36 Chapter 29: Returning to Beacon.

A man once told me,

That everyone carries 'a part they can't fix' inside of them...

It doesn't matter if they're good people or bad, or how hard they try.

You could have all the help and support in the world...

And you still wouldn't be able to correct or remedy it...

And that 'Part' you can't fix,

is the very part you could call a person's 'Nature'...

When I became the leader of a mercenary organization, that part of me came into action.

The people that joined me, were people that had that 'something' just like me...

Even if the circumstances were different,

We were all the same in the battlefield...

Equals...

In the sense that we could all die at any moment.

That's why we keep on killing just to survive, no time to mourn the fallen...

We threw reason out the window,

Until now I've livedmy life without ever thinking about anything too much.

"I don't need a reason to fight." I always believed when I'm at the battlefield it's kill or be killed...

if I stop to worry about the people I kill, I won't be able to stop them.

Machiavelli said it best.

It is better to be feared than loved,

Men judge generally by the eye than by the hand,for everyone can see and few can feel.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few know who you really are.

maybe that's why Samuel betrayed me...

People will more readily fuck over someone they love... than someone they fear.

.......

When Neo found Haruki lying on the ground, he was barely even conscious.

His last word before he fainted was,

"I can't lose you"

Professor Port arrived with a private ship to carry off Haruki while he recuperates, along with his team.

They were on their way to beacon, Cinder was awfully silent she was just staring at Haruki, Emerald was no better she was leaning her head on Cinders shoulders...

Neo on the other hand was just silently staring at harukis sleeping face.

Haruki regained consciousness and he slowly opened his eyes.

He sat up, grimacing from the pain, but he wanted to apologize to them...

Neo stared at her hand, and she slapped Haruki in the face.

She was pissed...

(How can you be so reckless!? You never consider the people around you...

What if you lost to Corvus? Have you ever thought about the feelings of the people who worry about you?)

She was crying... it has been a long time since he saw her cry like this,

then again it was the same reason back then.

I apologized, but she was still angry...

Revenge doesn't bring back what you've lost...

Revenge just brings about more revenge...

it will never bring happiness.

that's why it's more important to forgive.

Haruki replied to her.

"maybe so...

But I couldn't just ignore the threat of the existence of sin..."

Neo screamed at him.

(You're not a fucking hero! for fucks sake please just stop risking your life like this...)

She hugged him in the chest.

(You don't owe this world anything!! it owes you! so please just stay by our side...)

Haruki smiled and hugged her back.

This is how it always goes...

we'll gladly hurt each other just to protect our worthless pride...

and I'm completely fed up...

with how lame I am...

and...

What's also the case, is that you never realize what's important to you... until after you've lost it...

That's why it's more important to forgive that to seek revenge...

But when push comes to shove, pretty words like that?

Are all fucking bullshit.

If forgiveness came to me that easily?

I wouldn't be alive right now...

He stabbed Cinder, She's my woman... when an important person to me gets hurt I start to lose it.

I would do anything just to protect them...

Neo looked at Haruki, she told him to go rest...

She also told him, that he's not forgiven yet...

(Take me somewhere nice! then we're even...)

He kissed her in the forehead.

Neo smiled, and she went back to co-pilot the ship.

Cinder and Emerald watched the whole thing happen.

They both didn't say a word.

Haruki laid back down, he smiled at the two.

But Cinder was exhausted and emerald wanted to help cinder heal...

Haruki looked back on his fight against Corvus.

He thought about how Corvus was able to do that stuff...

It's because he wanted his family back...

And yet he was tired at the same time.

Not a single bone in my body felt like I won...

let alone gotten payback for what he did to Cinder...

But what I did feel was FEAR.

fear that I could easily have become like him...

A monster...

But a sense of relief, that I hadn't...

Corvus' actions were based on a single thing...

His greed for power.

And yet he showed me the difference between his qualities as a man and my own..

and I feel like I'd lost...

I was bitter about it...

How we live is so different...

He maybe in general...

A fickle and greedy son of a bitch.

But he was true to his word...

He never backed down, that's why I can't help but fight...

When I stared in to his eyes, unlike what I saw on that strong woman Eris...

His eyes were filled with resolve, a burning desire to meet his family again...

