BROKEN BUTTERFLY; Beyond The Night That Differs Love And Lust
CHAPTERS 18. BROKEN BUTTERFLY

“Why do you keep bothering me? I have absolutely no business with you!” Alice let out her question between adrenaline-pumped breaths.

“I also have no business with you girl lust. I just fulfill my client's request.”

“Client?”

“Yes, he asked me to find his favorite followers.”

Whatisthis? What goes on behind the scenes that I don't know about? It seems like a lot has happened between the two of them which I have absolutely nothing to do with.

Alice scrunched her face.

“No! I'm not going back to that guy!”

“Hoo.. ‘people it’ yes?”

Alice jumped towards the woman at a terrifying speed. Not only his speed, how he leaped from above the ground and then footed his feet on the transparent thread that added to the momentum of his leap. Two footholds were stepped on, and a kick full of killing intent was released on the face of the mysterious woman.

He used his threaded footing to outsmart his height, also because he knew the upper part of the mysterious woman's body he had already tied, there was no defense in that part. Therefore his first kick was he smashed with all his might. But this attack was already read by the woman, with a little step back she managed to avoid a kick that only missed a few inches from her face.

Alice still with her momentum twisted the body to launch a second kick that she aimed at the lady's torso.

THE DUAK!!

His kick was thrown.

But even so his strength was still not enough to take the woman down, his steady horses helped him continue to stand. He only took a few steps back to improve his position and launched a counterattack on Alice who was now at the distance of his attack. Not yet had the attack launched, Alice who was indeed shorter than the woman was already eyeing her legs first and made the mysterious woman kneel in front of her.

The sequence of the attack was so fast and deadly. I could see the compulsive Alice directly lunging towards the woman with several times resting on her transparent thread, she said, and with the first attack read by the woman Alice improvises and attacks the unprotected torso with a drop kick after previously trying to attack her face. He knew that the attack in this section would not be able to knock him down so he had already prepared for the third attack by grabbing his leg just before the woman retaliated.

The fight before me was getting far from realistic. Or yes, it feels like you're watching a fight live in an arcade game or something.

But on the other hand I know what I see is reality. It was so real that the pain of this snare in my neck made my jaw wry and tingling.

Forgetit. At this point I no longer know how I should describe reality. What is clear now is that I need to get out of this situation as soon as possible. Alright Juno, focus! Right now my neck is still tied, from what I see Alice can freely control the rope with just a simple hand gesture, and should if she wanted she would have been able to kill me since then or yes, yes, at least use me as a hostage to get out of this fight if he wants to.

But what is it? That woman did save me but it seems that she was not interested in me at all and only wanted to catch Alice if that was her intention from the start.

On the other hand Alice seems to excel in this fight so it feels like there is no reason for her to run what else makes me her hostage. Maybe he'll just kill the woman and then kill me. Lovingly.

Imagining that scene gives me goosebumps.  This girl is really sick.

So, how do I get out of this situation?

One thing I definitely wouldn't do is to interfere in their fight. These two people in front of me are now fighting for their own reasons, reasons that clearly have nothing to do with me. All I have to do is get out of this situation alive.

First, I need to make sure this bond is in my neck. The rope is still tight when I pull, meaning at the other end of this rope is still tied to something, or maybe Alice herself who holds the other end of the rope. I can't go anywhere under these circumstances. The furthest might only be a few meters from where I am today. It felt like a dog tied up by his employer, completely uncomfortable.

It feels like I can't get out of here as long as it's still tied up like this.

DOR!!!

The gunshot returned. Sixth shot. And once again the shot did not meet its target.

Alice was currently behind the mysterious woman. He managed to get the woman to her knees, and it was now more free to snare her from behind the woman. The shot must have happened because of their previous struggle, the struggle that ended with the woman was in an unfortunate position.

With her feet Alice locked onto the woman's body in such a way that she could no longer stand up, and her hands now snared the woman's neck steadily. It was a tiring struggle even for me who just watched it. It was clear that the two men were fighting for their survival in every move. From my place I could see the woman thrashing and thrashing, every second her movement was getting weaker. And Alice, from her movements I knew she had no intention of retreating in the slightest, she would not let go of the woman, not alive.

This battle of life and death will soon be over.

“Alice! Alice, berheti!”

I hesitated to approach the two people who were wrestling.

“Alice enough! He is already helpless, you can let go now.”

It took a while for Alice to accept my words, and after believing this woman was already helpless she finally let go.

