The Return

So some stuff has been happening.

Most notably Xerox is still alive.

He arrived at the headquarters yesterday night.

Apparently he and a few others had been busy helping the Second protect my friends and family and had therefore been spared from the slaughter.

He returned to find everyone dead and eventually found his way here.

He was not happy when we told him what had happened.

He remained silent for a few minutes after the story was explained to him.

When he finally spoke he sounded on the verge of tears.

Xerox: "So... You killed all of them?"

The Second: "Yes, I had to."

Xerox: "Really? You had too?"

Xerox: "There's nothing you ever have to do."

Xerox: "If you wanted too you could have gotten her away without killing anyone."

Xerox: "You just don't care."

Xerox: "Proxies aren't people to you. They are just things to use."

He turned on me.

Xerox: "And you? I bet you didn't even bat an eyelash over all the people that were killed to protect your worthless ass."

Xerox: "You don't care about us either but, you're even worse than him."

Xerox: "You see us as monsters. Everytime you hear about one of us die you probably cheer."

He started laughing here.

Xerox: "You don't care about us but you love him and he's-"

He stopped suddenly and the entire room went silent.

All the shadows in the room moved to enlarge The Second's making his shadow a tall ominous figure that left Xerox cowering within it.

I was watching Xerox.

The other proxies were all watching The Second.

I couldn't take my eyes away from the look of absolute terror on Xerox's face.

The Second: "You're right."

The voice was the same as on the video.

The voice that was The Second's but, seemed to be coming from someone else.

The Second: "I don't care about you. The Master doesn't care about you."

The Second: "You proxies are merely a group of ever renewable pawns to be sacrificed on his whim."

The Second: "You're not people. You are dogs of The Master. That is what you agreed to become when you joined him."

The Second: "You envy the favor The Master seems to show Lisa but even she is unimportant in the long run."

The Second: "Humans are not important. Only The Master himself is important."

The second: "Remember that."

The Second placed his hand on my shoulder.

I was shaking but stopped as his hand touched my shoulder.

He turned me away and walked me out of the room.

Behind me I heard the thump of something heavy falling.