And So They Watched

Months can pass by without knowing.

I was in my apartment with Jisoo still clinging to me without clothes to speak. She was breathing down my neck and seeing that we're still connected around the pelvis area. I pulled out and took the rubber off mine and on the bin.

I decided to wear some clothes and started making breakfast while she's still knocked out cold. We had been at it for two hours and with bodies like this. It's hard to get tired.

When she woke up she was searching for her sports bra. I pointed at the side of the bed where she dropped them. She picked them up while dragging her body on the edge of the bed where she then wore them

I told her to wash, but she shook her head and dragged herself on the table, wiping her eye and then rubbing the bruise-like marks on her collar and neck.

Her eyes went on the clawing on my upper arms and then on my back.

"We need to stop clawing and biting."

"I agree."

It has been a bad habit of ours. It's okay if it's marks around the neck but things have been different lately. Although we are still in Karagi, many events have passed.

We decided against moving back. Not to mention that Karagi has things that make it okay for us to be here. I do provide support to those two once in a while, but there are times where I just want to just stay at home and let my mind rest while our people do things for us.

Breakfast was sunny eggs and the usual cup of coffee. We ate on the kitchen counter and chatted. After breakfast, I got into shower first. Jisoo entered after two minutes and we got into it again after she started getting touchy again.

After a quick one, we got into the tub together with her back on my chest and her ass on my lap. She's smug about how my body reacts to her and I don't really hate it. If anything it's fairly reasonable when she has such a figure.

I don't have any other reason to hold back either. If anything I felt guilty that she had somewhat accepted this kind of lifestyle of lazing around when we aren't doing anything.

Despite all that makes her dangerous as a fighter. She's still a woman who had needs and it helped that we got along well. I got used to being close to her and with how things went for her.

She's one of the few that keeps me somewhat happy.

The water was great.

Her one eye was staring at me lazily.

It bothers me that this world can be tragic.

That this can be all taken away because of a few who are able to control people through their own influence. I tried hard to get things set up here in Karagi, and although I did it to rescue Jisoo.

It shows that there are things that can't be avoided. That there are times where you feel like your efforts are going to be turned to shit. The world's not going to follow what you want.

Something or someone will trip you up.

"What got you thinking?"

"Just glad that you're around."

"That so?"

She leaned her head on my chest.

"Lot of things happened, but somehow it worked out. Didn't think that one day I'd be doing this with someone. Always figured out that I was going to be a fighter. A killer. You silly man took me away and somehow made me live peaceful days like these."

She said with a soft voice. The image that I knew of Jisoo was gone. Change for good and for the worse. She's still deadly as ever, but me forcing myself into her life has always been something I question.

You need reason to fight. To get up in the morning and plot things for you and the people you care about. I had some hesitations about acting. Messing with this world knowing where it was heading and yet having someone next to you makes your legs stronger and weaker. Strong that I need to keep on walking the path that I am taking and weak that I fear that I might lose her.

She's strong. She's fierce and her skills are enough that she reduces the fear that I have for her safety. I am limited. I can't be everywhere. I don't have enough technology to do everything that I want to.

Even the drone swarm made me realize how they aren't enough when fighting a corporation or any entity. I don't want to fight. I just want to survive and keep on winning until the ending has come to pass.

But what worries me the most about this world. About everything is that I still don't know that much despite it all.

Something is happening beyond my reach.

Something is moving and fighting.

Those kids were probably doing their best to advance into rank and become the top dog.

And yet here I am spending time with Jisoo in the bathtub. With SAI doing all the work for me. I was able to relax and spend time like this.

I fear that it might be the end of my lazy days.

Karagi's Wrath is starting to simmer down.

Below the layer we are living lies the dead that had been burnt by the local government of Karagi. It wouldn't be long until everything falls into place which leads me to ponder Jisoo's words one day.

"There is really no need for this. We can just run away from all of this. You don't need to do anything. It's not your job to keep this world from going to shit. Besides, you said it yourself. Someone is already doing all the work for you… so why not run away?"

Her words were like poison.

It's a temptation that made me want to turn around.

It was making me want to run away.

I thought about what Jisoo said.

I gambled.

I almost died twice.

It was not a hard choice to make.

And even as Karagi's Wrath ends.

It wouldn't stop.

"Okay, let's try."

That's what I said to her.

It came to me that she was tired as well.

And so I waited patiently.

Watching from the shadows.

Watching those two from a distance, wondering if they can make it.

From the start this world wasn't made to accommodate.

Then it all came to me that even without me they will be able to reach it.

At the end I saw the two climbed the top of the world and butchered the Specters.

Hidden in the shadows, without them knowing.

The future that I know came to be.

With a bit of help from Sai and the asset that I had in Karagi.

I was able to watch the heroes and how they will deal with the problems.

"I told you that it was the right path."

Jisoo said smugly to me.

I faked a bow and loosened my shoulders at her words.

With one last look at the heroes.

I left with Jisoo and didn't look back.