𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 / 𝑲𝒆𝒏𝒎𝒂 𝑲𝒐𝒛𝒖𝒎𝒆/ 𝑹𝑶𝑫 𝑺𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍

•~84~•

•[Eimi]•

Yuri swallowed hard, looking at the man in front of her. Zeke flicked his joint and cracked his knuckles.

"Do you want to dual, or fight?" He asks. Natalie chuckled at her brother. She knows Zeke never really cared much about any of it. He's an Omen by force, not by choice.

Natalie raised her arm, aiming at her brother. "Do you really think I'm stupid Z? You're just standing out here unarmed and you're asking me for a quickdraw execution or a fight that leads one of us dead? I knew you were suicidal but not that suicidal."

He shrugs. "I hate this family." Natalie arches a brow. She's never seen her brother look like that. So isolated and out of touch. She's spotted it before but always thought that he was bored.

"I can fight you and see who wins. If I win, Tao has the girl. If you win...I'll help you kill Tao since I know that's why you're here."

"You're bluffing."

He shrugs. "I could be...or I could actually be serious." He shrugs. "It's up to you really, I don't care. Besides...what's the point in living if my sons are in a war. Dead or alive?"

"And your wife?"

Another shrug. "Omen brothers are personal hells for women. I think she'd be joyful to know I'm dead. And she's pregnant too. Twin boys."

She hums. "You're starting to sound like Tiel."

"I liked him more. Dying before all of this was a lucky moment. But he shouldn't have died. He was too good."

"Are you asking me for a favor or something?"

There was a long silence."

"Perhaps I am."

"I could just kill you, Z. Actually, I'll have Yuri do so."

"Wait what?" She shakes out. Natalie looks at the girl and squeezes Yuri's arm harder, tugging slightly.

"You heard me." She shoves the girl. "Fight him to the death." That actually made Zeke laugh.

"She won't run away if you do so you know? And even if she does you'll find her, nobody knows this place like us. Just...are you gonna do it or not?"

Natalie thought about it for a moment. She still found her brother's notion to be out of his character.

"How long have you been thinking about death, Zeke?" She asks, gripping Yuri's hand tighter.

He hums. "A year now. Before all of this happened. But you know, although quiet I'm not dumb. I went around watching all of you when I had nothing better to do. So I know what you made Tiel do."

She clenched her jaw. "Shut up. You don't know anything."

"Taking it to incest is really nasty. I'm not sure I could even call you my sister. And poor Tiel...only doing it because he felt sorry for you. But you manipulated him. And all because you wanted to sit on the chair Tao sits on? That's actually pathetic of you."

"I said shut up! You don't get to talk! Fight him!" She tossed Yuri in front of her but Zeke dodged the girl and went for Natalie.

"I want my death to be fun."

Tao hummed, looking at the camera in the hall. He sees the commotion, hearing nothing about Zeke and Natalie's conversation. But seeing Yuri, his palm got itchy.

He stands, making Malike react in surprise. Malike watched as Tai load his pistol before leaving the room. Malike stood, not wanting to miss anything.

Just as Yuri ran Tao spoke. "Catch her." Malike followed orders, ignoring his brother and sister fighting in the hall.