Decision

"My return?" Allen blinked in surprise "Why now from all the times? I haven't finished anything yet. It's too early." Allen made a thoughtful face "Has something happened? It's even from the Tsaritsa."

"You mustn't return immediately, they give you 3 month for you to prepare" Tomoki explained "And about the reason... You came here to become stronger and you have already accomplished it, there's little more for me to teach you."

"That's not true, I'm far below you" Allen shook his head "I haven't been able to force you to use your full power."

"Allen, I can certainly train you and make you stronger," Tomoki said seriously "but I already taught you most of what I know, you can become stronger in any place. If you continue staying here you will stagnate your growth."

"So I must return to Snezhnaya..." Allen thought of his life there. There wasn't much happy memories, but he would be near Ellen.

"Yes, you need to return or...!" Tomoki said very seriously "you can decide to stay here."

"What do you mean to stay here?" Allen asked confused.

"As I said when we meet, I'm training you to be capable of making your own decisions." Tomoki answered "You can decide to return to Snezhnaya and continue your work as a Fatui or break your relationship with the Fatui and spend a more normal life here at Inazuma."

"Is that really possible?" Allen asked unsure "The letter was from the Tsaritsa, can I really go against her orders and continue living while cutting my ties with the Fatui?"

"While it's true that the order was from the Tsaritsa, I can read through it and I'm sure that the one behind is Pantalone." Tomoki answered "It's sealed by the Tsaritsa because she is the only one capable of commanding us the Harbingers, but if I use my authority I'm sure that I am capable of breaking the order. In the end, you are not too inside the organization, you don't know much and you are not still an important piece. I can still bring you out of it. Here at Inazuma, I can keep you away from them."

'While I doubt he is lying, I'm sure that he would need something in exchange of it. Something pricey or dangerous' Allen thought.

"If I decided to stay here, what would happen with Ellen?" Allen asked worriedly, thinking about his sister.

"The matter of Ellen was a direct trial from the Tsaritsa, so I won't be able to change it, a life for a life." Tomoki shook his head "Your life with her would be broken and you will be unable to ever meet her again, but I would make all in my power to make sure that she at least survives."

'So I won't be able to meet her again but she would most likely survive as in the end Tomoki would be able to do more for her than myself.'

"So I can return to Snezhnaya, to continue my road to become stronger and be with my sister or cut all my ties and live a normal live here at Inazuma, starting from zero and forget about Snezhnaya." Allen concluded.

"Yes" Tomoki nodded "Take into account that if you stay here, our relationship will be broken. I'm too into everything to escape and I'll need to continue my work as a Harbinger. You would no longer be a Niwa but I am sure that you can manage without it."

"I don't understand, master" Allen shook his head "I can't really understand you. I really thought that you have always tried to keep me away from the Fatui, but this last sentence, these lasts days being cold with me... Why are you doing it like this? You are making it difficult."

"The important decisions should be difficult" Tomoki said "I don't really want to influence you, I only want you to make your own decision. It doesn't matter the place, you can always search for your own happiness, but at the same time, it also doesn't matter, sadness will also find you."

"Allen, I want you to make the decision that will decide your future now" Tomoki stated "I won't give you more time as here at Inazuma you will be moved to stay here. Decided your path now. The dangerous path for strength at Snezhnaya or the normal life here."

Allen closed his eyes thinking about it. At Snezhnaya, he could remember the bad times, being hit and exploded, being treated like trash, but also his time with her caring sister always protecting him. It wasn't only that, he could feel the thrill of his missions, the feeling of discovering something new, the feeling of becoming stronger, of planning, controlling others and the superiority of it, the feeling of oneself affecting all the world.

On the other hand at Inazuma, he thought about the calm and happy times with his friends, the time together, the smiles, Ayaka, Sayu, Kokomi, Sara, Kazuha... Tomoki. Tomoki and the sadness of his face, the height over him. All the damage that he has done to the nation, the war that he was planning over... Could he really forget about everything and continue a normal life?

Finally, Allen opened his eyes, showing a powerful decided glare "I've already decided. I..." Allen breathed "I will return to Snezhnaya."

"Are you really sure?" Tomoki asked seriously.

"Yes" Allen nodded and clenched his hand into a punch "I want to see the limit of my strength, to explore the world, to see how far I can reach. And..." Allen smiled at Tomoki "I don't want to force you, master. I don't want to deny myself and I want to meet Ellen again. To help her as she had helped me all this time."

Yes, that was his decision. He might regret it in the future, but he had decided to follow it until the end. Thinking about it, if he was only "Allen", he might have decided otherwise, wanting to escape the arduous time and even sacrificing himself and his possibility of being with his sister for their security. However, Joseph had experienced with a "normal" life, and he really always longed for more. Both thoughts joining into this decision.

"Okay. Make sure to live at the fullest to not regret it" Tomoki accepted.

"Yes!" Allen shouted and left the office "Three months. I need to make sure to finish everything."