Chapter 52: Gangster 2
Back to Vi
"COME!" Vi exclaimed, translucent white aura covering both of her fists. She then remembered the words Jayce had told her a couple of hours earlier.
"Remember guys, Arcane energies are but just a tool for individuals to wield. Be imaginative, be creative, be willful. Think of the best tools that suit you best...."
'Be creative, tools huh, what is my best tool?' She had asked herself this question ever since. Then an image popped up in her head, more specifically, her memory.
On that night, before she passed out, she saw a man with gauntlets. Then like a lightbulb being switched on. She imagined herself wearing gauntlets, and then it appeared. Both of her hands are covered with gauntlets, made up of Arcane energies.
'This is cool!' She mentally exclaimed! Then with a determined look, she looks at the incoming gangsters. Apparently, they couldn't see what had happened, cluelessly charging ahead.
"DIE, BASTARD!" The leader shouts, with both hands, gripped the metal pipe, he swings at Vi.
Seeing the incoming pipe, Vi didn't hesitate, she also punches forward her right fist.
Seeing Vi just punched with her bare hand, the leader had a big smirk.
'This dumbass! Does she think her fist is harder than metal?' He had already foreseen the result, his metal pipe smashing her fist, making her experience the pain from being crippled!
But then...
*BANG* A sound of collision happened, but it wasn't from the pipe.
*Thump* The gangster's leader knelt and fell forward... HEADLESS!
Brain matters and blood flew everywhere.
*silent* The scene went quiet, only the sound of wind breezed through the alley. [AN: Keyword: "wind"!]
*Gulp* After a few seconds, several gulps could be heard as the gangster finally registered what had just happened.
"h...he...sh...she...he...de.eead??" One of them stuttered, she was the closest one behind him, so she experienced the feeling of brain matter splattered all over her body.
"R...RUN!" No one knows who shouted that, but simultaneously, they all dropped their weapons, turned around and fled,
*Trip* "AHH!" The woman who spoke wanted to run as well, but as she turned around, she tripped.
"WAIT! HELP ME! I'M YOUR MISTRESS!" She yelled, watching the so-called "subordinates" ignore her, just focused on running with tails between their legs. Her expression morphed into anger and despair.
*tap tap tap* She heard a series of footsteps behind her, her heart turned cold, chills ran down her spine. She turned around and saw Vi, with an indifferent look on her face as she stared down at her, like a beast feasting its eyes upon a prey, a helpless and weak prey!
A pungent odour smell came from her crotch, she pissed herself! But she in no mind for that as she changed her position, kneeling before Vi, she slammed her head against the ground.
"Please...please...spare..me..." With both her hands clasped, like a prayer, she looked into VI's emotionless eyes and begged.
"Spare you? Would you have spared us if I didn't retaliate? If I didn't have the power to fight back, would you?" Vi coldly muttered, thinking about Powder. If she didn't have the power if she didn't meet Jayce, if...if... Would they just be like that leader? Helplessly die with no power to resist. Or worse, they would be tortured and get violated, death then would be a bliss. Thinking about that...
Her rage intensified; her aura flew out once more, subconsciously. Making an already terrified woman tremble harder!
"YES! YES, I WOULD...I MEAN...WE WOULD... SO-..." Sensing Vi's murderous aura, she lied through her teeth, hoping for a chance of survival, but alas...
*BOOM* an uppercut tore through her head, like a balloon.... it popped.
The headless woman's body fell forward.
*Pant pant pant* A series of rough breathing coming from Vi. Her aura vanished, making her tremble with weakness, she overused her power! Jayce had warned her earlier, but the situation had forced her hand!
First, she wasn't supposed to be able to use Arcane Powers yet.
Secondly, without getting accustomed to Arcane energies, she forcefully applied Arcane methods; normally, a person with average talent could never use Arcane methods without getting used to the energies, but due to Vi's willingness to protect her sister, her hidden talents unlocked, enabled her to do what she did, but alas...
Everything has its price tag. Being crippled for the rest of her life could be considered lucky. What she just did was akin to a paper cup holding water. What do you think would happen? Exactly.
