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The sound of battle surrounding him filled Sanders ears as he shot up sharpened pillars of sand at any union worker that got close. A growl left his throat as he heaved up a tired arm to eliminate a daring soul that was running his way. Around him other shadow decree members were fighting with union members, to his left he could see Jacob and Long Mian locked in a heated battle with Li Ling. Close to the three were the Yun twins, screaming at each other as their staffs met and blows were made, both equally injured. Finally just ahead of him, Sander could see Bonnie and Li Ao fighting back to back though they were slowly getting overwhelmed and were obviously tired. He looked to see a small group of ops chiefs were running towards the pair, there weren’t many but it was far too much for the two to take on alone.
Sander wasted no time to shoot up three large spikes of sand to keep the group at bay, for a small moment he let a smug smile grace his face. To his surprise however all of the ops chiefs came out of the attack unscathed, how? They were no longer advancing but instead screaming and crying as they tried to reach someone within the pillars of sand, most likely the person who had protected them. Sander watched as they pulled a body from it, a far too familiar body, the man had feathery white hair and a distinct black and purple suit with his all too flashy gold accessories.
A scream sounded out across the battle field and it took Sander far too long to realise it was him. His legs began to move on their own as he bolted towards his former lovers limp body, while he left the union, he still loved Falken and never wanted to see him dead, let alone kill him. As he got closer the ops chiefs took up defensive stances, but he didn’t slow, he was so close he could almost touch the bird like man. Sander was violently yanked back before he could reach the other though, on either side of him holding an arm each was Lewis and Bardon, glaring at him like he had just killed their fathers, in a sense he as good as did.
Sander didn’t have the energy to fight them as he chocked on his own tears, all he could do was scream as he saw the one known as Arcana hold Falkens body close “FALKEN, I’M SORRY, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME, DON’T DIE, PLEASE, PLEASE LIVE PRETTY BIRD” he screamed, the pet name falling off of his loose tongue effortlessly. He continued to scream and beg and cry for his precious little bird to come back to him, to fall into his arms like nothing happened, to move once more, but he never did, he didn’t even twitch. Sander continued to sob as the tears took over his vision, his own body went limp and he was held up only by the two boys who still latched onto his arms.
Inevitably he was arrested, he didn’t struggle, or fight back, no he merely cried until he could no longer do so. He cried as he was being dragged away, he cried as he was thrown into a cell and he cried as he heard the funeral service through the guards tv. Sander was all too aware of the fact that he had killed the one person who he truly cared about and who could understand him, the one person he ever truly loved.