Freedom Earned
Hao Xuan's hand trembled as he contemplated whether or not to snap him out of reality but in the end, despite what he thought was a betrayal of the highest order, he decided against it.
He pulled back allowing Gavril to sit up.
Hao Xuan turned around and started walking away, "Get out of my face. I don't ever want to see you again. You are nothing more than a failed experiment...What I wouldn't give to trade a hundred of you for one loyal soldier like Arthur."
It would be a lie if Gavril said those words didn't hurt him. He always believed Hao Xuan to be more like an older brother than some 'great savior' so every word was personal.
"I'm sorry," he muttered weakly but Hao Xuan didn't even bother to respond before he forced himself awake.
He opened his eyes back in his tired body sitting in the forest but...something had changed. There was a thin red booklet and an envelope in his hand.