a traitor walks among us

Hour 10th since the game begin.

Beau, Leah, Federico, and Organic Florist are walking on a hallway.

"one of us has to be a traitor. the traitor doesn't need to be among us, but he can be in the other group."

said Federico on a serious tone.

"I had being thinking the same thing."

said Beau on an emotionless tone.

Organic Florist scratches his face. he walks behind Beau. the hallway is full of silence. Organic Florist eats some cheese flavor cookies. he drinks some juice. he believes they don't need to fight to win the Duel. keeping Beau alive also counts as a victory.

Beau hugs his girlfriend from behind. he kisses her cheeks. he kisses her neck. Beau is happy with his love life. Beau asks Leah about their next date. she only nods.

Federico is chewing chew-gun. he offers some to Organic Florist, he says no. Federico yawn of boredom. he wants to shoot people. they haven't seen Fallen Heroes. Federico is about to fall asleep. there is some lack of action.

Leah is glad of finding love on hell. of finding the perfect man for her on this world. things are too hard or too sad. jet Beau brings her a lot of peace and love. he helps her to feel love. he makes her feel worthy of all the love of the world.

as our nature is, we humans make a hell of earth. we are responsible of our own agony. but we also can create a paradise on a desert. it is our human emotions the reason why we smile or cry. it is our humanity our push to condemnation or salvation.

there are other species capable of showing emotions, or logical thinking. there are other species capable of communication, or showing signs of intelligence.

we humans shouldn't be more especial than other creatures. even so we brag about being the ones on the top of the food chain. we love to see ourselves as a superior species and other creatures as lower, lesser than us.

but if there is something out there that makes us humans. it isn't our own emotions nor our own perception of the world. what makes us human is our ability to hurt ourselves and others for no especial reason. other species hurt or hunt to survive. we do it for pleasure or for entertainment. sometimes we hurt ourselves because we can.

Beau puts his hand on Leah's shoulder. he is about to say something. then BANG. they look confuse at all sides. enemies come from behind and in front. the four of them feel nervous as they don't see any exit.

"it was a pleasure knowing you all. it was a good rodeo until now."

said Organic Florist feeling defeated.

"no regrets, well not saying goodbye to Pandora may be one."

said Federico feeling heartbroken.

"why is life so hard? can I play the easy mode at least once."

said Beau feeling anger.

"it is a shame we didn't make love enough times.... I wanted to do it on a car, on an elevator, on a library, on the beach, on many places on all positions."

said Leah feeling sad.

Federico is holding a shotgun in each hand. Organic Florist opens the jar with wine. Beau is holding a pistol and a dagger. Leah takes out a sword.

the sound of the gunshots. the smell of gunpowder. the smoke that is left after every bullet is shot. the flesh it breaks. the blood that falls after. it all is part of the action. those are normal on a battlefield. and this is a battle.

Federico shoots at the shadows hidden on dark clothing. shadows from a dark hallway. Federico receives a bullet on the back. then he receives another bullet on the elbow. another bullet hits him on the left leg. Federico can't fight against that many men.

Federico throws a smoke grenade. the smoke hides them a bit from the enemy. Federico takes some dynamite out of his inventory. he puts it on the wall. he looks at Beau directly on the eyes. winks at him. Federico lights the fuse.

out of nowhere an explosion breaks a wall. it creates an exit. Federico smiles at Beau. he whispers something. Beau understands. he pulls Leah with him through the hole. soon they are follow by Organic Florist. they look back at Federico.

Federico smiles. he is glad to know they are safe. a bullet forces him to kneel. his face disappears on the smoke created by the explosion. there is a sinister laughter. Federico laughs like a maniac. when the laughs ends, silence is follow by a huge explosion.

Beau is running. he runs without looking back. a man just sacrificed himself for him. a man just putted his life on the line for him. he has to survive for those, for those who gave their lives for him. for them he will win.

Organic Florist looks back for a moment. he was shocked to see the fire that was left. he felt the need to act now. everything is going to hell. he takes a pistol out. he aims at Leah's head as he yields.

