chapter 8

I wake up from a dream that I thought lasted a lifetime, I saw my future, and how it ends. To my eyes my end was very mundane, I was killed  by myself. It was a huge flash and I walked further into the abyss. Waking up in my own bed was nostalgic in a way, I don't know if I was hallucinating, but I see flashes of Saya, Cidny, and the twins, telling me that they hate how I keep destroying myself, for a society that'll never accept my actions as a way to warrant a better peace, because all they understand is hate, Love in war, the phrase has "and war" for me I see it differently. I have to stop contemplating my purpose this way it's cause's my nose to bleed, and my headaches to get worse. I look around my room and laugh at the fact that I'm still here, I change my clothes, head down the stairs to the living room to catch up on current events by watching the news. That plan is faltered though, because there is a girl with pink hair wearing my shirt, watching TV while eating cereal the only girl I know with pink hair is Saya, but I know she would never come back to me. I head to my office to get my helmet and talk to Michael, as I reach for it on my desk a message pops on my computer, it's from Chris {dear Cidny make sure you dye your hair, I would suggest pink, it is his favorite color} that blonde bastard now I know that who I saw was real, and not just a hallucination. I go straight back to the living room and sit next to Cidny,an hour passes as she still doesn't notice me then I she puts a spoon in her mouth she turns towards me, she screams then moves further away from me as she points at me with a spoon as if it's a weapon, then she swallows the rest of her food. To my surprise she was silent about me appearing randomly, all she did was lunge herself at me frantically grabbing, pushing, pulling, and locking her lips with mine, I didn't really expect much of anything, I thought given my absence she would've had time to think about where her life stands, and leave me to live a fulfilling life. She then cried as she laughed "your an idiot, you know that right," she says. Everyone says that to me I don't get it (yes I do) you spend the rest of the day together as I get a better grasp on current events, Cidny told me that she'll be attending the academy, and will be working with the ever flamboyant Mr, kotegawa, she also said she hasn't really seen the city except for the flight over here, (were going to go for a walk) "a walk… Michael told me…" she says (not that type of walk) it's winter here so I get a sweater on as she get pants, but I also grab a pair of my headphones (put these on) she asks "why" and I just put them on her head, her pink hair is very well done it almost looks natural,  we go for a walk as I hold her hand, this place has changed for me as well, I take her to the first place Saya hugged me, they tore down the bridge, placed railing and a coffee shop nearby. Sitting upon this railing and observing the city has given me a foothold on my chosen purpose I look at Cidny as she sips coffee listening to my music, and something inside of me feels warm, I hate it, because it feels so good I can't really explain it in words how much she means to me and how much I need her in my life, but I know that good things don't last forever so I have to appreciate what I have now. 

We head home moments later, Cidny ends up going to the kitchen (what are you doing) she takes off all her clothes, and just puts on an apron, when did I get an apron "I'm going to cook dinner" she states really loudly, because she still has the headphones on, I forgot she had them on. I head to my office and check my computer for criminal activity, doing so I have Michael tell me while I clean off everything on my helmet and scuff it, because people have seen too much of it's design Its now has more natural tone, with aluminum lacing. I called Chris {hey so your awake, that's good because I need you to do me a favor} (what does she want) {ah how I missed that tone of yours, alright she want us to keep doing what we do best… more like what you do best} (is that what you want me to do) {no… we need to protect the school Overwatch is being targeted, she thinks she can handle it, you and I both know she can't… I love her and I don't want to see her die}(what? A lot has happened hasn't it) {you have know idea we were all lost since Saya left, you more than anyone, I'm just glad you found your direction} (I'll do anything my hands will allow me too) {ahh my God I missed  you man…} (are you crying) {no…} I hang up on him immediately after I hear him cry, his tears made me feel disterbed, I tell Michael to give me an overlay of the whole school as well as an exploded blueprint of every building, and all staff as well as student information, parents, grand parents, and everything in between. [You know that'll take a while, that is a lot of information] (I don't care, get it done, even if someone sneezes, I want to know who did, and what caused it) [alright… it'll take me 47 hrs to gather all the information you need] (47 ? That's pretty strange timing, why not 48 ?) [Well… fuck you] (Michael… Michael… Michael!) I like having an AI help me, but sometimes. I end up paying it no mind, and head to the kitchen where Cidny has made an attempt to make beef Wellington, my kitchen is a disaster, as Cidny sees me standing behind her she frightfully throws the ruined beef Wellington straight into my face "oh…" she then laughs so loud that I'm more worried about my eardrums then my complexion, I wipe my eyes too see her on the ground still laughing "I'm sorry" she says historically again and again I then crouch, take a piece of crust off my face then shove it in her mouth "mmph… that d actually not half bad" she says smiling at me, I think I'm happy, having someone like Cidny has given a better identity, I know that I've contemplated my purpose is to take the hate, sorrow, and life from evil individuals, but that might just be my own desire, she… she might be my purpose to protect, to hold, and cherish. I think this is what Isa meant. (I love you) ".... What did you just say" (I said I love you) she then gets up, her eyes widen as they tear up "you… say it one more time" she asks I put my arms around her, then she starts to wipe my face (i know are relationship started a sad lie you know that not really an emotional person, but I understand that I hurt you, I showed you who I really am I destroyed your family, but you… you accepted me, I gave you all the information about me, and I don't even know who I really, but I know that I love you, you gave nothing, but… everything. I will do anything for I will be there for you always now and forever) Cidny starts crying as she puts her head on chest she then whispers into my chest "I've waited so long to hear you say that… you idiot" she then locked her lips with as we share a long embrace. I then hear the door open.

