When Alvin was talking to Saber, he did not try to avoid Catherine, so Catherine heard their conversation clearly. More importantly, she heard the word Saber said.
"Her."
There weren't many girls in the next generation of the Devil's Gang. Catherine was the absolute core, followed by Emma Grace Frost, the sister of Kyla the Silver Fox, Clarice Ferguson, the sister of Santos, and the mischievous Mary. There was also Cornelia Hawkins, who didn't have much of a presence and always liked to stay in the lab.
They had been friends for many years, and Catherine knew her sisters very well. Frankly speaking, when she saw the news, her heart skipped a beat.
She knew that there were a few people in her group who did not know their place, especially when it came to the identity of a mutant.
"Little dummy, don't do anything stupid!"
Catherine mumbled to herself as she ran back to her room. She changed into the dark red armor and ran out of the room. Saber clearly felt the little girl's movement, but he did not stop her. He only flicked his finger, and a shadow in the corner of the room jumped out of the window.
That was Catherine's friend, so he had no reason to stop her. Saber did not have many principles in life, but when it came to growth, he firmly believed that one had to rely on oneself to grow, and no one else could replace one's growth.
"Why did it stop? Is there a problem with July's income? "
He closed his eyes and snorted. Alvin, who was reading the income and expenditure records, adjusted his glasses and continued reading without saying anything. The atmosphere in the living room was very quiet, as if nothing had happened. The sound of the rain outside the window was getting louder, making the living room even quieter. Yes, in Gotham's damned weather, it was still raining today.
Pixie carried her backpack and walked silently in the rain. She did not use an umbrella, so she allowed the cold rain to hit her body. Her beautiful figure was exposed in the rain. A beautiful girl who was wet should have attracted the attention of all the men on the street, but none of them dared to look at Pixie.
As she walked, the black devil's head tattoo on her neck was very obvious. It represented everything she had experienced in the past five years, from youth to maturity, from weakness to determination, from weakness to strength. Everything was condensed into this tattoo. She knew that she was happy here. She knew that if she still had a home in the world, it would be here, in Gotham, in The Devil Gang.
But even so, she still had to leave.
Perhaps the heavy rain today was a good thing. Little Mischievous looked up at the sky with her eyes closed, allowing the rain to splash on her face. This could cover up her crying posture and make her look less pitiful.
But when she turned the next corner and approached the train station, a dark red figure appeared in the rain and blocked her path.
The people around them looked at the two people curiously. Some of them saw the tattoo on Pixie's neck and quickly pulled their companions away. Facing the cars behind them that kept honking in the rain, Catherine's voice rang out in the rain. It was as cold as the temperature of the raindrops.
"The Devil Gang is here for business. Unrelated people, scram!"
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
Arana and the Anai brothers broke through space and appeared behind Catherine. A purplish-blue portal opened in the rain, and Emma and Clarice walked out from it with anxious looks on their faces. The young people held weapons in their hands and looked at Pixie Bear as if they were looking at a traitor. On the surrounding streets, cars belonging to the Devil Gang drove out one after another and blocked off the street. Seeing that the situation was getting serious, the onlookers quickly dispersed.
They left the stage for the real protagonist in the rain.
"Come back with me, Mary!"
Katherine placed her hand on the hilt of the katana at her waist. This was a gift from Leonardo, the leader of the ninja turtles. It was a sharp blade forged using ancient methods. It didn't have many extraordinary uses, but it was sturdy enough. It was already a rare divine weapon in this era.
The cold blade was pulled out bit by bit in the rain. The gleam of the blade reflected Catherine's current mood. Under the crown-like mask, the little girl looked at her best friend in pain.
"I can pretend that nothing happened! Or I can cut off your legs and drag you back! "
The rain poured down. Pixie looked at her former friend, her best companion for the past few years. Her voice was muffled by the rain, but it was still clear.
"Don't be like this, Catherine. Let me go. We are still friends. Is our friendship only divided by race? If I'm not a mutant, will we be strangers? "
As if she was begging, she threw the bag on her back to the ground and let the rain soak it.
"Let me go. I'll heal myself. I'll come back. When that time comes, we'll still be good friends, right?"
"You're crazy!"
Catherine suddenly unsheathed her katana. It drew a beautiful light in the rain. She held it with both hands. "You're not sick! You don't need treatment! You're crazy. I'm going to beat you awake! "
Even faster than Catherine was the hot-tempered Alanak. The black man suddenly disappeared into the rain. When he reappeared, two blades of light were already slashing towards Pixie's legs. However, they weren't fatal. Clearly, Alanak also saw her as a true friend. Otherwise, with the black man's current personality, he would definitely have slashed at Pixie's legs.
"Come back with us! Apologize to Boss! "
His voice was deafening in the rain, but the moment the light blade landed on Pixie, she raised her hands and grabbed Alanak's arm. In the next moment, she activated her absorption ability. The black man's body suddenly slowed down. Once again, he struggled to break through space and returned to his original position. However, he staggered and was supported by Saks, who was beside him, so he didn't fall down.
Zing!
A flickering, pale-yellow blade of light shot out from the back of Pixie's hand. She spread her hands out in the rain, her expression turning cold and indifferent.
"Maybe you don't know. Even when facing Boss, I'm not completely helpless. I'll say it one last time. Let me go. If you're my friend, don't stop me. You don't understand my pain!"
She retracted her blade of light and stood in the rain, allowing the cold water to splash against her skin. Her long black hair stuck to her face, making her look very lovely. She looked at Catherine with a pleading look in her eyes. Anyone could easily see the pain contained in those eyes.
