Paving the Way

[Ryummel]

What a weirdo... I was thinking on leaving you but now... I guess I'll make the world a favor by executing you.
Steve aimed his gun to Venge's forehead. Moreover, the Liberty goverment would pay something for a Hacker's head... Goodbye, mate.

In a split second, when Steve was about to pull the trigger, Venge leaned forward and disarmed Steve with a quick movement, throwing the gun down the runway. Inmediately, Steve punched Venge in the face and he responded with a knee in the stomach, making him to fall down. Venge ran through the runway, while Steve was getting up.

Come after me, Steve! Venge said in a mocking tone.

Steve followed Venge, trying to intercept him by jumping to another runways. After 5 running in circles around the hangar, Venge stopped short in the middle of the runway the met for first time. Steve ran to him and Venge faced him. Do it, Steve, punch me to death... DO IT! He yelled.

Sure! I'll give you what you deserve! Masochist! AH-Ah... Son of b-...
Steve collapsed a few meters in front of Venge, whose right arm was stretched. So predictable, Steve, maybe my dreams were wrong, maybe it's not a painful existence... Actually it's a painful death... He walked towards Steve, who was groaning something in a low tone. Seems I hit you in the stomach. Second time I threw a knife and... Touch?.

Venge took some pills and put them in Steve's left hand. Here you have, painkillers, maybe you'd like to whine something to your beloved Zoey before dying, isn't it? Venge stood up and walked away.

Steve tried to pull out the knife with the right hand, but the pain made him to desist. He crawled along the runway in order to reach his Sabre. Meanwhile, Venge's Sabre was leaving the hangar. Painkillers...? I'm... dead any-ways... Steve swallowed the pills. The trail of blood wasn't very big because the knife was sharp enough avoid a external wound. The only problem was that Steve would die of internal bleeding. He was trying to reach his ship, but every time he tried to get up, he fell down. If he pulled out the knife, he would bleed out in several minutes. Suddenly, he took his datapad and typed something. Then he took a deep breath.

'Shi-Shizuma... This is Steve... I... I would like to thank you... for everything. It's strange, but when you're nearly dead... You realize about the stupid things you've made in your life... About things you would like to correct... About things you would never wanted to happen ... ... ... I failed you, but you still helped me... Gallia thing, remember? I didn't thank you for that... Maybe this is what I deserve for being a jerk with you... Well, actually I never was a Bretonian loyalist but... I was scared of being prosecuted by my own people... but you taught me an important lesson... I... I hope you live happily with your new family in... Gran Canaria... Also, your 15 millions... Trafalgar... Ask there... Goodbye.'

Again, Steve typed something in his datapad and took a deep breath, maybe the last one.

'Zoey... Zoey... Steve here, or maybe half-Steve, since I'm half-dead, Heh... I should have paid attention to the "Don't talk to strangers"... Heh... Maybe the my fate was to die here, in a hellhole in the middle of nowhere. Life sucks, isn't it? Now I remember all the time we spent together... I'll never regret meeting you, Zoey, because you're... a wonderful person, no matter what you fight for... I hope you also can find a good massagist soon... Yeah Zoey... I'm dead man...Now the only thing I regret... is the fact of not having spent more time with you... I guess it's pointless to say 'I love you' right now ... Sorry... Zoey '

After this, Steve sent the voice recordings, leaving the datapad and grabbin the knife with both hands, but in a last try, he lost the conciousness.

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