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wispyatomica · 12 days ago

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Break the Cycle

So here is a very very long fanfic I wrote thanks to inspiration from a friend @hushravengoobertown. This is a story about what would happen if the Indifference decided to try and eliminate the Drifter from 1999 by playing on her love for Amir. It's a long one, but I hope ya'll enjoy!

The faint light of mid morning in Höllvania illuminated the backroom loft where Kalina and Amir were both sleeping peacefully on a king sized bed. The soft sounds of snoring between the couple were all that could be heard, well that and the occasional purr of Kali’s kavat Cookie who was resting on the foot of the bed.

Amir’s kinepage is what broke the silence, a soft series of pings woke the speedster from his sleep. He brought one of his hands up to rub at his eyes, before idly reaching over to the side of the bed and picking up his kinepage.

xX GLIMMER Xx : Don’t forget about our plans today Amir! (≧▽≦)

H16h V0l7463 : Aoi, it’s literally 9 am.

xX GLIMMER Xx : And?

H16h V0l7463 : …Do u have any idea how l8 we were up last night? U know we’re night owls.

xX GLIMMER Xx : Amir, I don’t want to hear about what u 2 did last night. ( ͡ಠ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ)

H16h V0l7463 : OH COME ON AOI!

xX GLIMMER Xx : ◝(^⌣^)◜ Kidding!!! Did u remember our plans today?

H16h V0l7463 : Uh……

xX GLIMMER Xx : We were gonna surprise Kali??

H16h V0l7463 : OHYEAHRIGHT! Pad Thai, games, music. Now I remember. What about Arthur?

xX GLIMMER: Xx: Don’t worry, Arthur approved!!! (*＾▽＾)／

Amir smiled at his kinepage, moving his head to his right and glancing over to see that Kali was still sound asleep in the bed. The wispy layered bangs of her hair were splayed in all different directions, and Amir swore that he saw the tiniest bit of drool on the corner of her lip.

H16h V0l7463 : Alr8. Give me some time to wake her up. I’ll head that way to help u set up soon.

xX GLIMMER Xx : ╰ (´꒳`) ╯ YAY!!! SEE U BOTH SOON!

He closed the kinepage and returned it to the bedside table, slowly sitting upright in the bed as his other hand reached for his glasses and gently slid them on. He adjusted them upright on his nose, stretching out both of his arms before turning to face Kali. Amir softly spoke into her ears, gently releasing a small static charge against her cheek. “Rise n shine sweetheart.”

The tingling sensation caused Kali’s face to scrunch up, she buried her head into her pillow away from Amir’s touch. “Nooooo.” She whined, trying her best to return back to sleep.

Amir chuckled, How was she this damn cute in the morning?

“I know, I want to sleep too, BUT. Aoi and I have a surprise for ya.”

Kali rolled her head over, pulling her hair off of her face as she opened one eye to glance up at Amir. “Surprise?”

“Yeah! Only the best for my schnookums. But you have to wake up in order to get it.”

“Isn’t this a little early…even for you?”

“OH YEAH. If it weren’t for Aoi, I’d still be passed out with you all curled up on my side, kitten..”

Kali groaned in an exaggerated display of mild annoyance. “Alright.” She said in a slightly whiny tone, slowly pushing herself up off her stomach and onto her knees with the blanket that had been covering her falling behind her back. “Arthur probably needs help runnin’ some supply runs with Quincy to the civilians near the tenements today. At least, that’s what I thought I heard from him yesterday.”

Amir scooted closer to Kali in the bed, “Don’t worry about Arthur today babe! He’s actually let us off the hook.”

“You’re joking right?” Kali raised one of her brows, gently brushing her fingers through her hair.

“Nah not this time! He really did let us off the hook. Said that we all deserved a little break.”

“Riddle me surprised.” Kali responded with a chuckle. She gently crawled to the edge of the bed, where Amir used to be sitting and watched as he zipped around the room, quickly gathering all of his gear and removable armor plating. “Alright Future, I’m gonna jet and meet up with Aoi. Gotta get a head start on the surprise for ya. Take your time gettin ready, kitten.”

Kali felt her cheeks fluster at the nickname, she moved her legs to dangle off the side of the mattress and stretch her arms with an extended and exaggerated yawn. “Don’t worry, I wasn’t plannin’ on rushing. I’ll message you when I’m about to head down to ya.”

“Deal sweet cheeks.” Amir quickly rushed over to his beloved Drifter, placing a tender kiss on her lips. She returned the favor, choosing to enjoy small moments like this, rather than focusing on other bigger problems. Amir pulled away from the kiss, lighty waving one of his fingers as a small spark of electricity discharged into the floor. In a moment, the Volt was gone and out of the backroom.

