Episode 35: Kill

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The prison trembled under the second explosion, sending shockwaves that cracked walls and shattered windows. Sirens howled, red emergency lights flashing across the corridors like warning signs in hell itself. The scent of burning metal and smoke thickened the air, making every breath a battle.

Bael's fingers dug into the cold steel of the control room's reinforced wall, his mechanical arm twitching as the boom-boom tattoo expanded, its glow pulsing like a beating heart. Each passing second drained him, his vision blurring, his body resisting the unnatural energy surging through his veins.

"Not now… just hold on a little longer…"

He coughed, a sharp, painful sound, thick with shimmer. His chest felt tight, his muscles locking up, but he forced himself to push harder.

Behind him, the fight raged on.

Beca moved like a ghost, her rifle singing death in sharp, precise shots. Every enforcer that peeked out was gone before they could even pull the trigger.

Vi wasn't far behind, ripping metal debris from the collapsing structure, hurling it down the corridor to block reinforcements.

"Bael, move it!" she yelled, blocking a barrage of bullets with a twisted steel door. "I don't wanna die in this shithole, and I definitely don't wanna get buried under Jinx's bad aim!"

Bael let out a shaky breath, gritting his teeth as the boom-boom tattoo reached its peak. His mechanical arm hummed, electricity crackling around the mark as it pulsed dangerously.

Then—

CRACK.

The reinforced wall shuddered.

Bael's eyes widened.

"Almost."

Another pulse.

"Just one more—"

Then, another whistle.

A second of silence.

And then—

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!

The second rocket hit.

The sigil on the reinforced walls to the control room started gleaming then it imploded, the power of ten boom-boom tattoos in one made the entire entry of the control room explode, causing the immediate death of anyone standing behind the door.

They rushed into the control room, looking everywhere for the lockdown system.

Vi's fingers hovered over the controls, but Bael shoved past her, eyes locked on the central lockdown interface.

With a few quick taps, the security protocols collapsed. The red warning lights flickered as the mechanical hum of the lockdown system shut down.

Stillwater Hold was no longer sealed.

But Bael wasn't done.

His gaze flicked to another option on the panel—Emergency Inmate Release.

Vi saw it too. Her stomach dropped. "Bael—what are you doing?"

Without a word, he slammed his mechanical hand onto the override.

Across the prison, every single cell door slid open.

A moment of eerie silence followed.

Then—chaos.

The roar of thousands of inmates erupted through the speakers as murderers, gang leaders, and the worst criminals in Piltover history were unleashed. The prison, already crumbling under Jinx's assault, was now fully engulfed in anarchy.

Vi grabbed Bael's arm. "Are you out of your goddamn mind?! You just turned this place into a warzone!"

Bael pulled away, his voice calm but cold. "It already was. Now we just made sure we're not the only ones fighting."

Beca, watching the security feed, gave a low whistle. "Well, shit. That's one way to cover our escape."

Sirens howled. Gunfire cracked. The prison was no longer just collapsing—it was devouring itself.

And in the distance, Jinx's next rocket was already on its way.

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The Warden who was guarding the main entrance, ordered his elites to go and kill that Jinx who was destroying his prison.

Then, an enforcer brought him his weapon, which was a long wand with incredible power, he was going to kill anyone who got a bit too close to the main entrance, meanwhile, all forces were sent after the trio

"I'll hold the gate myself." He announced, destroying the ground with a flick of his wand.

Jinx aimed another rocket at the prison gate, and this time, she was gonna charge it more than the weapon could handle

"Oh? You don't like that, Fishy? You think I care?"

The metal shook violently in her grip, the edges of the launcher glowing a deep, unstable purple-blue. Sparks snapped at her fingertips, burning her skin, but Jinx only giggled. Her pupils shrank into needlepoints, her whole body vibrating with excitement, madness, power.

"Come on, baby, just hold out a little longer…" she whispered, staring down the prison gates like a predator about to feast.

She threw her head back and howled with laughter.

"STILLWATER—TIME TO SAY GOODBYE!"

With a violent jerk of the trigger, Fishbones roared to life, launching a rocket so overcharged, so unstable, that the very air around it seemed to ripple and distort. The projectile streaked toward the prison gates like a meteor from hell, leaving behind a glowing, crackling trail of pure destruction.

Jinx barely noticed as Fishbones sparked and fizzled in her hands, the weapon's body straining under the overload. It didn't matter. Not now.

She could already picture it—

The shockwave.

The fire.

The screams.

And right in the middle of it all, him.

"BAEL!" she shrieked. "DIDJA MISS ME?!"

As Bael, Vi, and Beca reached the main entrance, they skidded to a stop. The Warden was already there, waiting.

A hulking figure in an immaculate enforcer's coat, his presence alone was suffocating. His face was twisted in a mixture of rage and amusement, as if he had been waiting years for this exact moment. In one hand, he gripped his ornate, rune-carved wand—a weapon of terrifying power, buzzing with raw energy.

