It was a strange sight for the group to see. Originally, they had seen the front of Apollo at the very back of the warehouse as a giant wall that was blocking their way to Xin, their target, and now he was turning around and was facing away from them.
It felt like a giant weight had been lifted off their shoulders, and the turning of a tide. With his large paws, Apollo struck at the two in front of him, and the Altereds went flying in the air.
The One Gang members were still left in confusion, and it was the best time for Apollo to strike. Picking one of them up, he hurled them towards the others and continued to move forward.
"Are you guys just going to watch, or are you going to move and get out of here!" Apollo shouted.
The others were right to have hesitation; maybe this was a smart plan to have them think he had switched sides and to take him out quickly. After all, he had clearly been giving it his all against Austin, so if he wanted to switch sides, why fight, why push them so far to the edge?
"Should we move forward?" Elijah asked.
"I'm not sure," Kanu answered. If it was just the three able men, then maybe, but they had Austin who was injured along with Xin who couldn't do much.
"I think we can trust him," Xin eventually said. "There was always something strange about Apollo. When I was tied up, the way he would talk to me and ask questions, he would even bring me food sometimes." Continue reading stories on empire
"And he would ask a lot of questions about Gary… I think he considers him a friend. I think from the beginning he didn't like what he was doing and wanted to stop," Xin explained.
"Then why didn't he?" Elijah asked. "It's still hard to trust him, right?"
"You've been in the White Rose for a long time, you should know what it's like being in a gang," Kanu replied. "Leaving a gang is not an option once you're in. Leaving is betrayal as is helping out a friend that's going against your gang."
"They will not just go after your life, but everyone in your entire family. From our records, Apollo's family were a part of a gang that was under the One Gang as well. With him in the AFC, he was wrapped around his finger. Switching sides is not an easy choice. Maybe he can get away, but what about everyone in his whole life?" Kanu answered.
Elijah was understanding, and with someone as strong as Harvor on the other side, it was no wonder he didn't switch, because who could defeat one of the Kings? Even Gary wasn't sure, or the White Rose.
A conflicting battle had to have been going on inside of Apollo for a while now.
Before the others could even decide, Ice had already joined the fighting by Apollo's side. He had decided to forgo defensive measures, getting rid of his Ice shield completely. Instead, he had two clubs made of ice in his hand.
He was swinging them rapidly, blocking attacks with one club and then whacking them with the other. Out of everyone there, it was quite possible that Ice and Apollo had the most strength left, and they were showing it by not letting a single person get close to them as they hit men after men away.
"As long as we manage to finish the job then, it should be fine, right!" Elijah said with a smile as he could already see Kanu raging up and ready to go.
As Kanu went into the fight, Elijah didn't stay far behind. Although he wasn't as strong as the others, he was able to cause disruption in the fights and make sure no one was doing anything sneaky from behind.
Xin was watching in awe as they bulldozed through, and before they even realized it, they had finally reached the end of the broken metallic giant sliding doors.
"We did it, we finally got here, now let's rush through the forest!" Elijah said excitedly, when he turned around though, he noticed that although Xin and Austin were right behind them, they were the only ones.
Several men were on the ground rolling in pain, some of them not moving. All of the hundred that were in the warehouse had completely been taken out. Their attempt to just escape had led to the point where now there is no one that would be following them, and it was good as well.
Apollo couldn't handle it anymore along with the others as their Altered transformations had come to an end. Sweat covering their bodies, it seemed like all of them were going on the momentum and adrenaline alone.
If there were any other Zodiacs or those waiting for them on the outside, they would be done for.
As the fresh air of the outside hit their faces and they stared at the night sky, there was one person who had mostly been dragged by Elijah whose eyes started to open.
"What the… Apollo!" Austin shouted, pushing Elijah away and standing on his two feet. Barely standing as he wobbled to either side before Elijah stayed by his side keeping him up again.
"Don't worry, you must be shocked, but it's because of him that we were actually able to get out of there," Elijah explained.
"Our fight, it's still your win," Apollo said. "I know there's no need for the two of us to fight again. I know who would win out of the two of us, and besides, don't you need to let someone know that Xin's safe."
Austin's eyes lit up as he looked at Kanu who passed him his phone. He had kept them for safe keeping as Austin, with his strength, had a tendency to break them during fights.
"I need to inform Kai straight away… and not just that, I need to see how Gary's doing in his fight!" Austin said.
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