Kali took Amir’s advice to not rush getting herself ready, since Arthur had given them the day off, why should she rush around to get ready! Over the course of about 2 hours, she washed her hair and got cleaned up in the shower. She made sure to fluff out the short layers in her wine colored hair and ruffled her bangs to give her a more grunge style. She had just finished slipping into her goth inspired outfit when she heard the sound of footsteps coming into the backroom.

Amir’s back already? Or is that not Amir’s footsteps?

“Hey cuddly-wumps!! Amirs here!” She heard in his classic cheerful tone. She came over to the Loft, looking out over the guard rail and into the rest of the back room to see Amir standing there waving his hand to her.

“Change of plans sweetheart. I’ve got something I want to show you, Aoi was understanding.”

“Oh! Of course. I’m assuming the surprise will be put on hold then?”

Amir paused before he responded, “Yeah, I told her we’ll do it another day when the time is right.”

Kali shrugged her shoulders lightly, “Alright I’m comin down.” It was quite strange for the sudden change of plans, but Kalina had figured it was probably the result of Amir’s constantly roaming intrusive thoughts. He was sometimes quite the “spur-of-the-moment.” Once Kali made it downstairs, she skipped a little to meet up with Amir who offered her his hand and lightly took a small bow. “M’lady.”

She laughed and took Amir’s hand, following the techie as they exited the backroom. She followed behind him, letting him lead her out of the mall turned HQ, and out into the streets of Höllvania. Kali was content to follow Amir pretty much anywhere. She knew that if anything tried to interrupt them, be it Scaldra or Techrot they could eliminate them with ease. A contented sigh left her chest as the autumn sun beamed on her face as she continued to follow Amir.

What Kali did not see was the distorted sinister grin across Amir’s face as he continued to lead her through the streets of Höllvania. His normally beautiful brown eyes were overlaid with void energy.

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“Hey Aoi! Have you heard anything from Kali yet? She hasn’t messaged me on my Kinepage.”

“Huh, That’s strange. Let me check mine!” Aoi walked over to the desk where her Kinepage sat, noticing a lack of notifications on the screen. “Doesn’t look like she’s messaged me either Amir.”

Amir began to bounce back and forth on his feet with anxiety, surely the Drifter was alright? She most likely fell back asleep after he left, and he couldn’t blame her, they did wake up rather early that day.

“That’s….very much unlike her.”

“Hey!! I’m sorry I’m late!” Her familiar voice caught the ears of both Aoi and Amir as the Drifter rounded the corner to the abandoned music store that Aoi had turned into her own living space.

Amir practically teleported to her side he moved so quickly, wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug. “I was just about to come back and check on you! The surprise is ready!”

Kalina smiled widely at her beloved tech, turning to look past him. Amir backed up and spread his arms open, motioning to the set up that he and Aoi had spent a few hours putting together. Steaming boxes of delicious smelling pad thai were scattered across a low sitting coffee table. A few hand held controllers littered the table's surface, connected by wires to the television sitting across the floor, the screen looping on the menu for Caliber Chicks 2.

“TAH DAH! Game night!!”

Kali brought her hands up to her face, gently clapping them together in excitement. “Aww guys! This is so thoughtful! Thank you!” She bounced with excitement for a few moments, before Amir moved to sit comfortably on a pillow cushion on the floor, motioning her to sit beside him. She quickly moved to his side and sat down on another cushion, taking one of the controllers in her hand as both Aoi and Amir turned to the television screen. Amir began selecting the multiplayer options in the menu settings, and while his eyes were not fixed on Kalina, her lips curled into a familiar distorted grin, her eyes flickering with streams of iridescent void energy for a few moments, before the grin faded from her mouth.

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Arthur waited at the entrance to the mall headquarters as both Lettie and Eleanor entered through the sliding glass doors. Eleanor cast her brother a soft smile, greeting him through his mind.

Good to be back brother. The Legacyte strain we found earlier has been…eliminated to put it delicately.

Lettie nodded her head in agreement, “Eleanor was able to lead us right to it, that pendejo didn’t know what was coming for it.”

“Good work you two, you both deserve some R and R.” Arthur responded with a proud puff of his chest. Eleanor moved past her brother, gently patting him on the shoulder before a strange sensation caused her to wince in pain. Arthur was quick to balance her out, grabbing onto her shoulders to provide her some stability. “You alright El? Did you push it too hard?”

I’m fine. There was…a strange feeling just now. I can’t quite put my tongue on it.

Lettie approached Eleanor’s side, placing her hand against her bicep and activating the use of her blessing to try to help ease her discomfort. It was during that motion that Lettie noticed Eleanor had closed her eyes once more, wincing in pain. “Amiga, are you sure that you’re alright?”

