Post by Andrei Tosya on Sept 18, 2013 7:45:48 GMT -5
((This is the third and last part of this 'short' story, I would like to thank Anivia and Jarvan IV for the helpful criticism. I'm thinking of doing more of these, but with other OC's than Andrei, and maybe even Yorick once in a while. This story is Canon, so is Part 1/2 too.))
August 18th, 0:09 AM, 23CLE
As the body hit the cold roof Andrei looked down on it, shaking his head slowly. There was two deep red spots on its back where the blade had punctured the skin and the fabric. The blood on the shirt satisfied Andrei as he grinned under the mask, he turned around and looked at the rest of the bodies. He sure had made a mess. Looking around he began thinking, hadn't there been five of them? Oh right, the kid!
He turned around to see if the mark on the kid was still there, as he did he saw the red silhouette appear at the other side of the stairwell. His blade moved into the hilt as he put it away before picking up his gun. He removed the clip from it and fired the single bullet that was still in the chamber into one of the bodies.
He began making his way around the stairwell when he heard a faint sobbing sound, the grin on his face disappeared slowly. Surely the criminals had been the kid's "Friends" or rather role models and he had just killed them like nothing. The assassin made his way past the last corner and saw the kid sitting against the wall with his face buried in his knees. He was shivering as well, probably from the cold, but the fear that he'd end up like his gang members was also a factor.
Andrei lowered his mask, revealing his face and moved closer to the kid, kneeling in front of him. He had never been good with kids, he liked them but he didn't know how to act around them. He ran his hand through his hair before speaking to the kid, without his mask distorting his voice. "Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt or kill you. What's your name?"
The kid had heard Andrei's boots scraping against the rough material on the roof. He closed his eyes and hoped that he'd remain undetected. But when the Assassin sat down in front of him, he knew he had been found. At first the kid wanted to run away from him, to hide, but he somehow knew that it wasn't his brightest of plans. When Andrei spoke to him he looked up at the man in front of him. He didn't look so scary now that the mask was gone. He looked rather kind actually, "M-my n-name i-is F-Filip, w-who are y-you?"
Andrei gave Filip a soft smile, "Hello, Filip, nice to meet you. My name is Andrei." He replied. The kid was wearing tattered clothes and looked rather famished. Andrei guessed he hadn't had something to eat for the last two days at least. "W-why d-did you kill t-them?" Filip asked with his shaking voice.
He wasn't prepared for that question, not from a kid that young. "Well, they were criminals, and crime must be punished. They were too many for me to arrest them all by myself." Andrei retorted with a serious tone. The kid looked at him, he had managed to stop his tears from running down his cheek. He took a few quick breaths before speaking to the Assassin before him, "A-are you going t-to punish me?" The fear in his voice was hard to hide, but at least he tried.
Andrei shook his head, "No, No I'm not. I don't do that." He reached out his hand to Filip and smiled softly at him again.
Filip looked at the hand then back into Andrei's eyes. He kept his hands close to him, but at least his breathing slowed down. Andrei took back his hand and moved to sit next to Filip. "Tell me, Filip. Why were you with those criminals? Crime is nothing a child like you should be doing."
Filip's gaze never left Andrei as he moved to sit next to him. As he spoke to him he thought about it. He had been doing it for almost a year now, since his mother had passed away from a disease. "I have to... My mom died almost a year ago, and my dad is gone. Otherwise I'll starve."
Andrei nodded and looked up at the dark night sky that enveloped Zaun in darkness, he sighed. "I can't bring your mother back, but I can give you something to eat. How about that?" Andrei offered and looked back down on Filip.
Filip's eyes shone up when he heard that Andrei was willing to give him food, "REALLY? You'd do that? For me?" he asked with a surprised tone, he was starving. The last time he had gotten something to eat was three days ago, although the gang had found food he hadn't been allowed to eat from it, as; He hadn't made himself worthy of food yet. He had gone without food for almost a week at most, so when Andrei told him that he had food for him it made him really happy.
Andrei nodded slowly, "Yes, I'm willing to do that for you. I hate seeing kids going around hungry.". He smiled softly and held out his hand again. Filip looked at the hand again, this time he didn't think too much about it, he lift up his hand and placed it in Andrei's hand and nodded.
Andrei closed his hand and got up from the cold roof. He pulled up Filip from the ground and placed him next to him and began walking to the door around the corner. Filip followed him as fast as he could, not wanting to see the dead bodies of his old comrades.
Andrei led Filip through the old hotel and down on the dark streets of Zaun. In this area of Zaun had no streetlights, so all that lit up the streets was the moon. Or it usually did, this night was rather cloudy, so the moon was unable to light their path. The walk took almost an hour but they finally arrived at Andrei's new apartment he had gotten from the Chair Man when he joined his team.
