-A few moments earlier-
… "GUARD Branch"…
… "Outer-Lands" …
[Canteen]
(sighs) "Haaaaa…"
"Am telling you this assignment was a waste of time."
One guard says to the another over a cup of coffee.
"What are you talking about?"
"I heard we captured Victor Siyah of the 'six'"
The other say sneakily.
"Whaaaaattt?!?"
"That's impossible."
The first guard shouts in disbelief
"You've heard the rumours."
"That guy could take down the whole army by himself."
He says responds.
"Besides why would the Damion send us after his own son."
"It just doesn't make any sense."
He says smugly.
"Well rumour has it the Damion has dementia now and thinks the world is out to get him."
"Probably thought his son wanted to usurp him."
The other guard responds taking a sip of his coffee.
"Hey you shouldn't talk about the Damion like that."
The first guard says.
"Yeah??"
"Or what?!?"
!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"WHA-what the?!!"
The first guard shouts out losing his balance as the building shakes from the explosions
("Psss!!!!")
"AAAAAH-aaaaaah f*ck my thighs!!!"
The other guard shouts jumps up after he spills coffee
"…"
"Ehehe…"
The first smirk
"Or that you idiot."
He laughs
"Arghh!!"
"Oh shut up!"
The other guard responds
"The hell was that?!?"
"We under attack?"
He says wiping himself off.
"I don't know sounds like it came from below."
The first guard responds cautiously taking his gun and walking toward the door.
"Yo-you don't think its Victor Siyah right?!?"
The other guard asks curiously frightened.
"Oh I thought you didn't believe we had him."
The first guard mocks him in response.
"W-well yeah…"
"But even I have to admit it's kinda weird having such a heavily guarded room no one's allowed to go into at the bottom…"
The other guard says.
"Argh…"
"Just shut up and take your weapon we'll go and--"
("DON'T JUST STAND THERE!")
("STOP HIM!!!!")
They are interrupted by the sound of guards rushing the stairs that lead to the lower levels of the structure!!!!
"SEE!!! SEEE!!!!"
"I TOLD YOU ITS VICTOR NO WAY AM GOING DOWN THERE!!!"
The other guard shouts to the other.
"Would you shut up!"
"Am pretty sure it'll be worse for you if Yasser finds out you didn't do a thing."
The first guard says
"Ack!"
"Yeah you're probably right there."
The other guard exclaims
"Exactly so hurry up and--"
("SHIT HE'S JUST A LITTLE RUNT!!!")
("HURRY UP AND CATCH HIM ALREADY!!!")
(In Unison) "Little runt?!?!?"
The guards say confused, interrupted once more by noises from outside
"Hey hurry up lets--"
Just the first guard opens door almost in slow motion a black haired boy rushes passed the door in full sprint!!!
Their eyes meeting for but a second!
"what the--"
("STOP HIM!!!!")
Guards shout after him!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(panting) "Father…."
Xavier thinks to himself running aimlessly around the structure in search of a way out.
-A few moments earlier-
"DAD!!!!!!!!"
("OOOOOOOUUUUUUAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!")
sssshhhhhhhIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!
!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Three explosions go off in tandem as Victor shouts!!!!!!
"FATH--"
"AAAAAARRRGHHHH!!!!"
Xavier exclaims as he's blown away!!!
Straight with the chains that bind as they break out the ground!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(coughs) " Fa-father…"
Xavier says struggling back to his feet
"Father…"
He mumbles as the dust starts to settles and he can see his father lying face down on the ground
"FATHER!!!!"
He shouts crawling on his hands and knees to him
The sound of the chains grazing the ground echoing the run.
(Coughs) "Father!"
He says taking his father into his arms
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(hoarse) "oh good…"
"It worked…."
Victors says looking up to Xavier through the blurry eyes
He can barely see his sons face now.
"Father!"
Xavier shouts
"We have to get outta here!"
"Now that we're both free we can…"
"Father??"
He says before pausing when he notices his father is not looking at him anymore
Instead
He looks passed him.
And behind to the other guard who now lay in a pool of blood on the ground crushed against the wall by the explosion.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(hoarsely) " Good…"
Victor mumbles
"Father!"
(hoarsely) "Listen Xavier."
Xavier is cut off by his father's soft tone.
"If you were with Lucy today then you probably know about souls by now."
"(souls)?"
Victor begins
"What I did just now…"
"There's no coming back from it…"
He says as Xavier watches him noticing severed lines on his body just like he had seen before with Lucy.
"In-balance…"
"…"
Xavier mumbles to himself watching him in a daze.
"So even if I leave you with now you'll just end up having to bury me in the outer-lands somewhere."
Victor says
"Why…"
Xavier says as the tears pile up
"Why are you all in such a rush to die?!?"
He shouts
"Why does everyone want to leave me alone?!?!"
Xavier says his voice shaking as the tears begin to flow
"Xavi…"
Victor thinks to himself watching his son
"Why does it always have to be this way??"
Xavier says
"If only I was stronger…"
He says
"If only I was stronger!!!"
"Xavi."
Victor says cutting off Xavier
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"You're all so selfish."
Xavier says gritting his teeth as the tears flow.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Yeah…"
"Maybe we are…"
Victor says
"But none of us are in a rush to die…"
He says
"We're not selfish because we're choosing death over you Xavier."
He says.
"We are selfish because we're choosing you to live on in our place."
Victor says caressing Xavier's cheek.
