Chapter 508 - 508: The Choice You Made

Erick clenched his fists and gritted his teeth after hearing General Jason's response.

"Then let Aliyah go. She has nothing to do with this," Erick decided to negotiate with him, asking Jason to free Elle.

But General Jason couldn't do as he requested. He shook his head, staring at Erick's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Erick. I couldn't do that as well. Aliyah must also die today. She also learned something that she shouldn't have," General Jason said, rejecting Erick's request.

Erick turned to Elle with his questioning gaze as if asking her 'What did you do? What did you learn?'.

Elle chewed her lower lip after meeting Erick's gaze. She could somehow understand the meaning of that look.

"I happened to discover a secret of someone. He's a very powerful and influential man. No one would ever think that he was a bad guy. He has a good reputation in public," Elle said, informing Erick.

Erick frowned. He could grasp the situation based on her statement alone. Elle had managed to discover the Dark Lord's identity. He knew she was referring to the leader of the Dark Knight Organization.

"I have to do this. I'm just doing my job. The only consolation I can give you is that… both of you will die together. No one will be left behind again… Erick, you will not experience the same pain and suffering again when you lost Elle." After saying that, General Jason c.o.c.ked his gun, aiming at Erick's head.

Elle felt alarmed when she saw General Jason pointing a gun at Erick. Then the incident two years ago crossed her mind.

'The shooter… the one who shot me two years ago… don't tell me… my suspicion was correct. Captain Jason… he's the only person following behind… because of that, I lowered my guard…'

Elle was still reminiscing the past and thinking of the possibility that General Jason was the one who shot her when Erick spoke up. It turned out Erick was also thinking the same thing as her.

"Before you kill me… there are some questions I want answers from you. No need to hide the truth… Are you… are you the one who shot Elle in the MV Athena two years ago?" There was a gleam of anger flashing through his eyes.

"You killed Elle!" Erick said through his gritted teeth.

General Jason slammed his eyes shut before answering Erick. "I didn't kill Elle… I have no intention of killing Elle… but..."

"I had a mission to kill and eliminate Catseye! I didn't know that Elle was Catseye. Catseye was becoming a big threat to the Dark Knight Organization. She must die before she could cause more trouble for the organization."

"Yes, I was the one who shot Catseye who happened to be Elle, the love of your life." General Jason finally admitted the truth. 

"It's your fault. She's an assassin but you fell in love with her. You even hid her identity from us. I'm not the only traitor, Erick. You also betrayed your team," he added, blaming Erick and at the same time, ridiculing his action.

"But I saved your ass back there. You still wanted to rescue a criminal, compromising your own safety. The ship was about to explode at that time. I saved you because I truly cared about you as my colleague." 

General Jason put down his hand that was holding the gun. Since Erick wanted answers then he would willing to delay some times before accomplishing his mission of killing Elle and Erick.

"Yes… call me a traitor, I won't deny the fact I hide things from my colleagues. But… do you want me to be grateful? I can't do that… yes… you saved my life… but you are also the one who caused my sufferings and my misery. You were the one who hurt Elle." Erick spat back at him. 

He could no longer hide his anger and frustration. He trusted him. He respected him. But in the end, he was the one who would betray him and his team.

"Did you hurt Allen? Are you the one responsible for what happened to Allen?! Answer me, General!" Erick demanded an answer from him. His eyes were burning with rage.

Captain Jason's brows furrowed and his gaze drifted off in thought at the mention of Allen.

"Allen… he was not supposed in that current state. But he tried to investigate me. He suspected me as the one who leaked the information regarding your operation… the night you tried to infiltrate the hidden Bio-weapon facility of the Dark Knight Organization."

"Yes… I am confessing now. I have something to do with what happened to Allen."

Erick clenched his fists. He had the urge to punch General Jason now. He was looking at him with his bloodshot eyes.

"How can you do that to Allen?! Is that easy for you to hurt your colleagues?!!"

Elle was also surprised to hear this revelation. General Jason was like a puppet of the Dark Knight Organization. He would do anything for them, even if it meant killing, hurting, and betraying his own friends and comrades.

"How despicable?! Did you sell your soul into the devil for you to do that? Betraying your comrades… hurting and killing your friends!"

Elle could see that Erick was boiling with rage. This was the first time she saw him like this. She knew Erick was having a hard time accepting this truth that's why he was really mad. 

Aside from her, one of his bottom lines was his friend and comrade. He truly cared about them and as much as he could, he didn't want them to be hurt. But he failed to protect Allen. The most depressing thing was… someone close to them was the main culprit.

General Jason could no longer hold his emotion as well so he burst out.

"Do you think I also like what was happening right now?!!! It's not easy, Erick! Not easy! It's also hard for me to betray you and hurt all of you. But I have no choice! I have sworn my loyalty to the Dark Lord and the Dark Knight! I was indebted to them."

"You always have a choice! The choice to do the right thing! But this is the choice you made… you chose to hurt and betray your comrades and friends for sake of that evil organization! Is it really worth it?" Erick yelled back at him.