Arcane: World Two - AU (Non-binary reader)

XIIX - Unscratched

The client looks shocked: "That much to the lady who set this up? Surely you deserve more than only forty"

You sigh as you lean forward, talking in a quieter tone: "Do you want your watch, or are you a witness?"

He nods, clearly afraid: "Okay okay, I get it" 

You stand to leave the Pardido, but before you do, you ask one final question: "Do I off the guy?" Without thinking the guy wants to say no but fear of this being traced back to him takes over. He subtly nods. You make your way to the address given to you.

***

Snow lies over the horizon of Silco's view as he sits in the crumbling village. Sevika watches from a distance as he thinks back on your few memories together. He holds the note from Marie in his hand, his tears smudge some of the words: "I failed you, Marie" He squeezes his eyes shut: "I failed to protect y/n, and I'll never forgive myself"

A single tear falls from Sevika's eye as she watches. She'd never admit it but she respected you, your dedication and loyalty to Zaun was unrivalled by anyone your age. She sees it's getting dark and tries to call for Silco to come back inside: "Silco! It's getting dark out!" He doesn't hear her, she begins walking towards him but she feels herself become unbalanced as she steps on something. She looks down and digs around in the snow, she can't believe what she lifts out.

Silco is still crying to himself and his losses when he feels Sevika grab his shoulder. He turns to her: "I found this" His face lights up as he looks in her hand

***

You stand outside the house, your eyes lock on an unguarded window around the side of the building, down the alleyway. You make your way towards it as the sunlight begins to dim, you look up at it, and then to a trash can at your feet. You jump from the trash can to the wall, you let yourself slide down slightly before leaping to the window. You grab the windowsill and pull yourself in. You crouch down as you survey your surroundings. You stand on the indoor balcony, the central room over the edge. There's one man in the central room, one on the other side of the balcony and the third is probably with the owner of the house. 

You make your way around the balcony until you're behind the man, you have your knife in your left hand and your blow gun in your right. You fire at the man in the central room, the dart is different from your previous one as this instantly kills him. The man in front of you tries to turn to you quickly but your knife pierces his skull quicker. You push his body over the railing, causing a loud thud.

In the other room, a wide man sits at his desk as he reads the newspaper, smoking a cigar while his guard stands by. They both have their attention grabbed by a loud thud in the next room over. The man lowers his paper: "Go see what that was" The guard nods before opening the door, he stands still seconds later. "What's out there?" The guard slowly turns to face the man as blood drips from his mouth, a dart in his neck. The man stumbles backwards: "What the fuck!?" The guard's body falls, and you stand behind it. The man reaches for a gun on his desk but your knife flies into his hand as it is pinned to the wall behind him: "What do you want!? Money? Women? Booze?"

You walk to him, grab the knife that holds his hand to the wall and shift it, sending painful smites through his body: "The watch, where is it?" He can't get a word out through the pain, he just points to one of his drawers with his free hand. You pull the knife from his hand, he falls to the ground as he rubs it. You open the drawer and take the watch out, it's silver with a long chain and hands made from zinc. You put it in your pocket while locking your sight to the gun intended for you. You take it and turn to the man as he winces on the ground, you fire into his head once. You kneel beside his body and try to take the ring from his finger as evidence of his assassination.

***

Powder, Mylo and Claggor are all in the bar while Vi is with Caitlyn and Vander is serving drinks. None of them expect Silco to rush in, Sevika following. He runs to Vander: "We-we found this, it's a sign!" Vander, intrigued, looks at what Silco holds. It's the detonator you used that fatal night.

Vander sighs: "They're gone, Silco. Just because..." Vander realises something odd about the detonator.

Silco has a wide smile on his face: "Unscratched; like they weren't in the blast radius"

Vander's breaths become faster: "y/n... survived the explosion?" Silco nods eagerly. The others listen, hope burns in their heart. "y/n survived the explosion!"

***

The doors to the Pardido swing open as you walk in, the sound of client-mercenary convo doesn't stop for you, it doesn't stop for anyone. You return to the client, sitting across from him: "Where's the money?" 

He looks surprised: "Already? It's only been a few hours" You don't respond. "Oh-oh here" He slides a bag of coins to you. "Felicia has her cut already, I trust you have your end?" You throw the watch to him, he takes it before realising the coiled finger attached to the chain. He drops it on the ground: "You... you really did it?"

You put your feet up: "I really did it."