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❝With pride and elegance, we achieve our dreams for the future.❞
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|| Azalea|| Nano.ripe ||
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#0C94CC ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #CC0C2E】
|| Azalea|| Nano.ripe ||
As Ezra gripped the handles, Elise sneered at her prey before her, his leg stuck under a chunk of rock. The other soldiers were knocked out or having their legs broken by Oliver, while Carter hoarded the guns in his arms to make sure they could no longer fight back. "Don't kill them if you can help it." Mercedes asked them before. "The Doctor put chips in them, they're not doing this of their own wills anymore." While Elise did not particularly care how many died as a result of the dragon she let loose in the city, it seemd the others were holding back their attacks. "The Doctor belongs to you. Do not make the same mistake he did." Elise said calmly to Winter before turning to glance at the President, still looking calmly back at her.
"So you're alive I see. You owe me your life, I let you live on purpose." The Doctor almost looked desperate as he tried to wheel himself to safety but the exits were already sealed, encased by a thick layer of unforgiving ice. "Don't nobles repay their debts, Miss Hresvelg?" Elise gave him a smoldering stare. "If I owe anyone my life it is Winter, and I will pay that debt by allowing her the chance to perform the execution." No longer interested in the Doctor she directed her ruby eyes at the President, who seemed almost unaffected by all of this. "Before you die, President, do you have any last words? Surely you have a reason for sitting on your throne this whole time and not lifting a hand to help anyone." Was this supposed to be personal? For some reason it felt all of those old grudges meant nothing now. "What was the reward for sacrificing your humanity?"
The President sighed, shaking his head. His bodyguards were downed, rocks shattering their backs as Ezra had no mercy. He kept them alive, but only just barely so. "Humans are all very weak." He said with a tiny smile, one that had no regrets or remorse. "You know it yourself, Miss Hresvelg. All the cowards who would not bat an eye when seeing someone bullied in front of their faces. Those who stay silent to protect their careers when seeing their bosses embezzling money from charity drives. A poor child being groomed and abused and not a single witness trying to save her. Nobles scheming in their CEO Offices, how to steal power from my throne."
"Frankly, I was disappointed. So many weak humans, untalented, unmotivated to strengthen themselves or improve. Unable to rise up to change an oppressive regime. Sitting in fear, begging for a hero to save them."
Ezra rolled his eyes, growling. "He's talking drivel. Don't listen to him, he's just trying to save his skin." Elise glanced up at him then focused her eyes back on her target. "The President is not someone who would act so haphazardly." She was taught to give a man like this respect. Jeralt always considered him a gambling man - one who was not afraid to put it all on the betting table if it meant something. "The Doctor approached me, and offered to make a bet. He would present a challenge to humanity, and he would win if our city fell. If the citizens grew the will to fight and became strong enough to defeat the Doctor's challenge, then I would win the bet." He smiled at her then in that awful smug way. "Seeing you and the other Vassals here, it is clear that there are still those strong enough to rise to the challenge."
"My wonderful and strong citizens, my life belongs to you to do with as you wish." The President lowered his head, submitting to Elise's judgment. She sighed, already tired of this game. "The original plan was to drag you out in front of the people you betrayed and give you a public execution for your betrayal. But with how smug you are, it is clear even if I did that, you would only be satisfied that your decision was justified." Her face was expressionless, her hand reaching towards him. Even now he was smiling. "I will not give you the satisfaction of seeing us triumph over the Doctor." She drained his body of liquid until he was a withered dry shell, all the life sucked from him.
Suddenly their holos began piping up. "You guys! Something weird's happening!" Mercedes's voice blared to them in panic. "The monsters are going crazy, they're all coming right towards you guys! The giant dragon's hurt, but the military wasn't able to stop it!" The black eagle could faintly hear a sqeak of terror from Serenity. "Siri and I will try to take as many people to safety as we can, then meet up to help fight!" Oliver slowly turned towards the Doctor, a vicious glare in his eyes. "What did you do?" The Doctor shrugged, as if unafraid of Winter's execution desires. "They know I am in danger, so they're going to come rescue me now." There was not much time, if Winter wanted to finish off the Doctor, this was her only chance. "But you'd best be careful. They might get even angrier if you kill me. You don't have Merlin anymore, will you kids be able to win against the greatest and most powerful of monsters?"
"All you have to do is let me live, and I'll tell them to let you all escape to live out your pitiful lives."