Crystalline Universe: Team Fortress 2 Overwatch - Volume 3: Crystalline Universe: Bloodline's Curse Chapter 46 Civil War

Azur took a sip of her beer and threw the empty can inside the dumpster. She cautiously turned her head and observed the people around her who cheered and drank like it was just another Sunday. The blue-haired girl raised her hand and ordered another shot from the bartender.

When she finally got served, Azur lifted the small containment filled with strong alcohol and looked at her reflexion on the shining glass of the mug. The girl stared at her image for a few seconds before facing away.

Unnoticed to her, a tough man with a full-body tattoo and a small cap on the head advanced toward her. Suddenly, the man grabbed her shoulder and sat in a chair beside her.

[Man] – “Hey beauty, what you’re doing alone here tonight? ”

[Azur] (annoyed) – “Go away, I’m not in the mood for a chit-chat. ”

[Man] – “You should hear me out first before you refuse my companying. ”

[Azur] (frustrated) – “I already said that I’m not interested in talking with anyone tonight so if you don’t wanna get hurt, then walk away. ”

[Man] (surprised) – “Woah, what kind of attitude is that? Where’re your basic manners? ”

Azur furiously smashed her cup on the table and fiercely stared at the man in the eyes.

[Azur, with an evil smile] – “I’ll give you 10 seconds to pick up my interest or you will be extremely sorry! ”

[Man] – “Alright, Azur Ameri! ”

The girl looked at the man in shock and slowly tried to put a distance between her and the stranger.

She observed the man but to her confusion, the man’s facial expression didn’t match his tone. Strangely, the man spoke with confidence and calm but his face was sweaty and filled with panic and worry.

[Azur] (calmly) – “An executioner, huh? You must be filled with overconfidence to be sitting here, alone, face-to-face with me. Talk! If you do anything suspicious, I’ll make sure the crystals behind your head do their work. ”

[Man] – “How funny of you, young girl. You know how to plan ahead of your opponent but I’m not here to fight you. I’m here to negotiate with you. ”

[Azur] – “Talk! ”

The man’s face was filled with fear and more droplets of sweat dripped down from his forehead. Oddly, the man’s voice was still clear and calm, unlike his emotions.

[Man] – “To put it simply, I have a proposition for you… ”

[Azur] (in a serious tone) – “Which one? ”

[Man] – “Are you aware of what your teammates did last week or so? ”

[Azur] (puzzled) – “What did my teammates do? ”

[Man] – “In case you didn’t know, they attacked a Talon facility for intel on the association’s every flight and ship navigation. In the process, they killed 2 members of the executioners’ “Aquatic team”, [World War] and [Cold War]. ”

[Azur] (confused) – “What does that have to do with me? ”

[Man] – “Your teammates left traces of their attack and the two other members of the squad, I and he collected the pieces of evidence. I simply just need you to provide me with information or extra intel on your team since you guys weren’t getting very well along. That way, we can more easily accuse them of treason and you will get a part of the reward. ”

[Azur] – “You want you to betray my team? ”

[Man] – “This is a double win situation! You get to receive a reward and… take your revenge on them for looking down on you. ”

Azur looked at the man without a word and slowly crossed her fingers on the table. The man was still sweating and trembling in fear and confusion.

[Azur] (with a soft voice) – “My team… they may have mistreated me… but during all this time I was with them, I knew they were kind people and not monsters. I’m actually the real true problem. ”

[Man] (impatiently) – “So? Have you decided? ”

[Azur] (confidently) – “I’m not that kind of person that seeks revenge for no valid reason. ”

[Man] (calmly) – “Listen up, now that I have revealed myself, I won’t let you just walk away. You got yourself two options: Option 1, you comply with me and we are all happy or option 2, you refuse to cooperate and I will kill you. ”

Azur looked at the man with a mocking stare and with a snap of her finger, sent one of her crystal inside the man’s mouth.

[Azur, with a grin] – “How about you shut the f.u.c.k up and go to the hell. ”

[Man] (angerly and fearfully) – “Mmmmh!!! You… Mmmmmh! ”

The man rose from his seat and launched a punch toward Azur’s face but before he could reach her, The girl’s 2 other crystals flew and severed the man’s arms from his body. With a swift kick on the table, Azur advanced toward the man and stepped her foot his face.

[Azur] (with confidence) – “Now, I ask you, who are you and who’s your partner? ”

The man stayed in silence on the floor while tears dropped from his eyes. He stared at the girl in fear and agony while blood poured out of his mouth.

Suddenly, the man stood up and attacked Azur with his foot. With a quick dodge, the girl backed from man and apathetically dissected his skull with her crystal in his mouth.

[Azur] (in relieve) – “That was easy! He didn’t even have a crystal ability. ”

Suddenly, all the people inside the bar turned their heads toward her.

