A Soldier's Defeat

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[After the last mission, Cheng has been utterly brutalized and battered. His machine was utterly totaled and to top it off this was all a consequence of a contract he made with Maya and had NOT utilized to its fullest extent. Many broken bones, with everything he had with him in the worst state imaginable. And this was merely the physical injuries.

He now knows that somewhere out there is a man with a grudge against his family, out to kill him for reasons unknown. And that by extension once he awakes, he would realize that for a lack of better term, he had done screwed up and nearly killed his comrades (Or a part of him, all the same anyway).

Truly at this point as he lies there in the Infirmary he is at his lowest point.]

[Visit him while he's unconcious? Or when he's awake, clutching at his head and struggling not to scream out in frustration and pain at everything that has happened.]

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[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[Hey, have a visitor in the form of a girl who broke her fingers sprained her fingers punching your evil part.]

... Cheng?

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[He's awake... and he's not happy. His fingers are digging into his forehead a little before they finally pulled away. He regards the cast up hand Julia had and had a look of utter shame on his face.]

That was my fault... wasn't it?

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

I think the fault goes with that little girl more than anyone else.

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

I accepted the power she gave me. This happened because I had failed to meet her expectations. I am just as much to blame as she is...

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

And she never raised objections, asked if you do things differently. She just let things proceed on, even though she could have raised objections, before suddenly pulling a fast one on you.

And what she was banking on turned out to be a complete mistake on her part. It was foolish of her.

[used-to-be-here.livejournal.com]

[Guess who's here to make your life even worse and berate you when you just woke up.]

You know I'm quite surprised that you even survived that.

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

I would rather I didn't. Better to die than live with the shame of having betrayed my comrades...

[He gave Canon a flat and tired look.]

I assume you are here to say your piece.

[used-to-be-here.livejournal.com]

Perhaps...

[There's just a cold stare from her.]

It's quite interesting to see someone who yelled at me for talking negatively about his friend end up nearly killing his friends.

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[Cheng says nothing. Canon's statement merely solidifying his guilt in his mind. He has nothing to say to that except.]

Then the most I could hope for is justice....

When is it happening then?

[used-to-be-here.livejournal.com]

Maybe soon...maybe later although I don't see the point in it now.

[Somehow she just had this look of disappointment.]

I don't understand you at all, you were a soldier yet you have terrible mental fortitude, you can't stay calm, and your skills both out of your machine and in it are lacking.

[emorangerblack.livejournal.com]

...

[Someone was there to visit Cheng when he was unconscious, because there's a card waiting for him when he wakes up. It's but a simple piece of paper, with the following written on it:]

BREAK THE BINDINGS OF YOUR PAST

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[When Cheng awakes, he would spend a long time staring at the card and pondering the words. More questions for him to answer. More things to attempt and to fail upon. But he wouldn't stop trying.]

[world-in-an-egg.livejournal.com]

[Maya was waiting beside Cheng's bed. In her bandaged hands she held a letter.]

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[Cheng remained unconscious. Unlike the others who healed a little easier, it seems reality was rejecting any changes attempted to be made to him. Leaving him to heal naturally. His body would shiver every now and again before he slowly struggled to awaken]

mrrgph

[world-in-an-egg.livejournal.com]

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

[It would feel like forever, as Cheng was trapped between sleep and wakefulness. Struggling to wake up was getting very difficult for him. Staying awake if he did so would be even moreso.]

M...a..ya?

[world-in-an-egg.livejournal.com]

... I will wait longer if you would prefer that...

Stopping by when he's awake.

[punches-vamps.livejournal.com]

Jesus...

...The fuck happened to you guys out there?

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

A mistake on my part...

[Cheng would press his palm to his face as he took a deep and ragged breath. His chest hurt a little as he did so, making him wince.]

[punches-vamps.livejournal.com]

Well I hate to be THAT GUY right now, but that's not very specific...

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

Its... ... I almost killed the others... because of something I accepted...

[Cheng explains the situation a little. From him Accepting Maya's contract to agitating her from its disuse that finally led up to having another him proceed to royally wreck his shit and duke it out with the others]

[mydutyisnotover.livejournal.com]

I heard what happened. Glad to see you're in one piece.

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

hm..

[Cheng's response indicates that he isn't.]

[mydutyisnotover.livejournal.com]

Are you in the mood to talk? Or do you want to be left alone?

[vjockey.livejournal.com]

At this point I am not sure what it is I would want or not.