"Well, well… I was wondering what kind of rats I'd be crushing tonight," the Warden sneered, his voice dripping with venom. "But to think it'd be you, Bael. The little prodigy. The runaway prince of Zaun."

Bael wiped the blood from his lip, his gaze cold. "I don't do autographs."

The Warden let out a dark chuckle. "You've got jokes, but let me tell you how this really ends." He took a step forward, slamming the butt of his wand into the ground. The entire floor beneath them trembled. "You're not leaving Stillwater. None of you are. You really think I'd let a bunch of gutter filth make a mockery of my prison?"

Beca raised her rifle, her finger on the trigger. "We'll see about that."

Vi cracked her knuckles. "You talk too much."

The Warden's grin widened. "Brave. Stupid, but brave." He raised his wand, the air around it distorting with raw force. "Let's see how long you last—"

Then, everything went to hell.

A deafening WHISTLE cut through the air, followed by a bone-rattling BOOM.

Bael barely had time to process before a missile smashed into the entrance.

A nuclear explosion of blue fire and shrapnel erupted, consuming everything.

The impact sent the Warden flying like a ragdoll, his wand ripped from his grasp and disappearing into the chaos. The force of the blast hurled Bael, Vi, and Beca off their feet, sending them crashing into the debris.

Everything blurred.

As the dust settled from the explosion, Jinx's eyes widened.

Through the flames, through the wreckage, through the chaos—she saw him.

Bael.

For a moment, the entire world ceased to exist. The roaring fires, the screaming prisoners, the crumbling prison—it all faded into nothing. All that mattered was him.

Her breath hitched. Her entire body trembled.

He was real. He was alive. He was right there.

A manic, breathless laugh bubbled from her throat, turning into a scream of pure, unfiltered euphoria.

"BAEL!!!"

She grabbed the Hexcrystal from the unfinished Fishbones and tossed the weapon aside like garbage. She didn't care anymore. She didn't need it. She needed him.

Without hesitation, without a single thought, she bolted forward.

Faster.

Faster.

Her body moved like a wild, rabid animal, her heart hammering so hard it felt like it would burst. Tears streamed down her face, mixing with the dirt, the blood, the madness.

Nothing else mattered.

Only him.

"BAAAAAEEEEEL!!!!" she screamed again, her voice raw, desperate, unhinged.

She didn't stop. She wouldn't stop.

She was seconds away from crashing into him, from finally feeling his warmth again—

From finally being whole again.

Bael barely had time to react before Jinx crashed into him.

It was more than a hug—it was desperation made physical. Her arms locked around his waist, her legs wrapping around his hips, holding on like she was afraid he'd slip through her fingers. Her breathing was erratic, her entire body trembling against his.

She clung to him like a starving addict finally getting her fix.

Her face was buried in his chest, and at first, she didn't say anything. Just breathed him in. Deep, frantic, greedy. Her fingers dug into his back, gripping him so hard her nails might draw blood.

Then, her voice—small, raw, breaking.

"You're real."

She pulled back just enough to look at him, her hands moving to his face, fingers tracing every inch, every scar, every imperfection. Like she had to prove to herself he was actually here.

Her eyes—wild, glowing, frantic.

She swallowed hard, her chest rising and falling in sharp, uneven breaths. Then, a weak, trembling smile.

"I thought I lost you."

She cupped his jaw, her grip firm, almost possessive.

"No one's taking you away from me again."

Her voice shook, but there was no hesitation.

She leaned in, her lips so close to his he could feel her breath, but she didn't kiss him. Not yet. Instead, she whispered, almost pleading—

"Tell me you're not leaving me."

"Hahaha~! I'm not leaving you again Babe it was hell for me too I swear!" Bael got emotional as the pain of being separated from her for four days just started surfacing.

Then, Vi got up and saw Jinx and Bael kissing, her mind shattered more than it already is before slamming Bael from the back which sent him flying, Jinx just remained there confused, and them, she saw her sister she's been hating and cursing all these years. They made eye contact

Vi starts crying and smiling as she finally meets her sister and she says how she's been surviving all this time just for the hope of finding her again, she changed and she understand.

Jinx doesn't say anything, she turns back and sees Bael hurt, getting up, she slammed the person who cared for her all this time just so she could get the attention, her breathing got intense and she scream crazily, pulling out Pow-Pow Eta and immediately feeding it the orb.

She aimed it at Vi then immediately pushed the release button without even waiting for the weapon to heat.

"NO JINX DON'T OR ELSE YOU'LL—!" Bael shouts.

Normally you'd press the release button when the weapon is heating to activate the Shimmer reaction that required high temperature, but now she activated the reaction on low heat, she aimed the weapon at Vi and immediately Pow-Pow Eta shot a surge of extremely poisonous bullets at Vi which transpierced her.

Vi was hit by multiple poisonous bullets. Death was wrapping around her, her body felt numb and she collapsed, her last words being,

"Goodbye... Powder...."