"We're selfish because we're trying to keep you away from death."
He says
"Whether it be me."
"Your mother."
"Uncle Mark"
"Or Lucy."
He says
"We love you Xavi."
"And if there's anything we can do to keep away from sharing the same fate us."
"We'll do it in a heartbeat."
Victor says
"Because you Xavi."
"You are our 'survival'"
He says as a broken hearted Xavier watching on in awe
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(crying) "Well I hate to break it to you."
Xavier says
"But am not as strong as all of you."
He says
"And even though you all keep trying to save me there's nothing."
"There's nothing I can do to repay your sacrifices."
He says
"Why is this happening…"
He says crying
"I just keep finding myself in the same situations…"
He says
"Over and over…."
He says
"Even now i--"
"Then just keep living Xavi."
Victor cuts him off.
"Keep living until you can repay the sacrifices of everyone."
He says
"Because that is the duty of someone who owes another."
He says
"Keep living until you pay back your debt."
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"So go Xavier."
Victor says smiling
"Those explosions just now will probably mean a ton of guards are on their here way right now."
"Fath--"
("THUD! THUD! THUD!!!")
"We don't have anytime left Xavi."
Victor says sternly as Xavier looks to the door and where of the sound of boots hitting emanates from
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"B-But father how am I supposed to--"
"You have my and your mother's blood flowing through you…"
He says smiling
"So you'll be fine."
Victor says smiling to his son.
"father…"
Xavier thinks
"Now go!"
Victor shouts lightly pushing him away.
"FATH--"
"GO XAVI!!!"
-The Present-
(panting) "I won't let your sacrifice be in vain."
Xavier thinks to himself running
"I'll pay back this debt."
"I swear it!!!"
He thinks gritting his teeth as the tears flow
"HUH?!!?!"
("THUD! THUD! THUD!!!")
"WHOA?!?!"
A couple of guards are startled as Xavier blitz passed them at full sprint!
"HEY!!!!"
"HEY!!!!!!"
"STOP THAT KID!!!!!"
Guards pursing Xavier from behind shout out
"HUH?!?!"
"SHIT C'MON LETS GO!!!"
They say joining the pursuit.
Xavier rushes forward turning to the right!
Then the left!!!
Then forward!!!
("STOP HIM!!!!!!")
Guards shout at every turn as the boy continues to run directionless for his life!!!
His pursuers only continuing to pile over and over!!!
Before…
("!!!")
He turns into a dead end!!!!
"Ack!"
He exclaims coming to a halt in a corner.
"Wh-what now?!?!"
He thinks to himself.
"HE'S HERE!!!"
One the guards shout turning into the corner he finds himself
"Aaaah."
Xavier exclaims looking back.
"GOT YOU NOW KID!!!"
He shouts as other guards start to arrive
"Now just come quietly and we won't have to hurt you!"
He shouts starting to draw closer and closer!
"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
"aaaaaahhh!!!!!"
"What do I do now?"
Xavier thinks terrified slowly backing away
"If I don't get out of here then father's…"
"No everyone's sacrifices will be…"
He thinks shaking uncontrollably against the wall
"No I won't let that happen!!!"
He thinks
"For how much longer am I going to be weak???"
("!bzzzt!")
Xavier thinks to himself looking for a way out
("!bzzzt!")
"Hey kid this is our last warning."
The guard shouts as his eyes just blitz passed a window behind the guards.
("!bzzzt!")
"Come quietly or we'll make you come out!"
He shouts!
("!bzzzt!")
"Bingo!"
Xavier thinks noticing the window.
("!bzzzt!")
"Tch! Don't say I didn't warn you!"
The guard shouts
("!bzzzt!")
"GET HIM!!!"
He shouts as all the guards rush him at once
("!bzzzt!")
(Deep breath) "It's now or never Xavi."
Xavier hears a voice in his head…
("!bzzzt!")
"Lucy??"
He thinks in a panic
("!!!!")
"If you're going to go. Then go!!!"
The voice shouts
("!!BZZZZZZZZZZT!!")
"AH…"
Just then Xavier is pushed forward!
("!!BZZZZZZZZZZT!!")
"Hm."
Xavier scoffs
("!!BZZZZZZZZZZT!!")
"Thanks…"
He smiles
("!!BZZZZZZZZZZT!!")
"Lucy."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BZZZZZZZZZZT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shhhhhhiiiIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!!!!!
Just then Xavier lunges forward in full sprint almost in slow motion!!!
And just as he is about to meet head on with his pursuers…
The familiar shimmer of a glow begins to emanate from his eyes!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The air around him erupts as a path is drawn in thread is exposed to him!!!!
One that goes all the way through the guards and to the window.
"Huh??"
Xavier thinks
"This is…"
He thinks as time slows for
"I see…"
He thinks
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The air erupts as he follows the thread turning sharply right around the first man!!!!
"Aaaarrrghhh!!"
The man exclaims of balance as Xavier side steps him!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The air erupts once as he follows the thread once more!!!
This time lunging down with it to sliding in between two guard's legs!!!
"EEEEEEEH?!!!"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The air erupts as he follows the thread!!!
This timing bouncing up and onto the next man's back as he tries to grab him!!!
"SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xavier uses the man as a launch pad!!
Jumping off with the thread in with all his might and escaping the pair of men trying to reach him ahead!!!!
("...…..")
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The window shatters as Xavier dives through it!!!!
"…"
"…"
-To Be Continued-