"It's...Over..." Vi muttered, she fell backward. She could feel it, her body, or more specifically, her vitality is seeping out of her body.
'At least Powder is fine...' did she regret it? Of course not! She can never repay Powder enough; without her, she would have lived a life of dullness and loneliness. Being able to protect her loved ones, even at the cost of her life, she would have done it again if given the chance!
"VI!"
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Powder's POV
"LET GO OF ME EKKO!" Powder furiously shouted, she fidgets around with all her might, struggling to get out of his grasp.
"Calm down Powder! Do you think you could be of any help if you were over there!?" Ekko bit his lip as he inquired, his eyes raged with redness, did he want to run away? Absolutely not! But he has priorities, and one of them is listening to his leader's order. It's also his selfishness to run away, in order to protect Powder!
"I.DON'T. CARE! LET GO!" She shouts as she elbows Ekko by his side, making him hiss in pain, loosening his grip. Like a cat, she got out of his hold and start running back.
She ran for several meters before she was tackled down by Ekko, he then rolled them behind the dumpster.
"What are yo-" she was muffled by his hand.
"Shhh, look!" Ekko shushes as he points toward the distance. There they saw a bunch of gangsters, who were running for their lives with a horrified expression as if they had seen ghosts! They were the ones who ambushed them!
"MONSTER! THAT'S A MONSTER RUN!"
"I'LL REPENT, I'LL REPENT, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"
"MOMMY!"
They shouted as they ran, leaving behind drops of yellow piss, looking very pathetic, unlike what they had seen before.
Powder and Ekko looked at each other, they then understood something must have happened. Powder didn't ask for his opinion as she got out of his embrace and stealthily ran back.
Ekko didn't stop her this time, as he follows her back as well.
The rest is history
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"VIIII! WAKE UP!" The voice of Powder could be heard from afar, running toward Vi in a hurry.
'Powder...?' her eyes struggling to stay open as she tilts her head to look at the incoming Powder. Tears streamed down her face as Vi looked at Powder. She doesn't regret sacrificing her life for her sister, but she regrets not being able to see her again. Maybe they'll get a better life next time...
"No no no no NO NO! Vi, VI! I'm here, okay? Everything is fine, okay?" Powder came beside Vi's body as her tears continuously streamed down from her eyes. She looks around her body for visual injuries, but she can't find any!
"Vi..." Ekko stood behind Powder as his face crestfallen. Anger, sorrow, sadness… many emotions coursed through him as he gazes at Vi and the two corpses beside her. Although he doesn't know what has happened, he has a guess!
"Pow...der...." With whatever little strength she has left, her hand lifts itself touching the cheek of Powder.
"VI! You are okay, right? Let's go to Jayce, he will find a way-.." Her voice came to a stop when Vi's hand powerlessly fell to the ground.
*KABOOM* A flash of thunder, followed by heavy rains as they poured down.
"no...vi...wake up...*hic* vi...*sobs*" She kept nudging Vi's body, but her sister remains motionless. Her eyes blanked out as she also fell forward, unconscious...
"POWDER!" Ekko catches her before her body touches the ground. His tears kept pouring as he griefs for the death of his beloved friend.
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"Sigh, what a kind and talented child..." In a far distance, an entity muttered to herself as she looks at the scene below. "
"It would be a waste of talent for you to go, my child. The time of peace is ending, chaos and turbulence will ensure this world once more, the world needs you, child...." Her ethereal and soft voice would make one feel calm and at ease, too bad no one has the chance to experience such a thing.
"Monsoon..." She softly muttered an incantation, then something magical happened. The dark but empty and clear sky suddenly darkened further as waves of air gathered, making heavy clouds. The clouds then pour down heavy rain, toward a specific spot,
"So, his name is Jayce, huh? Such an interesting child he is... I will have the chance to meet him soon...perhaps..."
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"ACHOO!"
"Hmm? Are you sick?" Caitlyn asks as she put her hand on his forehead, feeling his temperature.
"Me? Sick? Pffft? How could this great me get sick? Probably some pretty girl is thinking about me." Jayce smugly raises his head high.
"tcch, how narcissistic." She rolled her eyes, as she pinched his waist
"OWWWWWWWW!"
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