Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ Sea of Broken Shards (part 6)

[Danica] - "Get back to work, worms! "

Immediately, with fear in their eyes, the men resumed their task without a moment of hesitation. Upon seeing what Danica did, McCree clenched his fists in rage as he moved out of cover to face Danica.

[Danica] - "We are Gods to the regular people. If I were an ape like the rest, they would've jumped on me, torn me apart, and ended me where I stood. Yet, here I am, still alive. "

Said Danica in an insufferably arrogant voice.

[McCree] - "Does your position as a cyberknight mean nothin' to ya? Did ya become a cyberknight, just so you can one day do this type of bullshit? "

Said McCree with a sombre look in his eyes.

Danica, still oblivious to McCree's disgust, smirked confidently without a hint of remorse.

[Danica] - "It was a role of convenience. For my years in the Empire, it's always lord Grand Knight this, Emperor Sniper that... Never, lord Danica, what is your wish? I stood guard at the Imperial vault with such power in my hands. Day and night, it's always the same boring duty. Such wasted potential for someone like me. "

Said Danica with a few added gestures for dramatization.

It was the same type of evil Athena had spoken of. The type of evil born from someone drunk on their own power. At that moment, McCree truly understood why Athena hunted down the knights who were considered beyond the point of redemption.

[McCree] - "I have a question. Why wasn't I burned like the men who shot at ya when I attacked ya earlier? "

Said McCree as he glanced at the burnt corpse of a man on the ground.

Slowly, the sunshine illuminated McCree's lower body as it ascended his legs.

[Danica] - "Need I to answer such a foolish question? It was simply a question of choice, my friend. Energy can be deflected in the form of heat or, in your case, purely kinetic. "

[McCree] - "So you chose the most painful way to kill your enemy because... "

[Danica] - "Because I simply find it fun. Why not? Anyways, about the deal, what do you want? I'm busy, so let's get business handled and go our separate ways. "

Said Danica, impatient for McCree's answer.

The sentence shocked McCree. Despite the lingering desire in his heart to simply play according to Danica's script and get what he wanted, McCree knew it had become his duty to exterminate the pest standing before him. Despite all the acting, all the pretending he did, McCree refused to play his role at this moment. As if by instinct, McCree's heart made a choice: To defy, to fight, to seek the cleansing ray of light instead of staying in the comfort of obscurity.

With anger burning inside his heart, McCree looked around and found a thin and long, rusty pipe going all the way to the ceiling. Without a word, McCree grabbed the pipe before using his gun to fire at two separate spots. In a single dry pull, McCree yanked a segment of the rusty pipe and held it in his hand.

[Danica] - "What the hell are you doing? "

[McCree] - "Grabbing myself a weapon. "

Said McCree calmly.

[Danica] - "For what purpose? "

[McCree] - "To fucking bash ya head in, ya disgustin' whore. "

Said McCree with a look of hateful disgust on his face.

[Danica] - "Psshh, seriously? If you could kill me, you would've done it a moment ago. I offered you a deal simply based on the fact that we are both ascended Gods. However, if this is beyond you, then let's agree to disagree. "