Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ Duel of Fates (part 1)

[Kadyn] - "Mike, I'm pregnant. Are you really going to leave our children without a father? "

Whispered Kadyn as she looked down to conceal her shame.

However, Mike immediately saw through her deception. But instead of calling her out and getting angry at her, he simply smiled and took off his coat.

[Mike] - "It's not very nice of you to lie, ya know, Lemon. "

[Kadyn] - "I'm not lying. I had my way with you during your coma. "

Cried Kadyn, without raising her eyes from the floor.

In a gentle motion, Mike raised Kadyn's head by the chin to meet his gaze. Even as Kadyn still tried to avoid meeting his stare, Mike still eventually managed to find her gaze.

[Mike] - "You said it yourself, you are not that lowly of a person. Coercion is not something my beloved Lemon would use against me. "

Having been exposed fully in her lies, Kadyn finally broke down crying like a wounded child.

[Kadyn] - "Asshole! Dummy! Idiot! You bloody... bloody... brickhead of a man. I lost all my sisters, and I'm about to lose you as well. I know I'm selfish, but I'm not a knight like you. Forgive me if I'm like this... I just need to try, try to hang on to my only dream. "

Cried Kadyn before fully losing herself in a storm of tears against Mike's chest.

At that moment, while Kadyn was lost in her sorrow, she failed to notice that Mike also shed a few rare drops of tears. Yet, Mike knew he couldn't afford to appear weak if he wanted to comfort his wife, as he quickly shrugged off the sadness on his face. With a swift flip, Mike placed his coat around Kadyn's back, its warmth somewhat soothing her pain.

[Mike] - "The coat looks good on you, so keep it. "

Said Mike before he gently kissed Kadyn on the head.

The gesture finally calmed Kadyn down as she slowly let go of Mike and pushed herself off his chest.

[Kadyn] - "If you truly want your ideas to carry on, then make sure to come back. We'll watch them grow in a loving home surrounded, not by the bloodshed of war or the cold embrace of indoctrination, but by the warmth of great parents. "

Said Kadyn as she tried to clear the waterfall that was still wetting her cheeks.

Suddenly, Mike grabbed Kadyn by the waist and shared a long, passionate kiss with her. Closing her eyes, Kadyn pushed back and asserted herself in the kiss, savouring every single moment as if it were her last. However, all good things must end, as eventually, Mike turned around and walked away, with their hands having a hard time separating as Kadyn even followed Mike briefly to get a good feel of his touch.

Inside the prison facility, McCree slept on his bunkbed while singing some country songs. He had just finished his last meal and was awaiting his execution. Just as three prison guards began unlocking his cell door, they suddenly vanished without a trace.

[McCree] - "Huh? What in tarnation? "

Exclaimed McCree as he approached the cell door.

All of a sudden, a hand smashed through the handle and pulled the entire door out of its frame.

[Mike] - "Sentence commuted, wanker. "

Said Mike as he threw the door on the side.

[McCree] - "Christ! Well, ain't that a surprise? "

Said McCree as he recoiled against the wall in fear.

[Mike] - "If something were to happen to me, you will take Doctor Ethan and my wife Kadyn to the Allied Forces and make sure they are safe from the Empire! That's my only condition for your freedom. Do we have a deal? "