To no surprise, Gene shook his head in disdain.

"Yes," he said calmly. "She was my partner, but she was also ruthless... I mean, poisoning me and watching as my health deteriorated by the day until the bugs inside me burst out of my belly? Talk about heinous!"

"..."

Zorn tried to argue but did not have anything at all.

He hung his head in silence but soon looked up again, determined. "The plan was mine all along. I'm at fault-now let Rory go. You can do anything you want with me as long as you spare her."

"Too late," Gene said quietly. "Like I said, I'm done with her."

"What... Are you serious?!" Zorn gaped, the light of hope in his eyes fading.

Then, he started laughing maniacally and was getting louder by the moment until it became deafening.

are cold, Gene!" he

here. It's you and Rory." Gene remained impassive as he

laughing. "Yes, I was cold... Hahaha! But I didn't think that

my naive childhood." Gene mustered himself as he bellowed, "Seeing that we were friends for so long, I'll give you a chance if you just confess and accept your punishment!" "Hahaha... A chance?!"

tone turned icy. "Does

growled, stepping one foot forward, anima and animus combining

some woman... Kill him." With that quiet order to his men, the martial artists all

charged their vigors and leapt toward Zorn, Zorn bellowed, "Gene Pearce! You will die for

the oncoming group of martial artists, and an explosion

the building-he could not dodge in time,

by Zorn's brute power,

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