Deranged Writer's Afterword

" Since you're alive because of me, I have the right to take away your measly little life....don't I ?"

Hearing Adam, Lecia was horrified.

Growing up at the orphanage, Adam was considered 'strange', he was too proud for a child and infuriated the adults a lot. The children and even some of the adults used to bully him, Lecia did try to protect him but the both of them were just powerless children then.

But even though Adam went through all that, he didn't have an outburst....not even once during his stay at the orphanage. Even when angry, he would just keep to himself and move on with a smile on his face...

After getting adopted by the Creed's, Adam did the same but-

' We pushed him too far..', Lecia thought feeling ashamed that she couldn't help her brother.

Lecia watched as Adam kicked Max around like a bug, her eyes tearing up.

Lecia unwittingly took a step forward....

Even if she was the weakest.....she had to at least try to stop Adam....before it's too late.

" Stop-", Lecia began but before she could do anything more-

'Whish'

'Whish'

Two arrows made of pure light whished past her, heading directly for Adam and Max.

"AHHHHHHH", Adam grunts out in pain as one of the arrows pierced his shoulder.

Max groaned out as one of the arrows hit him on the same spot as well.

Katherine and Lecia turned around, their eyes widened in surprise as they stared at Eric who had taken his [Bow of Artemis] from his sub-space.

Eric moved forward ignoring their stares, he took quick steps and got in between the Adam and Max.

" What do you think you're doing....Eric ?", Adam asked taking the golden bow out even though it burned.

Max did the same, after much struggle he had managed to take out the arrow as well as stand up on his own feet.

The both of them stared at Eric, who had intervened.

Eric stared at the both of them with a complicated expression on his face, after contemplating for awhile he said in a low voice,

" Please.....stop."

" What ?!", Max asked back surprised at Eric's silent command.

" Friends.....aren't supposed to kill each other."

All of them stared at Eric confused...

" I'm not your 'friend'.", Adam grumbled out, frowning.

" That's right...you're not just a 'friend'...you're the person who gave me a hand when I was all alone and defeated...you're my best friend."

Adam cringed hearing Eric, but he had considerably calmed down so Eric was successful in a way, but at what cost ?

" You have no reason to fight in the first place.", Eric said addressing Adam and Max.

" What ?.....he lied to alll-", Max started but Eric cut him off immediately and said,

" You're not angry at him, Max...you're angry at yourself.....you've made 'revenge' the only goal in your life and now you've realized you've been looking at it all wrong.....you want to vent your anger and Adam made an easy target. The truth of the matter is that no matter what Adam thought while he was lying to us...you have to understand that he did it to protect us."

Turning toward Adam, Eric continued,

" -and you.....you're not angry at Max.....I think you're angry at yourself for what happened with 'her'....you're not a monster Adam.....you didn't know....it wasn't your fault."

Hearing him, Adam averted his gaze pulled back all his flames, sighing in defeat he said,

" You're wrong....I was just stating the truth.....but I don't want to kill anybody so I'll stop."

Adam sat on the ground seemingly back to his normal self.

Max sighed and sat back on the ground.

An unbearable silence descended upon them all.

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Adam's POV

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It's been a day since my little 'outburst'.

Today was also the day that we had to return to school....so that's great.

Things are a little awkward between me and everybody else now.

After our fight, all of us went back to the Creed mansion and Agnes and Francis-Amanda duo stitched up our wounds without asking any unnecessary questions.

Max and I hadn't really talked since then.

Well none of us talked, we just--well things are super awkward now.

....

Anyway, I checked myself in the mirror and barged out of the mansion with Lecia and Eric with all our luggage on us.

It's time to go back to the Unity.

Sitting on either side of me, Lecia and Eric looked out the window of the car avoiding conversation...which is a good thing since I suck at small talk.

Thankfully yesterday, Lecia informed me that they had left out the details about me kind of killing Emilia's grandparents by accident.

They had luckily forgotten to mention that I had successfully revived the ascaris...so even if Emilia knew the truth she wouldn't really know the 'truth'. Of course, I promised Eric and Lecia that I would tell Emilia about her grandparents....but when I was ready...so another 100 years should be enough time.

The car stooped abruptly and we got off with our luggage.

I stared at Unity's gate apprehensively....

' Well....here goes nothing', I thought taking my first step back into Unity.

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