A Goodbye to My Lover

Location: Warehouse.

[general information: all the member of the Hero Guild were eliminated.]

[Announcement: Winner; Fallen Hero Guild Western Legends.]

[Announcement: 10 guilds left.]

[Announcement: the Duels are officially over.]

[general information: there will be a break before the next chapter is open.]

[Announcement: Zeus invokes all Offerings to take part of a celebration/ banquet soon to come.]

[general information: the Guilds placement so far:

1st place: the Happy Face Cult.

2nd place: Morality&Justice.

3rd place: Western Legends.

4th place: Sons of the Mayan Sun.

5th place: Little Dead Creatures.

6th place: Rabies Tuesday.

7th place: Bravo-Holy Mommy-One.

8th place: Civilized Citizens.

9th place: Stranger to Danger.

10th place: Coffee Saves Lives.

*warning: the list can change at any moment depending of side missions or any other events/ incidents before the next chapter begins.]

Somewhere on a Bar:

Leah is sitting by herself. she is drinking a beer mug. her long light ash hair covers most part of her face. the red neon lipstick helps to make her seem more mature. her bright blue sky eyes are full of pain. a scar under her left eyebrow makes her look more sexy.

no one in the bar seems to know her so far. and those who know who she is, they are probably pretending to not know. everyone has something to care about. everyone has something to hide. and someone to hide from.

now if there is anyone brave enough. will them dare to defy an Executioner? no, of course no one has the balls. by now the word of who she really is. and of how she looks like is probably on everyone's lips. but she is a damn Executioner.

your title doesn't mean you can get away with anything. but your reputation, well that is a totally different damn story. her reputation makes her infamous. all Executioners are infamous on their own ways. jet Leah has enough blood on her hands to be scary.

she asks herself every time, if it was better to do her job. the same job she has dedicated herself to fulfill or to choose love. and the answer always comes. she always tells herself. that fighting for love was almost impossible.

a person sits in front of her. it is Man with no Face. he has a mask on. he is wearing a black robe that seems to be old. he has a black hat on. his hair seems to be long. Man with no Face has being hiding for a while. he looks at a beer.

Man with no Face takes the mask off. he shows a long thick beard. his eyes are of a deep bright tone. he seems to be worry about a vision he had. his curse is eating him alive and his soul. his hands are shacking.

"wasn't your vision about the Duels? those are over now."

"no. that wasn't what I saw. there will be a lot of chaos and blood. many will fall. if I don't retreat from this city then I will become a number among the dead ones."

"how bad is it?"

"some damn psychopaths or sociopaths will do something too evil. it is too cruel. not even I can see myself doing it. they will kill many. Fallen or not Fallen will fall. I suppose death is equal to all."

Man with no Face stops talking. he gets closer to Leah. he whispers on Leah's ear. he then backs away. he puts the mask on. Man with no Face walks slowly out of the bar. he seems to be limping. he was attack last night.

Leah's face is pale. is like if she was told about a ghost story. what she was told is bad. now her hands are trembling. maybe it is a lie. but if it isn't a lie, if it isn't a lie. then she may pay the price for her wrongdoings. a Divine Punishment if it needs name.

Leah stands up. she puts on a mask. she puts on a helmet. Leah leaves coins on the table to pay for her beer. she walks away. more than one person seems to be following her discreetly from far away. there are about six of them.

Leah ignores everyone following her. none of them is brave, nor strong enough to fight. they all are cowards who follow from far away. when another Executioners come. the people following her leave right away. Leah doesn't seem to care at all.

Bird-E and Ferryman come forward. Bird-E is eating roasted lizard. he bites the head off. he chews with a huge smile. Bird-E starts eating the legs.

Ferryman is drinking coffee. he usually eats or drinks human stuff. there is some fun on playing to be human. on pretending to be a mortal.

Ferryman gives envelopes to the Executioners. there are objectives on them. the Executioners leave. Leah is the only one to stay. there was no target for her.

"I will give you time to rest. the last job took a lot of energy from you. when you feel like you can take another job. then I will give you another job."

"thanks sir."