Eleanor lifted her head, turning between both Arthur and Lettie with worry. The sensation she felt, she only recalled that feeling once before, and it was during the reactor incident. She recalled exactly what it felt like when their beloved Drifter entered her mindscape, helping her overcome the infestation, like a calming breeze on a summer’s day. This sensation, it felt more distorted. Something was wrong, Eleanor could feel it in her gut.

“Oi, fam. Have ya’ll seen the speedster? I nabbed somethin’ he might be able to make use of.” Quincy chimed in, following in behind Eleanor and Lettie from the glass door of the garage. He paused in his steps, holding the piece of tech in his hands, looking to see the looks of concern on his three comrades. “Everythin’ good here?”

Eleanor gently separated herself from Arthur and Lettie’s grasp, glancing between the two of them before turning to face Quincy. The pulling sensation in her mind, it was beckoning her to the corner of the mall where the trio of younger hex members should be.

If I recall, Arthur let him and Aoi have a day off with our beloved Drifter.

Arthur nodded in agreement, still concerned at the sensation that had overcome Eleanor, no matter how brief it may have been. “Aoi and Amir practically begged me for it, and they deserve some rest after that last Scaldra attack in the tenements.”

Eleanor tilted her head to the side, her mindscape beckoning her further into the mall. That gut feeling, it was still pulling at her. She targeted her thoughts to her brother, turning to face him. Something doesn’t feel right here brother.

Arthur nodded his head, “Let's all go check on them. Make sure everything is clear. Sol forbid something happened to one of them.”

The group all nodded in agreement to each other, slowly making their way to the other side of the mall.

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“Hah! In your FACE AOI!” Amir shouted victoriously, throwing his hands up holding onto the controller as the screen for Caliber Chicks showed, Player 1: Victory, Player 2: Defeat.

“Oh come on Amir! You know you only won because I was going easy on you!” Aoi laughed, leaning over and shoving against Amir’s shoulder. The two shared in raucous laughter for a few moments, as Kalina had taken a break from playing the game in order to chow down on the delicious pad thai.

She took a bite of pad thai in her mouth, lowering the metal chopsticks she had been using as she heard footsteps approaching. She turned her head to the door, seeing Quincy, Arthur, and Lettie approaching the room. The soft smile on her lips faded, turning into a look of almost scorn at the trio she saw approaching. She broke eye contact for a moment to glance back over at Aoi and Amir, who had not noticed the incoming presence just yet.

Amir, Quincy found something that may prove useful to you.

The projected voice of Eleanor entered all three of their minds, and both Aoi and Quincy turned to glance at the group as they all waited at the edge of the door.

“C’mon Quinc, you can’t let it wait til tomorrow?” Amir whined, sounding similar to a toddler throwing a mild tantrum.

Quincy went to respond, but was cut off by the sudden groan of pain that came out of Eleanor’s mouth. She fell to her knees, gripping one of her hands to her head as that sensation overcame her again. That sickening pit feeling of emptiness, it was stronger all of a sudden. Both Lettie and Arthur kneeled down beside her, holding onto either one of her shoulders.

“Woah, Eleanor you okay?” Aoi asked, putting the controller down and facing the other members of the Hex. Amir had matched the motion as well, a wave of concern crossing his face as Eleanor slowly lifted her head to look at the three younger members. She noticed that out of the three of them, only one had not looked that way, the Drifter. She focused herself, narrowing her eyes at the Drifter, and another sickening wave of sickness crossed her mind. She winced again, Arthur and Lettie both overlapping in their word of concern.

Kalina, is everything okay, love? Your energy seems….different.

The question was openly shared to the minds of all the Hex members, and they all turned their attention to Kali, who loudly slurped up another noodle from her pad thai, her attention still completely ignoring that of the hex behind her.

“Babe?” Amir questioned, extending a hand of his and reaching out to touch her shoulder, his touch met with a burning sensation that caused him to reel his hand back. Kali’s wine colored hair shifted to conceal her face slightly, but Amir could see the edges of her lips were curled into a terrifying smile.

“Kalina!” Amir shouted in response, ignoring the burning sensation he had moments ago to lean over and grab both of her shoulders. He shook her slightly, and her head suddenly cocked up right. Her mouth was contorted into a sickening grin, and a deep haunting and disturbingly distorted laugh emitted from her as Amir’s face shifted from that of concern, to that of pure fear.

“What have you done to our Drifter,” Eleanor spoke out verbally, her eyes narrowed into that of anger. Now she understood what that sickening feeling was, it wasn’t the techrot, it was the Indifference.

