Levi x Reader - Master Of My Fate Part 12

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I’m sitting in a chair but there are no handcuffs on me. The room is strangely bright and comforting. But when I look down, I see snakes coiling around my legs. I try to move but my body refuses to even budge. Oddly, I feel no pain even though my legs have been completely encircled by them. The snakes make their way up my body and…

I awoke to excruciating pain, both in body and in soul. The fresh cuts on my torso served as a reminder as to the events of yesterday’s torturous game. Every breath I took caused me agony and I started taking shallow gulps of air instead. Kenny was right, all the fight in me had been knocked out. Not because of what he did to me, but because of my knowledge of what was going to happen.  I had already accepted my fate, but before I died, there was something I had to do and I swore not to die before I accomplished it.

“Ah, you’re up. I’ve just finished rigging this place with explosives. Just in case your boyfriend manages to surprise me somehow. Although I highly doubt it,” Kenny chuckled.

“So regardless of whether he finds you, rest assured that you’ll still die,” he added with a smirk.

“I already know that,” I sighed in defeat.

Kenny glanced at me in slight surprise, “Hmph, didn’t take you long to give up. Oh well, there’s no more fun to be had with you then. Guess I’ll just wait for the main person to show his face.”

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Almost an hour had passed now. Kenny and I had been silent the whole time; he was sharpening his knifes and I was just waiting for the end to arrive. Five minutes before the minute hand struck 12, Kenny suddenly stood up, his body tense and coiled like a viper ready to strike.

“He’s here,” he stated with a tinge of excitement in his voice.

I looked up as well, half expecting to see Levi stroll in through the door on my right. Seeing nobody in sight, I surmised that Kenny must have sensed rather than heard Levi enter the building. My heart hammered in my chest, causing my bruised ribs to protest in pain. The end was coming, and even though I had prepared myself for it, I was still afraid. Afraid of the impending jaws of death.

Kenny took his position behind me, making sure that my head blocked anyone from taking a clear shot at him. He held his knife to my throat and called out to Levi, “Come in. Don’t be shy.”

After a moment of painful silence, Levi stepped out from behind the wall, holding his gun at eye level. His face was devoid of expression but when he looked into my eyes, I caught a glimpse of sorrow in his eyes. Even when facing death, my heart still fluttered when I saw the man that I loved so dearly. But before I could say anything, Kenny pressed the knife closer, causing small rivulets of blood to drip down from the small cut across my throat.

“Nuh-uh. Drop the gun, Levi. And kick it over here.”
Seeing Levi’s hesitation, Kenny inched the knife deeper, and I hissed in pain.
“Tch,” Levi cursed under his breath and let the gun fall. He kept his eye on Kenny and kicked the gun over.

“That’s a good boy,” Kenny chuckled, “Levi… the knife in your boot too.”

Levi made to take out the knife.

“Slowly,” Kenny cautioned.

As Levi slowly removed the knife and held it out at arm’s length, Kenny snickered, “This scene is so familiar, isn’t it, Levi? Brings back wonderful memories. You really haven’t changed. Five years ago, you couldn’t save the woman you loved. Five years later, you *still* won’t be able to. You can’t protect anyone, you can’t bring them happiness.”

“You don’t deserve anyone,” Kenny taunted.

“No, Levi. That’s… not true,” I said shakily.
Levi and Kenny turned to me in surprise.
“You cured my illness…. you breathed life back into me. You were more than I could ever ask for,” I continued, my voice steadier as I found my courage.

“I don’t know why Petra told you that, but I believe she didn’t mean it in that way. I know… because I’m a woman… a woman who, like Petra, ….loves you.”
Levi’s eyes widened in shock at my confession. But I wasn’t finished yet.

“And because I love you, I’m telling you to leave me here. I’ve seen my fate… and that is death,” I said with a forlorn smile on my face.
“Why you – Shut up, bitch!” Kenny turned to me in disgust.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Levi scooped up the knife on the floor and lunged towards Kenny. Kenny was caught off-guard for a split second but immediately recovered. His hand left my throat in an attempt to fend off Levi’s attack and I seized the opportunity to sink my teeth deep into his flesh as the movement brought his hand close to my mouth.

Kenny hissed in pain and used his other hand to whack me on the head. I winced and let go of his hand. However, I had managed to buy enough time for Levi to come smashing down on Kenny’s tall frame. The two of them tumbled to the ground, both wrestling for domination. After a brief struggle, Levi managed to gain the upper hand and immediately sunk the knife deep into Kenny’s chest. Kenny gasped in shock and looked up at Levi, still unable to comprehend what had just happened.

“Go back to Hell,” Levi spat at Kenny.

When Kenny’s eyes finally closed, Levi turned to me and fished a key out from his pocket.

“Levi..” I started.
“It’s ok, (F/N). Everything’s going to be fine now,” Levi said reassuringly while he unlocked my handcuffs.
I sighed in relief and glanced at the prone form of Kenny the Grim Reaper. Then, my eyes slowly dilated as I saw Kenny reach into his jacket and…

“LEVI! BOMB!” I shouted in terror.

Levi reacted almost instantly. Freeing me from the last handcuff around my legs, and pulling me up to my feet, we ran as fast as we could away from the room. Meanwhile, Kenny used his last strength to push the button on the remote control, triggering the explosives located in the building, and in his final breath, whispered, “See you guys in Hell.”

All around us, the explosives went off in quick succession. The heat and force of each blast were getting closer and I knew it would only be a matter of time before we would get hit by the wave of destruction. Finally, we closed in on the staircase just as a roof beam came crashing down. All it took was one more leap and we would be clear –

“Levi!” I yelled in horror as the beam fell right onto Levi’s left shoulder, crushing him under the weight just as the floor caved in due to the explosions. I was safely on the threshold of the stairs and as Levi fell, I managed to catch hold of his right hand, his weight almost pulling me over the edge of the newly created chasm.

I held tightly onto Levi’s hand with my other hand clutching the wall, trying desperately to keep myself planted on the surface of the floor. My muscles ached under the immense strain and my whole body was screaming in agony, but I wasn’t going to let go.

“(F/N).”
“Don’t worry, Levi. We can… make it. Just… hold on. Give me your other – “
“It’s no use. The left part of my body is already crushed.”
I looked down and was horrified to see the condition of his body. His left arm was hanging limp by his side and bleeding profusely. But I refused to believe his words.

“Alright. I’ll pull you up then,” I said as I tried lifting him up but I only succeeded in tipping my balance further. I let out a cry as I nearly toppled over the edge.

Without my knowledge, tears started leaking out of my eyes and landing on Levi’s face.
“I can.. do… this,” I exerted.

“Stop it, (F/N).”
“Wh… why? It was supposed to be me dying, not you! My dream can’t be wrong… no.. “ I sobbed.
“I told you, right? Your fate is decided not only by you. I changed your fate, and… you changed mine,” Levi smiled up at me.
“No…no no… Levi, you can’t leave me. Not now… not after all that we’ve gone through.”
“I always believed that I could never make anyone happy. So… (F/N)… I’m glad I was able to do that for you.”

I could no longer talk, sobs wracking through my body as my grip on his hand loosened against my will.

“I love you, (F/N).”

The hand that had caressed my face and touched my soul so deeply slipped away, disappearing into the abyss, taking with it the one person that I had given my heart and soul to.


“LEVI!!!!”