The apartment was well lit and had been furnished before Andrei had gotten the key to it. When they stood in the hall they had a rather large kitchen to the right, filled with kitchen equipment so he could make a dinner that could compete with the ones they had at the DuCouteau manor, not that Andrei took his time to make a dinner that fancy. To the left of the kitchen was the living room, it held a rather large crystalline screen and two couches along with a table between them. Through the living room you reached the bedroom, inside there was a rather large bed for someone who lived alone and a workbench.
The rest of the apartment was almost unused except for the workbench where he had spent most time to hone his blade and tune his gun.
There was a bathroom next to the kitchen, almost the same size, which Andrei found rather odd. All he needed was a toilet and a shower along with a sink. But at least he didn't pay for it.
When they walked through the doors to his apartment Filip looked in awe at the place, for him it could very well be the abode of a king. Andrei pointed at the living room, "Go and sit down in the living room over there, I'll make you something to eat.", Filip nodded and took of his shoes before walking in to the living room and sitting down on the couch.
After a while Andrei came into the living room with two omelette's, he put one of the plates down in front of Filip and told him to eat as much as he wanted, he could always make more.
Time passed and Filip who hadn't eaten for three days was finally full, he had taken a shower and Andrei had told him he could take the bed.
They both slept for a few hours and when the two woke up Andrei approached him, "Hey, kid. There's a place I want you to go to, I'll walk you there, I'm sure you'll like it there." Filip looked at him with a curious look, "What kind of place?" He asked.
Andrei sat down on a nearby chair, "Its.. well... It's called
"Dietrich's Home for Abandoned and Lost Children" It's a place where you'll meet other kids your age, and eventually, you might get a new family. I'm no father figure, never been and probably wont be for a long time." He explained, he knew he wasn't the best role model for a young kid, and he wanted Filip to have a good chance at life.
Filip nodded, "Okay, sounds good." he didn't look too happy about it though, maybe because he wanted to stay with Andrei or because he was afraid that he'd never get adopted.
The trip took another thirty minutes for them to arrive at the Orphanage, Andrei waited outside the Orphanage for Filip to come out and tell him what had been said. He sat there waiting for a good thirty minutes without him coming out.
After another thirty minutes he got tired of waiting, he assumed that Filip had been accepted into the orphanage and decided to leave the orphanage and head to Viktor's lab. He was actually a bit disappointed that had been left like that, but it was up to Filip whether he wanted to talk one last time or not.
He looked behind him one last time before walking in on a road that led him to Viktor's lab, no one came after him.
The assassin entered Viktor's lab and closed the door behind him, "Viktor, I have an idea for a new weapon, I need your help with it." he shouted as he made his way into the lab.
((The End, I guess. Wow this took long time to write, unlike the first part.))
August 18th, 0:09 AM, 23CLE
As the body hit the cold roof Andrei looked down on it, shaking his head slowly. There was two deep red spots on its back where the blade had punctured the skin and the fabric. The blood on the shirt satisfied Andrei as he grinned under the mask, he turned around and looked at the rest of the bodies. He sure had made a mess. Looking around he began thinking, hadn't there been five of them? Oh right, the kid!
He turned around to see if the mark on the kid was still there, as he did he saw the red silhouette appear at the other side of the stairwell. His blade moved into the hilt as he put it away before picking up his gun. He removed the clip from it and fired the single bullet that was still in the chamber into one of the bodies.
He began making his way around the stairwell when he heard a faint sobbing sound, the grin on his face disappeared slowly. Surely the criminals had been the kid's "Friends" or rather role models and he had just killed them like nothing. The assassin made his way past the last corner and saw the kid sitting against the wall with his face buried in his knees. He was shivering as well, probably from the cold, but the fear that he'd end up like his gang members was also a factor.
Andrei lowered his mask, revealing his face and moved closer to the kid, kneeling in front of him. He had never been good with kids, he liked them but he didn't know how to act around them. He ran his hand through his hair before speaking to the kid, without his mask distorting his voice. "Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt or kill you. What's your name?"
The kid had heard Andrei's boots scraping against the rough material on the roof. He closed his eyes and hoped that he'd remain undetected. But when the Assassin sat down in front of him, he knew he had been found. At first the kid wanted to run away from him, to hide, but he somehow knew that it wasn't his brightest of plans. When Andrei spoke to him he looked up at the man in front of him. He didn't look so scary now that the mask was gone. He looked rather kind actually, "M-my n-name i-is F-Filip, w-who are y-you?"
Andrei gave Filip a soft smile, "Hello, Filip, nice to meet you. My name is Andrei." He replied. The kid was wearing tattered clothes and looked rather famished. Andrei guessed he hadn't had something to eat for the last two days at least. "W-why d-did you kill t-them?" Filip asked with his shaking voice.
He wasn't prepared for that question, not from a kid that young. "Well, they were criminals, and crime must be punished. They were too many for me to arrest them all by myself." Andrei retorted with a serious tone. The kid looked at him, he had managed to stop his tears from running down his cheek. He took a few quick breaths before speaking to the Assassin before him, "A-are you going t-to punish me?" The fear in his voice was hard to hide, but at least he tried.