Kalina’s body disappeared from the pillow cushion in a cloud of fog, causing all of the Hex members to reel back, and suddenly Amir was grasping onto nothing in front of him. His arms began to shake, fingers trembling. His beloved Drifter, she vanished in front of his own eyes.

A deal is a deal, and she is past due on her end. The voice echoed through the abandoned music store, like it was both everywhere and nowhere.

Eleanor stood from her knees, looking at Aoi’s terrified face, before turning to look right at Amir. He was frozen in place, she could see his lips trembling and struggling to form words. Tears were welling in his eyes as Eleanor came over to his side, putting her hands on his cheeks.

“Eleanor! WHEREDIDSHEGO? Where’s Kali!? What in Sol’s name was that?! A DEAL IS A DEAL? What the heck does that even MEAN.”

Arthur, Quincy, and Lettie had already moved closer to Aoi and Amir, all shaken from what they had witnessed.

She told me about this…indifference. The ways it can distort reality, make you see things that aren’t really there. Eleanor paused, a frown forming on her lips, Taking the forms of a loved one…

Amir’s heart had started racing in his chest, it was beating so loudly it was the only other thing he could hear aside from Eleanor’s words. He slowly took a breath as Eleanor released her hands on either side of his face. Sparks of electricity crackled between his fingers and off the metallic adornments on his shoulders.

“Where. Is. Kalina.” He asked, his tone completely shifted from that of fear, to pure rage. Nobody touched his girl, no one.

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Kalina sighed heavily, the now setting autumn sun beaming on her skin as she and Amir stood on the edge of one of the tenement buildings. The view was exceptional, despite the occasional strand of techrot from one building to another. Amir placed his hands around her waist, contently sighing and placing his chin on her shoulder as he hugged her loosely from behind.

“Thank you for bringing me out here Amir, this is….it’s beautiful.” Kali murmured, placing her hands on Amir’s and gently rubbing her thumb across his metal plated fingers. She felt so at ease in that moment.

“Y’know babe. I’ve been thinkin’ about somethin.” He mused, gently nuzzling his head into her neck.

Kali responded with a soft chuckle, and a soft hum leaving her lips.

“Have you ever thought about…leaving? Like, leaving this loop that we’re stuck in.”

She paused for a moment, her head leaning against his as she began to contemplate that question. She would have lied if she said it had never crossed her mind at all. “I’ve…thought about it, but I don’t think I’d ever want to leave the Hex, especially not you.”

Amir hummed softly, his hands slowly moving from the sides of her hips up to her shoulders. His eyes blinked slowly, opening again to reveal iridescent void energy covering the entire globes. He made sure to keep his face planted against her neck, so that she didn’t move her head.

“I don’t think….I don’t think I want to be stuck in this loop forever. Never dying, but never really living.”

Kali lowered her head, the soft smile she had on her lips had turned into a frown. She could feel the hurt in those words, and she knew all too well what being stuck in a loop could do to one’s sanity. Her mind drifted to Duviri, remembering the countless upon countless times she had become numb to any kind of emotion.

It hurt her to her core. To know that her beloved Amir was experiencing something similar to what she had in Duviri. She went to turn her head to face him, but Amir quickly placed his hands on either side of her neck, firmly gripping onto her bare skin, the metallic fingers reacting to the void scarring present on her neck, wispy trails of void energy intertwining with his fingers.

“̶̫̕D̴̲̅ǒ̶͚n̵̪͝’̵̼̀t̶̻̐ ̸͕͒ỳ̴̥o̵͈͆u̸̺̽ ̷̤̒t̵͔̚ḫ̴̍î̴̳n̶͇͆k̵̠̾ ̴̩͠t̴͕̏h̸̲͑é̷̗r̴̺̒e̸̥͠’̸̥̇s̶̘͆ ̴̛̭a̵͚͗ ̸͈̃w̵͇̓a̶̭͝y̴̺̅ ̵̞̓t̷͈́o̵̤̓ ̵̰̒e̵̢͝n̸̖͝d̴̗̈́ ̴̲̅i̶͉͠t̴̛͍?̸̠̍”̶͔͂

His voice sounded a little deeper than normal, but Kali paid no mind to it. She felt the tingling sensation in her neck, and she choked it up to feelings of anxiety in that moment. Her eyes were slowly beginning to glaze over with Void energy, she could feel the strength of her body melting slightly as she leaned back against Rima’s body. He spoke again, his voice more deep and distorted now.

“Come on Kalina, you know this isn’t fair to me right? You can’t force me to live in a time loop forever, it’s not fair.”

Kali didn’t respond, her face still contorted into a frown as her eyes glanced around at the street far beneath them.