Leah and Beau stop running. they look back at Organic Florist. they want to stop him. he is either a traitor or he has lost his mind. Organic Florist yields asking for an apology.

"that bitch she is the one. I am sure it is all her fault. if I end her life here and now. maybe we can make it out."

said Organic Florist nervously.

"what is wrong with you man? had you lost your mind? she is my woman and I won't let you do that. I won't."

yields Beau furiously.

"don't you get it? we already left our sanity and morals on the table when we chose to keep fighting. there is no war without casualties, there is no side that doesn't end up affected by the impact war leaves on the soul."

"no man. please don't. she is my wife. she is my everything. you can't do this."

"you ungrateful bastard. I am doing this for you. I am getting blood on me to save you."

while Beau is distracting Organic Florist. Leah takes a pipe from the floor. with it she hits Organic Florist on the head. he falls on seconds. giving time for Beau and Leah to run.

Organic Florist stands up. he looks at the broken jar. he looks at the wine on the floor. he screams furiously. he manipulates the wine on the floor. he turns it into a liquid ring that covers his from all sides. he walks as he looks for the couple. he screams angry.

Leah & Beau are running. they hold hands. Beau looks at his lover. he whispers. he promise to protect her to the end of times. he can't believe that a friend may be dead. and another one has gone crazy.

Leah is sad to see Beau suffering. Leah asks for the place in which he wants their wedding to be. she also asks if he prefers it to be on the woods or the beach. or on the city or on a small town. she keeps asking about the things he wants for their wedding.

Beau cries with a smile. he thinks about those who had died or betrayed them. he thinks about Organic Florist. he wants to believe that he is the traitor. the Executioner.

"I want a purple suit. you can have a white dress with some light purple on it."

it took Leah four minutes to understand what he meant. Leah laughs with the most angelic smile. Beau feels like even hell will look like heaven with that smile. that smile alone is worth all the pain in the world. at least on his eyes.

"I don't care when or where is our wedding. as long as you are the bride I will take a luxurious or a simple wedding. what matters is to live the rest of our lives as each other's happiness. giving and receiving love is what matters the most."

said Beau with a stupid smile.

"yes. our love story must be as beautiful as no other has ever being."

said Leah as she cries.

Beau hugs her. he tries to comfort her. he tells her that everything will be fine. he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. he will survive with her. they will be forever together.

the more words he uses, the more she cries. it is like if she could feel that something bad will happen soon. she stops running. she looks behind. she hears the footsteps of Organic Florist approaching. he is getting closer to them.

Leah tells Beau that she won't run away anymore. she wants to fight him. Beau tries to convince her to keep moving. Leah smiles to Beau. they look at the same direction. they listen to the footsteps. Organic Florist steps in front of them. he has a sinister smile.

"are you the Traitor? are you the Executioner?"

Leah asks.

"I made a promise to someone. I am going to fulfill that promise. even if that means killing someone else, before that person becomes a problem."

said Organic Florist looking at Leah.

Organic Florist is holding an ax he made with the wine. he breaks a door in half. he did it to show them how dangerous he is. he isn't playing games right now.

Organic Florist takes a step forward. he is looking at Leah with rage. he is going to take her life and become a true Hero on the act. if he takes the next step. then there is no turning back. he has to do it for the team. he tells himself.

Leah takes a step forward. Beau holds her hand. he stops her. he walks in front of her. it doesn't matter if she is the devil herself, he won't let anyone hurt his woman. it may sound pretentious, or male chauvinist. but he wants to be her protector.

it is true that a strong woman like her doesn't need to be protected. she has saved him more than once. she is his savior. jet he wishes to be the same for her.

Organic Florist cries as he holds the ax. he looks at them on the eyes. he trembles with every step he takes. he doesn't want to kill anyone. the paranoia has taken over. when a human is left on a prison of his own paranoia, it slowly starts to eat him alive.

