Xavier!!!
"AH!"
"HM!"
… ("PAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") ...
"!!!!!!!!!!!SOULS!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Barry and Lucy shout in unison!!!
… "Bzzzt!" …
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"So am not a real Beyaz."
("....")
"I was just sworn in by someone who couldn't get over his past."
("....")
"But so what??"
("....")
"That won't stop me from defending their honor."
("....")
"Why?"
("....")
"Because if I don't…"
("....")
"Then wouldn't I be betraying 'his' honor too??"
("....")
… 'The Fountain' …
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Try to keep up old man things are going to get interesting."
Bo says to no response from Mark.
"Yeah just make it quick."
Jeremiah says to Bo sitting on the ground.
"Aaaaah…hahahahHA!"
Bo rushes Mark again!
This time before Mark can even reach for his gauntlet to shoot his grenades!!!
"Argh."
Mark exclaims in shock crossing his arms as Bo slashes upwards!!!
… "BAM!!!!!! …
Mark is thrown in the air by the force of Bo's sword!
"Heh. Where are you going am not done yet!!!"
Bo shouts after him before leaping into the air after him and unloading in a frenzy of attacks!!!!
"AaaaaahahahhahahAHHA!!!"
Slash after slash Mark keeps his arms crossed!!!
Letting his gauntlets take the damage before Bo grabs him and throws him back down!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"ACK!!!"
Mark gasps landing on the ground spine first to a huge impact that forces the sand away in waves!!!!!!
(coughs) "HAA."
Blood spews from Mark's mouth!
"Here comes the second one!!!!"
Bo shouts diving at Mark!!!
Sword primed for another slash!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The impact forms another crater!!!
Destroying a building in the process as Mark just barely escapes!!!
Blown away by the impact!!
"Hehe.."
Bo laughs
"Hey Old man!!"
He says
"Things might get really ugly for you if you get serious."
Bo shouts at Mark standing up in the crater.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Heh…still with the silence I see."
Bo says a little ticked off
"Well…"
"It doesn't matter anymore you'll be dead soon."
He continues with a great grin pointing the sword at Mark.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(sighs) "I see…"
Mark mumbles to himself examining his damaged gauntlets
"So this is the extent of your power."
He thinks.
"Hey!"
"Hey!"
"Hey now!!"
"You can't be serious right now."
Bo says laughing in confusion as Mark continues to ignore him.
"Guess I'll have to reinforce the steel on the mark II's"
Mark continues.
"In any case you've served your purpose."
He says taking off the gauntlets.
"Hey old man!
"We doing this or what??"
Bo shouts frustrated.
"Jeremiah is he okay???"
He says mockingly facing Jeremiah who shrugs.
"Now then to the unruly gentleman who did this to you…"
Mark mumbles.
"Yup the old guy's lost it."
Bo says laughing
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"I don't believe we've properly met."
Mark says taking off his glasses
"Huh??"
Bo exclaims in confusion
"Old ma--"
"See I'd rather you didn't call me that."
Mark says cutting Bo off
"I have a name you know."
He says pulling a little white cloth from his pocket and cleaning his glasses
"…"
"It's quite the prestigious one too…"
Mark says as Bo and Jeremiah watch on.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"You see in this beautiful city…"
"That you've so rudely decided to invade…"
"I go by Smart Mark.''
He says.
"But to you my friends."
Mark says begins as the grounds begins to shake and the wind intensifies!!!
"EH!"
"…"
Bo exclaims startled as Jeremiah's turns serious
"I am known as…"
Mark says as Jeremiah slowly begins to reach for his axes!
"Josiah…"
… ("!!!!!!!") …
"Huh?"
"TCH!!!"
Bo and Jeremiah exclaim when Mark says the first name immediately reaching for their weapons!!!!
"BLA--"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"WHOA!!!"
Bo exclaims as the whole ground shakes violently!!!!!
"WHA- WHAT THE?!!"
He shouts losing his balance
"…"
"Heh."
Jeremiah scoffs with an anxious smirk as he places his axes back
"Is that?"
Bo asks facing behind him to the south!
"Yeah it is."
Jeremiah responds plainly facing the south as well.
"Harmony in-balance'"
He says as the wind blows fiercer and fiercer from the south!!!!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(sighs) "…"
"Lucy you idiot."
Mark says looking out to the south where a…
A TORNADO FORMS?!!?!
-A SHORT WHILE AGO-
… [Xavier and Lucy] …
"Argh!!!"
"Lu-LUCY!!"
Barry exclaims and Xavier shouts in reaction to the wind blowing fiercely around them!!!!
The source of these fierce wind?
The whirlwind that now circles Lucy!!!
"L-LUCY!"
Xavier calls out shielding his eye from all the sand being flung around!!!
"…"
(sighs) "It's no use kid."
Barry says struggling to stay upright next to her!
"What?!?"
Xavier shouts confused
"Tch."
Barry clicks his
"A harmony in-balance huh?"
Barry thinks struggling to aim at her
!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Ack!!!"
Xavier exclaims as the wind gets fiercer and he is blown back!!!
Shielding his face as he struggles to get back up
Xavier turns his head to face Lucy.
The glow of her tattoos is much brighter!!!
The marks that decorate her arms and legs are now cut in part.
Looking like severed lines.
Like steam her aura swirls around her…
Making her the eye to her own personal natural disaster!!!!
The bright glow in her eyes is much fiercer than the rest of her body.
It burns!
Like an overloaded bulb about to blow
"Is she alright?"
Xavier thinks to himself in a worry.
"LUCY!!!"
He calls out again!
His voice muffled by the wind as he tries to force himself off the ground to aid her.
"LUCY!!!!!"
He shouts again
"LU--"
(sighs) "Didn't I tell you it's no use??"
Barry cuts him off mid-way shouting back from eye as whirlwind grows fiercer
"In the state that she's in you'd be better off trying to wake the dead person."
"…"
He says as Xavier watches on
"So this is the path you've chosen."
Barry thinks looking upwards at the swirling wind from the eye
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Fine..."
Barry says
"We can end it here."
("CLICK!!!!!!!!")
He says placing the gun on her forehead!!!!
("....")
"I'm tired."
I should just sleep….
("....")
"Is Xavier fine?"
Even though I'm putting him in danger…
("....")
"I miss Mark and Rusty."
They're probably dead…
("....")
"I'm tired."
Go to sleep then…
(".....")
Lucy's mind wonders as she spirals
(… "Bzzt" …)
(… "Bzzt" …)
Her soul is exploding…
(… "Bzzt" …)
(… "Bzzt" …)
Its energy is smashing against her physical energy.
(… "Bzzt" …)
(… "Bzzt" …)
She beginning to lose consciousness.
(… "Bzzt" …)
… "Bzzt" …)
She can feel herself losing consciousness.
(… "Bzzt" …)
(… "Bzzt" …)
Deeper and deeper into a deep sleep.
(… "Bzzt" …)
(… "Bzzt" …)
"So this is what papa was talking about…"
"…"
"….""
… [2 YEARS AGO] …
-To Be Continued-