Puppet Under Strings (unOrdinary)

Episode 7

She smiled and took Remi's hand. "Right."

"There!" Isen called out. "They still haven't left yet! The building's still here!"

I'm not turning my back on him ever again. Seraphina thought. Volcan, we're coming for you!

"Miss Volcan! There's people outside! Two females with purple hair and pink hair and three boys, blonde, red, and orange!" a man rushed to the white room.

"Urgh. Those brats again. How annoying." Volcan sneered. "John, let's go."

"Yes, Mother."

"Ugh, this same creepy room again..." Blyke looked around at the banners.

"It's okay, Remi. You don't have to look." Isen patted Remi's shoulder.

"No. I'm fine. Thanks though, Isen." Remi attempted to make a smile.

Tat...tat...

"Everyone, get into position!" Arlo shouted.

Tat...tat...

A hooded boy comes out from the doors with Volcan behind him.

"Volcan." Seraphina glared at the golden eyed woman. "Where's John?"

Volcan nodded to the boy in the hood. "Go on, dear."

The boy put down his hood and there shown was none other than John. He kept his messy black hair intact, but was wearing a black uniform with a bright red Ember symbol on his shirt. His eyes however were red. There was no iris or pupil in those once golden eyes. Just an empty crimson color in that sclera.

"Hello, Seraphina." he said.

"W-Wha..." Seraphina was on the verge of tears.

"VOLCAN!!" she rushed over to where the black clothed woman stood, tears dripping from her blue eyes and her eyes glowing like a raging tsunami.

"Hmph." she grinned.

John came running in front of Volcan, catching Seraphina's fist in the process.

"You've become very weak, Seraphina. Is this a side effect of when you were a cripple?" John tilted his head and laughed. "How disappointing."

He twisted her wrist while squeezing it.

"Agh!" Seraphina yelped.

"Get away from her, John!" Arlo ran towards the two.

John smiled, hanging back his head. "Haha, looks like everyone's taking their turn to fight me! Is Remi next?" he cracked his head back in front. "This really is like New Bostin all over again."

"But..." John blocked Arlo's attack and punched him in the stomach. "You should really know your limits."

Arlo's body dropped to the floor.

"John..." Seraphina clutched John's back from behind. "Take control again."

"Seraphina." he turned around and knelt down to hold her face with his hands. 

"Please don't make me do this to you. Don't you know that killing you is something I don't want? Join me. Ember is our savior. They will save us all from our corrupt society. People say that fire is destruction, but they're wrong. It's light. It's always been."

"You're wrong, John. This is wrong. Killing Superheroes and everything Ember has done. Your own mother has been using you as a lab rat over and over again. Are you gonna take that?" Seraphina argued.

"Ill-mannered girl! What makes you think you know anything about John?!" two voices overlapped each other. It was John and Volcan's. It still spoke from John's mouth though.

"You...stop controlling him!" Seraphina glared at her.

"Why not? I'm his mother. You have no right to say things for him." Volcan put up a finger and stroked her face as John followed her movements. 

She sighed. "I almost feel bad for him. Living with you reckless high tiers must've been so hard. But now, he won't have to suffer anymore.

John put his hands to his chest and closed his eyes like he was in bliss. "Ember is my true home. Now and forever."

Remi gritted her teeth. "I've had enough of this, Volcan! Stop treating him like a puppet, you coward!"

She shifted her legs, ready to attack. But Volcan quickly grabbed John and put her long fingernails to his neck.

"Uh, uh, uh." she warned. "If you dare to throw lightning in my direction or pull up your other friends to attack, he'll only suffer more. And you wouldn't want that, would you?"

John's head jolted up. "Ugh!"

"John!" Seraphina pulled her hand out.

His eyes flashed white, then returned to its original golden state.

"Sera, why'd you come back? Grab the others and get out of this place! Forget me! All of you, forget all about me! I'll be fine-! Aargh!!"

Volcan took her long nail and slid it across to make a crimson line. Blood oozed out of the cut.

"How foolish. In the end, you're in denial and worthless. Waste of space." Volcan whispered to John's ear. "Monster."

"I have no need for you." Volcan said coldly. She turned around, held up John's body, and threw it off the edge of the main room.

"NO...!!" Seraphina yelled, tears flowing from her marine eyes.

Blyke and Isen were shocked, visibly shaken. Remi shed a single tear. Seraphina dropped her head, facing the ground and crying buckets.

"Hm. Looks like you sure took a huge hit." Volcan looked upon her in a condescending way. "Are you out of energy already? The battle's just started and you're already on your knees."

"How pathetic."

"You will pay." Seraphina held up her head high in anger with her eyes glowing blue.

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