"I don't want to take another life. I already took one. and that has being the greatest regret of my whole life. it was an accident, jet it haunts me every night. my entire life...."

as Organic Florist speaks he stops talking.

he looks at them. he scratches his head. he seems to be confuse and tired. he is a desperate man on a difficult place. he stands between guilt and paranoia. he can't think properly as he keeps moving. he keeps thinking about his promise to Hunter.

he has to save Beau. maybe by keeping Beau alive he can redeem himself. it is guilt what pushed him to keep moving. it is guilt why he is on this world. maybe that is why he started as a Fallen Hero on the first place.

Beau takes the zombie bones shield out. he takes another step closer to Organic Florist. he is ready to fight if he has to. on the darkness of the hallway those three are standing.

the fear of what may happen is clear on Beau's face. he doesn't want to fight a friend. on the last few months they became good friends. in a way he was a replacement. he took Hunter's place when he left.

Organic Florist closes his eyes. he keeps moving forward. then someone hits him on the head from behind. Organic Florist falls on the floor unconscious. the ax turns into liquid.

Cake Eater and Sec-End Cigar come forward holding a wounded, jet alive Federico. they put carefully Federico on the floor. Beau is confuse to see them.

"it is a long story. we had a big fight against Fallen Heroes. him and I fell and found that guy badly wounded. we took pity on him and here we are."

said Cake Eater faking a smile.

"that didn't sound like a long story."

said Beau looking at Federico.

they ask about Organic Florist. Beau tells them to tie him up. they do it. Cake Eater and Sec-End Cigar take some time to breathe. they seem to had taken a really bad beating. they can't even stand without shaking. they are tired.

"we left someone behind. he was too wounded to walk by himself. we are too weak to take two people with us. can you guys go for him. I am too tired to move any further."

said Cake Eater as he loses consciousness.

Cake Eater and Sec-End Cigar had taken their body to an extreme. they had no energy nor strength to move. their own fight is over. now they can rest.

Organic Florist is tied up. Cake Eater is unconscious. Sec-End Cigar can barely move or keep his eyes open. Federico is badly wounded and unconscious. Beau and Leah are the only ones who can go for the other wounded man.

Beau starts walking. Leah goes behind of him. they walk for about five minutes. they stop in front of a terrifying scenario. there are many dead bodies on the floor. then there is a wounded man. he leans against the wall. the man is no other than Joaquin.

Joaquin smiles as he tries to salute them. he coughs blood. smiles on an awkward way. Joaquin is so fucked up to stand up. he asks for some water. one of his hands looks like shit and the other too. he can't move either hand.

Beau takes out some water. he helps Joaquin to drink the water. he then puts the water back inside his inventory. Beau takes a sandwich out. he helps Joaquin to eat. Beau looks at the right. then he looks at the left.

"what happened to the other two? where are them?"

"I, I am sorry. it is a long story."

Yesterday.

Beau is on the rooftop with Leah.

"I love you my sweet lover of hearts."

"lover of Hearts? is that a nickname you wan to use? then I will called you my husband. I can't think of any nickname that can be good enough for you. husband is more of an adjective, but it is perfect for you. it is what you are and represent on my life."

"husband? I love it. then should I call you wife."

"no. lover of hearts is perfect. it sounds romantic and you say it with so much love.... keep calling me with love. I don't want to stop listening to that seductive voice of yours. I love how you sound every time my name is on your lips."

"I love you. you have no idea how much I love you."

Beau hugs Leah. he kisses her with passion and love. they lie down naked. Beau tries to put his clothes on. he is stop by Leah. she tells him to not feel shame. Beau hugs her. the light of the night barely shows their skin.

Beau puts his left hand on her shoulder. she puts her right hand on his muscles. they look at each other on the eyes. Beau plays with her hair. he can't see his future without her being part of it. she represents his everything.

Leah doesn't want Beau to take part on the duel. she is afraid for his life. she fears that not even she can stop the fearsome Executioner. that is a killing machine. a monster like no other. and Beau is the prey.

Leah asks Beau if he wants to go for another round. he blushes as he looks away. he is too timid to speak. after all she is the one who popped his cherry. the first and last woman on his life. she is like a magical being on his eyes.