Chapter 8: Failed Bargaining

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Rain's POV

I walked through the gates of Heaven, hoping to create an alliance with the Undead Association.

"You here to see the Undead Lord?" Somebody asked.

You mean Flashlight Eyes? I thought.

I nodded. "Yes, I'm here to see him."

The girl nodded. "Right this way," she told me, leading me to a castle.

As we entered in, the girl didn't say anything, she just silently lead me into a room.

To my surprise, it wasn't Herobrine who was on the throne, but Razer.

"Hello sir," I said, bowing.

Razer nodded, the mask had been lifted up so I could see his face.

Stella looked up and gave a small smile, slightly unsure if she should leave.

"Should I-" She began, but Razer shook his head.

"Care to tell us why you're here?" Razer asked.

"I want your help," I said.

"With what exactly?" He continued.

"To kill Ember," I replied.

The two of them hesitated.

"Rain, I don't want you to kill Ember," Stella told me. "He's gone through a lot too and it's not his fault I died."

"It is his fault," I said.

Stella didn't reply.

"Rain?" Razer said, shaking his head. "Look, I'm sorry. But for the Undead Association... loyalty is everything. And you've shown everything but loyalty."

I laughed. "No, you've got this all wrong... Ember is the traitor."

"You drove him away," Razer reminded me.

"He deserved it!" I screamed, extremely pissed off now. "Why are you even siding with the traitors?!"

Razer stiffened. "I have my own morals too, you know!" He replied.

Yeah, sure you do.

"Like what, Death Boy?" I asked.

"...I think you should go, Rain," Razer replied.

"Tell me!" I said, not moving a muscle.

"You should leave, Rain," he repeated.

"THIS IS WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT YOU, RAZER!" I screamed.

Razer flinched in shock. "Dude, calm the fuck down." He told me.

"Calm down?! CALM DOWN?! What do you mean calm down?!" I asked in disbelief. "You worked for Kyllian! You're related to the man who destroyed my peaceful life! You're on the side of the zombies!?"

"Rain, c-calm down..." Razer said. "I think you're going too far..."

"Shut the fuck up, Razer," I snapped You've sided with the bad guys of the story. Who are you going to side with next?! The Netherkin?!"

Deadly silence.

"You just fucked up, big time, Rain," Razer told me.

I laughed. "Fucked up?" I asked. "No, Stella wouldn't... she wouldn't..."

Then I saw a fireball almost scorch me alive.

"Yeah, I would," Stella replied.

The room went even more quiet.

"You know," Stella said, calmly. "You haven't been made ruler of the End yet."

"I know," I said.

"I'm still their ruler," she said.

"So?" I asked.

Stella hesitated, glancing at the Razer.

"Stella," the undead lord said. "Look, I trust you to make your own decisions. You're the ruler of the End after all."

Stella began to laugh. "You know, this is actually kinda funny!" She said, shaking her head. "It actually is... I'm sorry, Rain, I'm sorry."

"Stella?" I gasped. "What's going on? What are you..."

Stella stopped laughing, her face suddenly cold and serious.

"Rain," Stella said, staring at me. "I am... I am so, so sorry... I really am..." She turned to look at the undead lord. "Razer, I've come to a decision... that'll be best for the End. The most logical thing to do. For Rain to be... exiled from the End."

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