This War Against Your Faith
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Napoleon had really hoped to never have to go through a thing like this again. Being strapped once to an electric chair was trauma enough. The last time, he’d had nightmares for weeks after the fact, not that he would ever have told a soul.
“Hold down that button long enough,” the voice continues, “And your partner will die.”
It takes a second for the significance of the man’s words to register. Napoleon stills.
“You want me to kill Peril?”
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- Part 1 of This War Against Your Faith
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“We’re good friends,” Napoleon admits, and he can’t help the edge of bitterness that slips into his voice. Illya hadn’t precisely held a gun to his head when Napoleon made that concession, but it doesn’t stop the indignant fury that arises at the memory. His anger is mostly directed at himself, for not realising in time that Illya would turn Napoleon’s own questions against him, for not knowing when to leave well enough alone, and for shattering his hope with reality before he really even got the chance to dream.
But Gaby doesn’t know any of that, and it’s better to let her come to her own conclusions about why Napoleon is annoyed.
“I just don’t see why he’s making such a fuss over this particular mission,” Napoleon continues, recalcitrant.
“Then talk to him,” Gaby moans.
(Temporary Hiatus.)
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- Part 2 of This War Against Your Faith