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wasn’t heavy to hold. “I see that you’re willing to justify your actions so that you can pretend that everything’s okay. You can’t see that you’re sick. See, at least Kyran understands that the atrocities he commits is wrong. He doesn’t try to make excuses. He admits that he’s a killer and tries to make up for it by contributing to the world around him in his own way. You can’t do any of that. You only think of yourself, and that’s the difference between the two of you. You’re barely a man. You’re still the same child that we allowed to tag along with us all those years ago.”
“A child that survived through it.”
Catherine sighed. “Fine,” she said wearily. “I guess it can’t be helped.” She summoned her multi-colored eidolon and rushed Chloe from the back.
Chapter 7 – Friendships
“You’re going to take his side?” Chloe asked as Catherine tried to lob off one of her legs. Chloe leapt in the air and back-flipped until she was several yards away. James walked over to Catherine’s side and summoned both of his eidolons—white and black respectively. Catherine took a deep breath as Chloe gave her a pained look of betrayal.
“Catherine…” she began to say, but Catherine waved her away.
“You’ve come to imprison or kill my husband. I’m not going to let this slide.”
“Doesn’t anything I said make sense?”
“It does to some degree, but James has proven time and time again that he’s not a monster, and even if he did lose control, then we would put him down if necessary, but only if necessary! You, Bastion, James and even Kyran has lost control before. But we didn’t treat them any differently. We took care of them and helped them through the ordeal because we would expect no less from them if we weren’t ourselves.”
“This is different.”
“It’s not.”
“You’re blinded by your love for him.”
“So you say.”
Chloe sucked her teeth. “I don’t want to hurt either of you. You’re my family, not just my friends. So…I want you to come with me. We’ll fight in the forest about ten miles from here. The trees are spaced out and we won’t do too much harm to the foliage.”
“Yeah, right,” James said. “We’re not going anywhere with you.”
“Come with me or I destroy the cabin.”
“That’s not ours,” Catherine retorted. “That belongs to the kids.”
“I’ll still do it,” Chloe huffed. “If I have to.”
“No, you won’t.”
Chloe’s eyes narrowed and James held up a hand. “Fine,” he said. “We’ll go.”
“James!” Catherine shouted. “You know that Kyran’s hiding in there. We’ll be at a greater disadvantage.”
“At least the children won’t see the fight, and what I might have to become to end it.”
“Going to absorb me too?” Chloe said, then she stuck out her tongue.
“Don’t tempt me.”
“Whatever,” Catherine said, grabbing James’ arm and pulling him away. “Which way.”
“Follow me,” Chloe said, speeding past them so fast that their hair was caught up in the draft.
“She’s faster than ever,” James mumbled under his breath. Catherine huffed and grabbed his hand, wrapping her own hand around his while he still held his eidolon. Together they ran behind Chloe, forcing energy into their legs to keep up. It only took a couple minutes to hit the forest’s edge. James noticed that the trees were so spaced out that it should be impossible for someone to hide above, but Kyran was very resourceful.
Most of the leaves were gone from the branches, and a grey and blue sky greeted them from above. The trees were tall, but they could still see the tops clearly. The leaves at their feet nearly came up to their knees, and their colors were still vibrant and bright, as if the branches had simply cast them away.
Chloe crunched through them as she made her way to a clearing. There was lush grass underneath the ten yard circle, using the leaves as a barrier. It was clearly
“A child that survived through it.”
Catherine sighed. “Fine,” she said wearily. “I guess it can’t be helped.” She summoned her multi-colored eidolon and rushed Chloe from the back.
Chapter 7 – Friendships
“You’re going to take his side?” Chloe asked as Catherine tried to lob off one of her legs. Chloe leapt in the air and back-flipped until she was several yards away. James walked over to Catherine’s side and summoned both of his eidolons—white and black respectively. Catherine took a deep breath as Chloe gave her a pained look of betrayal.
“Catherine…” she began to say, but Catherine waved her away.
“You’ve come to imprison or kill my husband. I’m not going to let this slide.”
“Doesn’t anything I said make sense?”
“It does to some degree, but James has proven time and time again that he’s not a monster, and even if he did lose control, then we would put him down if necessary, but only if necessary! You, Bastion, James and even Kyran has lost control before. But we didn’t treat them any differently. We took care of them and helped them through the ordeal because we would expect no less from them if we weren’t ourselves.”
“This is different.”
“It’s not.”
“You’re blinded by your love for him.”
“So you say.”
Chloe sucked her teeth. “I don’t want to hurt either of you. You’re my family, not just my friends. So…I want you to come with me. We’ll fight in the forest about ten miles from here. The trees are spaced out and we won’t do too much harm to the foliage.”
“Yeah, right,” James said. “We’re not going anywhere with you.”
“Come with me or I destroy the cabin.”
“That’s not ours,” Catherine retorted. “That belongs to the kids.”
“I’ll still do it,” Chloe huffed. “If I have to.”
“No, you won’t.”
Chloe’s eyes narrowed and James held up a hand. “Fine,” he said. “We’ll go.”
“James!” Catherine shouted. “You know that Kyran’s hiding in there. We’ll be at a greater disadvantage.”
“At least the children won’t see the fight, and what I might have to become to end it.”
“Going to absorb me too?” Chloe said, then she stuck out her tongue.
“Don’t tempt me.”
“Whatever,” Catherine said, grabbing James’ arm and pulling him away. “Which way.”
“Follow me,” Chloe said, speeding past them so fast that their hair was caught up in the draft.
“She’s faster than ever,” James mumbled under his breath. Catherine huffed and grabbed his hand, wrapping her own hand around his while he still held his eidolon. Together they ran behind Chloe, forcing energy into their legs to keep up. It only took a couple minutes to hit the forest’s edge. James noticed that the trees were so spaced out that it should be impossible for someone to hide above, but Kyran was very resourceful.
Most of the leaves were gone from the branches, and a grey and blue sky greeted them from above. The trees were tall, but they could still see the tops clearly. The leaves at their feet nearly came up to their knees, and their colors were still vibrant and bright, as if the branches had simply cast them away.
Chloe crunched through them as she made her way to a clearing. There was lush grass underneath the ten yard circle, using the leaves as a barrier. It was clearly
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