Demonic Heroes

Ch 17: Saved but Broken

The edge of the blade broke and reformed like mist, but its effect was all the same.

Badgerclops quickly fell to his knees. Oam shifted back to his personal state, revealing

Badgerclops to Mao Mao.

"BADGERCLOPS!!!"

Badgerclops' POV

'Where am I? Where's Oam.' Turning to my side, I saw... oh god no. "MAO MAO!!!" Mao

Mao was laying on the ground, stab wounds all over his body. I quickly went to hold him, but he

turned to dust the moment I touched him. I looked around, hoping to find someone.

"Badgerclops..." I turned to see... mom.

"I-I... Mom, why are yo-" Before I could finish my sentence, mom picked me up by my

robotic arm. I struggled, but to no avail. She gritted her teeth, then threw me to the ground.

"Of course a disappointment like you is still alive. Why don't you just die?"

"Mom, I-"

"You know," Mom chuckled. "I've always had to do things myself."

"NO!!!" I shot up from, what seemed to be the couch. 'Why am I here? How did I-'

"BADGERCLOPS!!!" Mao Mao suddenly hugged me from behind.

"Wait, what happened?" I turned to Mao Mao, noticing the tears in his eyes. I wiped his

tears as he began to explain.
"Oam had done something to you in the dome. You fainted and were tossing and

turning. For some reason, Oam ran away when he saw what he had done, so I quickly picked

you up and brought you inside. You've been asleep for an hour. Thank god you're okay. If I-"

"Don't." I placed my hands on Mao Mao's shoulders. "Don't blame yourself. It wasn't your

fa-"

"Yes it was." Mao Mao pushed my hand off him, looking down at the ground. "No matter

what you say, it's my fault. I should've pulled you away."

"Mao Mao."

"I could've found another way to save the king."

"Mao Mao."

"If I hadn't touched that stupid mirror, everything would be fine!"

"Mao Mao!"

"WHY DIDN"T I JUST DO WHAT OA-"

"MAO MAO!!!" I grabbed Mao Mao's hands, pulling them down from his head. "Mao Mao,

I-"

"I'm sorry."

"What?"

"I'M SORRY!!!" Mao Mao pulled away from me and ran to the bathroom, locking the door

behind him.

Mao Mao's POV

"I'm sorry." I started searching the cabinets under the sink. I can't believe what I'm about

to do. I found a box of razors, my hands shaking as I held them. As I pull out a razor, I start to

cry. I place it on my skin... but... "Heheh, I can't even do this right." I drop the razor and... I think

that's enough monologuing.

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