Chapter 28:

1: The Doctor's Final Curtain (1/3)

The Zypher: The Four Season


A boxing match was occurring while a mob boss was counting Zonium, the crowd were screaming for a brute name Joel, he was undefeated until his final opponent defeated him and spared him embarrassment, embarrassed he trained for 2 years so that he could come face to face with that same opponent, "okay ladies and dorks! You want to see her?" The crowd screamed with excitement, "uh either this isn't working or... I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! I said! You want to see her!!!" The crowd screamed even louder, the vault opened showing Joel's opponent... "Ladies and Dorkies!!! I present to you our 10th-time winner! ERIKA... ASTRIA... BELLATRIX!!!!" The crowd ran wild when they saw Erika, she looked at them with blank eyes and her only reply is a spit on the floor, she then set her eyes on Joel, "I've been waiting for this for a long time." Erika smiled and said, "well it hasn't been pleasant." She immediately punched him in the chest, sending him flying to the bars, the crowd cheered for Erika as she decimated her opponent until he surrendered. She snapped his arm and walked away, "good job Erika... Here's your reward... Maybe if you have some free time... I have a jacuzzi back at my home that we can..." Erika walked away with a disgusted look on her face, she entered outside of the club where she saw Joel with a cast, she witnessed him being paid off by someone, and she watched from the distance and overheard their conversation, "you've done well my friend... Now that I know that Erika was a part of the order, it will be only the tip of the iceberg when I find the remaining three Descendants... Soon the order will be restored... As for your services... It will be nice of me to pay you triple for your work and give you a ticket to Azafana..." The stranger shook Joel's hand and walked into the shadows while Joel was making his way to a location.

(Part 2)"What are you hiding?" Erika followed Joel to a ship where Purgists were waiting for Joel, "wait a second you're..." The Purgist attacked Joel, Erika watched from the distance as they apprehended him and tortured him for something, "where is she?!" Joel didn't know who they were implying, "this girl... Names Erika Bellatrix... Ring a bell?!" Joel nodded his head and pointed at the balcony, "that slimy runt!!" Erika jumped out of her hiding spot and took care of the purgists, leaving them to die... She made her way to Joel and punched him, "that's for being a rat! Now answer me!" Joel had nothing to say to Erika, "oh really? Well, I hope changes your mind!" Erika attacked Joel's bruised arm until he talked, "okay okay!!! (Crying) ill talk!!! (Crying louder) what do you want to know?!" Erika granted Joel from his neck, "who was that man you talked to earlier?! The one that you 12 million Zonium?!... Am I that special?!" Joel cried uncontrollably until snapped back to reality, "he was after some intel about some runaway kids and he thought that you were one of them." Erika's eyes had an uncomfortable feeling that he wasn't spewing lies like he usually did, "how do I know that you're not lying?" Joel showed her the audio that was sent to him 2 years ago, "so... You're the so-called animal that lost to a girl... (Sigh) must be embarrassing, I can offer something better than what this planet is already gifting you... All I need is you to do is give me a fingerprint of Erika Bellatrix, I will pay you 4 million Zonium for your work." She didn't understand why he needed her fingerprint but she realized something.

(Part 3)She punched Joel unconscious and ran from the scene of the crime, she returned to her apartment where she realised that the has been drugged by Joel, "that Bastard!" She used all her strength to walk but it wasn't enough as she fell to the ground. She woke up, finding herself fine, she looked around and saw someone who looked familiar to her, she followed the person and saw that everyone was vanishing, she saw him at the end of the corridor, but she was stopped by a ghost named Azzam Jharothapal, "listen well, Erika!" Erika was speechless to who she was seeing, "the Zypher will persist." Erika woke up finding herself strapped, a mad scientist approached her and started to inject a toxin in her, she reacted uncontrollably to the injection and the lab was destroyed along with the scientist.

She was later saved by a figure who helped her escape, Erika felt weak and defenceless but her health started to regain slowly, she looked at herself and saw that she had gone through hell, the figure had Erika's blade, she examined it and later gave it to her, "we need to get you out of here!" Erika stood up knowing that where she was is unpleasant, "thanks... Whoever you are but I run solo." The figure looked at her and came close to her, she looked at Erika was confusing eyes until... She kissed her on the lips, "what is your problem?!" The figure showed Erika a scroll, "it talked about a deadly force and already those Purgists are after it... Erika... They are after the remaining 4."