—Direct reports
4,150
0
4,150
Ioana Iliescu
0
0
0
—Direct reports
3,050
0
3,050
Kit Carrington
3,000
0
3,000
—Direct reports
8,600
0
8,600
Lilian Lux
3,100
0
3,100
—Direct reports
7,100
0
7,100
Andrea Elex
0
0
0
Felicia Fay
1,550
0
1,550
—Direct reports
11,808
0
11,808
Eva Adelpha
1,600
0
1,600
+ Loyalty Bonus
1,010
0
1,010
DAILY TOTAL
46,118
0
46,118
He didn’t have enough points. A single resurrection took fifty thousand. No one would be coming back from the dead until they could get more points. And there wouldn’t be more purchases without their assets being unlocked.
Suddenly, everything was falling apart, and Felix didn’t know if he could fix it.
Chapter 32 - Gear Check -
“They pulled back after I got the lead car,” Victoria shouted from behind him.
“Great. Keep it that way. Feel free to fire on whoever or whatever.”
Felix wedged himself between the cars in front of him and nudged a car out of the way with his armored bumper.
Forcing himself through the traffic, Felix slowed down to look both ways and then ran the red light at full speed.
No cops stopped them, traffic was light, and there were no firetrucks or ambulances, either. That wasn’t normal.
Too quiet.
The city knew something was going on, and to him it seemed as if the emergency responders had all been bribed into silence.
Bribed and scared into noninterference.
There would be no help from anyone outside of Legion.
You know what, fine. Fine. Suits me just fine. Means I don’t have to worry about getting arrested when I run people over.
Fuck this. Fuck them. Fuck everyone.
Felix growled and bounced up over a curb and started driving on the sidewalk.
Everyone out to get us? Fine, I’ll be out to get everyone. Everyone who isn’t on our side is my enemy.
Mailboxes, benches, and trashcans were crushed or knocked aside.
“Are we on the sidewalk?” Victoria screeched.
Instead of answering, Felix dropped the pedal, the engine roaring as it rushed forward.
Sidewalks didn’t have traffic. At least, nothing that could stop or slow him.
The drive was uneventful, if you discounted running red lights, crushing things, and generally causing enough chaos to make a certain video game named for stealing a car raise an eyebrow.
It wasn’t until they turned onto the street where the front of their HQ stood that things changed.
Certainly not for the better, either.
There were bodies all over the entryway. Packed bloody and deep. Blood, body parts, corpses, and weapons.
Felix was looking out through the viewing ports and found no one moving.
“A grave,” he muttered.
“Stay here,” Victoria commanded. She drew her sword and exited the rear hatch, closing it behind herself.
Not bothering to argue with her, Felix watched the burnt and injured Victoria move amongst the bodies. She watched both the corpses and her surroundings, picking through and making sure of her foot placement. She eventually disappeared through the front door into the lobby.
Fidgeting, Felix did his best to keep calm and aware of his surroundings. Sitting out here didn’t help his anger and annoyance.
The problem was the moment his mind found a quiet place, it went straight back to the fact that so many people were dead.
His rage would flame up like a stoked bed of coals and he had to force himself to remain seated.
It felt like he was missing something, on top of everything else.
At least Andrea’s not gone. If I can’t revive the prime, I can at least have an Other abso-
Felix’s train of thought stopped dead. Feeling his breath catch, he called up his point screen again.
Received
Spent
Remaining
Daily Allotment
150
0
150
Miu Miki
1,000
0
1,000
—Direct reports
4,150
0
4,150
Ioana Iliescu
0
0
0
—Direct reports
2,725
0
2,725
Kit Carrington
3,000
0
3,000
—Direct reports
8,600
0
8,600
Lilian Lux
3,100
0
3,100
—Direct reports
7,100
0
7,100
Andrea Elex
0
0
0
Felicia Fay
1,550
0
1,550
—Direct reports
11,808
0
11,808
Eva Adelpha
1,600
0
1,600
+ Loyalty Bonus
1,010
0
1,010
DAILY TOTAL
45,793
0
45,793
“She’s at zero. That… means her Others are gone, too. Right?” Felix asked softly to no one.
Even Andrea, then. The legendary Myriad. That must have been a lot of explosives to manage to bag every single Other.
Thinking back on it, it really had been a huge amount of explosives. Most of the school had been leveled.
In fact, he could’ve sworn he’d had forty-six thousand points earlier.
My wounded are dying. People are still dying.
Victoria reappeared at the entry to the lobby and waved him in.
Exiting via the hatch, Felix did all he could to not look at the bodies. He knew he’d find some of his own people in there.
Or at least he thought he would. That’d be more than enough to keep his eyes up and forward for now.
“Hurry up, she doesn’t have much time.”
“What?” Felix squawked in confusion. Picking up his pace, he entered the lobby and followed along behind Victoria.
Turning the corner into the security hall, he got his answer.
Miu was propped up against a wall; blood stained her lips and jaw. It also covered her chest and stomach as if she’d thrown up on herself.
Her eyes turned up to see him approach, a weak, bloody smile crossing her lips. It was one of the few smiles from Miu he’d have called real. Not the fake mask she put on for others.
“Felix. Felix, you’re alive.”
“Hey, Miu. Just… hang on and we’ll get you fixed up.”
Miu shook her head and then coughed violently, blood gushing out from her mouth. It was a fountain of bright red vomit.
“Unnnggh, no. They’re after you. Want you dead. Won’t stop. Took Kit.
“Activate Wraith’s receiver. Ordered him to follow. Follow Wraith,” Miu said. She took a slow, deep breath. Then her head slowly lolled to the side as she exhaled.
Her eyes locked to a point somewhere above his head as her body went still.
“Miu?” Felix asked, getting down in front of her. There was no response.
Mentally focusing on her, he tried to call up the correction window. To correct her condition. Make her healthy again.