“You know, we can end it here…We can end it t̴̏͊̚ͅo̵̬̳͖͝g̴̼̬̯̿́̚e̷̩͕̓ẗ̸̩h̴̥̿͛ê̸̹̞̲͌̑ṛ̴͌͗́, just like you want.”

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“Amir! SLOW DOWN!” Arthur shouted over the comms, struggling to keep pace with the speedster on his atomicycle.

“I am NOT stopping until I find her, Arthur!” Amir shouted back in response to the comms, his feet carrying him at blazing speeds through the streets of Höllvania. Quincy, Lettie, Eleanor and Aoi were also scouring the streets of the city, desperately trying to find their beloved Drifter. It was Eleanor who was able to use her psychic sense to get a general direction of her, she had such a different energy compared to the rest of Höllvania that sometimes she stood out like a sore thumb, literally and figuratively.

Amir, we will find her. Eleanor projected into his mind, I’m sensing something to the southwest. It’s like her, but it’s…diminishing.

Electricity coiled off of Amir’s body as he slammed on his own brakes, sliding into a stop at a street and making a bee-line to the southwest, following Eleanor’s directions. The only thing he could hear was his heart beating in his chest as he ran as fast as he could, his anxiety overloading his mind.

WhatifIcan’tfindherintime. What is going to happen to her? I can’t let anything happen to her. FOCUS AMIR. YOU’VE GOT TO FIND HER.

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“Together….” Kali murmured to herself, her eyes fully glossed over with void energy by this time. Her voice was quiet, almost somber as she retrieved her sirocco pistol from the pocket in her waistband.

Rima’s lips contorted into a disturbing grin. The outward voice that spoke was that of the Indifference, octaves deeper than what Amir could naturally achieve, but in Kali’s mind, all that she could hear was Amir’s sweet voice beckoning to her. She felt his metal plated fingers slip away from her neck.

“There’s no other way I’d want to go out. I’d rather go out with you by my side, Kalina.”

Kali brought the gun to her chest, idly tracing her fingers along the see-through barrel as Void energy crackled inside, she could swear she almost heard the beckoning of others that she had lost in the back of her mind. She remembered her mom, her dad, her brother…A single tear fell down her cheeks as her finger shakily laced around to the trigger of the gun.

“X̵̹̠̆a̵̧̺̫̋͂̈́͂̕t̵͚̻̘͊̕ă̴̻̹͓̮.̸̘̌.̵̟̿.̴͈̞̣͊̇̀̓͛V̷̧̱̠̣̫̋o̴̰̳͒̑̕͜ͅm̴̥̅͂̿ȅ̴̢̝͓̹̋̿̕͜.̵̮̋̓͑́.̴̟͚̜̏.̵̢̧̧̗̤̃̇̉̄”

Rima raised his own hand from his side, the shimmering iridescent blade of the Rakta Dark Dagger shimmering in the fading light of the sun. The corporeal form of the Indifference, disguised as Amir stepped closer again to Kalina, bringing one hand up to her shoulder and beginning to shove her downwards onto her knees, the other hand raising up the dagger and bringing it to her side.

R̸̹̩͗ơ̵̞͚͐l̴̟̋̕l̷̲̜̋̌i̵̯͗̊n̵͈̖̋́g̶̩̼͌͆,̵͍̑ ̸͕̑͛m̵̢͉͊o̷͚͎̓ḁ̶͖́͝ǹ̴̼i̵̲͗͝n̶̢̻͑g̷̠̪͂,̶͕̜̆ ̸̯́ȋ̵̘n̵̥̰̓ ̶̫͗͝t̸̲̪̀̿h̵͍̓i̶̹̘̽͗ș̶̮̎̔ ̵͍͆̕r̴͖̦͌e̸͍͖͐a̴̗͕̐ľ̵͇͓m̷̙̺̑ ̷̞͍͘o̴͚͊f̷̣̈́̕ ̶̪̃̓ô̸͖u̵̲̎r̸̠͗s̵̫͈͂̓.̵̗̅ ̶͇̠̈I̵̦͊n̷̺̑͋ ̶̼̰͐̋m̶̟͕̍͝a̵̢̮͊͌d̸̡͍͝n̴̞̈́̉ẹ̸͚͐̓s̵͔̍͜s̷̭̕ ̸̠̤̈́̆l̴̲͘o̸͚͌s̷͙̪̍̊t̸͇̚,̵͇͖̿̚ ̸͇̈s̶̺͉͗h̴̹͖͑a̶̯͠ľ̸̲̳̃l̷̘̙̈́͌ ̵͔͚̄d̷̢̏̉i̸̭͈̾͝ẹ̴̋́.̷̨͓̃ ̸͓̟̃̀T̴͚̉̀õ̷̫̗ ̸̧̇c̵̛͈̓ő̸̭̀s̵̹̿m̵͓̣̋i̷͉͙̊c̷̻̽ ̷̛̾ͅf̸̳́̿ö̸͈̪̿r̶̠͋̉m̵̲̣̐s̴̺̖̎͂ ̴͇͛̈f̵̺͉̎̃r̴͓̜͑o̵̬̿͜m̴̢̄͠ ̷͔͝t̶͓͌ͅa̸̲̒n̶͉̒g̵͇͕̎͌e̷͖̾͌ń̵̼̼͝t̵̡͈͐̈́ ̵͚͙̽p̶͕̉l̸͖̂̉a̷̙̋̃n̸̖̳͑e̶̖̐̿s̷̻̭͊.̴͚͘ ̶̣̆̈́

