Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ The Lynching Game (part 10)

[Dane] - "Well, ain't this a surprise? What are you doin' here, McCree? "

[McCree] - "Witnessing the fruit of our labour. "

Said McCree coldly.

[Dane] - "I'll be damned! What the hell has gotten into ya head? Don't ya see how these inbred bastards are simply eliminating all those who they consider to be their enemies? "

Yelled Dane with anger in his voice.

[McCree] - "Lies be damned, Dane, I've seen what is keeping us from achieving true peace. Don't act like you ain't aware of what ya did. "

Said McCree in a harsh tone.

[Dane] - "I was in captivity against mah will. What the hell do you want to accuse me of now? "

[Dunkel] - "Dane, Dane, look, we aren't a bunch of idiots. You caused this. For the past few weeks, you thought you could get the word out. You thought maybe, someone you can trust will reveal everything we kept under the cover. "

Said Dunkel in a tone of mockery.

Dunhill immediately began acting uneasy as Dunkel spoke without filtering her words. With the false pretence of an important matter to discuss, Dunhill pulled McCree aside. However, by that point, upon seeing how McCree turned around to look at Dunkel, Dunhill knew the seed of doubt was already planted.

[Dunkel] - "Dane, my dear, good old colleague, allow me to present to you; The consequences of your actions. You thought you had access to our intel, you thought you were sneaky with how you passed information to certain individuals, yet we were watching. Jagger kept you alive because we needed you to lead us to the wolves disguised in our herd of sheep. "

Explained Dunkel with a villainous smile.

An expression of shock appeared on Dane's face as he realized what he had done.

[Dunkel] - "All your contact, all the people who were opposed to us, you were responsible for leading straight to them! Dane, you are a fucking idiot of epic proportion! "

[Dane] - "YOU FUCKING BASTARD! YOU ARE GOING TO DOOM US ALL! "

Yelled Dane as he lunged for Dunkel.

However, just before reaching Dunkel, Dunhill stormed in and tackled Dane to the ground. After a moment of hesitation, McCree also joined in and began restraining Dane.

[Dunkel] - "Doom for you, not for us. How do you think we got rid of the crystal users who were loyal to you and the previous Allied Command? We knew the cyberknights were more powerful than them, so we simply sent them to their death. All the Blue Guards still alive by now are loyal only to us and Jagger. "

Said Dunkel as she entered a state of ecstasy while feeling like a master villain.

Dunhill discreetly kicked Dunkel on the leg to warn her to be careful with what she said but she swiftly ignored him by placing herself further away.

[Dunkel] - "Dane, oh Dane, please! I invited you here today to witness the doom of your other friends. Those poor, poor little piglets without crystals who believed in your lies. "

Said Dunkel as she stared at Dane with pupils fully dilated.

With a clap of her hands, the screen behind her came to life with the different camera footage of agents moving in to raid different locations. Soon, the first few live footage showed the abrupt entry of the agents into private domiciles before indiscriminately firing on all that moves.

[Dane] - "Stop! Stop this! Don't kill them! I'll do whatever you want, just stop! "

Pleaded Dane with tears in his eyes.