Arc of the Souls Chapter 73: Arc 2, Chapter 50 - I Hate You

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Roselka stood up, smiling like there was no tomorrow. "Ashe... Ashe, how did you do that?" Roselka was able to sense Asheera and her Soul-Energy now, but she wasn't afraid. "Come on, let's go... It's not too late. Gatin prepared an emergency shuttle for us. He's waiting." Roselka pleaded, "Come on, what are you waiting for?" "The others... my mother, my brother... I lost them..." "Maybe they made it out, Ashe. Maybe we can still find them. But we need to go now before they send for backup." "They're all gone... Everyone is gone because of me..." "Ashe..." Roselka took a step forward, holding out her hand. "I..." But Asheera slapped her hand away and shoved her. "You ratted me out! You snake! You are one of them!" "I'm... What?" Roselka was perplexed to even hear this. Was Asheera in her right mind? Did that fire also damage her hearing? "Karsel... That traitor! He told me! Roselka Eria... Working for the Great Kamisword... It all made sense... You have the same name! You are the spy! The spy that we tried to find for years!" "Are you out of your fucking mind!? Father- Azrael shunned me! They cast me out! I'm not a part of them!" "NONSENSE!" "I am not your enemy! In fact, I'm trying to save you! To free you!" "I told you, Roselka! Don't lie to me! I can tell, you're quivering! You're scared!" "I AM SCARED FOR YOU! Because if we don't leave now, the only person left to call a friend will be dead! I'd be alone again!" This hit a nerve. Roselka always hated being alone. The only thing that reminded her that she was still alive was Ashe. She finally revealed a sense of vulnerability that Ashe hasn't seen before. "I'm... I'm..." Asheera punched her. Roselka stumbled back a bit, her face looking at the ground. She didn't even flinch. "It was YOUR idea, wasn't it? To burn our home and kill me!? Everybody is out to get me, you are too! You are all scared of me!" Asheera, tears of rage streaming down her face, screamed at her now only friend. Roselka didn't respond. She was lost for words. "... I live for you, Asheera. I love you." "I thought I did... but I hate you. I hate you so much!" Asheera went for another punch but Roselka intercepted it, grabbing her arm and pushing her off herself with a shove to the nape. Using Asheera's momentum against her, Roselka twisted her around and slammed her onto the ground. Hard. The impact made Asheera gasp for air. Roselka could tell from the way she gasped. She was strong. It took a lot for Roselka to bring her down even when she wasn't focusing. "Listen to me! I know you're angry! But you can't be angry at me! I am not your enemy! Listen! Listen for once in your life!" "Oh yeah!? Did you ever listen to me when I was ready to die!?" "I listened to you, always!" "LIAR!" Asheera battled against her strength, eventually shoving her away with a strong push against her face. She stood up, kicking Roselka in the face. She was being kicked way too many times in the face, it's funny how she isn't concussed still. Roselka's nose was broken and she could tell from the inability to breathe in her left nostril. She was coughing blood out now, which is odd because she didn't know it was possible for her to bleed internally, which she could feel that her lungs were starting to. "STUPID! BLIND! BITCH!" Roselka threw the last remaining snow on the ground to her face, blocking her vision. She then punched her face, kicked her leg and rolled her over to put her in a headlock. She might not feel, but she knows how to fight. "I know you don't mean it, Ashe. You're angry, I get it. But please don't turn against me. We can still leave. We can... we can..." Roselka's own grief finally took a hold of her. She was shaking. "They gunned the mayor. They gunned the children. The women, the elderly... They gunned my foster family down. You think I wanted this? You think I orchestrated this? What sick individual would want their family to suffer in a place they once called home? I don't want anyone to die!" Roselka grip loose