Part 57: The Power of Love

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Quanxi listened as the distant sounds of explosions and gunfire sounded in the distance. No doubt they were trying their damndest to fight Makima.

"Halloween."

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"Huh?" Quanxi turned to Cosmo.

"Halloween."

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"The hell are you on about?" Quanxi asked.

"Halloween."

"I'm not risking my life for nothing." Quanxi looked away from Cosmo.

"Halloween!" Cosmo argued.

"Of fucking course you'd say that, you have your own biases." Quanxi hissed.

"Halloween..."

"I'm not risking my life for any of those idiots. As long as you four are safe, that's all that matters." Quanxi said.

"Halloween."

"It... Look, I don't want to stay here forever either, but nowhere is safe as long as Makima's-"

"HALLOWEEN!!! Halloween Halloween!!!"

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"I'm not going out there. And that's final." Quanxi gritted her teeth.

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"You're a fucking coward." Cosmo said.

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"Ugh..." Quanxi sighed exasperatedly, reaching for her eyepatch.

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(Y/N)'s breaths were low and weak, gurgling as blood continued to pour from his mouth. Aki and Reze were the same, entirely and instantly crippled by Power's surprise attack. Power laughed haughtily, her hands on her hips.

"I have defeated all of the traitors!!!" Power declared.

"Very good, Power." Makima said with a smile. "Now, bring them here." Makima said.

"Yes, ma'am!" Power said, turning to (Y/N).

"P-Power...!" (Y/N) muttered weakly, a pained expression on her face.

Power gazed at him for a moment.

Was it really worth betraying to betray top henchman for a Nobel Prize?

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Yeah, probably.

Besides, she couldn't hope of standing up to Makima.

She decided, then, that she'd-

"Heh..."

Power paused as (Y/N) chuckled weakly.

"Th-This..." (Y/N) said quietly. "Th-This is okay..." He held a small smile, despite the blood covering his chin.

"Huh?" Power asked. "I just impaled you, what do you mean it's okay?" She asked.

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"I can accept dying like this..." (Y/N) smiled. "If it's you... th-then I can live... er... die with it..." He said.

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