Third Person's View

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No one had spoken since Nana had, but all were in their own stages and manifestations of shock.

The man, that was now identified as Zane, tugged at his black scarf until a pale freckled face was revealed. "Nana..." He spoke.

Nana's eyes welled up with tears as she ran to her not-so-lost lover, whamming herself against him with arms open as they embraced each other. The clash of black and pink surprising both groups.

Well, it looked as if it didn't "surprise" Ein, enough.

"Look, you and emo dude are cute, but let's be realistic here." Ein flaps his coat out, his hands now resting on his leather-clad hips. "There is one ship left at PASA, and there are...too many of us to fit."

The group looked amongst themselves as the raiders merely wore confident smiles.

"We have been holding off, going to Elysium because of its recent—power predicament." Ein then directed his attention to Aphmau. "But now, that said predicament has presented a solution."

Ein took another step closer to Aphmau, but Aaron protectively angles his body in front of hers, shielding her from this monstrosity.

Because even though Aaron didn't know for sure who Ein was to Aphmau, he knew a monster when he saw one. When he sensed one, more like. 

Ein chuckled, shaking his head slightly. "Well well, what do we have here. Looks like little old Aphy found some new eye candy." The raiders snickered with him, the group tensing up with anger.

"Well? Does your new boy toy know your deep dark secret, Aphmau Darling?" Ein's expression turned into a mischievous one.

"We all already know she is Irene, Ein. You can give up your childish games." Travis spat, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Oh Travis, I knew you weren't always the brightest, but how about you just stick to getting rejected, kay?"

Katelyn's nostrils started fuming but even she wouldn't be able to take Ein down without being outnumbered.

"Well, let's just hope "Irene" can save more lives than she's destroyed—" Before Ein can finish, he found himself in a sticky situation, meaning Aaron's strong grasp on his scrawny neck, the raider's weapons drawn in unison.

Aphmau's breath had stopped, looking at the current scene, regret pounding in her head.

No....She thought. There is no way Ein knows...is there?

"Shut your trap already." Aaron hissed, not minding all the guns poised at him.

Ein just chuckled once again. "Don't be so blinded by her innocence, Aaron Lycan. Oh wait—there's nothing left of you to blind."

As Aaron got caught off-guard by Ein's words, Ein took this opportunity to knee Aaron in the gut to escape his grasp. Subsequently, with the grace of a fox, he snatched Aphmau and pulled a knife from his boot to her neck.

It all happened so fast that no one had the time to comprehend what was happening until it was done.

Aaron quickly got himself up, seething at the scene before him.

Aphmau writhed in Ein's grasp, but feeling the threat of the cool blade of her neck, caused her some hesitation.

"Okay, okay, let's all calm now." Ein instructs too calmly, which does nothing to the raging group of people standing before him. "And for Aphmau's sake, I'll keep her secret and her head, but only if you do the following."

No one said anything, which Ein took as his cue to talk.

"Let me tell you how we are going to go about this: You are all going to escort me and my crew to the ship, where I'm going to board said ship and take Aphy with us to Elysium, capiche?"

No one "capisched." No one liked the plan, but then someone spoke up, someone you wouldn't think would speak up in a situation like this.

"As long as Irene makes it to Elysium—and as much as it pains me—we'll do as you say."

Everyone at first was annoyed that Lucinda had already made the decision for them, but then the memory of Hailey's words coursed through the group and eased them a bit.

Well, not for Aphmau. Considering she didn't hear Hailey's words.

Ein's malicious grin returned, as he licked his lips in anticipation. "Now, let's get a move on, shall we?"

Have a nice day my crystals!