[contruction worker] (confused) – “What’s happening to me? ”

[woman] (in a panic) – “What’s happening to my body? ”

[barman] – “What’s this? ”

Every single person inside the bar suddenly threw themselves on Azur in an attempt to kill her. The girl, in a quick-thinking move, used her sapphires to elevate herself in air, out of the people’s reach.

[Azur] (in a worried voice) – “That must be his partner’s ability! ”

[Civil War] – “No, it’s still me, the man who talked to you! ”

Azur rapidly looked back at the man she killed and realized that the man’s corpse was still on the floor. The voice was coming from the crowd and not from the man.

[Azur] – “Where are hiding? And how’s this still you? Weren’t you dead? ”

[Civil War] – “I’m still alive! You just killed an innocent man, he was nothing more than a puppet to my ability, to which I placed a voice communicator inside his throat. ”

[Azur] (angerly) – “You bastard, you despicable bastard! ”

[Civil War] – “Not my fault, you’re the one who refused my offer! Now, die! ”

The men and women inside this bar climbed on each other and formed a human mountain to reach Azur. The girl promptly tried to flee the scene but she immediately realized that she couldn’t move her body.

[Azur] (in a panic) – “Release me, god damn it! ”

Azur quickly sent her crystals toward the human mountain and started to push people down from the top. Soon, the pile of men was no more, thus keeping a safe distance between the girl and the rest.

[Civil War] – “You think you’re clever, don’t you? Try this then! ”

All of a sudden, Azur’s arm moved toward her belt and pulled a butterfly knife out of her belt pocket. Her arm flipped the knife toward her throat and stabbed her in the neck while slowly moving toward her artery.

[Civil War] – “My ability allows me to control one’s body, you are done, Azur Ameri! ”

The girl immediately called one of her sapphires back and held her hand back from reaching her blood vessel. The other crystals gathered a set of ropes and tied her arms and legs behind her back.

[Civil War] (shocked) – “What? ”

[Azur] (in pain) – “Try and manipulate me now, asshole! ”

[Civil War] – “Hum! ”

The men and women once again started to climb toward Azur but this time, they were even more persistent than the last time. Azur made a few futile attempts to defend against the rising mobs before calling her crystals back.

[Civil War] – “Giving up already? ”

[Azur, staring at the crowd] – “No, I’m making a sacrifice! ”

[Civil War] – “If you plead for my mercy right now, it would be too late. ”

[Azur] – “People, I’m sorry but this is necessary if you guys want to survive this! ”

The sapphires flew through the crowd and stabbed everyone in their arms through their route. Civil War instantly understood Azur’s intention; she wanted to incapacitate him by stabbing his arms, where his crystals are stored. Since she didn’t know where he was, she had to stab everyone while avoiding killing anyone.

When the crystals approached Civil War, the man dodged to the side and avoided being injured. But in consequence, Azur found out his location and fired a crystal on his back.

Civil War was pierced through the torso by one of the sapphires but managed to cover himself in people in time. The men and women formed a ball that protected Civil War from Azur’s attack.

[Azur] (furiously) – “Come out, you coward! ”

[Civil War, on the micro.] (in whispers) – “Revolution War, you have to save me! I’m in trouble! ”

[Rev. War] (frustrated) – “You fool! Getting your ass handed to a dumb little girl like her? How shameful of you to ask me for help! ”

[Civil War] (in fear) – “Come on, man, where are you? ”

[Rev. War] – “Hold her for 2 more minutes, I’ll be there by then! ”

[Civil War] (confidently) – “Alright! Piece of cake! ”

[Azur] – “Coward! Come out, you no-ball ass freak! ”

[Civil War] – “You can’t get me in here anyway, so give up! I will come out victorious, just wait! ”

[Azur] – “Are you sure about that? ”

To Civil War’s surprise, a piece of sapphire appeared out of the ground below him and shot him through the head.

[Azur] – “I simply dug my crystal underground. Like this, I won’t hurt anyone while you are left open below your feet. ”

The man fell to the floor while his ability dispelled from the people inside the bar.

Azur, on the other hand, quickly escaped through the window and made her way back to the warehouse.

Afar, a small shadowy aircraft landed on an open field.

To be continued…

*EXTRA

-Profile: Civil War

-Real name: Davis Jefferson

-Ability: [Surrender at Appomattox Court] “The ability allows Civil War to control people’s movement. Strangely, the ability cannot be used to control non-living objects. ”

-Rle: minor antagonist

-Affiliation: Talon, executioner, aquatic team.

-Backstory: “Davis grew up in V.i.r.g.i.nia USA and at a young age, he joined the mafia that after some time, led him to Talon. After another 3 years of servitude in Talon, he was selected for the crystalline program for executioner for his excellent service in the association. ”

-References: Historical references

ABILITY STATS:

Power – E

Speed – C

Sub. Speed – D

Range – C

Durability – B

Sub. Durability – E

Precision – A

Potential – B