Chapter 48: Chapter 48 – Contemplation
In the Containment Unit, Nick simply sat on the ground, unmoving.
He didn't say anything.
'I'm so sorry, Horua.'
Nick didn't move.
'I'm sorry!'
'I should have known that things wouldn't be so easy!'
'Even though the Dreamer is not very scary for a Specter, it is still a Specter!'
'And you're a kid!'
'How could I ever think that a child would be able to work with a Specter?!'
'I'm stupid!'
'I'm fucking retarded!'
'I'm so sorry!'
'I was the one that fucked up, and now you have to pay the price!'
'This is all my fault, Horua!'
Nick's limbs shook in frustration, guilt, and rage.
'I feel so horrible.'
'Please, Horua, when you wake up, don't do anything stupid.'
'You can hate me.'
'You can ignore me.'
'You can try to ruin me.'
'I'm fine with everything.'
'But please, don't try to ruin the business or Wyntor.'
'Because if you do that, you will die!'
As Nick continued to think about everything, his own reality also finally set in.
'Actually, I think I'm in a similar position to Horua.'
'Wyntor made me his Chief Zephyx Extractor.'
'If I were to betray him, I would also be killed off.'
Nick's fists clenched.
'Wyntor is a cold and calculating businessman. He eliminates everyone that goes against him.'
'If I were to tell anyone anything confidential, I would be dead within the day.'
Slowly, rage and fear also joined Nick's emotions.
'Wyntor!'
'I know that this is my responsibility, but you knew that this would happen!'
'You might have even wanted this to happen!'
'After all, you said that you wanted me to learn!'
Nick gritted his teeth in anger.
But then, a scene appeared in Nick's mind.
The scene depicted Wyntor standing behind Nick as he blinded the Dreamer.
In that scene, Wyntor was completely drenched in sewer water.
Nick remembered how difficult it had been for Wyntor to jump in, and he also remembered how much Wyntor had suffered after he had left the sewer again.
'He only did that because he wanted to catch the Dreamer!' Nick thought with hatred.
Yet, the more time passed, the more Nick felt like he didn't truly believe that.
Did Wyntor truly only do this because of the Dreamer?
'Actually, probably not.'
'It wasn't certain that I would die.'
'There was a good chance that I would manage to swim towards the entrance of the sewers, where Wyntor was standing.'
'Then, Wyntor would have been able to help me without jumping into the sewers.'
There had been a good thirty meters between the place where Nick had been and the entrance of the sewers.
For Wyntor to swim that far, he must have jumped into the sewers nearly half a minute before he had arrived at Nick's side.
Nick put his hands on his knees and violently grabbed them in frustration.
'He's not cold,' Nick thought.
'He might appear cold now, but people only show their true faces when they are in a stressful or dangerous situation.'
'When it was important, Wyntor was willing to jump into the sewers to save me. It might have also been in his own best interest, but it still must have been very difficult.'
'Right now, he's only cold because he needs to be.'
'This is his job.'
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