Me and Cidny were intimately sharing each other's company before  we got interrupted by someone opening the door, I then stop to grab a gun from the floor (get down and stay here until I come back) I then Weaver to the door to she Overwatch "can you for one second… no not one second, for every other time we meet, not have a gun… what is that a combat master, are fucking kidding me" she frantically states, she is holding a bunch of shopping bags she then takes of her glasses and says "Cidny !!!!... I got you clothes girl" Cidny then rushes to Overwatch and says "oh my god finally" it's like a switch has been flipped she suddenly has clothes on even just moments ago she was only wearing an apron "お元気ですか" Cidny speaks in Japanese I then translucate away from what their saying. I then go to Overwatch's car because I know for I fact she had my new gear that I'll be wearing from now on, as I'm opening I hear loud screams I then the benelli m2 from her trunk as with the rest of my gear and rush through the door Overwatch then say "god dammit… what did j just say… take your shit and leave were having a girls night" by girls night she means she'll get drunk with Cidny because she wants to learn what she's like, and also to show her a picture of a younger versions of me that weren't on file, then I have an outburst (but I want to have sex) Cidny then get very flustered then moves her lips in a way that says "maybe later" I then head to my office get my helmet and take my leave, as I go to the waypoint that was set on my GPS by Chris I look upon City and it's  eminence. The place they call the burrows has changed its deadlier and far from finished.the construction is large in scale.at night I looks like the city covered in blood.

 Chris meets me sometime later, he communicates through sign language, telling me "my radio is down, you go to the mid city, I'll go to sky" his sign language needs some work. I make my way to mid city to clean up known drug smugglers that pop up on my hud.i make quick work of all my combatants, my new ballistic and Kevlar weaved gear is working perfectly I had two men slice at me with a knife, there's not even a scratch on my jacket, I did get shot in the skull, though my helmet did deflect the round, the dealers have gotten more cautious. Three out of the five men I hunted down were grouped up together in a garage they were mostly discussing how they haven't seen Cidny's brother in any of the meeting of the heads, and how they haven't been getting a lot of business, but they've been getting more and more recruits every day, the other two men were new upstarts that sold cocaine to rich kids. Though they carried m4 assault carbines which was very strange. 

I leave the burrows to head back home. On my way back I see Chris a thousand meters away from me, he seems to have stopped so I catch up to him. We meet up, then he signals wait so I wait, as we wait I reload my weapon which is the combat master as well as a AEK-71 I picked up from one of the dealers I was going to show Overwatch, because is modded with a potato grip, mk23 Holo sight, as well as box suppressor, the only reason I don't show Chris is because he won't be able to say anything. Moments later I aim to my two o clock, then Chris then points my barrel down with hand, it's Mikki "hey guys!" She say. Mikki is more outfitted then last time I've seen her in her gear "so you guys took the burrows, well I took main central, I didn't really run into anybody except for drunk and your occasional ladies night out I did fine how about you two" Mikki details us what she did tonight, I do the same, so does Chris, but in sign language. I then take my leave and head home, as I go through my bedroom window I see Overwatch, Cidny, as well as… data analyst from Overwatch's office I believe her name was Jasmine, they're all in my room looking at the pictures of my younger self, laughing saying "from this… to… this" they don't really notice me, so I change out of my gear, and put on some shorts to go workout, I feel someone about rush me, I move slightly, then Overwatch runs into a wall and says "you not getting away this time… you …. Me right now" (your drunk, half naked, also your left fingernail broken) with that she falls down and cries saying "oh now I'll never get married" then drunk Jasmine and Cidny run to her side shouting "you asshole tell her she's pretty" (she already knows that) "he's right I do no I'm pretty" Overwatch says that as she is crying on the floor, in the fetal position. I end up craving a blanket and going to sleep on the couch while listening to music, because when I moved away from her lunge my muscles started cramping, also if they think I'm sleeping they won't disturb me. In my sleep I can see Cidny she is in all white, were standing above a vast land of water, it's not moving, neither are we, she held my hands and we started walking, it felt we walked for ever. Then the world arounds turns into a long hallway where pictures are set up to are left, right, and even moving past us, on are left are pictures made up of every single decision I made up to now, are left is ever one of Cidny's, a door appears in front of us, as we enter there are large antique picture frames, they carry images of us, I don't recognize three of them in one it me and Cidny on battlefield, touching are helmets together, we're wearing sometime of futuristic armor there are small explosions around us, and what seems to be ash falling down from the sky, the next image  is of me standing alone on the same battlefield carrying what seems to be dog tags in one hand, a rifle in the other, that last I'm though is me in front of a Sakura tree looking at three tombstone there is a small boy next to me holding my hand, we are both wearing black suits in my left hand in holding a bouquet of lilies, with a red rose in the middle, I'm holding the little boys hand with my right. I release Cidny's hand to get a better look at the tombstones the first one says {Cidny Mcknight, loving wife, friend to all and teacher of how to live} I can feel my face turn pale, the second reads {Saya, loving mother, the world has lost a star in the sky} I dropped to my knees, the last reads {the man without a name, he will always fight in life and in death} I then get off my knees and see Cidny is far away I ran to her she then runs away, the floor cracks makes me fall in, I'm starting to drown, all the people I've killed are pulling me under my body can't move. she is above me now with Chris. with a blade in hand, he plundged it down into her chest.