̵̈́ͅẈ̸̧̑̕E̷̪͝ ̴̘͐́E̶̥̒N̷̥̈́͌Ḑ̶͆̌ ̶̈͜Ạ̵͒̀S̸̬̈ ̶̬̃Ẃ̷̖̬͌É̷͈͜͝ ̶̢͋̿B̶̕͘ͅẸ̵̚G̵̠̾͝A̶̦͎̒N̸͎̲͠.̸̢̨͆͋

“OH NO YOU DON’T! GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!”

The piercing voice of Amir burst into the deafening silence the Indifference had created around Kali. His voice was like that of a light in the darkness. She lifted her head, the haze in her eyes slowly fading as she realized there was a dagger millimeters away from the skin on her throat. Time seemed to move in such a slow motion, her eyes glancing to her side to look at the figure that was standing behind her. It was not Amir, instead the unsettling visage of the Man in the Wall took place of Amir’s face.

Amir bolted forward at the figure that was holding Kalina hostage, electricity crackling off of every part of his body as a burning rage fueled him. He shoved his shoulder into the distorted visage of himself, the figure’s hand quickly slashing the dark dagger against the skin of Kali’s throat causing her to shriek out in pain before she was separated from the Indifference and pushed to the ground. She brought a hand up to her throat and covered the bleeding wound as Amir stood defiantly in front of Kali. His eyes were narrowed, there was not a single ounce of his normally jittery and jokester self. In his hands, he held a traffic sign he had ripped from the ground on his way to her location. Electricity continued to crackle all around him, imbuing the sign and singeing it due to the sheer strength of the electricity his body was producing.

“Nobody touches MY GIRL.” Amir shouted at the Indifference disguised as himself, taking a moment to realize that there was in fact an Evil Amir.

“S̶̬͉̲̈́̀̈́͘͠H̴̹͕̠̰́̎̀̇͠E̴̛̦̤̋̅ͅ ̶̦͑I̸͉͎̰͑́̈́̚̕Ş̸̞̭̫̤̂̆N̸̜̈́͠'̶̲̞̻̳̟́T̴͎̝͈̈̌͋̋ ̶̡͚̣̥͊Ÿ̶̳́̋̓͘Ŏ̸̻͐̽U̸̦̖̻̓R̴̹̝̅S̶̨͓̣̠̈ ̶̟̏́T̶̡͉̓̈́̄O̴͈͛̅ ̷̻̟͐̉H̶̛̥͍̥̟̭̍Ą̵͖̫̩̀͊͌͋̚Ṿ̸̝̗͋̂̒̿͆Ḙ̶̡̻̪̈́͑̊́͝.̸̝̄̽” The Indifference spat back out, the form changing from a kneeling and wounded position to standing in the exact same defiant pose as wisps of smoke and void energy dispelled around the figure.

The Indifference bolted forward, activating the same speed ability of the Volt he had taken form of. Amir responded, yelling out in rage as he raised the large sign and struck the Indifference knocking him towards the edge of the building. The Indifference took the brunt of the hit, but with the reason of being able to grab onto the sign and drag Amir down with him off the building’s edge.

“AMIR!!!!!!!!!” Kali screamed out desperately, watching as the two figures fell off the edge of the building. She threw herself forward, releasing her hand from her wound and letting blood drip all over the concrete as a pair of hands grabbed her by the shoulders.

“AY! Babas you can’t go after him like that!” It was Lettie’s voice, and she was using her Blessing on Kali to restore her wounds. Kali was struggling to stay in Lettie’s grasp, desperately trying to claw her way to freedom to follow after Amir. “Oi! Arthur we found Kali, Amir’s in trouble though!” Quincy called out, grabbing onto Kali as well to help contain her as tears streamed down her face.

