6 ♠ Chapter 6 : Tranquility End

Lost in the middle of the city, Lacian has been wandering around for three days. She was hoping to meet a survivor of her destruction. If someone would ask what a doomed city looks like, this place was the perfect example. Lacian was totally unharmed while everybody else were lying on the ground, dead. Every sight of a corpse would make Lacian curse herself to death. She had been walking all day and night until she reached the neighboring city. The moment that she stepped on the red lane, a loud siren wailed around the whole area. Lacian still dared to walk forward but a strong invisible barrier stopped her. The city had a barrier and it was created to protect the city from a mutant like her. She was the only person who couldn't get through that barrier.

"SURRENDER YOURSELF, MUTANT." a guy announced from a big speaker, his voice echoed throughout the city, it was a hint that the mutant Lacian has arrived in their city. Five seconds later, Lacian felt the large number of enemies and guards pointing their guns against her from a very far. This city was more prepared and secured. Lacian was about to go berserk again when she remembered the damages that she had made. The mourning of the ground underneath that city, the cries of the children when the disaster happened, the prayers for safety left unheard, all of it resonated inside Lacian's head.

"I'm unbelievably brutal" Lacian said to herself and bowed her head. She stood still in front of the barrier which now looked even more visible since she used her sight again.

"If this is the only way to payback the damage that I made, I'd be willing to do everything whatever it takes." Lacian said and smiled at the sniper from the farthest building, the man was Francis. When Francis ran away from Lacian, he made his way towards the neighboring city just in time the lady activated her ability. Francis was not surprised when Lacian spotted him right away from a very far. Francis gulped and tightened his grip on the trigger. He inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly.

"Can I really shoot her? My master?" Francis whispered to himself as he watched the painful sight that Lacian was showing him. A tear escaped from Francis's eye as he focused on his target. He suddenly remembered the time when Lacian told him that she only wanted to be killed by him.

'Hey! Listen to me, you weak dimwit! There will be a time where I have to use my ability to its fullest capacity. When that happens!..." Lacian shouted and raised her fist on the air like a hero.

"...When I do this, that means you must get ready" Lacian said while showing her fist. She then made a thumbs up gesture and grinned at Francis widely.

"The moment I'll give you a thumbs up, that is the time that you must really do a good job" she explained.

"Don't hesitate to finish me. Pull the trigger, pierce the knife, activate the bomb or behead me instantly. You're my disciple and you're the only one I permitted to kill me, get it?" Lacian said and hugged Francis in a manly act. Francis sighed and accepted the mission.

"Can I really kill the person I love?" Francis asked himself. He looked at the face of his target through his sniper and saw Lacian's tears.

"Damn it" Francis cursed as he prayed that Lacian would not give him the signal.

"Please don't do it, Ace." Francis murmured, sweat streaming down his forehead and chest. Lacian raised her arm and formed a fist. She looked directly at Francis and mouthed the words, "Thank you"

After that, she made a thumbs up sign, waited for her end and closed her eyes. As the moment Francis saw the signal, he closed his eyes and pulled the trigger. Lacian was hit on the forehead and her fragile body fell on the ground. Francis cried so hard he couldn't look away from Lacian's dropped body.

His hands were trembling like crazy and he quickly went to Lacian's location.

After a few minutes of running, Francis walked towards Lacian's body. She looked dead and tired. A certain pain hit Francis's chest and he hugged Lacian. The lady was lying on the ground, numb and cold.

"Hey, when you wake up, I have something I want to tell you. Please wake up so soon. Lacian, please stay with me." Francis begged and kissed Lacian on the lips. It was a strong tranquilizer with a poisonous antidote purposely made for Lacian.

ONE MONTH LATER...

"Sir, subject 520 is finally awake." a fine looking, young man reported to Francis. Francis was standing still while looking at the framed portrait of a girl wearing black jacket, a headphone hanging around her neck, a skinny black jeans, and a pair of sneakers. It was his who captured that image back then. The girl in the photo looked calm and normal. Francis averted his eyes and looked at the guy who reported earlier.

"I will be coming to see her" he replied. The young man nodded his head and exited the hall. Francis paid a visit to the said subject and saw the girl in hospital gown.

"Hello Lacian" Francis greeted the fragile looking lady who was sitting on the bed. The girl looked scared and nervous whenever she sees other people around the room, except for the one person, Francis. Francis sat beside the lady and caressed her hair. She couldn't hear nor she could feel pain at all. Her left eye got blinded and her sense of taste became awfully bitter. The moment that Francis shot her at that open area, Lacian decided to deactivate her ability, eternally.

"Hey" Francis said as he tried not to cry in front of Lacian. The lady couldn't speak upon waking up, but she knew, she remembered, and she recognized the face of the guy in front of her.

"Francis" Lacian whispered and cupped the crying guy's face. She smiled genuinely and wiped his tears away using her thumbs.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you" Francis cried even harder. Lacian hushed Francis by kissing him on the forehead. The guy bit his bottom lip and inhaled deeply.

"I have something I wanna tell you" Francis said and smiled at Lacian.

"I love you" Francis confessed. Whether Lacian heard it or not, one thing was for sure in Francis's mind, he would never let go of this woman in his arms again. Lacian lost all of her senses and still, she never gave up. It even made her felt relieved and contented.

For all she knew, reversed existence could be something grateful or the opposite.

"Thank you" Lacian whispered and kissed Francis on the lips.

'Few years from now, the city that you brought havoc would stand up again. This time, you don't have to protect it from the bad ones. All you need is to live your life with me.' Francis thought and embraced the lady in his arms.

"We could always start a new life after someone makes us realize that we are truly alive." Lacian thought and burried her face on Francis's chest.

And their new life began the moment they opened their hearts for each other. Accepting each other's flaws and past. Facing the future with faith and trust, they could happen.

The end.