Andrei shook his head, "No, No I'm not. I don't do that." He reached out his hand to Filip and smiled softly at him again.
Filip looked at the hand then back into Andrei's eyes. He kept his hands close to him, but at least his breathing slowed down. Andrei took back his hand and moved to sit next to Filip. "Tell me, Filip. Why were you with those criminals? Crime is nothing a child like you should be doing."
Filip's gaze never left Andrei as he moved to sit next to him. As he spoke to him he thought about it. He had been doing it for almost a year now, since his mother had passed away from a disease. "I have to... My mom died almost a year ago, and my dad is gone. Otherwise I'll starve."
Andrei nodded and looked up at the dark night sky that enveloped Zaun in darkness, he sighed. "I can't bring your mother back, but I can give you something to eat. How about that?" Andrei offered and looked back down on Filip.
Filip's eyes shone up when he heard that Andrei was willing to give him food, "REALLY? You'd do that? For me?" he asked with a surprised tone, he was starving. The last time he had gotten something to eat was three days ago, although the gang had found food he hadn't been allowed to eat from it, as; He hadn't made himself worthy of food yet. He had gone without food for almost a week at most, so when Andrei told him that he had food for him it made him really happy.
Andrei nodded slowly, "Yes, I'm willing to do that for you. I hate seeing kids going around hungry.". He smiled softly and held out his hand again. Filip looked at the hand again, this time he didn't think too much about it, he lift up his hand and placed it in Andrei's hand and nodded.
Andrei closed his hand and got up from the cold roof. He pulled up Filip from the ground and placed him next to him and began walking to the door around the corner. Filip followed him as fast as he could, not wanting to see the dead bodies of his old comrades.
Andrei led Filip through the old hotel and down on the dark streets of Zaun. In this area of Zaun had no streetlights, so all that lit up the streets was the moon. Or it usually did, this night was rather cloudy, so the moon was unable to light their path. The walk took almost an hour but they finally arrived at Andrei's new apartment he had gotten from the Chair Man when he joined his team.
The apartment was well lit and had been furnished before Andrei had gotten the key to it. When they stood in the hall they had a rather large kitchen to the right, filled with kitchen equipment so he could make a dinner that could compete with the ones they had at the DuCouteau manor, not that Andrei took his time to make a dinner that fancy. To the left of the kitchen was the living room, it held a rather large crystalline screen and two couches along with a table between them. Through the living room you reached the bedroom, inside there was a rather large bed for someone who lived alone and a workbench.
The rest of the apartment was almost unused except for the workbench where he had spent most time to hone his blade and tune his gun.
There was a bathroom next to the kitchen, almost the same size, which Andrei found rather odd. All he needed was a toilet and a shower along with a sink. But at least he didn't pay for it.
When they walked through the doors to his apartment Filip looked in awe at the place, for him it could very well be the abode of a king. Andrei pointed at the living room, "Go and sit down in the living room over there, I'll make you something to eat.", Filip nodded and took of his shoes before walking in to the living room and sitting down on the couch.
After a while Andrei came into the living room with two omelette's, he put one of the plates down in front of Filip and told him to eat as much as he wanted, he could always make more.
Time passed and Filip who hadn't eaten for three days was finally full, he had taken a shower and Andrei had told him he could take the bed.
They both slept for a few hours and when the two woke up Andrei approached him, "Hey, kid. There's a place I want you to go to, I'll walk you there, I'm sure you'll like it there." Filip looked at him with a curious look, "What kind of place?" He asked.
Andrei sat down on a nearby chair, "Its.. well... It's called
"Dietrich's Home for Abandoned and Lost Children" It's a place where you'll meet other kids your age, and eventually, you might get a new family. I'm no father figure, never been and probably wont be for a long time." He explained, he knew he wasn't the best role model for a young kid, and he wanted Filip to have a good chance at life.
Filip nodded, "Okay, sounds good." he didn't look too happy about it though, maybe because he wanted to stay with Andrei or because he was afraid that he'd never get adopted.
The trip took another thirty minutes for them to arrive at the Orphanage, Andrei waited outside the Orphanage for Filip to come out and tell him what had been said. He sat there waiting for a good thirty minutes without him coming out.
After another thirty minutes he got tired of waiting, he assumed that Filip had been accepted into the orphanage and decided to leave the orphanage and head to Viktor's lab. He was actually a bit disappointed that had been left like that, but it was up to Filip whether he wanted to talk one last time or not.
He looked behind him one last time before walking in on a road that led him to Viktor's lab, no one came after him.
The assassin entered Viktor's lab and closed the door behind him, "Viktor, I have an idea for a new weapon, I need your help with it." he shouted as he made his way into the lab.
((The End, I guess. Wow this took long time to write, unlike the first part.))