Ő̶̧̻͔̻͈̺̰̼̣͖̬̪̞̖̬̤͈̏̃U̸̝̰̬͎͈͎̘͚͖̕L̵̢̨̟͉̰̜̻̳̟̪̻̤͍̳͔͋͠Ĺ̸͖͆̒́̾̐̆̅̈́̂̈́̍̇̚͜͝ͅͅ.̵̞͓̹̺̬͖̠̪̀̅̈͐̈́̎͒̀̓̎̒͛̏͘͝ ̶͙͉̲̦͑͘͠R̶̺̳̗̭͓͗͛͊͛̿̒I̵̠̝̟̝̫̲̙͙̰͔̬̐̀̄̊̉̓̂̈̏͐̊͂̀̈́̽͘Ş̶̼̤̫̪̜̰̣̞̞̱̉̋͂̿̇̾̽͗.̵̢̧̖͈̗̬̃̾̃͌̌̍͐̓̈́̓́̀̀͘̚͝ ̴̛̙̉̑̉̍̅̎̉̂̉̅̓̎͛͌̕͝Ẍ̶̢̢̪̙̮̱̯͈̦̩̻̳̲͈̭̲͇́͛Ä̴̘͇̞̰̬̣͎̫̲̗̫̬̤̥́̈́̒̈́́̄̉T̵͓͔̜̝̾̿̔̈́͐̔̉̈̂͑̈́̚̕͝͝͠͝Ä̸̢̨̛̗̟̲̻̤̮̖̤͉̥͎͖́͒̊͛̉̌͋̂̊̄̽̀͠͝͝ ̶͙̉́̅̓̄͊V̶̢̬̞̙͇͖̤̌̅̌̾̃͂̔́̄̂͂̕͠O̶͎̼̗̘̹̰̥͔̩̱͇͚͉̹̺͈͊͐̀͐͋̓͗͠ͅM̶͔̒̌͘E̵̘͎͉̓̄͑͊̀̽́͂̊̌̆͋̈́̽̄͗͠ M̷̡̧̻̫̒̇A̷̧̛̦̬̖͖̎̒̆̒͜͠R̸̬̟̭̲̉͆̋ͅA̶̝̥̳͓̲̓̀̽̒̌̃ ̵̣̥̦͚̃͆͜Ļ̵̨̞̠̯̓̽O̸̫̹̠̝̅́H̸̢́͠K̶͓̞̙̼̠̃͘.̷͇̀̀́ ̸̻́́́

Kalina winced in pain, bringing both of her hands to her head as the requiem words overwhelmed her mind, causing increasing pain until eventually Kali slumped in Quincy and Lettie’s arms unconscious.

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Amir was punching at the distorted visage of his own face as the two were in free fall to the street below. The only thing that mattered in his mind was that this thing was no longer holding onto Kali, and he had to keep it that way. He gripped onto the shoulders of the figure, electricity crackling loudly and lighting up the dimly lit building side as he incinerated the figure. The Indifference drew a large distorted smile on its face as it’s visage began to turn to ash and smoke around Amir’s grip.

The words caused Amir to wince in pain, as the Indifference completely vanished before him into a plume of void smoke. He then realized how close the ground was approaching him, he snapped his eyes shut and he shouted out in preparation for the ground to make a sickening impact on him. To his shock though, he felt a strange sensation distorting all of his limbs and when he opened his eyes, to his shock and awe it was Aoi that was using her magnetic abilities to freeze him in place. It was one of the first times he thought to himself, Thank Sol he was a partial Warframe.

Arthur bullet jumped in from the side, sliding his arm under Amir’s armpit and helping to soften his landing on the ground. The Excalibur proto frame huffed in exhaustion, “You…are incredibly hard to keep up with.” He snapped.

Amir huffed, placing his hands on his knees as the adrenaline coursed through his veins, his heart beating frantically in his chest as the electricity sparking off his arms slowly began to dissipate. “What can I say, I like to be first place.”

“Guys, We need to get Kalina back to the mall, Now!” Lettie urged as she and Quincy approached, the latter gently carrying Kalina in his arms as a bandage covered the wound on her neck that was still bleeding. “Her pulse is weak, she’s alive but I need more energy to get her healed up.” Amir gasped in shock, rushing over to Quincy as he carefully handed her over to Amir. He cradled her limp body in his arms, using his shoulder to gently rock her head into the crook of his neck.

“I don't sense the Indifference anymore, whatever happened it’s gone now.” Eleanor piped in, coming up at Aoi’s side and carefully studying Kalina’s form.

Lettie hopped on her Atomicycle, revving the engine as Amir activated his speed ability once more, rushing in the direction of the mall with his beloved Drifter in tow. “Hang in there Kali, Hang in there. I’m right here. Please don’t leave me, please.” He spoke to her, even if she couldn’t hear him he did not seem to care.

