BXBX NOVEL Chapter 98 - Jojo 2
"Then I was full of myself because of our success rate. This militia is nothing to the job we completed in the past. So, I neglected his advice since the pay was 5 times the pay of our usual mission…" She exhaled. "It not that I wanted to refuse him. But I want to use the money for a surprise package for my fiancé when we complete the mission with. His long dream was to have a firm for cyber security. But there was no money. I have already planned everything…. I only need this… one job… one job… sniff."
At that moment, the intensity of the breeze increased while the broad leaves sway forth and back, the grasses flaunting, bending to the direction of the breezed. While an indistinct howl came from the far distant. Under this wind, only two people stood in the opening receiving the wind without uttering a word. However, the wind blew the sorrow away, diffusing the sorrowful mood.
"My fiancé bypassed the militia AI defense with some difficulty which somehow baffled me. But I overlook it. We entered the base and everything went smoothly. We eliminate every threat like a breath of air. But I found my fiancé checking his device every second. Shouldn't I give my fiancé some attention… no. I was clouded by almost the completed job. We rescue the lady… that the moment everything went south…" She clenched her fist.
"Dangerous trap appeared out of nowhere. However, my fiancé helped us too much. We escape from the deadly trap. But not without losing some of our men. The last door for our freedom was locked. The last time we enter it was open but now locked. Then I knew I'm screwed. I looked at the face of my men. I saw the panic in their face but I said nothing. When I turn to my fiancé. He was already trying to bypass the security door…. Then the battle robot appeared from goddamn nowhere. We have nowhere to go but to fight…."
"When you fight this kind of battle robot. You know it is the bane of we small mercenaries. After a few minutes, my men began to die. I hate myself but I keep on fighting. We can't use grenades… only our rifle. When looking back, I saw my fiancé trembling greatly, sweats dripping from his forehead….. sniff…. Sniff. Out of eight, we're only left with three when he finally bypassed the security…"
"Just then…. Just then…. I discover the young lady was not scared at all. Do you know what?" Jojo looked at Emma with her red eyes.
Emma turned to her. "What?"
"….She was smiling…. Can you believe it….. Smiling. That bitch was smiling!" She gnashed her teeth.
Hmm!
"I looked at her speechless. But I thought it was some of the insane attitudes of the rich people. I grab her and rushed out of the militia base. Blaming myself for the loss of my men. I enter the jeep and turn to my side…. I… I can't see my fiancé… Sniff. I was first furious at him for delaying us… Then, I heard an explosion… For a couple of seconds, my world shattered…."
"Then three black jeep came out of nowhere. I couldn't process what was going on… then the young lady we rescue came out of the back seat, looking at the black jeep with some displeasure. My men looked at me, wondering what was going on. But I don't care at that moment. All I care about was my love…. I got out of my preparing to run into the base when I heard the voice, I will never forget in my life."
"The lady I thought we save looked at with some disdain and said. Don't bother going. He's already dead. I think he blows himself when he doesn't want to be used for my research…. I stared at her not believing what I'm hearing. She told me it was one of the human testings for her AI development. I shouldn't think too much about it. That we have been paid 5 times the amount of the normal job. The money was meant for the loss of my men. Nothing else."
"What do you to the lady?" Emma asked calmly.
Jojo didn't answer for a few seconds. "I tried to kill the lady but I failed miserably. That was when I saw the other side of Beta. You want to be on your own without affiliating yourself with a powerful organization was just a pipe dream. I was hunted like rats. Every of my source avoid me like a plague. My captain in the army helped me out of Thango. Warning me not to step into Beta without having a powerful organization at my back. Or else I won't know how I would die. I escape with revenge in my heart. But I realized Thango was another world entirely. I worked for so many organizations and fought so many battles that I barely keep my life…. But I make sure to count my men before leaving the battleground. Only the revenge kept me going. I was tired of killing.. so I came to Vulture…"
"That was…." Emma didn't know what to say. He glanced at her briefly before looking at the trees. "Don't blame yourself for the death of your fiancé. What would happen will surely happen. If you blame yourself for that. You should blame yourself for the loss of other men in your squad. Don't you?" he looked at her. Why she also looks at him, not sure of the meaning of his word.
"We understand the risk of every of our decision. Only a hypocrite will push the responsibilities of his decision on to others. 400 people died against the Kpriv. Should I go and kill myself to appease them because of my decision. 80 people follow me to an unknown world filled with danger. What should I do if one of them dies? Dawn in sorrow or what. No…. They understand the risk involved. But yet they match forward. That human for you. Everyone has his life to live. And nobody can live another person's life. This includes their decision-making. So, nobody should feel sorrowful for someone else decision. Because it their right to do….."
"He sacrifices his life for you because of his love. What he needs from you is to cherish that sacrifice in your heart and move on. Be a better version of yourself. If not… and you're thinking otherwise.. Then you are a hypocrite and you don't deserve his love" With that, Emma left Jojo's side.