Ferryman gives a bag with gold coins to Leah. Ferryman keeps walking with Bird-E. they talk about something else. Leah smiles feeling comfort. after a small break. she will be able to leave behind the months with Beau. the time she was loved.

the night is an eternal hell. a cage of memories. a memoir of one's best and worst moments on the air. the night is to be expose on the moonlight in your full nudity. is to celebrate your past success, as you edit all you did wrong on your mind.

the night is to intoxicate yourself of the youth, the youth of phantoms of your future. is to be clothed on hellish truths and holy lies. is to be blessed of darkness. is to be drunk on words that make no sense, and actions that are less acceptable as sane.

the night becomes like a scribble, as it becomes a fog of illusions. it spins like a roulette wheel non-stop. on the walls of the memory are found pictures. pictures of our past times and those things we miss. the night is just like that. is like a blow of dust.

on a hotel room Leah is staying for now. the room is empty and dark. there is nothing nor no one in it. she is like a hopeless convict on death row. she might had suffer, but that doesn't mean that she is giving up her dreams. she just changed her plan.

now she wants Beau to be part of her new life. if what Ferryman told her is true. then she can wish for Beau to be part of that perfect life. the life she ever wished to have. she is letting the pain behind for a moment. the future sounds more appealing.

the world was never just. it never before showed signs of apathy. Leah has to do some more jobs before she is given a new life. she smiles thinking about Beau's hug. his kisses, his lips. everything about him.

she took her lover's life. but once it is all over. maybe she can recover his life. she can't keep crying anymore. she can't let her tears ruin her future. soon, he will be on her arms once more very soon.

there is nothing more ideal, than to dream of the possibilities. to dream about a dream, with no need to worry about reality. bed is soft. the pillow is as soft as a cloud. the lights from outside come to take away some of that loneliness. the streets become loud.

Leah closes her eyes. a familiar hand touches her face. a familiar body comes closer to her slowly and carefully. a phantom has come to take away the solitude. a phantom that will be gone once she opens her eyes, or at dawn.

it has being seven days. seven since she took a life, the life of her lover. Leah refuses to open her eyes. she knows that there is no one else on the room. the phantom will be gone once more. a tear falls on the floor.

someone knocks on the door. Leah opens her eyes. she puts some clothes on. she leaves her bed. with weak steps she moves. slowly she opens the door with a hand. as she holds a gun with the other hand. no one can be too careful on this world.

Leah is surprise to see a familiar face. a man she never expected to see in here. he is Federico/Master of Lies. the man is standing holding a tequila. he is wearing dark clothes and even a tool to cover his identity. he came here on secret.

"did you came to kill me?"

"death has never being secretive about its agenda. no, I came to talk. there are things that need to be exposed. your most honest sincerity about the matter is needed."

Leah puts her gun out. she lets the gentleman inside. as he closes the door. Leah is walking towards the bed. she sits on it. she looks at the gentleman who is standing with a cigar on his mouth.

Leah awaits for him to stop smoking. it is annoying when someone smokes on a room. the smoke is always a problem. even when you live inside of a game.

Federico opens a window. he steps on the cigar. he looks directly at Leah's eyes. he sits down on a chair. his hands tremble for a moment. it is clear that he doesn't like to be in here nor he has forgiven her. but the issue he has to resolve is more important.

Federico whispers something. Leah is in shock. she asks him to repeat what he said. Federico puts another cigar on his mouth. he opens the bottle of tequila.

"it is strange that all the Executioners are on the same spot. a frog told me once that Executioners never meet all on a same spot. it is usually about jobs they have to take, unless they will kill each other."

"what nonsense is that? how do you even know they all are here."

"I have my own connections. just think about it. you'll are on a same place. not all of them has an actual target to eliminate. this has to be a test to see who is worthy to live another day and who isn't. there is something else I need to confirm."

"what is it?"

"what did Ferryman offered you? I am thinking about making a deal with him. even better you can introduce him to me."

Federico stands up. then he leaves. his intention wasn't to get an answer since the moment he stepped in here. all he needs is to sow doubt on her heart. there is a hell of spectacle to begin. he only needs to push her once.

Federico gets out of the hotel. he walks around on the streets. the Ferryman has become a dangerous enemy. he is thinking about a way to fight him. the Ferryman is a smart being as well as he is a Deity. Federico has to play smart.

begins to rain. Federico stops in the middle of the street. he lets the drops of water to fall on top of him. he wants to feel alive. the cold drops of water are of help. he sighs as a face appears on his mind. a lover who he can't forget.

like every human. like every mortal. there is something that Federico hides. there is a secret that is motivation for his actions. Federico made a promise. not one to be broken and he won't stop until it becomes a fact. there is a lot to do for him.

there is something wrong that he is about to do. he visited Pandora for many reasons. but the most important reason. is because he wanted to be stopped by her. now he has no reason to stop. he only hopes to find redemption or forgiveness.

[Announcement: it is coming a Festival that will last a whole month to celebrate Independence Day. a part from the Festival there will also be a Special Event.]