Crystalline Universe: Team Fortress 2/ Overwatch

A single minute felt like an hour, aiming the blade at the convict's neck, Mike has yet decided what he'll do next. His hands trembled as his usual calm slowly fade away with the enormous stress pressing on his back. Looking at the prisoner, he reflected one last time on the fate of his friends and family. A drop of sweat fell from the convict's forehead as his destiny is given to a young man he didn't even know. What will happen next? Questioned the prisoner to himself. Taking a last breath, Mike stroke fiercely the edge of the sword right at the captive's restraints, freeing the convict from his fate. As the prisoner got up, Sniper and the rest of the stadium stood in shock as they realize what happened in front of them. Confused by Mike's action, Sniper stepped toward Mike.

- Why did you free him from his restraint? Asked Sniper.

- Were they true? What you did to my parents and friends.

Said Mike, in a cold and trembling voice.

- What the hell?

- What's going on?

- What's happening?

- Calm down!

As panic and confusion started to show in the many faces of the spectators.

- CR-455, order everyone in the stadium to leave in this instance! Now!

Ordered Sniper to CR-455 after seen the situation turning for the worst.

At the very moment CR-455 heard Sniper's order, he ordered everyone present on the field to take their leave in the next 30 seconds or be punished for treason.

- Even you and the executioners!

Continued Sniper, after seeing that everyone has left the stadium.

An order from Sniper is an order from God, the executioners and CR-455 left just as ordered with Mike, the convict and Sniper the only persons to stay.

The instant when the shadow of the last executioner disappeared, Sniper spoke:

- So you know.

- So you did.

Answered Mike without hesitation.

- There are choices that must be made, Mike. In life, you can choose one or the other. Just like that, I chose to take you under my wing so you will be one day my replacement.

Said Sniper in a calm and warm voice.

- You bastard! Why did you kill them then, my parents, my friends, my relatives?

Asked Mike in a fury of rage.

Calmly walking around the place, Sniper answered:

- Let me be straight forward with you, young man. I did all this to ensure your only influence in life to be me. Your parents will educate you to be just like them, one day to become a corrupt man running a gang of criminal or a greedy fat a.s.s sitting between 3 s.l.u.ts while taking profit from the poor around the world. I saw how this world is slowly dying from what we, man are. Greedy and corrupt animals thinking only about themselves. I wanted to make this world a better place using the necessary violence, the necessary corruption and the necessary method. As you can see, Overwatch is only fueled by those wishing to keep their place as corrupt merchands or politicians. On top of that, your parents, did they truly loved you? I cared for you when you needed care, I got you everything you wanted and I even allowed you to become a powerful being that others can't even dream to become.

Mike looked at Sniper straight in the eyes through his helmet. He remained unresponsive of Sniper's words.

- Young man, looking at me with those eyes of a killer won't help. You gotta know that attacking me now will destroy everything we had lived through in the past and most importantly our friendship.

Said Sniper confidently while remaining calm.

- You know, Mike, time is ticking. You don't wanna murder the one who took care of you for the past 11 years on your birthday don't you?

Continued the Sniper.

Mike remained on the same spot, he didn't even move a bit.

- Chose Mike, chose! Chose just like how I chose to care for you and the world. Sacrifices must be made for the greater good of all. You will choose tonight should you take revenge for an insignificant past, in which, the sacrifice of a few loved ones brings happiness to all or should you stay with the present and work a better future.

Said Sniper with a hidden smile on his mouth behind his helmet.

Mike looked beside him, the prisoner was no longer here, he took refuge just as he ordered him to.

- Sniper, I made my choice! I don't choose to avenge the fallen either to work on your "future", I chose the path of justice. I will bring justice to those who deserve it. No one deserves to die for others, no one deserves to become an object of sacrifice and no one deserves to be a victim of this war. I have been wrong my whole life, I will today judge you as my redemption for those innocents you made me kill for your plan. Let me be clear: WE ARE NOT FRIEND, TONIGHT, I AM YOUR JUDGE AND YOU WILL BE THE CONVICT. IF YOU WIN, I WILL FALL IF I WIN, YOU WILL DIE!

Yelled Mike in a cold, silent and murderous voice.

- Very well, Mike, very well!

Said the Sniper in disappointment.

As Sniper swing his arm, in the fury of a flow of air, Mike received a heavy blow to his whole body, sending him flying and crashing on a wall of the stadium. The shock was so enormous that the whole wall exploded into a thousand-piece upon impact.

- Does that teach you your place, young man?

Said the Sniper with an evil smile on his face.

Mike slowly gets up from the ground as Sniper rushed in to punch him right in the c.h.e.s.t, sending him into the ground, which created a huge crater on the floor.

There was no response afterward. Sniper stood beside the crater watching as nothing happened.

- Hahaha! That's the best you can do? It will take more than this to kill me, Mike!

Said the Sniper while laughing.

The ground shook as Sniper gets back onto his guard.

- What the heck! how is he not dead?

Said the Sniper in a moment of surprise.

Mike flew out of the crater totally unharmed. Floating above the Sniper's head, he proceeds to say:

- Didn't you hear me? I'm the judge, you are a convict.

- You little bastard don't you dare underestimate me.

Yelled the Sniper in anger.

Sniper proceeds to swing his arm again against Mike but this time before his attack did any damage, Mike was already nowhere to be found. It's only after a quarter of a second later that Sniper realized that the young man was already behind him. Turning his back, before he could react, Mike swung his index which created a huge shock wave, sending Sniper to crash into the ground. The monstrous force of the impact spectacularly destroyed the whole stadium. The dust and debris from the shock made that those not wearing a helmet could not breath or see.

Mike stayed up in the air. After a moment, to his surprise, a voice inside the thick cloud of dust can be heard:

- That was good, hahaha, good!

Mike used his analyzer to see the Sniper still alive with only a few broken pieces of armour.

Sniper used his power to protect himself from the damage but he's not powerful enough to totally absorb all the punishment thrown against him.

- You didn't kill me yet, Mike, next time, I will make the lethal blow.

Said Sniper with a bloody mouth.

As Mike approached Sniper, the two looked at each other, both floating in the air.

- This is the end!

Yelled the Sniper charging at Mike.

To be continued...