"Catherine, you don't know how I feel every time I want to hug you, but I don't dare to touch your skin. I don't even dare to get close to you. I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
She turned her head. In the rain, it was hard to tell the difference between tears and rainwater. She looked at Emma, who was already crying.
"You don't know either, Emma. You don't know how I feel every time I want to try new cosmetics with you, but I don't even dare to touch your hand. I'm also afraid of hurting you. It's like a painful curse has fallen on me."
Emma turned around, not wanting her friend to see her weak state. Clarice hugged Emma and comforted her in a low voice. Pixie sniffled and finally looked at Alanak. Her face was filled with impulsiveness and sorrow.
"You don't know how I feel either, Alanak. Every time I want to play basketball with you, run crazily with you, but in the end, I can only helplessly avoid you."
She raised her hands. She looked at the pair of hands that were as white as a work of art. Her tears once again burst out from her eyes. She hugged herself helplessly and squatted in the rain. Her heart-wrenching cries echoed throughout the street.
"You don't know! I don't even dare to touch the people I love the most! I'm afraid I'll kill you! I'm a freak! I'm the real freak! I know you don't care about these things, but I care! But I, the freak, care! "
"The better you treat me, the more I care! I want to hug you, I want to kiss you, I want to be like you, watching horror movies together at night. I want to be like you, enjoying life to the fullest! But I can't! I can't! "
"Bang!"
She knelt on the ground with her head on the rain-soaked ground. Her voice was like that of a wounded beast. Everyone fell silent.
"I beg you, let me go. I don't want anything. I just want to go back, even if I'm just a normal person."
"Even if you have to give up on us?!"
Catherine's face under the helmet was filled with tears. She seemed to have grown up at this moment. She used to think that breaking a thief's hand without batting an eyelid was growing up. She used to think that being able to bravely face a killing ninja was growing up. But now she knew … this was real growth.
It was like a knife cutting your heart bit by bit, but you couldn't fight back. This was real growth.
"There are many things that are not right or wrong. You can't use simple right or wrong to measure the world."
This was a sentence that Saber once said to her. Now she truly understood its meaning. The sword in her hand was still cold, but her wrist had become weak.
Looking at Pixie, who was kneeling in the rain and crying helplessly, Catherine felt that a piece of her heart was dug out. She felt lost. Beside her, Emma and Clarice were crying together. They didn't know how to stop all this until another voice sounded.
"What are you all doing here? Get back to work! "
In the next moment, the surrounding members of The Devil Gang quickly left. Saber, who was holding a black umbrella, walked out of the alley alone. He walked past Pixie, who was kneeling on the ground. He stood there and looked at the girl in front of him. He squatted down and placed his left hand on her trembling shoulder.
"Child, have you made your decision?"
Hearing this voice, Little Naughty's body trembled even more. But in the end, she raised her head and looked at Seiber. The tears on her face mixed with the rain, making her look pitiful. Seiber looked at her face and sighed. He reached out to wipe away her tears. His tone had never been this gentle before, but there was a coldness in his eyes that was colder than the rain.
"Since you've made your decision, don't regret it. Go ahead bravely, but don't grovel. This world isn't worth your tears. This is the last lesson I'm going to teach you."
He stood up and waved his hand. Even though they were still indignant, the children still obediently made way for him. Only Catherine stubbornly stood in front of him. Seber walked over and hugged her in his arms.
Clang!
The katana hit the ground. Catherine seemed to have found her last support. She hugged Saber tightly and sobbed, unwilling to make a sound. Behind her, Pixie, who was like a walking corpse, stood up in the rain and moved forward step by step. Finally, it disappeared into the rain.
"Ah!"
The little girl shrieked as she hugged Seiber tightly. Her voice was no stronger than Pixie's. "Why? Why?! "
Saber hugged his sister gently. He looked at the backpack that Pixie had left in the rain. He looked at the rain-soaked photo outside the backpack. It was a photo of the girls together in the Wayne Building in Gotham last summer. In the photo, Pixie's smile was so forced.
"Maybe she's never been happy. Don't hate her. It'll only make you suffer. It's just a choice. It's fate."
"F * ck fate!"
On the other side, a completely soaked Pixie sat alone in the carriage of the train. She couldn't think at all, just like a real puppet. She raised her head and saw Xia Sen, who was also carrying a bag and standing not far away from her with a complicated expression on his face. A strained smile appeared on her face.
"You, you're going to New York too?"
Xia Sen shook his head. He looked at the backpack in his hand and threw it to Pixie.
"I don't need it anymore, but I think you do. Thank you for showing me the truth."
"What truth?"
Pixie asked instinctively. Xia Sen turned his head to look at the slowly moving train. There were only a few people on the platform.
"You know, I used to hate my identity and my ability. In fact, when I heard that mutants could be cured, I was just as happy as you. Until I saw what happened to you with my own eyes."
Xia Sen took a deep breath. A black energy blade appeared on the surface of his body and started to spin around him.
"I saw me in another destiny. If I did what you did, what kind of person would I become? What kind of loss would I suffer? Would I regret my decision today? Do you know? After I thought about it, I realized … "
"I'm already regretting it! F * ck the cure, I don't need it! "
Xia Sen opened his arms as if he was talking about something unimportant between friends.
"I was chosen. Look at this ugly and cold world, Mary. Open your eyes and see what it's forcing us to do. If we have to sacrifice you and I to save society, I think … it's better for it to be destroyed. "
Bang!
The black energy blade sliced open the outer skin of the train. Xia Sen stood in the opening, letting the cold rain splash on his face. He turned back to look at Pixie Pet Bear.
"You choose your life, I choose my fate. Now that I've become a wolf, it's hard to pretend to be a sheep.
So … Goodbye, ordinary people! "
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