I know and understand very well what I'm dealing with right now. Whatever I do I will die at Alice's hands, it's a conclusion I can no longer afford. So let's get this thing done without having to be put off again.

And this mysterious woman. I'm sure he has his own reasons for being in this place, right now, wrestling with a psychopathic girl who can control the ropes with his mind. Well, whatever he's after it's entirely his business. I'm not gonna get in the way. After Alice is done with me she can resume her business with Alice, I don't care.

“See! I can't run, that woman can't fight you either. Let's finish our business!” I can't believe I just said this. This way I let myself die hanging so that the two of them can continue the fight again after that.

A truly futile death. In the end, they will kill each other again, now or later it will be the same. I can only take a few minutes before that happens.

Or maybe it won't happen. I don't know, it tastes like shcrodinger cat. What is clear is that whatever happens after this has nothing to do with me being a corpse.

Alice released the woman from her entrapment. His hands are still tied, and now his legs are also to make sure he won't interfere again.

The girl moved to my place. His face was completely battered, but the smile felt very soft. He held my hand that could go nowhere. And then hugged me.

“Truly interesting. Now I don't think I can regret my decision to let you live, boy.”

The woman tried to rise in her bound state.

“In this way we break even, miss.”

He delayed my death for a while, and now I give him some time before continuing his life and death duel.

“Haha.. You arrogant boy.”

The woman got up from her position, even though she had received all the blows she could still get up without any difficulty. He took a deep breath and with a single stomp of his body all the ropes wrapped around his body were smashed apart by the fierce power.

Alice and I couldn't believe what we had just seen.

Ap, what? He can do that kind of thing? Wait, earlier he could also untie in his right hand. Did he release it the same way? Why just now? Then what did the barbaric fight mean?!

I could feel the fear in Alice's hand holding my hand, both hands trembling. I feel it too. The fear of facing a monster I couldn't understand with my wits.

“As you said. Let's end this grueling night!”

The woman pointed her revolver at Alice, smiled cunningly and then she pointed her revolver at me.

Right now Alice was standing right beside me, her body alert even though it could only stand stiff. And that revolver, that empty revolver was currently directed at me. What other joke is this? Nevermind, miss. There's nothing more you can get from your bluff, you can fire that gun and nothing will happen but the click of the empty revolver.

From the shape, my guess is that the gun was Colt's. The model is rather old like a pistol used in the age of world war. His taste is really classic. The ammunition he used was most likely a magnum, either caliber 357 or 44 I'm not sure, which is obviously a very distinctive thunderous sound. Revolver single action where each shot requires the user to pull the trigger before he can shoot back, this woman can set this pause very naturally during the fight, he said, but still this makes the reaction time becomes slower especially if you have to fight in close range.

And more importantly, this revolver has 6 bullet slots. Where he had finished shooting during the fight, there was nothing else he could shoot from the gun.

With her still trembling hands Alice advanced towards the direction the gun was aimed at. Now his body is ready to block whatever will be shot at me.

Do you want to play this stupid game too? Already Alice, there was nothing more she could do with that battered body and empty gun.

I pulled Alice's shoulder to stop her stupid actions. But he insisted in his place, not shifting in the slightest. His face really wanted to protect me. It was obviously very counterproductive considering that he had tried to hang me on a lamppost before.

DOR!!!

And a thunderous sound was heard from the woman who had just pulled the trigger of her gun.followed Alice who collapsed instantly, as if losing all the strength in her body.

I caught her body in my arms. Still unable to believe what had just happened, I could only see Alice's face slowly disappearing. In my arms he looks so peaceful as if he has no remorse for his actions.

…

It took me a long time to digest what just happened. Alice was shot right in front of my eyes. With a gun that should have been empty. Can't be! Did I count wrong? Did he fill a bullet in the middle of the fight? With such a condition?

I looked for every possibility that could explain this event. None of it makes sense to me, none of it I can accept.

The woman took off my snare with the little scissors she took out of her bag. I began to think again and realized there was not a single drop of blood in the place where Alice was shot.

Bizarrely.

“Tenace. I just kept this girl quiet for a second. He won't die.”

“But, he just.. how is it possible?”

“Don't equate my Broken Butterfly with a regular gun! He is not a weapon that can only be used to take lives.”

Broken.. The butterfly? Is this about the butterfly engraved on the hand grip? So the gun has a name now?

“You wait here until the police arrive, then tell them what you just witnessed here.

The woman packed up and tidied up her clothes that were already irregular due to the fight. But his posture still looks elegant as his silhouette drifts away from me.

“We will meet again in the near future, Juno Welkin.”

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