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Amir paced back and forth in the backroom near Kali’s foundry, the idle grinding of the machines whirring away doing little to drown out his rampant thoughts. All of the Hex members were waiting patiently while Lettie tended to her wounds, and Eleanor made sure that her psyche was still intact. It felt like ages, but eventually Lettie called out to the Hex members from the loft railing.

“Her wound is healing now, I doubt it will leave a scar but I don’t know what that dagger was imbued with.” She huffed in frustration, “Now she just needs rest.”

Amir felt like 20 pounds of weight came off his chest with that news, he sighed heavily, bracing himself forward on his knees as Quincy came over to his side and gave him a reassuring grip on his neck. “Ya did good kid. You saved ‘er life. Ya know that right?” Amir nodded in response, sitting up right and hitting a fist bump with Quincy before he sprinted up the stairs to the loft himself, zipping past Eleanor and Lettie in a flash as they walked down.

Arthur sighed heavily, whatever this Indifference was it was clearly a real danger. “El, how in Sol’s name are we supposed to fight something that could look like any one of us at ANY given moment?”

Eleanor sighed, placing her hands over her stomach and nervously shaking her head. She began to respond, the voices of the Hex fading out as they all left the back room, letting Amir and Kali have some time alone.

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Amir pulled a chair to the side of their shared bed, looking at Kali’s form as she rested under the blankets. Her hair was pulled up into a bun, and wrapped around her neck was a thick set of bandage material covering the wound from the dagger that nearly slit her throat. Amir shuddered, his mind recalling the exact moment he saw that dagger slide away from her throat with blood coating the blade. It made him sick to his stomach. By this point he had tossed all of his armor off loosely on the couch across the room, all of his pouches and weapons thrown haphazardly as he interlocked his metal fingers with her soft ones. He leaned his head against the pillows, awkwardly hunching himself over for his raven hair to be nuzzling against her cheek.

“Please wake up Kalina..I can’t lose you. Please wake up.” He pleaded, tears streaming down his cheeks as he sobbed into the pillows beneath him. “I’ll never EVER let this happen to you again.” His pleas were so desperate, he felt as though he had failed to actually keep her safe. He allowed a fake version of her to fool him, he was almost too late to save her. How could he have been so FOOLISH?

Amir continued to sob into the pillows, until eventually the sheer exhaustion got to him. Maybe he had over exerted himself a little in that moment trying to protect her, but he didn’t care. He couldn’t keep his eyes open any longer though, and slowly let himself fall to sleep between heartbreaking sobs.

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Kali’s eyes shot open, her mind having played that last moment before unconsciousness was a cruel way of being reminded that she was alive. She felt tears pool in the corner of her eyes, staring blankly into the ceiling above her and began to softly sob.

“Amir…” She muttered through the sobs, bringing up one of her hands to cover her mouth, before a sudden quick motion beside her caused her to jump. Amir’s form practically jumped back to life, his eyes stained red from the exhaustion and the crying and he instantly stood up and leaned over Kali’s face. He removed his hand from hers, pulling both of them to her cheeks and gently directing her gaze to meet his.

“Hey hey hey, I’m here! I’m here! I’m right here babycakes.”

“A-amir?” Kalina asked in disbelief as her eyes scanned all over his face, her nose scrunching up into more sobs as she realised that she wasn’t dreaming. Amir was okay. She brought her hands up and pushed herself off the bed to grab onto his shoulders and drag him down into the bed. She gripped onto his shoulders so tightly, hands and nails almost digging into the metal flesh of his Warframe body.

Amir reciprocated the motion, planting his face into the crook of her neck as tears streamed down his face. He gripped into her shoulders as she brought a hand off his shoulders to caress through his raven locks. She buried her face into his shoulder, tears also streaming down her face, but tears of relief.

“It’s okay baby. I’m here.”

“Amir….I…I’m so sorry. I am SO SORRY. I almost got you killed, y-you almost died!”

Amir brought his head up from her shoulders, planting a kiss on her lips to quiet her desperate cries. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she let Amir’s lips dance with hers for several moments.

“Shhh shhh, I would do the same thing a thousand times again if it meant to keep you safe.”

Amir cooed to her as Kali righted her form on the bed, further pulling herself into his tight embrace. She began to feel her sobs soften as Amir’s presence holding her continued to help ground her and calm her down. He rubbed his hands up and down her back in calming and soothing gestures.

“Kalina Collins, I would go to the end of Sol to find you. I will never let you go. That is a promise.” He paused and gently brought a hand up to the back of her head, gently rubbing onto the base of her neck massaging against the bandage. “Indifference, whatever the hell gets in my way, I’m never going to let go of you.”

Kali hiccupped softly in the crook of his neck, burying her head further into him.

“I love you so much Amir.”

“I love you too Kali.”

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