I admire that kind of man...

Even if he has thrown his morals, Humanity, and soul...

He still hasn't lost the will to fight...

[Hehehehe, this whole experience is a fucking roller coaster man! Killing Corvus, and you fought Eris and lived!

Now that's something that you can brag about in class!]

Haruki was surprised by Gluttony's sudden interruption.

'Oh God... he's awake...'

[I wasn't asleep, I was just letting you reflect, I wanted to observe your thoughts. you people truly are fascinating!

What we sins don't understand is the humans ability to love... like what the fuck?

I get lust's obsession with it but it doesn't make any fucking sense...

She spent her whole time here trying to understand it...]

Haruki chuckled inwardly.

'Hehehehe, it's one of the driving forces of humans...

But it's also the cause of the downfall of many...

fuck this may sound cheesy as fuck, but...

you don't get to understand love...

When you start thinking about all different kinds of feelings too much...

it becomes harder to act freely...

That must be why...

everyone's always struggling...

Because they don't know what to do...'

Gluttony laughed his ass off.

[Bahahahahahaha!!! what the fuck? Haruki are you serious right now!?]

Haruki embarrassingly retorted.

'Zip it! it's DJ O.Z. pin's wise words!!'

[Ahahahahahahah, you know for someone who's usually very cunning... when it comes to this you're very stupid...]

'What about you!? you're gluttony! how are you any better!?'

[Heh... I had a normal family once...

Nothing bad happened... I wanted to understand humanity better that's why I started one...

But the blood of gluttony was too much...

My wife died after 70 years, my child while being Half Sin, still died while she was 40 or so...

I enjoyed my time with them, but...

Even after all that I'll never understand...

I didn't feel anything... maybe it's because I'm a sin.]

'Are you serious!? dang! this is very surprising...'

[Keh! enough with this bullshit! I hate Sappy crap like this!]

They both laughed inwardly...

But Haruki wanted to ask about Eris...

'Who is that woman?'

[Who? Eris? kahahahahahahaha!!! that's a tale for another time! but if I have to tell you one thing, she is the Sinner of Pride...]

Haruki was surprised he remembered gluttony telling him Wrath and Pride were stronger... So he was worried.

If he was given a choice He wouldn't want to fight anyone of the Sinners or Sins again...

He sighed.

But When he sat back up He looked out of the window, they were near beacon.

A sigh of relief and the feeling of freedom...

The only place where he could be himself and relax...

Cinder went near him...

Emerald fell asleep, after worrying about the two of them...

She staggered towards Haruki, but Haruki slowly supported her.

They were both injured so they fell back to the bed hugging.

Cinders face was red, yet she gathered enough courage to tell Haruki something.

"I know what I've done before was... unforgivable, I was a mess I must admit. My Complacency seems to get the best of me.

I was arrogant and a terrible person, I even hurt one of the fall maidens, I have done countless terrible things.

I wander aimlessly back to everything I left behind, a new face, a different story, the same mess of me.

And I never learned my lesson...

But what you did, how you have helped me multiple times before, even when I threatened you, you got pissed but you never really intended to hurt me.

Even that night when you were about to stab me... you were only waiting for someone to stop you...

All of the things I've done, Everytime you threatened me, I felt like it was all an act. Why? Why are you willing to accept someone like me!?"

Haruki spoke no longer, because times like this it's better to show, than tell.

He grabbed her by the waist, And kissed her passionately.

He caressed her beautiful face and stared at her.

"Hey... I'm not the one to judge, I've done more bad than good, but you see we've all done something we regret at some point...

What's important is what you do...

After you've done something you regret..."

Cinder was silent she looked down.

But she gained enough courage to tell Haruki about what she saw on Gluttony's temple.

She was Blushing Hard, but she finished her story...

Haruki laughed.

"Well if that's what you want... How bout we get to it..."

Haruki neared his face towards Cinder, but Neo stopped Him...

(*cough cough* Haru~~ What are you doing??...)

He saw a smile more terrifying than anything in the world.

Then everything went black...

When they arrived at beacon they were met By Ozpin and Glynda.

He wanted to ask them what happened, but when he looked around all he saw was...

Cinder, Emerald, and Neo dragging what appears to be a human shaped Meatloaf...