Rising Flame || Diluc X Reader

Chapter 8

"You should have just ended it there!" 

Huh? Who's talking?

"Would you have been able to?!"

Are they arguing?

"Yes! Because I know what might happen! I warned you about this! This is literally the reason you agreed to come along!" 

Where... Where am I?

You slowly opened your eyes. You were chained and lying on the ground of a cell. When you looked through the bars, Diluc and Kaeya were arguing.

"What's going on?" Your voice sounded dead, even to you. 

"Oh. You're awake. I'll go notify Jean. And try to knock some sense into that guy would you?" Kaeya stormed off. 

"Why? Why didn't you just kill me?!" 

"I need information." He looked away, refusing to meet your eyes. 

"We both know that's not it. Diluc please!" 

You begged, not even knowing what you were begging for. 

Was it your life? 

Or your death? 

Jean and Lisa entered as you were screaming his name. 

"Oh? You two seem quite close." (Lisa) 

"Sure." You scoffed. "He's the one who did this to me four years ago!" You held up your left arm. 

"Interesting." (Lisa) 

"Leave." (Diluc) 

"Lisa." (Jean) 

"Oh fine." (Lisa) 

Lisa left. Leaving Jean and Diluc. 

"So? What do you want in exchange for my release?" 

"Information." (Jean) 

"I see. And how are you going to get that? I'm immune to most types of torture after being through all of them." 

You cringed at the memory of the Doctor experimenting on your scar. 

"Fine. We'll release you once you agree-" (Jean) 

"To stop the plan. Fine. Agreed. Now let me out. And give me my vision and delusion back." 

"You agreed pretty easily." (Diluc) 

"The reason it existed is satisfied. Now let me out."

They did, and you walked back to your office. 

You cleaned yourself up and sighed. 

I'm still worn out after using the delusion. 

I use it every day for small things but...

Using it for a battle like this was too much.

You summoned a few agents you your office. 

"That's the end of the plan. No more producing and handing out delusions to the knights. Try to get all the delusions they collected back too if possible. Spread the word." Then you waved them out. 

Then, you collapsed, panting. 

I need to go see Dottore.

Picking yourself back up and putting on a facade, you summoned another agent into your office. 

"The boat. Get it ready. I'm going to Sneznaya." 

"Yes Ma'am!" The agent was curious, but they knew not to question you.